Shows
Software Developers Journey#113 Brendan O'Leary from healthcare to GitlabWe first talked about theater lights, and how this was Brendan's first programming task. We then discussed business, healthcare, and loving the "WHY" of your job. We talked about quality, accessibility, and UX. We veered toward Gitlab and storytelling and finally spoke about OpenSource in the workplace.Here are the links of the show:https://www.twitter.com/olearycrewhttps://about.gitlab.com/handbookhttps://about.gitlab.com/events/commithttps://themoth.orghttps://gimletmedia.com/shows/reply-allCreditsMusic Aye by Yung Kartz is licensed CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.Your host is Timothée (Tim) B...
2020-08-1150 minSoftware Developers Journey#112 Dan Moore from sci-fi to devrelDan first told us about his (almost) passionate love for MailMerge. We then talked about his studies and how he took every detour he could until finally landing a developer job. We then talked about networking, applying, and job interviews and we finally discussed Dan's upcoming book "Letters to a new developer".Here are the links of the show:https://www.twitter.com/mooredshttps://letterstoanewdeveloper.comhttps://randsinrepose.com/welcome-to-rands-leadership-slackListeners can preorder the book in August. They'll get 20% off a preorder from the apress.com (https://bit.ly/givememoore08) website using this discount code: GiveMeMoore08
2020-08-0452 minSoftware Developers Journey#111 Sam Julien from financial adviser to developer advocateWe talked about liberal arts and being a self-taught programmer. We discussed second careers, mentoring and being mentored. We spoke about technical writing, developer relations and working for a 100% remote company.Here are the links of the show:https://www.twitter.com/samjulienhttps://samjulien.comhttps://thinkster.iohttps://egghead.io/search?query=sam%20julienhttps://bigmachine.io/products/the-imposters-handbook CreditsMusic Aye by Yung Kartz is licensed CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.Your hostSoftware Developer‘s Journey is hosted and produced by Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, a crazy frenchman living in G...
2020-07-2851 minSoftware Developers Journey#110 Jerome Hardaway is the definition of willpowerJerome first took us through his first years after military, learning SQL and getting into tech. We then discussed the non-profit organization VetsWhoCode he accidentally created, how he selects veterans and what the focus on. We finally touched upon his work as a developer advocate and how happy it makes him.Here are the links of the show:https://www.twitter.com/JeromeHardawayhttps://vetswhocode.iohttps://developer.mozilla.orghttps://basecamp.com/books/reworkhttps://javascript.infoCreditsMusic Aye by Yung Kartz is licensed CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.Your host...
2020-07-2141 minSoftware 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 minSoftware Developers Journey#108 Cassidy Williams loves developer experienceCassidy first told us about how she came to web development in high school, discovered it could be a job and ended up studying computer sciences. We then discussed how she chose her first job to use her creative & people skills, not just coding. We talked about burnout, before diving deeper into developer experience. Cassidy gave us her definition of a good developer relations engineer, how developer relations impact companies and how dev-rel will evolve in the next 10 years. We finally briefly touched on Cassidy's loved topic of mechanical keyboards.Here are the links of the...
2020-07-0748 minSoftware Developers Journey#107 Josh Long found his place in the world as a developer advocate with the Spring teamJosh first told us about his love for coding, how he worked from startup to startup, learning a lot, but not having fun. And then he told us how his participation to the open-source framework Spring allowed him to enter the Spring team and have the time of his life... for 10 years. We finally spoke about developer relations and how Josh build his role over time.Here are the links of the show:https://www.twitter.com/starbuxmanhttp://joshlong.comhttp://bootifulpodcast.fmhttps://spring.io/projects/spring-boothttps://start.spring.ioCredits...
2020-06-3054 minSoftware Developers Journey#106 Kyle Shevlin from pastor to programmerKyle first told us about his past as a musician and a pastor, and how he came to web development. We then discussed changing careers, learning, mentoring and leadership. Finally, we talked about the Second Career Devs Podcast.Here are the links of the show:https://www.twitter.com/kyleshevlinhttps://kyleshevlin.comhttps://kyleshevlin.com/from-pastor-to-programmerThe two organisations Kyle suggested donating to:NAACP Defense Fund: https://org2.salsalabs.com/o/6857/p/salsa/donation/common/public/?donate_page_KEY=15780Black Lives Matter: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019Credits
2020-06-2352 minSoftware Developers Journey#105 Sara Vieira is opinionated per designSara first told us how she came to learn to code to prove her dad wrong. We then discussed her internships, fast paced environments, shame, learning new domains and doing what you love. We also discussed about React, Angular, Vue and her "Opinionated Guide to React" book. We finally talked about failing and Sara's dream of traveling through Europe (the world?) to teach coding!Here are the links of the show:https://www.twitter.com/NikkitaFTWhttps://iamsaravieira.comhttps://github.com/SaraVieirahttps://opinionatedreact.comhttps://www.developerdrive.comhttps://code.tutsplus.com/tutorialsCredits
2020-06-1645 minSoftware Developers Journey#104 Jason Lengstorf successfully bet on himself for his careerJason first took us to his past as the lead singer of a band. There he did the marketing for the band on the side. That was his introduction to web-development. He explained how he slowly but surely made his side hustle his main job, and described the thinking process between "playing safe" or "betting on himself". Jason described his success... and how close he came to burning out. And we talked about "failure". He then described the ways he prevents this to ever happen again. We finally discussed his move toward Developer Relations (DevRel) and live-streaming.
2020-06-0943 minSoftware Developers Journey#103 Carolyn Stransky learning her way from journalist to developer and backCarolyn took us to the start of her career, as a journalist searching for a job in a foreign country. She told us how she found her first job writing tech documentation, and how this gave her the wish to learn to code. We talked about finding your path where you don't even know what to search for, tiptoeing in dev and becoming a technical writer. We talked about public speaking and how Carolyn found a sweet spot that makes use of her unique skills as a dev, a journalist and a storyteller.Here are the...
2020-06-0248 minSoftware Developers Journey#102 Jen Luker is a relentless accessibility advocateJen took us to the beginning of her STEM journey, with the goal to walk the footsteps of Ayanna Howard, but life wanted otherwise. Nevertheless, she found her way to coding. We nostalgically talked about dev-jobs in the 90s and early 2000s. We spoke about web development, accessibility and advocacy.Here are the links of the show:https://www.twitter.com/knitcodemonkeyhttps://www.deque.com/axe/axe-for-webTalk from Marcy Sutton - Where in the Stack is Carmen Sanfrancisco?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxsUsgBYCIcAyanna Howard: https://howard.ece.gatech.eduCredits
2020-05-2646 minSoftware Developers Journey#101 Jeff Haynie on thinking under pressure, contracting and entrepreneurshipJeff first told us how he went from coding games for fun, to selling software as a teenager, to solving problems on the deck of an aircraft carrier. We then talked about contracting and running a contracting business, and drifted toward entrepreneurship. Jeff finally told us the birth story of Titanium in 2006 and his new startup pinpoint.Here are the links of the show:https://www.twitter.com/jhayniehttps://github.com/pinpthttps://github.com/jhayniehttps://pinpoint.comhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appcelerator_TitaniumCreditsMusic Aye by Yung Kartz is l...
