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The Deep Dive
The Deep DiveEpisode 226: We Just Build Hammers w/ Coraline Ada EhmkePhilip welcomes Coraline Ada Ehmke, author of We Just Build Hammers. In their conversation, they discuss how the analogies and stories we tell ourselves about our technological past impacts and shapes our future. The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings. Philip’s Drop: We Are Ladyparts (Peacock) Coraline’s Drop: Fediverse Death (proto-punk band) Witch
2025-06-1255 minAudionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology
Audionautic | Covering the Latest in Music Production, Marketing and Technology163: It's (finally) here! Bandcamp Playlists: The Algorithmic Antidote?We asked and it came!.... Two years or so later. But that's okay it's here and that's what matters. Finally Bandcamp has introduced playlists onto it's platform whereby users can curate and share their own mixtapes with each other, all in the name of community and real, user-based support. We're running through the press release for this development and seeing what it means for the Independent scene. Check out 'First Land Encounter' here: https://fieldsoffew.bandcamp.com/album/first-land-encounterHelp Support the Channel:Patreon: www.patreon.com/audionauticThanks to our Patrons who support what we do:Audionauts: Abby, Bendu, David...
2025-05-281h 17danieldiazmusic
danieldiazmusicMinotaur's Run (with Coraline Ada Ehmke)From disquiet's junto project 0697 (may 2025 https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0697-first-third/) I took Coraline Ada Ehmke's track https://soundcloud.com/coralineada/the-minotaurs-lament I played electric bass guitar (a maple Fender Jazz Bass with a pick, a mute, and a crunchy amp) and added an Oberheim DMX for the Motorik groove. Coraline’s original track was already quite full, but I was hearing a Motorik rhythm underneath and thought a full bass & drums section might work. I think I was wrong—the result feels too busy, and the most interesting parts are still in the bass arpeggiator sequence and its variations. I re...
2025-05-1403 minThe MonkCast
The MonkCastScience Fiction, the Hacker Ethic, & We Just Build Hammers (with Coraline Ada Ehmke)In this RedMonk conversation, Coraline Ada Ehmke discusses her new book, We Just Build Hammers: Stories from the Past, Present, and Future of Responsible Tech, with Kate Holterhoff, senior analyst at RedMonk. In addition to outlining the book's argument and major themes, Kate and Coraline also chat about extensible lessons from science fiction including what is means to be a hacker and how the history of science connects to contemporary tech justice movements.
2025-04-1532 minLooks Like New
Looks Like NewHow is open-source software like magic?Writing code can be like casting a spell: magic words, written in a special language, bring new worlds into existence. But spells can have consequences. Who is responsible for how technology impacts society? This month on Looks Like New, MEDlab research fellow Adina Glickstein talked to Coraline Ada Ehmke. Who is dedicated to helping technologists make sense of – and take accountability for – the ethical implications of their work. Ehmke developed the Contributor Covenant, a code of conduct that is widely used across digital communities, as well as the Hippocratic License, a software license designed to protect human right...
2025-02-2756 minLooks Like New
Looks Like NewHow is open-source software like magic?Writing code can be like casting a spell: magic words, written in a special language, bring new worlds into existence. But spells can have consequences. Who is responsible for how technology impacts society? This month on Looks Like New, MEDlab research fellow Adina Glickstein talked to Coraline Ada Ehmke. Who is dedicated to helping technologists make sense of – and take accountability for – the ethical implications of their work. Ehmke developed the Contributor Covenant, a code of conduct that is widely used across digital communities, as well as the Hippocratic License, a software license designed to protect human right...
2025-02-2756 minDead Code
Dead CodeHammer Smashed Argument (with Coraline Ada Ehmke)In this episode, Jared speaks with Coraline Ada Ehmke, a veteran software developer and creator of the Contributor Covenant and Hippocratic License, about the ethics of open-source software. Coraline discusses common justifications developers use to avoid accountability for the potential harm their software may cause, such as the "freedom zero" argument advocating for unrestricted use of software and the belief that access to the source code ensures ethical behavior. She critiques these views, emphasizing that developers must consider the societal impact of their work and set clear ethical boundaries. Coraline encourages the use of a "negative roadmap" to define...
2024-10-1530 minDead Code
Dead CodeHammer Smashed Argument (with Coraline Ada Ehmke)In this episode, Jared speaks with Coraline Ada Ehmke, a veteran software developer and creator of the Contributor Covenant and Hippocratic License, about the ethics of open-source software. Coraline discusses common justifications developers use to avoid accountability for the potential harm their software may cause, such as the "freedom zero" argument advocating for unrestricted use of software and the belief that access to the source code ensures ethical behavior. She critiques these views, emphasizing that developers must consider the societal impact of their work and set clear ethical boundaries. Coraline encourages the use of a "negative roadmap" to define...
2024-10-1530 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than Code273: Motorcycling Adventures with Kerri Miller02:28 - Kerri’s Superpower: Having an Iron Butt The Iron Butt Association 06:39 - On The Road Entertainment FM Radio Country Music Community/Local Radio Roadside Attractions The World Largest Ball of Twine Mystery Spot Mystery Spot Polka 15:11 - Souvenir Collection & Photography Fireweed Ice Cream Clubvan Lighthouses National Parks 25:42 - Working On The Road 27:37 - Rallies, Competitive Scavenger Hunts Traveling Salesman Problem 30:40 - Tracking, Tooling, Databases Penny Machine Locations Penny Costs 1.76 Cents to Make in 2020 35:36 - Community Interaction; Sampling Local Specialties Cinnamon Rolls Salem Sue, World’s Larg...
2022-03-0259 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than Code252: Designing For Safety with Eva PenzeyMoogTRIGGER WARNING: Domestic Violence, Abuse, Interpersonal Safety 01:26 - Eva’s Superpower: ADHD and Hyperfocus Workplace Accommodation At-Will Employment 08:19 - Design for Safety Tech Used For Interpersonal Harm Might vs When Eva Penzey Moog | Designing Against Domestic Violence Weaponizing Technology 12:45 - What Engineers Need to Know Control/Shared Accounts Surveillance Location Data 15:02 - Expanding Our Understanding of What “User” Means “User as an abstraction.” 20:43 - Parallels with Security Personas / Archetypes Adding Layers of Friction Ongoing Arms Race 22:23 - Spreading Awareness Across Teams Focused on Feature Delivery Safety Designers...
2021-09-291h 00Greater Than Code
Greater Than Code240: No Striving, No Hustling with Amelia Winger-Bearskin02:11 - Wampum.Codes MIT Co-Creation Studio Mozilla Fellowships Check out some episodes! Super-Group - Indigenous Tech, Indigenous Knowledge: Wampum.codes as a model for decolonization [Episode] Weirdness with MorningStar [Episode] Comedy in the age of Quarantine: A conversation with comedy writer and performer Joey Clift [Episode] Rock Hands with "Roo": a conversation with DeLesslin "Roo" George-Warren [Episode] 08:13 - Amelia’s Superpower: Being invited to cool parties! no-funding.com 11:26 - Storytelling & Performance The U.S. Department of Arts and Culture 20:16 - “Indigenous Antecedent Technology” Decentralized Economies 24:16 - “Ethical Dependencies” Indigenous wisdom as...
2021-06-301h 00Greater Than Code
Greater Than Code231: Deserted Island Safety and Expectations with Austin Parker01:04 - Austin’s Superpower: Pain Tolerance 02:06 - Deserted Island DevOps (Running an Online/Virtual Conference in Animal Crossing or Other Mediums) Deserted Island DevOps 2020 on YouTube Software Circus The Great Cloud Native Bakeoff Making Real-Time Audience/Human Connection Streaming Watch Parties Austin Parker: Virtual Events Suck. 24:09 - Failure; Making it Safe to Fail Technical Failure Psychological Failure Underpromise, Overdeliver 32:51 - Safety and Setting Expectations (The Problem with More is Better) OKRs Open Source Principles Reflections: John: The creativity of new ways to experience a conference. Coraline: The im...
2021-04-2147 minOpen Minds … from Creative Commons
Open Minds … from Creative CommonsCoraline Ada Ehmke of the Organization for Ethical SourceCoraline Ada Ehmke works at the intersection of open source software and social justice. She's the creator of Contributor Covenant, a code of conduct used by more than 100,000 open source projects and communities. She created the Hippocratic License, which prohibits software from being used in projects that violate human rights. She's also behind the Organization for Ethical Source, an initiative that aims to ensure that the work of open source developers is being used for social good. Episode transcript: https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/openmindsEP3.txt Organization for Ethical Source: https://ethicalsource.dev/ ...
