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Some significant changes are going on in our professional lives and today is full of updates.
\nBen shares some of the details of his new job at Mackey Research Management Software. It\u2019s providing him with structure, people, team interaction, and new problems, as well as a distance from some other problems. Mackey is a company that makes a note-taking app for hedge funds and features a connection to databases of public companies. Derrick is moving on and away from Drip. While he knows the time is right to move on, there is emotional attachment especially since he was there from the start. Derrick wants to go from leading to doing, again. He\u2019s leaving his \u201cbaby\u201d that he co-founded in the best state possible. Derrick is putting together a manifesto about possible upcoming plans.

Today\u2019s Topics Include:

Reasons for moving away from Rails
\nRide the wave of different languages
\nProjects based on learning vs. productive; never stop learning to be relevant
\nChange in pace and work environment is positive for Ben
\nFlexibility is a benefit, but it is not for everyone
\nStress level difference between working at a job or running your own company
\nIf Ben likes Haskell, he\u2019ll want to talk and teach about it
\nHaskell has some brain-bender, mind-expander aspects
\nWith Haskell, it feels more like play than work for Ben - and you get paid for it
\nDerrick has learned to delegate over the years; no longer a bottleneck
\nNew chief technology officer with top-level experience being hired to continue to grow Drip
\nDerrick will post a manifesto on his website about his upcoming plans
\nDerrick has been going through administrative tasks required as he transitions away from Drip
\nDerrick says, even during the dead of winter, that he plans to stay in Minnesota
\nA logo is being created for Art of Product; and Derrick is working on establishing a brand identity related to his new ventures

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Links and resources:

Mackey
\nHaskell
\nSherry Walling Mental Health for Startup Founders - Art of Product episode
\nThe 30-Day Code Quality Challenge
\nRefactoringRails.io
\nDrip
\nDerrick Reimer Website
\nBen Orenstein Website