Summary: <div> <div>Guest:</div> <div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://odetocode.com/">K. Scott Allen</a></div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/OdeToCode">@OdeToCode</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="podcast-episode"> <div class="subtitle"> K. Scott Allen talks with Dave Rael about software and education, the joys of technology, learning and teaching, and finding balance </div> <div class="podcast-summary"> <p>Scott Allen has worked on everything from 8-bit embedded devices to large scale web sites during his 15+ years in commercial software development. Since 2001, Scott has focused on server-side and web technologies, like ASP.NET, ASP.NET AJAX, Windows Workflow, Silverlight, and LINQ. Scott is also a speaker at national conferences like VSLive!, as well as code camps and user groups near his hometown of Hagerstown, MD. Scott has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP since 2005, and has written or co-authored several books on Microsoft technologies. Scott founded the site OdeToCode.com in 2004, and joined Pluralsight in 2007.</p> </div> <div class="podcast-chapters"> <h6>Chapters:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="#!"> - Dave introduces the show and K. Scott Allen</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Scott's involvement with Pluralsight and success there</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Scott's journey through blogging, including motivation and what it has enabled</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Scott's definition of value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Scott's "two lives"</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things that "light Scott up"</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Scott stays current with what he needs to know</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Scott got started in software</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Scott's story of failure: an inappropriate move into management and overdoing managing</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Scott's success story: modelling a domain effectively in a way that delivered lasting value that responded well to change</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Scott's book recommendation</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The history and experience of the Herding Code podcast</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things that have Scott most excited</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Scott's greatest sources of pain</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things about which Scott likes to geek out apart from software</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Scott's top 3 tips for delivering more value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Keeping up with Scott</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-resources"> <h6>Resources:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://pluralsight.pxf.io/c/1197682/424552/7490?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pluralsight.com%2Fauthors%2Fscott-allen" target="_blank">Scott's Pluralsight Author Page</a></li> <li><a href="http://odetocode.com/" target="_blank">Scott's Blog</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/episode-076-troy-hunt-planting-seeds" target="_blank">Troy Hunt on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/episode-084-bruce-tate-about-the-journey" target="_blank">Bruce Tate on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="https://pragprog.com/book/btlang/seven-languages-in-seven-weeks" target="_blank">Seven Languages in Seven Weeks A Pragmatic Guide to Learning Programming Languages - Bruce A. Tate</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00794TAUG/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software - Eric Evans</a></li> <li><a href="http://herdingcode.com/" target="_blank">The podcast on which Scott is a co-host: Herding Code</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.hanselman.com/blog/ASPNET5IsDeadIntroducingASPNETCore10AndNETCore10.aspx" target="_blank">Scott Hanselman on the upheaval that is the new ASP.NET</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.terraserver.com/" target="_blank">Microsoft TerraServer</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsPoBXemFmg" target="_blank">The Karate Kid - Mr. Miyagi on Balance</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-book-recommendation"> <h6>Scott's book recommendation:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0471295639/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk - Peter L. Bernstein</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-tips"> <h6>Scott's top 3 tips for delivering more value:</h6> <ol> <li>Put yourself in the position of the person using your output (If you had to use this, would you be happy with it?)</li> <li>Get feedback from the person receiving your output (ship it)</li> <li>Find balance</li> </ol> </div> </div>
