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The show continues from Knob Hill Landscape Company's new location on Old Jacksonville Road with owner Landon Kirby, Chad Fowler of Sangamon Tree Service and Jack Geiser of Clean Cut Handyman. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Petersburg Power Washing on 11th St. hosts the show as owner Rick Hillyer and Chad Fowler of Sangamon Tree Service visit. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with Chad Fowler, a mission-critical business leader at HED, to discuss how the future of data center design is being shaped by sustainability, community engagement, and the growing influence of AI. Data centers currently account for around 1% of global electricity consumption, and with AI accelerating demand, their environmental impact is becoming a pressing challenge. Chad shares how HED is pioneering innovative solutions to create greener, more efficient, and community-friendly data centers. Chad highlights strategies to make data centers more energy-efficient, from advancements in air management to exploring new materials like low-carbon concrete. He emphasizes the importance of integrating green design not only to reduce environmental impact but also to enhance profitability, attract premium tenants, and increase long-term asset value. We also explore how HED works with clients to continuously optimize planning and construction processes to minimize resource use and environmental harm. One of the key challenges in developing data centers is overcoming opposition from local communities. Chad explains how educating the public about the critical role data centers play in supporting everyday technology can turn NIMBY ("Not In My Backyard") resistance into active cooperation. By designing aesthetically appealing, sustainable facilities and hosting community engagement events, HED helps communities understand the benefits of these essential infrastructures. We also dive into how the rapid growth of AI is influencing data center design. From evolving cooling technologies to addressing changing power and space requirements, Chad discusses how data centers must adapt to remain flexible in an AI-driven world. He also provides insight into future trends, including the integration of modular reactors, advancements in battery technology, and the development of standardized sustainability metrics for the industry. How are companies like HED shaping the future of data center design to balance sustainability, profitability, and community impact? Tune in to discover the innovative solutions driving the industry forward.

THIS WEEK's BIRDS: new/recent creative/improvised music from Henry Taylor; Kim Cass; Matt Mitchell w. Kate Gentile; Joel Ross;;  Linda Sikhaklhane; as well as Joy Guidry; vintage music from Michael Cosmic, Phil. Musra, World's Experience Orchestra; vintage samba from Paulinho da Viola; Elton Medeiros; Aliade Costa; Moroccan melhûn (sung poetry) from Cheikh Mwijo; new Arabic song from SHIRAN (w/ El Khat); raga (vocal) Fateh Ali Khan; new music from Chad Fowler, George Cartwright, Kelley Hurt, Christopher Parker, Luke Stewart, Steve Hirsch, Zoh Ambah; oud solo from Iran (Mohammadreza Ebrahimi);  Tuti Island Band (from Sudan); and of course, so much, much more... Catch the BIRDS live on Friday nights, 9:00pm-MIDNIGHT (EST), in Central New York on WRFI, 88.1 FM Ithaca/ 88.5 FM Odessa;. and WORLDWIDE online via our MUSIC PLAYER at WRFI.ORG. 24/7 via PODBEAN: https://conferenceofthebirds.podbean.com/ via iTUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conference-of-the-birds-podcast/id478688580 Also available at podomatic, Internet Archive, podtail, iheart Radio, and elsewhere. Always FREE of charge to listen to the radio program and free also to stream, download, and subscribe to the podcast online: PLAYLIST at SPINITRON: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/20027606/Conference-of-the-Birds and via the Conference of the Birds page at www.WRFI.ORG https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/conferenceofthebirds/  Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/conferenceofthebirds/?ref=bookmarks FIND WRFI on Radio Garden: http://radio.garden/visit/ithaca-ny/aqh8OGBR

Welcome to another episode of Programmer Hour! This week, we dive into some exhilarating topics, including the future of software development as discussed by Chad Fowler at a tech conference. We explore bold claims about all software becoming open source, a blockchain-based token economy, and the role of AI in future coding. We also debate the practicality of these visionary ideas, particularly for fields demanding high security like banking. Plus, stay tuned for a hands-on tutorial on Excel PivotTables—learn to summarize and analyze data with ease. Don't miss out on our discussions about the gap between academia and the job market, and tips for aspiring developers. -- Chapters: 00:00 Introduction and Podcast Overview 00:44 Future of Software Development by Chad Fowler 16:59 Practical Advice for Tech Students 25:24 Job Market Realities and Self-Improvement 29:45 Introduction to Pivot Tables 38:14 Practical Examples and Use Cases 43:51 Filtering and Sorting Data 48:35 Conclusion and Future Tutorials

THIS WEEK's BIRDS: new Farrah Kadoor; archival Alice Coltrane: Dominik Bukowski Quartet; Gulf singer Talah Maddah; Ta'arab from Zuhula Swaleh; from Vision Fest: Eri Yamamoto, Chad Fowler, William Parker, Steve Hirsh; quartet music from  Lisa Mezzacappa, Vinny Golia, Marco Eniedi, Vijay Anderson; new vocal music from Ruiqi Wang;  Lebanese pop from Googoosh; Bossa from Rosa Passos, Nara Leão; Congolese song from Franklin Boukoka; Hank Jones w/ Check Tidiane Seck & the Mandinkas; and of course, much, much more!!!!  Catch the BIRDS live on Friday nights, 9:00pm-MIDNIGHT (EST), in Central New York on WRFI, 88.1 FM Ithaca/ 88.5 FM Odessa;. and WORLDWIDE online via our MUSIC PLAYER at WRFI.ORG. 24/7 via PODBEAN: https://conferenceofthebirds.podbean.com/ via iTUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conference-of-the-birds-podcast/id478688580 Also available at podomatic, Internet Archive, podtail, iheart Radio, and elsewhere. Always FREE of charge to listen to the radio program and free also to stream, download, and subscribe to the podcast online: PLAYLIST at SPINITRON: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/18920259/Conference-of-the-Birds and via the Conference of the Birds page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/conferenceofthebirds/?ref=bookmarks FIND WRFI on Radio Garden: http://radio.garden/visit/ithaca-ny/aqh8OGBR Contact: confbirds@gmail.com  

Robby has a candid chat with Chad Fowler, the General Partner & CTO at BlueYard Capital. They delve into the nuances of software maintenance, the evolution and challenges of managing software projects, and insights from Chad's tenure as CTO of Wunderlist. They discuss the importance of building software in small, manageable pieces to facilitate easy updates or replacements, the counterintuitive perspective on unit testing's impact on maintainability, and strategies for keeping software up-to-date by redeploying to new platforms.Additionally, Chad shares his thoughts on the current industry layoff trends, emphasizing the value of adaptability and resilience. The conversation also touches on the relevance of mentoring in the tech industry and the potential implications of AI and large language models on software engineering careers. Chad's philosophy on software development, emphasizing pragmatism, adaptability, and the continuous reevaluation of problems to make them smaller and more manageable, permeates the discussion.Book Recommendations:The E-myth Revisited by Michael E. GerberZen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. PirsigHelpful Links:WunderlistThe Passionate Programmer by Chad FowlerChad on X/TwitterChad on LinkedInThe Privacy PodcastBlueYard CapitalThanks to Our Sponsor!Turn hours of debugging into just minutes! AppSignal is a performance monitoring and error tracking tool designed for Ruby, Elixir, Python, Node.js, Javascript, and soon, other frameworks. It offers six powerful features with one simple interface, providing developers with real-time insights into the performance and health of web applications. Keep your coding cool and error-free, one line at a time! Check them out! Subscribe to Maintainable on:Apple PodcastsOvercastSpotifyOr search "Maintainable" wherever you stream your podcasts.Keep up to date with the Maintainable Podcast by joining the newsletter.

11e émission de la 54e session...Cette semaine, free jazz sous différentes formes! En musique: Elton Dean Quartet sur l'album On Italian Roads (Live at Teatro Cristallo, Milan, 1979)  (Progressive British Jazz, 2022); V. Ganelinas, V. Tarasovas, V. Čekasinas sur l'album Con Anima  (Мелодия, 1976); Chad Fowler, Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Steve Hirsh sur l'album Alien Skin  (Mahakala Music, 2022); Jones Jones sur l'album Just Justice  (ESP-Disk', 2022); Sumari sur l'album Sumari IV  (Unseen Rain, 2021)...

