Best Ken Wheeler Podcasts (2024)

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Protecting Privacy in the Digital Age with Charles Adaikkalam - Techstrong Unplugged EP 15 14:06

4h ago14:06

14:06

Charles Adaikkalam, director of product management at Zoho, shares his journey from a mechanical engineer to a coding expert and leader in the tech industry. He delves into the creation and development of Zoho Creator, a no-code platform designed to empower users to build applications without extensive coding knowledge. Then, he highlights the crit…

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#064 - You’re doing networking wrong feat. Lawrence Lockhart 1:04:14

35m ago1:04:14

1:04:14

In today’s episode, we welcome Lawrence Lockhart, a former hospitality manager turned full stack software developer. Apart from his tech job, he’s also a developer advocate, a teaching assistant at a coding bootcamp and a tech meetup leader, so you know he spends a lot of his time helping others build and transfer their existing skills into tech, b…

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Redefining Digital Accessibility with Scott Davis - Techstrong Unplugged - EP14 17:55

3h ago17:55

17:55

Scott Davis, an expert in digital accessibility and cutting-edge technologies, delves into the evolution of technology from typewriters to modern smartphones, the transformative potential of conversational UIs, and the importance of multi-sensory architecture in computing. He emphasizes the significance of accessibility in technology, highlighting …

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Empowering Women in Tech with Rhythm Bhatia - Techstrong Unplugged - EP13 15:12

2h ago15:12

15:12

Rhythm Bhatia, CEO and founder of Cognizio, shares her inspiring journey from a small town in India to becoming a leader in educational technology and artificial intelligence. She also highlights the importance of diversity and inclusion in technology, the need for ethical AI practices, and the value of community engagement.…

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#063 - I was fired for using HTMX 1:03:09

3h ago1:03:09

1:03:09

In today’s episode, we bring Spiro Floropoulos, a senior developer and architect with over 20 years of experience. This episode is an unusual one, as Spiro recently got laid off due to a bizarre chain of events that involved HTMX, overworking, and technical debt. But we’ll learn from this story, as we want to shed some light on how situations that …

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Navigating the Java Ecosystem and Beyond with Kito Mann - Techstrong Unplugged - EP12 14:31

4h ago14:31

14:31

Kito Mann, a seasoned software architect, consultant, and author, shares his journey through the world of software development, from his early days with Java and Delphi to his current role running a consulting firm specializing in web applications and backend services.By Techstrong Group

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Season 5, Episode 6 - Is soda STILL a dirty word? 28:43

6h ago28:43

28:43

The boys are back drinking.... soda. Do you remember Season 2, when we investigated if soda is a dirty word? Three years later we're digging up this topic once again. Instead of sticking to the big soda guys (Coca Cola, I'm looking at you) we're drinking periphery soda brands- Fresca, Moxie, Jones, well you'll have to listen to find out whatever el…

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From Code to Advocacy with Mary Grygleski - Techstrong Unplugged - EP11 16:56

11h ago16:56

16:56

Mary Grygleski, a veteran developer advocate and tech pioneer, shares her journey from her early days coding in Fortran and Unix to becoming a prominent advocate in the Java ecosystem and beyond. With more than 30 years of experience, Mary discusses the challenges and triumphs of being a woman in tech, the evolution of software development, and her…

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#062 - Declaring War Against the Frontend feat. Sam Selikoff 59:24

3d ago59:24

59:24

In today’s episode, we go to war with Sam Selikoff, co-host of the Frontend First podcast, and specialist on everything Frontend related. We have an amazing conversation where we discuss Sam’s journey, as he also did some backend work in the past, we talk about abstractions, what JavaScript is doing differently from other languages and frameworks, …

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Empowering Innovation and Transformation with Parul Ghosh - Techstrong Unplugged - EP10 17:56

5d ago17:56

17:56

Parul Ghosh, head of engineering enablement at Wells Fargo, shares her journey from biotechnology to technology, her passion for innovation, and the critical role of engineering enablement in enhancing developer experiences and accelerating cloud migration. Discover how Parul’s team creates streamlined workflows to eliminate boilerplate tasks, and …

