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)
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074: Be Your Own Hero with Astrid Countee
01:41 – Astrid’s Superpower: Being Analytical and Logical 04:33 – Social Scientists and Technology 12:47 – Professionalization (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professionalization) The Code of Ethics Project: Data For Democracy (https://www.datafordemocracy.org/projects/ethics.html) 20:00 – A Day in the Life of a Social Scientist 25:39 – Social Science and Design 32:13 – Working in Numbers-based Environments Obliquity: Why Our Goals Are Best Achieved Indirectly (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0143120557/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=therubyrep-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0143120557&linkId=cbbebebf974e18281676e2fe51693b88) 46:41 – Influence and Control 55:05 – Social Media 58:59 – Work/Life Balance and Prioritization This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) of DevReps, LLC (http://www.devreps.com/). To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode (https://www.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 (https://www.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!
073: Driven By Need, Guided By Example with Dan North
01:41 – Dan’s Superpower: Optimization 03:26 – Are “Improve” and “Optimize” the same thing? Kaizen (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaizen) Kaikaku (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaikaku) Cost Accounting (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost_accounting) 17:20 – How is cost accounting affected by demographics and privilege? 33:34 – Team Alignment, Collectiveness, and Camaraderie 37:42 – Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavior-driven_development) vs Test-Driven Development (TDD) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test-driven_development) Write the executable specifications to guide development. Then, delete most of them to optimize for documentation. Don’t pretend that the code is tested; that’s quite different. from @tastapod (https://twitter.com/tastapod?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) on @greaterthancode (https://twitter.com/greaterthancode?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) — Jessica Kerr (@jessitron) March 14, 2018 (https://twitter.com/jessitron/status/973987032094728192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) 58:00 – Customer Empathy Growing Object-Oriented Software, Guided by Tests (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0321503627/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=therubyrep-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0321503627&linkId=4a035427b40d7639d3ce1d4431eb7c49) Reflections: Jessica: Meeting a customer need = congressive. Dan: Collaboration is how you get work done. Jamey: Replacing “responsibility” with “duty of care”. This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) of DevReps, LLC (http://www.devreps.com/). To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode (https://www.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 (https://www.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: Dan North.
072: Story Time with Kerri Miller
01:53 – Kerri’s Superpower: Looking ahead to the future. 08:33 – Community Gatekeeping and Contempt Culture Liz Baillie: The Illustrated Adventure Survival Guide for New Rustaceans @ RustConf 2016 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce6ppwgF4SA) Slides ^^ (https://www.slideshare.net/LizBaillie/rustconf-2016-illustrated-adventure-guide-65894363) Sam Livingston-Gray: Cognitive Shortcuts: Models, Visualizations, Metaphors, and Other Lies @ RailsConf2014 (http://confreaks.tv/videos/railsconf2014-cognitive-shortcuts-models-visualizations-metaphors-and-other-lies) Slides ^^ (https://www.slideshare.net/geeksam/cognitive-shortcuts-models-visualizations-metaphors-and-other-lies) 16:03 – The Contextual Framing of Storytelling Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0262510871/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=therubyrep-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0262510871&linkId=9568bc985aaaabdcf2e7be1e9d99bd85) Ada Developers Academy (https://www.adadevelopersacademy.org/) Why’s Poignant Guide to Ruby (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1512212938/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=therubyrep-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1512212938&linkId=a64e456d870048a8cbec54caf4a2d794) 31:50 – Retaining Information and Explaining Things to Others 44:05 – Technical Jargon: Tactical and Strategic 47:39 – Storytelling is Everywhere Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World’s Top Minds (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1250061539/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=therubyrep-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1250061539&linkId=c44d2647a340ce0a4ca596ae7056cd7e) 52:50 – Telling Stories Over and Over and Over and Over and Over … 55:53 – Crafting the Elements of a Story Avdi Grimm: Confident Code at Cascadia Ruby 2011 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfXEwvmCWvc) 01:01:39 – What the heck is a Lackwit Gadabout? Reflections: Sam: The distinction between behavior and identity. Christina: Storytelling is super important. Jamey: It’s helpful to care about something before you learn it. Kerri: Next time you do a Git commit, don’t do -m. This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) of DevReps, LLC (http://www.devreps.com/). To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode (https://www.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 (https://www.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: Kerri Miller.