2020-05-1950 minSoftware Developers Journey#100 Tim Bourguignon is a guest on his own showWe first started talking about how I dabbled into the world of computers, mostly through gaming and tinkering. We then talked about my studdies and my wish to go into (buildings) architecture and keen interest into leadership. We discussed the origin of the show and what I learned from it. We discussed my superpower(s) and what use I make of them. We went over the effects of hosting the podcast in everyday life and how I am able to convince.Here are the links of the show:https://www.twitter.com/timothephttps://timbourguignon...
2020-05-1245 minSoftware Developers Journey#99 Anjana Vakil mastered her debilitating curiosityAnjana started by clarifying what Computational Linguistics is, and the research she did in this field. We then talked about idiomatic programming and echo-chambers, which led us to talking about communities. Anjana then described the coding retreat she did in 2015 and how it was a forming experience in her life. We finished the interview by talking about Developer Advocacy and Public Speaking.Anjana suffers from a debilitating case of curiosity, which led her from philosophy to English teaching to computational linguistics to software development. As a developer/advocate at Observable, she can often be found coding from...
2020-05-0548 minSoftware Developers Journey#98 Doug Arcuri is curious & learning, always!Doug's first told us how discovering computers triggered his curiosity. He explained how he created Mods for Half-Life and realized his calling toward software development. He told us about his first years as a Web Developer, and how he accidentally moved to mobile development. Doug explained how he started working for media companies and one thing leading to the next, taking over management roles and what he learned out of it.Doug Arcuri is a husband, father of 2, and software professional with 15 years of experience in the industry. He started with software engineering in the late 1990s...
2020-04-2851 minSoftware Developers Journey#97 Joe Drumgoole's life as a great software developer NPCJoe fist took us through the first few forming years of his career. From developing UNIX workstations and producing fantastic-but-useless software, to doing his first group trainings and learning his chops as a manager. We also touched on entrepreneurship and Joe's secret recipe to success!Joe Drumgoole is Global Director of Developer Relations at MongoDB. He has over 30 years of product development experience. He still writes software (slowly) most days. His programming weapon of choice is Python. In his career he has founded startups, and led development teams that have built back end financial systems, internet banking...
2020-04-2159 minSoftware Developers Journey#96 Dylan Beattie THE Rockstar ProgrammerDylan first told us about his childhood in Zimbabwe and his first computers. Then we spoke about his further discoveries in the UK. We continued talking about technology stacks and modularity. Dylan then spoke about public speaking and his job at Skillsmatter. We finally touched on the Rockstar programming language.Here are the links of the show:https://www.twitter.com/dylanbeattiehttps://dylanbeattie.nethttps://ursatile.comhttps://www.twitter.com/Ursatilehttps://codewithrockstar.comForthcoming virtual events:https://fwdays.com/en/event/dotnet-fwdays-2020https://ndcporto.comhttps://ndcoslo.comhttps://dotnext-piter.ru/enCredits
2020-04-1457 minSoftware Developers Journey#95 Lara Martin learned her way from biologist to Flutter GDELara first took us through her start as a biologist... or was it statistician? She then took us through her learning to code on her own, and finding a job as a QA Engineer. She then explained how she slowly moved into an Android developer role, without strong-arming her boss... too much ;) We then talked about her discovering Flutter and becoming a Google Developer Expert. We finally talked about representation in our industry, public speaking and remote work!Here are the links of the show:https://www.twitter.com/larikihttps://medium.com/@laramartinhttps://laramartin...
2020-04-0748 minSoftware Developers Journey#94 Michael Kennedy almost learned Python in the 90sMichael started by telling us about his Math studies, and how the coding-tool finally took precedence over it. We talked about his role in a (cool) UX/visualization startup and how he really learned to code there. Michael told us how he dipped his toes into public speaking and how it got him his next job into trainings... and was the birth of his current endeavor: 2 podcasts and his own training company.Michael Kennedy is an entrepreneur, a father of three girls, a husband, a student, and a teacher. Michael is the founder and host of Talk...
2020-03-3149 minSoftware Developers Journey#93 Guilherme Rambo found his joy in coding for Mac/iOSGuilherme first came to coding via Web-Development. But after a while, he lost interest and was almost ready to change career and stop coding. That's when he got his first Mac... and just before the iPhone came out. He then told us of his first Mac Apps, then iOS Apps. How he found the ideas for them and what he learned from releasing small and big apps alike. We finally touched on writing for the 9to5Mac site and hosting the Stacktrace podcast.Gui's official job, is building apps for both the Mac and iOS. He has...
2020-03-2446 minSoftware Developers Journey#92 Tracy Lee is having fun all the wayTracy took us all the way back to the creation of her first startup as a "non-technical founder". She told us about her dabbling with technology and how she learned to code. We talked about getting in the zone and relationships. We talked about passion and success. We discussed how to find ideas be scratching your own itch, as well as tips to make your weeks successful.Tracy is the Co-Founder of This Dot Labs, a mentoring and consulting firm, helping teams build front-end applications. She is a Google Developer Expert, an RxJS Core Team member, a...
2020-03-1739 minSoftware Developers Journey#91 Harald Reingruber is embarking on a coding tourHarald first told us how he came to graphics programming: curiosity. We then talked about his first internships and jobs in the healthcare industry. We discussed what quality means in such a heavily regulated environment. We then talked about how his views on software quality and furthermore pair programming evolved through the years. We finally zoomed in on his upcoming coding tour, what it is, how it is organized and why you should consider it too!Harald is an enthusiastic software engineer with 10 years of professional experience working in different areas of visual and spatial computing. He...
2020-03-1038 minSoftware Developers Journey#90 Khaled Souf learned the value of creating valueKhaled surprisingly started by telling us how he loved machines, but not code... until he discovered that he could create value for customers. We then discussed his first jobs and how he moved to France. Khaled told us about learning humility and discovering that, after all, he knows nothing. Khaled then told us about how he discovered the software crafters movement and got involved with SOCRATES. We finally moved - with him - to Canada, and discussed building a new software crafters community over there.Khaled is a passionate Globe-trotter developer from Tunisia. He lived in Paris...
