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Dev.Life

Dev.Life Podcast

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Embarrassingly unknown engineers, Brooke Avery and Erik Slack, blend entertainingly meaningful conversation, interesting guests, and insightful advice as they explore all aspects of the developer life.
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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 yo…
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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 abou…
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“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 develop…
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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…
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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 sugges…
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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 …
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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 challe…
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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 …
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In this episode we reintroduce ourselves this time as the Co-Hosts of the Dev.Life Podcast. For most of you this will simply be an intro to Season 3 of the Angular Experience Podcast. We discuss our plans and goals for this season and why we changed our name. In short it’s because our content is for all developers regardless of framework or languag…
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In this episode, we bring author & Principal Fellow Doguhan Uluca back on the show for a great discussion about finding your particular career path as a software engineer or programmer. Doguhan starts by sharing some of his career decisions and how he’s moved up into his particular roles and then we start digging into what career paths you might fo…
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For his work on State Adapt we have Michael Pearson on the show today. We want to learn more about innovating & creating, but especially why and how you can “just try things” even when imposter syndrome gets the better of you. LINKS: https://twitter.com/mfpears https://state-adapt.github.io/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-pearson-75513485/ htt…
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In this episode we talk with Alfredo Perez, a rising star in the community who shares his developer journey from his roots in Mexico to becoming a Staff UI Engineer, a trusted coach and mentor, and becoming an accepted speaker at ng-conf. Alfredo shares some inspiring insights on topics like how to lower the barriers into tech for those from other …
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In this episode we are joined by David Khourshid the Founder of Stately.ai to learn about the current and future states of developing modern software. When we step back, what future are we building towards and how can we build smarter? LINKS: https://twitter.com/DavidKPiano https://davidk.dev/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidkpiano/ https://statel…
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SHOW SUMMARY: From economic strains and inflation to natural disasters, wars, and political unrest, managing your career in today’s uncertain environment requires new levels of patience, planning, & flexibility. Where do you even start given all that has and is going on around us? While total control and predictability are an illusion, we sat down …
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SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode Brooke, Erik, & guest panelist Jason Warner go boldly into the uncharted territories of our first ever Ask Me Anything episode! We take on listener-submitted questions on topics ranging from working remotely and the dynamics of working on an agile team, to dealing with being fired and revitalizing your motivation at wo…
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SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode, we go to the land down to talk to our favorite Kiwi developer, Craig Shearer. Craig shares his experiences working as an independent contractor starting from how he got into programming and what led to his decision to go solo. If you’ve ever wondered if working as a contractor is right for you, Craig has all the answe…
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SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode we’re thrilled to get to know Colum Ferry, a Senior Software Engineer working at Nrwl remotely from his home in Derry, Ireland. As someone who has successfully worked across distant time zones we’re hoping he can help us solve some obstacles. LINKS: https://twitter.com/FerryColum https://columferry.co.uk/ https://colum…
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SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of NgXP, we ask how you can build a customer-focused mindset as a software engineer. And who better to help us with this discussion than Carl Bergenhem, the Principal Product Manager for KendoUI! Carl has spent his career becoming an expert in helping individuals, teams, and entire organizations go from being ‘feature …
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SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode we are exploring the origin and journey of an incredible member of the Angular community, Doguhan Uluca. He’s a Technical Fellow at a company called Excella in Washington DC. He’s also notably from Turkey. We’ll explore his story and his journey into tech. LINKS: https://duluca.github.io/ https://twitter.com/duluca htt…
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SHOW SUMMARY: More and more, we’ve had some really difficult and devastating events take place all over the world. How can we as programmers and software engineers push back against these kinds of things and bring more goodness into our communities and the world around us? To help us answer these kinds of questions, we brought Jordan Powell from Cy…
