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)
Episode 014: Cancel All Negativity with Ra’Shaun Stovall (Snuggs)
00:16 – Welcome to “DevPunks!” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!”
00:42 – Snuggs’ Background and Origin Story
Ruby on Rails Link Slack Community
Ra’Shaun Stovall: Why Is Open Source So Closed? @ RubyConf 2016
04:41 – Getting Involved in Meetups and Building the Ruby Community
09:08 – Teaching/Mentoring New Developers
OH: In order to make Rails jobs be a thing in the future, you develop Rails people.
— Greater Than Code (@greaterthancode) January 4, 2017
12:13 – Hurdling the Massive Casm that is Between “Junior” and “Senior” Developers
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- In-person Mentorship
- Teaching from Jr. Dev Mistakes
- Incentivize Hiring Jr. Devs
- Pair Programming Nights and on Open Source
- Pull Request Review — Closely
- Closer Connections Between Junior and Senior Developers
33:09 – Teaching How to be a Developer: Are “seniors” really the “juniors”?
38:11 – The Best Ways for Juniors and Seniors to Work Together
C.A.N.: Cancel All Negativity
43:13 – What can hiring managers do?
48:34 – What can senior developers do?
Reflections:
Astrid: Being accountable is paying homage to those who helped you get where you are.
Jessica: Your students can make you a good teacher by showing you the solutions you never would have thought of.
Snuggs: Check out Ruby Together and grab yourself some Bitcoins!
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Special Guest: Ra’Shaun Stovall.