Episode 363 | Ed Charbeneau - Community Powerhouse

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Ed Charbeneau talks with Dave Rael about innovation, community, extra effort, and making good happen

Ed is a Microsoft MVP and an international speaker, writer, online influencer, a Developer Advocate for Progress, and expert on all things web development. Ed enjoys geeking out to cool new tech, brainstorming about future technology, and admiring great design.

Chapters: 0:32 - Dave introduces the show and Ed Charbeneau2:11 - How Ed got started in software, working with electronics and parts, and creating a software engineering job by automating his own job13:23 - Inventing a career17:16 - Ed's start of community involvement and speaking22:12 - The rewards of extra-curricular activities in Ed's free time and becoming a developer advocate26:38 - Learning new and exciting technologies and the future of software31:52 - Knowing what lies underneath33:17 - Mindset - distinguishing between a rocky start that will get better and something not connecting36:08 - Being nervous before, during, and after an event39:13 - Ed's book recommendation (more of a recommendation for tech journals and blogs)43:41 - Ed's top 3 tips for delivering more value46:44 - Keeping up with Ed

Resources: Eat Sleep Code - Ed's Podcast - The Official Telerik Podcast Telerik Blogs Progress Progress Telerik Logo Wave Soldering Popcorn Effect Chad Green Code PaLOUsa Sam Basu History of Artificial Intelligence Donovan Brown on Developer On Fire Kevin O'Shaughnessy on Developer On Fire docs.microsoft.com team blog ASP.NET Core Documentation Google Assistant "With infinite complacency men went to and fro over this globe about their little affairs, serene in their assurance of their empire over matter." - H.G. Wells

Ed's book recommendation: H. G. Wells: The War of the Worlds - H. G. Wells

Ed's top 3 tips for delivering more value: Don't get stuck in your 9 to 5 role Family First Find time to be healthy