Episodes

  • S3E8 | Houssein Djirdeh From Hating Programming to Life At Google

    S3E8 | Houssein Djirdeh From Hating Programming to Life At Google
    Dec 5 2022
    SHOW SUMMARY:
    You know them… those friends and family who wonder how anyone can possibly enjoy software development. It’s hard to believe now, but Houssein Djirdeh, author and Senior Software Engineer at Google, once had similar feelings about programming. In fact, he hated it. So how did find his passion? And how about you? How can you reignite your passion if you’ve grown tired of heavy deadlines, endless meetings, & untimely bugs? In this episode, Houssein shares his tips and advice for getting past the frustrations and on to the fun!

    LINKS:
    https://twitter.com/hdjirdeh
    https://houssein.me/
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/housseindjirdeh/


    CONNECT WITH US:
    Houssein Djirdeh @hdjirdeh
    Brooke Avery @JediBravery
    Erik Slack @erik_slack
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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • S3E7 | Liz Saling on Life at GitHub & Attaining Your Ultimate Dev.Life

    S3E7 | Liz Saling on Life at GitHub & Attaining Your Ultimate Dev.Life
    Nov 8 2022
    How do you rise the ranks to go from data entry to becoming a director of Engineering for the world’s largest source code host with more than 200 million repositories? Liz Saling, Director of Engineering at GitHub, joins us to share her journey of quickly moving into leadership positions, securing jobs at powerhouse companies, the inside scoop about life at GitHub, and finding true fulfillment in both life and career. She’s happily living her ultimate dev life (complete with ample use of emojis) and shares some simple yet effective tips for how YOU can too!

    LINKS:
    https://twitter.com/LizSaling
    https://www.lizsaling.com/
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizsaling/
    https://socialimpact.github.com/
    https://lizsaling.medium.com/


    CONNECT WITH US:
    Liz Saling @lizsaling
    Brooke Avery @JediBravery
    Erik Slack @erik_slack
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • S3E6 | Jo Hanna Pearce On Keeping It Simple | Dev.Life

    S3E6 | Jo Hanna Pearce On Keeping It Simple | Dev.Life
    Oct 17 2022
    “Information occultation…?” If you’ve never heard of it, neither had we. But chances are, you’re actually quite familiar with when things become more complicated than is necessary. Whether writing hard-to-follow code, making UI that’s overly difficult to understand, or taking part in the “Rockstar Developer” mentality, it’s not uncommon for developers to know these kinds of work practices all too well. But, using the advice & wisdom of Nx DevTools & Nx Cloud Core Team Member, Jo Hanna Pearce, we can work to keep things clean, simple, & understandable from both a code and human perspective. And probably for Kelpies too!

    LINKS:
    https://twitter.com/jhannapearce
    https://jopearce.co.uk/
    https://www.slideshare.net/JoPearce5/a-is-for-angular

    CONNECT WITH US:
    Jo Hanna Pearce @JHannaPearce
    Brooke Avery @JediBravery
    Erik Slack @erik_slack
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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • S3E5 | Shai Rezniks Adventures into Software Development - Improv, Testing, and Public Speaking | Dev.Life

    S3E5 | Shai Rezniks Adventures into Software Development - Improv, Testing, and Public Speaking | Dev.Life
    Oct 10 2022
    How do you go from software development to becoming a sought after edutainer, speaker, and the “King of Testing”? Well, sit down, grab a drink, and get comfy as we go live from ng-conf 2022 for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look into how Shai Reznik from HiRez.io achieved all these accomplishments and more. Shai opens up with some intimate stories (and a bit of Israeli rap) about his developer journey and how, not unlike everyone else, he’s had to face barriers like imposter syndrome, perfectionism, panic attacks, and yes, even bugs!

