Summary: <div> <div>Guest:</div> <div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://taylonr.com/">Nate Taylor</a></div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/taylonr">@taylonr</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="podcast-episode"> <div class="subtitle"> Nate Taylor talks with Dave Rael about being a professional in software, learning experiences, broadening knowledge, and contentment </div> <div class="podcast-summary"> <p>Nate Taylor is a husband, father, software developer, speaker and Pluralsight author. He's worked on projects ranging from 1 developer for an internal application, to large teams writing revenue generating applications. He's worked for a Fortune 50 company, and he's worked for startups. He's developed software in C++, Java, .Net and JavaScript. Over the past 15 years he's developed a passion for TDD, clean code, and professionalism. In his spare time, Nate trains Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and tries to wrangle a herd of cats, rabbits and other pets at home.</p> </div> <div class="podcast-chapters"> <h6>Chapters:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="#!"> - Dave introduces the show and NateTaylor</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Nate on being a professional</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Nate's definition of value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Attacking a problem like a senior developer</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things that "light Nate up"</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Nate got started in software</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Nate and Test-Driven Development</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Nate's story of failure - messy code that wasn't ready for review and lessons learned from that, especially the value of mentoring</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Nate's success story - remote work, performance, profiling, exploring new languages and platforms</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - "Even keel", peaks and valleys, life experiences</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Nate's thoughts on having "made it" - contentment</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Nate stays current with what he needs to know</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Nate's book recommendation</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things that have Nate most excited</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things that cause Nate pain and suffering</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things about which Nate likes to geek out</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Nate's prediction for the future of software</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Nate's top 3 tips for delivering more value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Keeping up with Nate</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-resources"> <h6>Resources:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://pluralsight.pxf.io/c/1197682/424552/7490?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pluralsight.com%2Fcourses%2Fcourses/professionalism-for-developers" target="_blank">Nate's Pluralsight Course on Being a Professional: Professionalism for Developers</a></li> <li><a href="https://pluralsight.pxf.io/c/1197682/424552/7490?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pluralsight.com%2Fauthors%2Fnate-taylor" target="_blank">Nate's Pluralsight Author Page</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/blog/on-being-a-professional" target="_blank">Dave's Blog Post on Professionalism (Resulting From This Conversation)</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/episode-026-dave-fancher-communication-first" target="_blank">Dave Fancher on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dotnetrocks.com/default.aspx?showNum=1118" target="_blank">Dan North on .NET Rocks! - Articulated Surgeon Who Says You Don't Need Surgery (starting at 46:10)</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/episode-114-robert-martin-master-craftsman" target="_blank">Uncle Bob Martin on Developer On Faire</a></li> <li><a href="https://dannorth.net/introducing-bdd/" target="_blank">Dan North and the Seminal Behaviour-Driven Development Article</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/episode-033-michael-doc-norton-customer-value-and-great-organizations" target="_blank">Doc Norton on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/episode-083-scott-hanselman-learn-balance" target="_blank">Scott Hanselman on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/episode-039-linda-rising-lit-up-on-life-and-still-rocking" target="_blank">Linda Rising on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="http://theartofcharm.com/" target="_blank">Jordan Harbinger and the Art of Charm</a></li> <li><a href="http://couchjitsu.com/" target="_blank">Nate's Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Blog</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-book-recommendation"> <h6>Nate's book recommendation:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0374533555/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Thinking, Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-tips"> <h6>Nate's top 3 tips for delivering more value:</h6> <ol> <li>Expand - Know something beyond software</li> <li>Empathize - Understand the daily routine, needs, and motivations of your user</li> <li>Explain - Talk to somebody about something you did</li> </ol> </div> </div>
