204 RR Limerence with Dave Thomas

02:37 - Dave Thomas IntroductionTwitter BlogThe Pragmatic Bookshelf04:17 - How Dave Got Started in Programming06:34 - Tools and Constraints“An Enthusiast’s Problem”?Is the focus on tools a form of cargo culting?Leadism Over Chosen Technologies and Its’ Effect on Innovation Switching Tools and Making Excuses19:29 - LimerenceLove and Limerence: The Experience of Being in Love by Dorothy Tennov Irrational Interest and Defensiveness28:54 - Ruby = Happiness: Does it Hurt?31:00 - Tools and Falling in Love with ToolsFear of Falling Behind; Fear of Irrelevancy Different Tools for Different Contexts35:08 - When Do You Learn? When Do You Train? (Not Falling Behind)38:01 - Choosing Similar Tools and Technologies vs Choosing Different Tools and TechnologiesGulp => Grunt => Browserify ExamplePragmatic Thinking and Learning: Refactor Your Wetware by Andy Hunt 43:36 - Relationships and Identities46:08 - Looking Forward vs Looking Back (Knowing Your History)Resources, Curriculum:Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs - 2nd Edition (MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science) by Harold Abelson (SICP)Smalltalk Best Practice Patterns by Kent BeckTypes and Programming Languages by Benjamin C. Pierce   The Art of Computer Programming by Donald Knuth (Series)Communicating Sequential Processes (CSP) Brainstorming Example01:01:48 - Is the rampant use of social media hindering the learning of big ideas?Self-Curation = Key01:08:15 - How You Learn a Language / Decide You Like a LanguageSudoku SolverMarkdown ParserPicks  Slack (Dave) Why Does E=mc2? (And Why Should We Care?) by Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw (Dave) Philly Emerging Tech Conference  (Dave) Special Guest: Dave Thomas. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ruby-rogues--6102073/support.

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