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The Geek WithinEp113: Eddie HinkleToday's guest is Eddie Hinkle. He is the Engineering Manager at Glassdoor and the host of the WebJoy podcast. Eddie has a goal to help spread joy and empathy in the tech industry and enjoys mentoring those who want to get into tech.
You can engage Eddie here:
https://www.polywork.com/eddiehinkle
https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwardhinkle/
The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu
List of past episodes: https...2023-03-2923 min
WebJoy: Real Stories from Tech About the Struggles and Delights That Made Us Who We Are TodayTop 8 of Season 1: #7: "A fun, approachable way"Jessica Wilkins joins the show to talk about her origin story coming from being a musician to building a passion project to promote diversity in classical music and how she got pulled into the tech industry by warm, friendly communities.We discuss a fun, approachable way to learn technology as we discuss Exercism, an online platform built to teach the joy of programming to everyone.(00:00) - Top 8 of Season 1: #7: "A fun, approachable way"
(08:17) - Exercism
(15:24) - FreeCodeCamp
🔗 Discussed LinksBlack Excellence Music ProjectExercism Learning PlatformFreeCodeCamp🙋 Guest LinksJessica's WebsiteJessica's Twitte...2023-03-2818 min
WebJoy: Real Stories from Tech About the Struggles and Delights That Made Us Who We Are TodayTop 8 of Season 1: #8: "I learned how by doing leet code"Carolina Lunardi Correa joins the show to talk about her origin story, from working as a supply chain professional to starting her first apprenticeship with Amazon!We discuss how she learned to code using leet code, and how life brings her joy. We also talk about what caused her to make the switch, how she used her current experience to slowly shift into product development from the business side and then finally getting a role as a software engineering apprentice. (00:00) - Top 8 of Season 1, #8: I learned how by doing leet code (Carolina))
(02:05) - Origin Story
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WebJoy: Real Stories from Tech About the Struggles and Delights That Made Us Who We Are TodayS1 E44: I like to say I’m not gonna do something, and then I do it anyway (Kelly / @kvlly)Kelly Vaughn joins the show to talk about her origin story, from learning html in neopets to doing freelancing, and eventually founding her own agency. More recently, Kelly has shifted to work as an Engineering Manager and now Engineering Director at Spot AI.We discuss how you have different levels of scope and responsibility depending on the size of the company you're working at and how changing the size of company you work at can be beneficial to your career and mental health. We dive into Kelly's love of reading and all the secrets she hides...2023-01-2721 min
WebJoy: Real Stories from Tech About the Struggles and Delights That Made Us Who We Are TodayS1 E43: A huge fan of spending as little time as possible typing (Mike / @genericmikechen)Mike Chen joins the show to talk about his origin story, from Medical School and Biotech Research to being a self-taught developer, Mike worked at bigger and bigger start-ups before landing jobs at Yahoo, Google, and AirBnB, before finding a home as the CTO of a start-up.We discuss the pros and cons of start-ups vs. larger tech companies and why people may work for one or the other. We also talk about the delight of developer tooling, particularly in the React space with Next.js and Remix and how it fixes all the headaches we've...2023-01-2621 min
WebJoy: Real Stories from Tech About the Struggles and Delights That Made Us Who We Are TodayS1 E42: I didn’t know what I was outside of my job (Ale / @pikacodes)Ale joins the show to talk about her origin story, from growing up in Mexico and getting a degree in industrial engineering to switching into a career she is passionate about in software engineering.We discuss some of the hardships that Ale went through in her career recently, and yet some of the insight and hope it has brought her for the future. We also chat about her amazing CSS art and how it brings her (and the rest of us!) joy.🔗 Discussed LinksAle's Video about 2022Ale's CSS ArtPikachu Valentine's Day CardPsyduck CSS ArtK...2023-01-2526 min
WebJoy: Real Stories from Tech About the Struggles and Delights That Made Us Who We Are TodayS1 E41: An unpopular view on impostor syndrome (Curtis / @curtiseinsmann)Curtis Einsmann joins the show to talk about his origin story, how he got into Amazon's internship, earned an SDE I position and after years at Amazon has broken out to start working freelance.We discuss what it was like to work at Amazon, how he dealt with imposter syndrome and the lessons he learned from Amazon that helps him now work asynchronously at Gumroad, where he's only had 4 meetings this year!đź”— Discussed LinksThe Medium article that started it all: "Amazon shouldn't have hired me"Master the Code ReviewHow Gumroad works...2023-01-2423 min
WebJoy: Real Stories from Tech About the Struggles and Delights That Made Us Who We Are TodayS1 E40: Doing handshakes instead of hand-offs (Jennie / @JennieSYip)Jennie Yip joins the show to talk about her origin story, from building Sailor Moon fan sites to helping lead the Design System at Atlassian as a Design Architect.We discuss how she got into design, her integrated passions for design and software engineering, and we dive deep into Design Systems and how they support the companies they are built for, and it's inevitable need for a rebuild.🔗 Discussed LinksAtlassian's Current Design System🙋 Guest LinksJennie's WebsiteJennie's LinkedInJennie's Twitter❓Listener SurveyIf you have 3 minutes, take our shor...2023-01-2322 min
