Episode 012 | Jeremy Clark - Understanding Users and Making Developers Better




Developer On Fire show

Summary: <div> <div>Guest:</div> <div> <div><a target="_blank" href=""></a></div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/">@</a></div> </div> </div> <div>Jeremy Clark talks with Dave Rael about understanding users, providing value and reaping the rewards, and making developers better</div> <div>Jeremy Clark makes developers better. By drawing on over 15 years of experience in application development, he helps developers take a step up in their skillset with a focus on making complex topics approachable regardless of skill level. He is a Microsoft MVP for Visual C#, and he has authored seven courses for Pluralsight, including "C# Interfaces", a course aimed at giving developers a clear understanding of abstraction. Jeremy lives in Southern California with 2 cats and a banjo.</div> <div class="podcast-chapters"> <h6>Chapters:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="#!"> - Dave introduces the show and Jeremy Clark</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Jeremy's definition of value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Jeremy's story of failure, lessons in the importance of communicating with actual users</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Heavy-handed, obstructionist managers justifying their own existence</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Jeremy's greatest success story, improving lives by observing business process and improving it with automation</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Jeremy arrived at his career path - from reservation taker to automator to professional developer to educator</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Jeremy's success with Pluralsight</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Why Jeremy loves speaking in front of audiences</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Jeremy stays current with what he needs to know</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Jeremy's book recommendation</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things that have Jeremy most excited about his present and future</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Jeremy's top 3 tips for delivering more value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Keeping up with Jeremy</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Farewell</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-resources"> <h6>Resources:</h6> <div><a href="http://www.jeremybytes.com/">Jeremy's Site and Blog</a></div> <div><a href="https://pluralsight.pxf.io/c/1197682/424552/7490?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pluralsight.com">Pluralsight</a></div> <div><a href="https://pluralsight.pxf.io/c/1197682/424552/7490?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pluralsight.com%2Fauthors%2Fjeremy-clark">Jeremy's Pluralsight Instructor Page</a></div> </div> <div class="podcast-book-recommendation"> <h6>Jeremy's book recommendation:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0132350882/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship - Robert C. Martin</a></li> </ul> </div> <h6>Jeremy's top 3 tips for delivering more value:</h6> <ol> <li>Understand your users</li> <li>Keep learning</li> <li>Get involved in developer communities</li> </ol>