Phil Haack - Dealing with People, Especially with Like Interests

Phil Haack talks with Dave Rael about his focus on people, open source software, and delivering value to users / / Phil Haack works at GitHub working to make it better for .NET and Windows developers everywhere. Prior to GitHub, Phil was a Senior Program Manager at Microsoft responsible for shipping ASP.NET MVC, NuGet, among other projects. He was involved in shipping these projects under open source licenses. / Phil is a co-author of the popular Professional ASP.NET MVC series and regularly speaks at conferences around the world. He's also made several appearances on technology podcasts such as .NET Rocks, Hanselminutes, Herding Code, and The Official jQuery Podcast. / / Resources: / GitHub / ASP.NET MVC / NuGet / GitHub for Windows / .NET open source / GitHub is a Proud ConnectHome Partner / Chocolatey / .NET open source / Boxstarter / git for Windows / posh-git / posh-hg / git for Windows / Show, don't tell / / Phil's book recommendations: / Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most - Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen / Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction, Second Edition - Steve McConnell / / Phil's top 3 tips for delivering more value: / 1. Focus on users / 2. Do your research / 3. Genuinely care about what you are providing