WebJoy: Real Stories from Tech About the Struggles and Delights That Made Us Who We Are TodayS1 E39: Take a break and do something that makes me feel good (Ar'Niqua / @ACole893)Ar'Niqua Colman joins the show to talk about her origin story, from working in higher education to diving into the world of programming, bootcamps, and #100Devs.We discuss how hard it can be while trying to learn how to program, and how important it is to take care of yourself throughout the journey.🔗 Discussed Links100 Devs with Leon🙋 Guest LinksAr'Niqua's WebsiteAr'Niqua's TwitterAr'Niqua's LinkedInAr'Niqua's GitHub❓Listener SurveyIf you have 3 minutes, take our short listener survey.2023-01-2016 min
WebJoyTake a break and do something that makes me feel good (Ar'Niqua / @ACole893)Ar'Niqua Colman joins the show to talk about her origin story, from working in higher education to diving into the world of programming, bootcamps, and #100Devs.We discuss how hard it can be while trying to learn how to program, and how important it is to take care of yourself throughout the journey.🔗 Discussed Links100 Devs with Leon🙋 Guest LinksAr'Niqua's WebsiteAr'Niqua's TwitterAr'Niqua's LinkedInAr'Niqua's GitHub❓Listener SurveyIf you have 3 minutes, take our short listener survey.2023-01-2016 min
WebJoy: Real Stories from Tech About the Struggles and Delights That Made Us Who We Are TodayS1 E38: I learned how by doing leet code (Carolina / @icarolinacorrea)Carolina Lunardi Correa joins the show to talk about her origin story, from working as a supply chain professional to starting her first apprenticeship with Amazon!We discuss how she learned to code using leet code, and how life brings her joy. We also talk about what caused her to make the switch, how she used her current experience to slowly shift into product development from the business side and then finally getting a role as a software engineering apprentice. (00:00) - 138: I learned how by doing leet code (Carolina))
(01:11) - Origin Story
(13:32) - The Simple T...2023-01-1922 min
WebJoyI learned how by doing leet code (Carolina / @carolina_elc_io)Carolina Lunardi Correa joins the show to talk about her origin story, from working as a supply chain professional to starting her first apprenticeship with Amazon!We discuss how she learned to code using leet code, and how life brings her joy. We also talk about what caused her to make the switch, how she used her current experience to slowly shift into product development from the business side and then finally getting a role as a software engineering apprentice. Discussed LinksAccountability Buddies Twitter CommunityCarolina's LinkedInCarolina's Twitter❤️ ReviewsIf you...2023-01-1922 min
WebJoyI said I'd never get a peloton... (Sonia)Sonia Moaiery joins the show to talk about her origin story, from working in product marketing in the the packaged goods food industry to working as a product marketing manager at companies like Glassdoor and Intercom.We discuss the differences between product marketing in and out of the tech industry, as well as what it is that keeps her interested this whole time. We talk about how she said she's never get a peloton, but she gave in as a mom during the pandemic, and now loves it!Discussed LinksSonia’s LinkedInSonia’s Shar...2023-01-1617 min
WebJoy: Real Stories from Tech About the Struggles and Delights That Made Us Who We Are TodayS1 E37: I said I'd never get a peloton... (Sonia)Sonia Moaiery joins the show to talk about her origin story, from working in product marketing in the the packaged goods food industry to working as a product marketing manager at companies like Glassdoor and Intercom.We discuss the differences between product marketing in and out of the tech industry, as well as what it is that keeps her interested this whole time. We talk about how she said she's never get a peloton, but she gave in as a mom during the pandemic, and now loves it!Discussed LinksSonia’s LinkedInSonia’s Shar...2023-01-1617 min
WebJoy: Real Stories from Tech About the Struggles and Delights That Made Us Who We Are TodayS1 E36: I left the coding bootcamp a week into it (Clifford / @CliffordFajard0)Clifford Fajardo joins the show to talk about his origin story, from studying social sciences and planning on a career like a lawyer, to going through a coding bootcamp. After leaving the coding bootcamp and being convinced to come back and finish it, he now works at LinkedIn!We discuss him failing the LinkedIn interview the first time before passing it when he returned a year later, and being open to how things come up and just seeing what happens as you build social connections. We also talk about how you learn based on your environment and...2023-01-1434 min
WebJoyI left the coding bootcamp a week into it (Clifford / @CliffordFajard0)Clifford Fajardo joins the show to talk about his origin story, from studying social sciences and planning on a career like a lawyer, to going through a coding bootcamp. After leaving the coding bootcamp and being convinced to come back and finish it, he now works at LinkedIn!We discuss him failing the LinkedIn interview the first time before passing it when he returned a year later, and being open to how things come up and just seeing what happens as you build social connections. We also talk about how you learn based on your environment and...2023-01-1434 min
WebJoy: Real Stories from Tech About the Struggles and Delights That Made Us Who We Are TodayS1 E35: Hitting the "go live" button, I was shaking (Melody / @MelodyMDev)Melody joins the show to talk about her origin story, from working in the medical field on both humans and pets to jumping into learning development, in public, live, on Twitch!We discuss what pushed her to make the switch, the difficult and enjoyable parts of her journey. We also discuss her anxiety for public speaking and how going live on Twitch has helped her overcome it.🔗 Discussed LinksFreeCodeCampCodeAcademy100 Devs with Leon🙋 Guest LinksMelody's TwitterMelody's LinktreeMelody's WebsiteMelody's Twitch❓Listener SurveyIf you...2023-01-1119 min
