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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187: Seeing The World with Bryan Liles
01:50 - Bryan’s Superpower: The ability to see the world as it is 06:52 - Conference Circuits / Virtual Conferencing * KubeCon (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=search&utm_campaign=KC_CNC_Virtual&gclid=CjwKCAjw5vz2BRAtEiwAbcVIL7LDb7jGC7Fiq3gVMxj6_SL7f4qa0eIlnMUKGtO91vtNvKkLyU35ahoCLkEQAvD_BwE) * Keynote: CNCF Project Updates - Bryan Liles, KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2019 Co-Chair (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=two3TzF9mVY) * Beyond Kubernetes - Interview with Bryan Liles (KubeCon 2019, Barcelona) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNCUhD0Qeio) * Re-imagining Continuous {Integration | Delivery | Deployment | Whatever} - Bryan Liles (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHuFqhE1HIM) (DeliveryConf Seattle Talk) * Engagement: In-Person vs Virtual * Conferences Aren’t Inclusive (as they stand) 17:44 - Working Remotely During Quarantine * Productivity * Depression * Find a Piece of Life That Makes You Happy 23:48 - The Premise of Being Greater Than Code * We Are Not Our Code 26:24 - Fighting/Overcoming Meritocracy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meritocracy) * Be the Smartest Person in the Room * Sharing Ideas * Building a Supportive Community Around Yourself “I'm not underrepresented anymore. Y'all are over-represented. Not going to use a negative to describe my existence. I'm Bryan, and I'm supposed to be here.” (https://twitter.com/bryanl/status/1134565369098756096) – Bryan Liles via Twitter If you believe in meritocracy, you believe in white supremacy. 34:50 - How People Work and View the World * Writing Things Down * Be Ready to Perform * Cockiness vs Confidence: Celebrating Success * Humans are Inconsistent: People Are NOT Perfect 42:41 - Finding Power in Something Else * Have Mantras; Center Your Life * Meek Mill - Dreams And Nightmares (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8gfqs1-NuE) 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. Special Guest: Bryan Liles.
186: The Universe Makes it Happen with Emily Gorcenski
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185: Adaptive Capacity and Mutual Aid with Michelle Glauser
02:27 - Michelle’s Superpower: Resilience * Graceful Extensibility (https://thompson.wiki.innovateoregon.org/graceful-extensibility.html) 04:59 - Techtonica (https://techtonica.org/) * The Board * Breaking Barriers Into Tech * Income Sharing Agreements * Job Placement Success * Setting Cohorts Up For Success * Becoming an Educator * Socioeconomic Factors * Limbo: Blue-Collar Roots, White-Collar Dreams (https://www.amazon.com/Limbo-Blue-Collar-Roots-White-Collar-Dreams/dp/0471714399) 25:35 - Adaptive Capacity and Mutual Aid * Saying vs Showing You/They Care / Investment / Helping Others * Sponsorship * Hiring * Unemployment * Survival Mode 46:51 - Techtonica Success Stories Reflections: Rein: What’s going to happen after the pandemic? How will things be different? Michelle: The world has an opportunity to change. Jamey: The things Techtonica provides to its’ cohorts to break down barriers to entry in tech is awesome. Arty: Asking what can I do to make a difference? 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. Special Guest: Michelle Glauser.
184: The Python Software Foundation and the Future of Conferencing with Naomi Ceder & Ewa Jodlawska
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183: How We Learn with Vaidehi Joshi
01:47 - Vaidehi’s Superpower: Learning new things and teaching them to other people * Teaching Things Helps YOU Learn * Deciding on Things to Learn 05:01 - Approaching Learning * Reading * Relating Things to Things Already Known * Ask Yourself, “Why do I need to know this?” * Tricks for Reading Papers * Read the Abstract & Conclusion * Pick Fights with the Paper * Using Tutorials * Accountability & Motivation * Learning with Others * Unraveled (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaDrN74SfdT7Ueqtwn_bXo1MuSWT0ji2w) * Hermeneutic Circle (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermeneutic_circle) 20:15 - Having Aha! Moments & Epiphanies: Brain Percolation * Russell Ackoff (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_L._Ackoff) * Absolution * Resolution * Solution * Dissolution * Paradoxes 32:02 - Technologists Are Good Storytellers 39:03 - Improving Over Time and Doing Your Best * Hindsight Bias (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindsight_bias) * Blameless Retrospectives: Accountability 47:55 - Creating Spaces for People to Succeed * Manager Training * “Managing Up”: The Phrase – meh 52:58 - Effective Mentorship * Mentorship vs Sponsorship * Trust * Lara Hogan (https://larahogan.me/) Reflections: Jamey: Incremental learning and progress – biting off small chunks and not beating ourselves up while learning. It’s not a waste of time to just do a little at a time. Rein: Soft skills are technical skills. Vaidehi: It’s hard to measure and quantify these things. 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. Special Guest: Vaidehi Joshi.
