Developer on Fire
Developer on Fire
Episode 055 | Nathan Carroll - Family and Fitness
Guest:
Nathan Carroll talks with Dave Rael about a priority for family, dedication to physical condition, rewards of software, and learning from Budhism
Nathan Carroll has been developing software in .NET since 1.0. He is the author of the open source frameworks BattleAxe, and ULFBERHT.js. He is a workout fanatic and has built several fitness web sites over the past 8 that have evolved into his current web site Boost.Training. He also enjoys reading, cooking, and hiking with family.
Chapters:
- - Dave introduces the show and Nathan Carroll
- - How Nathan got started in doing software
- - Software as the place to see all aspects of a business
- - Nathan's definition of value
- - The things that "light Nathan up"
- - The virtue of facing fear
- - Nathan's story of failure - entitlement and lack of clarity and focus in college
- - Nathan's greatest success - using his fitness site as a proving and testing ground for trying new things, delivering enjoyment
- - A story from Nathan's childhood - lessons on failure, learning, persistence, mentoring, and using the right tools for the job
- - Nathan's fitness site, Boost.Training
- - How Nathan stays current with what he needs to know
- - Nathan's book recommendations
- - Nathan on meditation
- - Nathan on fitness, training, intensity, and measurement
- - The things about which Nathan is most excited
- - Nathan and botany surveying
- - The (absence of) sources of pain in Woody's life and work
- - Nathan's top 3 tips for delivering more value
- - A story of Nathan experiencing inspiration on a problem resolution while walking
- - Keeping up with Nathan
- - Farewell
Resources:
- Nathan's Fitness site: boost.training
- BattleAxe and ULFBERHT.js
- Boost Training on Twitter
- Podcast: .NET Rocks - Carl Franklin, Richard Campbell
- Podcast: My Life for the Code - Shawn Rakowski
- Podcast: MS Dev Show - Jason Young, Carl Schweitzer
- Podcast: Hanselminutes - Scott Hanselman
- Podcast: Hello World - Shawn Wildermuth
- Book: The Martian - Andy Weir
Nathan's book recommendations:
- The Way of Chuang Tzu - Thomas Merton
- Siddhartha - Hermann Hesse
- Lost Horizon: A Novel - James Hilton
- Awakening the Mind, Lightening the Heart : Core Teachings of Tibetan Buddhism - Lama Dalai
Nathan's top 3 tips for delivering more value:
1. Ask questions
2. Be honest in your work
3. Be tenacious