WebJoyHitting the "go live" button, I was shaking (Melody / @MelodyMDev)Melody joins the show to talk about her origin story, from working in the medical field on both humans and pets to jumping into learning development, in public, live, on Twitch!We discuss what pushed her to make the switch, the difficult and enjoyable parts of her journey. We also discuss her anxiety for public speaking and how going live on Twitch has helped her overcome it.🔗 Discussed LinksFreeCodeCampCodeAcademy100 Devs with Leon🙋 Guest LinksMelody's TwitterMelody's LinktreeMelody's WebsiteMelody's Twitch❓Listener SurveyIf you...2023-01-1119 min
WebJoy: Real Stories from Tech About the Struggles and Delights That Made Us Who We Are TodayS1 E34: Little pieces all fitting together (Nicole / @NicoleFranq)Nicole Franq joins the show to talk about her origin story, from getting a business degree and doing hedge fund accounting to embracing creativity and becoming a designer.We discuss atomic principles and how the little choices, habits and experiences form into a larger part of who we are and where we want to go. We talk about how she mentors people and tries to provide the advice that she didn't have when starting out.Discussed LinksNicole's WebsiteNicole's TwitterNicole's YouTubeNicole's InstagramWe Are UX: An exclusively inclusive community of UX Designers that Nicole helped...2023-01-0922 min
WebJoyLittle pieces all fitting together (Nicole / @NicoleFranq)Nicole Franq joins the show to talk about her origin story, from getting a business degree and doing hedge fund accounting to embracing creativity and becoming a designer.We discuss atomic principles and how the little choices, habits and experiences form into a larger part of who we are and where we want to go. We talk about how she mentors people and tries to provide the advice that she didn't have when starting out.Discussed LinksNicole's WebsiteNicole's TwitterNicole's YouTubeNicole's InstagramWe Are UX: An exclusively inclusive community of UX Designers that Nicole helped...2023-01-0922 min
WebJoy: Real Stories from Tech About the Struggles and Delights That Made Us Who We Are TodayS1 E33: The learning journey never actually stops (DJ)DJ Taylor joins the show to talk about his origin story, from being a music teacher to getting his first job as a programmer, and all about his learning journey along the way.We discuss how the learning never actually stops, no matter how long you've been in the career. We also talk about the power of community and connections and some of the personal connections that helped DJ find and make his way.Discussed LinksThe Collab LabDJ's WebsiteDJ's LinkedIn❤️ ReviewsIf you could leave us a review on Appl...2023-01-0622 min
WebJoyThe learning journey never actually stops (DJ)DJ Taylor joins the show to talk about his origin story, from being a music teacher to getting his first job as a programmer, and all about his learning journey along the way.We discuss how the learning never actually stops, no matter how long you've been in the career. We also talk about the power of community and connections and some of the personal connections that helped DJ find and make his way.Discussed LinksThe Collab LabDJ's WebsiteDJ's LinkedIn❤️ ReviewsIf you could leave us a review on Appl...2023-01-0622 min
WebJoy: Real Stories from Tech About the Struggles and Delights That Made Us Who We Are TodayS1 E32: You never know where it's going to take you (Rashel / @RashelHariri)Rashel Hariri joins the show to talk about her origin story, from being attracted to the creativity of marketing at a young age to working in Marketing at McDonald's and Shopify, and now as a fractional CMO for tech start-ups as well as an entrepreneur making Chelle Body.We discuss how the journey of your career isn't always as clear, looking forward as it is at the end, looking back. We talk about the role of marketing in the tech industry and the similarities and differences from inside and outside the tech industry. Discussed Links2023-01-0438 min
WebJoyYou never know where it's going to take you (Rashel / @RashelHariri)Rashel Hariri joins the show to talk about her origin story, from being attracted to the creativity of marketing at a young age to working in Marketing at McDonald's and Shopify, and now as a fractional CMO for tech start-ups as well as an entrepreneur making Chelle Body.We discuss how the journey of your career isn't always as clear, looking forward as it is at the end, looking back. We talk about the role of marketing in the tech industry and the similarities and differences from inside and outside the tech industry. Discussed Links2023-01-0438 min
WebJoy: Real Stories from Tech About the Struggles and Delights That Made Us Who We Are TodayS1 E31: Trying to be that person I wished was there when I was learning to code (Rizel / @BlackGirlBytes)Rizel Scarlett joins the show to talk about her origin story, from pursuing a degree in Psychology to becoming a Developer Advocate at GitHub.We discuss the challenges getting into tech, particularly for people of color, and how non-inclusive environments can sometimes create the illusion of imposter syndrome, when it's really a lack of healthy workplace culture. We talk about how Rizel started G{Code} House to help carve a path for young women and non-binary people of color because of her own challenges in the tech industry.Discussed LinksG{Code} HouseG{Code...2023-01-0224 min
WebJoyTrying to be that person I wished was there when I was learning to code (Rizel / @BlackGirlBytes)Rizel Scarlett joins the show to talk about her origin story, from pursuing a degree in Psychology to becoming a Developer Advocate at GitHub.We discuss the challenges getting into tech, particularly for people of color, and how non-inclusive environments can sometimes create the illusion of imposter syndrome, when it's really a lack of healthy workplace culture. We talk about how Rizel started G{Code} House to help carve a path for young women and non-binary people of color because of her own challenges in the tech industry.Discussed LinksG{Code} HouseG{Code...2023-01-0224 min