182: Labor Organizing with Ellen Wondra
00:41 - Ellen’s Superpower: Knowing what her pets are thinking. (Observation and Paying Attention to Non-Verbal Cues.) * Virginia Satir (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Satir), Congruence and Incongruence * Lie to Me (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lie_to_Me) * Detecting Microexpressions 10:33 - Shareholder and Stakeholder Economies * Game Theory (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_theory) * Out of the Crisis (https://www.amazon.com/Out-Crisis-Press-Edwards-Deming/dp/0262541157) * Mitbestimmung (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitbestimmungsgesetz) * Codetermination and Alienation * Complexity Theory (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complexity_theory) 18:30 - Termination of Employment Contracts * Emergent and Deliberate Strategy 27:44 - Collective Action – Why aren’t tech workers organizing more? * Amazon Reinstates Fired Warehouse Worker After Employees Strike (https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/n7jaaq/amazon-reinstates-fired-warehouse-worker-after-employees-strike) * The Potential Usefulness and Benefits of Unions * Project Maven (https://www.blog.google/products/google-cloud/incorporating-googles-ai-principles-google-cloud/) 37:47 - Moving in the Direction of Stakeholder Value – What do we do next? * Anjuan Simmons – Lending Privilege (https://anjuansimmons.com/talks/lending-privilege/) * Talk to Your Coworkers: Build Connections; Network Architecture * Explore Worker Power * Manager Boards Reflections: John: A reminder of the value of collective action. Rein: Tech workers are workers and workers have more in common with other workers than they do with bosses. Aaron: The practical ways of implementing collective action in tech. Episode 80: Crafting a Community with Kris Howard (https://www.greaterthancode.com/crafting-a-community) 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. Special Guest: Ellen Wondra.
181: Normalcy Theater with Aaron Aldrich
02:04 - Aaron’s Superpower: Relating to people on any level because he has so many hobbies! * Useful in DevRel * Ending Up in Unexpected Places * Trying New Things and Nerding Out 06:42 - Everything Has a Technical Aspect * Music vs Computer Programming * Computer Systems as Sociotechnical Systems 10:37 - Connecting High-Performing Resilient Teams * Common Ground Within Teams * Recovering From Failure * Failover Conf by Gremlin (https://failover-conf.heysummit.com/) 14:14 - Implementing Purposeful/Intentional Communication * Team vs Individual Work * Ken Mugrage - Keynote Speaker | Everything I need to know about DevOps I learned in The Marines (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJCt041CV1s) * Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders by L. David Marquet (https://www.amazon.com/Turn-Ship-Around-Turning-Followers/dp/1591846404) 17:55 - Highlights from Failover Conf - (Videos not available) * Heidi Waterhouse (https://twitter.com/wiredferret) * Honeycomb (https://www.honeycomb.io/) 19:45 - How did an actual virtual conference go since COVID-19? * Slack (https://slack.com/) Implementation * Bots * #Hallway-track channel * Each Talk Had Its’ Own Q&A Channel * Challenges * People Interaction * Breaktime * Technical Difficulties * Zoom (https://www.zoom.us/) Chat After the Conference * Deserted Island DevOps (https://desertedisland.club/) 26:27 - The Impact of Having ADHD (https://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/default.htm) * Advanced Forms of Coping Mechanisms * Quality Time * Struggling with ADHD During COVID-19 * Working From Home and Being Thrown Into Remote Work * Juggling Meetings * Maintaining Comradery 39:43 - Normalcy Theater: Maintaining a Sense That Everything is Fine (When It’s NOT.) * Grief and Loss is Happening on a Global Level * J. Paul Reed (https://twitter.com/jpaulreed) * Shed Load * Sacrificing Thoroughness: we are ALL overloaded * Recruiting Resources * Shifting Work and Time * Showing Others Grace and Empathy Reflections: John: The idea of a software team plays at software just like a music group plays at instruments. (Twitter thread) Carina: Everything has technical and human skills aspects. Aaron: It’s okay to not be getting things done right now and to be taking the time that we need to take care of ourselves. 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. Special Guest: Aaron Aldrich.