2021-03-1828 minSoftware Developers Journey
Software Developers Journey#109 Coraline Ada Ehmke lives up to her valuesCoraline first told us about how she nearly didn't work into tech. We then discussed her values, ethic in our industry and how she deliberately stands in the front-lines to make the world a better place!Here are the links of the show:Coraline on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/CoralineAdaContributor Covenant: https://www.contributor-covenant.orgHippocratic License: https://firstdonoharm.devEthical Source: https://ethicalsource.devPost-Meritocracy Manifesto: https://postmeritocracy.orgPersonal site: https://where.coraline.codesCreditsMusic Aye by Yung Kartz is licensed CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.Your hostSoftware...
2020-07-1441 minCommunity Pulse
Community PulseThe Ethical DevRel (Ep 45)Events have a code of conduct. Projects often have rules of behavior for those who participate. There are expected rules we follow when creating content, from adhering to MLA style to ensuring ideas are delivered in a succinct way with value to the consumer. But when it comes to DevRel, there is no specific rule set or guidelines for practitioners. Beyond the external rules we need to follow as generally good humans, there is nothing to show how to be an ethical DevRel practitioner. So where does that leave us?  Coraline Ada Ehmke and D...
2020-03-1746 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than Code173: The Ethical Open Source Movement02:22 - Coraline Talks About Her Work With The Open Source Movement Seth Vargo: @sethvargo The Open Source License - The Hippocratic License Bruce Perens 08:14 - Who Wrote The Open Source License The Libertarian Platform Balancing Our Individual Freedoms With Societal Good 10:26 - The Open Source Initiative 11:25 - Licensing And The Evolution Of Open Source Realizing The Impact Of Open Source On Human Society The Structure of Scientific Revolutions - Thomas Kuhn Procrastination Assimilation Revolution 18:43 - Litigation Thoughts Promoting Arbitration Over Litigation Advantages Of Adopting The License Putting The Power In...
2020-03-1146 minCodeNewbie
CodeNewbieS11:E1 - Why ethics and contributor behavior matters in open source (Coraline Ada Ehmke)In this episode, we're talking about ethics in open source with Coraline Ada Ehmke, software developer, and creator of the Contributor Covenant, as well as the Hippocratic License. Coraline talks about her coding journey, open source, licenses, and how and why it’s important to create an ethical framework for those licenses. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) Mainframe computer TRS-80 Byte (magazine) C (programming language) The Hippocratic License Free software movement The Open Source Definition Open Source Initiative Open Source License PHP GNU General Public License The MIT License Universal Declaration of Human Rights Co...
2020-01-2744 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than Code139: Conferencing02:43 - First Conference Experiences 08:31 - The Importance of Networking + Stickers!! 14:56 - Conference Fashion 16:51 - Approaching Speakers After Talks and Tricks to Remembering Names + Faces 18:49 - Speaking At Conferences Handling Anxiety Lightning Talks Toastmasters Practice at Company Lunch and Learns and Meetups 31:38 - Conveying Information in a Talk 34:59 - Crafting Proposals, What Selection Committees Look For, and Writing Talks The Purpose of Outlines OmniOutliner Narrative Structure Bad/Cliche Talk Titles Shitposting 52:03 - Gathering Conference Talk Topic Inspiration Reflections: Coraline: Join our Greater...
2019-07-1859 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than Code136: Addressing Technical FrictionThe Twitter thread: All I can say here is that I try to lead by example. If there’s a clear path to “make the change easy, then make the easy change,” make sure the commit history shows that explicitly, then ask for a code review even if your process doesn’t require it. 1/ https://t.co/VDxDbEQUf3— Sam Livingston-Gray (@geeksam) June 9, 2019 Sam Livingston-Gray - F̶l̶u̶e̶n̶t̶ Refactoring Talk: Sam talks about refactoring a gnarly Rails controller method. This is a lightly edited version of a talk Sam gave in 2013. Resources:...
2019-06-2655 minLegacy Code Rocks
Legacy Code RocksKindness in Coding with Coraline Ada EhmkeThe idea of a “lone genius” unleashing software marvels on the world is mostly a myth. Almost all good software is a product of the exchange of ideas, continuous discussions, and collaborations. Today we talk with Coraline Ada Ehmke - the creator of the Contributor Covenant and the laureate of the Ruby Hero Award - about the importance of kindness and empathy in coding. From creating safe spaces for discussions and exchange of ideas, through introducing empathy into understanding user needs and collaborators’ concerns, to creating a kinder programming language and the code itself - Coraline shares her thoughts with u...
2019-06-1742 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than Code130: Acceptance is the First Step with Britni Alexander01:54 - Britni’s Superpower: Resilience; Also: Failure as an Opportunity, Wallowing, and Acceptance Is failure a “No, but…” or “Yes, and…” ? Acknowledging Emotions Awareness: The Perils and Opportunities of Reality 10:55 - Building Support Networks and Spiritual Communities 13:16 - Facing Work Problems and Failures 16:11 - Lies Developers Tell Who is a programmer? What it’s like to be a programmer. What is or isn’t the right way to write code. Programming is easy/hard. Interpersonal skills aren’t important. Measuring success by output lines of code. Once you have x numbers of experienc...
2019-05-1552 minMaintainable
MaintainableCoraline Ada Ehmke: The Role Of Empathy In Engineering TeamsRobby speaks with Coraline Ada Ehmke, Principal Engineer at Stitch Fix and author of The Compassionate Coder. Coraline speaks about the social side of coding and empathy in open source and legacy projects. Robby and Coraline also walk through some possible scenarios on development teams and how to handle them with empathy.Helpful links:Follow Coraline on TwitterCoraline's websiteThe Compassionate Coder by Coraline Ada Ehmke and Naomi FreemanPatterns of Enterprise Application Architecture by Martin FowlerThe Ruby Way by Hal Fulton & André ArkoSubscribe to Maintainable on:Apple PodcastsOvercastOr search "Maintainable" wherever you s...
2019-04-2929 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than Code126: Asking Powerful Questions with Suzan Bond01:04 - Suzan’s Superpower: Asking Powerful Questions The Compassionate Coder 07:30 - Blending Technology and Coaching 10:32 - Blending Technology and Humans; Working Distributed/Remotely 15:32 - Creating Organizational Divides (Intentional and Unintentional) 20:24 - Company Cultures That Lend Themselves Well to Remote Work Theory X and Theory Y (Douglas McGregor) 25:19 - Autocratic vs Autonomy 26:23 - Becoming a Coach and Learning Coaching Skills Emotional API 30:46 - Listening to Yourself and Intuition “Good decisions get better; bad decisions get worse.” 33:28 - Mana...
2019-04-1752 minIRL: Online Life is Real Life
IRL: Online Life is Real LifeWhat if Women Built the Internet?All the things we love on the internet — from websites that give us information to services that connect us — are made stronger when their creators come with different points of view. With this in mind, we asked ourselves and our guests: "What would the internet look like if it was built by mostly women?" Witchsy founders Kate Dwyer and Penelope Gazin start us off with a story about the stunt they had to pull to get their site launched — and counter the sexist attitudes they fought against along the way. Brenda Darden Wilkerson recalls her life in tech i...
2019-03-0425 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than Code116: Healing Organizational Trauma with Matt StrattonMatty’s Talk, Fight, Flight, or Freeze — Releasing Organizational Trauma @ REdeploy 2018 02:59 – Matt’s Superpower: Taking metaphors and ideas around self-help and turning them into allegories and analogies of how we could be better at technology The Five Love Languages of DevOps The Four Agreements of Incident Response 03:58 – What does healing organizational trauma mean? 05:50 – Incident Response Communication 16:00 – Trust, Hyperarousal, and Hypoarousal; Stuck On or Stuck Off 23:32 – Leading By Example, Not Being in a Rush to Solve Problems, Seeking to Understand, and Encouraging Safety 29:23 – Handling Postmortems: How t...
2019-02-0742 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than Code113: Privilege as Legacy Code with AmrAmr Abdelwahab - An empathy exercise: contextualising the question of privilege (EuRuKo 2018 Video) 01:53 – Amr’s Superpower: Seeing the bigger picture. 04:24 – It’s Not Just Code 11:18 – Privilege 17:37 – Strategies For People with Privilege Who Are Open to Learning 22:57 – Why Diversity Matters and Avoiding Burnout 27:24 – Biases, Allyship, and Calling Out Others Implicit Bias Test Reflections: John: The metaphor of sexism and racism and cultural baggage being legacy code. Christina: Listen and learn. Also, pushing organizations to contribute to bigger things, but making sure they unders...
