Episode 431 | Jeremy Fairbank - Teaching Matters

Guest:

Jeremy Fairbank

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Jeremy Fairbank talks with Dave Rael about conference speaking, writing a book, consulting, and people skills

Jeremy Fairbank is the author of Programming Elm published by the Pragmatic Programmers. He hails from Maui, Hawaii, and works for Test Double as a remote software engineer and consultant, helping improve how the world builds software. He has many years of experience in front-end development and full-stack development, working heavily with JavaScript, Elm, Ruby, and Elixir. He is an avid conference speaker and teacher, presenting on web development and functional programming topics at conferences such as Fluent Conf, Rails Conf, and Elm Conf.

Chapters: 0:16 - Dave introduces the show and Jeremy Fairbank3:37 - Jeremy on developing people skills7:33 - The human nature of all problems9:29 - Jeremy, the conference speaker13:14 - Jeremy's experience with becoming an author and the reasons to speak at conferences17:20 - Jeremy on teaching19:04 - Jeremy's thoughts on the meaning of value22:08 - Jeremy's story of failure - spending money without adequate preparation to maximize return on investment27:50 - Jeremy's success story - writing the Programming Elm book35:17 - Jeremy's book recommendation39:38 - The things that have Jeremy most excited41:39 - Jeremy's top 3 tips for delivering more value45:01 - Keeping up with Jeremy

Resources: Programming Elm: Build Safe, Sane, and Maintainable Front-End Applications - Jeremy Fairbank Jeremy's YouTube Channel with Conference Talk Videos Test Double Justin Searls on Developer On Fire Ted Neward on Developer On Fire RxJS Doc Norton on Developer On Fire - Builders and Problem Solvers Shawn Wildermuth on Developer On Fire Jerry Weinberg on Developer On Fire

Jeremy's book recommendation: The Secrets of Consulting: A Guide to Giving and Getting Advice Successfully - Gerald M. Weinberg

Jeremy's top 3 tips for delivering more value: Speak at conferences and meetups Have open and honest communication Know when to say "no"