Human Side of Dev

Dec 18 2024 13 ep. 45 mins 3

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Listen to developers talk about their experiences in the tech industry. From freshly minted dev to seasoned team lead, we talk with people about where they came from, what interested them in tech, and the reality of being a developer.

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12 - PHP, Courses, and Receipt Printers with Andrew Schmelyun

Dec 18 2024 51 mins

Andrew Schmelyun is a senior software engineer who has been working with PHP for 12 years, and has created a number of courses and interesting (and unexpected) projects. He talks about his journey into web development, how content creation was an unexpected path in his career, and the importance of standing out in the tech industry. Andrew: Twitter: https://twitter.com/aschmelyu

11 - Open Source Whiteboarding with Ben Holmes

Aug 12 2024 47 mins

Ben Holmes is a core maintainer of Astro, and well known for his short whiteboard videos on web topics. Ben talks about his journey in web development. He talks about his early experience with giving talks about web development and his open source project Slinkity, and how these led him to the position he has now on the Astro core team. He also shares some insights on how to create

10 - Shifting Careers with Chris Ferdinandi

Jul 21 2024 56 mins

Chris Ferdinandi is a software developer, mentor, and JavaScript advocate in the United States. He originally started his career working in HR, and discovered a drive to switch careers through a request from his boss. Chris discusses the hiring process and job search, and how developers can tune their resumes and tactics to have a better chance of landing the job their looking for.

9 - From Architect to Management with Dustin Goodman

Jun 07 2024 58 mins

Dustin Goodman is an engineering manager at This Dot Labs, located in the United States. We talk about how Dustin began his journey in programming with a gaming community, then dove into learning multiple languages via school and work to find his own path. We also explore Dustin's management experience, and what led him to this place in his career. Dustin also shares some tips

8 - All About Management with Blake Thomas

May 03 2024 52 mins

Blake Thomas is the Director of Engineer at NoRedInk, located in the United States. We talk about how Blake got into programming, and the path that led him from learning to code to a management position in an education tech company. We also talk tips for being a successful manager, and some suggestions on how to interview for your next position. https://www.williamury.com/books/g

7 - Learning by Teaching with Eddie Freeman

Jan 30 2024 45 mins

Eddie Freeman is a senior software engineer at Streem in the United States. We talk about his love of storytelling through tabletop roleplaying games, and writing, then explore how he got into working in mobile app development. We also explore time that he spent learning and teaching about programming, both to coworkers and kids approaching the concepts for the first time. https:

6 - Exploring Edge Cases with Rho Oof

Jun 28 2023 50 mins

Rho Oof is a developer who has spent most of her career exploring ways to make things work, sometimes in unexpected ways. We talk about how her interests have led to making different technologies work together, and how that has served her in her career. We also discuss ways that she has approached different programming languages in order to learn them, and exactly how many she has

5 - Documentation and Accessibility with Ben Myers

Mar 28 2023 49 mins

Ben Myers is a web developer and accessibility advocate in the United States, and host of the Some Antics Dev channel on Twitch. We talk about how they began as a developer and got started in both documentation and accessibility, and why these topics matter to all developers. We also talk about the importance and impact of accessibility to users. Finally, we discuss finding a suppo

4 - Exploring Open Source with Daniel Roe

Mar 14 2023 44 mins

Daniel Roe is a software engineer and maintainer of the Nuxt framework in England. He entered the world of open source by founding a startup and needing to build out the tools they used to support their clients, and ended up contributing to Nuxt and eventually being hired by them. We talk about open source, speaking at conferences, imposter syndrome, and how to approach contributin

3 - Learning to Learn and Code with Star Richardson

Mar 07 2023 42 mins

Star Richardson is a senior software engineer in the United States, and began her journey as a developer during the start of the COVID pandemic in 2020. We talk about her journey into tech, what resources she used to learn the basics, what projects she worked on, and how she got her first job working as a software engineer. https://www.replicated.com/ https://www.w3schools