Episode 223 | Andy Beier - Useful Integration

Guest: Andy Beier @andybeier Andy Beier talks with Dave Rael about gratitude, making useful things, mentoring, and growth Andy Beier is a Director of Software Engineering at Domo where his main area of focus lies in connectors (3rd party integrations) and he takes special interest in API Design, OAuth, Java, web services, SaaS architecture, Big Data and data design. Andy has helped build Domo’s technology for the last seven years and has overseen the integration of hundreds of systems into the platform. He holds a bachelors degree from Arizona State University. Chapters: 1:25 - Dave introduces the show and Andy Beier5:52 - Andy's experiences at Domo8:26 - Andy's life as a director of software engineering9:50 - How Andy got started in software13:33 - API design and why it matters so much to Andy18:13 - The things that "light Andy up"19:13 - Andy's story of failure - doing the right thing at the wrong time22:01 - Andy's transition from developer to manager and mentoring - helping people grow their skills24:10 - Andy's experiences with being mentored by others27:30 - Andy's success story - connecting many sources of information in useful ways, failing fast and learning, creating a new specialty29:23 - Using APIs to make programming more accessible32:17 - How Andy stays current with what he needs to know33:24 - Andy's book recommendations35:32 - The things that have Andy most excited36:52 - Andy's causes of pain and suffering37:59 - Andy, the designer39:10 - Andy's top 3 tips for delivering more value40:52 - Keeping up with Andy Resources: The Standards For APIs site Domo Domp's API site for Developers Andy on API Design Standards Freshbooks Andy and Dave go deeper into API Design Standards on Software Engineering Daily IFTTT Zapier IFTTT Maker Channel Mint AWS Lambda Google Cloud Functions Azure Functions Andy's book recommendation: Edward R. Tufte Beautiful Evidence - Edward R. Tufte Andy's top 3 tips for delivering more value: Get the data and let it drive your decisions Let go of arrogance Clear the path for those with more passion and let others lead