180: Open Source Freedom and Technical Purity with Tobie Langel
02:34 - Tobie’s Superpower: Bridging tribes. * Avoiding Labels 04:13 - Being a Co-Conspirator of Ethical Open Source * Contributing to the Greater Good * Finding Deeper Meaning in Open Source, Software, and Tech * Privilege, Moral Obligation, and Responsibility * Edmund Berkeley (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Berkeley) * The Priority of Constituencies (https://dev.w3.org/html5/html-design-principles/#priority-of-constituencies) * Technical Purity 12:41 - Open Source: Prioritizing Implementers Over End-Users * Richard Stallman, “Four Freedoms” (https://openedreader.org/chapter/stallmans-four-freedom/) * Everything is Software, Everywhere – Impact 17:19 - Developer Attachment to Technical Purity * Privacy & Security & Safety (Spying on your spouse on Facebook example) * Flavors of Safety (Zoom (https://zoom.us/) breaches and trust) * Physical Safety and Mental Safety * Freedom From Self-Censorship * Surveillance and Tracking 34:54 - Open Source Practitioners Misguided Thinking When Building Software * Software is Written by Privileged People * Lack of Empathy for the End-User * Comfort and Questioning * Internationalization Issues 47:03 - Talking About These Issues – What gives us hope? 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. Special Guest: Tobie Langel.
179: Conference Magic with PJ Hagerty
02:43 - PJ’s Superpower: Convincing people that karaoke is a good idea. * PJ’s Karaoke History * Why Karaoke is Awesome 07:13 - The DevRel World (DevRel = Developer Relations) * Jim Weirich (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Weirich) 13:42 - Online vs In-Person/Live Conferences * Body Language and Delivery * Hallway Track: Is not a literal 'track.' It's all the interactions, conversations, talk follow-up, etc. that happen at a conference outside of the formal schedule. Hallway tracks are when people interact socially about the issues being discussed at the event. For instance, between talks or over lunch. Most hallway track conversations are open and casual. Sometimes hallway track conversations inspire a future lightning talk, Ignite talk, panel discussion, or full talk. * Can you emulate an in-person conference online? * Luck and Visibility 25:54 - Making Conferences Diverse & Inclusive * Putting People on Stage That Don’t Look Like You * Passing on “Lucky” to Others 33:01 - Prompt (https://promptconf.com/) and Talking About Mental Health * Ed Finkler on Open Sourcing Mental Illness at Distill (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqRPln8X1sc#action=share) (this was the talk that launched Prompt) * Greg Baugues: Devs and Depression (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFIa-Mc2KSk) * OSMI = Open Sourcing Mental Illness (https://osmihelp.org/) * CodeDaze 2016 - Paying Off Emotional Debt by Justine Arreche (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YppMGmdaxn4) * Madalyn Rose Parker: Overcoming Mental Health Hurdles at Work (https://www.alterconf.com/talks/overcoming-mental-health-hurdles-work) * Mental Health Summit - php[tek] 2014 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U627ps3og3M&list=PLJPRYJOPv4pTLHxR1hkeikrUn2TlOsE2R&index=3&t=0s) 43:10 - Making Conferences Diverse & Inclusive (Cont’d) * Being Seen -- White Cis Men * The Colored Musicians Club (https://www.cmctheclub.com/) * Aggressive Inclusion * Micro Opportunities * Lightning Talks (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_talk) 54:14 - Accessibility * Time and Monetary Expenses * Conferencing in the time of COVID-19 PJ's First Ever Full Talk at RubyMidwest: Act Locally - Think Globally (https://youtu.be/O8IzXwNDtqA) Reflections: Carina: The exaggerated visual of putting a hand down and throwing people into the air to lift them up. Jamey: Holding onto the feeling of being lucky while feeling awful. Jessica: Getting pushes to make output. PJ: Be a Jim Weirich. Have a “Hello World” attitude. Human connection is important. 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. Special Guest: PJ Hagerty.