Join Chad Fowler, Jason Warner, and Eiso Kant in a heartfelt existential episode on what it means to be an engineering leader that will have you question if the manager path is the right one for you. An essential listen for anyone trying to find meaning in their role. Deep dive into the topics discussed in this episode at go.developingleadership.co/ep28 Join the discussion and follow us on twitter @ devleadership_ Developing Leadership is a podcast presented by Athenian. We are introducing the world of engineering to metrics and data that improve processes and help teams. If you want to learn more about data-enabled engineering, go to athenian.com

This week: Jean Bokelo & Orchestre Conga Succès; Les Kamale; Youlou Mabiala; MingBauSet (Gerry Hemingway / Vera Bauman / Florestan Berset);  Antonio Sanchez; Gonzalo Rubalcaba; Conjunto Rumbavana; Kelley Hurt, Chad Fowler, Christopher Parker, Bernard Santacruz & Anders Griffen ; Roscoe Mitchell; Hideo Shiraki w. 3 Koto Girls;  Keith Tippet; Saban Hasni; Jen Shyu; I Wayan Sadra; William Parker; Orchestre Vecve; much more... Always FREE of charge to listen to the radio program on WRFI, or stream, download, and subscribe to the podcast: via PODBEAN: https://conferenceofthebirds.podbean.com/ via iTUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conference-of-the-birds-podcast/id478688580 Also available at podomatic, Internet Archive, podtail, iheart Radio, and elsewhere. PLAYLISTS at SPINITRON: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/14807807/Conference-of-the-Birds and via the Conference of the Birds page at WRFI.ORG https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/conferenceofthebirds/  We will continue to update playlists at confbirds.blogspot.com 24-48 hours of the program's posting  online. Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/conferenceofthebirds/?ref=bookmarks FIND WRFI on Radio Garden: http://radio.garden/visit/ithaca-ny/aqh8OGBR Contact: confbirds@gmail.com

Chad Fowler -  an engineer, musician, and author  -   transformed Wunderlist

FFL Family Members Josh Lowe, Tori Haskill, Mike Crouch, & Chad Fowler share some insight into how to grow a family business in this week's episode of Velocity's newest podcast.

FFL Family Members Josh Lowe, Tori Haskill, Mike Crouch, & Chad Fowler share some insight into how to grow a family business in this week's episode of Velocity's newest podcast.

Talking to Chad Fowler, you quickly realize what true leadership means. Chad has extensive experience leading large technical organizations such as LivingSocial and 6Wunderkinder, being a venture partner at BlueYard Capital, and now - helping make the Internet safer as Chief Product Officer at DEVCON. Did I mention that Chad also is a musician? In this episode, I talk to Chad about his work, lessons learned from music and travel and how those apply to life and career, and what is the approach to consider for one to carve out a path towards an executive role.

When you build a house, you first build its foundations. This is what ensures its durability. The same stands for writing code - if written upon strong foundations, it will not be blown away by the first wind of change. The best way to achieve this is to think proactively. Today we talk with PJ Hagerty, the founder of devrelate.io, organizer of DevOps Days Buffalo, a developer, writer, speaker, musician, and community advocate. PJ tells us the secrets of proactive programming and how it can prolong the life of your code. When you finish listening to the episode, connect with PJ on Twitter and LinkedIn.  Mentioned in this episode PJ on Twitter at https://twitter.com/aspleenic  PJ on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/pjhagerty/  Devrelate at http://www.devrelate.io  Open Sourcing Mental Illness at https://osmihelp.org  DevOps Days Buffalo at https://devopsdays.org/events/2020-buffalo/welcome/ Chad Fowler, Dave Thomas, Andy Hunt, Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmers’ Guide (The Facts of Ruby), 4th Edition at https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1937785491/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i1 Leadership from a Dancing Guy at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO8MwBZl-Vc 

Fernando estuda literatura cinza em seu Doutorado em Ciência da Computação na UFPE e é professor do Instituto Federal de Alagoas, Campus Maceió. Fernando no Twitter: https://twitter.com/fkenjikamei Lattes do Fernando: http://lattes.cnpq.br/5033020411757389 Indicações do Fernando: O Programador Apaixonado, Chad Fowler https://www.casadocodigo.com.br/products/livro-programador-apaixonado Refatoração, de Martin Fowler https://www.amazon.com.br/Refatora%C3%A7%C3%A3o-2%C2%AA-Edi%C3%A7%C3%A3o-Martin-Fowler/dp/8575227246/ Tdd - Desenvolvimento Guiado Por Testes, de Kent Beck https://www.amazon.com.br/TDD-Desenvolvimento-Guiado-por-Testes/dp/857780724X Pérolas da Redação Científica, Gilson Volpato https://www.bestwriting.com.br/Perolas-da-Redacao-Cientifica.htm Indicações de Adolfo: Episódios do podcast Somos Cíntia entrevistando Amália Camara, professora da UPE (e não da UFPE, como foi dito no podcast) Não há espaço para retrocessos! https://anchor.fm/grupo-cintia/episodes/No-h-espao-para-retrocessos-ecs26r Isso é mesmo opinião? Bora combater a desinformação? https://anchor.fm/grupo-cintia/episodes/Isso--mesmo-opinio--Bora-combater-a-desinformao-ed9l5r So Good They Can't Ignore You, de Cal Newport https://www.amazon.com.br/Good-They-Cant-Ignore-English-ebook/dp/B01KFR64LQ/ Cal Newport: "So Good They Can't Ignore You" | Talks at Google https://youtu.be/qwOdU02SE0w Links mencionados: Tese de doutorado explica a dificil missão de ser mulher na área de TI. https://www.cbsi.net.br/2015/07/a-dificil-missao-de-ser-mulher-na-ti.html Música de fundo: Night In Venice by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5763-night-in-venice License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Owner-operator Chad Fowler's "Solar Peterbilt" 1996 379 springs from a motivation more owner-operators are acting on with the increasing availability of relatively affordable solar panels, whether like Fowler's of the type built for stationary use or the more flexible variety built for mobile application. A look on his mostly maintenance-free power system (a big step forward from diesel APU-type power, Fowler believes, in that respect) and a message of appreciation from a purchasing and receiving staffer out in Spokane, Wash., a result of the Overdrive collaboration with PRX's Radiotopia podcast network on Over the Road. Hear those episodes via http://overtheroad.fm or at Overdrive's website starting with Episode 1: https://www.overdriveonline.com/over-the-road-episode-1-biggest-tailgate-trucking/

THE PROLOGUEThe story of Clyde Kennard, the first person to attempt desegregation at the University of Southern Mississippi.IN CONVERSATIONSarah M. Broom, National Book Award-winning author of The Yellow HouseIN SESSIONA performance from the No Tears Suite, an original jazz composition commissioned by the OA to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the desegregation crisis at Little Rock’s Central High School.Featuring Kelley Hurt, Chris Parker, Brian Blade, Bill Huntington, Bobby LaVell, Marc Franklin, and Chad Fowler.

Ben and Derrick are joined by Rob Walling to share updates - their favorite part of most podcasts! It’s been a good week in Tuple marketing land. Thanks to Ben’s tweet announcing the release date for its alpha, his launch list goal was reached. He was surprised by how willing people were to help out when he asked them to do it. Rob is working on TinySeed, a startup accelerator for bootstrappers. Derrick provided a pre-order update on Level and plans to do direct outreach to those who ordered it to determine their level of interest for validation. Today’s Topics Include: Managing Mental State: Jubilation followed by fear; developers tend to turn something positive into a negative Ben’s customized onboarding experience with Superhuman to be set up for success TinySeed takes a sane approach to work and build stuff that everyone can benefit from Believing in and making a big commitment to your startup; if it fails, that’ll be a bummer Frequent Feedback: Know where you’re going Angel investing has given Rob a specific skill set from how to pick founders/companies to being their advisor More money doesn’t make you move faster, especially when it comes to SaaS startups TinySeed follows the dividends/cash for equity approach when milestones are met to align everybody; forced accountability through meetings Derrick is working on Level’s onboarding flow and laying a foundation for future tutorials for users to embrace a different way of working Derrick’s addressing the legal side of Level, such as privacy policies/terms of service Chat is junk food - it’s a bad thing, but you still want it; Level is more like the vegetables and what you actually need Links and resources: Rob Walling (https://robwalling.com/) Startups for the Rest of Us (https://www.startupsfortherestofus.com/) Drip (https://www.drip.com/) Brian Casel (https://briancasel.com/) Chad Fowler (http://chadfowler.com/) Superhuman (https://superhuman.com/) Business of Software (https://businessofsoftware.org/) The Product Market Fit Engine (https://businessofsoftware.org/2018/11/product-market-fit-engine-rahul-vohra-ceo-superhuman/) Reportive (http://www.reportive.com/) TinySeed (https://tinyseed.com/) MicroConf (https://www.microconf.com/) HubSpot (https://www.hubspot.com/) SparkToro (https://sparktoro.com/) Paul Graham (http://www.paulgraham.com/) Joanna Wiebe (https://copyhackers.com/about-copy-hackers/) Snapterms (http://snapterms.com/) Stripe Atlas (https://stripe.com/atlas) Slack (https://slack.com/) Art of Product on Twitter (https://twitter.com/artofproductpod) Derrick Reimer (http://www.derrickreimer.com) Website Derrick Reimer on Twitter (https://twitter.com/derrickreimer) Ben Orenstein (http://www.benorenstein.com/) Website Ben Orenstein on Twitter (https://twitter.com/r00k?lang=en) Level (https://level.app/) Tuple (https://tuple.app/)

Chad Fowler is an author, developer, speaker, and investor. He's been a CTO, he founded Ruby Central, the non-profit behind RubyConf and RailsConf, and is a recognizable tech figure, particularly in the Ruby community. But before he knew what code was, he was a professional musician. He shares how he switched careers without a computer science degree and how he's ended up with such an incredible tech career. He also shares how he's managed his bipolar disorder over the years, and how mental health has affected him and his career. Show Links Digital Ocean (sponsor) MongoDB (sponsor) Heroku (sponsor) TwilioQuest (sponsor) Ruby Central RailsConf Ruby Gems Wunderlist Delphi Perl Novell Directory Services (NDS) Smalltalk Matz Rails Recipes (book) Dave Thomas (CodeNewbie Podcast interview) Programming Ruby (book) "How to become accomplished" (video) What is Linux? Codeland Conf Codeland 2019

Chad Fowler was the CTO of Wunderlist prior to its acquisition by Microsoft. Since the acquisition, Chad has become the general manager of developer advocacy at Microsoft. He also works as a venture capitalist at BlueYard Capital, an early stage investment firm. I’ve had a lot of fun talking to Chad, because he can move The post Future Architecture with Chad Fowler appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.

