Eric Anderson talks with Dave Rael about community, web and desktop development, diversity of experiences, and communication
Eric Anderson is a technical lead at an agribusiness company in the Nashville, TN area. He has the privilege of being a cross-team technical resource and guide to more than 20 other .NET developers. Outside of work Eric blogs about .NET related topics, is co-president of the Nashville .NET User Group, is an avid reader, enjoys video games, and most importantly spending time with his family.
Chapters:
- - Dave introduces the show and Eric Anderson
- - Eric's position as a cross-team technical resource
- - Involvement with the Nashville .NET User Group
- - Long tenure in Eric's job and how he gained confidence to grow and advance
- - Getting more comfortable with involvement with people and groups
- - Overcoming self-imposed limitations
- - Eric's story of failure - limiting himself by avoiding social contact
- - Balancing the needs to competing interests and how Eric stays current with what he needs to know
- - Eric's book recommendation
- - How Eric got started in software
- - Eric's interest in blogging on web development
- - The things that have Eric most excited
- - The causes of Eric's pain and suffering and attempts to make communication more reliable
- - The things about which Eric likes to geek out and the primacy of developer communities
- - Eric's top 3 tips for delivering more value
- - Keeping up with Eric
Resources:
- Eric's Blog
- Nashville .NET User Group
- Nintendo Entertainment System
- David Neal on Developer On Fire
- Gaines Kergosien on Developer On Fire
- Daniel Oliver on Developer On Fire
- Scott Hanselman on Developer On Fire
- Rob Conery on Developer On Fire
- Eric Lawrence on Developer On Fire
- Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software - Eric Evans
- Eric Evans on Developer On Fire
- Aslak Hellesøy on Developer On Fire
- Jeremy Clark on Developer On Fire talking about Being a Social Developer
- Spencer Schneidenbach on Developer On Fire
Eric's book recommendation:
Eric's top 3 tips for delivering more value:
- Take time to talk to your customers, get to know them, and understand what they need
- Make connections in your local community
- Always be growing and learning