WebJoy: Real Stories from Tech About the Struggles and Delights That Made Us Who We Are TodayS1 E30: Make debugging more fun (Ollie / @OllieDeAlb)Ollie joins the show to talk about his origin story, from working a lot of odd jobs like being a waiter, doing radio shows, and stand-up comedy to working as a go-to-marketer at Google Chrome and now at Replay.We discuss collaborative debugging, something that is becoming more popular and that Replay is working to make easy and enjoyable! We also chat about the biggest secret about Replay ... they employ wizards! Discussed LinksReplayOllie's Twitter: @OllieDeAlb2022-12-2922 min
WebJoyS1 E30: Make debugging more fun (Ollie / @OllieDeAlb)Ollie joins the show to talk about his origin story, from working a lot of odd jobs like being a waiter, doing radio shows, and stand-up comedy to working as a go-to-marketer at Google Chrome and now at Replay.We discuss collaborative debugging, something that is becoming more popular and that Replay is working to make easy and enjoyable! We also chat about the biggest secret about Replay ... they employ wizards! Discussed LinksReplayOllie's Twitter: @OllieDeAlb2022-12-2922 minWebJoy: Real Stories from Tech About the Struggles and Delights That Made Us Who We Are TodayS1 E29: Please, just give a girl a chance (Amber / @AmberLeeTech)Amber joins the show to talk about her origin story, from studying economics and accounting to learning how to program, becoming a software engineer and now co-hosting the Glowing in Tech podcast.We discuss the challenges of getting into tech as a career switcher, and the 4 types of imposter syndrome. She shares about how she started interviewing for technical degrees and jobs too early, but what she learned from that journey.Discussed LinksCoding Black FemalesGlowing in Tech's TwitterGlowing in Tech PodcastAmber's WebsiteAmber's Twitter: @AmberLeeTech2022-12-2725 minWebJoyPlease, just give a girl a chance (Amber / @AmberLeeTech)Amber joins the show to talk about her origin story, from studying economics and accounting to learning how to program, becoming a software engineer and now co-hosting the Glowing in Tech podcast.We discuss the challenges of getting into tech as a career switcher, and the 4 types of imposter syndrome. She shares about how she started interviewing for technical degrees and jobs too early, but what she learned from that journey.Discussed LinksCoding Black FemalesGlowing in Tech's TwitterGlowing in Tech PodcastAmber's WebsiteAmber's Twitter: @AmberLeeTech2022-12-2725 minWebJoy: Real Stories from Tech About the Struggles and Delights That Made Us Who We Are TodayS1 E28: It's like solving a puzzle with only 24x24 pixels (Bonnie / @BonnieKateWolf)Bonnie Kate Wolf joins the show to talk about her origin story: how her love for making little drawings turned into eventually making icons for some of the biggest companies in tech, like Netflix!We discuss how she took the challenges of the job market in the COVID-19 pandemic and turned it into a benefit as she set out on her freelance journey. We talk about her adventures expanding to "large scale work" (80x80 pixels) and the joy she's found lately in oil painting and abstract art. Discussed LinksFigma AcademyNetflix Case StudyBonnie's WebsiteBonnie's...2022-12-2122 minWebJoyIt's like solving a puzzle with only 24x24 pixels (Bonnie / @BonnieKateWolf)Bonnie Kate Wolf joins the show to talk about her origin story: how her love for making little drawings turned into eventually making icons for some of the biggest companies in tech, like Netflix!We discuss how she took the challenges of the job market in the COVID-19 pandemic and turned it into a benefit as she set out on her freelance journey. We talk about her adventures expanding to "large scale work" (80x80 pixels) and the joy she's found lately in oil painting and abstract art. Discussed LinksFigma AcademyNetflix Case StudyBonnie's WebsiteBonnie's...2022-12-2122 minWebJoy: Real Stories from Tech About the Struggles and Delights That Made Us Who We Are TodayS1 E27: You need to date ideas straight away (Anh-Tho / @byAnhTho)Anh-Tho joins the show to talk about her origin story, from working in fin-tech in Africa to starting her own start-up and having to pivot to find the right market fit for the company.We discuss the how to minimize regrets to enjoy life to it's fullest and how even embracing the things that are the scariest can help you live life the way it's meant to be.Discussed LinksLago (Anh-Tho's company)Anh-Tho's Twitter: @byAnhTho2022-12-1526 minWebJoyYou need to date ideas straight away (Anh-Tho / @byAnhTho)Anh-Tho joins the show to talk about her origin story, from working in fin-tech in Africa to starting her own start-up and having to pivot to find the right market fit for the company.We discuss the how to minimize regrets to enjoy life to it's fullest and how even embracing the things that are the scariest can help you live life the way it's meant to be.Discussed LinksLago (Anh-Tho's company)Anh-Tho's Twitter: @byAnhTho2022-12-1526 minWebJoy: Real Stories from Tech About the Struggles and Delights That Made Us Who We Are TodayS1 E26: I think you're ready (April / @A_Bowler2)April Bowler joins the show to talk about her origin story, from her first career and taking a break to raise her kids, to discovering that she was actually really interested in software development while helping her daughter plan for college.We discuss her journey learning to code and the encouragement and help she received along the way from the tech community around her. The challenges of debugging and the love/joy relationship developers have with their code. Finally, we talked about the communities that helped her along the way: Code Newbie, The Collab Lab and Outreachy.2022-12-1326 minWebJoyI think you're ready (April / @A_Bowler2)April Bowler joins the show to talk about her origin story, from her first career and taking a break to raise her kids, to discovering that she was actually really interested in software development while helping her daughter plan for