Chad Fowler was the CTO of Wunderlist prior to its acquisition by Microsoft. Since the acquisition, Chad has become the general manager of developer advocacy at Microsoft. He also works as a venture capitalist at BlueYard Capital, an early stage investment firm. I’ve had a lot of fun talking to Chad, because he can move The post Future Architecture with Chad Fowler appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.

02:17 – Chad’s Superpower: Empathy! 07:47 – Using Introspection For a Means to Recover from and Deal with Bipolar Disorder 10:51 – Modeling Yourself 16:35 – The Importance of Self-Care 19:22 – Practicing Empathy and Compassion The Compassionate Coder (https://compassionatecoder.com/) Your most important skill: Empathy (http://chadfowler.com/2014/01/19/empathy.html) 36:25 – Expressing Your Unique Voice 40:34 – Merit-based Rewards Systems The Post-Meritocracy Manifesto (https://postmeritocracy.org/) OKR: Objectives and Key Results (https://weekdone.com/resources/objectives-key-results) 55:11 – Management and Leadership Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders by L. David Marquet (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1591846404/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=therubyrep-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1591846404&linkId=d5e83b9d78528f89464e16cd79edacc0) Goodhart’s Law (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart%27s_law) Reflections: Coraline: Freeing yourself from “supposed to”. John: Focusing on self as a gateway to understanding other people. Jessica: Our duty in the world in order to help other people emotionally is to take care of ourselves. Rein: Cybernetics of Human Learning and Performance by Gordon Pask (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0844808210/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=therubyrep-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0844808210&linkId=ffdc522918ebafc6aff68e0e41126733) Chad: Running internal dialogues that you have with yourself constantly through a bunch of other people who are thinking about the same things. This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) of DevReps, LLC (http://www.devreps.com/). To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode (https://www.patreon.com/greaterthancode). To make a one-time donation so that we can continue to bring you more content and transcripts like this, please do so at paypal.me/devreps (https://www.paypal.me/devreps). You will also get an invitation to our Slack community this way as well. Amazon links may be affiliate links, which means you’re supporting the show when you purchase our recommendations. Thanks! Special Guest: Chad Fowler.

We explore how to engage an audience with public speaking veteran Chad Fowler. We talk the art of storytelling, how to surprise an audience and the pros & cons of scripted versus free style public speaking. Show Notes 1:13— We introduce our special guest for this episode, Chad Fowler. 4:16— Chad describes how he first began becoming aware of the importance of public speaking from watching his grandfather, who was an electrifying Assembly of God preacher. 6:07— We discuss the training that preachers go through that helps them learn how to best deliver a public speech using techniques like physical movement and one's position on stage to enhance the message they intend to convey. 7:35— Chad recounts an experience where his history of writing and speaking about programming in Ruby caused others to consider him “the best Ruby programmer in the world” even though they had not seen at any of the code he'd personally written.  8:50— “If you speak around a topic, you tend to be perceived as one of the leaders in that topic.” — Chad Fowler 19:02— Chad compares the experience of creating a public speaking performance to creating an improvised jazz track and how you never really know how it went you can gauge audience reaction. 20:16— Chad shares a tip about how he prepares a speech. He creates a basic outline but gives himself the freedom to improvise during the talk itself. 27:51— March discusses the difference between being under-prepared and over-prepared for a speech and Chad agrees with a comparison to creating an improvised musical piece. 31:15— We explore the tactics that stand-up comics use to prepare their material for a performance and rigorously study their audience's reactions. We also mention a few of our favorite stand-up comics and explore the unique styles they have for their performances. 35:42— Chad discusses some advice he outlined in an essay he wrote titled “On Having Something to Say”. 39:20— On getting the nerve to speak on a topic: “If you don't think you have anything to say, then you can think about what you wish you had something to say about.” — Chad Fowler 47:48— Chad explains why he never rehearses his public speaking performances. 49:45— Ian shares a trick that Rosie O'Donnell used to elevate the energy of her audience prior to a show. 54:35— We discuss the power of silence as a tactic that speakers can use to captivate audiences. 58:20— Chad shares the names of a number of speakers that he admires for their great storytelling ability. 1:01:58— Ian shares a few of his tips about how to get more comfortable with the room prior to getting on stage for a speech and Darren shares a trick that politicians use to make an audience feel more empathetic to them. 1:05:59— Ian shares the differences between speaking to large audiences versus smaller audiences and March recounts his anxiety in presenting to Bill Gates on several occasions. 1:08:47— Ian asks Chad for his advice on how to get started with public speaking.  1:13:27— Ian decides to experiment by picking one of his passions and  1:14:13— March decides to dive deeper into the talks by Sandi Metz, Katrina Owen, and Dave Thomas to get better at storytelling. 1:14:45— Darren decides to practice employing the use of silence as a tool to better engage audiences during his presentations. 1:15:19— We talk a bit about Chad's earlier decision to step back from public speaking.  Mentions Netflix comedy special: Gad Elmaleh Improv comic: Todd Barry Post: On having something to say by Chad Fowler Author & book: Michael Pollan Public speakers that Chad admires for their storytelling ability: Sandi Metz, Katrina Owen, Dave Thomas, Michael Lopp Post: How to get your conference talk accepted; inspired by Ben Orenstein Follow Us Instagram Facebook Twitter Subscribe iTunes RSS Weekly email newsletter Full Episode Transcript Better Show Blog Feedback Email: hi@bettershow.io Enjoy the show? Leave a review in iTunes! Tell two friends about the show!

We discuss techniques & skills to become a better leader. We explore transformational leadership, leading for introverts & the importance of mentoring. Show Notes 3:25— We start out by defining what we mean by the term “leader” and “leadership”. 5:40— We talk about the popular concept of nurturing a “growth mindset” and what that means. 11:02— Ian mentions the book Outliers by Malcom Gladwell. 13:48— Darren discusses two big leadership influences in his life — his first boss and his dad. 15:44— March talks about his experience as a leader today and reflects on an early experience he had organizing a 300-person conference in Ireland that grew into a 5000 person organization. 20:23— Ian mentions a great book by Ramit Sethi called I Will Teach You To Be Rich

Today we are talking to Chad Fowler, the CTO of Microsoft’s Startup Advocacy. And we discuss what it means to be venture funded, common mistakes founders make and how to avoid them, and how you can become an expert on a subject through the process of writing a book. All of this, right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Maggie Louie of DevCon Detect, a network security platform that helps publishers protect revenue against fraud. The Company is currently enrolled in two accelerator programs run by Techstars Barclays as well as Engage Ventures. The Company has also raised capital from Off The Grid Ventures, GAN Ventures, Newfund Management, Las Olas Venture Capital, Start Co., Innova Memphis, Golden Seeds, The JumpFund, and angels such as Kelly Fowler, Chad Fowler, Jennifer Collins, Miles Cook, Andrea Nunn, and Hampus Jakobsson. In this episode, Maggie talks about using accelerators to generate customers and test business models, the startup scenes in Memphis and Atlanta, getting mentoring, and more.

