Ted Neward@1DevDay Detroit '012

Courtesy of InfoQ: http://www.infoq.com/presentations/Iconoclasm

Haven't seen Ted in a talk for a while now, but it's a very good, non-technical talk, well worth-while.

Working Remotely

http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2013/02/why-we-still-believe-in-working-remotely/

The Dark Side of "Craftsmanship"

http://blogs.tedneward.com/2013/01/24/On+The+Dark+Side+Of+Craftsmanship.aspx

Dan North on Uncertainty

Granted, it's a broad topic, but Dan in my book, still is one of the most entertaining speakers: http://www.infoq.com/presentations/Embracing-Uncertainty

John Cleese on Creativiy

Even though it seems to have been recorded quite a while back, a brilliant talk by John Cleese (Monty Python) on creativity: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VShmtsLhkQg&feature=player_embedded

crazybob at StrangeLoop

Nice talk by Bob Lee where he basically explains what's going on at Square, the company at which he's CTO at the moment: http://www.infoq.com/presentations/Square

Hierarchial Databases

In case you're dealing with a natural hierarchical model and are tired of bending existing solutions to simulate hierarchies, check out ModeShape. It's lightweight and LGPL licensed.