071: Brein Power with Rein Henrichs
02:41 – Rein’s Superpower: Perceiving and Being Aware of Connections Between Things and People 03:49 – Power Dynamics in Companies 05:41 – Inherent Value and Self-Esteem; Recovering From Failure Virginia Satir: Communication and Congruence (http://www.thinkingallowed.com/2vsatir.html) 11:35 – Modeling Behavior and Controlling Outcomes as a Person in a Position of Power The Virginia Satir Model of Family Therapy (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0831400781/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=therubyrep-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0831400781&linkId=418b629f47a7ce552315ec0680cf7a5a) 17:58 – Hierarchical Organization vs Growth-Oriented Organization Kanban (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanban) The Toyota System (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Production_System) 24:33 – The Problem with Labeling Teams as “Family” 32:04 – Making Choices That Are Right for Yourself; Experimentation Anomie (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anomie) Ikigai (Ikigai) 39:01 – Haskell and Strategies for Learning and Reading Papers 44:51 – Being Present and Truly Seeing Others; Being OK with Not Being OK The Satir Interaction Model (http://stevenmsmith.com/AONW/Satir%20Interaction%20Model.pdf) What Do You Do With the Mad You Feel? Mr. Rogers (https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=xTs73qO5ehk) 48:20 – Intentions Matter 50:31 – Advice for Perceiving and Being Aware of Connections Between Things and People Cognitive Dissonance “You only are free when you realize you belong no place — you belong every place — no place at all.” ~ Maya Angelou This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) of DevReps, LLC (http://www.devreps.com/). To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode (https://www.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 (https://www.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!
070: Trusting The Universe with Kale Kaposhilin
02:10 – Kale’s Origin Story 05:10 – Connecting Through Story and Voice The Law of Raspberry Jam (http://jimhighsmith.com/the-law-of-raspberry-jam-reflecting-on-agile-progress/) 08:17 – Communicating Through Text vs Communicating Through Speech Daniel Quinn (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Quinn) Ishmael by Daniel Quinn (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0553375407/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=therubyrep-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0553375407&linkId=fa6024b1c5c310297ac46931087ccfba) 12:43 – Kale’s Superpower: Facilitating the Voices of Other People Hudson Valley Tech Meetup (https://www.meetup.com/hvtech/) Catskills Conf (https://catskillsconf.com/) 17:28 – Running Unconventional Events and Conferences; Trust and Taking Risks 25:10 – Creating Opportunities and Accepting Offerings 27:49 – Encouraging Diverse Attendance and Making People Feel Welcome Virtue Signalling (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtue_signalling) 38:45 – Interpreting Intentions, Actions, and Reactions; Centering Yourself and Being Vulnerable Reflections: Kale: People matter. Jamey: Helping people be heard both physically and metaphorically. Astrid: Trust fall into the universe. Rein: Building the stage so that other people can speak from it makes a great ally. This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) of DevReps, LLC (http://www.devreps.com/). To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode (https://www.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 (https://www.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: Kale Kaposhilin.
069: Identity Is An Arrow with Avdi Grimm
Greater Than Code Episode 002: Neutralizing Impostor Syndrome with Avdi Grimm 01:52 – Avdi’s Superpower: The Power of Inspiration, RubyConf India (https://www.rubyconfindia.org/), and International Conferences vs Domestic 04:28 – The Pursuit of a Fixed Life: Achieving or Avoiding Stasis Blog Post: I was trying to end my life (http://journal.avdi.org/2017/12/31/i-was-trying-to-end-my-life/) 08:40 – Living in the Future and Having Goals 16:36 – Hitting Career Stasis vs Identity Stasis 25:23 – Becoming a Visible Person in Tech 31:27 – Encouraging and Inspiring People to Find Their Potential and Value 44:23 – Being Authentic and Transparent to the World Reflections: Coraline: Identity matters. Rein: How identity and society interact: Symbolic Interactionism. Also, having therapeutic relationships. Jessica: Two energies, internally, of being ‘grounded’ and ‘inspired’ and those feeding into ‘connection’, together. Also, we have identity in the now and in the future. The Lathe Of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin Janelle: Being present and listening, connecting, and internalizing to form new thoughts you wouldn’t have had otherwise. Avdi: Identity in the now and identity in the future forms an arrow. This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) of DevReps, LLC (http://www.devreps.com/). To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode (https://www.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 (https://www.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!
