WebJoy: Real Stories from Tech About the Struggles and Delights That Made Us Who We Are Today

Top 8 of Season 1: #7: "A fun, approachable way"

Eddie Hinkle — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 08:00:00 -0400

Jessica Wilkins joins the show to talk about her origin story coming from being a musician to building a passion project to promote diversity in classical music and how she got pulled into the tech industry by warm, friendly communities.

We discuss a fun, approachable way to learn technology as we discuss Exercism, an online platform built to teach the joy of programming to everyone.

(00:00) - Top 8 of Season 1: #7: "A fun, approachable way"
(08:17) - Exercism
(15:24) - FreeCodeCamp

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Top 8 of Season 1: #8: "I learned how by doing leet code"

Eddie Hinkle — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 09:00:00 -0400

Carolina Lunardi Correa joins the show to talk about her origin story, from working as a supply chain professional to starting her first apprenticeship with Amazon!

We discuss how she learned to code using leet code, and how life brings her joy. We also talk about what caused her to make the switch, how she used her current experience to slowly shift into product development from the business side and then finally getting a role as a software engineering apprentice.

(00:00) - Top 8 of Season 1, #8: I learned how by doing leet code (Carolina))
(02:05) - Origin Story
(14:26) - The Simple Things Bring Joy
(18:55) - Accountability Buddies
(22:11) - Wrapping Up

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Accountability Buddies Twitter Community

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S1 E44: I like to say I’m not gonna do something, and then I do it anyway (Kelly / @kvlly)

Eddie Hinkle — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 09:00:00 -0500

Kelly Vaughn joins the show to talk about her origin story, from learning html in neopets to doing freelancing, and eventually founding her own agency. More recently, Kelly has shifted to work as an Engineering Manager and now Engineering Director at Spot AI.

We discuss how you have different levels of scope and responsibility depending on the size of the company you're working at and how changing the size of company you work at can be beneficial to your career and mental health. We dive into Kelly's love of reading and all the secrets she hides on her kindle 😉

(00:00) - 1-44: I like to say I’m not gonna do something, and then I do it anyway
(01:55) - Origin Story
(11:29) - Reading (154 books last year!)
(18:03) - Engineering Leadership Newsletter
(19:26) - Wrapping Up

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Good Reads (The Site, but not Kelly's)
Engineering Leadership Newsletter (Kelly's newsletter)

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S1 E43: A huge fan of spending as little time as possible typing (Mike / @genericmikechen)

Eddie Hinkle — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 09:00:00 -0500

Mike Chen joins the show to talk about his origin story, from Medical School and Biotech Research to being a self-taught developer, Mike worked at bigger and bigger start-ups before landing jobs at Yahoo, Google, and AirBnB, before finding a home as the CTO of a start-up.

We discuss the pros and cons of start-ups vs. larger tech companies and why people may work for one or the other. We also talk about the delight of developer tooling, particularly in the React space with Next.js and Remix and how it fixes all the headaches we've had for years. We finish by chatting about a potential series Mike might write ... but will he?

(00:00) - 1-43: A huge fan of spending as little time as possible typing
(01:37) - Origin Story
(06:43) - The Joy of Good Developer Tools
(18:24) - Mike's Impending (or not impending) writing series
(19:55) - Wrapping Up

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S1 E42: I didn’t know what I was outside of my job (Ale / @pikacodes)

Eddie Hinkle — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 09:00:00 -0500

Ale joins the show to talk about her origin story, from growing up in Mexico and getting a degree in industrial engineering to switching into a career she is passionate about in software engineering.

We discuss some of the hardships that Ale went through in her career recently, and yet some of the insight and hope it has brought her for the future. We also chat about her amazing CSS art and how it brings her (and the rest of us!) joy.

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S1 E41: An unpopular view on impostor syndrome (Curtis / @curtiseinsmann)

Eddie Hinkle — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 09:00:00 -0500

Curtis Einsmann joins the show to talk about his origin story, how he got into Amazon's internship, earned an SDE I position and after years at Amazon has broken out to start working freelance.

