Summary: <div> <div>Guest:</div> <div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://nealford.com/">Neal Ford</a></div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/neal4d">@neal4d</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="podcast-episode"> <div class="subtitle"> Neal Ford talks with Dave Rael about architecture, creativity, feasibility, and great writing </div> <div class="podcast-summary"> <p>Neal Ford is Director, Software Architect, and Meme Wrangler at ThoughtWorks, a global IT consultancy with a focus on end-to-end software development and delivery. He is also the designer and developer of applications, articles, video/DVD presentations, and author and/or editor of an increasingly large number of books spanning a variety of subjects and technologies, including the most recent Presentation Patterns. His professional focus includes designing and building of large-scale enterprise applications. He is also an internationally acclaimed speaker, speaking at over 300 developer conferences worldwide, delivering more than 2000 presentations. You can email Neal at nford at thoughtworks.com.</p> </div> <div class="podcast-chapters"> <h6>Chapters:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="#!"> - Dave introduces the show and Neal Ford</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The nature of architecture and whether it's still needed</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Neal's sabatical after 10 years at ThoughtWorks</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Working for ThoughtWorks and using software to make the world a better place</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Neal the conference co-chair and the O'Reilly Software Architecture Conference</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things that "light Neal up"</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Neal got started in software</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Neal stays current with what he needs to know</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Neal's enormous reading habit</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Neal's book recommendations</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Neal's story of failure - putting off delivering bad news and overlooking shortcoming of feasibility</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Neal's success story - writing about evloutionary architecture</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things that have Neal most excited</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things about which Neal likes to geek out</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Neal's top 3 tips for delivering more value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Keeping up with Neal</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-resources"> <h6>Resources:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architect_(The_Matrix)" target="_blank">The Architect in The Matrix</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKpFFD7aX3c" target="_blank">The Matrix - the scene with The Architect</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.in-gmbh.eu/uploads/media/whoNeedsArchitect.pdf" target="_blank">Martin Fowler Article Including Ralph Johnson on Architcture as "Shared Understanding"</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.michaelnygard.com/" target="_blank">Michael Nygard</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/npryce/adr-tools" target="_blank">Architecture Decision Records - Nat Pryce</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.natpryce.com/" target="_blank">Nat Pryce</a></li> <li><a href="https://rebeccaparsons.com/" target="_blank">Rebecca Parsons</a></li> <li><a href="http://oreil.ly/2gbtqLw" target="_blank">O'Reilly Software Architecture Conference - Use Discount Code USRG for 10% off</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/episode-108-avdi-grimm-your-passion-is-yours-and-yours-alone" target="_blank">Avdi Grimm on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS-80" target="_blank">TRS-80</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clipper_(programming_language)" target="_blank">Clipper Programming Language</a></li> <li><a href="http://paulbourke.net/fractals/gasket/" target="_blank">Sierpinski Gasket</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/episode-93-patrick-kua-leading-leaders" target="_blank">Pat Kua on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="http://cruisetotheedge.com/" target="_blank">Cruise to the Edge</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f84n5oFoZBc" target="_blank">Hammock Driven Development - Rich Hickey</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/episode-030-david-heinemeier-hansson-the-pareto-principle-and-stoic-philosophy" target="_blank">David Heinemeier Hansson on Developer On Fire</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-book-recommendation"> <h6>Neal's book recommendation:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0316306053/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Infinite Jest: A Novel -- 20th Anniversary Edition - David Foster Wallace</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0316013323/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Consider the Lobster and Other Essays (including Authority and American Usage) - David Foster Wallace</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-tips"> <h6>Neal's top 3 tips for delivering more value:</h6> <ol> <li>Capture important descisions</li> <li>Leave room for creativity</li> <li>Find ways to get into the deep concentration flow state</li> </ol> </div> </div>
