In this episode we feature another interview from RailsConf 2010. Today’s interview is with Anthony Eden, a developer, blogger, and longtime remote worker living in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Show Notes:
- Anthony’s Eden’s home page with all of his assorted contact info.
- “All Things (v8)“, where he has been posting short video blogs about getting started as a freelance developer.
00:30 – Anthony Eden
- Freelance Developer and Blogger from Honolulu, Hawaii
01:22 – Anthony’s introduction and background
- SDC Hawaii, LLC
- Operate .mp top-level domains
- Outside consulting
01:52 – History with remote development and work
- Search for ways to build trustworthy network
- Mobile developer always on the move
02:40 – Current team and how Anthony works remotely
- Some local developers work in an office in Honolulu
- Source code repository
- Communicate on a daily basis
- Use Pivotal Tracker to track everything
03:34 – Challenges of remote work
- Staying in touch
- Forget that you have other teammates to call upon for questions and advice
04:23 – Tools
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Pivotal
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Git
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Skype, GoogleTalk, Email, phone
05:03 – Advice for future and current remote workers and groups
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Know your process
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Decide what tools you’re going to use and how you’re going to use them
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Set up and document processes
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Know the face of the person you’re working with
06:05 – Wrap up
07:17 – End
About the Author: Avdi Grimm
Husband, father, software cultivator, and amateur community builder, Avdi has been leading and participating in dispersed software development teams since 2007. He works from home in Southern Pennsylvania, and loves the fact that working remotely enables him to spend more time with his wife and four children. One Response to Wide Teams Podcast Episode #2: Interview with Anthony Eden
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Thanks for putting this all together. Working from the middle of nowhere and while not feeling nowhere is a challenge for many of us. I appreciate hearing from those (like Anthony here) who seem to have found a balance between their mobility and their collaborative / cooperative spirit.