Software Developers Journey

Jeremy Likness is a Cloud Developer Advocate for Azure at Microsoft. Jeremy has spent two decades building enterprise software with a focus on line of business web applications. He is the author of several highly acclaimed technical books including Designing Silverlight Business Applications and Programming the Windows Runtime by Example. He has given hundreds of technical presentations during his career as a professional developer. In his free time Jeremy likes to run, hike, and maintain a 100% plant-based diet.Jeremy first explained how he felt in love with computers at the age of 7... and ended up droping out of college and abandoning the idea of a career in software. He told us about the detours he took and how he got back in IT through the back door. We touched on his learning patterns and how he got into public speaking and conferences. We devised on how each step of his career prepared him for his current job as a developer advocate. Finally, we spoke about hiring and mentoring younger developers.Here are the links of the show:@jeremylikness on Twitter: http://twitter.com/@jeremyliknessBlog: https://blog.jeremylikness.comUpcoming talks: https://blog.jeremylikness.com/upcoming-talks-eaf27ff8a3a7CreditsMusic Aye by Yung Kartz is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.Your hostSoftware Developer‘s Journey is hosted and produced by Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, a crazy frenchman living in Germany who dedicated his life to helping others learn & grow. More about him at timbourguignon.fr.Want to be next?Do you know anyone who should be on the podcast? Do you want to be next? Drop me a line: info@devjourney.info or via Twitter @timothep.Gift the podcast a ratingPlease do me and your fellow listeners a favor by spreading the good word about this podcast. And please leave a rating (excellent of course) on the major podcasting platforms, this is the best way to increase the visibility of the podcast:Apple PodcastsStitcherGoogle PlayThanks!Support the show

Patrick is the CTO of the mobile bank N26, where he is building the engineering group that will change modern retail banking for people like you and me. Formerly a Principal Technical Consultant at ThoughtWorks in London, he is also the author of three books, The Retrospective Handbook, Talking with Tech Leads and most recently, Building Evolutionary Architectures. Patrick is a frequent conference speaker, a blogger and is passionate about bringing a balanced focus between people, organisations and technology.During this interview, we touched on the different roles Patrick's overtook during his career. Pat devised on how his time as a consultant prepared him for his current role as a CTO. We discussed the definition of a Technical Lead and compared it to the CTO Role(s). We finally discussed Pat's personal learning strategies.Here are the links of the show:@patkua https://twitter.com/patkuaBlog https://www.thekua.com/atworkTech Lead Course - http://thekua.io/techlead-courseTalking with Tech Leads book - https://thekua.io/twtlN26 Bank https://n26.comN26 are hiring - https://grnh.se/f64c07431ThoughtWorks https://www.thoughtworks.comThe Retrospective Handbook https://leanpub.com/the-retrospective-handbookeXtreme Tuesday Club London https://www.meetup.com/eXtreme-Tuesday-Club-XTCDan North https://dannorth.netAlistair Cockburn https://alistair.cockburn.usCreditsMusic Aye by Yung Kartz is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.Your hostSoftware Developer‘s Journey is hosted and produced by Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, a crazy frenchman living in Germany who dedicated his life to helping others learn & grow. More about him at timbourguignon.fr.Want to be next?Do you know anyone who should be on the podcast? Do you want to be next? Drop me a line: info@devjourney.info or via Twitter @timothep.Gift the podcast a ratingPlease do me and your fellow listeners a favor by spreading the good word about this podcast. And please leave a rating (excellent of course) on the major podcasting platforms, this is the best way to increase the visibility of the podcast:Apple PodcastsStitcherGoogle PlayThanks!Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched!Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

Charlie Gerard is a software developer at ThoughtWorks in Sydney. She is passionate about creative coding and building interactive prototypes mixing science, art and technology. She also spends time giving back to the community by mentoring new developers, contributing to open-source projects and speaking at events.We first talked about her early career in Marketing and as a Digital Producer and segwayed into the Bootcamp that started her programming career. We discussed formal education, university degrees, bootcamps and imposter syndrom. We then touched on the many side-projects that she nurtures, from brain sensors to motion control, connected ink and much more. We finally spoke about her learning strategies and how she motivates her for doing so much.Here are the links of the show:@DevDevCharlie: http://www.twitter.com/devdevcharlieHomepage: https://charliegerard.github.ioGithub: https://github.com/charliegerardBlog: https://medium.com/@devdevcharlieCharlie’s weekly newsletter about Creative Technology: http://eepurl.com/dJADpYGeneral Assembly Bootcamp: https://generalassemb.lyImposter Handbook https://bigmachine.io/products/the-imposters-handbookBrain Sensor, Connected Ink, Facial Expression, Spell Words, Thoughts project, etc https://charliegerard.github.io/#projectsLeap Motion: https://www.leapmotion.comLSTM: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Long_short-term_memoryMIT Media Lab: https://www.media.mit.eduSonicPi https://sonic-pi.netAR Kit https://developer.apple.com/arkitAR Core https://developers.google.com/arUnity3D https://unity3d.comJSHeroes Conference https://jsheroes.ioYouGottaLoveFrontend Conference http://yglf.com.uaDevoxxLondon Conference https://www.devoxx.co.ukCreditsMusic Aye by Yung Kartz is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.Your hostSoftware Developer‘s Journey is hosted and produced by Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, a crazy frenchman living in Germany who dedicated his life to helping others learn & grow. More about him at timbourguignon.fr.Want to be next?Do you know anyone who should be on the podcast? Do you want to be next? Drop me a line: info@devjourney.info or via Twitter @timothep.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched!Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

