Life is long. A series of chapters as you move from one scene to the next. Childhood, becoming a young adult, possibly a parent at some point, and more.But how much more? We talk to two people who are well into their later chapters. Scott talks

5.0.1 Voice

Nov 6th, 2023 42m 19s

What do you do when your voice gains an audience? Do you rattle cages or open doors? That's what we talk about in this episode.Scott talks to Anjuan Simmons about the power of lending your privilege, lifting people up by getting out of the way.

4.0.1 Faith

Jun 24th, 2015 1h 3m

How does our Faith drive us? Do you have Faith in yourself and your abilities, and how do you know you're on the right path? In this episode of This Developer's Life we offer you two stories. Rob has packed up his family and is travelling the w

3.0.2 Space

Dec 10th, 2013 1h 4m

In this episode of This Developer's Life we ask the hard questions about space. Why aren't we on Mars? Why haven't we gone back to the moon? We talk to Paul Lutus, Dan Bricklin, Tamar Cohen, and hear from Ray Bradbury.Scott and Rob have not yet

3.0.1 Cancer

Jan 31st, 2013 1h 3m

Big thanks from both my wife and myself for the outpouring of support after our Cancer announcement. Last year was a long year and the Cancer part of the year was particularly long.We were very private about the whole thing and waited to tell a

2.0.9 Drama

Sep 15th, 2012 43m 6s

Where does drama come from? How do we react to it? How much drama can be created by simple semicolon? This week we explore The Great Semicolon Affair.Peter Cooper Friendly publisher, programmer and authorDerick Bailey Consultant and aspiring mi

2.0.8 Learn

Apr 9th, 2012 55m 42s

How many empty brain cells do you have in your head? How capable are you of learning something completely new, and retaining what you already know? Scott and Rob talk to two developers this week who flex their ability to learn to both have fun,

2.0.7 Dinosaurs

Jan 4th, 2012 57m 4s

You're so old! What a dinosaur! You're using old software and old languages to do old things! Or are you? Scott and Rob talk to David Sokol, Sean Bamforth and Pete Brown about Fortran, DataFlex and the Commodore 64. All these dinosaurs are doin

2.0.6 Play

Nov 15th, 2011 48m 46s

What do you do when you're not staring at your computer screen? What obsession grips you as you drive home? In this episode we ask David Heinemeier Hansson and Pete Brown this very question.David Heinemeier Hansson Creator of Rails and budding

2.0.5 Typo

Sep 19th, 2011 57m 32s

Who cares about typefaces and why should you? Well, these guys do and you should start caring. Rob and Scott explore the world of reading online with one of the godfathers in the world of typeface and fonts.Bill Hill Lover of reading, of typefa

2.0.4 Taste

Aug 11th, 2011 50m 24s

What is taste? What is style? Do you have it? Scott and Rob have no idea what it is or how to get it - but they know it's important. In this show they talk to a designer who flexes his good taste for a living - and a developer who is committed

2.0.3 Education

Jul 8th, 2011 53m 31s

Scott and Rob discuss the value of a degree - and talk to two developers who used their passion to pull them through school and into their careers.Aqueelah Grant QA Specialist at Trimmer MediaSeth Juarez Developer Evangelist at DevExpressMusicT

2.0.2 Pressure

May 13th, 2011 47m 29s

Scott and Rob talk to a group of Top Gun developers: the StackOverflow team, about the day their database melted - and how the team responded.Geoff Dalgas - developer on StackOverflowSam Saffron - developer and data geek at StackOverflowJeff At

2.0.1 Criticism

Apr 22nd, 2011 53m 52s

In this episode we talk to three developers about criticism - some they've given and some they've received. In addition we talk to a very vocal critic of this podcast.Ayende Rahien - a prominent developer in the .NET community and a force of na

1.1.5 Revolt

Mar 22nd, 2011 45m

In this special episode we explore the Egyptian revolution. We talk to Remon Zakaria about his experience writing software for a day job and overthrowing the government at night. Big thanks to Ahmed Remy and Reem Ahmed for their help. We record

1.1.4 Obsession

Mar 3rd, 2011 45m 55s

Rob Sullivan talks about his obsessiveness and how it helps him, and hinders him in his job. Rory Blythe and Scott then talk openly about Rory's compulsion to keep learning - which he has embraced completely.Rob Sullivan submitted our very firs

1.1.3 Competition

Feb 10th, 2011 59m 22s

In this episode we talk to competitors who are also programmers. Or, programmers who also compete. Are coders pre-wired for this? Jon Skeet, David Fowler, Aaron Jensen and Danielle Banks share their stories.Jon Skeet shares how he stays at the

1.1.2 Drive

Jan 28th, 2011 57m 38s

In this episode Scott and Rob talk to 4 entrepreneurs about the risks they take, and what's happened as a result. Dave Nielsen, Tom Preston-Werner, and Nate and Niki Kohari.Dave Nielsen tells us about working only for himself and what sleeping

1.1.1 Scars

Jan 7th, 2011 57m 11s

In this episode Scott and Rob talk to Chad Myers, Chad Fowler, and Doug Rohrer about the scars they've received from dead end projects they've been on. In addition - Sara Chipps contributes her first story for us - interviewing Scott Reynolds.C

1.1.0 Disconnecting

Dec 17th, 2010 54m 1s

This week it's just Scott and me - Scott gets to go off to Disneyland with his wife and 2 boys, and I get to hang out with my girls for a week as their mom goes on a retreat in California.MusicThe tracks for this week are used under Creative Co

1.0.9 Management

Dec 3rd, 2010 57m 29s

In this episode Scott and I talk to technical folks who have moved on up to Management - and what it means to them.Mark Freedman shares his story about clawing his way out of a successful career as a manager at a rather large, growing company.

1.0.8 Motivation

Nov 19th, 2010 56m 2s

In this episode Scott and I talk to 2 people with fairly different stories, about what motivates themScott talks to Brad Wilson, Senior Developer on the Microsoft ASP.NET MVC team about what motivates him to get out of bed and come to work ever

1.0.7 Audacity

Nov 3rd, 2010 54m 36s

In this episode Scott and I talk to 3 developers who have pulled off some pretty audacious maneuvers.John Resig, Creator of jQuery, decided to write yet another javascript framework when there were already quite a few to choose from. Not only d

1.0.6 Abstraction

Oct 20th, 2010 50m 45s

In this episode Scott and I discuss "what you need to know as a software developer". How many layers of abstraction do you need to understand? How many geek trading cards should you have in your collection? To find out more, we talked to 3 prom

1.0.5 Homerun

Oct 11th, 2010 45m 13s

In the first story, I talk to David Heinemeier Hansson creator of Ruby on Rails, partner at 37Signals and author of Rework about the inspiration and shepherding of Ruby on Rails.In the second story, Scott talks to Dan Bricklin who in the late 7