{"@attributes":{"version":"2.0"},"channel":{"description":"make, code, climb, bike; San Francisco","title":"Tommy Chheng","generator":"Tumblr (3.0; @tommychheng)","link":"https:\/\/tommy.chheng.com\/","item":[{"title":"The Self-Taught Developer Book","description":"

After a few years working on this programming book project, it’s finally ready for launch!<\/p>

I wrote The Self-Taught Developer after working with so many talented self-taught programmers. I was self-taught in the sense that I started programming during my young teenage years. I also endured the many years of formal higher education with a Computer Engineering BS and a Computer Science MS. I think I really learned programming from projects and the work experience. I wanted to impart what I learned to self-taught developers to encourage that coding is for accessible for anyone.<\/p>\n\n\n

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https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Self-Taught-Developer-Tricks-Anyone-Programming\/dp\/B08QBK41XX\/<\/a><\/p>","link":"https:\/\/tommy.chheng.com\/post\/637256169543614464","guid":"https:\/\/tommy.chheng.com\/post\/637256169543614464","pubDate":"Fri, 11 Dec 2020 20:00:41 -0500","category":["programming","developer","selftaught"]},{"title":"Worthwhile Books I Read in\u00a02018","description":"

Here\u2019s a list of the worthwhile books I read(or listened to) in 2018.<\/p>

Messy Middle<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>

An honest tale of the startup journey from founding Behance to running products at Adobe.<\/p>

Fahrenheit 451<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>

This book dives into the topic of how society is losing interest in real ideas and interested in frivolous TV shows.<\/p>

Do Androids Dream of Electric\u00a0Sheep?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>

PKD\u2019s classic story of replicates and what it means to be a human. I felt this was much better than the movie adaption, Blade Runner.<\/p>

Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Second\u00a0Edition<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>

A framework for talking to people.<\/p>

Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>

Why are some people fast and not others?<\/p>

Atlas Shrugged<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>

Ayn Rand\u2019s classic. The characters are very extreme and unrealistic but I found it enjoyable and makes you think about the person you want to be.<\/p>

The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead\u00a0Forever<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>

Coach your team, not direct! Lead by asking questions and less telling what people what to do.<\/p>

The Blue Zones, Second Edition: 9 Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who\u2019ve Lived the\u00a0Longest<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>

Live with meaning and purpose, spend time with family and friends, exercise, eat less, eat less meat, eat more veggies.<\/p>","link":"https:\/\/tommy.chheng.com\/post\/181838590204","guid":"https:\/\/tommy.chheng.com\/post\/181838590204","pubDate":"Tue, 08 Jan 2019 10:00:03 -0500","category":"books"},{"title":"Ube donuts at twisted donuts San Francisco","description":"

Ube donuts at twisted donuts San Francisco<\/p>

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Santa Cruz mountain challenge 2018<\/p>","link":"https:\/\/tommy.chheng.com\/post\/176342982291","guid":"https:\/\/tommy.chheng.com\/post\/176342982291","pubDate":"Fri, 27 Jul 2018 13:34:33 -0400"},{"title":"Video","description":"