We discuss what it was like to work at Amazon, how he dealt with imposter syndrome and the lessons he learned from Amazon that helps him now work asynchronously at Gumroad, where he's only had 4 meetings this year!

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S1 E40: Doing handshakes instead of hand-offs (Jennie / @JennieSYip)

Eddie Hinkle — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 09:00:00 -0500

Jennie Yip joins the show to talk about her origin story, from building Sailor Moon fan sites to helping lead the Design System at Atlassian as a Design Architect.

We discuss how she got into design, her integrated passions for design and software engineering, and we dive deep into Design Systems and how they support the companies they are built for, and it's inevitable need for a rebuild.

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Atlassian's Current Design System

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S1 E39: Take a break and do something that makes me feel good (Ar'Niqua / @ACole893)

Eddie Hinkle — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 12:00:00 -0500

Ar'Niqua Colman joins the show to talk about her origin story, from working in higher education to diving into the world of programming, bootcamps, and #100Devs.

We discuss how hard it can be while trying to learn how to program, and how important it is to take care of yourself throughout the journey.

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100 Devs with Leon

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S1 E38: I learned how by doing leet code (Carolina / @icarolinacorrea)

Eddie Hinkle — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 16:00:00 -0500

Carolina Lunardi Correa joins the show to talk about her origin story, from working as a supply chain professional to starting her first apprenticeship with Amazon!

(00:00) - 138: I learned how by doing leet code (Carolina))
(01:11) - Origin Story
(13:32) - The Simple Things Bring Joy
(18:01) - Accountability Buddies
(21:18) - Wrapping Up

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S1 E37: I said I'd never get a peloton... (Sonia)

Eddie Hinkle — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 09:00:00 -0500

Sonia Moaiery joins the show to talk about her origin story, from working in product marketing in the the packaged goods food industry to working as a product marketing manager at companies like Glassdoor and Intercom.

We discuss the differences between product marketing in and out of the tech industry, as well as what it is that keeps her interested this whole time. We talk about how she said she's never get a peloton, but she gave in as a mom during the pandemic, and now loves it!

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S1 E36: I left the coding bootcamp a week into it (Clifford / @CliffordFajard0)

Eddie Hinkle — Sat, 14 Jan 2023 09:00:00 -0500

Clifford Fajardo joins the show to talk about his origin story, from studying social sciences and planning on a career like a lawyer, to going through a coding bootcamp. After leaving the coding bootcamp and being convinced to come back and finish it, he now works at LinkedIn!

We discuss him failing the LinkedIn interview the first time before passing it when he returned a year later, and being open to how things come up and just seeing what happens as you build social connections. We also talk about how you learn based on your environment and the people around you, as well as how the tech industry is big enough that you can choose to specialize in a specific tool or community.

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Apprenticeships

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S1 E35: Hitting the "go live" button, I was shaking (Melody / @MelodyMDev)

Eddie Hinkle — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 09:00:00 -0500

Melody joins the show to talk about her origin story, from working in the medical field on both humans and pets to jumping into learning development, in public, live, on Twitch!

We discuss what pushed her to make the switch, the difficult and enjoyable parts of her journey. We also discuss her anxiety for public speaking and how going live on Twitch has helped her overcome it.

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S1 E34: Little pieces all fitting together (Nicole / @NicoleFranq)

Eddie Hinkle — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 13:30:00 -0500

Nicole Franq joins the show to talk about her origin story, from getting a business degree and doing hedge fund accounting to embracing creativity and becoming a designer.

We discuss atomic principles and how the little choices, habits and experiences form into a larger part of who we are and where we want to go. We talk about how she mentors people and tries to provide the advice that she didn't have when starting out.

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Nicole's Website
Nicole's Twitter
Nicole's YouTube
Nicole's Instagram
We Are UX: An exclusively inclusive community of UX Designers that Nicole helped start.

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S1 E33: The learning journey never actually stops (DJ)

Eddie Hinkle — Fri, 06 Jan 2023 09:00:00 -0500

DJ Taylor joins the show to talk about his origin story, from being a music teacher to getting his first job as a programmer, and all about his learning journey along the way.