2019-01-1646 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than Code112: Dancing About Vulnerability with Marcel Byrd00:53 – Marcel’s Superpower: An Explosive Relationship with Laughter 01:45 – The Intersection of Public Health and Art 06:36 – Authenticity and Vulnerability; Bringing Your Whole Self While Remaining Professional 14:59 – Reading a Room and Determining Safety for Being Vulnerable & Making it Safe for People Around You While Being Vulnerable 19:41 – The Beauty of Dance 30:58 – Seeing and Being Outside The Box 38:57 – Gaining Confidence While Retaining Humility Reflections: Astrid: The feedback loop can’t be, “I’m only going to keep doing this if I’m positively affirmed.” Coraline: Vulnerability is scalable...
2019-01-0948 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than Code110: Human Incident Response with Courtney EckhardtRubyConf 2018 - Retrospectives for Humans by Courtney Eckhardt 01:16 – Courtney’s Superpower: Explaining things. 06:50 – Incident Response: How we talk to people how are are affected by incidents Other Great Incident Response GTC Episodes! 088: The Safety 2 Dance with Steven Shorrock 096: Resilience Engineering with John Allspaw 13:52 – Disabilities in the Workplace and Professional Spaces 20:25 – The Tension Between Accessibility and Security 23:20 – Developing Coping Skills in Response to a Troubled Childhood / Combatting the Feeling of Being Othered 29:16 – Incident Retrospectives and Defensiveness as a Natural Instinct to Feedback 35:29 – Showing Vulnerability "In order...
2018-12-191h 00Greater Than Code
Greater Than Code108: Tech Fashion Part 1 with Kayte Malik of Dress Code00:57 – Kayte’s Superpower: Taking Something That Doesn’t Exist & Making It Real 02:12 – Having Confidence 06:45 – Paying Closer Attention to Your Accomplishments lftm 08:30 – Dress Code at a Tactical Level 11:43 – The Intersection of Fashion and Coding 10 Cloverfield Lane 15:52 – Wearable Technology and Biotechnology 17:09 – Creation and Paving The Way For Women in Tech 23:17 – In-Home Coding Parties/Pop Up Shops 26:37 – Program and Course Feedback 29:57 – Debunking The Myth That Technology, Science, and STEM is For Boys 34:53 – Sign up to be find out about Holiday Promotions!
2018-12-0545 minFrom the Beginning
From the BeginningCoraline Ada Ehmke from Greater Than CodeIn this episode we’re talking with Coraline Ada Ehmke, a well-known speaker, writer, open source advocate and technologist. She is also a founding panelist of Greater Than Code, a popular program that focuses on the human elements of software development. We talk with Coraline about the unexpected way she got started as a podcast panelist, why she’s passionate about highlighting the human side of tech and her upcoming book, The Compassionate Coder.Be sure to connect with Coraline on Twitter, get updates and support her book The Compassionate Coder and learn more about the...
2018-10-2531 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than Code102: Sticky in the Flow with Katrina OwenGreater Than Code Episode Episode 008: 99 Bottles of OOP with Sandi Metz and Katrina Owen 01:29 – Katrina’s Superpower: Organizing and Systematizing 09:44 – Motivation by Success The 5 Second Rule | Mel Robbins Procrastination | Mel Robbins 18:04 – Trust and Code Review 27:04 – Systematizing and Refactoring 30:54 – Training for Circus and its Parallels with Software Development and Mentorship and Working with Others Sarah Mei: How We Make Software: A new theory of teams 43:12 – Deliberate Practice and the Appearance of Expertise Reflections: John: Short iterations and early feedback as a...
2018-10-2455 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than Code101: A Difficult Conversation with Sonia Gupta02:02 – Sonia’s Superpower: Talking about white supremacy and dealing with the fallout. 05:27 – Feeling Rightness and Motivation to Stand Up for Your Beliefs 10:15 – Seeing Your Advocacy and Efforts Make a Difference 12:17 – When People Disagree 16:26 – Ingroup vs Outgroup Empathy 21:17 – Intersectionality White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism 26:07 – Navigating Situations with Empathy 28:25 – Staying In Your Own Lane While Advocating For and Amplifying Others 35:39 – Educating Yourself About Race So You Want to Talk About Race Other Resources from...
2018-10-1753 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than Code099: The Knowledge You Possess with Stephanie Morillo02:40 – Stephanie’s Superpower: Intellectual Curiosity 13:06 – On Being a Content PM, Technical Writer, and Ruby Together Core Team Member @azureadvocates Ruby Together 19:44 – Validating Open Source Software Contribution Write the Docs Slack Community 24:27 – Filtering Feedback 28:14 – The Importance of Content Strategy Greater Than Code Episode 088: The Safety 2 Dance with Steven Shorrock 43:24 – Don’t Minimize Yourself! (Psst: You’re awesome!) One of the best (and worst) things about working in tech is how easy it is to get excited by something and wanting to learn it—right...
2018-10-031h 01#causeascene
#causeasceneCoraline Ada Ehmke“You can’t tell someone who is constantly under political attack that they can’t lash out at political opponents. When that’s your life, you cannot censor someone from seeking justice.”   Coraline Ada Ehmke is an international speaker, writer, and developer with over 20 years of experience in software engineering. She was recognized for her work […]
2018-09-1955 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than Code097: The Job of a Manager with Brandon Hays00:43 – Brandon’s Superpower: Helping Other People Discover Their Own Superpower 02:04 – Maintaining Relationships When People Change Jobs So Frequently 04:31 – Climbing The Corporate Tech Ladder and Strategizing Career Growth 10:25 – Mentorship and Power Disparity 19:00 – Management and Leadership Skills The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change 10 Traits of a Great Manager, According to Google's Internal Research (Project Oxygen) 23:22 – Solving Problems Regardless of Job Title 27:50 – Preservation of Context 31:01 – Becoming a Manager…and Being Bad at it! 32:58 – The New Manager’s Toolkit Radical...
2018-09-1247 minThe Recompiler Podcast
The Recompiler PodcastEpisode 67: Capital NOThis week Audrey and I chat about the compromised NPM package that stole a bunch of credentials, OSCON code of conduct issues, and Guido van Rossum stepping down abruptly from BDFL of Python. Complete show notes: https://recompilermag.com/2018/08/08/episode-67-capital-no [01:52] Devopsdays Portland - SEPTEMBER 11-13, 2018 - RECOMPILERFRIENDS 20% discount[02:53] The Recompiler Issue 8: Wildcard[04:14] Community Event Planning book pre-order[05:00] npm, Inc. Status - Compromised version of eslint-scope published[22:32] [python-committers] Transfer of power [44:17] Sage Sharp on Twitter: "As I live in a country where a specific political party..."[49:16] Coraline Ada Ehmke — Coraline Ada Ehmke: Why I Am Not Speaking at OSCON[44:45] Christ...
2018-08-081h 11Greater Than Code
Greater Than Code091: Solving Puzzles and Productive Failure with Kim Vanderspek02:03 – Kim’s Superpower: Being able to solve puzzles and problems and teaching others to do the same. 05:39 – Speaking and Teaching Math 11:44 – Using Technology to Visualize Math: Quilting, Sewing, Playdough, Boxes 13:53 – Incorporating Programming Into Math Classes Processing 16:01 – Specialization and Efficiency 23:38 – The Cinderella Dress in Action 27:06 – Talking About Process, Mistakes, and Failures 34:56 –Teaching Problem Solving and Failure 39:08 – Perseverance Over Content Reflections: Coraline: Show your work. lftm Sam: The value of perspective. Jessica: To be perfect, it has t...
2018-08-0147 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than Code090: The Journey with Chelsea Troy02:03 – Chelsea’s Superpower: Pushing through and enduring discomfort to accomplish things 06:24 – The Act of Writing and Reflection: Journaling as a Tool for Learning; Commit Tracing Coxswain 14:27 – Getting and Dealing with Feedback 17:44 – Measuring Participation in Meetings Why are there always technical problems in remote meetings? Why do remote meetings suck so much? (caucus checklist) How do we make remote meetings not suck? (follow-up post) 23:51 – Implementing Structure in Meetings Valerie Aurora: Meeting Skills 31:58 – Cultivating Questions Kindly Without Assumption or Judgement No Feigning...
