Brandon Mathis is a talented Software Engineering Leader in Raleigh, NC currently serving as Engineering Lead at This Dot. He runs Triangle Devs, a prominent local meetup/slack/discord group. He is a lifelong tinkerer, coder & product builder. He's also a husband, dad, gamer, and writer. He is focused on web development using JavaScript (Node, React, ect), Ruby (Rails, Sinatra, Chef), DevOps (AWS, Ansible, Docker), Test Driven Development, Object Oriented Design, REST API Development, and SQL/NoSQL. If you're trying to build high quality software products at scale and planning to leverage local Raleigh talent you should start by scheduling a conversation with Brandon.
GUEST: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathisbrandon/
Website: www.brandonmathis.me
GitHub: https://github.com/BrandonMathis
Triangle Devs: https://triangledevelopers.com/
Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/triangle-devs/
HOST:
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TIMESTAMPS:
1:36 - Favorite movie5:28 - Star Wars chat9:07 - Acolyte cancellation13:57 - How he landed in software engineering21:26 - Golang vs Rust24:59 - His favorite language26:58 - JavaScript vs TypeScript29:57 - Where he recommends newbies start coding33:09 - Would he recommend starting a career in dev now35:05 - GitHub Go-Pilot37:21 - Dev skills becoming part of life43:03 - Mac or PC46:15 - Alfred on Mac46:43 - Spotlight on iPhone51:28 - His recent focus on Cybersecurity54:34 - Polyfill.js hack58:48 - Reallocation from QA to Cybersecurity1:00:17 - Why can't devs test their own code1:04:44 - No size company is immune to cyber attacks1:05:34 - Ethics of storing passwords properly1:08:26 - What happened to Agile / Scrum1:13:32 - Best way to measure dev performance1:19:53 - Cheaply made "Agencyware"1:21:24 - Boeing1:28:14 - Roller skates vs Rollerblades1:31:18 - Future of AI writing code1:34:19 - What Shopify did to eCommerce development1:36:17 - TikTok shop vs YouTube1:37:49 - Gen Z never leaves social media1:39:00 - Where to find Brandon
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