For a long time, tech culture has focused too narrowly on technical skills; this has resulted in a tech community that too often puts companies and code over people. Greater Than Code is a podcast that invites the voices of people who are not heard from enough in tech: women, people of color, trans and/or queer folks, to talk about the human side of software development and technology. Greater Than Code is providing a vital platform for these conversations, and developing new ideas of what it means to be a technologist beyond just the code. Featuring an ongoing panel of racially and gender diverse tech panelists, the majority of podcast guests so far have been women in tech! We’ve covered topics including imposter syndrome, mental illness, sexuality, unconscious bias and social justice. We also have a major focus on skill sets that tech too often devalues, like team-building, hiring, community organizing, mentorship and empathy. Each episode also includes a transcript. We have an active Slack community that members can join by pledging as little as $1 per month via Patreon. (https://www.patreon.com/greaterthancode)
130: Acceptance is the First Step with Britni Alexander
01:54 - Britni’s Superpower: Resilience; Also: Failure as an Opportunity, Wallowing, and Acceptance
- Is failure a “No, but…” or “Yes, and…” ?
- Acknowledging Emotions
Awareness: The Perils and Opportunities of Reality
10:55 - Building Support Networks and Spiritual Communities
13:16 - Facing Work Problems and Failures
16:11 - Lies Developers Tell
- Who is a programmer?
- What it’s like to be a programmer.
- What is or isn’t the right way to write code.
- Programming is easy/hard.
- Interpersonal skills aren’t important.
- Measuring success by output lines of code.
- Once you have x numbers of experience…
- You have to love the code.
Reflections:
Sam: Resilience and not wallowing.
Coraline: How we respond to failures and the impact it can have on other people.
Britni: Naming acceptance as a step of resilience.
This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep of DevReps, LLC. To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode
To make a one-time donation so that we can continue to bring you more content and transcripts like this, please do so at paypal.me/devreps. You will also get an invitation to our Slack community this way as well.
Amazon links may be affiliate links, which means you’re supporting the show when you purchase our recommendations. Thanks!
Special Guest: Britni Alexander.
Sponsored By:
- Charles Schwab: This episode is brought to you by Charles Schwab – a modern financial services firm that stands apart from the industry, where you can go as far as your ambition and unique talents take you to create a career worth owning. To learn more about technology career opportunities with Schwab – visit Schwabjobs.com.