Navigating
the Bazaar

Rob Martin / @version2beta

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I Can
Smell You

Now go

Smell One Another

tl;dr

Shifting your attention from the code to the coder
will make you healthier, wealthier, and wiser.

• There are too many libraries, and they're hard to find.
• Connecting with devs is effective, interesting, and valuable.
• Connection requires trust and shared expectations.
• Programming and social networking have much in common.
• Networks of connections are extremely valuable.
• You can't become a farmer by studying fruit at the supermarket.

There are

So Many Fish In The Sea

There are

So Many Fish In The Sea

and each one is a unique little snowflake.

All of the interesting stuff

Happens At The Edges

Expectations are

Premeditated
Resentments

You can trust everyone so long as you

Trust Them To Be
Themselves

Maslow's
Hierarchy of Needs

      Self-actualization:                         creativity
                                                 spontaneity
                                               problem solving
                                              acceptance of self
                                            acceptance of reality
                  Esteem:            self-esteem, confidence, achievement
                                    respect for others, respect of others
               Belonging:       friendship, family, love, intimacy, belonging
                  Safety:      security, morality, health, property, employment
           Physiological:    air, food, water, sex, sleep, homeostasis, excrement
          

Conflict

v.

Connection

I want to

Tie You Up

but only in Latin

Me and My

Prefrontal Cortex

• Motor planning
• Short and long term planning
• Working memory
• Attention
• Language
• Symbolic thought
• Making lists about the prefrontal cortex

Connections:

Priceless

It's like money

In My Pocket

Be A Foodie

Metaphorically speaking

Special Thanks To:

• Barbara Handley (@senvara)
• The amazing developers, producers, and managers at i.TV in Provo, Utah
• Anthony and Cory at Green Street Urban Homestead in Salt Lake City
• @superbranch, @brennanmke, @ascendstudio, @imjoshdean, and @foilking.
• Kenneth Reitz, Mikeal Rogers, and Isaac Schlueter
• BarCampMKE 2012
• Eric S Raymond for The Cathedral & the Bazaar
• Too many open source developers to list

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