Summary: <div> <div>Guest:</div> <div> <div><a target="_blank" href="https://blog.codinghorror.com/">Jeff Atwood</a></div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/codinghorror">@codinghorror</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="podcast-episode"> <div class="subtitle"> Jeff Atwood talks with Dave Rael about the human side of software development, blogging, connections, tackling problems, empathy, and shared experience </div> <div class="podcast-summary"> <p>Jeff Atwood is an Indoor enthusiast. He's a legendary blogger and co-founder of Stack Overflow and Discourse. He considers himself a reasonably experienced software developer with a particular interest in the human side of software development, as represented in his recommended developer reading list. Computers are fascinating machines, but they're mostly a reflection of the people using them. In the art of software development, studying code isn't enough; you have to study the people behind the software, too.</p> </div> <div class="podcast-chapters"> <h6>Chapters:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="#!"> - Dave introduces the show and Jeff Atwood</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Work, life, blogging, and deep interest</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The Coding Horror brand</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Daily Blogging and the Genesis of Stack Overflow</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The approach to creating Stack Overflow</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The Discourse Setup Experience</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Jeff's reasons for tackling the problems handled by Discourse</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Asking your community</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The futility of trying to change minds and the impact of telling stories</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Humility, self-doubt, and putting in the work</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The impact of Jeff's work</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Jeff's Book Recommendations</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Jeff's top 3 tips for delivering more value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Keeping up with Jeff</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-resources"> <h6>Resources:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://blog.codinghorror.com/" target="_blank">Coding Horror - Jeff's Famous Blog</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.discourse.org/" target="_blank">Discourse</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0735619670/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction, Second Edition - Steve McConnell</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/blog/on-being-a-professional" target="_blank">Dave's Blog Post on Being a Professional - Inlucing Work-Life Integration</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXVIII_halftime-show_controversy" target="_blank">Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime-show controversy ("Wardrobe Malfunction")</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.kalzumeus.com/" target="_blank">Kalzumeus Software - Patrick McKenzie's Blog (patio11)</a></li> <li><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=patio11" target="_blank">Patrick McKenzie on Hacker News</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/patio11" target="_blank">Patrick McKenzie on Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.codeproject.com/" target="_blank">Code Project</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.codinghorror.com/has-joel-spolsky-jumped-the-shark/" target="_blank">Jeff's Post - Has Joel Spolsky Jumped the Shark?</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.paulgraham.com/" target="_blank">Paul Graham</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.codinghorror.com/about-me/" target="_blank">About Jeff, Including the Meaning of Coding Horror</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experts-Exchange" target="_blank">Experts Exchange</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/166961-when-you-can-measure-what-you-are-speaking-about-and" target="_blank">Lord Kelvin on Expressing Your Understanding in numbers</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/discourse/discourse" target="_blank">Discourse Source</a></li> <li><a href="https://basecamp.com/" target="_blank">Basecamp</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/INSTALL.md" target="_blank">Installing Discourse</a></li> <li><a href="https://serverfault.com/" target="_blank">Server Fault</a></li> <li><a href="https://superuser.com/" target="_blank">Super User</a></li> <li><a href="http://area51.stackexchange.com/" target="_blank">Area 51 for Stack Exchange Sites</a></li> <li><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/184618/what-is-the-best-comment-in-source-code-you-have-ever-encountered" target="_blank">What is the best comment in source code you have ever - Stack Overflow</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.codinghorror.com/why-im-the-best-programmer-in-the-world/" target="_blank">Why I'm The Best Programmer In The World* - Jeff's Post about Humility</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/podcast/episode-016-matt-wynne-strong-communication-and-passionate-dedication" target="_blank">Matt Wynne on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/podcast/episode-057-ward-cunningham-exceeding-expectations-with-joy-curiosity-and-discovery" target="_blank">Ward Cunningham on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0307474860/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">59 Seconds: Change Your Life in Under a Minute - Richard Wiseman</a></li> <li><a href="https://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Steve Yegge</a></li> <li><a href="https://stackoverflow.blog/2008/10/09/podcast-25/" target="_blank">Steve Yegge Emphasizing Marketing on the Stack Overflow Podcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://meta.stackexchange.com/" target="_blank">Meta Stack Exchange</a></li> <li><a href="https://meta.discourse.org/" target="_blank">Meta Discourse</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-book-recommendation"> <h6>Jeff's book recommendation:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://blog.codinghorror.com/recommended-reading-for-developers/" target="_blank">Jeff's Recommended Reading List For Developers</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1591841216/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Whatever You Think, Think the Opposite - Paul Arden</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0714843377/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">It's Not How Good You Are, It's How Good You Want to Be: The world's best selling book - Paul Arden</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-tips"> <h6>Jeff's top 3 tips for delivering more value:</h6> <ol> <li>Measure performance all the time - Know how long every unit of work in your app is taking</li> <li>Have user friendly error handling for both the end user and the developer built into your application</li> <li>Have a place where people can go to discuss your software</li> </ol> </div> </div>
