03: Massive Proliferation of Tools

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Things Mentioned

• Timeboxing


• Pareto Principle - Last 20% of the work = 80% of the work


• Your mind is like a muscle


• Sean actually jumping into the cold ocean to gain some mental clarity (as filmed by some random stranger)


• Drew Wilson's Secret Sauce (aka the tools he knows & uses well because he built them)


• You don't need to know everything to be a developer


• The Infinite Toolset, Craftsmanship, and Developer Sanity by Jonathan Cutrell


• People who want to help you learn: Spec.fm Slack & Slashrocket & Code Newbie


• A great place to start with javascript: Eloquent Javascript


• Learn to read the source, Luke (read source code)


• Backbone Annotated Source


• Learn how to read & understand API's (video)


• Here are some really awesome stories about Woz & the early days at Apple