Dr. Simon Harrer is a senior consultant at INNOQ. In his daily business, he fights for simple solutions with domain-driven design, fitting architectures such as microservices or monoliths, and clean code in Java, Ruby or even JavaScript. Most recently, he co-authored the book "Java by Comparison" that helps Java beginners to write cleaner code through before/after comparisons.We talked about his love for teaching and how he incorporated industry best-practices into the curriculum he build. We then touched on freedom, and how it influenced his career choices. Afterwards, we segwayed into his new love for remote mob programming and why he thinks this is one of the most effective ways to program. Finally, we brushed over the book he co-authored "Java by Comparison".Here are the links of the show:Twitter https://twitter.com/simonharrerGoodReads https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17847059.Simon_HarreBook "Java by Comparison" Homepage https://java.by-comparison.comRemote Mob Programming https://remotemobprogramming.orgMob Programming https://mobprogramming.orgJabRef, the Open Source Bibliography Manager https://www.jabref.orgJabRef, GitHub Project https://github.com/JabRef/jabrefCreditsMusic Aye by Yung Kartz is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.Your hostSoftware Developer‘s Journey is hosted and produced by Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, a crazy frenchman living in Germany who dedicated his life to helping others learn & grow. More about him at timbourguignon.fr.Want to be next?Do you know anyone who should be on the podcast? Do you want to be next? Drop me a line: info@devjourney.info or via Twitter @timothep.Gift the podcast a ratingPlease do me and your fellow listeners a favor by spreading the good word about this podcast. And please leave a rating (excellent of course) on the major podcasting platforms, this is the best way to increase the visibility of the podcast:Apple PodcastsStitcherGoogle PlayThanks!Support the show

Ignacio Anaya is a Full Stack Developer at the company BloqInc, a Tech Trainer and a Speaker from Argentina. He's Passionate about code, teaching and field hockey. He mostly works with JavaScript, Vue.js and Blockchain but likes to contribute to many dev communities and Open Source project. Ignacio is an Ambassador for Auth0 and the organizer of the Buenos Aires Vue JS Usergroup.Together we spoke about how his first steps as a developer, his trainee curiculum and how he came to work with Javascript. We talked about his company going bankrupt and how it helped him realize that he had valuable skills. We finally touched on working remotely and learning to learn.Note: sorry for the remaining clicking noises that I could not cleanup. Starting with episode 41, I will be changing the recording process to avoid those alltogether.Here are the links of the show:https://twitter.com/ianaya89https://vuejs.orghttps://frontend-con.ioCreditsMusic Aye by Yung Kartz is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.Your hostSoftware Developer‘s Journey is hosted and produced by Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, a crazy frenchman living in Germany who dedicated his life to helping others learn & grow. More about him at timbourguignon.fr.Want to be next?Do you know anyone who should be on the podcast? Do you want to be next? Drop me a line: info@devjourney.info or via Twitter @timothep.Gift the podcast a ratingPlease do me and your fellow listeners a favor by spreading the good word about this podcast. And please leave a rating (excellent of course) on the major podcasting platforms, this is the best way to increase the visibility of the podcast:Apple PodcastsStitcherGoogle PlayThanks!Support the show