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#061 - Forget SQL, use Typescript feat. Thomas Ballinger 1:00:28

5d ago1:00:28

1:00:28

Today we bring Thomas Ballinger, a developer at Convex, an open-source backend for application builders. We will be discussing mainly databases, and why at Convex they use Rust and Typescript. We'll also talk about systems scalability, infrastructure and go over different practices regarding abstractions Learn back-end development - https://www.boo…

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Mastering Java and AI with Daniel Hinojosa - Techstrong Unplugged - EP9 20:58

11d ago20:58

20:58

Daniel Hinojosa, a self-employed developer and educator with 25 years of experience, discusses his journey from focusing on Java to incorporating other technologies like Scala and Kafka. He emphasizes the importance of continuous learning, effective teaching techniques, and the application of the Pomodoro technique for productivity. Daniel also exp…

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Balancing Teaching and Technology with Ken Kousen - Techstrong Unplugged - EP8 17:14

12d ago17:14

17:14

Ken Kousen, a seasoned software developer, educator, and author of six books, shares insights from his nearly 20 years of experience in technical training and his role as a professor at Trinity College. He discusses his approach to education, emphasizing the importance of hands-on experience, test-driven development, and engaging with open-source p…

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Bridging Knowledge and Practice with Tom Wheeler - Techstrong Unplugged - EP7 15:51

12d ago15:51

15:51

Tom Wheeler, principal curriculum developer at Temporal Technologies, shares his journey of balancing a career in software engineering with a passion for education. He discusses his role in creating educational materials, training, and documentation to help developers make their software more reliable. Tom also highlights the value of hands-on work…

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#060 - Adam Elmore: IndieHacker Extraordinaire 1:13:41

12d ago1:13:41

1:13:41

Today we bring anothe returning guest, Adam Elmore! An AWS Hero, Teacher and fellow content creator! You might notice today's talk is a bit different, as we don't cover too much technical details but we do cover a lot of other interesting topics that permeate our everyday lives, such as kids and family time, religion and purpose in life... But don'…

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Navigating Enterprise Java with Ivar Grimstad - Techstrong Unplugged - EP6 1:21

16d ago1:21

1:21

Ivar Grimstad discusses the evolution of Jakarta EE, the importance of community involvement in open source projects, and how developers can stay up-to-date with the latest technological advancements. He emphasizes the value of continuous learning and collaboration, encouraging developers to contribute to the ecosystem and not be afraid to voice th…

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Building Resilient Systems with Umadevi Santhanam - EP5 18:14

18d ago18:14

18:14

Umadevi Santhanam shares her expertise on building resilient systems in the tech industry. With a deep background in engineering and a passion for robust design, Umadevi discusses the challenges and strategies for creating systems that can withstand unexpected disruptions. She highlights the importance of a proactive mindset, the role of continuous…

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#059 - The Internet == AWS? feat. James Q Quick 1:03:44

1M ago1:03:44

1:03:44

In today's episode, we bring back James Q Quick. Last time we talked about his best tips to land your first ever job as a developer. Today we talk about James' new startup and how he manages all his new tech adventures with being a parent and also provides some helpful insight as to why having an audience and personal connections in the industry is…

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Voicing Your Opinion with Grace Jansen - Techstrong Unplugged - EP4 17:44

20d ago17:44

17:44

Technology is advancing, but it creates many barriers to entry along the way. Join Nyah Macklin to learn how she got into technology through a boot camp, and learn how not all boot camps are created equal. She also raises important ethical concerns regarding government facial recognition technology and continues to advocate for these ethical issues…

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#058 - Stop Making Private Variables feat. BadCop 54:41

26d ago54:41

54:41

In today's episode, we bring back BadCop! Since last episode, she joined Boot.dev's team and is now writing courses with us! Today we will be discussing the approaches to writing good educational material, Bash (of course, duh), working outside cloud solutions, SSH, NAS systems, workflows with different editors and cultural shifts in different area…