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SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode our guest is the talented and successful Martine Dowden. We inspect the fast track to success, one of us from the perspective of there just isn’t one, one of us with the perspective that there are definitely slow tracks and fast tracks, and the other one has the perspective that the track is completely busted. It’s up …
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SHOW SUMMARY: It’s something we all think about and yet no one really talks about… yup, getting a raise! In this episode we brought our good friend Michael Dowden back on the show to discuss how to go about asking for a raise as a software engineer. How much should you ask for? When is the best time to ask? What do you do if your request is turned …
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SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode we engage in a discussion with Ryan Chenkie of Elevate Digital & CourseLift.com about his tweet. A whole episode about a tweet? Yeah! Well we felt like was saying something important and we decided to explore it more. His tweet was “The more experience I get as a developer, the more I’m ok with just being average at it…
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SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode our guest is Paul Spears, an Enterprise system architect and consultant for Oasis Digital. We’ve challenged Paul to help us tackle a difficult subject: what can you do if you’ve got a difficult boss? We also tap into his experience as a leader to help you identify ways to be a better manager yourself. LINKS: https://oa…
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SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode, we talk with Joe Pea, a software engineer from NASA. Specifically, how did Joe get involved at NASA & what does it take to work there? What does a developer at NASA do from day to day and what kind of career opportunities can it lead to? We then get Joe’s advice for others interested in working at NASA as well, and we…
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SHOW SUMMARY: In today’s episode we welcome back Igor Minar for a discussion about empathy and what it means to practice empathy for self, for others, and as a software engineer. How can empathy help you live a better life, improve relationships, and help you improve your performance on the job? Igor answers all this and more! LINKS: https://blog.a…
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SHOW SUMMARY: In today’s episode we talk with Katerina Skroumpelou about workplace conflict. What do you do in situations where you’re involved with conflict of one kind or another? How can you be sure it’s something that needs more serious action? How far do you let it go before taking action? Are YOU the person that needs to make changes? Get ans…
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SHOW SUMMARY: In today’s episode of NgXP, we get real and raw with Chau Tran about his journey as a Vietnamese immigrant and developer. Chau shares his experiences working in the U.S. after having immigrated. From the good to the bad, Chau discusses both the opportunities he’s seized to the inequalities, biases, and prejudices he has experienced as…
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SHOW SUMMARY: In today’s episode of NgXP, GDE and contributor to the original Angular documentation, Ward Bell talks about how to quit your job. After first discussing how to know when it’s time to move on, Ward then covers best practices for leaving a position, how to make the transition smooth, what to do when things may not be ending on the best…
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SHOW SUMMARY: In today’s episode of NgXP, we’re joined by Nathan Walker from nStudios to talk about innovation in programming. What exactly is innovation? Is it right for your career path in programming? How do you develop the skills necessary to be successful at innovating and how do you even start AND finish the process? Nathan answers all these …
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SHOW SUMMARY: Today’s episode of NgXP gives a look into the life and career of Nrwl’s “primary founder”, Victor Savkin. Victor starts by talking about his work at Nrwl and leading a strong group of experienced engineers. He then takes us back into his earliest years working with computers, earning multiple graduate degrees, moving to Canada, gettin…
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SHOW SUMMARY: Don’t stress out! In this episode of NgXP, we’re joined by Cloud Developer Advocate, international speaker, & author Dan Wahlin who talks with us about dealing with stress & anxiety as a software engineer or programmer. Dan identifies common stressors in the workplace, how to both minimize and overcome them, and shares helpful outlets…
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SHOW NOTES: In today’s episode of NgXP, we invite you to come get to know Igor Minar like you’ve never heard from him before. He shares his personal stories of how he first started using code, going through university and moving to the U.S, to then getting involved with the creation of AngularJS, his role at Google, and where he plans to go from he…
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SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode, we talk about game-based learning and gamification in the enterprise with Charlotte Cheng from CodeCombat.com. Using CodeCombat as an example, Charlotte talks about the benefits of using games as a platform for teaching and learning and how games help students take part in their own learning process. She then discusse…
