This Developer's Life

Episodes

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  2.0.8 Learn

  4/8/2012

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  How many empty brain cells do you have in your head? How capable are you of learning something completely new, and retaining what you already know? Scott and Rob talk to two developers this week who flex their ability to learn to both have fun, and succeed at their career.Download Here

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  2.0.7 Dinosaurs

  1/3/2012

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  You're so old! What a dinosaur! You're using old software and old languages to do old things! Or are you? Scott and Rob talk to David Sokol, Sean Bamforth and Pete Brown about Fortran, DataFlex and the Commodore 64. Download Here

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  2.0.6 Play

  11/14/2011

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  What do you do when you're not staring at your computer screen? What obsession grips you as you drive home? In this episode we ask David Heinemeier Hansson and Pete Brown this very question.Download Here

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  2.0.5 Typo

  9/18/2011

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  Who cares about typefaces and why should you? Well, these guys do and you should start caring. Rob and Scott explore the world of reading online with one of the godfathers in the world of typeface and fonts.Download Here

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  2.0.4 Taste

  8/10/2011

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  Scott and Rob talk to two techie folks about style and taste - how do you get it? Are you born with it? Does it matter anyway?Download Here

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  2.0.3 Education

  7/7/2011

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  Scott and Rob talk to two developers about the role education has played in their careersDownload Here

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  2.0.2 Pressure

  5/12/2011

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  Scott and Rob talk to a team of Top Gun developers - the StackOverflow gang - about the day their database died.Download Here

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  2.0.1 Criticism

  4/21/2011

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  In this episode we talk to three developers about criticism - some they've given and some they've received. In addition we talk to a very vocal critic of this podcast.Download Here

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  1.1.5 Revolt

  3/22/2011

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  In this special episode we explore the Egyptian revolution. We talk to Remon Zakaria about his experience writing software for a day job and overthrowing the government at night. Big thanks to Ahmed Remy and Reem Ahmed for their help.Download Here

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  1.1.4 Obsession

  3/2/2011

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  Rob Sullivan talks about his obsessiveness and how it helps him, and hinders him in his job. Rory Blythe and Scott then talk openly about Rory's compulsion to keep learning - which he has embraced completely.Download Here

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  1.1.3 Competition

  2/9/2011

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  In this episode we talk to competitors who are also programmers. Or, programmers who also compete. Are coders pre-wired for this? Jon Skeet, David Fowler, Aaron Jensen and Danielle Banks share their stories.Download Here

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  1.1.2 Drive

  1/27/2011

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  In this episode Scott and Rob talk to 4 entrepreneurs about the risks they take, and what's happened as a result. Dave Nielsen, Tom Preston-Werner, and Nate and Niki Kohari.Download Here

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  1.1.1 Scars

  1/6/2011

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  In this episode Scott and Rob talk to Chad Myers, Chad Fowler, and Doug Rohrer about the scars they've received from dead end projects they've been on. In addition - Sara Chipps contributes her first story for us - interviewing Scott Reynolds.Download Here

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  1.1.0 Disconnecting

  12/16/2010

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  This week it's just Scott and me - Scott gets to go off to Disneyland with his wife and 2 boys, and I get to hang out with my girls for a week as their mom goes on a retreat in California.Download Here

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  1.0.9 Management

  12/2/2010

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  In this episode Scott and I talk to technical folks who have moved on up to Management - and what it means to themDownload Here

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  1.0.8 Motivation

  11/18/2010

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  In this episode Scott and I talk to 2 people with fairly different stories, about what motivates themDownload Here

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  1.0.7 Audacity

  11/2/2010

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  In this episode Scott and I talk to 3 developers who have pulled off some pretty audacious maneuvers.Download Here

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  1.0.6 Abstraction

  10/19/2010

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  In this episode Scott and I discuss "what you need to know as a software developer". How many layers of abstraction do you need to understand? How many geek trading cards should you have in your collection? To find out more, we talked to 3 prominent, living-history developers.Download Here

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  1.0.5 Homerun

  10/10/2010

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  In this episode Scott and I talk to two developers who created something phenomenal: they hit a Homerun if you will.Download Here

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  1.0.4 Being Mean

  10/1/2010

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  In this episode I’m joined once again by Scott Hanselman and we explore the idea of “being mean” - and what makes people mean in our industry.Download Here

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  1.0.3 Problems

  9/17/2010

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  How do you solve problems as a developer? How do you tackle issues that seem completely unsolvable - as an individual or on a team?Download Here

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  1.0.2 Fame and Notoriety

  9/1/2010

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  In this episode I talk to 2 developers about the fame and how it relates to their career as developersDownload Here

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  1.0.1 Getting Fired

  8/17/2010

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  This is the very first episode of a little experiment of mine - telling stories about development following in the footsteps of my favorite podcast: This American LifeDownload Here