2020-03-0345 minSoftware Developers Journey#89 Hadelin de Ponteves is a data scientist and an entrepreneurHadelin first spoke about his entrepreneurship mindset. This was already in his mind early on, and never left him. We spoke about his interest for math, science and technology and how it drove him to one of the best French engineering schools. We talked about him discovering Data Science and how he changed his major at the very last minute. We then talked about his professional life. How he got to work at google, and why he didn't reconduct his contract and chose to create online courses instead. We spoke about his further business ventures, all the way to...
2020-02-2550 minSoftware Developers Journey#88 Lydia Hallie is a web dev following her passionLydia first took us through her discovery of JavaScript via the theming of Tumblr page. She then told us about how she decided not to go to university and go for a boot camp instead. Lydia explained us how she then dipped her toes into freelancing, remote work and digital nomad-life... and would never go back to an "office work" anymore. All along the way, we discussed her decision making processes, mentoring, networking, work-life-balance, routines and burn-out.Lydia Hallie is a 21-year-old web developer, software consultant, international speaker, course instructor, and tech influencer with a great passion...
2020-02-1844 minSoftware Developers Journey#87 Denise Gosnell is working at the bleeding edge of data scienceDenise's choice for STEM and maths was a no brainer, but the rest of the journey wasn't as clear. There were many forks along the way. Denise first told us about her maths studies and how she inadvertedly discovered graphs theory. She described how her aversion for a focus on teaching led her to digging deeper into the graphs field that became the subject of her PhD. We the talked about moving from academia to the industry. Denise told us about her job at the startup PokitDok and how it felt to combine the rigor or data science with...
2020-02-1142 minSoftware Developers Journey#86 Jamison Dance implores you to be nice to other peopleJamison quickly took us through his studies, how he zoomed in on computer sciences... not without a few detours beforehand. We talked about his part time jobs and how he learned what a bad manager can be. We then jumped forward a few years to talk about management, what it takes to do a good job there, the challenges and successes of the function. We finished talking about two dreaded responsibilities of a manager: hiring and firing and how Jamison made his way through this.Jamison is a code whisperer and experienced product engineer. He has led...
2020-02-0444 minSoftware Developers Journey#85 Shedrack Akintayo a web developer from NigeriaShedrack first took us through his discovery of Python coding and his engineering studies. We talked about how his first mentor opened his eyes on the coding world, and how he quickly moved into it. We then moved to the jobs Shedrack did on the side during his studies and how this prepared him for becoming a contractor. We then discussed the remote gigs he did, and how it is to work with different cultures. We talked about fears, trust, learning and communication. We then discussed about Shedrack's last job... which is not entirely remote, and how this new...
2020-01-2842 minSoftware Developers Journey#84 Molly Struve, an aerospace engineer trading in SREMolly first brushed over her unusual path to dev... via aerospace engineering and options trading. Then we focused on her journey as a Ruby developer and how she slowly got into Site Reliability Engineering. After defining the term and devising on it, we slowly moved to her current job as an SRE-Lead at Dev.to. Molly finished on a high note, bringing one fantastic advice after the other, about mentoring, expectations, leadership, and much more. Molly Struve is the Lead Site Reliability Engineer for the blogging platform dev.to. During her time working in the software industry, s...
2020-01-2151 minSoftware Developers Journey#83 Reuven Lerner had his career all planned out?Reuven took us on a rollercoaster, from his discovery of programming, his first classes and tryouts, to his life changing discovery on the Web while at MIT. He took us through his first jobs and taught us how he became a consultant. We discussed his experience as a broad T-Shaped consultant, and slowly converged toward his training business. We then focused on learning, teaching and the key skills required to strive in this business. We finally finished brushing over the history of Reuven's new book "Python Workout", how it came to be, and how it is going to influence...
2020-01-1450 minSoftware Developers Journey#82 Pariss -Athena- Chandler learns jumping in with both feet firstPariss started off on a scare, when she learned that her non technical skills might be threatened in the future. She then decided to learn how to code, and did really well. Pariss told us the story of her Bootcamp, Internships and Mentors. She told us how she slowly but steadily discovered her unknown-unknowns in the art of software development. She described the birth of the #BlackTechTwitter hashtag and the BlackTechPipeline. We discussed the success and future of such a side project. We finally ended on a learning note talking about all the things Pariss has on her plate...
2020-01-0740 minSoftware Developers JourneySeason 2 FinaleThis show marks the end of season 2. I make a little retrospective of the year and a few announcements. The next guest interview will be back next week, on January 7th 2020.CreditsMusic Aye by Yung Kartz is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.Your hostSoftware Developer‘s Journey is hosted and produced by Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, a crazy frenchman living in Germany who dedicated his life to helping others learn & grow. More about him at timbourguignon.fr.Want to be next?
2019-12-3117 minSoftware Developers Journey#81 Richard Campbell is simply adding valueRichard took us from the first time he burned his fingers with a soldering iron, all the way to the book "The History of .NET" he is currently writing. We started talking hardware, tinkering and making money on the side. Then Richard explained how he slowly incorporated software into his hardware-heavy jobs. Fast forward a few years, we talked selling the "value" to customers and the ROI of software. Richard told us about how he got involved with Microsoft. And finally, we talked about the Humanitarian Toolbox.Richard started playing with microcomputers in 1977 at the age of 10...
2019-12-2450 minSoftware Developers Journey#80 Joseph Young, code & music composer and conductorJoseph started by taking us all the way back to 3rd grade, when he discovered QuickBasic and the power of computers. We then discussed his musical background and the parallels between the music composition language and computing. He then briefly brushed over his USAF career and how he transitioned to the civilian life. Joseph told us about his first and second jobs, and how they convinced him to create his own company... that would be the antithesis of those jobs: remote, 30h/week, freedom, passion driven etc. We then discussed all those facets, in light of hiring, management, growing...
2019-12-1752 minSoftware Developers Journey#79 Ted Young & Java, a love story?Ted first took us to his very first lines of code, on a TRS-80, his first programs in Applesoft Basic and slowly took us all the way to his first commercial lines of code and how he slowly started making a living out of writing software. He then described how Java entered (and rocked) his life. We discussed eXtreme Programming, teaching, coaching and solving problems. We finally touched on enabling people and moving them a notch.Ted M. Young has been creating software and training developers for several decades. In the 1990s he traveled the world as...