    LINKS:
    https://www.hirez.io/
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufHfs67xtXg
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCPa_Rws_iA
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp8OTXf4BAc

    CONNECT WITH US:
    Shai Reznik @hirez_io
    Brooke Avery @JediBravery
    Erik Slack @erik_slack
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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • S3E4 | Josh Morony on Side Gigs & Moonlighting | Dev.Life

    S3E4 | Josh Morony on Side Gigs & Moonlighting | Dev.Life
    Oct 3 2022
    Have you ever considered having a side gig as a programmer? Well, have all your questions answered about the hows and whys of moonlighting and starting your own side hustles from YouTuber, author, and all around content creator Joshua Morony as he joins this episode of the Dev.Life Podcast. Josh shares his experiences and shares his tips and suggestions for getting started, time management, staying motivated, client interactions, and some stuff about Einstein. What better way to learn than from a pro!

    LINKS:
    https://twitter.com/joshuamorony
    https://www.youtube.com/c/JoshuaMorony/playlists
    https://eliteionic.com/
    Joshua’s Top Dev Content Recommendations:
    Chau Tran - https://twitter.com/Nartc1410
    Victor Savkin - https://twitter.com/victorsavkin
    https://www.amazon.com/Essential-Angular-Victor-Savkin/dp/1788293762
    https://vsavkin.com/managing-state-in-angular-2-applications-caf78d123d02
    Brandon Roberts - https://twitter.com/brandontroberts
    Enea Jahollari - https://twitter.com/Enea_Jahollari

    CONNECT WITH US:
    Joshua Morony @JoshuaMorony
    Brooke Avery @JediBravery
    Erik Slack @erik_slack
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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • S3E3 | Katarina Skroumpelou Giving Mental Health a Piece of Your Mind | Dev.Life

    S3E3 | Katarina Skroumpelou Giving Mental Health a Piece of Your Mind | Dev.Life
    Sep 26 2022
    In this episode of the Dev.Life we invited Katerina Skroumpelou back on the show to discuss a recent blog article she published about dealing with mental health and depression as a developer or tech professional. Katerina shares her experiences for how she’s coped with these challenges in her own life and how she’s been able to push through it all to make a successful career filled with many great accomplishments.

    LINKS:
    https://pakotinia.medium.com/tainted-moments-or-hello-vecna-my-old-friend-cc5336d274d2
    https://twitter.com/psybercity
    https://988lifeline.org/


    CONNECT WITH US:
    Katerina Skroumpelou @psybercity
    Brooke Avery @JediBravery
    Erik Slack @erik_slack
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • S3E2 | Shaundai Person on Becoming Unstoppable | Dev.Life

    S3E2 | Shaundai Person on Becoming Unstoppable | Dev.Life
    Sep 19 2022
    In this episode of the Dev.Life, we have an open conversation with Shaundai Person about her non-traditional path from having a successful career in sales to becoming a Senior Software Engineer at Netflix, a sought out conference speaker, a meetup organizer, and a dynamic course creator as well.

    Shaundai talks about not only the barriers and challenges she faced as she changed careers, but also the ups and downs she’s encountered and deals with now that she’s in the field. To wrap things up, Shaundai shares thoughts and ideas on how diversity of backgrounds can add to the power behind your team and also how developers at any stage in their career can work through feelings of wanting to give up to finding happiness and success instead.

    LINKS:
    https://twitter.com/shaundai
    https://www.reactrobins.com/
    https://egghead.io/q/resources-by-shaundai-person
    https://www.tsforjs.com/

    CONNECT WITH US:
    Shaundai Person @Shaundai
    Brooke Avery @JediBravery
    Erik Slack @erik_slack
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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • S3E1 | Michael Chan on Uniting the Developer Community | Dev.Life

    S3E1 | Michael Chan on Uniting the Developer Community | Dev.Life
    Sep 12 2022
    Welcome to Season 3 of what is now the Dev.Life Podcast!

    In this, the first episode of the season, we’re joined by none other than Michael Chan, an instructor and coach on lunch.dev and host of the React Podcast. He braves the wild seas of polarization of technologies and explores the benefits to be had in uniting the Dev Communities around things that make sense for everyone.

    LINKS:
    https://reactpodcast.simplecast.com/
    https://www.lunch.dev/
    https://twitter.com/chantastic

    CONNECT WITH US:
    Michaen Chan @chantastic
    Brooke Avery @JediBravery
    Erik Slack @erik_slack
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    1 hr and 14 mins