# Clarity, Simplicity, And A Healthy Dose of Skepticism

> Delving deep into the art of mastering one's craft, in this episode we explore a recent talk by Jeffrey Way on what can be learned from working with tools like Laravel. And, of course, we include a healthy dose of recent and trending news.

URL: https://chat.dailyai.studio/posts/clarity-simplicity-and-a-healthy-d6c/
Date: 2015-10-01

Delving deep into the art of mastering one's craft, in this episode we explore a recent talk by Jeffrey Way on what can be learned from working with tools like Laravel. And, of course, we include a healthy dose of recent and trending news.
## News & Other Happenings

#### MySQL 5.7

https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/mysql-nutshell.html JSON and other new features https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/json.html#json-comparison
#### The Operating Model That is Eating The World

http://medium.stfi.re/@aarondignan/the-operating-model-that-is-eating-the-world-d9a3b82a5885
#### Moving to the Phoenix Server Pattern - Part 1: Introduction

https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/moving-to-phoenix-server-pattern-introduction
#### Udacity Says It Can Teach Tech To Millions, And Fast

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/17/technology/udacity-says-it-can-teach-tech-skills-to-millions.html
#### Is QA Dead

https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/qa-dead
#### The Repository Trap And Other Ramblings

https://laracasts.com/lessons/the-repository-trap-and-other-ramblings
## Latest Readings

#### AWS Scripting

**not sure I would recommend**

http://www.amazon.com/AWS-Scripted-Automate-Deployment-Resilient/dp/1503137775/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=04RGYXHYE4MR3CBDVWZZ
#### Agile Estimating and Planning

Crazy math to figure out your project buffer!
## Q & A / Main Topics to Discuss

#### Jeffrey Way Video from Laracon EU

**Things Laravel Made Me Believe**

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDotS5BDqRM

Care, Simplicity and more he learned from working with Laravel.