2019-12-1048 minSoftware Developers Journey#78 Bubunyo Nyavor is the mentor he never hadBubu first took us through his discovery of computers and how he decided to study computer sciences. He quickly veered off and told us about his first startup, how it came to be and how it shaped the creation of his second startup AF-Radio. We then discussed about DevCongress, the community Bubu is heavily involved in, and how he slowly but surely took over more responsibility there. We finished on a high note with a trick on how to be easier on yourself in the future!Bubu is a software developer from Ghana, an administrator at DevCongress...
2019-12-0342 minSoftware Developers Journey#77 Dave Smith swings the pendulumDave first told us where the idea for the Soft Skills Engineering Podcast first came from. Then he took us back to when he started programming, with the Basic language on a Texas Instruments calculator. We then followed his studies, and the start of his career... just after the DotCom burst. We then talked about his first steps toward management, and how he swung from individual contributor, to manager, and back. And after he changed company, how he continued swinging, becoming "Director of Engineering" in the process. We continued talking about his move back to more individual contribution at...
2019-11-2645 minSoftware Developers Journey#76 Wes Bos was born a teacherWes first came in contact with CSS tweaking his MySpace page... and got hooked. He first told us how he scratched his entrepreneurs itch, doing some small web-dev for Hardcore Metal bands and small clients. Then how he somehow survived university, dreaming of the time he could finally create websites. And told us about how he started creating websites full time by the time he graduated. We discussed how he entered the world of teaching and how, following the flow, he slowly created the business that he has today. We talked about finding topics to experiment on, keeping up...
2019-11-1944 minSoftware Developers Journey#75 David Hirschfeld had a long, eventful career (sofar)David first told us about his sales background and why he decided to learn the dev stack he was selling himself. He told us about Model Driven Development an how he learned development with a very holistic, systemic approach. We then talked about this tech and sales background prepared him to create his first company. After a few painful tales from the DotCom era, we pushed toward learning to code, creating a second, and then a third company. We finally fast forwarded a few years to land to talking about Tekyz Inc, David's current company and finished by touching...
2019-11-1245 minSoftware Developers Journey#74 Kemdi Ebi is thriving on productsKemdi started by telling us his first experience with Salesforce and how he then realized that he could solve problems this way. Fast forward a few years, he had then leveraged the power of existing tools to uplift voters in Nigeria and was hooked on entrepreneurship. We then talked about how he then built Versus, his current company, to pioneer sentiment analysis in Africa. We finally talked about his skills and what made him particularly fit for this very job.Kemdi Ebi is the Cofounder and CEO of Versus a company solving the problem of lack of...
2019-11-0544 minSoftware Developers Journey#73 Kai König about simplicity and aestheticsKai started by describing his first steps into HTML, manually scratching his own itch. He then described his troubled studies and how he ended up in an apprenticeship position. We then spoke about the beauty of the Ruby language, about intuition and aesthetics. We discussed testing, TDD and the art of producing simple code. We finally jumped forward to the no-code movement and the future of our industry.Kai König has had several roles in tech including, Product Owner, Team Manager, Systems- and Software Developer. His passion is in building teams, companies, strategies, and systems in g...
2019-10-2950 minSoftware Developers Journey#72 Katrina Owen, one little piece at a timeKatrina first told us about her rocky start that had nothing to do with science or programming. She described the detours she took and how she finally woke up earning a living as a programmer some day. She explained how her first job in a fashion startup was a forming experience and how she picked her next job afterwards. We touched on her debut in public speaking and how it started an avalanche that led her -through hard work- to working for Github nowadays.Katrina is an ecosystem engineer at GitHub. She accidentally became a developer while...
2019-10-2246 minSoftware Developers Journey#How to help me grow DevJourney?Do you want to help me grow the DevJourney podcast?Vote for "Software Developer's Journey" for the "Discover Pod Awards" until October 21st: http://podawards.devjourney.infoHere's a list of our potential guests: http://potentialguests.devjourney.info Here's a form to suggest guests to interview: http://newguest.devjourney.info Here's a form to suggest a question to ask: http://askquestion.devjourney.infoHere's a link to our Patreon account: http://support.devjourney.infoYour hostSoftware Developer‘s Journey is hosted and produced by Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, a crazy frenchman living in Germany who de...
2019-10-2005 minSoftware Developers Journey#71 Irwin Williams found his perfect spotIrwin first spoke about his studies and how he volunteered to write code everyday. He went over the ups and downs and told us how he joined Teleios. We discussed his bumpy start. He spoke about how he learned from his own failures, how this became part of the company culture and a praised example for newcomers. We discussed his move toward Engineering Management and mentorship. And we finally spoke about learning and passion for your work.Irwin has been a professional software developer for more than 16 years. He’s currently the Chief Software Engineer at Teleios Sy...
2019-10-1541 minSoftware Developers Journey#70 Jeeva Nadarajah's life of serendipityJeeva took us full circle. She started telling us about her first interest in computer science -because it sounded easy- and then really falling in love with it. She told us about the harsh reality of her life in Sri Lanka, and having to take on a completely different career. We spoke about her moving to the USA, how she felt about this dream-land and how she was welcomed there. We continued talking about her masters degree, her first jobs in the USA, and how she stumbled upon extreme programming. We finally fast forwarded to her current company and...
2019-10-0841 minSoftware Developers Journey#69 Aisha Blake's DevJourney should be a musicalAisha first walked us through the Musical-Conference she is putting up. Then we scrolled back to the place software entered her life. We then talked about her volunteering at the Cristo Rey High school and then in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps. We discussed how this formed her teaching skills as well as letting her dig deeper into software development. We talked about her bootcamp and how teaching came full circle into her life. We discussed pairing and exploring and finished on a high note, talking about the art of transferring knowledge effectively.Aisha Blake is an Application...
2019-10-0147 minSoftware Developers Journey#68 Greg Koberger finally built his one dreamGreg first told us about his need for creating things, building things and expressing himself through products. We then talked about his studdies and how he ended up working for Mozilla. Greg told us a lot about what he learned there, what he liked and why he decided to move on. He then told us about the consulting part of his career and how this all was the perfect build up to create his company ReadMe. We then discussed ReadMe itself, the 5 years when the company was profitable and bootstrapped and the (very) recent Series-A funding it received. We...
2019-09-2453 minSoftware Developers Journey#67 Kapunahele Wong's kindness as a practiceKapunahele talked about her going back and forth between technical studies and non-technical activities, between dancing, grammar of the roman languages, tech support and hardware repairs. She spoke about her love for esthetics and how she enjoys mathematical mental models of the world around her. We finally spoke about her work for the Angular.JS community and how she strives to make the open source community a more including, welcoming and kind place to be.Kapunahele is a developer and Angular.JS fan who works on the Angular docs writing guides and developing example apps. She also...