178: Data Science and Sponsorship with Emily Robinson
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Use the code PODGREAT20 every time you shop Manning. 02:30 - Emily’s Superpower: Finding all the dogs to pet. 05:05 - Emily’s Data Science Journey * Organization Behavior * Qualitative / Quantitative * Research: Women in STEM Fields 08:21 - The Idea of Passion * Unlocking the Clubhouse: Women in Computing (https://www.amazon.com/Unlocking-Clubhouse-Women-Computing-Press/dp/0262632691) * Gatekeeping 10:46 - Defining Data Science * Analytics * Decision Science * Machine Learning 13:48 - Emily’s Book: Build a Career in Data Science (https://www.manning.com/books/build-a-career-in-data-science?query=Emily%20Robinson) 16:11 - Dealing with Failure * PyData Ann Arbor: Jacqueline Nolis | When Data Science Projects Fail (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW2dqQksRwo) 18:30 - Sponsorship * Emily’s Post on Sponsorship: The Importance of Sponsorship (https://hookedondata.org/the-importance-of-sponsorship/) 20:08 - The Spread of Data Science Roles * Strengthening Job-Critical Skills * The Art of Statistics (https://www.amazon.com/Art-Statistics-Learning-Pelican-Books/dp/0241398630/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=The+Art+of+Statistics&qid=1586796001&s=books&sr=1-2) * How Charts Lie (https://www.amazon.com/How-Charts-Lie-Getting-Information-ebook/dp/B07P88R6DW/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=How+Charts+Lie&qid=1586795985&s=books&sr=1-1) * The Cartoon Guide to Statistics (https://www.amazon.com/Cartoon-Guide-Statistics-Larry-Gonick/dp/0062731025) * Statistical Rethinking (https://www.amazon.com/Statistical-Rethinking-Bayesian-Examples-Chapman/dp/1482253445/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Statistical+Rethinking&qid=1586804227&s=books&sr=1-1) * The Book of Why (https://www.amazon.com/Book-Why-Science-Cause-Effect/dp/B07CYJ4G2L/ref=sr_1_1?crid=S9D75K7C9UAB&dchild=1&keywords=the+book+of+why&qid=1586804292&s=books&sprefix=The+book+of+why%2Cstripbooks%2C217&sr=1-1) 27:09 - Sponsorship (Cont’d) * Sponsorship vs Mentorship * Having a Solid Community / Network * R-Ladies (https://rladies.org/) * Capital * Smaller Acts of Mentorship * Trey Causey's Do you have time for a quick chat? Post (https://medium.com/@treycausey/do-you-have-time-for-a-quick-chat-c3f7e46de89d) * Sponsorship and Mentorship Work Best When There's a Concrete, Stated Goal * Data Helpers (https://www.datahelpers.org/) * Mentorship Should Be Part of Our Formal Career Ladder 36:20 - Themes Learned From Writing Build a Career in Data Science (https://www.manning.com/books/build-a-career-in-data-science?query=Emily%20Robinson) * Communication Skills * Proactivity * Community (Network is Important) 40:02 - Companies Should Train People to be Mentors * What does a tech lead do? (https://www.bitlog.com/2017/10/12/what-does-a-tech-lead-do/) 43:07 - Measuring Productivity * Thinking Fast and Slow (https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman/dp/0374533555) * How to Measure Anything (https://www.amazon.com/How-Measure-Anything-Intangibles-Business-ebook/dp/B00INUYS2U/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=How+to+Measure+Anything&qid=1586805526&s=books&sr=1-1) * The Tyranny of Metrics (https://www.amazon.com/Tyranny-Metrics-Jerry-Z-Muller-ebook/dp/B07K458MZG/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=The+Tyranny+of+Metrics&qid=1586805544&s=books&sr=1-1) * Engineering Career Development at Etsy (https://codeascraft.com/2019/10/02/engineering-career-development-at-etsy/) 45:48 - External vs Internal Data Science * People Scientists 47:18 - Women and Diverse Representation in Data Science * Groups & Resources * AI Inclusive (https://www.ai-inclusive.org/) * PyLadies (https://www.pyladies.com/) * Data Umbrella: NYC URGs and Allies in Data Science (https://www.meetup.com/nyc-data-umbrella/) * Black in AI (https://blackinai.github.io/) * Harvey Mudd (https://www.hmc.edu/) * Rice University (https://www.rice.edu/) * Why Women Are Flourishing In R Community But Lagging In Python (https://reshamas.github.io/why-women-are-flourishing-in-r-community-but-lagging-in-python/) Reflections: Avdi: Mentorship does not have to be a huge commitment to be useful and sponsorship is often as important -- or more important than mentorship. Chanté: What are the things that we’re willing to do for people who need an extra boost or push or support? Jacob: Mentorship is possible without the mentors knowing they’re even doing it. Rein: If you’re a mentor and your mentees aren’t coming to you with well-formed questions, it’s your job to coach them into that as a mentor. Emily: There aren’t enough resources for senior engineers on the non-technical side of things. 