Episode 337 | Doc Norton - Builders and Problem Solvers

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Doc Norton talks with Dave Rael about writing, business, incentives, and developer motivations


Michael Norton (Doc) is a software delivery professional working to make the world of software development a better place. His experience covers a wide range of development topics. Doc declares expertise in no single language or methodology and is immediately suspicious of anyone who declares such expertise.

A frequent and well rated international speaker, Doc is passionate about helping others become better developers, working with teams to improve delivery, and building great organizations. In his role at CTO2, Doc is provided opportunities to realize his passion every day.


Chapters:

2:19 - Doc and Dave catching up5:09 - Doc's book: Escape Velocity7:08 - The value of estimation (or lack thereof), metrics, Goodhart's Law, and incentives16:38 - Assessing performance of software developers22:07 - Taking care of yourself a