Retro Time // A Software Podcast

Oct 31 2024 107 ep. 35 mins 17
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The Retro Time Podcast is all about retrospectives. Join your hosts, Derek Seibert and Jeremy Miller, as they talk about software — from product design to software development to the soft skills you need to make it in the industry. Using their long careers to kick off the conversation, they’ll drop a few nuggets of wisdom each episode… 96.7% guaranteed.

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In the Dark: The Stakeholder from Hell

Oct 31 2024 12 mins  
What happens when your stakeholder is actually a demon from the darkest depths of UX hell?Listen for a wild ride through Silicon Valley’s dark side in our special Halloween episode. We’re trading our usual insights for incantations as we follow the misadventures of Sarah, Mike, and Emily, a UX team at the unicorn startup TechNova. Their world is turned upside down when they mee

78. A Thin Line: The Rough Reality of Enterprise Software

Jan 18 2024 46 mins  
No one likes one-play toilet paper. Yet it’s everywhere. It’s in just about every public or institutional toilet across the world. This begs the question, if no one likes one-play toilet paper, why is it everywhere?Well, I think it’s simple. The people who pay for the toilet paper aren’t the ones who have to use it. And it’s not too unlike enterprise s

In the Dark: The Tale of the Cursed Prototype

Oct 30 2023 26 mins  
What happens when the quest for the perfect design goes too far?Today, we’re stepping away from our usual interviews and discussions to bring you a special Halloween treat. This is the story of Ethan. A talented UX designer so committed to creating the perfect prototype that he becomes consumed by it—so much so that he loses himself in his work… Never to be seen again

In the Dark: A Cautionary Tale of UX Dark Patterns

Oct 30 2023 10 mins  
Sit right back and you’ll hear a tale. A tale of a woman who isn’t quite careful about what she does with her personal information while browsing the internet.Do you think you’re safe online? Do you pay close attention to the websites you visit?Unscrupulous UX designers might use some dirty tactics to trick you into doing their evil bidding.Don’t fall for th

77. Sink or Swim: How to Survive Being Overleveled

Aug 30 2023 49 mins  
Lots of folks have ended up in the position of being at a higher level than they maybe should be. This sounds like a blessing, but it could quickly turn into a curse when you decide to move to a new job where you may be viewed as less experienced than other people at your level.Overlevelling can happen for several reasons. It’s possible your current team doesn’t have a

76. Ctrl+Alt+Del Your Existential Dread: A Phoenix Will Rise Out of ChatGPT’s Ashes

May 24 2023 32 mins  
AI isn’t coming. AI is here. There are two types of people in this world. Those who are chomping at the bit to embrace AI tools like ChatGPT, and those who are terrified the end is nigh. Let’s face it, AI is pretty incredible. But it’s also kind of dumb right now. We’re not quite to the point of dealing with Skynet and Terminator-style robots looking to comp

From the Archives: Peak Software $#!% with Gojko Adzic

May 11 2023 45 mins  
Most software teams don’t realize the power they have over our everyday lives. With the proliferation of smart technology and connected networks, when product teams miss seemingly little software bugs, the consequences can be astounding. Where does the software industry start to draw the line between innocent oversight and criminal negligence? Will a licensing scheme similar

75. What Is the Network Effect?

May 03 2023 33 mins  
You may have never heard of “The Network Effect” but you most certainly have experienced it.If you’ve used social media, watched TV, or subscribed to a streaming service like Spotify, or Netflix, you’ve been a part of the network effect. Even if you didn’t realize it.The Network Effect is when a system brings value to users because of the number of oth

74. Bursting the Multiverse Bubble or Stop It With the Status Quo Already!

Apr 26 2023 33 mins  
Every once in a while, a great team will fall into an alternate universe. One where things don’t go according to plan. Where things could have gone right if only someone made a different decision. It might look a lot like the universe you’re used to, but it just doesn’t feel quite right.The multiverse is often described as different bubbles. If you don’t lik

73. Who Do Software Teams Serve?

Mar 09 2023 36 mins  
Who the software teams serve is a great question and often gets conflicting answers, depending on who you ask.This week, Derek and Jeremy discuss this question and dive into some deeper questions about why the software team exists in the first place. What is the point of “the product”? Why do we even have a job in the first place?Check out this week’s episode for