Panel: Charles Max Wood Dave Kimura Eric Berry David Richards Special Guests: Jacob Stoebel In this episode of Ruby Rogues, the panel discusses code reviews with Jacob Stoebel. Jacob is a Rails and JavaScript developer and works for ePublishing where he does mostly front-end programming. He talks about how he believes that code reviews can be both honest and nice, and that they should inspire the programmer to want to go back and make his/her code better, not tear him/her down. He also gives fours steps to the response process for giving positive and helpful code reviews. In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Jacob intro Rails and JavaScript Are there other places beside code reviews that we give this kind of feedback? Talking about code reviews is a great ice-breaker at conferences Developing is a creative profession Trust must be present for creativity to flow What led you to this topic? Used to be a high school drama teacher It’s possible to give honest and positive feedback Code reviews CAN be honest and nice Code reviews should be inspiring Code review role play Example if a good code review vs a bad code review Four steps to response process Put the author in the driver’s seat as first The opinion has to be consented Keep the conversation civil and collaborative Rule out passive aggressive comments in the future And much, much more! Links: React Dev Summit JS Dev Summit ePublishing Rails JavaScript @JStoebel Jacob’s GitHub Jacob’s Website Picks: Charles 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson The Whole Brain Child by Daniel Siegal Dave Humane Development DEWALT 18-Gauge Pneumatic Brad Nailer Eric Phoenix Framework on Elixir David Thought as a System by David Bohm Radical Candor by Kim Scott Jacob Liz Lerman's Critical Response Process: A method for getting useful feedback on anything you make, from dance to dessert Growing Old by Chad Fowler talk

Panel: Charles Max Wood Dave Kimura Eric Berry David Richards Special Guests: Jacob Stoebel In this episode of Ruby Rogues, the panel discusses code reviews with Jacob Stoebel. Jacob is a Rails and JavaScript developer and works for ePublishing where he does mostly front-end programming. He talks about how he believes that code reviews can be both honest and nice, and that they should inspire the programmer to want to go back and make his/her code better, not tear him/her down. He also gives fours steps to the response process for giving positive and helpful code reviews. In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Jacob intro Rails and JavaScript Are there other places beside code reviews that we give this kind of feedback? Talking about code reviews is a great ice-breaker at conferences Developing is a creative profession Trust must be present for creativity to flow What led you to this topic? Used to be a high school drama teacher It’s possible to give honest and positive feedback Code reviews CAN be honest and nice Code reviews should be inspiring Code review role play Example if a good code review vs a bad code review Four steps to response process Put the author in the driver’s seat as first The opinion has to be consented Keep the conversation civil and collaborative Rule out passive aggressive comments in the future And much, much more! Links: React Dev Summit JS Dev Summit ePublishing Rails JavaScript @JStoebel Jacob’s GitHub Jacob’s Website Picks: Charles 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson The Whole Brain Child by Daniel Siegal Dave Humane Development DEWALT 18-Gauge Pneumatic Brad Nailer Eric Phoenix Framework on Elixir David Thought as a System by David Bohm Radical Candor by Kim Scott Jacob Liz Lerman's Critical Response Process: A method for getting useful feedback on anything you make, from dance to dessert Growing Old by Chad Fowler talk

Panel: Charles Max Wood Dave Kimura Eric Berry David Richards Special Guests: Jacob Stoebel In this episode of Ruby Rogues, the panel discusses code reviews with Jacob Stoebel. Jacob is a Rails and JavaScript developer and works for ePublishing where he does mostly front-end programming. He talks about how he believes that code reviews can be both honest and nice, and that they should inspire the programmer to want to go back and make his/her code better, not tear him/her down. He also gives fours steps to the response process for giving positive and helpful code reviews. In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Jacob intro Rails and JavaScript Are there other places beside code reviews that we give this kind of feedback? Talking about code reviews is a great ice-breaker at conferences Developing is a creative profession Trust must be present for creativity to flow What led you to this topic? Used to be a high school drama teacher It’s possible to give honest and positive feedback Code reviews CAN be honest and nice Code reviews should be inspiring Code review role play Example if a good code review vs a bad code review Four steps to response process Put the author in the driver’s seat as first The opinion has to be consented Keep the conversation civil and collaborative Rule out passive aggressive comments in the future And much, much more! Links: React Dev Summit JS Dev Summit ePublishing Rails JavaScript @JStoebel Jacob’s GitHub Jacob’s Website Picks: Charles 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson The Whole Brain Child by Daniel Siegal Dave Humane Development DEWALT 18-Gauge Pneumatic Brad Nailer Eric Phoenix Framework on Elixir David Thought as a System by David Bohm Radical Candor by Kim Scott Jacob Liz Lerman's Critical Response Process: A method for getting useful feedback on anything you make, from dance to dessert Growing Old by Chad Fowler talk

ゲストのtbpgrさんとキャリアトーク解決編、CodeIQ出題秘話、"るりま"などについて話しました。 【Show Notes】 Tbpgr Blog Empowerment Engineering Tech系Podcastの「しがないラジオ」に出演してブラック企業とホワイト企業について話してきた The Programming Language Crystal システム開発の現場改善記 KOBIT クリエイターズネクスト CodeIQ Emmet 「EmmetでHTML高速記述 Lv1/Lv2」問題の最終ランキング発表です！～神超えな人たちがさらにたくさん！ #emmet #html #css デスマコロシアム ideone.com 汚コードグランプリ！秀逸な汚コードにまみれた解答臭をご覧あれ #逆リファクタリング リファクタリング奉行バッジ（物理）のプレゼント企画とその経緯 #リファクタリング奉行バッジプレゼント企画 横浜へなちょこプログラミング勉強会 - オフラインリアルタイムどう書く - 綺麗なコードと汚いコード。どちらのプログラマと一緒に働きたい？ 「Ruby風味のプログラミング言語」四天王現る！Elixir,Crystal,Opal,Mirahまとめ #ruby Chad Fowler Rubyリファレンスマニュアル刷新計画 コピペ可能なサンプルコードを整備する 配信情報はtwitter ID @shiganaiRadio で確認することができます。 フィードバックは(#しがないラジオ)でつぶやいてください！ 感想、話して欲しい話題、改善して欲しいことなどつぶやいてもらえると、今後のポッドキャストをより良いものにしていけるので、ぜひたくさんのフィードバックをお待ちしています。 【次回てぃーびーさんに聞きたいこと】 キャリア 副業 Empowerment Engineering pplogと分報仲間 るりま 親ばか 格げー 【パーソナリティ】 gami@jumpei_ikegami zuckey@zuckey_17 【ゲスト】 てぃーびー@tbpgr 【機材】 Blue Micro Yeti USB 2.0マイク 15374

Fredrik och Kristoffer börjar med konferensen Ship it och några tankar därifrån, framför allt om mobbprogrammering och att lära sig saker genom begränsningar eller att ta dem för långt. Eller inte göra det. Begränsningar är ju bra för kreativiteten, men att anamma något blint brukar ju inte vara det. Vi pratar om tumregler och patterns och undrar hur mycket av utvecklingsmetodikers framgång som beror på att gruppen har en gemensam erfarenhet av något man var överens om fungerade sämre - att man fått kontrollen och får välja själv istället för att leva med något som införts med för dålig förankring. Ett stort tack till Cloudnet som sponsrar vår VPS! Har du kommentarer, frågor eller tips? Vi är @kodsnack, @tobiashieta, @iskrig och @bjoreman på Twitter, har en sida på Facebook och epostas på info@kodsnack.se om du vill skriva längre. Vi läser allt som skickas. Gillar du Kodsnack får du hemskt gärna recensera oss i iTunes! Länkar Ship it Nordic Ruby Yasuragi Hasseludden Varvet Carl-Johan Kihlbom Allison McMillan pratade om att lära sig på arbetstid Allisons tal baseras på hennes serie texter “Hack your workday” Lennart Fridén pratade om mobbprogrammering - länken ger hela texten/sagan, med bilder och allt Mobbprogrammering Erfarenheter av ett år av mobbprogrammerande Lightning talks Chad Fowler pratade om hur man lyssnar på jazz Alla tal från Linuxconf Australien 2017 Lightning talks från Linuxconf Australien 2017 Jonas Nicklas höll ett blixttal om att bränna ut sig på öppen källkod Chandra Carney pratade under rubriken “Merge conflicts” Stephen Anderson och Bendyworks Enhetstestning Functional testing Kristoffer pratade på Devops summit 2017 Agile Trello 213 - avsnittet där Martin pratade om att programmera i Pico-8 Cristopher Alexander The Oregon experiment Miljonprogrammet Pattern inom arkitektur Pattern inom mjukvaruutveckling Urban code - 100 lessons for understanding the city Aforismer Hawthorneexperimenten Suse Titlar Fundamentalism Orgieprogrammering Jag föredrar orgieprogrammering Uppskalad parprogrammering Varje lightning talk är en bonus Sympatiångest När man kan jobba när som helst så gör man det Stoppa jobbet i ett rum Tvinga mig själv att inte jobba Det handlade inte om det när jag gick dit Man vill ju så gärna kunna generalisera saker (Som) Ett sätt att lära sig förstå (vad det är) Reagera med knäskålarna Helt fel sätt att tänka på Tumregler En vokabulär av tumregler Hur man vill planera sin stad Den enda natur vi har att jobba med är den mänskliga naturen Det finns regler som man inte rår på Små visdomsord Posttraumatisk stress från ett annat system

Joy Clark talks with Chad Fowler about legacy software and immutable infrastructure. They begin by discussing legacy software and why the description 'legacy' shouldn't actually be a bad thing. Then they contrast how reusable libraries differ from a system of services which is flexible and can change over time. Chad then describes how they developed Wunderlist using a microservices architecture and answers questions about how to practically develop and test such a system and how to decrease coupling between components. They wrap up by discussing how the principles of immutable infrastructure can be applied to software development in general.

