Love Your Customers, Love Your Peers

I gave this talk at MagicRuby 2011. It covers the thing that I think is most critical to being an awesome developer, love for your customers and peers.

Transcript

1. Saturday, October 8, 11
2. Alan @commondream Saturday, October 8, 11
3. i’m curious... Saturday, October 8, 11
4. love your customers, love your peers Saturday, October 8, 11
5. did you realize? Saturday, October 8, 11
6. FREAKING http://www.flickr.com/photos/moonlightbulb/3338852116 Saturday, October 8, 11
7. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jdlasica/3017221986 I literally have 500 million friends! Saturday, October 8, 11
8. Laughing Squid, Scott Beale, http://laughingsquid.com Dudes like me started 1 in 6 marriages! http://bit.ly/etPTYx Saturday, October 8, 11
9. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Hopper Original Gangsta Saturday, October 8, 11
10. Solo! Saturday, October 8, 11
11. Saturday, October 8, 11
12. nobody ever got really happy by being really pissed off. Saturday, October 8, 11
13. mom was right Saturday, October 8, 11
14. happy users = great software Saturday, October 8, 11
15. http://www.flickr.com/photos/21770286@N08/3450789762/ Saturday, October 8, 11
16. http://www.flickr.com/photos/hondanews/3544235898/ What support? Saturday, October 8, 11
17. http://www.flickr.com/photos/colorblindpicaso/2724794109 Get to know me, uh huh Saturday, October 8, 11
18. we treat our customers how we want to be treated Saturday, October 8, 11
19. we treat our customers how they expect to be treated Saturday, October 8, 11
20. treat your customers how they want to be treated Saturday, October 8, 11
21. http://www.flickr.com/photos/traftery/3986446967, Ford Motor Company Faster horse, eh? Henry, you’re my best friend Saturday, October 8, 11
22. get crazy Saturday, October 8, 11
23. http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/3408363329/ I created gmail! Could it get any crazier? Saturday, October 8, 11
24. turn that frown upside-down Saturday, October 8, 11
25. code’s all about communication Saturday, October 8, 11
26. kill your ego Saturday, October 8, 11
27. http://www.flickr.com/photos/israelmendoza/3782033985, Cezanne Jacks? Go Fish Saturday, October 8, 11
28. give credit for trying Saturday, October 8, 11
29. take time to get to know them Saturday, October 8, 11
30. give away some code Saturday, October 8, 11
31. make being a programmer cooler than it has ever been before Saturday, October 8, 11
32. thanks! Saturday, October 8, 11