Episode 368 | Kristoffer Rolf Deinoff - Understanding People

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Kristoffer Rolf Deinoff talks with Dave Rael about community involvement, speaking and teaching, life sciences, coaching, and social psychology

Kristoffer is a self-employed software architect, programmer, speaker, general enthusiast and devoted geek. He started working with software development in the late 90's and never got tired. Focusing on making tailored business systems he has worked for several companies, in several countries in many different domains. He loves to learn and is always looking for new and better ways to solve problems and to spread that knowledge, through workshops, conference talks, teaching and everyday conversation.

Chapters: 0:36 - Dave introduces the show and Kristoffer Rolf Deinoff2:18 - How Kristoffer got started in software6:58 - The value of a formal education11:34 - The things that "light Kristoffer up"13:50 - Kristoffer's experience with speaking, workshops, teaching, and inspiring17:44 - Understanding the people around you24:56 - Kristoffer's story of failure - falling short on persuading a team to slow down, broad exposure of of documentation without context30:23 - Kristoffer's businesses and work life, and life/career experiences32:53 - Kristoffer's book recommendations34:58 - Kristoffer's enthusiasm for life sciences40:56 - How Kristoffer stays current with what he needs to know42:49 - Kristoffer's experiences with languages and platforms46:11 - Kristoffer's top 3 tips for delivering more value51:10 - Keeping up with Kristoffer

Resources: Kristoffer on GitHub Aslak Hellesøy on Developer On Fire Inulin from Goats Cello A programming language for living cells Jurassic Park: A Novel - Michael Crichton CRISPR

Kristoffer's book recommendation: Applying Domain-Driven Design and Patterns: With Examples in C# and .NET - Jimmy Nilsson Continuous Delivery: Reliable Software Releases through Build, Test, and Deployment Automation (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Fowler)) - Jez Humble

Kristoffer's top 3 tips for delivering more value: Stop writing code Treat your code as you would treat of bonsai tree Consider the politics of code