Expanding Beyond

Expanding Beyond

Monica and Urban discuss their work life as developers and development managers.

Episodes

December 20, 2022 41 min

We are reminiscing about doing 49 episodes, as well as answer listener questions!

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  • You can reach us via email at hosts@expandingbeyond.it.
  • You can follow us on Twitter at @podcast_eb.
  • Where to find Monica on the internet:

  • Website: monicag.me
  • Mastodon: @nirnaeth@mastodon.online
  • Github: @nirnaeth
  • Blog: dev.to/nirnaeth
  • Where to find Urban on the internet:

  • Twitter: &...
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    Urban's company got acquired and Monica quits her job!

  • You can reach us via email at hosts@expandingbeyond.it.
  • You can follow us on Twitter at @podcast_eb.
  • Where to find Monica on the internet:

  • Website: monicag.me
  • Mastodon: @nirnaeth@mastodon.online
  • Github: @nirnaeth
  • Blog: dev.to/nirnaeth
  • Where to find Urban on the internet:

  • Twitter: @ujh
  • Github: @ujh
  • Blog: urbanhafner.com
  • The intro and outro music...

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    Monica gets on her soapbox to complain about (the misuse of) user stories, rethinking processes in JIRA. We also discuss making decisions in big groups.

  • Job Stories Offer a Viable Alternative to User Stories
  • You can reach us via email at hosts@expandingbeyond.it.
  • You can follow us on Twitter at @podcast_eb.
  • Where to find Monica on the internet:

  • Website: monicag.me
  • Twitter: @KFMolli
  • Github: @nirnaeth
  • Blog: dev.to/n...
  • Mark as Played

    We discuss OKRs, release testing, and Urban's side project.

  • Urban’s side project
  • https://fpc.ink
  • Github project for future development
  • You can reach us via email at hosts@expandingbeyond.it.
  • You can follow us on Twitter at @podcast_eb.
  • Where to find Monica on the internet:

  • Website: monicag.me
  • Twitter: @KFMolli
  • Github: @nirnaeth
  • Blog: dev.to/nirnaeth
  • Where to find Urban on the internet:

  • Twitter: @ujh
  • Gith...
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    August 10, 2022 47 min

    We discuss how successful side projects require the same to scale than actual companies, but on a smaller scale, what to do as a manager when your team suddenly has a project manager, as well as release testing.

  • Fountain Pen Companion
  • Xray
  • You can reach us via email at hosts@expandingbeyond.it.
  • You can follow us on Twitter at @podcast_eb.
  • Where to find Monica on the internet:

  • Website: monicag.me
  • Twitter: @KFMolli
  • Gith...
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    We discuss Urban's appearances on other podcasts (that you should listen to!) as well as Monica handling layoffs from the point of view of a manager.

  • On the maintainable podcast with Robby Russel: https://www.maintainable.fm/episodes/urban-hafner-management-isnt-for-everyone
  • On the Code With Jason podcast: https://www.codewithjason.com/podcast/10785120-150-urban-hafner/
  • You can reach us via email at hosts@expandingbeyond...
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  • You can reach us via email at hosts@expandingbeyond.it.
  • You can follow us on Twitter at @podcast_eb.
  • Where to find Monica on the internet:

  • Website: monicag.me
  • Twitter: @KFMolli
  • Github: @nirnaeth
  • Blog: dev.to/nirnaeth
  • Where to find Urban on the internet:

  • Twitter: @ujh
  • Github: @ujh
  • Blog: urbanhafner.com
  • The intro and outro music is Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes. It's licensed under Attribution-NonComm...

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    We discuss introducing OKRs and working on tech debt.

  • You can reach us via email at hosts@expandingbeyond.it.
  • You can follow us on Twitter at @podcast_eb.
  • Where to find Monica on the internet:

  • Website: monicag.me
  • Twitter: @KFMolli
  • Github: @nirnaeth
  • Blog: dev.to/nirnaeth
  • Where to find Urban on the internet:

  • Twitter: @ujh
  • Github: @ujh
  • Blog: urbanhafner.com
  • The intro and outro music is Our Big Adventure by Sc...

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    In this episode we discuss Urban's side projects and why side projects are useful for you as a developer.

  • The game of Go
  • Urban’s AI for the game of Go in Rust
  • Fountain Pen Companion
  • hamcrest-rust
  • You can reach us via email at hosts@expandingbeyond.it.
  • You can follow us on Twitter at @podcast_eb.
  • Where to find Monica on the internet:

  • Website: monicag.me
  • Twitter: @KFMolli
  • Github: @nirnaeth
  • Blog: dev.to/nirnaeth
  • Wh...

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    In this episode we talk about agile coaches, decision making in self-organizing teams, and rehearsing "big bang" migrations.

