Episode 226 | Will Gant - Rewards of Mentoring

Guest: Will Gant @gantsoftsys Will Gant talks with Dave Rael about being a seasoned software professional, the value of mentors, proteges, and peers, podcasting, being a leader Will Gant is a full-stack C#, Javascript, and Delphi developer living in Nashville, TN working for Transformations LLC, as a contractor under Gant Software Systems, and as a partner in an agricultural trading platform called Agulus. He's used .NET since the first public beta and has recently started doing some lower-level work in Delphi, as well as kicking the tires on Dotnet Core. In addition, he's an avid weightlifter, wine-maker, occasional hunter, and terrible with both 9 irons and soldering irons. Chapters: 1:37 - Dave introduces the show and Will Gant7:29 - Freedom and security9:21 - The Complete Developer podcast14:50 - Will's thoughts and experiences with mentoring newer developers21:53 - Will's story of failure - losing a job because of an act of conscience, enabling failure by putting something in place that was later misused, suffering hacking26:01 - Will's success story - software that survived an enormous disaster, becoming a creator of audio content31:10 - How Will stays current with what he needs to know33:29 - Will's book recommendations34:41 - The value of mastermind groups38:07 - The things that have Will most excited40:20 - Will's sources of pain and suffering42:24 - Will's top 3 tips for delivering more value45:21 - Keeping up with Will Resources: Complete Developer Podcast BJ Burns Will and BJ on .NET Rocks! Joe Audette MojoPortal David Neal on Developer On Fire John Sonmez on Developer On Fire Pinal Dave on Developer On Fire Pinal Dave's site - Sql Authority How To Market Yourself as a Software Developer - Recommended Course from John Sonmez Lost (TV series) Ted Neward on Developer On Fire "You aren't gonna need it" Resume Driven Development Microconf John Baluka on Developer On Fire "You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with." -Jim Rohn MastermindJam Ken Wallace Google Forms Zapier Uncle Bob Martin on Developer On Fire Will's book recommendation: DotCom Secrets: The Underground Playbook for Growing Your Company Online - Russell Brunson Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software - Erich Gamma Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (3rd Edition) (Voices That Matter) - Steve Krug Will's top 3 tips for delivering more value: Figure out what you're supposed to do and don't do anything that doesn't provide value Always work on your skills Think about your integration points