Jamie Dixon talks with Dave Rael about consistency, sensitivity, data, passion, and standing for something
Jamie Dixon has been writing code for as long as he can remember and has been getting paid to do it since 1995. He was using C# and Javascript almost exclusively until discovering F# and now combines all three languages for the problem at hand. He has a passion for discovering overlooked gems in data sets and merging software engineering techniques to scientific computing. Jamie is involved with his local .NET User Group (TRINUG) with an emphasis on data analytics, machine learning, and the internet of things (IoT). He lives in Cary, North Carolina with his wonderful wife Jill and their three awesome children: Sonoma, Sawyer, and Sloan.
Chapters:
- - Dave introduces the show and Jamie Dixon
- - Software professionalism and commitment - the rewards of consistent production of content
- - Getting involved
- - Jamie's definition of value
- - How Jamie got started in software and data
- - Jamie's story of failure - a public lesson on sensitivity
- - Jamie's story of success - using data analytics to augment negotiation - birth of a passion
- - How Jamie stays current with what he needs to know
- - Jamie's book recommendations
- - The things that have Jamie most excited
- - Jamie's greatest sources of pain
- - The things about which Jamie likes to geek out apart from software
- - Jamie's prediction for the future of software
- - Jamie's top 3 tips for delivering more value
- - Keeping up with Jamie
Resources:
- Jamie's Blog
- Jamie's Book: Mastering .NET Machine Learning
- Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship - Robert C. Martin
- John Sonmez on the Power of Consistency
- John Sonmez on Developer On Fire
- Scott Hanselman on Developer On Fire
- Gary Wisniewski on Developer On Fire
- Harry Potter Novels
- Paul Rayner on Developer On Fire
- Vaughn Vernon on Developer On Fire
- Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time - Jeff Sutherland
- The Wright Brothers - David McCullough
- Jamie's Blog Post on The Wright Brothers and Scrum
- Jamie's Blog Post on F#, REPL Driven Development, and Scrum
- Uncle Bob - The Oath of the Scribe
- Uncle Bob - The Programmer's Oath
- Uncle Bob with Wendy Closson on Wendy's Podcast - Part 1
- Uncle Bob with Wendy Closson on Wendy's Podcast - Part 2
- The Other Jamie Dixon
Jamie's book recommendation:
Jamie's top 3 tips for delivering more value:
- Like yourself - be who you want to be
- Get yourself a mentor - get as many as you can and be a mentor to as many people as you can
- You need to stand for something