2018-07-2558 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than Code089: Something Something Agile with Noel RappinGreater Than Code Episode 001: Taking Payments on the Web with Noel Rappin 02:58 – Noel’s Superpower: Extrapolating and Explaining Consequences of Tech Decisions to Others 06:24 – Cultural Patterns of How Organizations Develop Software; Should this process be standardized? 16:07 – Agile Adoption: Pros and Cons The Leprechauns of Software Engineering: How folklore turns into fact and what to do about it by Laurent Bossavit The Journal of Irreproducible Results 26:40 – Making Decisions Without No Scientific Evidence 32:05 – Metaphors for Software Engineering and Legitimizing the Profession 38:33 – Trust-Driven Development 44:12 – Decision Making...
2018-07-1857 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than Code087: The Jazz of Empathy with Chad Fowler02:17 – Chad’s Superpower: Empathy! 07:47 – Using Introspection For a Means to Recover from and Deal with Bipolar Disorder 10:51 – Modeling Yourself 16:35 – The Importance of Self-Care 19:22 – Practicing Empathy and Compassion The Compassionate Coder Your most important skill: Empathy 36:25 – Expressing Your Unique Voice 40:34 – Merit-based Rewards Systems The Post-Meritocracy Manifesto OKR: Objectives and Key Results 55:11 – Management and Leadership Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders by L. David Marquet Goodhart’s Law Reflections:
2018-07-031h 05Greater Than Code
Greater Than Code084: Federation Is Bad with Aurynn Shaw01:30 – Federation and Your Internet Identity Mastodon Stayin’ Alive in Technology: Who Are You? Coraline Ada Ehmke and Identity on the Internet 05:59 – Flaws of Federated Identity Usenet 10:18 – Onboarding Eternal September 28:51 – All Technology is Political & Speech At All Costs The Californian Ideology Survivor Bias 15:45 – Mastodon Vs. Twitter and The Social Cost of Running an Instance 21:56 – When People React: Internet Backlash and Defensiveness The Post-Meritocracy Manifesto Poe’s Law 30:58 – Service Lock-in 37:48 – Losing Your Identity: The F...
2018-06-1353 minPursuit Podcast
Pursuit PodcastEmpathy in Tech: Naomi Freeman & Coraline Ada EhmkeSome of the most persistent problems in tech are human issues. Coraline Ada Ehmke and Naomi Freeman took a break from writing their upcoming book The Compassionate Coder to speak to us about empathy in technology.
2018-06-0727 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than Code083: Programming As An Identity with Tim Chevalier01:10 – Tim’s Superpower: Keeping Himself From Laughing / Improv 04:19 – Tim’s Journey as a Programmer 09:12 – The Collision of Values Within the Programming Industry and The Meaning and Measurement of “Intelligence” 22:39 – Using Programming to Satisfy Emotional Needs and Form Identity 37:30 – Merit and Identity as a Zero-Sum Game 40:49 – The Struggle of Giving Up / Embracing Labels 49:34 – Collectively Creating an Emotionally Healthy Atmosphere Within the Software Industry Reflections: Coraline: What are the countervalues that go against meritocracy? The Post-Meritocracy Manifesto Jessica: Read Finite and Infinite Games by Jame...
2018-06-061h 01Greater Than Code
Greater Than Code082: Effective Change in Communities and Cultures with Aurynn Shaw01:44 – Contempt Culture: An Overview Aurynn Shaw: Contempt Culture 12:40 – Calling Others Out For Things and Distributing That Labor 17:16 – Technical Superiority (Technology is political) 21:24 – The Cultural Impact of DevOps 28:51 – Introducing Organizational Changes in DevOps 32:11 – Outcome Focus Vs Procedural Focus 35:02 – Siloing and Process: “How does this help you?” Jenny Bramble: Risk Based Testing: Creating a Language Around Risk 47:56 – Context Reflections: John: Smuggling ideas into spaces without bringing historical baggage along. Coraline: Knowing that technolgy choices are political, paving the way for making t...
2018-05-3058 minBookBytes
BookBytesBookBytes 8: Technically Wrong: Part 2We get into a lively discussion about sexism and racism in the workplace and the interview process, and Safia puts Adam and Jason in the hot seat. Technically Wrong parity.org Antisocial Coding: My Year at GitHub by Coraline Ada Ehmke Howard University opens a new campus at the Googleplex Kim Crayton
2018-05-281h 05Greater Than Code
Greater Than Code081: Your Emotional API with John K. Sawers02:14 – John’s Superpower: Talking About Feelings in Public 04:57 – Programmers and Feelings Coraline Ada Ehmke: Emotions as State Machines 09:39 – Being Educated About Your Emotions image via https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DcSyorTUwAA5UOx.jpg 16:12 – Feelings As Addictions, Comparing Your Experiences to Others’ Experiences, and Setting Boundaries 24:05 – Emotional API 28:53 – Cognitive Deficits of Not Handling Emotions and Cognitive Benefits of Developing Fluency with Emotions Analysis Paralysis 34:02 – Doing Work to Understand Your Emotions “Practice doesn’t make perfect; practice makes permanent.” ~ Katrina Owen 36...
2018-05-2353 minStayin\' Alive in Tech
Stayin' Alive in TechWho Are You? Coraline Ada Ehmke and Identity on the InternetWe used to be able to log on and take on any identity we wanted. Now, we expose our entire lives to the world. Is that a good thing? What are the tradeoffs? And in that environment, how have anonymous trolls and bots somehow pushed us all back towards anonymity? And what does eBay’s reputation system have to do with all this? Coraline Ada Ehmke has a very personal story about her experience of identity on the internet, and we discovered that she and I shared similar experiences, from different angles. She’s a deve...
2018-05-1544 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than Code078: Caring About Healthcare with Kenzi Connor and Laurie Voss02:01 – Superpowers: Kenzi = Consensus Building; Laurie: Confuging Apache Quickly Conversation Context 03:35 – Trans-Inclusive Policy at npm and Cloud City Kaiser TriNet 12:41 – Determining Whether Insurance is Trans-Friendly “Transgender insurance benefits employer guide” Google Search The Transgender Law Center 15:16 – Biases Exist in Healthcare Broken Arm Syndrome 20:54 – The Problem with Primary Care Physicians and Care 26:44 – Feedback from Doctors 32:00 – Why This Topic is Becoming More Commonplace and Important in Society 37:39 – Trans-Inclusive Healthcare as a Business Advantage for Companies 42:22 – How To Be...
2018-05-0255 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than Code075: Code and Witchcraft with Coraline Ada Ehmke02:40 – Coraline’s Superpower: Boundless Energy 06:16 – Practicing Self-Care and Outsourcing 12:20 – Being a “Code Witch” and Perceiving the Construct of Reality 17:25 – Evocation and Invocation 20:52 – Being Deliberate: Refactoring Your Code and Refactoring Your Life 32:13 – Documentation and Naming Things 38:48 – Writing Magic and Writing Code; Thoughtforms Drood by Dan Simmons 43:20 – Impressions and Personas; Sympathy and Empathy Brené Brown on Empathy 51:58 – Acquiring Boundless Energy and Badassery This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep of DevReps, LLC. To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack co...
2018-04-1157 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than Code075: Code and Witchcraft with Coraline Ada Ehmke02:40 – Coraline’s Superpower: Boundless Energy 06:16 – Practicing Self-Care and Outsourcing 12:20 – Being a “Code Witch” and Perceiving the Construct of Reality 17:25 – Evocation and Invocation 20:52 – Being Deliberate: Refactoring Your Code and Refactoring Your Life 32:13 – Documentation and Naming Things 38:48 – Writing Magic and Writing Code; Thoughtforms Drood by Dan Simmons 43:20 – Impressions and Personas; Sympathy and Empathy Brené Brown on Empathy 51:58 – Acquiring Boundless Energy and Badassery This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep of DevReps, LLC. To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack co...
2018-04-1157 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than Code069: Identity Is An Arrow with Avdi GrimmGreater Than Code Episode 002: Neutralizing Impostor Syndrome with Avdi Grimm 01:52 – Avdi’s Superpower: The Power of Inspiration, RubyConf India, and International Conferences vs Domestic 04:28 – The Pursuit of a Fixed Life: Achieving or Avoiding Stasis Blog Post: I was trying to end my life 08:40 – Living in the Future and Having Goals 16:36 – Hitting Career Stasis vs Identity Stasis 25:23 – Becoming a Visible Person in Tech 31:27 – Encouraging and Inspiring People to Find Their Potential and Value 44:23 – Being Authentic and Transparent to the World Reflections: Coraline: Iden...