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SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of NgXP, get ready for a new inspiring People of Angular episode with Google Maps and Web Technologies GDE, Katerina Skroumpelou. Katerina shares her strong example of how to boldly develop new skills and achieve greater heights throughout your career, including how to expand your network and find the opportunities tha…
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SHOW SUMMARY: What does it mean to be a leader in programming and software engineering? How do you step up as a leader and who can step up as a leader on your team? In this episode of NgXP, we’re joined by Senior Developer Experience Engineer Tara Z. Manicsic to discuss how every member on a team can be a leader within their role. Tara talks about …
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SHOW SUMMARY: In today’s episode, Minko Gechev joins the show to share his personal story from first-time coder to becoming the Technical lead & Manager for Angular Developer Relations at Google. Minko talks about advancing his skills, contributing to Open Source, moving & working abroad, and selling a successful startup, and then gives insights an…
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SHOW SUMMARY: Nobody wants to be a brown-noser, but it IS nice to stand out at your job. In this episode of NgXP, Joe Eames from XLTS and ng-conf talks about how, from junior to senior, extroverted to introverted, YOU can shine at your job! We go over key attributes, techniques, tips, and much, much, more so you can be a standout employee and reach…
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SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of NgXP, we dig into how diet and nutrition play an important part in a happy life as programmers and professionals who spend a lot of time behind the computer. We’re joined by diet and nutrition expert Emilie Davis from Whole Essentials Nutrition who talks about potential consequences of a sedentary lifestyle and poor…
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SHOW SUMMARY: Mike Hartington from Ionic shares his thoughts and suggestions on building communities. Mike emphasizes how “community” isn’t necessarily defined by groups in large numbers but how it can often be most impactful in smaller, less formal situations. How do you start these kinds of communities? How do you keep them going? And what benefi…
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SHOW SUMMARY: In today’s episode of NgXP, we have a transparent conversation with Google Developer Relations Engineer Mark Thompson about finding balance between your work and family life. After discussing common beliefs and obstacles that’ve created disparities between work and family life, Mark then shares what he's done to overcome them. He roun…
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SHOW SUMMARY: For this episode of NgXP, Joe Eames from ng-conf and Thinkster.io joins us to discuss the pros and cons and the ins and outs of pair programming. What exactly is pair programming and why would you want to invest time in such a process? Who exactly is it for? What are the best practices for pair programming and when is it most effectiv…
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SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode, Wesley Faulkner from SingleStore and the Community Pulse podcast joins us to talk about neurodiversity and learning differences in technology. Wesley stresses the importance for managers and co-workers to be open to working with and conscientious of those who have learning challenges such as dyslexia and ADHD. Digging…
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SHOW SUMMARY: In today’s episode of the Angular Experience, we’re joined by Laura Hackney, co-founder and CEO at AnnieCannons, a company dedicated to helping teach survivors of human trafficking and other gender-based violence to code and eventually find full-time job opportunities. Laura talks about the company’s mission, how they develop their tr…
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In this episode of NgXP, we talk with Misko Hevery, the Father of Angular, about his recent work with Builder.io and the Qwik web development framework. Misko shares his thoughts on assumptions he thinks exist about how the web is built and how Builder.io and Qwik disrupt these assumptions. He then discusses how Builder.io is making it possible eCo…
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SHOW SUMMARY: In today’s episode, Michael Callaghan, a software engineer from the team at Walt Disney World, joins the Angular Experience in this episode for a discussion about how to teach children to code. Michael shares his experience teaching his son and other children how to program, from what works to ideas and strategies that aren’t as recom…
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In today’s episode, RxJS Core Team Lead Ben Lesh joins us again to talk about facing public criticism. Ben talks about how to respond when others share harsh words or thoughts about you or your work, how these kinds of situations can be turned into something positive, and how to extend support to others who find themselves in similar situations. CO…
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In today’s episode, we’re joined by GDE and Developer Advocate Mike Hartington from Ionic. Mike talks about how to keep yourself motivated as a programmer as well as how to both avoid burnout and how to overcome it when it happens. CONNECT WITH US: Mike Hartington @mhartington Brooke Avery @JediBravery Erik Slack @erik_slack…
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In this episode of the Angular Experience, we bring Google Developer Expert & Microsoft MVP Michael Dowden back on the show to talk about cracking down on cybersecurity. Michael starts by breaking down the issues concerning data security, industry standards, and where we currently stand up to those standards. He rounds off the discussion by sharing…
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