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204 RR Limerence with Dave Thomas

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02:37 - Dave Thomas Introduction

  • Twitter
  • Blog
  • The Pragmatic Bookshelf

    • 04:17 - How Dave Got Started in Programming

    06:34 - Tools and Constraints

    • “An Enthusiast’s Problem”?
    • Is the focus on tools a form of cargo culting?
    • Leadism Over Chosen Technologies and Its’ Effect on Innovation
    • Switching Tools and Making Excuses

      • 19:29 - Limerence

      • Love and Limerence: The Experience of Being in Love by Dorothy Tennov
      • Irrational Interest and Defensiveness

        • 28:54 - Ruby = Happiness: Does it Hurt?

        31:00 - Tools and Falling in Love with Tools

        • Fear of Falling Behind; Fear of Irrelevancy
        • Different Tools for Different Contexts

          • 35:08 - When Do You Learn? When Do You Train? (Not Falling Behind)

          38:01 - Choosing Similar Tools and Technologies vs Choosing Different Tools and Technologies

          • Gulp => Grunt => Browserify Example
          • Pragmatic Thinking and Learning: Refactor Your Wetware by Andy Hunt

            • 43:36 - Relationships and Identities

            46:08 - Looking Forward vs Looking Back (Knowing Your History)

            • Resources, Curriculum:
              • Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs - 2nd Edition (MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science) by Harold Abelson (SICP)
              • Smalltalk Best Practice Patterns by Kent Beck
              • Types and Programming Languages by Benjamin C. Pierce   
              • The Art of Computer Programming by Donald Knuth (Series)
              • Communicating Sequential Processes (CSP) Brainstorming Example

                • 01:01:48 - Is the rampant use of social media hindering the learning of big ideas?

                • Self-Curation = Key

                  • 01:08:15 - How You Learn a Language / Decide You Like a Language

                  • Sudoku Solver
                  • Markdown Parser

                    • Picks

                    Slack (Dave)

                    Why Does E=mc2? (And Why Should We Care?) by Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw (Dave)
                    Philly Emerging Tech Conference  (Dave)

                     

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