2018-02-281h 02Greater Than Code
Greater Than Code068: Skills of Resilience with Gerry Valentine01:28 – Gerry’s Superpower: Building Resilience 02:51 – What is Resilience? 08:59 – Creating an Atmosphere of Psychological Safety 11:04 – Having Tough Conversations: Resilience on the Societal Level 18:41 – Moving Other People Forward and Leading Others as a Senior Dev 27:07 – Code Chitakwas 33:10 – Devaluing the Notion of Intellect Reflections: Gerry: What is “smart”, really and how are we smart enough to make the room of smart people bigger? Coraline: Thinking of myself as a leader in my company and think about it can use the influence that I have to make sure that we...
2018-02-2145 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than Code067: Tech in Transition with Ashanti-Mutinta01:09 – Ashanti’s Superpower: People say they’re funny on Twitter! 02:37 – Having Dialogue and Engaging with Others on Twitter 07:42 – Finding Safe Online Community Networks via Social Media Platforms 16:13 – Making Platforms Safer 18:06 – Perspectives on Blocking https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/listen_to_yourself.png 25:05 – Perspectives on Real Name Policies 29:59 – Gender Identity Education 36:57 – Transitioning in While Working in Tech Reflections: Rein: Listening and learning about trans experiences. Coraline: Taking care of how we are presenting ourselves to the world. Jamey: The act of...
2018-02-1450 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than Code066: Growing a Culture with Allison Kopf01:15 – Allison’s Superpower: Making Unplanned and Hectic Situations Work Out The Stockdale Paradox 06:43 – Getting Into Agriculture 08:54 – Building a Company Culture 13:19 – Transmitting Culture and Core Values When Hiring New People 20:02 – Disagreeing Respectfully and Maintaining Strong Opinions 25:19 – Clear Boundaries Between Work and Home Life 32:34 – What Tech Look Looks Like in the Context of a Working Farm 40:27 – Writing Code for Non-Technical People Reflections: Coraline: Practicing empathy for the user when writing software. Jamey: Consciously make space for people who don’t speak as loudly as...
2018-02-0751 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than Code065: Radical Design with Marian Petre and André van der HoekSoftware Design Decoded: 66 Ways Experts Think (The MIT Press) by Marian Petre and André van der Hoek 01:39 – Marian’s Superpower: Picking Brains Surfaces and Essences: Analogy as the Fuel and Fire of Thinking by Douglas Hofstadter 03:28 – André’s Superpower: Identifying Patterns 04:23 – Design Thinking Within Companies and The Error by Proxy Phenomenon 09:19 – The Notion that Design Has Gone Away 12:18 – Radical vs Normal Design: What drives the need for radical design? When does normal design stop being effective? 19:55 – The Democratization of Software Development 24:45 – Software Design Decoded: 66 Ways Exp...
2018-01-311h 03Greater Than Code
Greater Than Code061: Destruction-Focused Development with Safia Abdalla00:53 – Safia’s Superpower: Sight 03:04 – Learning Languages — Both Human and Programming The Sapir Whorf Hypothesis 07:56 – Being Empathetic in an International Perspective and Building Universal and Approachable Tech 11:19 – What does success look like for minorities in the Silicon Valley monoculture?; Being Tokenized Admiral Grace Hopper 21:59 – Accepting Speaking Engagements Because of Who You Are (i.e. as a woman, minority, etc.) 24:07 – Writing Things Down to Balance Prioritizing Decisions 30:46 – Defining “Happy” and Always Feeling the Need to Do More 37:02 – Destruction-Focused Development @jessitron Destruction-Focused Deve...
2018-01-0353 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than Code060: Coping with Complexity with Kent Beck01:19 – Kent’s Superpower: Putting Things Together That Don’t Necessarily Go Together Surfaces and Essences: Analogy as the Fuel and Fire of Thinking by Douglas Hofstadter and Emmanuel Sander 04:01 – Metaphors in Software Development 07:32 – Writing Tests and Keeping a Journal @jessitron The unit/integration distinction confuses me. I test at the level of, “Here’s a thought I need to capture.” @KentBeck on @greaterthancode 10:58 – Complexity Partitioning One Bite At A Time: Partitioning Complexity Kent’s musings on the topic of unit versus integration testing after the sh...
2017-12-2743 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than Code059: Science All The Things! with Pamela Gay01:13 – Pamela Podcasting, Since…well, FOREVER! Astronomy Cast 365 Days of Astronomy Adam Curry 02:19 – Pamela’s Superpower: Solving Random Problems with Software 05:19 – Becoming a “Reluctant Coder” i.e. Coding Out of Necessity 10:58 – Battlestar Galactica => Greek Mythology => Space => Astrophysics 14:52 – Doing What You Have To Do vs Doing What You Love To Do 20:27 – The Goal of Podcasting and Target Audience 23:57 – Understanding and Knowing Everything: Good? Bad? 26:03 – Outsourcing Work as a Personal Loss and The Internet’s Graveyard of Abandoned Projects 32:06 – Open Sourcing Work Yourself for t...
2017-12-2059 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than Code058: Kindness and Patience with Tara Scherner de la Fuente00:16 – Welcome to Episode 111010 of the Greater Than Code Podcast! 02:09 – Tara’s Superpower and Origin Story: Patience 04:56 – Conflating Patience with Kindness 07:39 – Is writing code making us less thoughtful? AKA Patience in the Workplace The Economic Value of Rapid Response Time (The Doherty Threshold) 16:22 – Warning Signs that a Company’s Culture is Not a Good One; Also, is it the company or is it individuals within a company? 22:59 – Looking for and Interviewing for a Job at a Less Toxic Environment 33:20 – What does it mean to be a developer? ...
2017-12-1357 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than Code052: Master’s Degrees, Double Binds, and Data Science with Emily Dresner01:06 – Emily’s Background and Superpower 02:49 – Having a Master’s Degree: Was it worth it? 08:08 – Struggles After Retaining a Master’s 10:31 – Role Model: Emily’s Mom and Her Story 12:11 – “The Double Bind” 14:47 – Experiences Working at a Gaming Company Shipping Out: On the (nearly lethal) comforts of a luxury cruise by David Foster Wallace 18:33 – Transitioning to Upside and Building a Healthy Culture 21:50 – Engineering Vs Management 29:09 – Data Science 32:50 – Self-Selecting for Privilege 36:38 – Data Science and Security/Privacy Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Inc...
2017-10-2558 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than Code050: Open Source Anarchism with Steve Klabnik00:16 – Welcome to “Greater Than Crabmeat” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 01:02 – Steve’s Background, Origin Story, and Superpowers! Skrillex 06:00 – Contributing to Open Source why the lucky stiff Hackety Hack Why’s (Poignant) Guide to Ruby 11:07 – Succession Planning The Meme Hustler 20:12 – Organizing Groups of People in a Non-Authoritarian Way Mikhail Bakunin: What is Authority? The RFC Process in Rust Syndicalism 36:23 – Avoiding Using Language with Political Connotation Want to help keep us a weekly show, buy and ship you swa...
2017-10-111h 03Greater Than Code
Greater Than Code049: Technology For the Greater Good with Reyn AubreyGuest Starring: Reyn Aubrey: @ReynAubrey | PocketChange | reyn@pocketchange.social 00:16 – Welcome to “For Good or For Awesome?” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 01:18 – Reyn Aubrey’s Background, Origin Story, and Superpower! 06:04 – Culture of a Company and Tolerance Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us by Seth Godin 08:12 – Becoming an Entrepreneur at 19-years-old and PocketChange 10:40 – Charity Evaluation Criteria; “Wicked Problems” pocketchange.social/charities 14:33 – Habitizing Donation 16:22 – Analyzing and Collecting Charity Data GuideStar Charity Navigator CharityWatch 19:02 – How PocketChange is Structured 20:34 – The...
2017-10-0456 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than Code047: Communicating Across Boundaries with Declan Whelan00:16 – Welcome to “I Rolled a Natural 20 For My Agility Check” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 01:31 – Background and Superpower; Empathy 09:08 – Cross-Cultural Communication Dynamics Women in Agile 15:48 – Biases, Understanding Dynamics, and Facilitating as an Ally @jessitron "To have biases is to be human. It's not a bad thing." @dwhelan @greaterthancode 21:02 – Being Authentic 25:31 – Is Agile something that you are or something that you do? 35:37 – Adopting Practices Across Teams “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson @jessitron People love...