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Guest: Chad Fowler @chadfowler Full show notes are at https://developeronfire.com/podcast/developer-on-fire-096-chad-fowler-being-deliberate

02:36 - Software Development and Reality Construction by Christiane Floyd Hermeneutics 05:42 - Peter Naur: Programming as Theory Building   07:55 - The Art of Empathy: A Complete Guide to Life's Most Essential Skill by Karla McLaren 13:14 - Programming Elixir: Functional |> Concurrent |> Pragmatic |> Fun by Dave Thomas 14:32 - ng-book 2 16:09 - Paper Reading Group Adrian Colyer's Blog We hear you like papers by Ines Sombra (Slides) 19:58 - Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck 20:29 - Cracking the Coding Interview, 6th Edition: 189 Programming Questions and Solutions by Gayle Laakmann McDowell 22:01 - Ruby Rogues Book Club Books Episodes Ruby Rogues Episode #23: Book Club: Smalltalk Best Practice Patterns with Kent Beck Ruby Rogues Episode #87: Practical Object-Oriented Design in Ruby with Sandi Metz Ruby Rogues Episode #68: Book Club: Growing Object Oriented Software Guided by Tests with Steve Freeman and Nat Pryce Ruby Rogues Episode #97: Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture with Martin Fowler Ruby Rogues Episode #178: Book Club: Refactoring Ruby with Martin Fowler 22:43 - Books to Learn When You’re Learning to Become a Software Developer Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams by Tom DeMarco The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering by Frederick Phillips Brooks Software Project Survival Guide by Steve McConnell Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction by Steve McConnell     The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master by Andrew Hunt Pragmatic Thinking and Learning: Refactor Your Wetware by Andy Hunt The Practice of Programming by Brian W. Kernighan and Rob Pike 33:07 - Technical Programming Books Programming Perl: Unmatched power for text processing and scripting by Tom Christiansen (The Camel Book) Unix Power Tools by Shelley Powers Ruby Cookbook by Lucas Carlson Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmers' Guide by Dave Thomas, with Chad Fowler and Andy Hunt Agile Web Development with Rails 4 (Facets of Ruby) by Sam Ruby    SQL Queries for Mere Mortals: A Hands-On Guide to Data Manipulation in SQL by John Viescas The Art of SQL by Stephane Faroult PostgreSQL: Up and Running: A Practical Introduction to the Advanced Open Source Database by Regina O. Obe SQL Pocket Guide by Jonathan Gennick SQL Antipatterns: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Database Programming by Bill Karwin Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby       Why The Lucky Stiff 41:17 - Pramming and Business Books The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull In The Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives by Steven Levy The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win by Gene Kim    So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love by Cal Newport The Passionate Programmer: Creating a Remarkable Career in Software Development (Pragmatic Life) by Chad Fowler Soft Skills: The software developer's life manual by John Sonmez The Rails Freelancing Handbook by Mike Gunderloy The Smart Girl's Guide to Privacy: Practical Tips for Staying Safe Online by Violet Blue Doxing Practices of an Agile Developer: Working in the Real World by Venkat Subramaniam Picks Mark Manson: The Most Important Question of Your Life (Jessica) Dan Luu: Normalization of Deviance in Software: How Completely Messed Up Practices Become Normal (Coraline) The Noun Project (Avdi) Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong by James W. Loewen (Avdi) CES (Chuck) Bill Buxton: Avoiding the Big Crash (Jessica)

02:36 - Software Development and Reality Construction by Christiane Floyd Hermeneutics 05:42 - Peter Naur: Programming as Theory Building   07:55 - The Art of Empathy: A Complete Guide to Life's Most Essential Skill by Karla McLaren 13:14 - Programming Elixir: Functional |> Concurrent |> Pragmatic |> Fun by Dave Thomas 14:32 - ng-book 2 16:09 - Paper Reading Group Adrian Colyer's Blog We hear you like papers by Ines Sombra (Slides) 19:58 - Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck 20:29 - Cracking the Coding Interview, 6th Edition: 189 Programming Questions and Solutions by Gayle Laakmann McDowell 22:01 - Ruby Rogues Book Club Books Episodes Ruby Rogues Episode #23: Book Club: Smalltalk Best Practice Patterns with Kent Beck Ruby Rogues Episode #87: Practical Object-Oriented Design in Ruby with Sandi Metz Ruby Rogues Episode #68: Book Club: Growing Object Oriented Software Guided by Tests with Steve Freeman and Nat Pryce Ruby Rogues Episode #97: Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture with Martin Fowler Ruby Rogues Episode #178: Book Club: Refactoring Ruby with Martin Fowler 22:43 - Books to Learn When You’re Learning to Become a Software Developer Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams by Tom DeMarco The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering by Frederick Phillips Brooks Software Project Survival Guide by Steve McConnell Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction by Steve McConnell     The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master by Andrew Hunt Pragmatic Thinking and Learning: Refactor Your Wetware by Andy Hunt The Practice of Programming by Brian W. Kernighan and Rob Pike 33:07 - Technical Programming Books Programming Perl: Unmatched power for text processing and scripting by Tom Christiansen (The Camel Book) Unix Power Tools by Shelley Powers Ruby Cookbook by Lucas Carlson Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmers' Guide by Dave Thomas, with Chad Fowler and Andy Hunt Agile Web Development with Rails 4 (Facets of Ruby) by Sam Ruby    SQL Queries for Mere Mortals: A Hands-On Guide to Data Manipulation in SQL by John Viescas The Art of SQL by Stephane Faroult PostgreSQL: Up and Running: A Practical Introduction to the Advanced Open Source Database by Regina O. Obe SQL Pocket Guide by Jonathan Gennick SQL Antipatterns: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Database Programming by Bill Karwin Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby       Why The Lucky Stiff 41:17 - Pramming and Business Books The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull In The Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives by Steven Levy The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win by Gene Kim    So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love by Cal Newport The Passionate Programmer: Creating a Remarkable Career in Software Development (Pragmatic Life) by Chad Fowler Soft Skills: The software developer's life manual by John Sonmez The Rails Freelancing Handbook by Mike Gunderloy The Smart Girl's Guide to Privacy: Practical Tips for Staying Safe Online by Violet Blue Doxing Practices of an Agile Developer: Working in the Real World by Venkat Subramaniam Picks Mark Manson: The Most Important Question of Your Life (Jessica) Dan Luu: Normalization of Deviance in Software: How Completely Messed Up Practices Become Normal (Coraline) The Noun Project (Avdi) Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong by James W. Loewen (Avdi) CES (Chuck) Bill Buxton: Avoiding the Big Crash (Jessica)

02:36 - Software Development and Reality Construction by Christiane Floyd Hermeneutics 05:42 - Peter Naur: Programming as Theory Building   07:55 - The Art of Empathy: A Complete Guide to Life's Most Essential Skill by Karla McLaren 13:14 - Programming Elixir: Functional |> Concurrent |> Pragmatic |> Fun by Dave Thomas 14:32 - ng-book 2 16:09 - Paper Reading Group Adrian Colyer's Blog We hear you like papers by Ines Sombra (Slides) 19:58 - Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck 20:29 - Cracking the Coding Interview, 6th Edition: 189 Programming Questions and Solutions by Gayle Laakmann McDowell 22:01 - Ruby Rogues Book Club Books Episodes Ruby Rogues Episode #23: Book Club: Smalltalk Best Practice Patterns with Kent Beck Ruby Rogues Episode #87: Practical Object-Oriented Design in Ruby with Sandi Metz Ruby Rogues Episode #68: Book Club: Growing Object Oriented Software Guided by Tests with Steve Freeman and Nat Pryce Ruby Rogues Episode #97: Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture with Martin Fowler Ruby Rogues Episode #178: Book Club: Refactoring Ruby with Martin Fowler 22:43 - Books to Learn When You’re Learning to Become a Software Developer Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams by Tom DeMarco The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering by Frederick Phillips Brooks Software Project Survival Guide by Steve McConnell Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction by Steve McConnell     The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master by Andrew Hunt Pragmatic Thinking and Learning: Refactor Your Wetware by Andy Hunt The Practice of Programming by Brian W. Kernighan and Rob Pike 33:07 - Technical Programming Books Programming Perl: Unmatched power for text processing and scripting by Tom Christiansen (The Camel Book) Unix Power Tools by Shelley Powers Ruby Cookbook by Lucas Carlson Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmers' Guide by Dave Thomas, with Chad Fowler and Andy Hunt Agile Web Development with Rails 4 (Facets of Ruby) by Sam Ruby    SQL Queries for Mere Mortals: A Hands-On Guide to Data Manipulation in SQL by John Viescas The Art of SQL by Stephane Faroult PostgreSQL: Up and Running: A Practical Introduction to the Advanced Open Source Database by Regina O. Obe SQL Pocket Guide by Jonathan Gennick SQL Antipatterns: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Database Programming by Bill Karwin Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby       Why The Lucky Stiff 41:17 - Pramming and Business Books The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull In The Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives by Steven Levy The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win by Gene Kim    So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love by Cal Newport The Passionate Programmer: Creating a Remarkable Career in Software Development (Pragmatic Life) by Chad Fowler Soft Skills: The software developer's life manual by John Sonmez The Rails Freelancing Handbook by Mike Gunderloy The Smart Girl's Guide to Privacy: Practical Tips for Staying Safe Online by Violet Blue Doxing Practices of an Agile Developer: Working in the Real World by Venkat Subramaniam Picks Mark Manson: The Most Important Question of Your Life (Jessica) Dan Luu: Normalization of Deviance in Software: How Completely Messed Up Practices Become Normal (Coraline) The Noun Project (Avdi) Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong by James W. Loewen (Avdi) CES (Chuck) Bill Buxton: Avoiding the Big Crash (Jessica)

