Developer on Fire
Developer on Fire
Episode 053 | Derick Bailey - On Fire for Software and LIfe
Guest:
Derick Bailey talks with Dave Rael about solving problems with software, growth experiences, the challenges of business, and the importance of interests outside software
Derick Bailey is an developer, entrepreneur, author, speaker and technology leader in central Texas. He's been a professional developer since the late 90’s, and has been writing code since the late 80’s. In his spare time, he gets called a spamming marketer by people on Twitter, and blurts out all of the stupid / funny things he's ever done in his career on his email newsletter.
Chapters:
- - Dave introduces the show and Derick Bailey
- - Derick's motivation for being an educator
- - Derick's blogging longevity and its impact on how he communicates
- - Derick's definition of value - recursive ripple effect
- - The things that "light Derick up"
- - How Derick got started writing software
- - Derick's movement through different technology stacks
- - Why Node.js is so appealing to Derick
- - Derick's story of failure - improper application of language constructs in different languages
- - Derick's greatest success - A small programming effort that delivered enormous use and business value
- - How Derick stays current with what he needs to know
- - The value of diversity
- - Derick's book recommendation
- - The things about which Derick is most excited
- - Derick's material available regarding messaging patterns and RabbitMQ
- - The greatest sources of pain in Derick's life and work
- - Derick's prediction for the future of software
- - Derick's top 3 tips for delivering more value
- - Derick as an example of life outside software and the way that enhances his existence and software productivity
- - Keeping up with Derick
- - Farewell
Resources:
- Derick's Blog Site
- WatchMeCode - Derick's JavaScript Education Screencast Service
- Derick's Older, Now Inactive Blog
- Jeremy Miller's Blog - The Shade Tree Developer
- "A daring and heroic rescue in my own particular ..." - John Cleese as Sir Lancelot
- Kyle Simpson on Developer On Fire
- Code Is For Coworkers, Not Compilers - Blog Post By Derick
- RabbitMQ For Developers - Derick's Information Package Regarding Messaging
- Entreprogrammers - Podcast about Developers and Business - Derick is one of the participants
Derick's book recommendation:
Derick's top 3 tips for devliering more value:
1. Step outside your professional carrer and master something that has nothing to do with your job
2. Understand how humans think
3. Reflect your understanding of how humans think in your software
