Summary: <div> <div>Guest:</div> <div> <div><a target="_blank" href="https://terencemcghee.com/">Terence McGhee</a></div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/TerenceMcGhee">@TerenceMcGhee</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="podcast-episode"> <div class="subtitle"> Terence McGhee talks with Dave Rael about culture, inclusion, exclusion, taking a stand, gaining trust, and doing your business the right way </div> <div class="podcast-summary"> <p>Terence McGhee well versed in many branches of software development and Internet technologies. He has over 25 years of development experience and he's a major proponent for software craftsmanship and professionalism. When not programming, he can be found saving a galaxy, rescuing a princess, or liberating some strange, foreign land from evil persecutors. His coding mastery can only be rivaled by his mad skillz as a champion of the oppressed. </p> </div> <div class="podcast-chapters"> <h6>Chapters:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="#!"> - Dave introduces the show and Terence McGhee</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Mentoring people and Terence's view of the "big picture"</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Exclusion, inclusion, holding teams together, and being a "visibly black" developer</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Terence's experience with school integration</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Terence on the goodness of women in software</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Terence discovered software creation</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The cultural context of claiming to have "mad skillz"</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Representing other black developers and self-silencing</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Terence's story of failure - Unnecessary physical confrontation</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Terence's success story - Staying current and relevant over the course of a long and prosperous career and achieving the trust of those with whom he has interacted</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Terence stays current with what he needs to know</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Terence's book recommendation</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Terence's top 3 tips for delivering more value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Keeping up with Terence</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-resources"> <h6>Resources:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://terencemcghee.com/" target="_blank">Tech's Most Dangerous Blog</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fresh_Prince_of_Bel-Air" target="_blank">The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nCqRmx3Dnw" target="_blank">The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air Theme Song (Full)</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eminem" target="_blank">Eminem</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_integration_in_the_United_States" target="_blank">School integration in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="https://terencemcghee.com/Articles/Social/2015/11/21/C35FDCF09387A99F18FF0FFB15FA887F.html" target="_blank">Terence tells the story of Dorothy Brumleve and More about the Goodness of Women</a></li> <li><a href="https://medium.com/@lorigoldpatterson" target="_blank">Lori Gold Patterson</a></li> <li><a href="https://blavity.com/5-reasons-black-people-and-ux-belong-together/" target="_blank">5 reasons black people and UX belong together - Maya Patterson (Daughter of Terence's Friend)</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/podcast/episode-171-scott-nimrod-lonely-climb" target="_blank">Scott Nimrod on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Robinson" target="_blank">Jackie Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N.W.A" target="_blank">N. W. A.</a></li> <li><a href="http://mixedmentalarts.co/" target="_blank">Mixed Mental Arts</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/huntermaats" target="_blank">Hunter Maats</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0813319935/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Culture Of Honor: The Psychology Of Violence In The South (New Directions in Social Psychology) - Richard E Nisbett (appears to be a primary source for Hunter Maats's thoughts on honor cultures)</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/JerryWeinberg" target="_blank">Gerald Weinberg on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/podcast/episode-030-david-heinemeier-hansson-the-pareto-principle-and-stoic-philosophy" target="_blank">David Heinemeier Hansson on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/podcast/episode-164-sandi-metz-grounded-leadership" target="_blank">Sandi Metz on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/podcast/episode-255-aja-hammerly-fun-pink-dinosaur" target="_blank">Aja Hammerly on Developer On Fire</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-book-recommendation"> <h6>Terence's book recommendation:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0932633161/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Are Your Lights On?: How to Figure Out What the Problem Really Is - Donald C. Gause and Gerald M. Weinberg</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-tips"> <h6>Terence's top 3 tips for delivering more value:</h6> <ol> <li>Don't talk when you can listen</li> <li>Turn off your never-ending analysis and criticism for a while</li> <li>Communicate with the consideration that the people around you want to do their best and consider whether you are helping or harming</li> </ol> </div> </div>