To win a signed copy of Venture Deals by Brad Feld, click the link below and like our Facebook page and you will be entered into the competition. https://www.facebook.com/The-Twenty-Minute-VC-769935093077190/timeline/ Chad Fowler is the CTO at 6Wunderkinder (acquired by Microsoft), the company behind the wildly successful Wunderlist, previously cited by Michael Treskow and Mattias Ljungman on the show as their must have productivity app. Prior to 6Wunderkinder, Chad was the Senior VP of technology of the daily deals site, Living Social and before that we was CTO at InfoEther, a Ruby and Ruby-On-Rails consultancy firm. Fowler is also the host and organiser of numerous tech conferences and wrote "The Passionate Programmer", a career guide for software developers. In Today's Episode You Will Learn: 1.) Where did it all begin for Chad and how did he make the move from his musician dreams to CTO of tech startups? 2.) As an American, working in Europe, how does Europe's tech community compare to the US? 3.) Wunderlist was the App of the Year, what does Chad believes makes it so special? 4.) Is there more to go in improving the consumer feel of enterprise software? 5.) How did Chad go about creating a product with such habit forming ability? 6.) Question from Carolina Brochado @ Atomico: What is it like moving from a small manned startup to a giant corporation like Microsoft? Items Mentioned in Today's Show: Chad's Fave Book: The E Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber As always you can follow Harry, The Twenty Minute VC and Chad on Twitter here! If you would like to see a more colourful side of Harry with many a mojito session, you can follow him on Instagram here!  

02:14 - 15 Minute Podcast Listener chat with Charles Wood 03:23 - Amy’s Upcoming Talk at Nodevember 04:45 - Junior, Mid-level, and Senior Developers 08:00 - Advice for Devs Straight Out of Boot Camp (How Job Hunts Work) 14:28 - Looking For the Right Job For YOU The Passionate Programmer: Creating a Remarkable Career in Software Development by Chad Fowler 23:22 - Mentorship & Company Culture 27:16 - Nailing the Interview Salary Expectations Get to Know Potential Team Members Confidence 32:57 - Be Prepared: Coding is HARD Work 35:27 - Getting To Know People & Networking Hackathons Open Source Contribution Don’t Be Afraid … APPLY! Apprenticeships Saron Yitbarek: CodeNewbie Conferences 46:45 - Communication and People Skills Conway’s Law Get in touch with Aimee or Chuck! Tweet @cmaxw Fork Aimee’s Ask Me Anything! Picks JS Remote Conf (Chuck) Rails Remote Conf (Chuck) Remote Conference Talks (Chuck) Standing Desks (Aimee) We have a problem with promises (Aimee) Interview Cake (Aimee) Nodevember (Aimee) A standing desk for $22 (Chuck) SmartCells Anti-Fatigue Comfort Mat (Chuck) Pebble Time (Chuck) Pebble.js (Chuck)

02:14 - 15 Minute Podcast Listener chat with Charles Wood 03:23 - Amy’s Upcoming Talk at Nodevember 04:45 - Junior, Mid-level, and Senior Developers 08:00 - Advice for Devs Straight Out of Boot Camp (How Job Hunts Work) 14:28 - Looking For the Right Job For YOU The Passionate Programmer: Creating a Remarkable Career in Software Development by Chad Fowler 23:22 - Mentorship & Company Culture 27:16 - Nailing the Interview Salary Expectations Get to Know Potential Team Members Confidence 32:57 - Be Prepared: Coding is HARD Work 35:27 - Getting To Know People & Networking Hackathons Open Source Contribution Don’t Be Afraid … APPLY! Apprenticeships Saron Yitbarek: CodeNewbie Conferences 46:45 - Communication and People Skills Conway’s Law Get in touch with Aimee or Chuck! Tweet @cmaxw Fork Aimee’s Ask Me Anything! Picks JS Remote Conf (Chuck) Rails Remote Conf (Chuck) Remote Conference Talks (Chuck) Standing Desks (Aimee) We have a problem with promises (Aimee) Interview Cake (Aimee) Nodevember (Aimee) A standing desk for $22 (Chuck) SmartCells Anti-Fatigue Comfort Mat (Chuck) Pebble Time (Chuck) Pebble.js (Chuck)

02:14 - 15 Minute Podcast Listener chat with Charles Wood 03:23 - Amy’s Upcoming Talk at Nodevember 04:45 - Junior, Mid-level, and Senior Developers 08:00 - Advice for Devs Straight Out of Boot Camp (How Job Hunts Work) 14:28 - Looking For the Right Job For YOU The Passionate Programmer: Creating a Remarkable Career in Software Development by Chad Fowler 23:22 - Mentorship & Company Culture 27:16 - Nailing the Interview Salary Expectations Get to Know Potential Team Members Confidence 32:57 - Be Prepared: Coding is HARD Work 35:27 - Getting To Know People & Networking Hackathons Open Source Contribution Don’t Be Afraid … APPLY! Apprenticeships Saron Yitbarek: CodeNewbie Conferences 46:45 - Communication and People Skills Conway’s Law Get in touch with Aimee or Chuck! Tweet @cmaxw Fork Aimee’s Ask Me Anything! Picks JS Remote Conf (Chuck) Rails Remote Conf (Chuck) Remote Conference Talks (Chuck) Standing Desks (Aimee) We have a problem with promises (Aimee) Interview Cake (Aimee) Nodevember (Aimee) A standing desk for $22 (Chuck) SmartCells Anti-Fatigue Comfort Mat (Chuck) Pebble Time (Chuck) Pebble.js (Chuck)

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Episode 58 "If She Doesn't Float, We Burn Her"1:07 – We're Live!2:28 – EntreProgrammers Retreat, December 4-5, 2015, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Workshops on email marketing, podcast, brand building, etc.  Sign up for the mailing list and stay up to date with detail as they develop.http://entreprogrammer.com/retreat2015Chuck shares his week9:53- Chuck’s Kick-starter campaign reached it’s funding requirements!  Time to record videos, and begin work. This is a great example of entrepreneurial planning. Chuck decides from multiple point of view how he should maximize on the screencast he is going to market. There are several approaches he is using to market; in this case, email is one ways in this particular market that is used to reach out.    Josh talks about soccer ball…a job Josh was looking into19:41- Josh receives advice for the EntreProgrammers about techniques on following up, and creating a conversation to get the next interview.   John talks about understanding the employer’s need and be confident enough to carry out these duties.  Chuck: "Hulk wants job…now!" or give this approach a shot.Virtual Office tools 26:45 – John buy Boomerang, a Gmail plugin that help you follow-up. John is trying to connect with Chad Fowler, and Chuck has some connections.  http://www.boomeranggmail.comJosh shares a similar plugin called Streak a free Gmail plugin https://www.streak.com 30:04 – John's book, Soft Skills, is on the front page for the ultimate list of programming books.http://simpleprogrammer.com/2015/03/23/the-ultimate-list-of-programming-books/John has a plan or technique to help Soft Skills in sales, is to make associations with other books in the best-seller list.  This is a simple, but affective way to market.36:00 – Minimalist or EssentialismJohn talks about focusing on one project at a time, and completing project that will be used through out the rest of the year. These new ideas are to create a new book, along with 52-blog post scheduled for a weekly release. This blog post will coincide with the book. The main point is to create this material within a 2-month time period and schedule the material for the rest of the year. Next, to is complete all the video material for Simple Programmer within a month, for the rest of the year. This allows for focusing on one project, instead of juggling several.  42:21 – Josh ask what things John plans to cut out of his task. Some WorkoutsGet Up and Code! 45:46 – Derick directs Johns attention to author, blogger, Chris Strom http://japhr.blogspot.com50:32 – John is about to up his video quality soon.58:00 - John charts out the hour of his week. Blog =3 hoursYouTube = 2 hoursEntreProgramers = 2 hoursEmail =10.5 hoursGet up an Code = 1 hourSpeaking Engagments = 7 hours  Guest Post = 4 hours Anthony at Health CareDoug = 1 hourTwitter = 3 hoursZephyr = 1 hour  Total about 35ish hours1:00:00 – The EntreProgrammers talk about the pros & cons of breaking the cycle of work. Watch and listen closely to the possible drawbacks and successes involve in taking a cessation in your regular schedule. 1:11:17 – Josh had his conference, Get Clients in 30 Days as a Copyrighter Conference. Josh idea is to target software companies for clients. Josh attempts to get one on one time with Bob Bly. He manages to get the teacher's pet treatment form Bly.This proves the social and communication skills entrepreneurs have to possess to make successful networking and connections.1:27:43 – The EntreProgrammers talk about the Million Dollar Consulting by Alan Weiss great book for adding to entrepreneurial skill set.  Speaking at Conferences1:30:00 - These programmers discussing value in participating in conference as a keynote speaker. Is it worth the time? What kinds of opportunities does this attract?  When should you speak at conferences?1:34:30 - Chuck has other appointment to keep, iPhreaks and such. 1:39:07 – John an actor? What? 1:45:31 – Josh and the programmers decided that speaking at a conference may give leverage to a "new comer" in the field.1:46:03 - John recommends the book,Traction 1:49:19  Thought for the DayDerick – It’s not about being perfect, it about progressJohn – Focus on what is essentialJosh – Don’t be content to stand inline Publish your podcast with SignalLeaf: https://www.signalleaf.com/