2017-09-201h 06Greater Than Code
Greater Than Code046: Specialization vs Collaboration with Aria Stewart00:16 – Welcome to “The World is Upside Down. Can DevOps save us?” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 01:07 – Background and Superpowers 09:22 – Diagnostic Troubleshooting: “Expert Intuition Effect” 14:23 – Understanding Entire Systems vs Specializing in One Area 17:15 – Isolation Leading to Contempt 28:42 – The DevOps Movement and Culture Change 34:45 – Contempt Towards Processes Janelle Klein: A Programmer’s Guide to Humans @ SeleniumConf UK Reflections: Astrid: Having a holistic approach towards Software Development. Coraline: Why specialization leads to contemptuous behavior between teams and how to solve it for early career developers.
2017-09-1346 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than Code045: Sexual Assault and Project Callisto with Lynn CyrinContent/Trigger Warning: This episode discusses sexual assault. 00:16 – Welcome to “Fullstack Activism” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 01:22 – Lynn’s Background Story and Superpowers FIRST LEGO League 11:34 – Project Callisto: Reporting Sexual Assault and Dealing with The System 17:57 – Institutional Betrayal and Keeping Information Private 20:49 – The Chain of Command: How Project Callisto Works 22:17 – Reticence When it Comes to Talking About Sexual Assault 26:04 – “Staying in Your Lane” 27:56 – Matching Reports 29:33 – The Technology Behind the App 34:14 – Evaluating Features 38:16 – Contributing to Project Callisto Fund Club Donat...
2017-09-0653 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than Code042: @CallbackWomen and Organizing Conferences for Diversity and Inclusion with Carina C. Zona00:16 – Welcome to “Life, The Universe, and Podcasts!” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 01:13 – Carina’s Background and Superpower 02:58 – @CallbackWomen and The Naming Struggle to Make Sure Marginalized and Non-Binary People Know They Are Included Ashe Dryden: Increasing Diversity at Your Conference 12:13 – Sending Signals and/or Indicators That Encourage People to Apply to Speak At Your Conference I hate to say this, but conferences need to relocate out of the U.S. My country is making business travel to U.S. untenable for so many ppl. https://t.co/bMOfbe6VDP— Carina C. Zona...
2017-08-091h 11Greater Than Code
Greater Than Code041: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mind Manipulation with Casey Watts!caseywatts.com/mindmanipulation A Neurobiologist’s Guide to Mind Manipulation [slides] 00:16 – Welcome to “CBT: Chunky Bacon Tacos and Psychological Safety” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 01:18 – Empathy Development 03:25 – Training for Customer Support Greater Than Code Episode 037: Failure Mode with Emily Gorcenski A Neurobiologist’s Guide to Mind Manipulation by Casey Watts @ EmberConf 2017 06:53 – Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Coraline Ada Ehmke: Emotions as State Machines (from the GTC blog!) 10:48 – Acknowledging Emotion; Rationality 14:23 – Inner vs Outer Brain via GIPHY Thinking, Fast and...
2017-08-0253 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than Code041: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mind Manipulation with Casey Watts!caseywatts.com/mindmanipulation A Neurobiologist’s Guide to Mind Manipulation [slides] 00:16 – Welcome to “CBT: Chunky Bacon Tacos and Psychological Safety” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 01:18 – Empathy Development 03:25 – Training for Customer Support Greater Than Code Episode 037: Failure Mode with Emily Gorcenski A Neurobiologist’s Guide to Mind Manipulation by Casey Watts @ EmberConf 2017 06:53 – Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Coraline Ada Ehmke: Emotions as State Machines (from the GTC blog!) 10:48 – Acknowledging Emotion; Rationality 14:23 – Inner vs Outer Brain via GIPHY Thinking, Fast and S...
2017-08-0253 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than CodeEpisode 037: Failure Mode with Emily Gorcenski00:16 – Welcome to “Diamonds Are For Gender” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 00:56 – Origin Story, Superpowers, and Data Science 04:20 – Diversity and Career Paths in Data Science 10:51 – Ethical Debates Within the Data Science Field Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy Therac-25 FMEA (Failure Mode Effects Analysis) 17:21 – Software Development and Engineering; Failure Modes in Software 21:44 – Failure Modes in Democracy; Voting Machine Software 33:37 – Working for a Government Contractor 36:21 – Data Patterns and Tampering 39:00 – Open Data and Open Science 45:59 – Falsi...
2017-06-2154 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than CodeEpisode 036: Metaphors and Microservices with Matt Stine00:16 – Welcome to “Chinchilla Chat: Where It’s All Chinchillas…All The Time…” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 03:10 – Matt’s Origin Story in Software Development 09:04 – The Business of Consulting 16:24 – Empathy in Consulting 20:07 – Rigorous Communication and Shared Language; Microservices Ludwig Wittgenstein [Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis](Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis) Metaphors We Live By 39:05 – Ubiquitous Language Surfaces and Essences: Analogy as the Fuel and Fire of Thinking by Douglas Hofstadter Coraline Ada Ehmke: Metaphors Are Similes. Similes Are Like Metaphors. Wittgenstein’s Ladder Performance of Genetic Algorit...
2017-06-081h 14Greater Than Code
Greater Than CodeEpisode 036: Metaphors and Microservices with Matt Stine00:16 – Welcome to “Chinchilla Chat: Where It’s All Chinchillas…All The Time…” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 03:10 – Matt’s Origin Story in Software Development 09:04 – The Business of Consulting 16:24 – Empathy in Consulting 20:07 – Rigorous Communication and Shared Language; Microservices Ludwig Wittgenstein [Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis](Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis) Metaphors We Live By 39:05 – Ubiquitous Language Surfaces and Essences: Analogy as the Fuel and Fire of Thinking by Douglas Hofstadter Coraline Ada Ehmke: Metaphors Are Similes. Similes Are Like Metaphors. Wittgenstein’s Ladder Performance of Genetic Algorit...
2017-06-081h 14Greater Than Code
Greater Than CodeEpisode 035: Behind the Scenes at npm with Laurie Voss00:16 – Welcome to “Yes, SJWs Do Actually Code” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 01:22 – Superpower Origin Story 06:00 – “Real Programming” 08:45 – Being Gay in the Tech Industry; Micro Activism 16:17 – Setting Workplace Culture 21:20 – Working in Open Source While Working in a Company like npm 25:50 – Monetizing npm npm Enterprise 32:55 – npm@5 42:00 – The 10x Engineer 44:19 – Technical Hiring 49:53 – Why Whiteboarding and Code Exercises Don’t Work 51:51 – Organizing Engineers Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders Reflections: Astrid: Not being c...
2017-06-011h 03Greater Than Code
Greater Than CodeEpisode 034: Systems Thinking in the Real World00:16 – Welcome to “Missives from the Future of Tech: Ladies’ Night Edition” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 01:20 – Where the Lines Cross; Social Responsibility of Engineers Tragedy of the Commons 06:53 – Why We Do What We Do 09:03 – Surviving and Functioning For All Humans: Basic Social Support 16:20 – Preventing Infrastructure Decay and Advancing the Whole 19:54 – “The Cycle of Safety” The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer by Neal Stephenson 25:21 – Scarcity 30:15 – Where are we focusing? 33:25 – Reframing The Tragedy of the Commons; Gatekeeping The Broken Promise of Open Sou...
2017-05-251h 01Greater Than Code
Greater Than CodeEpisode 034: Systems Thinking in the Real World00:16 – Welcome to “Missives from the Future of Tech: Ladies’ Night Edition” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 01:20 – Where the Lines Cross; Social Responsibility of Engineers Tragedy of the Commons 06:53 – Why We Do What We Do 09:03 – Surviving and Functioning For All Humans: Basic Social Support 16:20 – Preventing Infrastructure Decay and Advancing the Whole 19:54 – “The Cycle of Safety” The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer by Neal Stephenson 25:21 – Scarcity 30:15 – Where are we focusing? 33:25 – Reframing The Tragedy of the Commons; Gatekeeping The Broken Promise of Open So...
2017-05-251h 01Greater Than Code
Greater Than CodeEpisode 032: Curation vs Algorithms: Who Is Writing Our History? with Amy UngerAmy Unger: @cdwort | Heroku 00:16 – Welcome to “JIRA Card Catalogs and The People Who Love Them” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 01:05 – Superpower Origin Story, Growing Up with a Computer in the Family, and Being a Teenager Unlocking the Clubhouse: Women in Computing by Jane Margolis and Allan Fisher 08:30 – Humanities and History 10:39 – Access to and Preservation of Literacy (Who is writing our history?) 15:03 – Categorizing Information and Making it Accessible…But, Also Privacy? 17:21 – Reliance on Google as the “Defacto Archive”? 19:49 – Digital Records (Algorithms) vs Human Curation 24:10 – What can librari...
