This Developer's Life

Dec 24 2023 29 ep. 51 mins 26.5k
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Stories about developers and their lives.

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5.0.2 Reboot

Dec 24 2023 51 mins  
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 to Lawrence Lockhart about reinventing yourself well into midlife. Rob talks to his mom, who, in her early 80s, was far from her final ch

5.0.1 Voice

Nov 06 2023 42 mins  
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 [https://anjuansimmons.com/talks/lending-privilege/], lifting people up by getting out of the way. Rob talks to April Edwards [https://peeifyouwanttogofaster.com/] about being an all

4.0.1 Faith

Jun 23 2015 63 mins  
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 world. He talks about his Faith in his children, recorded in a small town in Greece. Then we talk to Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo, aka Sammus,

3.0.2 Space

Dec 09 2013 64 mins  
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 gone to space and don't understand why. In this episode of This Developer's Life we ask the hard questions about space. Why aren't we on

3.0.1 Cancer

Jan 30 2013 63 mins  
Big thanks from both my wife and myself for the outpouring of support after our Cancer announcement [http://www.hanselman.com/blog/Cancer.aspx]. 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 anyone until we knew we were mostly OK. However, to my surprise, the day of the diagnosis my wi

2.0.9 Drama

Sep 14 2012 43 mins  
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 [https://twitter.com/peterc] Friendly publisher, programmer and author * Derick Bailey [https://twitter.com/derickbailey]Consultant and aspiring microprenuer * H. Alan Stevens [https://twitter.com/alanstevens] Fath

2.0.8 Learn

Apr 08 2012 55 mins  
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, and succeed at their career. * Patrick Cauldwell [https://twitter.com/pcauldwell] Liberal Arts Major and Author of Code Leader * Zach Jo

2.0.7 Dinosaurs

Jan 03 2012 57 mins  
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 doing useful work. Or, are they? * David Sokol [http://dsokol.com/] Fortran Programmer and dude with an AWESOME hover state on his home page

2.0.6 Play

Nov 14 2011 48 mins  
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 [http://loudthinking.com/] Creator of Rails and budding Racer X * Pete Brown [http://10rem.net/] Senior Project Manager, Microsoft and budding Thomas Edison Musi

2.0.5 Typo

Sep 18 2011 57 mins  
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 [http://billhillsite.com/] Lover of reading, of typefaces, and co-creator of ClearType * Geoffrey Grosenbach [http://blog.peepcode.com/] Owner/Founder of PeepCod