Episode 177 | Lee Brandt - Community Rewards

Guest: Lee Brandt @leebrandt Lee Brandt talks with Dave Rael about the rewards of being engaged in the community, building cathedrals, and knowing the reasons for the things you do Lee is a Developer Evangelist at Stormpath, Founder and Director of the Kansas City Developer Conference and passionate developer community activist. He’s been writing software for almost two decades and has helped large and small teams. He loves .NET, JavaScript and Docker, and if he gets any time to himself, he likes to hang out with his wife or play the drums. Chapters: 0:57 - Dave introduces the show and Lee Brandt3:09 - Being a "webmaster" and getting started in a software career3:53 - Lee and music4:52 - Tinkering and getting interested in how things work, including computers and programming6:59 - Lee the developer community activist - involvement, not just attendance - building community8:46 - Advice for developers on getting involved10:42 - The genesis of KCDC14:20 - Humble beginnings and playing a role in the successes of others21:33 - The things that "light Lee up"25:01 - Lee's story of failure - imposter syndrome, panic, and anxiety due to inability to answer questions31:03 - Lee's success story - human connections coming from community involvement32:39 - Lee's thoughts on having "made it"34:15 - Stormpath and why it appeals to Lee35:36 - How Lee stays current with what he needs to know35:58 - "The knowing programmer"38:33 - Lee's book recommendation40:20 - The things that have Lee most excited42:12 - .NET Core, Visual Studio Code, the command line, and Lee's excitement about all of them44:38 - The things about which Lee likes to geek out46:24 - Lee's causes of pain and suffering48:14 - Lee's top 3 tips for delivering more value50:14 - Keeping up with Lee Resources: Lee's Personal Blog The Stormpath Blog The Kansas City Developer Conference Jeremy Clark on Developer On Fire about Being a Social Developer Jon Mills on Developer On Fire Clint Edmonson Cory House on Developer On Fire Phineas and Ferb - What's the Worst Thing that Could Happen? Ted Neward on Developer On Fire OpenID Connect Keith Dahlby Jest Nigel Poulton on Pluralsight Lee's book recommendation: Code Leader: Using People, Tools, and Processes to Build Successful Software - Patrick Cauldwell Lee's top 3 tips for delivering more value: Stop starting new things Prioritization is paramount Hydrate