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Parent Driven Development
Episode 032: Tackling More
00:45 Welcome, Dana Jones
Our guest, Dana Jones (https://twitter.com/danabrit), Engineering Manager at Abstract (https://www.abstract.com/).
Dana has 4 children. Came in to software development from an untraditional path.
2:00 Dana goes back to school
Dana has also recently gone back to school to get her college degree and talks about her experience
5:15 talking about the people side of our work and people management
8:40 how do you organize yourself?
14:00 kids and driving
16:30 how are challenges different at different times in your life and when you’re kids are different ages
20:20 professional development with non-tiny children and child development/phases
22:00 Meeting kids where they’re at
23:00 how has family time changed as children have gotten older
25:00 ask more questions and give fewer answers at work and at home
28:00 moderating your reactions as a parent
35:37 Genius and Fail moments!
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Panel
KWu (https://twitter.com/kwugirl)
Chris Sexton (https://twitter.com/crsexton)
Allison McMillan (https://twitter.com/allie_p) Special Guest: Dana Jones.