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timothepon Ask HN: What hobbies do you pursue in your free time

Podcasting (software developer‘s journey), mentorship, house renovating... oh and 3-lively-kids

timothepon Ask HN: What podcasts do you like listening to?

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Software Developer‘s Journey

timothepon Show HN: Software Developer‘s Journey Podcast

The purpose of this podcast is to get inside the head of amazing coders, speakers, architects, thought leaders, agilists and much more, and listen to the fascinating stories of their journeys!

It is built up as a discussion, following the flow of their tales, the forks and bumps they lived through and of course the successes they had on the way.

I'd love to get your feedback on this project of mine!

timothepon Show HN: My you-have-all-it-takes-to-be-a-great-mentor free Email Course

Thanks, I don't know why I didn't activate it sooner o_0

timothepon Show HN: My you-have-all-it-takes-to-be-a-great-mentor free Email Course

I am certain everyone can be a mentor. In order to convince friends & colleagues, I wrote a short email course about it. The goal was to show them they already know everything they need.

I decided to make it available to everyone for free. Expect one email per week for 8 weeks. 2 minutes reading max each. The topics brush over coaching skills, deep listening, Socratic Questioning, introspection, etc.

I hope you'll find it interesting!

timothepon We Hire the Best, Just Like Everyone Else

I love the first graph on Jeff's article. It shows how versatile the "best"-word can be in such a context: - If you have the best programmers in the world but they failed to help you identify when/where to pivot, you fail. - If you have the best programmers in the world but let them run too fast and burn, you fail. - If you have the best programmers in the world but let their ego/drive ignore customer feedback, you fail. - ...

There is no definition for "the best" beside a "well balanced human being"...

I have been researching this exact space for the past few months (www.developersjourney.info) and am now more and more convinced that once you reach a technical-threshold, in order to close onto "better-developers", you need to hunt for the 3-C-values: create, care and criticize. A balanced team should be a patchwork of cultures, backgrounds, desires and skills. But I think the drive toward those 3-Cs isn't optional...

Plug: This is very much an ongoing thoughts-process for me. If you have further input for my DevJourney Project and/or want to appear on my podcast on this subject, please contact me!