59: Pros and Cons of Working Alone on a Product - a podcast by Ben Orenstein and Derrick Reimer

Adam Wathan, a software developer, writer, speaker, and entrepreneur joins Ben and Derrick on this episode. Adam is also the creator of Nitpick CI, author of Refactoring to Collections, and host of the Full Stack Radio podcast.
Usually isolated and working alone, Adam enjoys the opportunity to chat with others about what everyone is working on. It’s like a mastermind session that’s fun and rewarding!Today’s Topics Include:
Ben launched Tuple’s Pair Programming Guide earlier than expected at learntopair.comBen continues to focus on marketing for Tuple, while other team members are developing the product
Derrick feels a sense of guilt when working, but not sharing; once you get out of the habit of working in public, it might be difficult to return to itDerrick is up against his deadline of having a deliverable by the end of October
Pros and cons of working alone or with partners to handle tasks/responsibilitiesRails vs. Laravel Battle? No, PHP as a language battles with no one
Adam is working on a refactoring UI book/design survival kit; chapters are independent and pricing still needs to be establishedWhat are digital vs. physical perks you could offer to those who purchase a product first?
Derrick has been getting Level ready for alpha users and spending time, more than he wants, to get file uploads to work on itLinks and resources:
Adam Wathan (https://adamwathan.me/)Nitpick CI (https://nitpick-ci.com/)
Refactoring to Collections (https://adamwathan.me/refactoring-to-collections/)Full Stack Radio Podcast (http://www.fullstackradio.com/)
Adam Wathan on GitHub (https://github.com/adamwathan)Adam Wathan’s Email (mailto:adam.wathan@gmail.com)
Adam Wathan on Twitter (https://twitter.com/adamwathan)Derrick Reimer (http://www.derrickreimer.com) Website
Derrick Reimer on Twitter (https://twitter.com/derrickreimer)Ben Orenstein (http://www.benorenstein.com/) Website
Ben Orenstein on Twitter (https://twitter.com/r00k?lang=en)Level (https://level.app/)
Tuple (https://tuple.app/)Pair Programming Guide (https://tuple.app/pair-programming-guide)
Product Hunt (https://www.producthunt.com/)Extreme Programming Book (https://www.amazon.com/Extreme-Programming-Explained-Embrace-Change/dp/0321278658)
Laravel (https://laravel.com/)Ruby on Rails (https://rubyonrails.org/)
Steve Schoger (https://www.steveschoger.com/)Colorbox by Lyft (https://www.producthunt.com/posts/colorbox-by-lyft)
Tailwind CSS (https://tailwindcss.com)

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