2019-09-1745 minSoftware Developers Journey#66 Rob Kendal is not afraid to tryRob first told us about his first jobs on the hardware side of IT and described how he slowly transitioned into software. Fast forward a few years, he told us about applying for a new job and discovering teamwork, tight feedback loops and direct contact with the clients. Rob then told us about moving toward front-end development and embracing HTML5. We talked about Javascript, ES6 & Typescript and finding a tool that works for you. We then talked about failures and learnings. And we finished on books recommendations and the very sound advice to not being afraid to try.
2019-09-1048 minSoftware Developers Journey#65 Woody Zuill brings people together who should be working togetherWoody took us all the way back to the 70s, when he started learning programming as a side activity. He described how he learned to scratch his own itch for almost 15 years before finally making the jump to become a "professional developer". We talked about the jump itself, the imposter syndrome attached and how he overcame it. We talked about how he discovered pair-programming and eXtreme Programming. We finally devised on improving programming practices, coaching and working on systems.Woody Zuill is an independent Agile and Lean Guide and has been programming computers for more than 35 years...
2019-09-0352 minSoftware Developers Journey#64 Guillermo Rauch learned with communitiesGuillermo first took us through his very early steps in the software world... as a child. He then explained how he discovered he could make a living out of it, and how it shaped his perception. We then discussed how he grew learning and teaching in online communities and how he finally decided to move to the Silicon Valley. We finally touched on moving away and stepping into a new life.Guillermo is a serial entrepreneur. He is the founder of ZEIT, socket.io and MongooseJS. He is also the co-creator of Now, Next.js, LearnBoost and...
2019-08-2745 minSoftware Developers Journey#63 Stephanie Hurlburt encourages us to be social techiesStephanie first told us about the detours that led her from math, art and political science to computer science. We then discussed her first jobs and her first mentor. We then touched on how she joined Oculus and Unity and their respective interview processes before switching gears and talking about entrepreneurship and her creating her own business. Stephanie was then very open about her technical burn out and explained how she feels it coming back.Stephanie Hurlburt is a graphics engineer and co-founder of Binomial, a software company based in Seattle that makes Basis, a popular image...
2019-08-2047 minSoftware Developers Journey#62 How Llewellyn Falco brought the joy of programming back in his lifeLlevellyn took us way back to the point where he discovered his first computer and FORTRAN. We brushed over his studies and drifted toward MobProgramming after talking about dancing. Llewellyn told us about how he discovered "strong style pair programming" and how it brought the joy of programming back in his life.Llewellyn Falco is an independent agile coach who spends most of his time programming in Java and C# specializing in improving legacy code. He is creator of the open source testing tool ApprovalTests, he discovered strong-style pair programming, he is the co-founder of TeachingKidsProgramming.org...
2019-08-1354 minSoftware Developers Journey#61 Elissa Shevinsky felt into SecurityElissa first spoke about her political sciences, activism background and then her love for IT. We then discussed getting into Security, Mentoring, people surrounding you and creating a business. We finally delved on failures, growth and being a role model. Elissa Shevinsky is CEO at Faster Than Light, where she is building super fast tools for static analysis testing. She previously helped launch Geekcorps, Everyday Health and Brave. But you might also know Elissa for her work promoting best practices in cybersecurity.Here are the links of the show:https://www.twitter.c...
2019-08-0646 minSoftware Developers Journey#60 Trisha Gee owns her careerTrisha took us from her first years at school, being an outsider, all the way to taking advantage of it as a developer advocate for JetBrains. During this fantastic discussion, we brushed over the people that helped and even pushed her. We spoke about being comfortable with being uncomfortable. We discussed taking a leap of faith, not burning bridges, taking control of your career, working on your brand, important developer skills and building on people.Trisha has developed Java applications for a range of industries and non-profits of all sizes. She has expertise in Java high performance...
2019-07-3045 minSoftware Developers Journey#59 Julie Moronuki a linguist turned Haskell expertJulie first told us how she met Christopher Allen, the co-author of her Book "Haskell programming from first principles", why learning in general is hard and why they wanted to approach learning Haskell from a different angle. We then drifted into Julie's own learning of Haskell and how she came into the programming world. We then digged further into the Haskell echosystem and the world of academia. And finally, we touched on TypeClass, Julie's own company, dedicated to teaching Haskell.Julie Moronuki went to college for philosophy and linguistics, and once believed she would spend her adult...
2019-07-2349 minSoftware Developers Journey#58 Robby Russell succeeds being selflessRobby first told us how the selfless scratching of his own itch lead to the success of his tool "Oh my Zsh". We then backtracked to his early years and how he got into development. Step by step, Robby took us through the creation and growth of his consultancy ; which is deeply intertwined with Ruby on Rails, scratching his own itch(es) again, and helping others along the way.Robby co-founded Planet Argon in 2002, which is a a software consultancy based out of Portland, Oregon USA. Planet Argon helps companies with existing Ruby on Rails applications make...
2019-07-1649 minSoftware Developers Journey#57 Adam Barr roots for more humilityAdam took us through his journey at Microsoft. From the first (failed) interviews, to his long career writing code, helping teams and teaching developers. We spoke about the key learnings that encouraged him to write two of his books and finished by talking about the state of software development and where our industry could grow in the future.Adam Barr worked with and for Microsoft for more than two decades. There he worked on various versions of Windows, Powershell and Office as well as in the Engineering Excellence team. In 2018, Adam started working as a consultant at...
2019-07-0942 minSoftware Developers Journey#56 Magnus Stahre is not supposed to know it all, and neither are we!Magnus started by telling us the story of his first steps, tinkering on a Commodore64 devising on what attracted him toward computers in the first place. Then we discussed his first apps using Borland TurboPascal and how this hobby evolved into a job. We talked polyglot-ism, craftsmanship, re-reading books, apprenticeship programs and code katas.Forged of iron and walrus blood, Magnus Staahre comes from an ancient line of nordic code smiths. His technology engineering heritage was primarily responsible for preventing the narwahl invasions of Sweden in both 1683 and 1915. As a craftsman of such pedigree, Magnus knows from...
2019-07-0235 minSoftware Developers Journey#55 Yehuda Katz on how framework design influences communitiesAfter brushing over his "false starts" at being a developer, Yehuda slowly took us into a deep, deep dive. We talked about framework design, design philosophy, the importance of communities and being part of a core team.Yehuda is one of the creators of Ember.js, and a retired member of the Rust, Ruby on Rails and jQuery Core Teams. His 9-to-5 home is at the startup he founded, Tilde Inc.. There he works on Skylight, the smart profiler for Rails, and does Ember.js consulting. He's best known for his open source work and his work...
