Lee Brandt talks with Dave Rael about the rewards of being engaged in the community, building cathedrals, and knowing the reasons for the things you do
Lee is a Developer Evangelist at Stormpath, Founder and Director of the Kansas City Developer Conference and passionate developer community activist. He’s been writing software for almost two decades and has helped large and small teams. He loves .NET, JavaScript and Docker, and if he gets any time to himself, he likes to hang out with his wife or play the drums.
Chapters:
- - Dave introduces the show and Lee Brandt
- - Being a "webmaster" and getting started in a software career
- - Lee and music
- - Tinkering and getting interested in how things work, including computers and programming
- - Lee the developer community activist - involvement, not just attendance - building community
- - Advice for developers on getting involved
- - The genesis of KCDC
- - Humble beginnings and playing a role in the successes of others
- - The things that "light Lee up"
- - Lee's story of failure - imposter syndrome, panic, and anxiety due to inability to answer questions
- - Lee's success story - human connections coming from community involvement
- - Lee's thoughts on having "made it"
- - Stormpath and why it appeals to Lee
- - How Lee stays current with what he needs to know
- - "The knowing programmer"
- - Lee's book recommendation
- - The things that have Lee most excited
- - .NET Core, Visual Studio Code, the command line, and Lee's excitement about all of them
- - The things about which Lee likes to geek out
- - Lee's causes of pain and suffering
- - Lee's top 3 tips for delivering more value
- - Keeping up with Lee
Resources:
- Lee's Personal Blog
- The Stormpath Blog
- The Kansas City Developer Conference
- Jeremy Clark on Developer On Fire about Being a Social Developer
- Jon Mills on Developer On Fire
- Clint Edmonson
- Cory House on Developer On Fire
- Phineas and Ferb - What's the Worst Thing that Could Happen?
- Ted Neward on Developer On Fire
- OpenID Connect
- Keith Dahlby
- Jest
- Nigel Poulton on Pluralsight
Lee's book recommendation:
Lee's top 3 tips for delivering more value:
- Stop starting new things
- Prioritization is paramount
- Hydrate