We discuss how the learning never actually stops, no matter how long you've been in the career. We also talk about the power of community and connections and some of the personal connections that helped DJ find and make his way.

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S1 E32: You never know where it's going to take you (Rashel / @RashelHariri)

Eddie Hinkle — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 09:00:00 -0500

Rashel Hariri joins the show to talk about her origin story, from being attracted to the creativity of marketing at a young age to working in Marketing at McDonald's and Shopify, and now as a fractional CMO for tech start-ups as well as an entrepreneur making Chelle Body.

We discuss how the journey of your career isn't always as clear, looking forward as it is at the end, looking back. We talk about the role of marketing in the tech industry and the similarities and differences from inside and outside the tech industry.

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S1 E31: Trying to be that person I wished was there when I was learning to code (Rizel / @BlackGirlBytes)

Eddie Hinkle — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 09:00:00 -0500

Rizel Scarlett joins the show to talk about her origin story, from pursuing a degree in Psychology to becoming a Developer Advocate at GitHub.

We discuss the challenges getting into tech, particularly for people of color, and how non-inclusive environments can sometimes create the illusion of imposter syndrome, when it's really a lack of healthy workplace culture. We talk about how Rizel started G{Code} House to help carve a path for young women and non-binary people of color because of her own challenges in the tech industry.

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S1 E30: Make debugging more fun (Ollie / @OllieDeAlb)

Eddie Hinkle — Thu, 29 Dec 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Ollie joins the show to talk about his origin story, from working a lot of odd jobs like being a waiter, doing radio shows, and stand-up comedy to working as a go-to-marketer at Google Chrome and now at Replay.

We discuss collaborative debugging, something that is becoming more popular and that Replay is working to make easy and enjoyable! We also chat about the biggest secret about Replay ... they employ wizards!

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S1 E29: Please, just give a girl a chance (Amber / @AmberLeeTech)

Eddie Hinkle — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Amber joins the show to talk about her origin story, from studying economics and accounting to learning how to program, becoming a software engineer and now co-hosting the Glowing in Tech podcast.

We discuss the challenges of getting into tech as a career switcher, and the 4 types of imposter syndrome. She shares about how she started interviewing for technical degrees and jobs too early, but what she learned from that journey.

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S1 E28: It's like solving a puzzle with only 24x24 pixels (Bonnie / @BonnieKateWolf)

Eddie Hinkle — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 10:00:00 -0500

Bonnie Kate Wolf joins the show to talk about her origin story: how her love for making little drawings turned into eventually making icons for some of the biggest companies in tech, like Netflix!

We discuss how she took the challenges of the job market in the COVID-19 pandemic and turned it into a benefit as she set out on her freelance journey. We talk about her adventures expanding to "large scale work" (80x80 pixels) and the joy she's found lately in oil painting and abstract art.

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S1 E27: You need to date ideas straight away (Anh-Tho / @byAnhTho)

Eddie Hinkle — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Anh-Tho joins the show to talk about her origin story, from working in fin-tech in Africa to starting her own start-up and having to pivot to find the right market fit for the company.

We discuss the how to minimize regrets to enjoy life to it's fullest and how even embracing the things that are the scariest can help you live life the way it's meant to be.

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S1 E26: I think you're ready (April / @A_Bowler2)

Eddie Hinkle — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 16:00:00 -0500

April Bowler joins the show to talk about her origin story, from her first career and taking a break to raise her kids, to discovering that she was actually really interested in software development while helping her daughter plan for college.

We discuss her journey learning to code and the encouragement and help she received along the way from the tech community around her. The challenges of debugging and the love/joy relationship developers have with their code. Finally, we talked about the communities that helped her along the way: Code Newbie, The Collab Lab and Outreachy.

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S1 E25: Ice cream, froyo, gelato … I’m not gonna discriminate (Jay / @kjaymiller)

Eddie Hinkle — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 10:50:00 -0500

Jay Miller joins the show to talk about their origin story, from dropping out of college and joining the military, to discovering military life wasn't for them, but the traveling was fun! How did they end up as a Cloud Advocate at Microsoft? We talk about that journey!