068: Skills of Resilience with Gerry Valentine
01:28 – Gerry’s Superpower: Building Resilience 02:51 – What is Resilience? 08:59 – Creating an Atmosphere of Psychological Safety 11:04 – Having Tough Conversations: Resilience on the Societal Level 18:41 – Moving Other People Forward and Leading Others as a Senior Dev 27:07 – Code Chitakwas 33:10 – Devaluing the Notion of Intellect Reflections: Gerry: What is “smart”, really and how are we smart enough to make the room of smart people bigger? Coraline: Thinking of myself as a leader in my company and think about it can use the influence that I have to make sure that we’re creating and fostering a culture where we do face down the big problems. Jamey: Being right, being new, and making process. Also, valuing intellect and having uncomfortable conversations. This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) of DevReps, LLC (http://www.devreps.com/). To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode (https://www.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 (https://www.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: Gerry Valentine.
067: Tech in Transition with Ashanti-Mutinta
01:09 – Ashanti’s Superpower: People say they’re funny on Twitter! 02:37 – Having Dialogue and Engaging with Others on Twitter 07:42 – Finding Safe Online Community Networks via Social Media Platforms 16:13 – Making Platforms Safer 18:06 – Perspectives on Blocking https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/listentoyourself.png 25:05 – Perspectives on Real Name Policies 29:59 – Gender Identity Education 36:57 – Transitioning in While Working in Tech Reflections: Rein: Listening and learning about trans experiences. Coraline: Taking care of how we are presenting ourselves to the world. Jamey: The act of sharing and receiving information as a give and take. Ashanti: Conversation flows much more freely when people are in safe spaces. This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) of DevReps, LLC (http://www.devreps.com/). To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode (https://www.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 (https://www.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: Ashanti-Mutinta.
066: Growing a Culture with Allison Kopf
01:15 – Allison’s Superpower: Making Unplanned and Hectic Situations Work Out The Stockdale Paradox (https://www.ndoherty.com/stockdale-paradox/) 06:43 – Getting Into Agriculture 08:54 – Building a Company Culture 13:19 – Transmitting Culture and Core Values When Hiring New People 20:02 – Disagreeing Respectfully and Maintaining Strong Opinions 25:19 – Clear Boundaries Between Work and Home Life 32:34 – What Tech Look Looks Like in the Context of a Working Farm 40:27 – Writing Code for Non-Technical People Reflections: Coraline: Practicing empathy for the user when writing software. Jamey: Consciously make space for people who don’t speak as loudly as other people. Sam: Learn something new every day. Allison: How different people want to work remotely and how we can create an open way to actually do that. This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) of DevReps, LLC (http://www.devreps.com/). To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode (https://www.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 (https://www.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: Allison Kopf.
