Guest:






Jeremy Fairbank
@elpapapollo













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"