  • Manifesto for Agile Software Development
  • Pointing and calling
  • You can reach us via email at hosts@expandingbeyond.it.
  • You can follow us on Twitter at @podcast_eb.
  • Where to find Monica on the internet:

  • Website: monicag.me
  • Twitter: @KFMolli
  • Github: @nirnaeth
  • Blog: dev.to/nirnaeth
  • Where...

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    In this episode we talk about improving communication and what it takes to improve your time management and delegation skills.

  • Time Management Advice for Product Managers by Shreyas Doshi

  • You can reach us via email at hosts@expandingbeyond.it.

  • You can follow us on Twitter at @podcast_eb.

  • Where to find Monica on the internet:

  • Website: monicag.me
  • Twitter: @KFMolli
  • Github: @nirnaeth
  • Blog: dev.to/nirnaeth
  • Where to find ...

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    In this episode we are continuing the discussion on ADRs and the prioritization of technical topics in general as well as the role of managers in mature teams and how even knowing someone just a little bit makes everything so much easier.

  • Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger
  • Turn the ship around by David Marquet

  • You can reach us via email at hosts@expandingbeyond.it.

  • You can follow us on Twitter at @podcast_eb.

  • Wh...

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    January 26, 2022 45 min

    We discuss our Christmas break, books, and how to structure work when the engineering department is growing fast.

  • The Books of Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin
  • The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin
  • Design Doc
  • Architecture Decision Record
  • You can reach us via email at hosts@expandingbeyond.it.
  • You can follow us on Twitter at @podcast_eb.
  • Where to find Monica on the internet:

  • Website: monicag.me
  • Twitter: @KFMolli
  • Github: ...
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    December 1, 2021 44 min

    In this episode we revisit 360 reviews, navigating the German e-healthcare system, and dealing with surprises.

  • Situation Behavior Impact feedback model
  • Open Telekom Cloud
  • You can reach us via email at hosts@expandingbeyond.it.
  • You can follow us on Twitter at @podcast_eb.
  • Where to find Monica on the internet:

  • Website: monicag.me
  • Twitter: @KFMolli
  • Github: @nirnaeth
  • Blog: dev.to/nirnaeth
  • Where to find Urban on the in...

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    In this episode we discuss the differences between working remotely and meeting in person. We also talk about the career path(s) of software developers that do not want to become managers.

  • Stationery Adjacent podcast
  • You can reach us via email at hosts@expandingbeyond.it.
  • You can follow us on Twitter at @podcast_eb.
  • Where to find Monica on the internet:

  • Website: monicag.me
  • Twitter: @KFMolli
  • Github: @nirnaeth
  • Blog:...
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    November 3, 2021 31 min

    In this episode we talk about one on ones, 360 reviews, and performance reviews.

  • 360 reviews
  • Culture Amp
  • You can reach us via email at hosts@expandingbeyond.it.
  • You can follow us on Twitter at @podcast_eb.
  • Where to find Monica on the internet:

  • Website: monicag.me
  • Twitter: @KFMolli
  • Github: @nirnaeth
  • Blog: dev.to/nirnaeth
  • Where to find Urban on the internet:

  • Twitter: @ujh
  • Github: @ujh
  • Blog: urbanhafner.com
  • T...

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    In this episode we talk about estimations ... again.

  • Managing Up: Where Everything is Made Up and the Points Don’t Matter
  • The Mythical Man Month by Frederick P. Brooks Jr.
  • Waltzing with Bears by Tom DeMarco, Timothy R. Lister
  • Software estimation without guessing by George Dinwiddie
  • How to Measure Anything by Douglas W. Hubbard
  • You can reach us via email at hosts@expandingbeyond.it.
  • You can follow us on Twitter at @podcast_eb...
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    We discuss everything around internationalization of a product and an organization as well as the job of a product owner (and the lack of one on Monica's team).

  • Quark
  • Escaping the Build Trap by Melissa Perri
  • You can reach us via email at hosts@expandingbeyond.it.
  • You can follow us on Twitter at @podcast_eb.
  • Where to find Monica on the internet:

  • Website: monicag.me
  • Twitter: @KFMolli
  • Github: @nirnaeth
  • Blog: dev....
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    September 22, 2021 35 min

    We discuss estimations, what they are good for as well as legacy code.

  • 2000 downloads Tweet
  • 2000 downloads on LinkedIn
  • The Mythical Man Month
  • How can a developer estimate time and effort?
  • https://www.howtomeasureanything.com/
  • You can reach us via email at hosts@expandingbeyond.it.
  • You can follow us on Twitter at @podcast_eb.
  • Where to find Monica on the internet:

  • Website: monicag.me
  • Twitter: @KFMolli
  • Github: @nirnae...
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  • Signavio
  • Four Stages of Teams
  • Misophonia
  • About Franziska

    Franziska Hauck is a coach, consultant and advocate. With her experience as a people lead, she coaches engineering managers, developers and primarily those working in tech. She has consulted startups, content hubs and bootcamp providers. Previously regional lead for the developer relations community programs at Google, she has also worked as a product owner, project manager a...

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