We discuss productivity frameworks a bit, before chatting about making career moves based on what brings you joy. We also talk about bonding through more inclusive methods, like eating ice cream instead of going out to a bar. Finally, we chat about diversity and how what might never come to mind for one person is just part of natural conversations for someone else.

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S1 E24: It was like a game of chicken (Hussien / @hussien_coding)

Eddie Hinkle — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Hussien Khayoon joins the show to talk about his origin story, from accidentally becoming a software engineer, to getting an internship at IBM before working in the start-up world for awhile before joining Shopify last year.

We discuss getting into tech, and mentorship programs he’s been involved with.

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Hussien’s Twitter: @hussien_coding

S1 E23: It's nice to build for the future (Zack / @ScriptedAlchemy)

Eddie Hinkle — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Zack Jackson joins the show to talk about his origin story, from not doing well in high school, to teaching himself programming and becoming a core contributor to one of the most essential front-end development tools available: Webpack, as well as being a co-creator of Webpack Module Federation.

We discuss the benefits of being involved in really technical work in open source, and the benefits it has on your day job. His passion for working on distributed architectures and how he accidentally built a self-healing server using Module Federation. We also discuss state management using Recoil and how that helps decouple your application logic from the state.

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S1 E22: There's something really vulnerable about design (Lauren / @LaurenChilcote)

Eddie Hinkle — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 10:45:00 -0500

Lauren Chilcote joins the show to talk about her origin story: from going to school for fashion design to learning design and front-end development to becoming passionate about design culture.

We discuss the challenges of moving across the country during a pandemic, the benefits and challenges of design culture and being in a profession in which everyone has thoughts and ideas on your work, especially in today's often fully remote environment. As well as listening to audiobook while supporting local bookstores with Libro.fm!

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Lauren's thoughts on Design Culture
Libro.fm Audiobooks
CoHo Fellowships (OnDeck mentioned in the episode by Lauren is now known as CoHo)
Lauren's Website
Lauren's Twitter: @LaurenChilcote

S1 E21: Everyone has a very important voice (Zach / @zachleat)

Eddie Hinkle — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 10:00:00 -0400

Zach Leatherman joins the show to talk about his origin story: from learning programming in the early days of the web to being paid to build open-source software, it's been a wild ride!

We discuss the power of having your own website versus just relying on social media and algorithms, as well as the best way to get started building a website if you're new to it.

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S1 E20: Everyone can do it (Taylor / @tdesseyn)

Eddie Hinkle — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Taylor Desseyn joins the show to talk about his origin story, how he started as a musician where he made it to Nashville, and was on tour when something happened to make him give up on all of that. Starting from the start, Taylor utilized the power of networking to build an amazing career helping connect people with jobs.

We discuss the power of networking and how his dad used it to find a job after being out of the job market for years. How Taylor started content creation and how it's a superpower for introverts like us. Most importantly we discuss what ONE STEP you can do if you haven't really started networking yet.

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S1 E19: There's always incremental improvements laying around (Kyle / @KyleShevlin)

Eddie Hinkle — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 10:00:00 -0400

Kyle Shevlin joins the show to talk about his origin story from studying psychology and being a pastor, to working with jQuery and eventually getting cozy working on internet front-end tooling.

We discuss the differences between being a product engineer and being an internal tools-based engineer, before diving into more philosophical conversations about how everything can be improved.

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S1 E18: This is Me, Whole-Assing One Thing (Kat / @katalyst_katt)

Eddie Hinkle — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 10:00:00 -0400

Kat joins the show to talk about her origin story from dropping out of medical school to learning programming while live streaming!

We discuss the hard decisions and inspirations along the way, and we talk about her joy for healthy living, the #FitDevs community, and how it all came together.

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S1 E17: The Real World is Messy (Joe / @JoeNatoli)

Eddie Hinkle — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 10:00:00 -0400

Joe Natoli joins the show to talk about his origin story, how he started in design before the internet was a thing. How he jumped into designing for the internet early on and ultimately realized real fulfillment comes from helping people learn.

