The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick)

Roundup ‘12 - Techniques for Tough Problems **Fully formatted shownotes can always be found at http://javaposse.com

Recorded at the Java Posse Roundup 2012 in Crested Butte, CO**

  • Talking to a bear
  • http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=376075

  • Stack Overflow

  • http://stackoverflow.com/

  • Alcoholic Anonymous 12 steps

  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-step_program

  • GWT - Google Web Toolkit

  • https://developers.google.com/web-toolkit/

  • Google Docs (now Drive)

  • https://drive.google.com/#my-drive

  • Seth Godin - The Dip

  • http://www.amazon.com/The-Dip-Little-Teaches-Stick/dp/1591841666

  • Crowdsourcing

  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowdsourcing

  • Findbugs

  • http://findbugs.sourceforge.net/

  • Weebly

  • http://www.weebly.com/

  • RTFM

  • http://xkcd.com/293/

  • Maven

  • http://maven.apache.org/

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  • Opening - "Java" the parody song Copyright 1997 Broken Records and Marjorie Music Publ. (BMI),

  • written and performed by Loose Bruce Kerr of the Dr. Demento Show and Sun Microsystems attorney.

  • Based on the WWI popular song, "Ja-da." Ukelele style on the recording taught to Bruce by his dad.
  • Re-produced with kind permission from "Loose" Bruce Kerr - http://loosebrucekerr.libsyn.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAX0gJt-aZg

  • Closing - Juan Carlos Jimenez - In the House (Intro No. 1)

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