edw519

  • his 2 computer philosophy. one with internet: to browse, the other without internet: to code
  • master of cobol
  • uses own library of code functions that he often pulls from
  • gtd - only 1 item on the list. do it until its done

derek sivers

  • doesn’t even use git. just scp’s the code to backup servers!
  • uses ruby, but not rails. uses sinatra for the web framework
  • has been using postgresql for over 25 years
  • uses postgres functions and triggers, and uses programming languages as an intermediary to accept and respond to http requests
  • rich hickey simplicity talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI8tNMsozo0 changed everything for Derek. been trying to simplify things forever
  • predominantly used ruby and sql. now tries golang and python, but has forever to swear allegiance to sql and postgresql

pieter levels

  • mastered php and jquery to the highest level
  • ditches complexity. no frameworks, not even laravel because ‘it takes time to learn’
  • says the site https://youmightnotneedjquery.com/ is the best marketing for jquery lol
  • uses sqlite for db!
  • gtd - used trello

ralf christian

  • seo expert
  • does things with bash, php, golang
  • linux master

lessons learned

  • trust your gut more than the market and experts
  • laugh in the face of fomo
  • u can do a lot more with the tools u already learned. don’t let others tell u otherwise