241 RR What Makes a Great Developer with Phil Spitler

Published: January 06, 2016

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241 RR What Makes a Great Developer with Phil Spitler
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02:17 - Phil Spitler Introduction
03:20 - Panel opinions: What makes a good developer?
07:26 - “Successful” vs “Great” Developers
12:45 - Mentors: What to they epitomize?
  • Maintainability
14:37 - How do newbies find/identify mentors?
17:45 - When Becoming Great Starts to Matter
27:51 - How People “Arrive”; Necessary Skillsets
  • Code Archaeology
30:51 - Bloc.io
36:44 - As a mentor, where do you draw the line?
40:57 - As an educator: How important is it to do hands-on work of your own?
  • The Freelancers’ Show Episode #184: Goals and Productivity (unreleased at time of publication)
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Special Guest: Phil Spitler.