02:37 - Dave Thomas Introduction

04:17 - How Dave Got Started in Programming06:34 - Tools and Constraints

“An Enthusiast’s Problem”?
Is the focus on tools a form of cargo culting?
Leadism Over Chosen Technologies and Its’ Effect on Innovation
Switching Tools and Making Excuses

Love and Limerence: The Experience of Being in Love by Dorothy Tennov
Irrational Interest and Defensiveness

28:54 - Ruby = Happiness: Does it Hurt?31:00 - Tools and Falling in Love with Tools

Fear of Falling Behind; Fear of Irrelevancy
Different Tools for Different Contexts

35:08 - When Do You Learn? When Do You Train? (Not Falling Behind)38:01 - Choosing Similar Tools and Technologies vs Choosing Different Tools and Technologies

Gulp => Grunt => Browserify Example
Pragmatic Thinking and Learning: Refactor Your Wetware by Andy Hunt

43:36 - Relationships and Identities46:08 - Looking Forward vs Looking Back (Knowing Your History)

Resources, Curriculum:
Communicating Sequential Processes (CSP) Brainstorming Example

01:01:48 - Is the rampant use of social media hindering the learning of big ideas?

Self-Curation = Key

01:08:15 - How You Learn a Language / Decide You Like a Language

Sudoku Solver
Markdown Parser

Picks Slack (Dave)
Why Does E=mc2? (And Why Should We Care?) by Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw (Dave)
Philly Emerging Tech Conference (Dave) Special Guest: Dave Thomas.

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204 RR Limerence with Dave Thomas

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