
Software Developers Journey
Becoming a software developer is a journey. The Software Developers Journey show is an inspirational podcast for software developers. Every week, a successful software engineer shares their journey and tells us what they learned.
Latest episodes

Mar 2, 2021 • 58min
#140 Matt Biilmann discovered the JAMStack
Matt took us from his first lines of code and his musicology studies to his move to Spain to follow his heart and his first (unpaid) job. He then slowly but surely showed us how he worked with websites for years, realizing what was missing. He coined this missing architecture JAMStack and told us its birth story and how he created Netlify to empower it.Here are the links from the show:Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/biilmannNetlify on Twitter: https://twitter.com/netlifyNetlify's Homepage https://www.netlify.comNetlify blog for the latest updates: https://www.netlify.com/blogJamstack Explorers, a learning platform by Netlify to help developers get more expertise in the Jamstack: https://explorers.netlify.comJamstack.org https://jamstack.orgCreditsCover Campfire Rounds by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.Your host is Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, more about him at timbourguignon.fr.Gift the podcast a rating on one of the major platforms https://devjourney.info/subscribeSupport the podcast, support us on Patreon: https://bit.ly/devjpatreonPodMatchPodMatch Automatically Matches Ideal Podcast Guests and Hosts For Interviews Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson Discover how technology is reshaping our lives and livelihoods.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Inspiring Tech Leaders - The Technology PodcastInterviews with Tech Leaders and insights on the latest emerging technology trends.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

Feb 23, 2021 • 54min
#139 Mark Rendle is a programmer turned comedian turned programmer
Mark took us from his first date with a ZX81 all the way to the stages he regularly speaks onto worldwide. We brushed over his childhood and bumpy teenage. We talked about his love for "chips," his informal apprenticeship, and why he wants to further this apprenticeship model in the future. We talked about his hiatus as a professional stand-up comedian and how he found his way back into programming. Mark told us about his burnout and how this lead to him joining the best company ever and pushing him to mix those two skills he loves: programming and stand-up comedy.Here are the links from the show:Mark Rendle on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/markrendleMark Rendle on Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/markrendleCocoon https://github.com/VisualReCode/CocoonBSLang on Github https://github.com/BSLang/BSThe Worst Programming Language Ever https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mnYf7L7AmwCreditsCover Campfire Rounds by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.Your host is Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, more about him at timbourguignon.fr.Gift the podcast a rating on one of the major platforms https://devjourney.info/subscribeSupport the podcast, support us on Patreon: https://bit.ly/devjpatreonPodMatchPodMatch Automatically Matches Ideal Podcast Guests and Hosts For Interviews Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson Discover how technology is reshaping our lives and livelihoods.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Inspiring Tech Leaders - The Technology PodcastInterviews with Tech Leaders and insights on the latest emerging technology trends.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

Feb 16, 2021 • 58min
#138 Kristy-Leigh Minehan almost burned seeking a crypto highscore
Kristy took us from her early ROM-hacking years, all the way to her crypto-mining rabbit hole. She described in detail how she optimized her machines to ever-better mine cryptocurrencies. We then bifurcated toward the tale of how she almost changed the proof algorithm of Ethereum, became the center of a smear campaign, and earned a heavy burnout instead. We finally talked about helping developers as managers to not face those problems.Here are the links from the show:Kristy's Twitter https://www.twitter.com/OhGodAGirlThe Hackathon Kristy mentioned https://symbolplatform.com/hackathonCreditsCover Campfire Rounds by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.Your host is Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, more about him at timbourguignon.fr.Gift the podcast a rating on one of the major platforms https://devjourney.info/subscribeSupport the podcast, support us on Patreon: https://bit.ly/devjpatreonPodMatchPodMatch Automatically Matches Ideal Podcast Guests and Hosts For Interviews Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson Discover how technology is reshaping our lives and livelihoods.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Inspiring Tech Leaders - The Technology PodcastInterviews with Tech Leaders and insights on the latest emerging technology trends.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

