Episode #89: Mark Simoneau

In this episode, Mark Simoneau, talks about working remotely sometimes vs full-time, bringing past remote work experiences to present situations, his unique “cloffice” setup, and maintaining growth as a developer by pair programming. Show Notes: Mark Simoneau (twitter github blog Letspair) 00:36 – Mark Simoneau Introduction [unordered_list style=”bullet”] ReqHub Austin, Texas [/unordered_list] 01:00 – Working Remotely Sometimes vs Full-time [unordered_list style=”bullet”] Communication Issues [/unordered_list] 02:53 – Working with a Remote Team 03:54 – Work/Life Balance 06:57 – Utilizing Earlier Experience with Remote Work [unordered_list style=”bullet”] Google+ Hangouts vs Skype HipChat [/unordered_list] 08:38 – Working for a Distributed Startup [unordered_list style=”bullet”] Getting Hired Having a Plan Past Work Experience [/unordered_list] 12:12 – Flexibility 13:04 – Office Setup [unordered_list style=”bullet”] MacBook Pro “Cloffice” Standing Desk The Pomodoro Technique Geek Desk [/unordered_list] 17:20 – Pair Programming [unordered_list style=”bullet”] Pair Program with Me #pairwithme Choosing a Project Software Setup Screenhero tmux/vim [/unordered_list]