Summary: <div> <div>Guest:</div> <div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://devblog.avdi.org/">Avdi Grimm</a></div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/avdi">@avdi</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="podcast-episode"> <div class="subtitle"> Avdi Grimm talks with Dave Rael about the true nature of passion, manipulative organizations, diversity, rationality, and local maxima </div> <div class="podcast-summary"> <p>Avdi Grimm is a husband, father, and software creator living in Eastern Tennessee in the foothills of the Smokies. He's a co-host of the Ruby Rogues podcast, author of Confident Ruby and a few books on Ruby development, and the head chef at Ruby Tapas. He's a blogger, conference talker, and a consulting pair-programmer. (photo credit: Robert Potter - http://rep3.com)</p> </div> <div class="podcast-chapters"> <h6>Chapters:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="#!"> - Dave introduces the show and Avdi Grimm</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Avdi's screencast service, Ruby Tapas</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Avdi's energy, attitude, enthusiasm, and thoughts on "passion" and work-life balance</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things that "light Avdi up"</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Avdi defines passion and identifies things worthy of passion</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Sexism, bias, diversity, and rationality</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Avdi's definition of value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Avdi got started in software</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Avdi's story of failure - unused and shelved software</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Avdi's success story - parenting</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Avdi stays current with what he needs to know</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Avdi's guidelines for identifying what you should learn</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Avdi's book recommendation</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things that have Avdi most excited</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Avdi's greatest sources of pain - the state of the art - pursuing local maxima</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Avdi's prediction for the future of software</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Avdi's top 3 tips for delivering more value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Keep up with Avdi</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-resources"> <h6>Resources:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="http://devblog.avdi.org/" target="_blank">Virtuous Code - Avdi's Dev Blog</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.rubytapas.com/" target="_blank">Ruby Tapas - Short Screencasts of Gourmet Ruby</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ETE0D2S/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Confident Ruby: 32 Patterns for Joyful Coding - Avdi Grimm</a></li> <li><a href="http://exceptionalruby.com/" target="_blank">Exceptional Ruby - Avdi Grimm</a></li> <li><a href="http://rubyrogues.com/" target="_blank">Ruby Rogues</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.pairprogramwith.me/" target="_blank">Pair With Me</a></li> <li><a href="http://devblog.avdi.org/2014/02/10/the-passion-gospel/" target="_blank">The Passion Gospel</a></li> <li><a href="http://devblog.avdi.org/2015/11/23/are-you-smart-enough-to-be-a-programmer/" target="_blank">Avdi on Diversity - Are You Smart Enough to Be a Programmer</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7gNZK8TdaM" target="_blank">Avdi Grimm - The Soul of Software @ RubyConf Portugal'15</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009U9S6FI/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Man's Search for Meaning - Viktor E. Frankl</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ncsc.org/~/media/Files/PDF/Topics/Gender%20and%20Racial%20Fairness/Implicit%20Bias%20FAQs%20rev.ashx" target="_blank">Implicit Bias</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://developeronfire.com/episode-016-matt-wynne-strong-communication-and-passionate-dedication" target="_blank">Matt Wynne on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSPNQ82Sq4E" target="_blank">Clubber Lang in Rocky 3: Pain</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Kay" target="_blank">Alan Kay</a></li> <li><a href="http://worrydream.com/" target="_blank">Bret Victor</a></li> <li><a href="http://alarmingdevelopment.org/" target="_blank">Jonathan Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/cdglabs" target="_blank">CDG Labs</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-book-recommendation"> <h6>Avdi's book recommendation:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0735619654/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Object Thinking - David West</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-tips"> <h6>Avdi's top 3 tips for delivering more value:</h6> <ol> <li>No project inherently deserves your passion - your passion is yours and yours alone</li> <li>Cleverness is overrated and cleverness in software does not necessarily mean cleverness elsewhere</li> <li>Always shake out your boots before you put them on</li> </ol> </div> </div>
