Summary: <div> <div>Guest:</div> <div> <div><a target="_blank" href=""></a></div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/">@</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="podcast-episode"> <div class="subtitle"> Matthew Renze talks with Dave Rael about scientific approaches, educating and learning, science and software, experimenting, and fulfilling life choices </div> <div class="podcast-summary"> <p>Matthew Renze is an independent software and data science consultant with over 16 years of professional experience building large-scale data-driven desktop, server, and cloud-based applications. He is an author for Pluralsight, a Microsoft MVP, an ASPInsider, an international public speaker, and an open-source software contributor. His interests include data analytics, data visualization, and machine learning.</p> </div> <div class="podcast-chapters"> <h6>Chapters:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="#!"> - Dave introduces the show and Matthew Renze</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Matthew's thoughts on the meaning of agile</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Matthew's draw to Data science and machine learning</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - All the things in which Matthew is involved</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Matthew, learning, and education</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Matthew's process for fleshing out ideas and turning them into different forms of education and sharing information</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Matthew stays current with what he needs to know</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Matthew got started in software</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Matthew's story of failure - limiting scope of failures - overdoing the cumulative stress of long travel</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Introversion and extroversion and the finite nature of personal energy</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Matthew's success story - limiting the scope of failure, perspective on any situation</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Criteria for qualifying something a success and assessing if something is a good fit for what to do with your life</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Matthew's minimalism</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Matthew's book recommendations</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things that have Matthew most excited</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things about which Matthew likes to geek out</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Matthew's advice for developers for approaching mindfulness practices</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Matthew's top 3 tips for delivering more value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Keeping up with Matthew</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-resources"> <h6>Resources:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.matthewrenze.com/" target="_blank">Matthew's Blog</a></li> <li><a href="https://pluralsight.pxf.io/c/1197682/424552/7490?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pluralsight.com%2Fauthors%2Fmatthew-renze" target="_blank">Matthew's Pluralsight Author Page</a></li> <li><a href="http://blog.giffordconsulting.com/" target="_blank">Tim Gifford</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.bcarlso.net/" target="_blank">Brandon Carlson</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-hololens/en-us" target="_blank">Microsoft Hololens</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/episode-115-k.-scott-allen-two-lives" target="_blank">K. Scott Allen on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/episode-076-troy-hunt-planting-seeds" target="_blank">Troy Hunt on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/CoryHouse" target="_blank">Cory House on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/episode-166-jonathan-mills-you-are-not-alone" target="_blank">Jon Mills on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_Graphics" target="_blank">Harvard Graphics</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/bruce_feiler_agile_programming_for_your_family" target="_blank">Bruce Feiler: Agile Programming - For Your Family - TED</a></li> <li><a href="http://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/8742/did-einstein-say-if-you-cant-explain-it-simply-you-dont-understand-it-well-en" target="_blank">"if you can't explain it simply you don't understand it well enough", "An alleged scientific discovery has no merit unless it can be explained to a barmaid" - Albert Einstein?</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_8-bit_family" target="_blank">Atari 400</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-mohrhauser-8774794" target="_blank">Mike Mohrhauser</a></li> <li><a href="https://beacon.schneidercorp.com/" target="_blank">Beacon (GIS Software)</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/episode-032-ted-neward-presence-and-values" target="_blank">Ted Neward on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/JeremyClark" target="_blank">Jeremy Clark on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/episode-058-richard-campbell-breadth-and-depth" target="_blank">Richard Campbell on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0066620996/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't - Jim Collins (mentioned directly and also appears to be the source of the flywheel metaphor)</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.codusoperandi.com/posts/increasing-your-luck-surface-area" target="_blank">How to Increase Your Luck Surface Area - Jason Roberts</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/episode-069-ari-meisel-do-less-to-get-more-done" target="_blank">Ari Meisel on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/episode-042-andy-hunt-pragmatic-and-awesome" target="_blank">Andy Hunt on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/episode-049-dave-thomas-programmer-first" target="_blank">Dave Thomas on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.matthewrenze.com/articles/devsci/" target="_blank">DevSci: Agile, DevOps, and Data Science - Matthew's Blog Post on Applying Data Feedback to DevOps</a></li> <li><a href="http://ragbrai.com/" target="_blank">RAGBRAI - Bicycle Ride Across Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_rate_variability" target="_blank">Heart rate variability</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrodermal_activity" target="_blank">Galvanic Skin Response </a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-book-recommendation"> <h6>Matthew's book recommendation:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/020161622X/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master - Andrew Hunt</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0804137382/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less - Greg McKeown</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-tips"> <h6>Matthew's top 3 tips for delivering more value:</h6> <ol> <li>Understand what is valuable in the first place</li> <li>Identify the value stream and eliminate waste</li> <li>Maximize feedback</li> </ol> </div> </div>