college.We discuss her journey learning to code and the encouragement and help she received along the way from the tech community around her. The challenges of debugging and the love/joy relationship developers have with their code. Finally, we talked about the communities that helped her along the way: Code Newbie, The Collab Lab and Outreachy.2022-12-1326 minWebJoy: Real Stories from Tech About the Struggles and Delights That Made Us Who We Are TodayS1 E25: Ice cream, froyo, gelato … I’m not gonna discriminate (Jay / @kjaymiller)Jay Miller joins the show to talk about their origin story, from dropping out of college and joining the military, to discovering military life wasn't for them, but the traveling was fun! How did they end up as a Cloud Advocate at Microsoft? We talk about that journey!We discuss productivity frameworks a bit, before chatting about making career moves based on what brings you joy. We also talk about bonding through more inclusive methods, like eating ice cream instead of going out to a bar. Finally, we chat about diversity and how what might never come...2022-11-2234 minWebJoyIce cream, froyo, gelato … I’m not gonna discriminate (Jay / @kjaymiller)Jay Miller joins the show to talk about their origin story, from dropping out of college and joining the military, to discovering military life wasn't for them, but the traveling was fun! How did they end up as a Cloud Advocate at Microsoft? We talk about that journey!We discuss productivity frameworks a bit, before chatting about making career moves based on what brings you joy. We also talk about bonding through more inclusive methods, like eating ice cream instead of going out to a bar. Finally, we chat about diversity and how what might never come...2022-11-2234 minWebJoy: Real Stories from Tech About the Struggles and Delights That Made Us Who We Are TodayS1 E24: It was like a game of chicken (Hussien / @hussien_coding)Hussien Khayoon joins the show to talk about his origin story, from accidentally becoming a software engineer, to getting an internship at IBM before working in the start-up world for awhile before joining Shopify last year.We discuss getting into tech, and mentorship programs he’s been involved with. Discussed LinksHussien’s Twitter: @hussien_coding2022-11-1729 minWebJoyIt was like a game of chicken (Hussien / @hussien_coding)Hussien Khayoon joins the show to talk about his origin story, from accidentally becoming a software engineer, to getting an internship at IBM before working in the start-up world for awhile before joining Shopify last year.We discuss getting into tech, and mentorship programs he’s been involved with. Discussed LinksHussien’s Twitter: @hussien_coding2022-11-1729 minWebJoyIt's nice to build for the future (Zack / @ScriptedAlchemy)Zack Jackson joins the show to talk about his origin story, from not doing well in high school, to teaching himself programming and becoming a core contributor to one of the most essential front-end development tools available: Webpack, as well as being a co-creator of Webpack Module Federation.We discuss the benefits of being involved in really technical work in open source, and the benefits it has on your day job. His passion for working on distributed architectures and how he accidentally built a self-healing server using Module Federation. We also discuss state management using Recoil and...2022-11-1524 minWebJoy: Real Stories from Tech About the Struggles and Delights That Made Us Who We Are TodayS1 E23: It's nice to build for the future (Zack / @ScriptedAlchemy)Zack Jackson joins the show to talk about his origin story, from not doing well in high school, to teaching himself programming and becoming a core contributor to one of the most essential front-end development tools available: Webpack, as well as being a co-creator of Webpack Module Federation.We discuss the benefits of being involved in really technical work in open source, and the benefits it has on your day job. His passion for working on distributed architectures and how he accidentally built a self-healing server using Module Federation. We also discuss state management using Recoil and...2022-11-1524 minWebJoyThere's something really vulnerable about design (Lauren / @LaurenChilcote)Lauren Chilcote joins the show to talk about her origin story: from going to school for fashion design to learning design and front-end development to becoming passionate about design culture.We discuss the challenges of moving across the country during a pandemic, the benefits and challenges of design culture and being in a profession in which everyone has thoughts and ideas on your work, especially in today's often fully remote environment. As well as listening to audiobook while supporting local bookstores with Libro.fm!Discussed LinksLauren's thoughts on Design CultureLibro.fm AudiobooksCoHo Fellowships...2022-11-0821 minWebJoy: Real Stories from Tech About the Struggles and Delights That Made Us Who We Are TodayS1 E22: There's something really vulnerable about design (Lauren / @LaurenChilcote)Lauren Chilcote joins the show to talk about her origin story: from going to school for fashion design to learning design and front-end development to becoming passionate about design culture.We discuss the challenges of moving across the country during a pandemic, the benefits and challenges of design culture and being in a profession in which everyone has thoughts and ideas on your work, especially in today's often fully remote environment. As well as listening to audiobook while supporting local bookstores with Libro.fm!Discussed LinksLauren's thoughts on Design CultureLibro.fm AudiobooksCoHo Fellowships...2022-11-0822 minWebJoyEveryone has a very important voice (Zach / @zachleat)Zach Leatherman joins the show to talk about his origin story: from learning programming in the early days of the web to being paid to build open-source software, it's been a wild ride!We discuss the power of having your own website versus just relying on