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Developer On Fire.
Guest:
Jon Mills
@jonathanfmills
Jon Mills talks with Dave Rael about building communities and events, chance encounters, making connections, being social, and focusing on strengths
Jonathan Mills is a JavaScript and Node.js expert working in the mean stack with individuals and companies to help build their technical skills to cope with the constantly changing landscape of software development. Jon is a Pluralsight author, ASP.NET insider, and international speaker focusing on JavaScript both in the browser and on the server.
Chapters:
0:57
- Dave introduces the show and Jon Mills
2:32
- Jon the conference organizer and the good that has come from KCDC
6:10
- The virtue and joy of hallway conversations at conferences and making connections
12:43
- The things that "light Jon up"
14:14
- How Jon got started in software
16:36
- Weathering the storm as a software developer in hard economic times
19:03
- Growth within a company and how long to stay in a job
21:57
- Jon's story of failure - spending time on the things that are not your strengths
25:46
- Jon's success story - KCDC - building something great as a part of a team and getting promotion from great people - getting into a big international conference like KCDC
29:25
- Seeking out feedback from conference organizers if you're not accepted
33:05
- How Jon got started as a conference speaker
34:59
- Taking pride in your own work and having gratitude for the contributions of others - there things are not mutually exclusive
36:54
- How Jon stays current with what he needs to know
38:23
- Jon and Pluralsight
40:30
- Jon's book recommendation
42:50
- The things that have Jon most excited
46:08
- Jon's causes of pain and suffering
49:57
- Jon's top 3 tips for delivering more value
53:57
- Keeping up with Jon
Resources:
The Kansas City Developer Conference
Jon's Blog
Jon's Pluralsight Author Page
Cory House on Developer On Fire
Sarah Withee
Heather Downing
Melissa Green
NDC Conferences
Tom Prior on Developer On Fire
Andrea Magnorsky on Developer On Fire
Phil Japikse
Jeremy Clark on Developer On Fire
Jeremy Clark's Talk on Becoming a Social Developer
Scott Allen on Developer On Fire
John Papa on Developer On Fire
Bryan Hunter on Developer On Fire
Drew Houston
The code.org video with Drew Houston describing coding as a superpower
Jessica Kerr on Developer On Fire
Paul Stack
Troy Hunt on Developer On Fire
Todd Gardner on Developer On Fire
Goodreads
HyperDev
The Pomodoro Technique
ClearFocus
Dave's Blog Post on the Pomodoro Technique
Jon's book recommendation:
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success - Carol Dweck
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less - Greg McKeown
Lead the Field - Earl Nightingale
Jon's top 3 tips for delivering more value:
Use the Pomodoro Technique
Automate everything you can
You're not in this thing alone
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