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. Special Guest: Emily Robinson.
Special Edition: COVID-19
Content warnings for discussion of pandemic and sickness, American politics, and mental health issues. In this special episode of Greater Than Code, several of our panelists have a candid conversation about the current COVID-19 situation, how it has been affecting them personally, and how they believe it will affect the tech industry as a whole. Discussion topics include how it feels both to be working and unemployed during the pandemic, productivity while quarantined, the effect on WFH and conference culture, the current political climate, and human resiliency in the face of the unknown. Links Mentioned: I Want to Know What Day It Is - Foreigner Parody (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH4TVYT1OYQ) Becoming More Fully Human with Virginia Satir (https://www.awaken.com/2017/03/becoming-more-fully-human-with-virginia-satir/) Additional show notes: Jamey wanted to report that after recording was finished, they called their favorite restaurant back and was able to successfully order takeout after all. . . . . 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.
177: Source Docs and People with Chris Stead
00:56 - Chris’ Superpower: Not Knowing In Public * Asking Questions 02:53 - Source Documents and Their Relation To People * Grace Hopper (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Hopper) * Maintaining Code to Give People Context (Writing Code For People) * Critical Complexity * Indu Alagarsamy (https://indu.dev/) 06:44 - Encouraging Others To Write Code For People * Modeling Behavior * Event Storming * ECO Mapping (Ego, Command, Outcome) (http://chrisstead.net/2020/01/17/ECO-mapping.html) * Creating Culture * Arlo Belshee: Naming is a Process (http://arlobelshee.com/tag/naming-is-a-process/) 12:39 - Naming Things in Code / Narratives in Software and Business 18:53 - Asking the Right Questions * Google-Fu (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Google-fu) * Mobbing Interviews 22:38 - Interviewing for the Benefit of the Interviewee * The Problem with Being Transactional * It’s People All The Way Down * Empathetic Interviewing 33:44 - Treating People as People; Making Things More Humane * Peopleware (https://www.amazon.com/Peopleware-Productive-Projects-Tom-DeMarco/dp/0932633439) * Books by Gerald Weinburg (https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Gerald+Weinburg&ref=nb_sb_noss) * The Mythical Man-Month (https://www.amazon.com/Mythical-Man-Month-Anniversary-Software-Engineering-ebook/dp/B00B8USS14/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1L37LXA2PI79D&dchild=1&keywords=mythical+man+month&qid=1586297658&sprefix=mythical+man%2Caps%2C164&sr=8-2) * The Cathedral & the Bazaar: Musings On Linux And Open Source By An Accidental Revolutionary (https://www.amazon.com/Cathedral-Bazaar-Musings-Accidental-Revolutionary/dp/0596001088) * Willem Larsen (https://twitter.com/techgreatness) 38:23 - Code Stores Emotion * Measuring Progression * The Valley of Despair 45:19 - Deciding: “Will this be helpful for someone else?” Reflections: Jessica: The idea that code can convey emotions. Even code can be Greater Than Code. John: Structuring interviews with goals around comfort and familiarity so people can perform at their best. Jamey: Imbuing things with the feeling when you wrote it. Chris: If you’re feeling frustrated, kind is great. Also, everything is a systemic whole. 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: Chris Stead.