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#057 - AI Bros Suck.. feat. Ken Wheeler 59:11

1M ago59:11

59:11

In today's episode, we welcome Ken Wheeler, a dope programmer, who creates cool projects and just gives them away for free, helping thousands of developers worldwide, a based beatmaker and just in general a cool person. In this episode, we talk about AI, React, OCaml, why stressing over specific frameworks is not worth it, advice for new developers…

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Boot Camps and Tech Ethics with Nyah Macklin - Techstrong Unplugged - EP3 19:04

1M ago19:04

19:04

Technology is advancing, but it creates many barriers to entry along the way. Join Nyah Macklin to learn how she got into technology through a boot camp, and learn how not all boot camps are created equal. She also raises important ethical concerns regarding government facial recognition technology and continues to advocate for these ethical issues…

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#056 - Maybe Programmers are Just Bad feat. Casey Muratori 1:17:47

1M ago1:17:47

1:17:47

In today's episode, we welcome Casey Muratori, a seasoned programmer who specializes in game engine research and development who is currently working on a narrative game about organized crime in the 1930s in New York. And oh boy, is this episode packed with valuable knowledge! In this talk, we go over the differences between different job positions…

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#055 - Talking Go with the Go God feat. AnthonyGG 58:25

2M ago58:25

58:25

In today’s episode, we bring AnthonyGG, a highly requested guest, a Go developer with over a decade of experience with Golang and a fellow content creator. This episode will be all around Web Development with Go - from how Anthony started writing code with Go and why he chose this language, to tooling, migrations, integrations with databases, gener…

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#054 - CS Programs Should NOT Teach Git feat. ThePrimeagen 59:41

2M ago59:41

59:41

Today, we bring back a dear guest and friend of the podcast, ThePrimeagen! Now Ex-Netflix engineer who turned his full focus to content creation surrounding software engineering and tech. In today's episode, we talk about his new Git course on boot.dev, where he shares motivations on why he decided to write a course on Git, how he incorporates it i…

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#053 - Go isn’t secure?!? feat. Low Level Learning 51:13

2M ago51:13

51:13

In today's episode, we welcome Low Level Learning, a fellow programmer and content creator. With over 500k subscribers and his own course where he teaches low level programming topics, he came on the podcast to talk about what he knows most: C, low level concepts, AI, as well as share some of his own developer experiences and preferences that he ga…

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#052 - AI Generates 90% of My Code 57:09

3M ago57:09

57:09

In today’s episode, we welcome Natalie Pistunovich, host of the Go Time podcast, OpenAI Ambassador and Google Developer Expert for Go. She advises companies on how to make the most of AI and adopt it properly and also teaches the Cloud and Infrastructure course for B.Sc. students at the HTW Berlin. In this episode, we talk all about AI driven devel…

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Season 5, Episode 5- It's Spring! (with guest Andy Heist) 41:44

3M ago41:44

41:44

Ah! The flowers are in bloom and it must be spring. For our spring episode, we're lucky to have Andy Heist with us in studio. After begging him for many years to come on Backyard Road Trips, he finally graced us with his presence. In addition to Andy, Zack's son Danny, his wife Jackie and his mom, Linda stop by to say hello. The group talk about al…

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#051 - Should you grind leetcode? feat. NeetCode 56:21

3M ago56:21

56:21

In today’s episode, we bring fellow developer and tech content creator NeetCode, to talk about his obstacles and observations on his path in becoming a FAANG engineer, where he shares his struggles and how he started both his tech career and content creation journeys. Among a variety of other topics, NeetCode shares his advice for anyone that’s ope…

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Season 5, Episode 4- Philadelphia Phun 32:46

3M ago32:46

32:46

Zack and Jim have one thing to talk about, and that is Philadelphia. Zack recently got back from an outing to the City of Brotherly Love and shares with us the whole itinerary. From breweries to historic places, museums to Philly food, they talk about the best that the city has to offer. Along with travel tidbits of what to do in the present day, t…

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#050 - Python is Faster than Rust 59:09

