Episode 334 | Kyle Shevlin - True Self




Developer On Fire show

Summary: <div> <div>Guest:</div> <div> <div><a target="_blank" href=""></a></div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/">@</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="podcast-episode"> <div class="subtitle"> Kyle Shevlin talks with Dave Rael about integrity, careers, lessons from philosophy, software engineering, and telling stories </div> <div class="podcast-summary"> <p>Kyle is a Senior Software Engineer at Formidable Labs, a conference speaker, an egghead.io instructor, a Twitch streamer, and host of the Second Career Devs podcast.</p> </div> <div class="podcast-chapters"> <h6>Chapters:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="#!"> - Dave introduces the show and Kyle Shevlin</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Broad interests and seasons of life</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Kyle's athleticism and interest in sports</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Kyle, the former pastor - philosophy, theology, social interest, and integrity</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Kyle's views on principle and compromise</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The accessibility of software development and the draw of it to many types of people</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Kyle's move into learning to create software</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The distinction between software development and software engineering</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Kyle, the podcaster</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - School, education, and studying philosophy</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Kyle's story of failure - falling short of a professional golfing career</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Listening and asking the right questions - philosophy and empathy for the software developer</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Kyle's book recommendation</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Kyle's top 3 tips for delivering more value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Keeping up with Kyle</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-resources"> <h6>Resources:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.twitch.tv/kyleshevlin" target="_blank">Kyle on Twitch</a></li> <li><a href="https://medium.com/@kyleshevlin" target="_blank">Kyle on Medium</a></li> <li><a href="https://egghead.io/instructors/kyle-shevlin" target="_blank">Kyle on egghead.io</a></li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/3AJxa2s6AMCYzYrZN7hWud" target="_blank">Kyle on Spotify</a></li> <li><a href="https://tim.blog/podcast/" target="_blank">The Tim Ferriss Show</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0307465357/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich - Timothy Ferriss</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_agnosticism" target="_blank">Christian Agnosticism</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_humanism" target="_blank">Christian Humanism</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.codecademy.com/" target="_blank">Codecademy</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/podcast/episode-258-jeff-atwood-sharing-the-house" target="_blank">Jeff Atwood on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1934356344/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">The Passionate Programmer: Creating a Remarkable Career in Software Development (Pragmatic Life) - Chad Fowler</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/podcast/developer-on-fire-096-chad-fowler-being-deliberate" target="_blank">Chad Fowler on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/podcast/episode-233-ted-neward-philosophy-for-programmers" target="_blank">Ted Neward on Developer On Fire Talking Philosophy</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/podcast/episode-327-andrew-cook-create-projects" target="_blank">Andrew Cook on Developer On Fire</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-book-recommendation"> <h6>Kyle's book recommendation:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1594484805/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us - Daniel H. Pink</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-tips"> <h6>Kyle's top 3 tips for delivering more value:</h6> <ol> <li>Invest in people</li> <li>Invest in your own health</li> <li>Learn to recognize those areas where you bring value that are not in the job description</li> </ol> </div> </div>