Developer on Fire
Developer on Fire
Episode 082 | Erik Hatcher - Principled Priorities
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:
- - Dave introduces the show and Erik Hatcher
- - Erik's passion for Lucene
- - Erik's definition of value
- - The things that "light Erik up"
- - The importance of search
- - How Erik got started with software
- - Erik's story of failure - naming gaffe
- - Erik's story of success - contributing to community creation and growth, better naming
- - Erik's experiences with speaking
- - Erik's family
- - Erik's book recommendations
- - The things that have Erik most excited
- - Erik's greatest sources of pain
- - The things about which Erik geeks out
- - Erik's predictions for the future of software
- - Erik's top 3 tips for delivering more value
- - Keeping up with Erik
Resources:
- Lucidworks
- Erik's Blog Posts at the Lucidworks Blog
- Apache Lucene
- Apache Solr
- Erik at No Fluff Just Stuff
- Erik's Personal Blog
- Erik's Slide Sharing
- Logo
- code.org
- Arlo Belshee on Developer On Fire
- Blacklight
- Andy Hunt on Developer On Fire
- Dave Thomas on Developer On Fire
- Tim Berglund on Developer On Fire
- Ted Neward on Developer On Fire
- Lemmy
- Alan Cooper on Developer On Fire
- No Silver Bullet - Frederick Brooks
Erik's book recommendations:
- The Pragmatic Programmer From Journeyman to Master - Andrew Hunt, David Thomas
- Falling Up - Shel Silverstein
- How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built - Stewart Brand
- Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas - Tom Robbins
- Oh, the Places You'll Go! - Dr. Seuss
- The Elements of Java Style - Allan Vermeulen, Scott W. Ambler, Greg Bumgardner, Eldon Metz, Trevor Misfeldt, Jim Shur
Erik's top 3 tips for delivering more value:
1. Practice, practice, practice
2. Be fit to survive
3. Continually strive for quality
