Episode 034 | Michael Crump - Family First With Passion for Tech




Developer On Fire show

Summary: <div> <div>Guest:</div> <div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://michaelcrump.net/">Michael Crump</a></div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/mbcrump">@mbcrump</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="podcast-episode"> <div class="subtitle">Michael Crump talks with Dave Rael about the joy of family, getting out of the office, and geeking out about technology, wearables, and Internet of Things</div> <div class="podcast-summary"> <p>Michael Crump works at Telerik and is a Microsoft MVP, coder, blogger and speaker of various software development topics. He has a passion for a wide range of technology stacks that involve web and mobile. In his free time, he likes to experiment with wearables and is a big fan of IoT. Michael can be found on twitter at @mbcrump or by visiting michaelcrump.net.</p> </div> <div class="podcast-chapters"> <h6>Chapters:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="#!"> - Dave introduces the show and Michael Crump</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Michael and family</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Michael's definition of value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things that "light Michael up"</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Michael on User Interface</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Michael got started with software</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Michael's story of failure, frying motherboards and dropping production databases</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Michael's greatest success story, improving hospital discharge by making it easier and also fun</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The rewards of speaking and writing</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Michael stays current with what he needs to know</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Michael's book recommendations</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things about which Michael like to geek out apart from software</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things that have Michael most excited about his present and future</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The greatest sources of pain in Michael's life and work</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Michael's top 3 tips for delivering more value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Keeping up with Michael</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Farewell</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-resources"> <h6>Resources:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="http://michaelcrump.net" target="_blank">Michael's Blog</a></li> <li><a href="http://developer.telerik.com" target="_blank">Telerik Developer Network</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/mbcrump/AppleWatchEmoji" target="_blank">Michael's Emoji Dictionary for Apple Watch</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/mbcrump/FirstGoogleWearableApp" target="_blank">Voice Activated Tip Calculator (Google Wear)</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/579175/Google-Chrome-Browser-Hidden-Game-Easter-Egg-Dinosaur" target="_blank">Google Chrome Hidden Game</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.alvinashcraft.com/" target="_blank">The Morning Dew - Alvin Ashcraft</a></li> <li><a href="http://themorningbrew.net/" target="_blank">The Morning Brew - Chris Alcock</a></li> <li><a href="https://pluralsight.pxf.io/c/1197682/424552/7490?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pluralsight.com" target="_blank">Pluralsight</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0201633612/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software - Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, John Vlissides ("Gang of Four")</a></li> <li><a href="http://getleverage.com/" target="_blank">Less Doing - Ari Meisel</a></li> <li><a href="https://kanbanflow.com" target="_blank">KanBanFlow</a></li> <li><a href="https://sivers.org/hellyeah" target="_blank">No more yes. It's either HELL YEAH! or no. - Derek Sivers</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.apple.com/watch/" target="_blank">Apple Watch</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-hololens/en-us" target="_blank">Hololens</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.redbox.com/" target="_blank">redbox</a></li> <li><a href="http://blog.jerrynixon.com/" target="_blank">Jerry Nixon</a></li> <li><a href="http://blog.jerrynixon.com/2015/03/windows-core-is-windows-10-is-windows.html" target="_blank">Jerry Nixon on Windows Core and Windows 10</a></li> </ul> <h6>Michael's book recommendation:</h6> <ul> <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> <h6>Michael's top 3 tips for delivering more value:</h6> <ol> <li>Family first</li> <li>Work with people smarter than you</li> <li>Step out of your comfort zone</li> </ol> </div> </div>