065: Radical Design with Marian Petre and André van der Hoek
Software Design Decoded: 66 Ways Experts Think (The MIT Press) by Marian Petre and André van der Hoek (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0262035189/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=therubyrep-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0262035189&linkId=df177ad25f96058d8857b79d30b6cf2e) 01:39 – Marian’s Superpower: Picking Brains Surfaces and Essences: Analogy as the Fuel and Fire of Thinking by Douglas Hofstadter (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0465018475/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=therubyrep-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0465018475&linkId=b4167a63b9987f095980f513ab736f3f) 03:28 – André’s Superpower: Identifying Patterns 04:23 – Design Thinking Within Companies and The Error by Proxy Phenomenon 09:19 – The Notion that Design Has Gone Away 12:18 – Radical vs Normal Design: What drives the need for radical design? When does normal design stop being effective? 19:55 – The Democratization of Software Development 24:45 – Software Design Decoded: 66 Ways Experts Think 27:45 – The Disconnect Between Academic Research and Actual Practice 29:25 – Why “Decoded”? 32:59 – How People Deal with Systems That Are Too Big 39:19 – Problem Solving and Problem Solving in the Context of Complex Software Systems 44:29 – The Notion of the Toolbox and Breaking Down Big Problems Into Smaller Problems Reflections: Coraline: There are two types of gurus. Rein: The democratization of software development and steering organizations. Jessica: Studying the bug rather than squashing the bug and experts are in the room twice. Jamey: Designers saying that, “My job IS hard!” and being kind to themselves. André and Marian: Having these conversations and interacting with people in this industry. This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) of DevReps, LLC (http://www.devreps.com/). To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode (https://www.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 (https://www.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 Guests: André van der Hoek and Marian Petre .
064: Stories, Bias and AI with Aditya Mukerjee
00:58 – Aditya’s Superpower: Parking Karma 03:18 – Algorithmic Decision Making in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence 09:06 – Recognizing the Effects of Bias The Bias Blind Spot (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bias_blind_spot) The Babadook (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2321549/) 18:07 – Health and Technology: How can technology have a meaningful impact on care delivery? 23:54 – Why are people frightened of automation? 33:33 – Storytelling in Software and Engineering Reflections: Sam: Be a little bit more aware of how stories are told. Aditya: Thinking of yourself as an editor for the story. Jamey: The difference between can we build this and should we build this? This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) of DevReps, LLC (http://www.devreps.com/). To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode (https://www.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 (https://www.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: Aditya Mukerjee.
063: The Distribution of Brilliance and Opportunity with Rehema Wachira
01:22 – Rehema’s Superpower: Empathy 02:53 – Rehema’s “Untypical” Origin Story 07:20 – Enjoying Coding Because of the Complexity Behind It 11:21 – Creating a “Culture of Saving” 14:52 – “Diversity of Thought” and Seeing the World Through Others’ Eyes 22:20 – Being Creators and Makers Indie Hackers (https://www.indiehackers.com/) 30:28 – How Technology Empowers People 38:27 – The Distribution of Brilliance and Opportunity 47:01 – Freedom of Creative Expression Reflections: Astrid: Having to unlearn the need of being perfect. Jessica: We want to speak to more guests on a global level! Please reach out! Sam: Fixed vs growth mindset. Rein: Diversity is not just good for ethical reasons, it also makes your organization more competent. Janelle: Celebrating beautiful. Rehema: A fundamental right to freedom. This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) of DevReps, LLC (http://www.devreps.com/). To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode (https://www.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 (https://www.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: Rehema Wachira.
062: The Beauty of Art and Technology with Jamey Hampton
01:22 – Jamey’s Superpower: “The Fharlanghn Sense” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fharlanghn) 02:40 – Working in Agriculture 04:03 – Theories on Automation 05:56 – Pivoting Into Computer Science and Software Development 10:35 – Feeling Like You Need to Know Everything Stella Report from the SNAFUcatchers Workshop on Coping With Complexity (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7kFkt5WxLeDTml5cTFsWXFCb1U/view) 15:47 – ‘Zines and Being a ‘Zine Librarian 27:50 – The Beauty of Art and Technology and Forming Emotional Connections to Things Floppy Music DUO – Imperial March (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHJOz_y9rZE) 35:26 – The Death Star => Ethics in Technology and Taking Responsibility/Being Accountable for your Code Malcolm Gladwell: The strange tale of the Norden bombsite (https://www.ted.com/talks/malcolm_gladwell) @greaterthancode: (https://twitter.com/greaterthancode/status/950415458385186816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E950415458385186816&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greaterthancode.com%2F2018%2F01%2F10%2F062-the-beauty-of-art-and-technology-with-jamey-hampton%2F) “I think the more powerful a tool is, the more respect you have to have for it.” ~ @jameybash on Greater Than Code 49:42 – Brilliance and Learning From Others Without Consent 54:49 – Advice for Channeling Your Own Inner Fharlanghn Sense This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) of DevReps, LLC (http://www.devreps.com/). To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode (https://www.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 (https://www.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!