2017-05-1155 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than CodeEpisode 029: p=eMPathy with Ariel Waldman, Ashe Dryden, and Brad Grzesiak00:16 – Welcome to “The Tale of Space Cat Burritos” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 02:26 – Space Technology and the Cultural Portrayal of Science NASA Explorers Program 08:24 – The Influence of Science Fiction on the Current Developments in Science NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts Program (NIAC) The Comet Hitchhiker Supernatural Horror in Literature By H. P. Lovecraft 14:47 – What is sci-fi telling us about the world we live in now? The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu The Expanse Series 18:34 – “Hard” vs “Soft” Science Fiction; “Hard” Conference Talks vs “Soft” Talks...
2017-04-201h 13Greater Than Code
Greater Than CodeEpisode 029: p=eMPathy with Ariel Waldman, Ashe Dryden, and Brad Grzesiak00:16 – Welcome to “The Tale of Space Cat Burritos” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 02:26 – Space Technology and the Cultural Portrayal of Science NASA Explorers Program 08:24 – The Influence of Science Fiction on the Current Developments in Science NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts Program (NIAC) The Comet Hitchhiker Supernatural Horror in Literature By H. P. Lovecraft 14:47 – What is sci-fi telling us about the world we live in now? The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu The Expanse Series 18:34 – “Hard” vs “Soft” Science Fiction; “Hard” Conference Talks vs “Soft” Talks...
2017-04-201h 13Tech Done Right
Tech Done RightEpisode 8: Open-Source Community Management and Safety With Coraline Ada Ehmke and Yana CarstensOpen-Source Community Management and Safety With Coraline Ada Ehmke and Yana Carstens Follow us on Twitter! @tech_done_right or leave us a review on iTunes! Guests Coraline Ada Ehmke: Open Source Advocate, Creator of The Contributor Covenant, Founding Panelist of Greater Than Code, Senior Engineer on the Community and Safety Team at GitHub Yana Carstens: Senior User Experience Designer at Table XI Summary How can you manage a social media site to maximize community and make all contributors feel safe? Coraline Ada Ehmke (@CoralineAda), from GitHub's...
2017-04-1240 minTech Done Right
Tech Done RightEpisode 8: Open-Source Community Management and Safety With Coraline Ada Ehmke and Yana CarstensOpen-Source Community Management and Safety With Coraline Ada Ehmke and Yana Carstens Follow us on Twitter! @tech_done_right or leave us a review on iTunes! Guests Coraline Ada Ehmke: Open Source Advocate, Creator of The Contributor Covenant, Founding Panelist of Greater Than Code, Senior Engineer on the Community and Safety Team at GitHub Yana Carstens: Senior User Experience Designer at Table XI Summary How can you manage a social media site to maximize community and make all contributors feel safe? Coraline Ada Ehmke (@CoralineAda), from GitHub'...
2017-04-1240 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than CodeEpisode 025: MotherCoders with Tina Lee00:16 – Welcome to “Not Your Mother’s Podcast!” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 00:55 – Origin Story and Getting Involved in Coding 03:17 – Programming Perspectives From People of Different Backgrounds; Teaching Adults vs Children 08:19 – Work/Life Balance 11:32 – Changing Culture Around Gender Roles and Caregiving “Culture is like water in that it flows from the top down.” Nev Schulman Wants to Erase Gender Stereotypes for Parents 18:18 – The MotherCoders Organization What to expect when you’re done expecting 24:27 – Teaching Frontend Development and The Stereotype that Women are Better at Frontend than Backend...
2017-03-2954 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than CodeEpisode 023: Politics and Software with Lorena Mesa00:16 – Welcome to “Hey! I Made a Bong Out of This Podcast!” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 01:26 – Origin Story Obama For America Campaign 05:46 – Politics and Software; Data Collection Danah Boyd: Be Careful What You Code For 16:43 – Working in Python for Data Collection Django Girls 19:46 – The Python Software Foundation (PSF) 23:55 – Communication and Organization Within Communities MINSWAN: Matz is Nice So We Are Nice Social Encounter Party 33:49 – Power Structures and Forming Relationships 36:39 – PSF Funding Reflections: Jessica: Each of our lan...
2017-03-1652 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than CodeEpisode 021: Social Justice Warrioring and Codes of Conduct with Phil Sturgeon00:28 – Welcome to Greater Than Code: The SJW Takeover 00:53 – Origin Story, Superpowers, and Bike Messengering Build APIs You Won’t Hate Instacart Had pesto chicken pasta for dinner, in honor of @philsturgeon’s interview on @greaterthancode today. 😋— Sam Livingston-Gray (@geeksam) February 23, 2017 07:59 – Long-form Blogging (aka Rants) 08:50 – Codes of Conduct: Adoption, Enforcing, Conspiracy Theories The Contributor Covenant “Codes of Conducts are so full of slippery slope arguments, they could open a waterslide park.” @philsturgeon— Greater Than Code (@greaterthancode) February 23, 2017 17:40 – What it means to be a “Social Justice Warrior...
2017-02-231h 05Greater Than Code
Greater Than CodeEpisode 020: Sexuality in Tech with Jenn Schiffer00:16 – Welcome to “Neon Abstract Podcast Erotica!” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 01:15 – Origin Story Bocoup 03:05 – Art 06:37 – Viewing Source and Learning How to Code 11:02 – Getting a Computer Science Degree 13:56 – Pixel Art, Sexuality in Tech, and Online Presence @aphyr (Kyle Kingsbury) Ashley Madison Data Breach 26:54 – How do potential employers react to your satire? 28:41 – CSS Perverts 36:03 – Vetting Potential Employers and Company Culture; Dealing with Toxic People Takeaways: Jessica: Everyone has something that they keep quiet about because they aren’t sure of the cons...
2017-02-1756 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than CodeEpisode 019: It’s Made of People!01:11 – What it means to be a Senior Engineer When You Don’t Want to Go Into Management 05:07 – Generativity: The difference between your team’s output with you on it and your team’s output without you. Gregor Hohpe: 37 Things One Architect Knows About IT Transformation 13:46 – The Job of An Architect 22:09 – What are the managers doing? “It is too much to ask for your manager to be your career mentor?” Sam Gerstenzang: The Happy Demise of the 10X Engineer Everything's an Argument by Andrea A. Lunsford, et al. Reflections...
2017-02-1051 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than CodeEpisode 015: Zuri Hunter as Queen of Hackathons00:16 – Welcome to “Snowpocalypse!” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 01:50 – Zuri’s Background and Origin Story 04:19 – Hackathons Meet Zuri. The Queen of Hackathons. Color Coded 16:37 – Overcoming Shyness 20:47 – Navigating the Channels of Your Career Graphical User Interface (GUI) 27:07 – Developing Skills and Keeping up with New Technologies AWS Certified Solutions Architect 33:31 – Hiring Practices; Culture Fit Research: How Subtle Class Cues Can Backfire on Your Resume (“No Silver Bullet” for D&I) Facebook’s Hiring Process Hinders Its Effort to Create a Diverse Workforce
2017-01-1259 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than CodeEpisode 013: Religion in Tech with Audrey Eschright of The Recompiler Mag00:16 – Welcome to “Lucky Episode 13!” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 01:10 – Audrey’s Background and Origin Story Stumptown Syndicate Citizen Code of Conduct Free Geek 10:37 – The Recompiler The Responsible Communication Style Guide 16:24 – Community Organization; Tech Community Biases Calagator The Agile Manifesto The Overton Window 25:55 – Accessibility in Community Spaces Open Source Bridge 28:49 – Religion and Social Justice in Tech Unitarianism 34:37 – Labor Organization #talkpay by Lauren Voswinkel Distributed Denial of Women National Gene...
2016-12-3152 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than CodeEpisode 012: Vets Who Code with Jerome Hardaway00:16 – Welcome to “It’s Made of People!” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 02:17 – Jerome’s Background and Origin Story General Assembly 09:30 – Vets Who Code: Funding, Technology Stack, Curriculum, and Students 18:19 – Vets Who Code Student Experience 20:00 – Obstacles Veterans Face Getting Into Tech Location Network “Your goal is to only get 1% better every day and the funny thing about 1% is that your 1% changes every day.” @JeromeHardaway— Greater Than Code (@greaterthancode) December 21, 2016 Jacob Oakley: Learning Code with Kids 29:04 – Making the Tech Community More Welcoming to Veterans 33:37 – What should people in...