Salve, Today we talk with Mathieu Martin, devtools team lead at Lightspeed, they develop POS (point of sale) software that's used around the world and handle more than US$9 billion in transactions per year. In this first episode, we'll talk about their organization and culture, and how that matches the use of cloud and devops. Feedback, corrections and suggestions are welcome. Leave them bellow or reach us on @_MindTheCloud or @dtsato or @rafaelrosafu or contact@mindthecloud.com. Have fun and Mind the Cloud. Your browser doesn't support the HTML5 audio tag Download the MP3 Shownotes Mathieu Martin (@webmat) Lightspeed - POS software Devops Montreal Lightspeed POS Numbers Process 9B$ a year in transactions Used in 30 countries by over 22 000 customers 270+ employees in 6 cities A total of 65M in VC funding in the last few years Picks “Keynote: Legacy by Chad Fowler” on YouTube - the same talk from Scala Days 2014, but more recent “Lean Enterprise: How High Performance Organizations Innovate at Scale eBook: Jez Humble, Joanne Molesky, Barry O'Reilly” on Amazon.com “Cloud Computing Concepts” on Coursera - learn core distributed computing concepts that underlie today's and tomorrow's cloud computing systems Credits and copyright The music used on the program is called “Impromptu in A” by DoKashiteru, licensed under the Creative Commons. This podcast is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International, share it but don't change it.

Salve, Today we talk with Mathieu Martin, devtools team lead at Lightspeed, they develop POS (point of sale) software that’s used around the world and handle more than US$9 billion in transactions per year. In this first episode, we’ll talk about their organization and culture, and how that matches the use of cloud and devops. Feedback, corrections and suggestions are welcome. Leave them bellow or reach us on @_MindTheCloud or @dtsato or @rafaelrosafu or contact@mindthecloud.com. Have fun and Mind the Cloud. Your browser doesn't support the HTML5 audio tag Download the MP3 Shownotes Mathieu Martin (@webmat) Lightspeed - POS software Devops Montreal Lightspeed POS Numbers Process 9B$ a year in transactions Used in 30 countries by over 22 000 customers 270+ employees in 6 cities A total of 65M in VC funding in the last few years Picks “Keynote: Legacy by Chad Fowler” on YouTube - the same talk from Scala Days 2014, but more recent “Lean Enterprise: How High Performance Organizations Innovate at Scale eBook: Jez Humble, Joanne Molesky, Barry O’Reilly” on Amazon.com “Cloud Computing Concepts” on Coursera - learn core distributed computing concepts that underlie today’s and tomorrow’s cloud computing systems Credits and copyright The music used on the program is called “Impromptu in A” by DoKashiteru, licensed under the Creative Commons. This podcast is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International, share it but don’t change it.

Salve, How can we reduce the fear and cost of change? Is it possible to have multiple languages and frameworks working together side by side? How can we keep systems alive longer and with less pain? Today we talk with Chad Fowler, CTO at 6Wunderkinder, the creators of Wunderlist, and he will share with us how they are using Immutable Infrastructure to work around these problems. Related to the subject, I would like to recommend microXchg 2015, the Microservices Conference in Berlin, that will take place in February 12 and 13, 2015. It's a two day, two track conference with a ton of practioners, including Chad Fowler, James Lewis from Thoughtworks (co-author or the big article about Microservices with Martin Fowler), Adrian Cockcroft, the former cloud architect at Netflix and many others. It's limited to 200 seats, I recommend you register right away. UPDATE NOTICE: I remixed the episode boosting the interview volume, it should be much better now. Thanks a lot for the feedback, I'll be more careful in the future and now I learned how to fix it :) Feedback, corrections and suggestions are welcome. Leave them bellow or reach me on @rafaelrosafu or contact@mindthecloud.com. Have fun and Mind the Cloud. Your browser doesn't support the HTML5 audio tag Download the MP3 Shownotes Chad Fowler (@chadfowler) 6Wunderkinder Wunderlist Trash Your Servers and Burn Your Code: Immutable Infrastructure and Disposable Components - on Chad's blog Legacy by Chad Fowler - Chad's presentation on the subject on Scala Days 2014 Microservices - article by James Lewis and Martin Fowler from Thoughtworks microXchg 2015 - The Microservices Conference in Berlin - February 12th and 13th 2015, limited seats, register now Credits and copyright The music used on the program is called “Impromptu in A” by DoKashiteru, licensed under the Creative Commons. This podcast is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International. Share it but don't change it.

Salve, How can we reduce the fear and cost of change? Is it possible to have multiple languages and frameworks working together side by side? How can we keep systems alive longer and with less pain? Today we talk with Chad Fowler, CTO at 6Wunderkinder, the creators of Wunderlist, and he will share with us how they are using Immutable Infrastructure to work around these problems. Related to the subject, I would like to recommend microXchg 2015, the Microservices Conference in Berlin, that will take place in February 12 and 13, 2015. It's a two day, two track conference with a ton of practioners, including Chad Fowler, James Lewis from Thoughtworks (co-author or the big article about Microservices with Martin Fowler), Adrian Cockcroft, the former cloud architect at Netflix and many others. It's limited to 200 seats, I recommend you register right away. UPDATE NOTICE: I remixed the episode boosting the interview volume, it should be much better now. Thanks a lot for the feedback, I'll be more careful in the future and now I learned how to fix it :) Feedback, corrections and suggestions are welcome. Leave them bellow or reach me on @rafaelrosafu or contact@mindthecloud.com. Have fun and Mind the Cloud. Your browser doesn't support the HTML5 audio tag Download the MP3 Shownotes Chad Fowler (@chadfowler) 6Wunderkinder Wunderlist Trash Your Servers and Burn Your Code: Immutable Infrastructure and Disposable Components - on Chad's blog Legacy by Chad Fowler - Chad's presentation on the subject on Scala Days 2014 Microservices - article by James Lewis and Martin Fowler from Thoughtworks microXchg 2015 - The Microservices Conference in Berlin - February 12th and 13th 2015, limited seats, register now Credits and copyright The music used on the program is called “Impromptu in A” by DoKashiteru, licensed under the Creative Commons. This podcast is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International. Share it but don’t change it.

Обзор книги 'Passionate programmer' Chad Fowler - разработчик, взгляни на себя со стороны и узнай, каким ты должен быть, чтобы добиться большего.

As software developers, we learn to abhor maintaining other people's old software. It's old, funky and brittle. In fact, we spend much of our work lives trying to kill it or at the very least marginalize its use, so we can limit our exposure to it. We pity people who have to do it. This is what we call "legacy software". But the word "legacy" gets a bad rap. In most other contexts, it has a positive meaning. Maybe we're just bitter. The average life span of a software system is hardly long enough to even use the word "legacy" to describe it. How can we turn this word around? How can we leave an actual legacy of our work as software developers? For the video visit www.parleys.com.

Sean Devine talks with Chad Fowler about the early days of Ruby and Rails and the heterogeneous architecture of Wunderlist.