061: Destruction-Focused Development with Safia Abdalla
00:53 – Safia’s Superpower: Sight 03:04 – Learning Languages — Both Human and Programming The Sapir Whorf Hypothesis (http://www.blutner.de/color/Sapir-Whorf.pdf) 07:56 – Being Empathetic in an International Perspective and Building Universal and Approachable Tech 11:19 – What does success look like for minorities in the Silicon Valley monoculture?; Being Tokenized Admiral Grace Hopper (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Hopper) 21:59 – Accepting Speaking Engagements Because of Who You Are (i.e. as a woman, minority, etc.) 24:07 – Writing Things Down to Balance Prioritizing Decisions 30:46 – Defining “Happy” and Always Feeling the Need to Do More 37:02 – Destruction-Focused Development @jessitron (https://twitter.com/jessitron/status/943551570591002624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E943551570591002624&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greaterthancode.com%2F2018%2F01%2F03%2F061-destruction-focused-development-with-safia-abdalla%2F) Destruction-Focused Development: write it, delete it, repeat. "I don't become obsessed with the code. I think it's more important to be obsessed with the problem." @captainsafia on @greaterthancode. 43:58 – Safia’s Early Coding “Shenanigans” Reflections: Coraline: Being thoughtful about planning finite energy and labor. Also being content vs being happy. @jessitron (https://twitter.com/jessitron/status/943551732671500289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E943551732671500289&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greaterthancode.com%2F2018%2F01%2F03%2F061-destruction-focused-development-with-safia-abdalla%2F) "I often feel like I don't do enough and I haven't defined what 'enough' is." @CoralineAda on @greaterthancode Jasmine: Exploring feelings about being represented at events. Jessica: Broadening perspectives that most of us were born into. Safia: Talking about the Silicon Valley monoculture, being content vs happy, and tokenism. This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) of DevReps, LLC (http://www.devreps.com/). To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode (https://www.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 (https://www.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: Safia Abdalla.
060: Coping with Complexity with Kent Beck
01:19 – Kent’s Superpower: Putting Things Together That Don’t Necessarily Go Together Surfaces and Essences: Analogy as the Fuel and Fire of Thinking by Douglas Hofstadter and Emmanuel Sander (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0465018475/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=therubyrep-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0465018475&linkId=6b695b9a8370a14771836fb3671d11e5) 04:01 – Metaphors in Software Development 07:32 – Writing Tests and Keeping a Journal @jessitron (https://twitter.com/jessitron/status/938122417548881920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E938122417548881920&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greaterthancode.com%2F2017%2F12%2F27%2F060-coping-with-complexity-with-kent-beck%2F) The unit/integration distinction confuses me. I test at the level of, “Here’s a thought I need to capture.” @KentBeck on @greaterthancode 10:58 – Complexity Partitioning One Bite At A Time: Partitioning Complexity (https://www.facebook.com/notes/kent-beck/one-bite-at-a-time-partitioning-complexity/1716882961677894/) Kent’s musings on the topic of unit versus integration testing after the show. (https://www.facebook.com/notes/kent-beck/unit-tests/1726369154062608/) 21:59 – The Way Systems Change Over Time as an Important Part of How We Design Software 27:20 – Changing Culture Vs Code and Storytelling and Succession Reflections: Jamey: Thinking about the reasons why we do things. Rein: How computer systems are beginning to take on the complexity of biological systems. Coraline: The concept of lumpers vs splitters. Sam: How strategies for dealing with complexity don’t just have to be about the problem itself, they can be about the emotional response of the programmer who has to get some work done. Jessica: The for-allers vs the for-eachers; universalist vs existentialist. Kent: Not being bothered by culture change and helping people feel the same. This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) of DevReps, LLC (http://www.devreps.com/). To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode (https://www.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 (https://www.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: Kent Beck.