241 RR What Makes a Great Developer with Phil Spitler
Episode 247 · January 6th, 2016 · 58 mins 19 secs
About this Episode
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02:17 - Phil Spitler Introduction
03:20 - Panel opinions: What makes a good developer?
07:26 - “Successful” vs “Great” Developers
12:45 - Mentors: What to they epitomize?
- Maintainability
14:37 - How do newbies find/identify mentors?
17:45 - When Becoming Great Starts to Matter
27:51 - How People “Arrive”; Necessary Skillsets
- Code Archaeology
30:51 - Bloc.io
36:44 - As a mentor, where do you draw the line?
40:57 - As an educator: How important is it to do hands-on work of your own?
- The Freelancers’ Show Episode #184: Goals and Productivity (unreleased at time of publication)
Picks
Rat-a-Tat Cat (Jessica)
Sorry Not Sorry IPA (Jessica)
Amazon Fire Kids Edition (Avdi)
The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free by Neil Fiore (Avdi)
Intercom Central® 246 - Four Channels HOME Power-line Intercom System (Chuck)
Fathead (Chuck)
spitfire (Phil)
Bloc's Software Engineering Track (SET Program) (Phil)
Kyle Cease (Phil)
Phil’s coworker’s Ariel's man crush on Avdi (Phil)
Carol Dweck: The Power of Believing That You Can Improve (Phil)
Wile Kratts (Children's Science Show) (Phil)
MindSet by Carol Dweck (Chuck)