3M ago59:09

59:09

In today’s episode, we welcome John Crickett, veteran software engineer, having worked at Staff, VP, and C-Suite positions over the years, and now focusing on helping thousands of engineers worldwide, through his coding challenges that have you building real applications, as well as helping with the soft skills through his articles and posts about …

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#049 - Is OCaml SaaS Ready? 51:59

3M ago51:59

51:59

In today’s episode, we bring Leandro Ostera, a seasoned software engineer, who’s currently leading the OCaml build system team, with the mission of making OCaml SaaS ready!Join us as this episode is packed with a variety of topics, where we mainly focus on the OCaml ecosystem, compare it to other languages and frameworks, but also dabble into very …

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#048 - Your command line sucks feat. Bashbunni 49:53

3M ago49:53

49:53

Today, we're excited to have Bashbunni join us, a software developer and fellow tech content creator currently rocking it as a DevRel at Charm, whose purpose is all about glamming up the CLI experience.In this episode, we cover a lot of ground, from diving into Charm's cool libraries and their real-world applications to chatting about the self-taug…

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#047 - From Nursing to Programming feat. Trash Puppy 51:48

4M ago51:48

51:48

In this episode, we host Trash Puppy, with her amazing story of how she went from Nursing to becoming a Software Engineer. Today, we talk about her story, why she chose Golang, her exciting personal projects and her experiences and advice as a self-taught developer.As Trash Puppy is accepting job offers at the moment, we also dove into the current …

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Shirley Muldowney, Cindy Cisson, Stahl's Musem and more! 52:17

4M ago52:17

52:17

March is Women's History month, and on this episode of Talking Classic Cars, Wayne Carini sits down with Shirley Muldowney, the First Lady of Drag Racing, Cindy Cisson, Executive Director of Women in Motorsports North America and Terri Coppens, General Manager of Stahl's American Auto Experience for three great interviews conducted at the fabulous …

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#046 - How I Spent $100,000/mo on CI/CD 1:00:41

4M ago1:00:41

1:00:41

Today, we're thrilled to have Tommy Graves, co-founder of RWX, a company focusing on building tools that optimize build and test performance, reliability, and developer experience. In this episode, we're delving deep into the realm of CI/CD (Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment), with a special focus on Mint - their latest CI platform. …

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Season 5, Episode 3- Chatting with Ken Lamothe 37:30

4M ago37:30

37:30

Today we sit down with Ken Lamothe, Radio DJ/C-movie actor/slow pitch softball legend and Zack's dad to talk about his very favorite backyard road trips. The conversation touches on all of the most important topics; craft beer, vacations, ear piercings and backyard floods. Jim, Zack and Ken all discuss what surprising locations have made the best r…

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#045 - Whiskey, Web, and Wagners 1:04:33

4M ago1:04:33

1:04:33

Today, we bring a special "Whiskey, Web and Whatnot" edition to our podcast, where we welcome Travis Wagner and Robbie The Wagner, to talk about controversial takes regarding tech CEOs, their experiences in the field, the impact of AI and other personal preferences towards technologiesLearn back-end development - https://boot.devListen on your favo…

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#044 - Managers should know how to code feat. Thorsten Ball 1:07:30

4M ago1:07:30

1:07:30

In today's episode, we bring Thorsten Ball, author of "Writing An Interpreter In Go" and "Writing A Compiler In Go". In this talk, we discuss the different clashes and responsibilities between Product and Engineering teams, reignite the topic of working with technical managers, explain why cookie banners are dumb, and on a more interpersonal note, …

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Connecting Business and Technology - Techstrong Unplugged - Ep.2 32:25

5M ago32:25

32:25

In episode two of the Techstrong Unplugged Podcast, host Natan Solomon is joined by Sean Sullivan to discuss his immersion in the digital world, and how he found an intersection between business and technology. Like many students, Sullivan wasn't interested in tech when he began college. Four years later, he's leading multiple projects at the Unive…

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#043 - Nuxt.js is better than Next.js feat. Daniel Roe 1:06:20