176: Career Karma with Ruben Harris
01:44 - Ruben’s Superpower: Believing in people more than they believe in themselves and helping people to meet their potential. 03:00 - How Ruben Developed His Superpower * Natural Belief In Self * Father and Mother’s Example 06:35 - Benefits Of Being Underestimated * Conquering Challenges * Career Karma Coaches And Squads 11:15 - Career Karma Success Story 13:50 - Fires Lit Inside 15:03 - Origin Of Career Karma * App Launched January 2019 * CareerKarma.com/schools (http://www.careerkarma.com/schools) * Learn And Experience The Companies * Breaking into Startups (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/breaking-startups-ruben-harris-1?articleId=5964022070152015872#comments-5964022070152015872&trk=public_profile_article_view) * The Reality of Breaking Into Startups: The First Product You Build Is Yourself (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/reality-breaking-startups-first-product-you-build-yourself-harris?articleId=6121165669871411200#comments-6121165669871411200&trk=public_profile_article_view) 18:10 - How Career Karma Secured Funding 23:38 - What Makes The Success Of Career Karma Different * Culture of Experimentation 25:25 - What It Feels Like To Know You Are Doing What You Are Meant To Be Doing * Pay Attention To The Patterns In Your Life 31:21 - Impact of Coronavirus 36:15 - Who Will Benefit From Remote Work 38:00 - The Career Karma Team * Pay It Forward 42:30 - If You Want To Be A Master In Life, You Have To Submit To A Master 44:30 - What’s On The Horizon For Career Karma 48:20 - The Biggest Lesson Ruben Has Learned Thus Far LINKS: State of the Bootcamp Market Report 2020 (https://careerkarma.com/blog/bootcamp-market-report-2020/) Remote Working Tips and Complete Guide to Telecommuting in 2020 (https://careerkarma.com/blog/remote-working-guide/) How to Pay for Coding Bootcamp: The Ultimate Guide (https://careerkarma.com/blog/how-to-pay-for-coding-bootcamp-ultimate-guide/) Income Share Agreements: State of the Market 2019 (https://careerkarma.com/blog/income-share-agreement-market-report-2019/) 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: Ruben Harris.
175: Developing for the Long Term with Eric A. Meyer
00:57 - Eric’s Superpower: The Ability To Explain Things In A Way That Makes Sense To Most People 02:37 - Legacy Capability Of The Web * Web Technologies Are Long Term * Frameworks * Lynx (https://lynx.browser.org) * Y2K 11:30 - Creating Long Term Within Frameworks * Static Can Be Good 15:50 - Ethical Dimensions * RAINN (https://www.rainn.org) * Information Accessible As Widely As Possible * Long Term vs. Short Term Code 20:50 - Longevity Of The Web 23:11 - Edge Cases - Stress Cases * Evan Hensleigh @futuraprime (https://twitter.com/futuraprime) * Design For Real Life (https://abookapart.com/products/design-for-real-life) 25:44 - Make Everything Accessible To The Most People * Diverse Teams Are Stronger * Making Assumptions * Write People Off Explicitly 44:00 - Design For Real Life * Challenging Team Assumptions * The Designated Dissenter * Sarah Parmenter @sazzy (https://twitter.com/sazzy) Reflections: John: The designated dissenter idea. Doing a pre-mortem on a project - planning ahead. Carina: A whole other conversation could come of the philosophy of agile and move fast and break things. Jacob: How the dissenter could be a challenging position to be in. Eric: The dissenter is stress testing, not criticizing. 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: Eric A. Meyer.