Sean Devine talks with Chad Fowler about the early days of Ruby and Rails and the heterogeneous architecture of Wunderlist.

On this week's special episode, Chad Pytel turns the tables and interviews host Ben Orenstein. They discuss the process of running the podcast and Ben's roots in programming and computer science. Ben talks about his Vim mastery, how he got into public speaking, and his experiences speaking at RailsConf. This year Ben is organizing the live coding track at RailConf. Ben describes his strategies for learning programming, how he's getting into Clojure, and much more! Ben's Blog Ben's Github The Vim Learning Curve is a Myth Chad Fowler on the Giant Robots podcast How to Get Your Conference Talk Accepted How to Talk to Developers (Rails Conf 2013) 4clojure.org WellnessFX Follow @thoughtbot, @r00k, and @cpytel on twitter.

Join us as we discuss Immutable Infrastructure with Chad Fowler.

Avdi Grimm 是 Ruby 社区知名的资深程序员，作者和社区领袖。在这期节目中我们请来 Avdi 来聊聊怎样突破“中级天花板”来达到更高的层次。 About Avdi Grimm: Avdi Grimm Avdi's Publications Ruby Rogues Growing Object Oriented Software Guided by Tests Practical Object Oriented Design in Ruby Smalltalk Best Practice Patterns Factoring How Developers Stop Learning: Rise of the Expert Beginner Go ahead and make a mess (Sandi Metz) Who I want to hire (Chad Fowler) I feel the opposite of burn out, interview with Chad Fowler Software Engineering Radio Pair Programming with me Corey Haines, Software Journeyman The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy Wide Teams DivShot FantastiCal Domain Driven Design Destroy All Software RubyTapas Special Guest: Avdi Grimm.

In this week's podcast, Ben Orenstein is joined by Chad Fowler, author, speaker, and CTO of 6wunderkinder. Ben and Chad discuss Chad's recent move to Berlin and 6wunderkinder, what a CTO does, getting back to coding, the early Ruby community, who Chad wants to hire, predicting success of new hires, and what makes a truly good developer, favorite interview questions, how Chad's interviewing process has changed over time, how age and experience can change your perspective, how Chad built a great team, and what he might write about in the future. They also discuss Chad's new tattoo, his regrets, meditation, therapy, gaining control over your mind, and much, much more. Wunderlist David A. Black Rich Kilmer Dave Thomas Hilary Mason, Speaking: Entertain, Don’t Teach Befunge Ook! a programming language designed for orangutans LivingSocial Gains Wealth Of Ruby on Rails Expertise With InfoEther Acquisition Ben Scofield Evan Pheonix The Passionate Programmer: Creating a Remarkable Career in Software Development My Job Went to India: 52 Ways to Save Your Job Martin Fowler Clojure Scala Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are (Power Posing) Railsberry Power Posing! Follow @thoughtbot, @r00k, and @chadfowler on twitter.

Chad Fowler, of LivingSocial, talks about his background working in and managing widely distributed teams, why people should be allowed to work from home, and the best ways for people...

The Rogues talk to Evan Phoenix and Chad Fowler about Ruby Central.

The Rogues talk to Evan Phoenix and Chad Fowler about Ruby Central.

The Rogues talk to Evan Phoenix and Chad Fowler about Ruby Central.

  This week's episode is an interview with Chad Fowler—author of The Passionate Programmer.

In this episode Scott and Rob talk to Chad Myers, Chad Fowler, and Doug Rohrer about the scars they've received from dead end projects they've been on. In addition - Sara Chipps contributes her first story for us - interviewing Scott Reynolds.Download Here

Thank you guys so much for helping me make it to RubyConf this year. It was a great experience. I was exposed to a lot of new technologies that I'm anxious to help you figure out. I'd heard about some of these, but here is a list of some of them: mustache.js gdb memprof Ruby 1.9.2 and Ruby 2.0 Rite (Ruby Lite) which was announced as an embedded systems version of Ruby Metric Fu Hotspots Citrus I also ran into some familiar voices (from interviews) and new voices (that will be interviewed) including: David Heinemeier Hansson Yehuda Katz James Edward Gray II Wayne Seguin Michael Hartl Chad Fowler Dave Thomas Finally, I'd like to thank the handful of people who came up to me and told me how much they enjoy the podcast and screencast. It's great to talk to you guys. You inspire me to do better. Download this Episode

Writing Code is the Easy Part is the new slogan for the website. It basically boils down to the fact that putting up syntacticly correct code is the simplest part of coding. More difficult is solving problems and all of the other things that come with having a job or working for clients. Here are some of the things that I listed as the harder parts of coding: Legacy Code Readability Testability Best Practices Writing Tests Team Dynamics Customer Communication Translating Behavior into Code Data Integrity Security Maintainability Systems Integration Server Technologies Databases Finding a Job Hiring and Firing Working on Boring stuff Job Fulfillment Here are affiliate links to some of the books that I mentioned: Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master The Passionate Programmer: Creating a Remarkable Career in Software Development (Pragmatic Life) Here are the links to the podcast episodes by: Chad Fowler (Part 1, Part 2) Dave Thomas (Part 1, Part 2) Finally, I would really appreciate a $5 donation to help me get to RubyConf. Download this Episode

This week's episode on pair programming discusses where you might see pair programming, HashRocket's pairing setup, perceived and real disadvantages to pair programming, its advantages, and what it takes to do good pairing. Pair programming is usually associated with Extreme Programming. It is sometimes seen as a mentoring practice, but is actually a collaboration practice, not a mentoring practice. This is because both programmers participate equally, not one leading and the other following for long durations. Pair programming is done with 1 computer and 2 programmers. I've never seen it work well with 2 computers and 2 programmers unless one computer was being ignored or under-utilized. Obie Fernandez shared HashRocket's pairing setup and much more on his blog. The setup is not cheap. It's envied by many a programmer. Some of the disadvantages of pair programming (some of which are only perceived disadvantages) are: It ties up two programmers. It would appear that you're wasting at least one person's time. They programmer not actually programming. The problem with that statement is… which one isn't programming? They both are. They're both doing the same job. And in the end, I've experienced about 1 and a half times the work done in a pair as I or the other programmer could get done on their own. So, doesn't it cost more if two of you only accomplish 1.5x the work? Maybe. The quality of the code produced by pair programming is decidedly higher. This doesn't mean that pairs can't produce bad code, but it usually reduces the chances, which leads to higher productivity later on due to mistakes that were not made. Does this account for the other half of one person's work? Like I said, maybe. It's inconvenient and reduces flexibility. Sometimes it is inconvenient. I really enjoy working on something until it's completed. If I have to switch pairs and tasks, it really bugs me that the other task wasn't finished first. You also have fewer pairs than people, which means fewer tasks being worked on at the same time. The advantages are: Flexibility: If you pair on everything, then you can contribute to anything. This is a huge advantage. My friend and co-worker measures this depth of expertise in buses. “If I get hit by a bus, we lose all of our expertise in X.” Pairing and sharing increases your bus-depth. (I still haven't been able to pair with him.) Code Ownership: If you worked on each piece of the application, then you bear some responsibility when it breaks. If you spread this across the team, problems get solved very quickly. Collaboration Nothing builds team unity like solving problems together. You also get the benefit of gaining your co-workers' expertise when you code with them. Here are a few things that are critical to good pairing: Communication: How many times did Chad Fowler mention communication? If you can't communicate well your intentions either verbally or through code, then you have one guy coding and another watching. This is where you validate at least one of the disadvantages to pair programming. Ability to work together If you can't stand the guy, or stand to sit next to the guy, you can't pair with him. His odor or personality will overwhelm your ability to communicate and concentrate effectively. Skill Level The company I work for has a strong mentality for “We don't hire idiots.” Weeding out the idiots or not hiring under-qualified people really makes the team stronger and pairing easier because you don't have to spend time explaining, you can spend it working. Setup Read Obie's article. He really summed it up best. It's hard to work where it's hard to collaborate. Download this Episode

In this episode, Chad discusses how he broke out of a comfortable job as a forklift operator, which ultimately led to him becoming a programmer. He discusses his job, Ruby Central, and the Pragmatic Studio as contributions he makes to the community. We also discuss the ebb and flow of passion for programming and how to avoid burnout on the things that we love. He has actually put a ban on himself for travel so he can spend time on the things that are important. Chad told me that he espouses the Test Driven Development mindset, Continuous Integration, and Agile or dynamic methodologies. We discuss task automation, Puppet, Chef, etc. The important things in software development boil down to quality. If you can automate your common, important tasks and make it easy for the person who needs it to kick off the process on their own. Chad also had some great suggestions for new developers. First, read code. Second, write tests for the areas of code that don't have tests. This will force you to refactor the code and make it better. To get involved in the community, you can start or organize a conference, create open source projects, help software maintainers meet Ruby 1.9 compatibility issues, join a mailing list, and so much more… Download this Episode

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