Developer on Fire
Developer on Fire
Episode 017 | Charles Max Wood - Get Involved and Try New Things
Summary:
Charles Max Wood talks with Dave Rael about producing content for developers, freelancing success, communication, and getting involved
Charles Max Wood is an avid podcaster and creator of content - the host of the Ruby Rogues, JavaScript Jabber, Freelancers' Show, iPhreaks, and Adventures in Angular podcasts. He has been playing with various forms of programming since he was 13, but didn't find his passion for it until he was introduced to Ruby at age 26. He has been a Ruby on Rails developer since 2006 and a freelancer since 2010. He previous produced a screencasts series called Teach Me To Code and has been podcasting since 2009. Chuck's ambitions in life are to make his wife Heather and four (soon to be five) children extremely happy, to meet as many people as he can who are passionate about the same things he his, and to write a novel.
Chapters:
- - Dave introduces the show and Charles Max Wood
- - The rewards of creating content
- - Cross-cutting concerns - cutting accross platforms and languages
- - Chuck's definition of value
- - The things that "light Chuck up"
- - Quotable quote: "No matter what your background is or what you believe, there are a lot of things we have in common."
- - The marvels of innovation
- - How Chuck got started with software
- - Chuck's story of failure, communication gaps, the need to manage relationships yourself and dependencies without control
- - Chuck's greatest success story, shipping real and useful software, being used by real users
- - The benefits and joys of podcasting and mutual benefits
- - How Chuck stays current with what he needs to know
- - Chuck's book recommendations
- - Trying different things and giving different people a chance - even those with whom you disagree philosphically
- - Quotable quote: "Don't worry about doing it wrong."
- - Chuck's top 3 tips for delivering more value
- - Keeping up with Chuck
- - Farewell
Resources:
DevChat.tv - Enormous helpings of Chuck's contentBook: Who Built That: Awe-Inspiring Stories of American Tinkerpreneurs - Michelle Malkin
zuwire.com - Chuck helped build this social network for active athletes
Book: Programming Elixir - Dave Thomas
Book: ng-book
Chuck's book recommendation:
Chuck's top 3 tips for delivering more value:
1. Communicate
2. Explore - try new things, do something completely different from what you normally do
3. Get involved - participate in local and online communities, user groups, speak at conferences, start a blog or podcast
