Episode 106 | Gary Stonerock - Finding the Underlying Problem




Developer On Fire show

Summary: <div> <div>Guest:</div> <div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://garystonerock.com/">Gary Stonerock</a></div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/garystonerockii">@garystonerockii</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="podcast-episode"> <div class="subtitle"> Gary Stonerock II talks with Dave Rael about passionate dedication, options, teaching, and improving organizations </div> <div class="podcast-summary"> <p>Gary is a passionate software architect who strives to make business analysis the focus throughout the software development process. Some of his interests include distributed systems, Service-Oriented Architecture, Domain-Driven Design, good wine, great cigars, and debates on the current "best practices". Gary has worked in industries such as pharmaceuticals, e-commerce, banking, and industrial automation. He is currently the Lead Systems Architect at Almac Clinical Technologies where he is responsible for their clinical trial and supply management software solutions.</p> </div> <div class="podcast-chapters"> <h6>Chapters:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="#!"> - Dave introduces the show and Gary Stonerock II</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Teaching, software, persuasion, and the architect role</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - "Best practices"</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Gary's definition of value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Providing Options</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things that "light Gary up"</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Gary's teaching background</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Are software architects still relevant?</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Gary got started in software</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Family life and Gary's tendency to dive deep and go all the way</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Gary's story of failure - highly visible faults and lack of proper environment separation</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Gary's story of success - Experience culminating in expertise, business feedback on advantage gained from Gary's influence</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Gary stays current with what he needs to know</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Gary's book recommendation</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The nature of negotiation</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things that have Gary most excited</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things about which Gary likes to geek out apart from software</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Gary's prediction for the future of software</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Gary's top 3 tips for delivering more value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Keeping up with Gary</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-resources"> <h6>Resources:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="http://garystonerock.com/" target="_blank">Gary's Blog</a></li> <li><a href="http://particular.net/blog/nsbcon-2015-decomposing-the-domain" target="_blank">Gary's Recent Presentation at NSBCon 2015 - Dallas</a></li> <li><a href="http://udidahan.com/training/" target="_blank">Udi Dahan's Advanced Distributed Systems Design Training</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/episode-009-udi-dahan-understanding-and-communication" target="_blank">Udi Dahan on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/episode-102-michael-feathers-providing-options" target="_blank">Michael Feathers on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.r7krecon.com/#!provocation/gfqa5" target="_blank">Symbiosis - A Provocation About Organizations</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.r7krecon.com/#!implications/t2tbw" target="_blank">Symbiosis - Implications</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jShNu-Z9ikQ" target="_blank">John Sonmez on Software Architects</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/episode-022-aslak-hellesoy-testing-your-understanding" target="_blank">Aslak Hellesøy on Developer On Fire</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://blog.cleancoder.com/uncle-bob/2014/06/20/MyLawn.html" target="_blank">Uncle Bob Martin on Developers, Age, and Experience</a></li> <li><a href="https://skillsmatter.com/skillscasts/5224-the-future-of-agile-if-any" target="_blank">Uncle Bob Martin on Developers, Age, and Experience</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.8thlight.com/uncle-bob/2015/10/14/VW.html" target="_blank">Uncle Bob on Volkswagen and Regulation</a></li> <li><a href="http://blog.8thlight.com/uncle-bob/2013/11/12/Healthcare-gov.html" target="_blank">Uncle Bob on healthcare.gov and Regulation</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.justaddwendy.com/#!Digging-into-Software-Ethics-with-Bob-Martin/c5n2/562a66450cf258da0e908b73" target="_blank">Uncle Bob on Wendy Closson's Podcast Relating to Ethics and Regulation</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome" target="_blank">Stockholm Syndrome</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-book-recommendation"> <h6>Gary's book recommendation:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001ROAK9E?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In - William Ury, Roger Fisher</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-tips"> <h6>Gary's top 3 tips for delivering more value:</h6> <ol> <li>Focus on the problem</li> <li>Be open-minded</li> <li>Educate others</li> </ol> </div> </div>