Episode 356 | Chris Buecheler - Rampant Creation




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"> Chris Buecheler talks with Dave Rael about being creative, teaching, writing, marketing, and making an impact </div> <div class="podcast-summary"> <p>Christopher Buecheler's a self-taught developer who's been working on the web full-time since 1997. He's spent almost all of his time with startups and was an early employee at GameSpy.com and OkCupid, among others. He's lived and worked in upstate New York, Southern California, Philadelphia, New York City, Indianapolis, Paris, and Providence Rhode Island, where he currently lives with his wife, two cats, and about a dozen fish. In 2016, he went full-time on his current endeavor, CloseBrace, where he helps JavaScript developers skill up in new tech. He's also written seven novels and self-published four of them to reasonable success. In his spare time, he enjoys video games, the NBA, crafting cocktails, and playing guitar.</p> </div> <div class="podcast-chapters"> <h6>Chapters:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="#!"> - Dave introduces the show and Chris Buecheler</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Chris's relationships with programming languages</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Chris's path to becoming a JavaScript educator and relationship with the web</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Building an audience and creating a business</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Comparing software development and marketing</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Learning resources for marketing</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Chris, the author of fiction</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Common elements of many types of creation</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Chris's story of failure - rebuilding a website that went away, bombing a coding test for an interview</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Chris's book recommendations</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - What Chris offers with CloseBrace</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Chris's top 3 tips for delivering more value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Keeping up with Chris</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-resources"> <h6>Resources:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://closebrace.com/" target="_blank">CloseBrace - Chris's JavaScript Tutorials and Resources</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/closebracejs" target="_blank">CloseBrace on Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://closebrace.com/categories/five-minute-react" target="_blank">Five Minute React</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1453878696/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">The Blood That Bonds: Part 1 of the II AM Trilogy - Christopher Buecheler</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1463774044/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Blood Hunt: Part 2 of the II AM Trilogy - Christopher Buecheler</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009ZCSDA8/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">The Children of the Sun (The II AM Trilogy Book 3) - Christopher Buecheler</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/default/e/B004KA4MLE/?tag=devonfir-20&amp;redirectedFromKindleDbs=true" target="_blank">Chris's Books on Amazon</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/podcast/episode-152-jonathan-stark-destroy-hours" target="_blank">Jonathan Stark on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.jonathanstark.com/hbin" target="_blank">Hourly Billing Is Nuts - Jonathan Stark</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.microconf.com/" target="_blank">MicroConf</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.startupsfortherestofus.com/" target="_blank">Startups for the Rest of Us</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/patio11" target="_blank">Patrick McKenzie on Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://devchat.tv/freelancers" target="_blank">Freelancers’ Show</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ditchinghourly.com/" target="_blank">Ditching Hourly</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan_fiction" target="_blank">Fan Fiction</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/default/e/B000AQ0842/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Stephen King on Amazon</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/default/e/B000APVMQ6/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Anne Rice on Amazon</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/podcast/episode-252-felienne-it-doesn-t-have-to-be-painful" target="_blank">Felienne on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO3a4HIBDU4" target="_blank">Programming is writing is programming - Felienne</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crispy_Gamer" target="_blank">Crispy Gamer</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/default/e/B000APS8L8/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Neal Stephenson on Amazon</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-book-recommendation"> <h6>Chris's book recommendation:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0596517742/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">JavaScript: The Good Parts - Douglas Crockford</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1597801585/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">The Windup Girl - Paolo Bacigalupi</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1785651943/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Alien: The Cold Forge - Alex White</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-tips"> <h6>Chris's top 3 tips for delivering more value:</h6> <ol> <li>Never stop learning</li> <li>Focus on end goals</li> <li>Broaden your toolset</li> </ol> </div> </div>