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Episode 018 | Phil Haack - Dealing with People, Especially with Like Interests

Phil Haack talks with Dave Rael about his focus on people, open source software, and delivering value to users

Phil Haack works at GitHub working to make it better for .NET and Windows developers everywhere. Prior to GitHub, Phil was a Senior Program Manager at Microsoft responsible for shipping ASP.NET MVC, NuGet, among other projects. He was involved in shipping these projects under open source licenses. Phil is a co-author of the popular Professional ASP.NET MVC series and regularly speaks at conferences around the world. He's also made several appearances on technology podcasts such as .NET Rocks, Hanselminutes, Herding Code, and The Official jQuery Podcast.

Resources:
GitHub
ASP.NET MVC
NuGet
GitHub for Windows
.NET open source
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Chocolatey
Boxstarter
git for Windows
posh-git
posh-hg
Show, don't tell

Phil's top 3 tips for delivering more value:
1. Focus on users
2. Do your research
3. Genuinely care about what you are providing

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