2019-06-2557 minSoftware Developers Journey#54 Dave Rael was chosen by the .NET technology stack, not the other way aroundDave's first professional love was for teaching. He developed it while studying physics at university. But as the DotCom boom went by, he jumped on the coding bandwagon and was hooked. Dave took us through those first years, learning the ropes and climbing the ladder, going from one giant company to a small one where he could really have an impact. Finally, since Dave is the host of the "Developer on Fire" podcast, we discussed podcasting, why he got into it and what he learned from it along the way.As the host of the Developer On...
2019-06-1845 min
Software Developers Journey#53 Brian Pontarelli thinks like a customerBrian first told us about his very first Apple E computer and his journey up to college when he learned electrical engineering before switching major to computer science. He spoke about his first startup and his learnings, being a software engineer during the "DotCom Era". Brian then told us about the job where he learned most about teamwork and then about scaling applications. And we completed this very logical buildup by talking about the companies he created.Brian studied computer engineering at the University of Colorado. After graduating, he solved complex technology challenges for companies like Orbitz...
2019-06-1142 min
Software Developers Journey#52 Charity Majors encourages us to strive, going back and forth between rolesCharity first took us through the pain of being a CEO and explained us why she chose to focus on tech again after a while. She then explained how she felt into code instrumentalisation during her time at Parse and how this became her idea for Honeycomb.io. We then went back to her early years, how she felt into IT, SysAdministration and ended up working in the Silicon Valley. We talked about mentorship, learning and sharing. We dwelved on the public speaking skills as a leadership skill before talking about the private meetups that Charity organises. Finally, we...
2019-06-0438 min
Software Developers Journey#51 Ben Orenstein advises us not to worry too muchBen Orenstein first talked about being able to create products. We spoke about Ben's early programs and his attempt at studying in college. We then spoke about his second attempt at entering the IT industry, through the backdoor this time. Ben told us about his discovery of Ruby and joining Thoughbot. He told us about why sharing knowledge is important to him. We then touched on public speaking and the two podcasts he hosted during his career. We finally switched gears and talked about product development.Ben spent the last years working at Thoughtbot in Boston, where...
2019-05-2839 min
Software Developers Journey#50 Saron Yitbarek, founder of CodeNewbie, celebrates the power of code and communitiesSaron took us from the early years of career as a journalist, to her first coding steps. She explained us in details how her bootcamp and apprenticeship programs took her from a code newbie to a solid developer and avid learner. Saron explained us why she created the CodeNewbie community and how it slowly but surely evolved into her current business. We devised on the many faces of the CodeNewbie community, podcasts and conferences. Saron finally gave us the advice to focus and do things "one goal at a time".Saron Yitbarek is the CEO and founder...
2019-05-2139 min
Software Developers Journey#49 Ali Spittel works at the crossroads of development, teaching and communitiesAli started by telling us how she got into software development, almost by accident, how she became an assistant professor and how she slowly but surely embraced this career. We talked about her time working for a startup and why her time there was invaluable. We talked at length about her move from develoment to teaching and what she learned along the way. We finally segwayed into her current role at the crossroads of development, teaching and community as a developer advocate.Ali is a software engineer at DEV. Before that, she was a lead instructor at...
2019-05-1444 min
Software Developers Journey#48 Shawn Wildermuth encourages us to make decisions no matter whatShawn took us through the early days of his career and quicky pivoted toward his first mentor "Ron". He told us how Ron managed to infect him with the willingness to write good code. We then brushed over learning and what it takes to become a lifelong learner. We touched on being a role model and how Chris Sells played a central role in his live. We finally discussed decision making strategies and the interviewing game.Shawn Wildermuuuth has been tinkering with computers and software since he got a Vic-20 back in the early '80s. As...
2019-05-0741 min
Software Developers Journey#47 Erik St. Martin is comfortable with the struggleTogether we talked about Erik's first hacking feats and how he got his first job in the IT world. We then brushed over his learnings at Disney and Comcast before joining Microsoft to help other developers. Erik then encouraged us to question our perception of ourself, and compare ourselves only against our former self. We then touched on the definition of seniority. We discussed Erik's experience getting to know the Go language and organize the first GopherCon conference. And we finally talked about the ways we learn.Erik St. Martin has spent the last decade building and...
2019-04-3042 min
Software Developers Journey#46 Barry Dorrans is a curmudgeon telling us it is OK to be wrong"Curmudgeon" (noun): a bad-tempered person, especially an old one.Barry first told us about his very first encounter with a computer... hooked to a TV back then. We then brushed over what attracted him toward computer sciences. We discussed security and all the things we expect... or hope people will do and setting them up for success. We rewinded back to how Barry furthered and then dropped out of his computer science studies and how he ended up working as a programmer anyway. Barry finally told us the story of his 7 candidacies for Microsoft before finally being...
2019-04-2336 min
Software Developers Journey#45 April Wensel encourages us to get in touch with our core valuesApril is the founder of Compassionate Coding, a conscious business that helps technical teams cultivate sustainable, human-centered software development practices built on a foundation of emotional intelligence. She has spent the past decade as a software engineer and technical leader at various startups in Silicon Valley. As an advocate for a more socially responsible tech industry, she also mentors technologists around the world and volunteers with organizations to teach coding to people from underrepresented groups. When she is not coding or speaking, she enjoys writing, running ultramarathons, and experimenting with vegan recipes.Together we started by t...
2019-04-0937 min
Software Developers Journey#44 Jeremy Likness became a developer through the backdoor and loved itJeremy Likness is a Cloud Developer Advocate for Azure at Microsoft. Jeremy has spent two decades building enterprise software with a focus on line of business web applications. He is the author of several highly acclaimed technical books including Designing Silverlight Business Applications and Programming the Windows Runtime by Example. He has given hundreds of technical presentations during his career as a professional developer. In his free time Jeremy likes to run, hike, and maintain a 100% plant-based diet.Jeremy first explained how he felt in love with computers at the age of 7... and ended up droping out...
2019-03-2643 min
Software Developers Journey#43 Patrick Kua on being a consultant, a tech lead, a CTO and helping people growPatrick is the CTO of the mobile bank N26, where he is building the engineering group that will change modern retail banking for people like you and me. Formerly a Principal Technical Consultant at ThoughtWorks in London, he is also the author of three books, The Retrospective Handbook, Talking with Tech Leads and most recently, Building Evolutionary Architectures. Patrick is a frequent conference speaker, a blogger and is passionate about bringing a balanced focus between people, organisations and technology.During this interview, we touched on the different roles Patrick's overtook during his career. Pat devised on how...