5M ago1:06:20

1:06:20

In this episode, we bring Daniel Roe, the Lead Maintainer of Nuxt.js, an open source framework that makes web development intuitive and powerful. Today, he shares his journey into the framework and sheds some light on intriguing questions surrounding its development and usage. Today's talk ranges from the origins of Nuxt to its unique features and …

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Season 5, Episode 2- The Great American Milk Substitute Challenge 17:45

5M ago17:45

17:45

Jim and Zack bring in some hired help for this taste test; Danny and Ken- with three generations of Lamothes in all. They sit around and drink... milk substitutes. Tell the cows to stay in the barn because they sample Oat, Almond, and Soy. Which fake milk do you think came out on top?By Zack Lamothe and Jim Wheeler

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Cobra Experience Museum, Countdown to The Amelia and the missing ring 28:08

5M ago28:08

28:08

On this episode of the Talking Classic Cars podcast, Wayne and Jay catch up before heading to Florida for The Amelia 2024. Jay tells us about the Cobra Experience Museum, the classic car market, 1950s car designs, Jay seeks advice on his next Italian car purchase and the story of a missing ring. Follow the official Wayne Carini socials: YouTube: ht…

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#042 - Rust is the WORST language to learn first feat. Teej DeVries 1:09:30

5M ago1:09:30

1:09:30

In today's episode, we bring back Teej DeVries, the first guest ever on our podcast! Today we are discussing Teej's new course on Boot.dev on Memory Management. In this talk, we discuss the importance of memory, why Go is a C-programmer minded language, garbage collectors, among other technical topics. We also talk about why understanding the funda…

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#041 - From Roblox to software founder feat. Lewis Menelaws 1:03:07

5M ago1:03:07

1:03:07

In this episode, Lane chats with Lewis Menelaws, a Full-Stack developer and entrepreneur. Today he takes us through his coding journey and insights as a developer influencer. From his early days coding Roblox games, tech stacks, and the challenges of freelancing, to his shift into content creation and thoughts on the current programming meta. Learn…

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Wayne Carini Interviews Riley from Riley's Rebuilds at Mecum Kissimmee 30:53

5M ago30:53

30:53

On this episode of the Talking Classic Cars podcast: We turn the cameras on! This podcast is also available for viewing here on our YouTube Channel Wayne Carini and Jay Ward are back. Wayne interviews the amazing and talented Riley Schlick, young entrepreneur and carburetor rebuilder extraordinaire and Jay Catches us up on what's new in his world. …

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Season 5, Episode 1- New York (City) State of Mind 35:44

5M ago35:44

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Leading off for Season 5 is a special two part combined episode, a before and after guide to New York City. In the first half of the episode Jim asks Zack about his upcoming overnight to New York City. For the first time and after much pleading by his oldest for years, Zack is bringing the family to the Big Apple. He gives a rundown of what they pl…

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Kickstart Your Career With Python - Techstrong Unplugged - EP 1 32:33

6M ago32:33

32:33

In episode one of the Techstrong Unplugged Podcast, host Natan Solomon is joined by Brandon Prue to discuss everything you need to know about learning code and maximizing your networking capabilities. In 2021, Prue was homeless and attending Broward College in South Florida. After teaching himself Python and landing a summer internship at Autonatio…

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#040 - The man who wrote the book on DynamoDB feat. Alex DeBrie 58:08

5M ago58:08

58:08

In this episode, Lane talks to Alex DeBrie, author of the DynamoDB book. Today's talk covers various aspects such as DynamoDB's comparison with Amazon S3, its benefits, use cases, constraints, and cost considerations, while also covering other AWS and Google Cloud services. Alex also shares his insights into his journey of writing the book on Dynam…

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#039 - Get promoted by being lazy feat. Dax Raad 1:05:58

6M ago1:05:58

1:05:58

In this episode, Lane talks to Dax Raad, a well rounded engineer that is currently a developer for SST, a framework that helps people build Full-Stack applications on AWS with ease. Today, they talk about personal opinions on industry practices, scale, financial decisions, infrastructure mistakes, reflections on long-term company commitments and ma…

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