DevDiscuss

DevDiscuss

DevDiscuss is the first original podcast from DEV, a global community of software developers of all backgrounds and experience levels. The show covers burning topics that impact the daily lives of programmers and beyond, hosted by Forem Co-Founder, Ben Halpern, as well as a rotating cast of Forem developers.

Episodes

June 29, 2022 44 mins

In this episode, we talk about introducing children and teens to coding with Jon Mattingly, co-founder and CEO of Kodable, and Pete Ingram-Cauchi, CEO of ID Tech.

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  • DevNews (sponsor)
  • CodeNewbie (sponsor)
  • DataStax (sponsor)
  • Cockroach Labs (DevDiscuss) (sponsor)
  • Swimm (DevDiscuss) (sponsor)
  • Stellar (sponsor)
  • Kodable
  • IDTech
  • Code.org
  • Grace Hopper
  • Head First Book Series
  • Susan Wojcicki
  • Abigail (Abby) Phoenix

    Abigail (Abby) Phoenix is a ...

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    In this episode, we talk about how technology is being used as a tool for abuse and coercive control with Bindu Oommen Fernandes, executive director at Freedom Forward, and Sonya Mital, community engagement lead at Narika. We discuss possible warning signs of abuse to keep an eye out for, tactics abusers use on their victims, and the different ways technology is also helping survivors overcome these circumstances.

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    In this episode, we talk with Jim Walker, principal product evangelist at Cockroach Labs about the evolution of SQL. Learn more about the origins and importance of SQL and how it's managed to not only last but also evolve throughout time.

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  • DevNews (sponsor)
  • CodeNewbie (sponsor)
  • DataStax (sponsor)
  • Cockroach Labs (DevDiscuss) (sponsor)
  • Swimm (DevDiscuss) (sponsor)
  • Stellar (sponsor)
  • Smalltalk
  • Quel
  • Jeff Dean and Sanjay Ghema...
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    In this episode we talk with Tracy P Holmes, technical community advocate at Isovalent and Pachi Parra, developer advocate at Github about getting a conference talk proposal accepted. Get some tips and advice from their own personal experiences and a glimpse at this year's Codeland 2022, since both of them will be speaking at this year's conference.

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  • DevNews (sponsor)
  • CodeNewbie (sponsor)
  • DataStax (sponsor)
  • Cockro...
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    In this episode, we talk about how to work cohesively and efficiently across different departments with Kate Travers, Senior Software Engineer at GitHub, and Tracy Osborn, Principal Program Director at TinySeed.

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  • DevNews (sponsor)
  • CodeNewbie (sponsor)
  • DataStax (sponsor)
  • Cockroach Labs (DevDiscuss) (sponsor)
  • Swimm (DevDiscuss) (sponsor)
  • Stellar (sponsor)
  • Design for Non-Designers (Part 1)
  • Design for Non-Designers (Part 2)
  • Desi...
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    In this episode, we talk about the the most fun we’ve had coding with Paula Gearon, semantic web architect at Intelligent Medical Objects, and Lucia Cerchie, software developer at StepZen.

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  • DevNews (sponsor)
  • CodeNewbie (sponsor)
  • DataStax (sponsor)
  • Cockroach Labs (DevDiscuss) (sponsor)
  • Swimm (DevDiscuss) (sponsor)
  • Stellar (sponsor)
  • What's the most fun you've ever had coding?
  • Clojure
  • Babashka
  • Binary Predicate
  • Parliament
  • ...
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    In this episode, we talk about how we created unified embeds with Arit Amana, software engineer at Forem, and Jeremy Friesen, lead software engineer at Forem.

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  • DevNews (sponsor)
  • CodeNewbie (sponsor)
  • DataStax (sponsor)
  • Cockroach Labs (DevDiscuss) (sponsor)
  • Swimm (DevDiscuss) (sponsor)
  • Stellar (sponsor)
  • Regex
  • Jeremy Friesen

    Jeremy Friesen is an open source software developer focused on mentoring, process improvement, and craft...

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    In this episode, we talk about using design patterns to improve how you architect web apps, with authors of the book, Learning Patterns, Lydia Hallie, Staff Developer Advocate at Vercel, and Addy Osmani, engineering manager at Google working on Chrome.

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  • DevNews (sponsor)
  • CodeNewbie (sponsor)
  • DataStax (sponsor)
  • Cockroach Labs (DevDiscuss) (sponsor)
  • Swimm (DevDiscuss) (sponsor)
  • Stellar (sponsor)
  • Learning Patterns
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    In this episode, we talk about Forem’s product and engineering with Jennie Ocken, Forem’s head of product, and Allison McMillan, Forem’s head of engineering.

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  • DevNews (sponsor)
  • CodeNewbie (sponsor)
  • DataStax (sponsor)
  • Cockroach Labs (DevDiscuss) (sponsor)
  • Swimm (DevDiscuss) (sponsor)
  • Stellar (sponsor)
  • Forem
  • DEV
  • Jennie Ocken

    Jennie Ocken brings a business and market perspective into the software development process and represen...

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    March 23, 2022 38 mins

    In this episode, we talk about jQuery, Vanilla JS, and when and how you should transition out of an older technology, with Diana Le, senior web developer at topSpot Internet Marketing, Tyler Smith, software engineer at Unearth, and Chris Ferdinandi, JavaScript Educator and creator of Go Make Things.