2019-03-1241 min
Software Developers Journey#42 Charlie Gerard is learning by building (MANY) projects on the sideCharlie Gerard is a software developer at ThoughtWorks in Sydney. She is passionate about creative coding and building interactive prototypes mixing science, art and technology. She also spends time giving back to the community by mentoring new developers, contributing to open-source projects and speaking at events.We first talked about her early career in Marketing and as a Digital Producer and segwayed into the Bootcamp that started her programming career. We discussed formal education, university degrees, bootcamps and imposter syndrom. We then touched on the many side-projects that she nurtures, from brain sensors to motion control, connected...
2019-02-2648 min
Software Developers Journey#41 Simon Harrer on strong opinions loosely heldDr. Simon Harrer is a senior consultant at INNOQ. In his daily business, he fights for simple solutions with domain-driven design, fitting architectures such as microservices or monoliths, and clean code in Java, Ruby or even JavaScript. Most recently, he co-authored the book "Java by Comparison" that helps Java beginners to write cleaner code through before/after comparisons.We talked about his love for teaching and how he incorporated industry best-practices into the curriculum he build. We then touched on freedom, and how it influenced his career choices. Afterwards, we segwayed into his new love for remote...
2019-02-1248 min
Software Developers Journey#40 Ignacio Anaya on discovering your valuable skillsIgnacio Anaya is a Full Stack Developer at the company BloqInc, a Tech Trainer and a Speaker from Argentina. He's Passionate about code, teaching and field hockey. He mostly works with JavaScript, Vue.js and Blockchain but likes to contribute to many dev communities and Open Source project. Ignacio is an Ambassador for Auth0 and the organizer of the Buenos Aires Vue JS Usergroup.Together we spoke about how his first steps as a developer, his trainee curiculum and how he came to work with Javascript. We talked about his company going bankrupt and how it helped...
2019-01-2943 min
Software Developers Journey#39 Harry Roberts and his journey toward freelancingHarry Roberts is an award-winning Consultant Performance Engineer from the UK. With a client list ranging from the United Nations to Google, the BBC to the Financial Times, he has helped some of the world’s largest organisations make their websites faster. He also holds positions as a Google Developer Expert, where he shares web performance research and findings, and as Performance Ambassador for SHIFT Commerce, where he aims to make ecommerce faster from the inside out. He writes about all things front-end performance at csswizardry.com, speaks at tech events all across the globe, and regularly shares his in...
2019-01-1547 min
Software Developers Journey#38 Ryan Latta from one extreme to the nextRyan Latta has been building software and teams for nearly 10 years now. He currently works as an agile coach and scrum master with a mission of creating teams that change the world. As a developer he maintains a belief that writing code is the least responsible thing he can do. When he isn't spending time with his family, he is mentoring new developers in starting their careers, playing games, and learning to play the fiddle.Ryan brushed over the dark passages of his career. From Game development (not that dark) to the cancelled projects, (un)ethical dilemmas...
2019-01-0148 minSoftware Developers Journey#37.5 Special Episode on what we learned in 2018Listen to (almost) all the 2018 guests answer the same question: what is the most important thing you learned in 2018?In order of appearance:Emily Bache http://twitter.com/emilybacheDarren Hoehna http://twitter.com/activefireballMarkus Harrer http://twitter.com/feststelltasteJessica Kerr http://twitter.com/jessitronAnne Cahalan http://twitter.com/northofnormalMario Rogic http://twitter.com/realmarioRichard Rodger http://twitter.com/rjrodgerSteven Schwenke http://twitter.com/stevenschwenkeRob Allen http://twitter.com/akrabatCreditsMusic Something Elated by Broke For Free (CC BY 3.0)Special Music Jingle Bell Swing by Mark Smeby (CC BY ND 3.0)...
2018-12-2536 min
Software Developers Journey#37 Darren Hoehna, "That Programming Guy", on getting experience no matter what!Darren is a software developer, currently working for Microsoft, and the founder of the "That Programming Guy" company through which he does the two things that he loves most: helping people and tutoring in programming. When he's not working, he either plays video games, or does chores.Together we talked about the detours Darren took in order to become a developer, like working for U-Haul and not finishing his college degree. Then we talked about the interviews he lived through and how he dealt with imposter syndrom. Finally, we touched on his entrepreneur philosophie and why he...
2018-12-1841 min
Software Developers Journey#36 Rob Allen on persuasion instead of authorityRob Allen is a software consultant and developer with many years experience and writes code in PHP, Swift and other interesting languages. He leads Slim Framework's development team and contributes to Apache OpenWhisk and other open source projects. Rob is a published author and based in the UK where he runs Nineteen Feet Limited, focussing on API development, training and consultancy. In his spare time, Rob blogs at akrabat.com and can often be seen with a camera in his hand.Rob briefly told us about his studies and then we moved over to his favorite topics...
2018-12-0434 min
Software Developers Journey#35 Emily Bache on maximizing career for family, hobbies and making a difference in the worldEmily is a Technical Agile Coach and a very experienced one. In her career, she has embodied pretty much all the positions our industry has to offer and built a polyglott bagage that definitely makes me blush... from Python and Scala to Ruby and C++. Emily is the author of "the Coding Dojo Handbook", a few video classes on Pluralsight and she also regularly speaks at international conferences and panels with none other than "Robert C. Martin".Emily told us her story. How she discovered programming and eased into it. How she came to relocate to Sweden...
2018-11-2037 min
Software Developers Journey#34 Richard Rodger on software development as a resource allocation problemRichard Rodger was co-founder and CEO of his previous company, nearForm, where he helped take the company from scratch to an annual turnover of €17 million. Previously, he was CTO of FeedHenry, a mobile application platform provider that was acquired by RedHat for €63.5m in 2014. For several years, Richard has been an active member and influencer of the open source software (OSS) community. He is the creator and maintainer of senecajs.org, a microservices framework for Node.js. Richard is also the host of the monthly Dublin Microservices meetup in Ireland. Richard writes a weekly column in the Irish Independent news...
2018-11-0548 min
Software Developers Journey#33 Markus Harrer on being open for new thingsMarkus Harrer has developped an expertise in software analytics, "software restoration" and clean code. As a freelance trainer and consultant, he shows his clients how software products can be sustainably improved with the help of a datacentric and comprehensible analysis.Together we talked about the basics of data analytics, how Markus got into it and how and why you also should try it. We talked about the standard tools and mindset required to strive in this branch.Here are the links of the show:http://twitter.com/feststelltastehttp://www.feststelltaste.dehttps://www.feststelltaste.de...