2016-12-2151 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than CodeEpisode 011: Introducing Art Into STEM Education with Amy Wibowo00:16 – Welcome to “Trapped in a BinarySort!” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 01:21 – “STEAM” Education 02:36 – Getting Involved in Technology and Being a Maker 05:33 – Making a Zine and Making it (and other things) Inclusive Books With Pictures [Kickstarter] BubbleSort Zines 2.0: moar computer science zines! 14:03 – Passion for Sailor Moon and How it Relates to Teams and Friendship 18:21 – Introducing Art Into STEM Amy Wibowo: Sweaters as a Service – Adventures in Machine Knitting @ Madison+ Ruby This Long-Lost Nintendo Knitting Machine Would Have Let You Make Sweaters With Your NES 25:36 – Maki...
2016-12-1439 minNeohuman
Neohuman28: Coraline Ada EhmkeIn the 28th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah and Mandi are chatting with Coraline Ada Ehmke. Coraline is an open-source advocate, speaker, and web developer. She was recognized for her work on diversity in open-source with a Ruby Hero award in 2016. She’s the creator of the Contributor Covenant, the most popular open-source code of conduct in the world. She now works for GitHub as a senior engineering on a team devoted to creating community management and anti-harassment tools. They talk about wide range of subjects including technology, politics, Donald Trump, equality, cyber security, ethics and morality, as well as Co...
2016-12-0444 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than CodeEpisode 009: Living with Disability with Travis B. Hartwell00:16 – Welcome to “Software Eats Human…” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 01:25 – Travis’ Superhero Origin Story Retinitis Pigmentosa Achondroplasia 09:00 – Explaining a Disability and Limitations to Others The Spoon Theory by Christine Miserandino 14:25 – Supporting Someone with a Disability 19:56 – “Are you noticing your disabilities misrepresenting you in some ways?” – James Edward Gray II / Accessibility re: Accessibility “We need to have diverse people working for us so we can bring up, ‘Hey! This thing is an issue!’” @travisbhartwell— Greater Than Code (@greaterthancode) November 30, 2016 Do they all look like me? Do they all think like me...
2016-12-0144 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than CodeEpisode 007: Overcoming Adversity and Battling Unconscious Bias with Neem Serra00:16 – Welcome to Greater Than Code 02:02 – Neem Serra Introduction Neem Serra: “From Babies to Software Development” 03:23 – 2016 Election Thoughts, Fears, and Aspirations; Importance of Ally Support Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.: “The Other America” 14:51 – Overcoming Adversity and Getting Into Science Genomics 26:27 – Switching from Science to Programming and Getting a Job Software Carpentry National Society of Black Engineers HandsUp United Project Euler 33:53 – Volunteering and Being Empathetic and Inclusive "I feel like most of my job some days is helping peop...
2016-11-101h 05Hello Tech Pros - Motivation, Soft Skills & Business Advice
Hello Tech Pros - Motivation, Soft Skills & Business AdviceGitHub's Anti-Harassment Tools and the Open Source Codes of Conduct — Coraline Ada Ehmke on PeopleCoraline Ada Ehmke is a speaker, writer, teacher, open source advocate and technologist with 20 years of experience in developing apps for the web. She works diligently to promote diversity and inclusivity in open source and the tech industry. She is the creator of the Contributor Covenant, the most popular open source code of conduct in the world (with over 15,000 adoptions including JRuby, Swift, F# and Rails.) Coraline works for GitHub as a senior engineer on a team devoted to creating community management and anti-harassment tools. Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/coraline-ehmke-people/ What You Will...
2016-11-0435 minCommunity Pulse
Community PulseBalancing Your Public and Private Lives (Ep 9)In this Halloween-ish episode of Community Pulse, PJ and Mary talk to Coraline Ada Ehmke and Ed Finkler. We explore the the two sides of the same coin that are the life of technical advocates. Enjoy the podcast? Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes and follow us on Spotify, or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village....
2016-10-3145 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than CodeEpisode 005: Learning New Languages with James Edward Gray II00:16 – Welcome to “PodcasTRON...” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 01:00 – James Edward Gray II’s Introduction 02:03 – #CastleGraySkull “It’s hard to find a castle in a good school district.” ~ David Brady 07:59 – Interviewing James Edward Gray II: Implementing the LHC on a Whiteboard @ RailsConf 2016 (Slides) ^ Engineering Interviews: Grading Rubric 15:14 – Transparency; Giving Honest Feedback Joe Mastey: Hiring Developers, with Science! @ RailsConf 2016 20:08 – Working with Elixir James Edward Gray II: The Most Object-Oriented Language 28:13 – Functional Programming vs Object-Oriented Programming 32:47 – Learning New Languages The...
2016-10-281h 02Greater Than Code
Greater Than CodeEpisode 004: DevOps and Creativity with Charity Majors00:16 – Welcome to “The Hot Mess Podcast...” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 00:54 – Charity Majors’ Introduction / Listener Question: “What is your superhero origin story?” ~Donald Plummer 02:54 – Operations and Creativity 06:37 – Hiring People for Operations Commandos, Infantry, and Police 07:35 – Looking Back on Chaos 10:00 – “Problems of Success” Jessica Kerr: Growing Your Tech Stack: When to Say No (Spectrum of Risk Article) 11:32 – Bootcamp Graduates and Startup Culture 15:44 – “Cult-y Companies” Dunbar's Number 19:19 – Microservices Conway’s Law 26:41 – “Serverless" 29:55 – What should software engineers should be doing to learn...
2016-10-2150 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than CodeEpisode 003: Hiring People For Diversity with LaToya Allen of SheNomads00:16 – Welcome to “Well, Technically...” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 01:34 – LaToya Allen’s Introduction 03:18 – Dear Tech Companies: Focus on Diversity, Not Foosball 08:14 – How does “the team photo” reflect on you and your company? 10:33 – Article Backlash; Interviewing/Hiring People for Diversity Mental health Bechdel test for women in male-dominated fields: Have *I* talked to another woman today about something related to my work?— amy nguyen (@amyngyn) October 10, 2016 15:11 – The Talking-Over-People Culture Ruby DCamp 17:37 – Improving Job Postings; How do you find a company to work for that’s good? “Save your ninja m...
2016-10-1347 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than CodeEpisode 002: Neutralizing Imposter Syndrome with Avdi Grimm00:16 – Welcome to “The Meta Four!” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!” 01:30 – Chef Avdi Grimm’s Introduction 02:19 – RubyTapas; Production, Typing, and Editing 10:52 – Real World Programming: Episode #346: User; LiveCoding.tv 12:24 – Neutralizing Impostor Syndrome 13:32 – Break time and getting to know our new panelist, Astrid Countee! "I've never met a junior who wasn't extremely senior in some area of life I know nothing about" @dbrady @greaterthancode— Jessica Kerr (@jessitron) October 5, 2016 24:15 – Neutralizing Imposter Syndrome (Cont’d) 25:42 – Live Coding 28:29 – What non-Ruby technologies have you been exploring lately? ~ Darin Wilson 29:05 – PHP 3...
2016-10-0654 minGreater Than Code
Greater Than CodeEpisode 001: Taking Payments on the Web with Noel Rappin00:18 - Welcome to "Dread Coder Roberts!" ...we mean, "Greater Than Code!" 01:30 - Noel Rappin's Introduction (Spoiler alert! He's got a Ph.D.!) 04:31 - Take My Money: Accepting Payments on the Web 08:30 - Code Paths and Tracking Failures 10:59 - What is the quickest path to accepting payments online? Are there drawbacks to getting something up fast? (~ David Bock) 13:17 - Testing Payment Issues 14:29 - Design Patterns and Missing Layers Between Controllers and Models 17:49 - Business Logic and Database Constraints (aka, "Why did he write the book?!") ...
2016-09-2950 minCodeNewbie
CodeNewbieEp. 81 - Social Justice Warrior (Coraline Ada Ehmke)Coraline wears the Social Justice Warrior title proudly. She fights the battles, working tirelessly to create safer spaces for more people in tech. But noble as her cause may be, it is not without controversy. We talk to Coraline about what it means to be a social justice warrior, how she’s dealt with the trolling and harassment that comes with it, and how she stays above it and continues to fight. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) Codeland Conf Codeland 2019 Coraline Ada EhmkeCoraline Ada Ehmke is a speaker, writer, teacher, op...
2016-03-281h 06Ruby Rogues
Ruby Rogues163 RR Education with Coraline Ada Ehmke and Katrina OwenKatrina Owen comes back on the show to talk education with Coraline Ada Ehmke and the rest of the Rogues.Special Guests: Coraline Ada Ehmke and Katrina Owen. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ruby-rogues--6102073/support.
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