Developer on Fire
Developer on Fire
Episode 034 | Michael Crump - Family First With Passion for Tech
Guest:
Michael Crump talks with Dave Rael about the joy of family, getting out of the office, and geeking out about technology, wearables, and Internet of Things
Michael Crump works at Telerik and is a Microsoft MVP, coder, blogger and speaker of various software development topics. He has a passion for a wide range of technology stacks that involve web and mobile. In his free time, he likes to experiment with wearables and is a big fan of IoT. Michael can be found on twitter at @mbcrump or by visiting michaelcrump.net.
Chapters:
- - Dave introduces the show and Michael Crump
- - Michael and family
- - Michael's definition of value
- - The things that "light Michael up"
- - Michael on User Interface
- - How Michael got started with software
- - Michael's story of failure, frying motherboards and dropping production databases
- - Michael's greatest success story, improving hospital discharge by making it easier and also fun
- - The rewards of speaking and writing
- - How Michael stays current with what he needs to know
- - Michael's book recommendations
- - The things about which Michael like to geek out apart from software
- - The things that have Michael most excited about his present and future
- - The greatest sources of pain in Michael's life and work
- - Michael's top 3 tips for delivering more value
- - Keeping up with Michael
- - Farewell
Resources:
- Michael's Blog
- Telerik Developer Network
- Michael's Emoji Dictionary for Apple Watch
- Voice Activated Tip Calculator (Google Wear)
- Google Chrome Hidden Game
- The Morning Dew - Alvin Ashcraft
- The Morning Brew - Chris Alcock
- Pluralsight
- Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software - Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, John Vlissides ("Gang of Four")
- Less Doing - Ari Meisel
- KanBanFlow
- No more yes. It's either HELL YEAH! or no. - Derek Sivers
- Apple Watch
- Hololens
- redbox
- Jerry Nixon
- Jerry Nixon on Windows Core and Windows 10
Michael's book recommendation:
Michael's top 3 tips for delivering more value:
1. Family first
2. Work with people smarter than you
3. Step out of your comfort zone