social media and algorithms, as well as the best way to get started building a website if you're new to it.Discussed LinksEleventyNetlifyIndieWebZach's WebsiteZach's Twitter: @ZachLeat2022-11-0319 minWebJoy: Real Stories from Tech About the Struggles and Delights That Made Us Who We Are TodayS1 E21: Everyone has a very important voice (Zach / @zachleat)Zach Leatherman joins the show to talk about his origin story: from learning programming in the early days of the web to being paid to build open-source software, it's been a wild ride!We discuss the power of having your own website versus just relying on social media and algorithms, as well as the best way to get started building a website if you're new to it.Discussed LinksEleventyNetlifyIndieWebZach's WebsiteZach's Twitter: @ZachLeat2022-11-0319 minWebJoyEveryone can do it (Taylor / @tdesseyn)Taylor Desseyn joins the show to talk about his origin story, how he started as a musician where he made it to Nashville, and was on tour when something happened to make him give up on all of that. Starting from the start, Taylor utilized the power of networking to build an amazing career helping connect people with jobs.We discuss the power of networking and how his dad used it to find a job after being out of the job market for years. How Taylor started content creation and how it's a superpower for introverts like...2022-11-0122 minWebJoy: Real Stories from Tech About the Struggles and Delights That Made Us Who We Are TodayS1 E20: Everyone can do it (Taylor / @tdesseyn)Taylor Desseyn joins the show to talk about his origin story, how he started as a musician where he made it to Nashville, and was on tour when something happened to make him give up on all of that. Starting from the start, Taylor utilized the power of networking to build an amazing career helping connect people with jobs.We discuss the power of networking and how his dad used it to find a job after being out of the job market for years. How Taylor started content creation and how it's a superpower for introverts like...2022-11-0122 minWebJoyThere's always incremental improvements laying around (Kyle / @KyleShevlin)Kyle Shevlin joins the show to talk about his origin story from studying psychology and being a pastor, to working with jQuery and eventually getting cozy working on internet front-end tooling.We discuss the differences between being a product engineer and being an internal tools-based engineer, before diving into more philosophical conversations about how everything can be improved.Discussed Links:Kyle’s Twitter: @kyleshevlinKyle’s Website2022-10-2727 minWebJoy: Real Stories from Tech About the Struggles and Delights That Made Us Who We Are TodayS1 E19: There's always incremental improvements laying around (Kyle / @KyleShevlin)Kyle Shevlin joins the show to talk about his origin story from studying psychology and being a pastor, to working with jQuery and eventually getting cozy working on internet front-end tooling.We discuss the differences between being a product engineer and being an internal tools-based engineer, before diving into more philosophical conversations about how everything can be improved.Discussed Links:Kyle’s Twitter: @kyleshevlinKyle’s Website2022-10-2727 min
Building With People For People: The Unfiltered Build PodcastEp. 15: Doers document - Building systems and sustainable documentation with Eddie HinkleLet’s say you work on a team and you have a bunch of services, how do you share knowledge about the important parts of how things work? I would hope documentation is the answer and not “tribal knowledge”. But good documentation can be hard. So is communication and so is continuing to grow your career when there are so many directions you could go.  In today’s show we are joined by a guest who gives us tips and tricks on better ways to create sustainable documentation, thoughts on how to communicate more effectively especially in an interview and share...2022-10-1158 min
WebJoyThis is Me, Whole-Assing One Thing (Kat / @katalyst_katt)Kat joins the show to talk about her origin story from dropping out of medical school to learning programming while live streaming!We discuss the hard decisions and inspirations along the way, and we talk about her joy for healthy living, the #FitDevs community, and how it all came together.Discussed Links:#FitDevsEddie’s Water PhotoKat's FitDevs linksKat's Twitter: @katalyst_katt2022-09-2724 min
WebJoy: Real Stories from Tech About the Struggles and Delights That Made Us Who We Are TodayS1 E18: This is Me, Whole-Assing One Thing (Kat / @katalyst_katt)Kat joins the show to talk about her origin story from dropping out of medical school to learning programming while live streaming!We discuss the hard decisions and inspirations along the way, and we talk about her joy for healthy living, the #FitDevs community, and how it all came together.Discussed Links:#FitDevsEddie’s Water PhotoKat's FitDevs linksKat's Twitter: @katalyst_katt2022-09-2724 min
The Reconfigured Podcast#13 - Eddie Hinkle: Management, Glassdoor, Empathy | The Reconfigured PodcastToday's episode is with Eddie Hinkle, Engineering Manager of the Design Systems & Front-End Foundations Team at Glassdoor and host of the WebJoy Podcast. We have discussed the following:
- What Glassdoor providesÂ
- Role of an Engineering Manager
- Frontend Foundations and management
- User ExperienceÂ
- People management in small and big teamsÂ
- His core valuesÂ
- and much more
Video version: https://youtu.be/Y26XMpviXDQÂ
Audio version: https://www.reconfigured.stream2022-09-271h 33
WebJoyThe Real World is Messy (Joe / @JoeNatoli)Joe Natoli joins the show to talk about his origin story, how he started in design before the internet was a thing. How he jumped into designing for the internet early on and ultimately realized real fulfillment comes from helping people learn.We discuss his passion for helping people learn, how the rules and processes in tech companies can stand in the way of achieving what they want, and about being the Tony Robbins of UX! Discussed Links:GiveGoodUX.comUX 365 AcademyJoe's Twitter: @JoeNatoli2022-09-2221 min