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  • DevNews (sponsor)
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  • DataStax (sponsor)
  • Cockroach Labs (DevDiscuss) (sponsor)
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    In this episode, we talk about physical pen-testing with Deviant Ollam, author of the book, “Practical Lock Picking: A Physical Penetration Tester's Training Guide.”

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  • DevNews (sponsor)
  • CodeNewbie (sponsor)
  • DataStax (sponsor)
  • Cockroach Labs (DevDiscuss) (sponsor)
  • Swimm (DevDiscuss) (sponsor)
  • Stellar (sponsor)
  • Practical Lock Picking: A Physical Penetration Tester's Training Guide
  • Deviant Ollam - I'll Let Myself I...
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    In this episode, we talk about engineering management with Alex Karp, engineering manager at Twitter.

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  • DevNews (sponsor)
  • CodeNewbie (sponsor)
  • DataStax (sponsor)
  • Cockroach Labs (DevDiscuss) (sponsor)
  • Swimm (DevDiscuss) (sponsor)
  • Stellar (sponsor)
  • Creative Selection: Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs
  • Alex Karp

    Alex Karp is an #ActuallyAutistic Engineering Manager at Twitter who loves to bri...

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    In this episode, we talk about breaking into tech mid-career with Sarah Bartley, full stack web developer, and Will Johnson, developer advocate at Auth0.

    Show Notes
  • DevNews (sponsor)
  • CodeNewbie (sponsor)
  • DataStax (sponsor)
  • Cockroach Labs (DevDiscuss) (sponsor)
  • Swimm (DevDiscuss) (sponsor)
  • Stellar (sponsor)
  • How I Switched Careers Into Tech With No Degree In My Mid 30's
  • Nevertheless, Sarah Bartley Coded
  • What Color is Your Parachute...
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    In this episode, we talk about video game archival, preservation, and curation with Jason Scott, co-founder of Archive Team and archivist for the Internet Arcade, and Paola Antonelli, senior curator of architecture and design and director of research and development at the Museum of Modern Art.

    Show Notes
  • DevNews (sponsor)
  • CodeNewbie (sponsor)
  • DataStax (sponsor)
  • Cockroach Labs (DevDiscuss) (sponsor)
  • Swimm (DevDiscuss) (sponsor)
  • Ste...
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    In this episode, we talk about creating beautiful data-driven essays with Michelle McGhee and Russell Goldenberg, Journalist-Engineers at The Pudding.

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  • DevNews (sponsor)
  • CodeNewbie (sponsor)
  • DataStax (sponsor)
  • Cockroach Labs (DevDiscuss) (sponsor)
  • Swimm (DevDiscuss) (sponsor)
  • Stellar (sponsor)
  • OpenAI
  • Svelte
  • The Pudding
  • Polygraph
  • Gabriel Florit - On Responsive Design and Data Visualization
  • Who’s in the Crossword?
  • The Birthday Par...
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    Since CodeNewbie is doing a learn in public challenge this month, in this episode we talk all about learning in public with Gift Egwuenu, Frontend Developer, and past CodeLand speaker on the topic of learning in public, and Shawn Wang aka Swyx, head of developer experience at Temporal Technologies.

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  • DevNews (sponsor)
  • CodeNewbie (sponsor)
  • DataStax (sponsor)
  • Cockroach Labs (DevDiscuss) (sponsor)
  • Swimm (DevDiscuss) (sponsor)
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    In this episode we talk about how cybersecurity needs to evolve and how to get into it, with Alyssa Miller, Business Information Security Officer at S&P Global Ratings, and author of the book Cyber Defenders' Career Guide.

    Show Notes
  • DevNews (sponsor)
  • CodeNewbie (sponsor)
  • DataStax (sponsor)
  • Cockroach Labs (DevDiscuss) (sponsor)
  • Swimm (DevDiscuss) (sponsor)
  • Stellar (sponsor)
  • Cyber Security Career Guide
  • KubeCon
  • Offensive Securi...
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    In this episode, we talk about imposter syndrome and how to conquer it with Michael Boroff, mental health program manager at Crossover Health, and Nick Taylor, lead software engineer at Forem.

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  • DevNews (sponsor)
  • CodeNewbie (sponsor)
  • DataStax (sponsor)
  • Cockroach Labs (DevDiscuss) (sponsor)
  • Swimm (DevDiscuss) (sponsor)
  • Stellar (sponsor)
  • Commentary: Prevalence, Predictors, and Treatment of Imposter Syndrome: A Systematic Re...
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    In this episode, we talk about A/B testing with David Sweet, adjunct professor at yeshiva university, and author of the book, Tuning Up: From A/B testing to Bayesian Optimization. After listening, if you would like a 35% discount on Tuning Up: From A/B testing to Bayesian Optimization, go to the link in our show notes and use offer code devdsrf-38BF.

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  • DevNews (sponsor)
  • CodeNewbie (sponsor)
  • DataStax (sponsor)
  • Cockroach La...
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    In this episode, we talk about how to be a better whistleblower with Ariella Steinhorn and Amber Scorah, the CEO and the President of Lioness, and the creators of The Tech Workers Handbook.

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  • DevNews (sponsor)
  • CodeNewbie (sponsor)
  • DataStax (sponsor)
  • Cockroach Labs (DevDiscuss) (sponsor)
  • Swimm (DevDiscuss) (sponsor)
  • Stellar (sponsor)
  • Lioness
  • The Tech Worker Handbook
  • Bezos Wants to Create a Better Future in Space. His Company B...
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