Building Reputation in Tech with Adam Stacoviak and Jerod Santo
Whiskey Web and Whatnot: Web Development, Neat
Intro
The hosts unveil the revamped podcast format, now called Wine, Web, and Whatnot. Amid laughter and the challenge of opening a bottle of wine, they hint at exciting web development topics and special guests for future episodes.
This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Changelog’s Adam Stacoviak and Jerod Santo about content creation and its role in web development careers. They discuss the nuances of reputation-building, the pitfalls of interview culture, and how developers can navigate the ever-changing landscape of tech.
In this episode:
- (00:00) - Intro
- (01:43) - Wine tasting + rating
- (11:31) - Do web developers need to be content creators?
- (13:35) - Does open source really help your career?
- (15:35) - How to build a good reputation
- (20:05) - Hiring and interviewing
- (26:54) - Fake dev jobs?
- (30:58) - Debating cancel culture
- (37:56) - Silicon Valley and integrity
- (41:55) - Movies and TV
- (44:22) - The state of frontend
- (47:35) - Framework
- (51:33) - Adam’s and Jerod’s non-tech careers
- (54:38) - Plugs
- ShopTalk Show: https://shoptalkshow.com/
- Changelog: https://changelog.com/
- Drinks: https://drinks.com/
- JS Party: https://changelog.com/jsparty
- Frontend Feud: CSS Pod vs Whiskey Web and Whatnot: https://changelog.com/jsparty/285
- All Things Open: https://2024.allthingsopen.org/
- LeetCode: https://leetcode.com/
- Johnny Boursiquot: https://x.com/jboursiquot
- Go Time: https://changelog.com/gotime
- WP Engine: https://wpengine.com/
- WordPress: https://wordpress.com/
- Steve Jobs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs
- PearAI: https://trypear.ai/
- Silicon Valley: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Valley_(TV_series)
- Succession: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Succession_(TV_series)
- Brian Cox: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Cox_(actor)
- Gladiator: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladiator_(2000_film)
- Joaquin Phoenix: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joaquin_Phoenix
- Russell Crowe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Crowe
- Typescript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/
- React: https://react.dev/
- Kent C. Dodds: https://kentcdodds.com/
- Django: https://www.djangoproject.com/
- Rails: https://rubyonrails.org/
- Next.js: https://nextjs.org/
- Astro: https://astro.build/
- DHH: https://x.com/dhh/
- Framework: https://frame.work/
- Omakub: https://omakub.org/
- Linux: https://www.linux.org/
- Apple: https://www.apple.com/
- Eminem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eminem
- Rails is having a moment (again): https://changelog.com/podcast/615
- Website: https://changelog.com
- Adam on X / Twitter: https://x.com/adamstac
- Jerod on X / Twitter: https://x.com/jerodsanto
- Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
- Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd
- Website: https://whiskey.fm
- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf
- Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot
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