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PodRocket - A web development podcast from LogRocketICYMI: Building tech for social good with low-code tools with Vic VijayakumarIn this repeat episode picked by host Noel Minchow, we talk with Vic Vijayakumar. When Vic saw his daughter’s preschool struggling with an inefficient and non-digital admissions process, he decided to lend a hand by building an admissions system using low-code tools with limited costs. He joins us to talk about this project and how other developers can provide impactful tech while cutting time and costs.
Links
https://twitter.com/vicvijayakumar
https://www.linkedin.com/in/vicvijayakumar
https://vicvijayakumar.com/
https://github.com/needcaffeine/vicvijayakumar.com
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2023-10-1432 min
Data & Dev with Jon and MelS2E15: Role-specific Advice - A CompilationA follow-up on our previous compilation, our season 2 guests share more advice on working in the tech industry as well as some role specific advice.
You can also leave us a voice message with feedback on this, or any of our episodes here.
The voiced you here in order:
Brenda Moss
Kexin Xie
Nikhil Maddirala
Tim Chung
Emily Morgan
Mat Fournier
Rocco Basalmo
Vic Vijayakumar
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2023-07-0417 minData & Dev with Jon and MelS2E14: Advice for starting out - A CompilationHear from our season 2 guests on advice for just starting out and what they wish they knew when starting their career in tech.
You can also leave us a voice message with feedback on this, or any of our episodes here.
The voiced you here in order:
Brenda Moss
Daniel Vassallo
Emily Morgan
Mat Fournier
Nikhil Maddirala
Rocco Basalmo
Tim Chung
Vic Vijayakumar
2023-06-2719 minData & Dev with Jon and MelS2E13: Worst Work Mistake - A CompilationIf you work in tech long enough, you will eventually break prod, drop a database, have a major work miscommunication, or any number of other mistakes that feel horrific at the moment but provide you with stories to share that elicit both laughter and horror from your hearer.
Our season 2 guests share some of their worst work mistakes in this compilation episode.
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Enjoy hearing from:
Emily Morgan
Daniel Vassallo
Mat Fournier
Nikhil Maddirala
Vi...
2023-06-2011 minData & Dev with Jon and MelS2E12: How to Handle Interview Nerves - A CompilationHear our Season 2 guests answer the question, 'Advice for handling interview nerves.'
This compilation episode recaps those prior conversations in the following order:
Daniel Vassallo
Mat Fournier
Brenda Moss
Kexin Xie
Nikhil Maddirala
Rocco Basalmo
Vic Vijayakumar
Trish Do
Tim Chung
Emily Morgan
2023-06-1423 minData & Dev with Jon and MelS2E4: Vic Vijayakumar - Looking at the arc of a Software Engineering careerThis was a great conversation with Vic Vijayakumar. We covered MANY topics, including:
Importance of hobbies outside of work
Job titles across companies
What “good” onboarding looks like for a Junior Engineer
How Vic got into programming
Computer Engineering vs. Computer Science as a major
Gaining an intuition about code
Looking at Software engineering less as “the tech industry” and more about using technology to help enable people to do the things they want to do
Helping researchers communicate about their work
Picking a language that is most appropriate for the job at hand
How to get up to speed...
2022-09-111h 47
PodRocket - A web development podcast from LogRocketBuilding tech for social good with low-code tools with Vic VijayakumarWhen Vic Vijayakumar saw his daughter’s preschool struggling with an inefficient and non-digital admissions process, he decided to lend a hand by building an admissions system using low-code tools with limited costs. He joins us to talk about this project and how other developers can provide impactful tech while cutting time and costs.
Links
https://twitter.com/vicvijayakumar
https://www.linkedin.com/in/vicvijayakumar
https://vicvijayakumar.com/
https://github.com/needcaffeine/vicvijayakumar.com
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2022-08-2432 min
The Virtual Coffee PodcastVic Vijayakumar - Indie HackingIn this episode, Vic talks about Indie Hacking and gives us his take on when to ship, what to focus on, and the value of diverse opinions in your community. He also talks about treating life as a lot of drafts and about building things that you're passionate about as well as things that others find valuable. He cautions against the danger of survivorship bias, recognizing that it's difficult to find a path in indie hacking and that many of the popular voices have worked through challenges and no longer effectively represent how difficult it is to create a...
2021-02-0155 min