Feb 9, 2021 • 53min
#137 Nadia Zhuk from 0 to crossing the Rubycon
Nadia first told us how she discovered coding, at the age of 25, as a second career. She painted her expat's story, leaving Belarus to Poland to reboot her professional life. We talked about interviewing. We talked about learning. And we talked about the book she wrote, "Crossing the Rubycon" (http://bit.ly/crossingrubycon), telling this exact story, plus many tips for fellow future second career devs.Here are the links from the show:Nadia on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/beetlehopeNadia's Book "Crossing the Rubycon" http://bit.ly/crossingrubycon (affiliate-link)Book a career consultation with Nadia http://www.beetlehope.comNadia's technical blog https://dev.to/beetlehopeNadia's Reading List newsletter https://beetlehope.substack.comNadia on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/beetlehopeTwo ressources Nadia spoke highly about:Michael Hartl's Tutorial https://www.michaelhartl.comCodecademy https://www.codecademy.comCreditsCover Campfire Rounds by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.Your host is Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, more about him at timbourguignon.fr.Gift the podcast a rating on one of the major platforms https://devjourney.info/subscribeSupport the podcast, support us on Patreon: https://bit.ly/devjpatreonPodMatchPodMatch Automatically Matches Ideal Podcast Guests and Hosts For Interviews Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson Discover how technology is reshaping our lives and livelihoods.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Inspiring Tech Leaders - The Technology PodcastInterviews with Tech Leaders and insights on the latest emerging technology trends.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

Feb 2, 2021 • 48min
#136 Dotan Nahum on building your own toolbox
Dotan first spoke about scarcity and satisfying his hungry curiosity. We then brushed over his hacking past and how he learned his way through computers. We talked about his military service and studies. We finally spoke about his quest for growth, the plans, and the sacrifices he made. We talked about languages, how to learn them and how to become efficient.Here are the links from the show:Dotan on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/jondotDeveloper experience manifesto https://dxmanifesto.devEffective Work ebook (free) https://leanpub.com/effectiveworkRoot Cause Podcast (in Hebrew): https://rtcz.ioSpectralOps https://spectralops.ioLearn Code the Hardway movement https://learncodethehardway.org/cLearn VIM while playing a game https://vim-adventures.comCreditsCover Campfire Rounds by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.Your host is Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, more about him at timbourguignon.fr.Gift the podcast a rating on one of the major platforms https://devjourney.info/subscribeSupport the podcast, support us on Patreon: https://bit.ly/devjpatreonPodMatchPodMatch Automatically Matches Ideal Podcast Guests and Hosts For Interviews Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson Discover how technology is reshaping our lives and livelihoods.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

Jan 26, 2021 • 55min
#135 Emily Robinson making sense of data science for us
Emily took us from her custom studies to her Ph.D. studies, her DataScience Bootcamp, and her first job at Etsy. We classified DataScience and (finally) made sense of those weird titles. We talked about how working in the open, creating her community and writing opened doors for her. Finally, we spoke about the book she just wrote with Jacqueline Nolis.Here are the links from the show:Emily's Twitter https://www.twitter.com/robinson_esHer book "Build a Career in Data Science" http://datascicareer.comThe podcast accompanying the book https://podcast.bestbook.cool40% off the book: mtpdata20Emily's Blog http://hookedondata.orgBlog post about titles at Lyft: https://medium.com/@chamandy/whats-in-a-name-ce42f419d16cNew York HackR Meetup where Emily first talked https://www.meetup.com/nyhackrThe recording of her A/B Testing @Etsy Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF-ryGgLOgQWill Larson's upcoming book about Staff Engineering: https://staffeng.com/bookCreditsCover Campfire Rounds by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.Your host is Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, more about him at timbourguignon.fr.Gift the podcast a rating on one of the major platforms https://devjourney.info/subscribeSupport the podcast, support us on Patreon: https://bit.ly/devjpatreonPodMatchPodMatch Automatically Matches Ideal Podcast Guests and Hosts For Interviews Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson Discover how technology is reshaping our lives and livelihoods.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Inspiring Tech Leaders - The Technology PodcastInterviews with Tech Leaders and insights on the latest emerging technology trends.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