We discuss his passion for helping people learn, how the rules and processes in tech companies can stand in the way of achieving what they want, and about being the Tony Robbins of UX!

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S1 E16: It's Like Walking a Tight Rope (Mirza / @mirzawriting)

Eddie Hinkle — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 15:00:00 -0400

Mirza joins the show to talk about their origin story, how they started by translating poems, which led into working as a full-time translator. Eventually, they stumbled into product management while at university for their master's degree. Now they manage people who work on Product Strategy.

We discuss how they view product management and product strategy, using Miro versus FigJam, and about their experience being gay in the tech industry and more recently coming out as non-binary.

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S1 E15: You have to be so sympathetic to the machine (Layla / @LaylaCodesIt)

Eddie Hinkle — Wed, 17 Aug 2022 12:30:00 -0400

Layla joins the show to talk about her origin story, how she started horse-riding as a young girl, eventually doing it professionally before shifting to being a pilates instructor turned software engineer.

We discuss the state of .NET in the world of programming, her 3D worlds she uses for Twitch streaming, and her exploration and joy in game development in Unity. We chat about the differences between web development and game development, and have a couple side-trails into hiding coats in cupboards and not falling off of horses. Finally we talk about the impact that she's having with the Women of .NET community.

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S1 E14: I Decided To Try All Of Them (Arely / @ArelySkywalker)

Eddie Hinkle — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 17:45:00 -0400

Arely joins the show to talk about her origin story, how she grew up in New Mexico and joined her science club to moving to New York City and joining Amazon as a Front-End Engineer.

We discuss a Twitch community that her friend started during the pandemic, and the joy she gets watching people come together. We also discuss Techqueria, a community of Latinx in Tech.

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S1 E13: I Hate To Call it a Secret (Dan / @DanCole42)

Eddie Hinkle — Tue, 02 Aug 2022 18:00:00 -0400

Dan Cole joins the show to talk about his origin story, how he got started in product management by accident and how his passion for helping users find their joy has lead to 20 years in product management, where he is now the VP of Product Management at a Cyber Security software company.

We discuss what it was like building a team during the early days of the pandemic in a fully remote environment and what tools and processes helped him to really connect with his team and compose a team with psychological safety.

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S1 E12: I Don't Know What is Wrong With My Mind (Francesco / @francescocuill4)

Eddie Hinkle — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 10:00:00 -0400

Francesco Ciulla joins the show to talk about his origin story, how he went from being a sports coach to becoming a developer. From learning programming on difficult mode to championing Daily.Dev as a developer advocate, he's been a whirlwind journey.

We discuss his joy for creating content in order to teach other developers. We talk about how and why developers should get out of their comfort zone and work on public speaking, and why we don't have to match the stereotype of a programmer in a dark room wearing a hoodie.

The tweet about hoodies and dark rooms

S1 E11: The Rejections are Flowing In (Kathryn / @kathryngrayson)

Eddie Hinkle — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 23:00:00 -0400

Kathryn Grayson Nanz joins the show to talk about her origin story, how she got started in graphic design and after being pulled into the front-end developer life had a surprise turn and became a developer advocate.

We discuss her joy for conferences, the differences between online and in-person conferences as well as what it's like to face rejection and some tips for getting out there and trying it out yourself!

S1 E10: Making These Rounded Half-Triangles (Miriam / @misaac85)

Eddie Hinkle — Fri, 22 Jul 2022 17:00:00 -0400

Miriam Isaac joins the show to talk about her origin story, how she got started studying fashion design but found her love for product design after moving from England to Israel, as well as her love for teaching others how learn UX.

We discuss what it was like designing in photoshop with slices back in the day, how responsive design brought about the shift from skeuomorphic to flat designs and how Cleanshot X simplifies Miriam's workday.

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S1 E9: We're like Detectives (Nick / @nickytonline)

Eddie Hinkle — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 10:00:00 -0400

Nick Taylor joins the show to talk about his origin story, how he got started working with spreadsheets on a yellow monochrome computer and how his interest in web development and work in open source eventually lead to him working with Forem and the Dev Community.

