Episode 401 | Isaac Levin - Accountable, Present, and Aware

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Isaac Levin talks with Dave Rael about family, remote work, Microsoft, priorities, and perspectives

Isaac Levin is an Application Development Manager in Microsoft Premier Services. He has over 10 years of experience working as a developer for the web, mostly in the Microsoft Ecosystem. When he isn't helping customers get the most of Microsoft Products, he contributes to Microsoft Documentation in the .NET and ASP.NET space as well as other open-source projects, and occasionally blogs about things that interest him. He likes to wind down from work with his wife Ariana and his 2 sons Isaac and Avery.

Chapters: 0:32 - Dave introduces the show and Isaac Levin1:52 - Isaac on working for Microsoft6:54 - Remote work12:03 - How Isaac got started in software14:44 - Isaac's education and why it was a better fit for a software engineering career than computer science15:41 - Isaac and his path with languages20:39 - Isaac's story of failure - taking a job for the money and being let go because of a mistake26:15 - Isaac's book recommendation27:56 - The things that have Isaac most excited32:07 - Isaac's causes of pain and suffering and open-mindedness36:51 - The things about which Isaac likes to geek out39:10 - Phone addiction43:11 - Isaac's top 3 tips for delivering more value43:57 - Keeping up with Isaac

Resources: Bill Wagner Julie Lerman Ada ASP Classic Object Design: Roles, Responsibilities, and Collaborations by Rebecca Wirfs-Brock (2002-11-18) - Rebecca Wirfs-Brock;Alan McKean Rebecca Wirfs-Brock on Developer On Fire Brian Pontarelli on Developer On Fire Plex Microsoft Teams Is Daddy on a call? A BusyLight Presence indicator for Lync for my Home Office - Scott Hanselman on Rigging up an in-home status indicator Scott Hanselman on Developer On Fire

Isaac's book recommendation: Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (3rd Edition) (Voices That Matter) - Steve Krug

Isaac's top 3 tips for delivering more value: Be accountable Be present Be aware