Jan 19, 2021 • 49min
#134 Amiti Uttarwar is a hands-on Bitcoin-core tinkerer
Amiti took us from her first logic puzzles and first lines of code, all the way to her tenure as a Bitcoin core member. We also talked about Bitcoin itself, the project, its governance, processes, and how one could participate and change the world.Here are the links from the show:Amiti's Twitter https://www.twitter.com/amiziAmiti's Github https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoinOptech newsletter https://bitcoinops.org/en/newslettersAmiti's onboarding blog post https://medium.com/@amitiu/onboarding-to-bitcoin-core-7c1a83b20365Blog post about how governance works https://blog.okcoin.com/2020/09/15/developing-bitcoinCreditsCover Campfire Rounds by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.Your host is Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, more about him at timbourguignon.fr.Gift the podcast a rating on one of the major platforms https://devjourney.info/subscribeSupport the podcast, support us on Patreon: https://bit.ly/devjpatreonPodMatchPodMatch Automatically Matches Ideal Podcast Guests and Hosts For Interviews Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson Discover how technology is reshaping our lives and livelihoods.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

Jan 12, 2021 • 1h 2min
#133 Dennis Traub failed his way to success
Dennis took us from his first Commodore computer, all the way to his job at AWS. We talked about curiosity, finding your own way, taking a break, learning, searching, failure much more.Here are the links from the show:https://www.twitter.com/dtraubThe AWS-Podcast in German https://anchor.fm/dennis-traubhttps://www.dennistraub.comTwitch https://www.twitch.tv/dennis_at_workCommodore VIC-20 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_VIC-20Successful, Accomplished, Depressed – A Talk About Performance, Perfectionism, and Burnout in IT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C84h5e9cOZYCreditsCover Campfire Rounds by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.Your host is Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, more about him at timbourguignon.fr.Gift the podcast a rating on one of the major platforms https://devjourney.info/subscribeSupport the podcast, support us on Patreon: https://bit.ly/devjpatreonPodMatchPodMatch Automatically Matches Ideal Podcast Guests and Hosts For Interviews Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson Discover how technology is reshaping our lives and livelihoods.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Inspiring Tech Leaders - The Technology PodcastInterviews with Tech Leaders and insights on the latest emerging technology trends.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

Jan 5, 2021 • 46min
#132 Evangelina Ferreira challenges you to take every opportunity
Eva took us from tinkering with CSS on Blogspot to organizing CSSConf Argentina. She told us her story, and how she slowly but surely settled on Front-End development. She detailed how scary, but also life-changing it was to go to a conference in the USA. She finally told us all about the conference she organized and her vision to inspire developers in South-America.Here are the links from the show:Eva's Twitter Profile: https://www.twitter.com/evaferreira92The NGO Eva spoke about: http://www.puerta18.org.arThe numbers behind CSSConf Argentina https://cssconfar.com/the-numbersEva's Speaking Log: https://www.evaferreira.com.ar/en/education.htmlNicole Sullivan: https://twitter.com/stubbornellaCreditsCover Campfire Rounds by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.Your host is Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, more about him at timbourguignon.fr.Gift the podcast a rating on one of the major platforms https://devjourney.info/subscribeSupport the podcast, support us on Patreon: https://bit.ly/devjpatreonPodMatchPodMatch Automatically Matches Ideal Podcast Guests and Hosts For Interviews Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson Discover how technology is reshaping our lives and livelihoods.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

Dec 29, 2020 • 9min
How to end the 3rd season of DevJourney?
This year was crazy, time for a review.CreditsMusic Aye by Yung Kartz is licensed CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.Your host is Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, more about him at timbourguignon.fr.Gift the podcast a rating on one of the major platforms https://devjourney.info/subscribe.htmlSupport the podcast, support us on Patreon: https://bit.ly/devjpatreonSupport the show