Developer on Fire
Developer on Fire
Episode 032 | Ted Neward - Presence and Values
Ted Neward is an independent consultant specializing in high-scale enterprise systems, working with clients ranging in size from Fortune 500 corporations to small 10-person shops. He is an authority in Java and .NET technologies, particularly in the areas of Java/.NET integration (both in-process and via integration tools like Web services), back-end enterprise software systems, and virtual machine/execution engine plumbing. He is the author or co-author of several books, including Effective Enterprise Java, C# In a Nutshell, SSCLI Essentials, Server-Based Java Programming, and a contributor to several technology journals. Ted is also a Microsoft MVP Architect, BEA Technical Director, INETA speaker, former DevelopMentor instructor, frequent worldwide conference speaker, and a member of various Java JSRs. He lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife, two sons, and eight PCs.
Chapters:
- - Warning on longer duration than typical episode
- - Dave introduces the show and Ted Neward
- - Ted's definition of value
- - Ted's story of a demo that didn't work and was still well-received
- - Teachers deliver value regardless of style with their energy and student focus
- - Being present
- - Priorities, values, and deliberate decisions - how you spend your time
- - The things that "light Ted up"
- - Concerns regarding Internet of Things and Big Data
- - Ted's story of failure, hubris, failing twice, overly sophisticated software not needed by the customer
- - Ted's greatest success story, being recognized as a leader and known to remarkable experts, mentoring
- - How Ted stays current with what he needs to know
- - Figure out the two-sentence story - moving things from "unknown unknowns" into "known unknowns"
- - Ted's book recommendation
- - Psychology and philosophy
- - Developers should care about branding
- - Ted's top 3 tips for delivering more value
- - Following and keeping up with Ted
- - Farewell
Resources:
- Ted's Blog
- Amazon's Ted Neward Author Page
- The Big Lebowski
- Jurassic Park - Michael Crichton
- Target's Data Mining Revealed a Concealed Pregnancy
- Mike Cohn
- Semantic Web
- Donald Rumsfled and Unknowns
- The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master - Andrew Hunt and David Thomas
- Ted's Articles in MSDN Magazine
- Code Magazine
Ted's book recommendation:
Ted's top 3 tips for delivering more value:
1. Find out what is expected by the recipients of what you deliver
2. Be frank and vulnerable about what you can and cannot do
3. Build relationships not contracts
