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Episode 082 | Erik Hatcher - Principled Priorities

Jan 8 '16

Guest:

Erik Hatcher talks with Dave Rael about changes in software development, abusive environments, and facilitating learning and growth

Erik Hatcher is the co-author of “Lucene in Action” as well as co-author of “Java Development with Ant”. Erik has been an active member of the Lucene community - a leading Lucene and Solr committer, member of the Lucene Project Management Committee, member of the Apache Software Foundation as well as a frequent invited speaker at various industry events. Erik co-founded and works as a Senior Solutions Architect at LucidWorks.

Chapters:

0:28 - Dave introduces the show and Erik Hatcher
2:29 - Erik's passion for Lucene
3:25 - Erik's definition of value
4:29 - The things that "light Erik up"
5:24 - The importance of search
7:31 - How Erik got started with software
8:53 - Erik's story of failure - naming gaffe
12:59 - Erik's story of success - contributing to community creation and growth, better naming
16:43 - Erik's experiences with speaking
20:18 - Erik's family
21:53 - Erik's book recommendations
25:08 - The things that have Erik most excited
25:48 - Erik's greatest sources of pain
29:43 - The things about which Erik geeks out
30:47 - Erik's predictions for the future of software
33:40 - Erik's top 3 tips for delivering more value
35:10 - Keeping up with Erik

Resources:

Erik's book recommendations:

Erik's top 3 tips for delivering more value:

1. Practice, practice, practice
2. Be fit to survive
3. Continually strive for quality

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