I sat down with Marcus from the Axon Collective http://axoncollective.com/ and host of The Founder's Forge podcast https://anchor.fm/foundersforge/ and discussed how we approach picking technologies and building teams as well as some common pitfalls all software projects are faced with.
Dr. Péter Érdi is the author "Ranking: The Unwritten Rules of the Social Game We All Play", serves as the Henry Luce Professor of Complex Systems Studies at Kalamazoo college and holds positions on the committee of the European Neural Network Society, and International Neural Network Society among others. In our chat discuss issues in modeling, supposed objectivity of models, and their importance in our society. We also discuss our obsession with ranking and the "throw-away" society, two topics covered extensively in his writings.
His book "Ranking: The Unwritten Rules of the Social Game We All Play" is available from Oxford University Press, and of course on amazon.com.
An accomplished software developer (my sister) and I discuss the remote work trend over a cocktail.
I discussed how to make a world-class software development firm in Ukraine. the CEO of Inoxoft and I chat about his experience, what makes Lviv a special place, and how to build a strong and sustainable team.
A startup culture that promotes others. That's what Jac Stark and I decided we wanted to see, especially in Minneapolis and Philadelphia... Passion is important, technology helps you get there, but bringing someone along (students, other businesses, your employees) might make THE difference.
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This Evening I had some tangential programmer wisdom chats with Scott Messer. He is not some Guru, but he is a good guy, level headed, Detroit boy, former Ford-whiz, Swift Day 1-er, and current React Experimenter.
Some things we discussed:
Enjoy!
Vita and I discuss her experience as an engagement manager, dealing with customers and developers and advocating for both. We also talk about common hangups and changes in software projects and the things customers and developers should know when dealing with each other. Vita is a gem and can be reached from the Inoxoft homepage https://inoxoft.com/
Good software developers have a passion for knowledge that keeps them trudging on into the unknown. Devin and I chat about his experiences moving from Microsoft to FinTech, Startups and back. Devin clearly loves his craft and it was fun to hear his story.
As a contract software development shop, Inoxoft sees and delivers more projects to more customers than most. To do this well (and maintain our stellar reputation) we need to trust our delivery processes… Maksym and I discuss those processes and why they’re important.
What can hamburger pricing teach us about software development? Let’s talk pricing for development services, what should you be considering when requesting a quote or engaging with a software developer? How can you save money? And how can you stumble when engaging with quotes from disparate sources?
below are the average salaries in the US by title, what does this breakdown mean for your project?
Tech teams are best when people teach each other, are open to learning new things, and are inclusive. Marni and I discuss the good and bad of tech culture and hopefully inspire everyone that good teams are out there and very possible with the right mindset :).
I love the book Moneyball, here's what it means to me and my work in software:
I discussed developments in machine learning with Shiva (ML Masters 2018 @ OSU). We talked about the huge improvements we've made in ML tooling in the past few years, how different communities have sprung up and how to use machine learning to power our future understanding of everything from movies to the atmosphere.
... we also decided we do not live in the matrix, and general AI is best left to the science fiction podcasts (or at least well qualified theorists, or maybe Bill Gates).
Shiva is a gun for hire and looking for new opportunities, you can find him on Linkedin and hire him here.
Daniel Hutner and I discussed the state of Javascript, and how to build the best teams in the world. The keys: diversity, humility, openness, learning.
I run through some common misconceptions regarding remote work, with my baby in my lap.
Here's the list:
I interview Jerrod Howlett about his time at Google, how to motivate the youth and underrepresented groups in Computer Science... and how to make it as the manager of the future (someone with an MBA and coding chops).
Video: https://youtu.be/73QVKGKyMCo
How can you tell if you're good at software development? How can you tell if your hires are any good? How can you be the Bill Belichick of software development managers, or the Tom Brady of software developers?
Slides: https://youtu.be/p-R9aLuptQk
