S2:E1 - How to Build Good Habits and be More Productive

In this episode, we chat with Neal Ford, software architect at ThoughtWorks, and author of The Productive Programmer, about how to build better habits and different tools and resources that can boost your productivity.

Show Notes

• DevNews (sponsor)
• CodeNewbie (sponsor)
• DataStax (sponsor)
• Cockroach Labs (DevDiscuss) (sponsor)
• Swimm (DevDiscuss) (sponsor)
• Stellar (sponsor)
• Slack
• TextExpander
• Pomodoro Technique
• Magnet
• ThoughtWorks
• The Productive Programmer
• Fundamentals of Software Architecture
• No Fluff Just Stuff
• Integrated development environment (IDE)
• IntelliJ
• KeyCastr
• Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
• TextMate
• Sublime Text
• Atom
• GNU Emacs
• vi

Neal Ford

Neal is Director, Software Architect, and Meme Wrangler at ThoughtWorks, a software company and a community of passionate, purpose-led individuals, who thinks disruptively to deliver technology to address the toughest challenges, all while seeking to revolutionize the IT industry and create positive social change. Before joining ThoughtWorks, Neal was the Chief Technology Officer at The DSW Group, Ltd., a nationally recognized training and development firm.