2018-10-2234 min
Software Developers Journey#32 Katharine Jarmul on being driven & focused on what you can doKatharine Jarmul is co-founder of KIProtect, a data security and privacy company for data science workflows in Berlin. She's been using Python since 2008 to solve and create problems. She helped form the first PyLadies chapter in Los Angeles in 2010, and co-authored an O'Reilly book along with several video courses on Python and data. She enjoys following the latest developments in machine learning, natural language processing, data privacy and ethics and workflow automation infrastructure. Together we first talked about her journey from journalism to software development. We then drifted toward her mentor and her willingness to give back to the...
2018-10-0938 min
Software Developers Journey#31 Mario Rogic on absorbing and communicating as much as you canIn this episode I talk to Mario Rogic. Mario is a technology aficionado with a particular love for the web. Among many other things, Mario believes technology should make life simple and joyful, and he enjoys being able to prove so. He lives in London, works as Head of Technology for locomote.com and he organises and runs the Elm London Meetups. We first discussed about public speaking and how it helps us prepare content and communicate better in our everyday life. And of course, Mario described how he comes up with new topics to speak about. W...
2018-09-2548 min
Software Developers Journey#30 Adrian Bolboaca on choosing the appropriate tool for the job at handIn this episode I talk to Adrian Bolboaca. Adrian is a programmer, trainer and a coach. His passion is helping teams produce high quality software. Adrian is a supporter of Deliberate Practice, experiments, and experiental learning. In 2016 he published a book about hosting and facilitating a coderetreat, a one-day deliberate practice concept for programming. We touched on the topics of learning theory and university curriculum. We spoke about polyglot programing, about full stack development and deliberate practices. We finally touched on abstractions and toolbelts without fogetting philosophy! Here are the links of the show:...
2018-09-1051 min
Software Developers Journey#29 Steven Schwenke on soft skills that one cannot "simply download"In this episode, I talk with Steven Schwenke. Steven is a software craftsman, mentor and mentee aus Braunschweig in Germany. Together we discussed CS-degrees, mentoring, communication, hard- and soft-skills, motivation, purpose and much more. Here are the links of the show:http://www.stevenschwenke.dehttps://stevenschwenke.de/eventshttp://twitter.com/stevenschwenkeCreditsMusic Something Elated by Broke For Free (CC BY 3.0)Your hostSoftware Developer‘s Journey is hosted and produced by Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, a crazy frenchman living in Germany who dedicated his lif...
2018-08-2743 min
Software Developers Journey#28 Arnaud Porterie on putting the right people together in the right context to see the right things happenIn this episode I talked to Arnaud Porterie. Arnaud is VP of Engineering at Vente Privée, a french eCommerce Business. Previously, he managed the open-source group at Docker, which radically changed his views on managing software development at scale. Together, we spoke about the parallel between managing engineering teams and building communities. We touched on open source software and culture, and the ways to make engineering teams strive. Here are the links of the show:http://twitter.com/icecrimeCreditsMusic Something Elated by Broke For Free (CC BY 3.0)
2018-08-1336 minSoftware Developers Journey#27 Jessica Kerr on public speaking, networking and the problems of mentoringJessica's adventures include public speaking, advocating for functional programming and systems thinking at software conferences around the world, but also keeping two children alive, and podcasting on "Greater Than Code." We touched on her introduction to public speaking. We talked about balancing family life and traveling for work. We transitioned into networking and the power of people and landed on mentoring/mentorship. Here are the links from the show:http://twitter.com/jessitronhttp://www.jessitron.comhttp://www.atomist.comhttp://www.greaterthancode.comhttp://www.re-deploy.iohttp://www.thestrangeloop.comCreditsMusic...
2018-07-3047 min
Software Developers Journey#26 Anne Cahalan on moving out of Junior-DevelopernessIn this episode, I interviewed Anne Cahalan. Anne is an iOS developer at Detroit Labs, where she is constantly delighted by the niftiness of Swift. Anne told us her story. From the Bootcamp she went to and the apprenticeship program she followed, up to her "moving out" of "Junior-Developerness" and all its implications. We finally touched on the topic of mid-career development, which was the topic of her talk at the London SPA-Conference where we met.Here are the links of the show:http://twitter.com/northofnormalhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/annecahalanhttps://www.detroitlabs...
2018-07-1638 min
Software Developers Journey#25 Sia Ghassemi on segways that lead exactly where you needed to beIn this episode, I talk to Siavash "Sia" Ghassemi, software achitect and developer. He is a Microsoft Azure and Xamarin expert. We discussed how he discovered his passion for software development and how he came to becoming the well know speaker and prolific developer he now is. We touched on the career segways that he lived through and how it helped him later in his life. We finally touched attending conferences and speaking at them as a medium to grow for developers. Here are the links of the show:https://twitter.com/dersiahttps://www...
2018-07-0644 min
Software Developers Journey#24 Daniel Marbach on failure, remoteness and mentoringIn this episode I talk with Daniel Marbach, software engineer, architect, evangelist, family man, father, public speaker and so much more. We touched on how his first failure shaped his career and made him much stronger. We discussed the remote-ness of his current company and how this makes them a very "particular" (pun intended) company. We talked about mentoring and how it helps Daniel become a bit better everyday. Finally we talked about hiring for culture, and how it is done at the company Daniel is working for: Particular Software.Here are the links of the...
2017-06-2937 min
Software Developers Journey#23 Laura Savino on languages and public speakingThe guest this week is Laura Savino. Laura is a freelance iOS developer whose non-tech passions include foreign languages and teaching. We started talking about languages, how we learn them, and how kids books could help us there. We diverged toward public speaking and how you structure a talk. We finally touched on being on stage, playing music and how this relates to public speaking. Note: Skype unfortunately had a couple hiccups during the call. I managed to edit most of them. Two moments had to remain as not to hinder the understanding though. Here are...
2017-06-1453 min
Software Developers Journey#22 Rob Napier on interviewing and asking questionsIn this episode I talk to Rob Napier. Rob has been a developer for a few decades and now earns his living developing for iOS. We touched on our respective interviewing processes, asking questions, being inclusive, reflecting on your own way of doing etc. We also discussed about being a "Conditional Breakpoint" and how a music band might approach including newcomers. We finally touched on Mentoring and just "listening". Enjoy!Here are the links of the show:http://twitter.com/cocoaphonyhttp://robnapier.nethttp://www.sachajudd.com/one-directionhttp://cocoaconf.com/nextdoor/homehttp://jamesdempsey.net/splash...
2017-05-1544 min