We discuss putting yourself out there, getting involved in open source, the fears you might run into and how just stepping into it will help let the fear slip away...as well as how horrible out first open source commits were!

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S1 E8: Like a Big Experiment (Grace / @graceleaf_)

Eddie Hinkle — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 10:00:00 -0400

Grace Ling joins the show to talk about her origin story, how she went from running and trying to biohack herself to run faster to working as a Product Designer at Electronic Arts, and everything in-between.

We discuss how to design your life for yourself, juggling all kinds of different hobbies and passions, and how her side project during school became a 40,000 member community called Design Buddies, not to mention their cute mascot.

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S1 E7: So Many Options to Learn (Emily / @epatt6)

Eddie Hinkle — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 10:00:00 -0400

Emily Patterson joins the show to talk about her origin story, how she went from a business analyst to a product manager and has loved it so much she now leads a group of product managers!

We discuss product management in general, how product platforms are helping with tech education. We venture into discussing how much easier it is to learn with all the different types of media available.

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S1 E6: This is Like Real Life (Kelly / @kellycodeschaos)

Eddie Hinkle — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 10:00:00 -0400

Kelly Harrop joins the show to talk about her origin story, starting as a professional gamer turned video game model, turned product manager turned UX Engineer, where she has settled in to her passion.

We discuss what UX Engineering is all about, and just how much she loves buttons. We talk about video games, including her current obsession, Elden Ring, before finding ourselves back in familiar territory discussing how video games relate to life.

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S1 E5: Instead of Using Fire, I Use Ice (Michael / @mtliendo)

Eddie Hinkle — Mon, 27 Jun 2022 10:00:00 -0400

Michael Liendo joins the show to talk about his origin story, starting as a clothing model to attempting to learn iOS development, and shifting to web development before becoming a Developer Advocate.

We discuss how we experience failure as a part of learning and how viewing life like a video game can help provide a bit of perspective for persevering through challenges when learning something new.

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S1 E1: Play Until it Pays

S1 E4: Creating Something from Nothing (Shawn / @swyx)

Eddie Hinkle — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 20:00:00 -0400

Shawn Wang joins the show to talk about his origin story, starting in the finance industry and how feeling like just a code monkey in a system drew him to learn front-end engineering and start working on product development and ultimately become a developer advocate.

We discuss what the career path for a developer advocate might look like, as well as podcast listening tools Listen Notes and Listenbox and how they help allow people to look up and listen to podcasts on their own terms rather than being stuck in a corporate garden.

S1 E3: Taking up Space (Alex / @AutisticManager)

Eddie Hinkle — Tue, 21 Jun 2022 10:00:00 -0400

Alex Karp joins the show to talk about his origin story, growing up being fascinated with tech, embracing the iOS development industry before moving into engineering management.

We discuss his passion for helping new engineers break into the industry. We talk about some of the common challenges and fears that can hold people back from applying to and going for the jobs that interest and excite them.

S1 E2: A Fun, Approachable Way (Jessica / @codergirl1991)

Eddie Hinkle — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 22:00:00 -0400

We discuss a fun, approachable way to learn technology as we discuss Exercism, an online platform built to teach the joy of programming to everyone.

(00:00) - Season 1, Episode 2: A Fun, Approachable Way (Jessica Wilkins)
(00:01) - Intro
(00:38) - Origin Story
(07:39) - Exercism
(14:45) - FreeCodeCamp

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Jessica Wilkins - Guest

S1 E1: Play Until It Pays (Jason / @jlengstorf)

Eddie Hinkle — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 18:00:00 -0400

Jason Lengstorf joins the show to talk about his origin story coming from a screamo band and learning design and development in order to help the band marketing. His somewhat accidental journey through internal developer experience into external developer experience at Netlify.

We discuss his approach to continuous learning and how flow state and enjoying the experience help shape the way we focus and our ability to develop ourselves through learning new skills and abilities.

(00:00) - Intro
(00:35) - Developer Experience in the Industry
(03:03) - Origin Story
(09:30) - Continous Learning
(15:29) - Compound Wins and Flow State
(22:03) - Netlify

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Eddie - Host
Jason Lengstorf - Guest