Summary: <div> <div>Guest:</div> <div> <div><a target="_blank" href="https://joshvarty.wordpress.com/">Josh Varty</a></div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/ThisIsJoshVarty">@ThisIsJoshVarty</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="podcast-episode"> <div class="subtitle">Josh Varty talks with Dave Rael about solving problems, dynamic analysis, content diversity, creation, and business</div> <div class="podcast-summary"> <p>Josh Varty is the CEO and co-founder of Code Connect, an Ontario-based developer tools startup whose primary focus is on Alive, a plugin for Visual Studio that shows developers exactly what their code is doing as they write it. Josh is a Microsoft MVP and loves to blog and speak about the Roslyn compiler platform.</p> </div> <div class="podcast-chapters"> <h6>Chapters:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="#!"> - Dave introduces the show and Josh Varty</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Josh shares the intent of Alive and introduces it</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Alive and Unit Testing and Especially with Test-Driven Development</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The origin and history of Aliive</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Developers as users and how they differ from other users</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Josh's definition of value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things that "light Josh up"</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Josh got started in software</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Age diversity in software and the value of multiple generations</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Josh's story of failure - startup woes</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Head down and head up - taking shots to try to make an impact</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Josh's greatest success - blogging and gaining recognition for sharing learning and knowledge</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The .NET Roslyn compiler platform</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Josh stays current with what he needs to know</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The social nature of programmers with other programmers</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things that have Josh most excited - Dynamic Analysis</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The greatest sources of pain in Josh's life and work</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The vulnerability of creation</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things about which Josh likes to geek out apart from software</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Business and Software</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Josh's book recommendation</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Josh's prediction for the future of software</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Josh's top 3 tips for delivering more value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Keeping up with Josh</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-resources"> <h6>Resources:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://joshvarty.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Josh's Blog</a></li> <li><a href="https://comealive.io/" target="_blank">Visual Studio Alive</a></li> <li><a href="http://codeconnect.io/">Code Connect - Josh's Business</a></li> <li><a href="http://worrydream.com/" target="_blank">Bret Victor</a></li> <li><a href="http://lighttable.com/" target="_blank">Light Table</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BKRQ4E8/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Smart Internet-Connected Bathroom Scale and Body Analyzer</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us" target="_blank">Halo</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ycombinator.com/" target="_blank">Y Combinator</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/Podcast/Episodes/developeronfire-58-richardcampbell" target="_blank">Richard Campbell on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/Podcast/Episodes/udi-dahan-understanding-and-communication" target="_blank">Udi Dahan on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/Podcast/Episodes/ward-cunningham-exceeding-expectations-with-joy-curiosity-and-discovery" target="_blank">Ward Cunningham on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="https://roslyn.codeplex.com/" target="_blank">.NET Compiler Platform ("Roslyn")</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000069.html" target="_blank">Joel Spolsky - Things You Should Never Do</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/Podcast/Episodes/david-heinemeier-hansson-the-pareto-principle-and-stoic-philosophy" target="_blank">David Heinemeier Hansson on Developer On Fire</a></li> </ul> <h6>Josh's book recommendation:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/006227306X/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook: How to Tell Your Story in a Noisy Social World - Gary Vaynerchuk</a></li> </ul> <h6>Josh's top 3 tips for deliering more value:</h6> <ol> <li>Don't sell yourself short in content creation - your perspective and knowledge is valuable</li> <li>Be consistent</li> <li>Be self-aware and self-critical and always strive to improve</li> </ol> </div> </div>
