Developer on Fire
Developer on Fire
Episode 446 | Taylor Perkins - Hard Things Thoughtfully Done
Guest:
Taylor Perkins talks with Dave Rael about data science, teaching, mentoring, learning, bold action, self-knowledge, and growth
Taylor Perkins is a developer in the Greater Nashville area. He is currently employed as a Machine Learning Engineer at The General Insurance where he helps in the packaging of data science models. Additionally, he serves part time as a Junior Instructor at Nashville Software School for the current Data Analytics Bootcamp. When Taylor is not coding, he is playing music, discovering new ways to make cocktails, and enjoying time with his newly-wed wife.
Chapters:
- - Dave introduces the show and Taylor Perkins
- - Taylor's interest in machine learning
- - How Taylor got started in software and comparing building instruments to building software
- - How Taylor approaches learning
- - Taylor's teaching experience
- - Being a machine learning engineer
- - What software developers should know about data science
- - Taylor's story of failure - going too fast
- - Mentors and mentoring
- - Software developers and computer science education
- - Taylor's book recommendations
- - Taylor's top 3 tips for delivering more value
- - Keeping up with Taylor
Resources:
Taylor's book recommendation:
Taylor's top 3 tips for delivering more value:
- Work on something you're passionate about
- Know yourself
- Approach situations with a beginner's mind