WebJoy: Real Stories from Tech About the Struggles and Delights That Made Us Who We Are TodayS1 E17: The Real World is Messy (Joe / @JoeNatoli)Joe Natoli joins the show to talk about his origin story, how he started in design before the internet was a thing. How he jumped into designing for the internet early on and ultimately realized real fulfillment comes from helping people learn.We discuss his passion for helping people learn, how the rules and processes in tech companies can stand in the way of achieving what they want, and about being the Tony Robbins of UX! Discussed Links:GiveGoodUX.comUX 365 AcademyJoe's Twitter: @JoeNatoli2022-09-2221 min
WebJoy: Real Stories from Tech About the Struggles and Delights That Made Us Who We Are TodayS1 E16: It's Like Walking a Tight Rope (Mirza / @mirzawriting)Mirza joins the show to talk about their origin story, how they started by translating poems, which led into working as a full-time translator. Eventually, they stumbled into product management while at university for their master's degree. Now they manage people who work on Product Strategy.We discuss how they view product management and product strategy, using Miro versus FigJam, and about their experience being gay in the tech industry and more recently coming out as non-binary.Discussed Links:MiroFigJam2HeartsMirza on ADP ListLooking for Co-Organizers for a Queer Product MeetupMirza's Twitter: @MirzaWriting2022-09-2028 min
WebJoyIt's Like Walking a Tight Rope (Mirza / @mirzawriting)Mirza joins the show to talk about their origin story, how they started by translating poems, which led into working as a full-time translator. Eventually, they stumbled into product management while at university for their master's degree. Now they manage people who work on Product Strategy.We discuss how they view product management and product strategy, using Miro versus FigJam, and about their experience being gay in the tech industry and more recently coming out as non-binary.Discussed Links:MiroFigJam2HeartsMirza on ADP ListLooking for Co-Organizers for a Queer Product MeetupMirza's Twitter: @MirzaWriting2022-09-2028 min
CodeNewbieS21:E3 - Why learning good documentation skills is so important for leveling up (Eddie Hinkle)In this episode, we talk about documentation, with Eddie Hinkle, lead front-end engineer at Glassdoor, and host of the WebJoy podcast. Eddie talks about what documentation means in the context of development, why good documentation is so important, and how gaining good documentation skills early on can give you an edge in your career.
Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) WebJoy Glassdoor PHP JavaScript Angular Eddie HinkleEddie Hinkle is an engineering leader at the intersection of technology and people. His passions range from how we deal with the user experience in...2022-08-2232 minWebJoy: Real Stories from Tech About the Struggles and Delights That Made Us Who We Are TodayS1 E15: You have to be so sympathetic to the machine (Layla / @LaylaCodesIt)Layla joins the show to talk about her origin story, how she started horse-riding as a young girl, eventually doing it professionally before shifting to being a pilates instructor turned software engineer.We discuss the state of .NET in the world of programming, her 3D worlds she uses for Twitch streaming, and her exploration and joy in game development in Unity. We chat about the differences between web development and game development, and have a couple side-trails into hiding coats in cupboards and not falling off of horses. Finally we talk about the impact that she's having...2022-08-1720 minWebJoyYou have to be so sympathetic to the machine (Layla / @LaylaCodesIt)Layla joins the show to talk about her origin story, how she started horse-riding as a young girl, eventually doing it professionally before shifting to being a pilates instructor turned software engineer.We discuss the state of .NET in the world of programming, her 3D worlds she uses for Twitch streaming, and her exploration and joy in game development in Unity. We chat about the differences between web development and game development, and have a couple side-trails into hiding coats in cupboards and not falling off of horses. Finally we talk about the impact that she's having...2022-08-1720 min
WebJoy: Real Stories from Tech About the Struggles and Delights That Made Us Who We Are TodayS1 E14: I Decided To Try All Of Them (Arely / @ArelySkywalker)Arely joins the show to talk about her origin story, how she grew up in New Mexico and joined her science club to moving to New York City and joining Amazon as a Front-End Engineer.We discuss a Twitch community that her friend started during the pandemic, and the joy she gets watching people come together. We also discuss Techqueria, a community of Latinx in Tech.Discussed LinksMimosa Twitch Streamer's WebsiteTechqueria2022-08-0415 min
WebJoyI Decided To Try All Of Them (Arely / @ArelySkywalker)Arely joins the show to talk about her origin story, how she grew up in New Mexico and joined her science club to moving to New York City and joining Amazon as a Front-End Engineer.We discuss a Twitch community that her friend started during the pandemic, and the joy she gets watching people come together. We also discuss Techqueria, a community of Latinx in Tech.Discussed LinksMimosa Twitch Streamer's WebsiteTechqueria2022-08-0415 min
WebJoy: Real Stories from Tech About the Struggles and Delights That Made Us Who We Are TodayS1 E13: I Hate To Call it a Secret (Dan / @DanCole42)Dan Cole joins the show to talk about his origin story, how he got started in product management by accident and how his passion for helping users find their joy has lead to 20 years in product management, where he is now the VP of Product Management at a Cyber Security software company.We discuss what it was like building a team during the early days of the pandemic in a fully remote environment and what tools and processes helped him to really connect with his team and compose a team with psychological safety.Discussed Links2022-08-0321 min
WebJoyI Hate To Call it a Secret (Dan / @DanCole42)Dan Cole joins the show to talk about his origin story, how he got started in product management by accident and how his passion for helping users find their joy has lead to 20 years in product management, where he is now the VP of Product Management at a Cyber Security software company.We discuss what it was like building a team during the early days of the pandemic in a fully remote environment and what tools and processes helped him to really connect with his team and compose a team with psychological safety.Discussed Links2022-08-0321 minWebJoy: Real Stories from Tech About the Struggles and Delights That Made Us Who We Are TodayS1 E12: I Don't Know What is Wrong With My Mind (Francesco / @francescocuill4)Francesco Ciulla joins the show to talk about his origin story, how he went from being a sports coach to becoming a developer. From learning programming on difficult mode to championing Daily.Dev as a developer advocate, he's been a whirlwind journey.We discuss his joy for creating content in order to teach other developers. We talk about how and why developers should get out of their comfort zone and work on public speaking, and why we don't have to match the stereotype of a programmer in a dark room wearing a hoodie.The tweet about...2022-07-2819 minWebJoyI Don't Know What is Wrong With My Mind (Francesco / @francescocuill4)Francesco Ciulla joins the show to talk about his origin story, how he went from being a sports coach to becoming a developer. From learning programming on difficult mode to championing Daily.Dev as a developer advocate, he's been a whirlwind journey.We discuss his joy for creating content in order to teach other developers. We talk about how and why developers should get out of their comfort zone and work on public speaking, and why we don't have to match the stereotype of a programmer in a dark room wearing a hoodie.The tweet about...2022-07-2819 min
WebJoy: Real Stories from Tech About the Struggles and Delights That Made Us Who We Are TodayS1 E11: The Rejections are Flowing In (Kathryn / @kathryngrayson)Kathryn Grayson Nanz joins the show to talk about her origin story, how she got started in graphic design and after being pulled into the front-end developer life had a surprise turn and became a developer advocate.We discuss her joy for conferences, the differences between online and in-person conferences as well as what it's like to face rejection and some tips for getting out there and trying it out yourself!2022-07-2720 min
WebJoyThe Rejections are Flowing In (Kathryn / @kathryngrayson)Kathryn Grayson Nanz joins the show to talk about her origin story, how she got started in graphic design and after being pulled into the front-end developer life had a surprise turn and became a developer advocate.We discuss her joy for conferences, the differences between online and in-person conferences as well as what it's like to face rejection and some tips for getting out there and trying it out yourself!2022-07-2720 min
WebJoy: Real Stories from Tech About the Struggles and Delights That Made Us Who We Are TodayS1 E10: Making These Rounded Half-Triangles (Miriam / @misaac85)Miriam Isaac joins the show to talk about her origin story, how she got started studying fashion design but found her love for product design after moving from England to Israel, as well as her love for teaching others how learn UX.We discuss what it was like designing in photoshop with slices back in the day, how responsive design brought about the shift from skeuomorphic to flat designs and how Cleanshot X simplifies Miriam's workday.Discussed LinksCleanshot XMiriam's Twitter: @misaac852022-07-2215 min
WebJoyMaking These Rounded Half-Triangles (Miriam / @misaac85)Miriam Isaac joins the show to talk about her origin story, how she got started studying fashion design but found her love for product design after moving from England to Israel, as well as her love for teaching others how learn UX.We discuss what it was like designing in photoshop with slices back in the day, how responsive design brought about the shift from skeuomorphic to flat designs and how Cleanshot X simplifies Miriam's workday.Discussed LinksCleanshot XMiriam's Twitter: @misaac852022-07-2215 min
WebJoy: Real Stories from Tech About the Struggles and Delights That Made Us Who We Are TodayS1 E9: We're like Detectives (Nick / @nickytonline)Nick Taylor joins the show to talk about his origin story, how he got started working with spreadsheets on a yellow monochrome computer and how his interest in web development and work in open source eventually lead to him working with Forem and the Dev Community.We discuss putting yourself out there, getting involved in open source, the fears you might run into and how just stepping into it will help let the fear slip away...as well as how horrible out first open source commits were!Discussed LinksFirstPR.meNick's HacktoberFest talkOpenSauce.PizzaEddie's...2022-07-1921 min
WebJoyWe're like Detectives (Nick / @nickytonline)Nick Taylor joins the show to talk about his origin story, how he got started working with spreadsheets on a yellow monochrome computer and how his interest in web development and work in open source eventually lead to him working with Forem and the Dev Community.We discuss putting yourself out there, getting involved in open source, the fears you might run into and how just stepping into it will help let the fear slip away...as well as how horrible out first open source commits were!Discussed LinksFirstPR.meNick's HacktoberFest talkOpenSauce.PizzaEddie's...2022-07-1921 min
WebJoyThis Week on WebJoy! (S1 Episodes 9 & 10)We're excited to have Nick Taylor join us on Tuesday and Miriam Isaac joining us on Thursday this week!2022-07-1802 min