Harry Roberts is an award-winning Consultant Performance Engineer from the UK. With a client list ranging from the United Nations to Google, the BBC to the Financial Times, he has helped some of the world’s largest organisations make their websites faster. He also holds positions as a Google Developer Expert, where he shares web performance research and findings, and as Performance Ambassador for SHIFT Commerce, where he aims to make ecommerce faster from the inside out. He writes about all things front-end performance at csswizardry.com, speaks at tech events all across the globe, and regularly shares his insights at @csswizardry.Together we spoke about Harry's journey into development. From the beginning as a WebDeveloper, to his move toward freelancing. We also touched on the effects his CSS-Specific branding had on his gigs. We finally touched on mentoring and how one can help each other in our industry.Here are the links of the show:Twitter: https://twitter.com/csswizardryWebsite: https://csswizardry.comJames Victore: https://vimeo.com/69452647ITCSS: https://csswizardry.com/2018/11/itcss-and-skillshareNew Adventures https://newadventuresconf.com/2019CreditsMusic Aye by Yung Kartz is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.Your hostSoftware Developer‘s Journey is hosted and produced by Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, a crazy frenchman living in Germany who dedicated his life to helping others learn & grow. More about him at timbourguignon.fr.Want to be next?Do you know anyone who should be on the podcast? Do you want to be next? Drop me a line: info@devjourney.info or via Twitter @timothep.Gift the podcast a ratingPlease do me and your fellow listeners a favor by spreading the good word about this podcast. And please leave a rating (excellent of course) on the major podcasting platforms, this is the best way to increase the visibility of the podcast:Apple PodcastsStitcherGoogle PlayThanks!Support the show

Ryan Latta has been building software and teams for nearly 10 years now. He currently works as an agile coach and scrum master with a mission of creating teams that change the world. As a developer he maintains a belief that writing code is the least responsible thing he can do. When he isn't spending time with his family, he is mentoring new developers in starting their careers, playing games, and learning to play the fiddle.Ryan brushed over the dark passages of his career. From Game development (not that dark) to the cancelled projects, (un)ethical dilemmas and arm twisting decisions... wow, really powerful lessons in all this. Thanks Ryan!Here are the links of the show:http://ryanlatta.comhttp://dev.tohttp://twitter.com/recursivefaultsCreditsMusic Aye by Yung Kartz is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.Your hostSoftware Developer‘s Journey is hosted and produced by Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, a crazy frenchman living in Germany who dedicated his life to helping others learn & grow. More about him at timbourguignon.fr.Want to be next?Do you know anyone who should be on the podcast? Do you want to be next? Drop me a line: info@devjourney.info or via Twitter @timothep.Gift the podcast a ratingPlease do me and your fellow listeners a favor by spreading the good word about this podcast. And please leave a rating (excellent of course) on the major podcasting platforms, this is the best way to increase the visibility of the podcast:Apple PodcastsStitcherGoogle PlayThanks!Support the show

Listen to (almost) all the 2018 guests answer the same question: what is the most important thing you learned in 2018?In order of appearance:Emily Bache http://twitter.com/emilybacheDarren Hoehna http://twitter.com/activefireballMarkus Harrer http://twitter.com/feststelltasteJessica Kerr http://twitter.com/jessitronAnne Cahalan http://twitter.com/northofnormalMario Rogic http://twitter.com/realmarioRichard Rodger http://twitter.com/rjrodgerSteven Schwenke http://twitter.com/stevenschwenkeRob Allen http://twitter.com/akrabatCreditsMusic Something Elated by Broke For Free (CC BY 3.0)Special Music Jingle Bell Swing by Mark Smeby (CC BY ND 3.0)Your hostSoftware Developer‘s Journey is hosted and produced by Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, a crazy frenchman living in Germany who dedicated his life to helping others learn & grow. More about him at timbourguignon.fr.Want to be next?Do you know anyone who should be on the podcast? Do you want to be next? Drop me a line: info@devjourney.info or via Twitter @timothep.Gift the podcast a ratingPlease do me and your fellow listeners a favor by spreading the good word about this podcast. And please leave a rating (excellent of course) on the major podcasting platforms, this is the best way to increase the visibility of the podcast:Apple PodcastsStitcherGoogle PlayThanks!Support the show

Darren is a software developer, currently working for Microsoft, and the founder of the "That Programming Guy" company through which he does the two things that he loves most: helping people and tutoring in programming. When he's not working, he either plays video games, or does chores.Together we talked about the detours Darren took in order to become a developer, like working for U-Haul and not finishing his college degree. Then we talked about the interviews he lived through and how he dealt with imposter syndrom. Finally, we touched on his entrepreneur philosophie and why he created "That programming guy". Here are the links of the show:http://www.linkedin.com/in/dhoehnahttps://twitter.com/activefireballhttps://www.thatprogrammingguy.comhttps://cynicaldeveloper.com/podcast/42CreditsMusic Something Elated by Broke For Free (CC BY 3.0)Your hostSoftware Developer‘s Journey is hosted and produced by Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, a crazy frenchman living in Germany who dedicated his life to helping others learn & grow. More about him at timbourguignon.fr.Want to be next?Do you know anyone who should be on the podcast? Do you want to be next? Drop me a line: info@devjourney.info or via Twitter @timothep.Gift the podcast a ratingPlease do me and your fellow listeners a favor by spreading the good word about this podcast. And please leave a rating (excellent of course) on the major podcasting platforms, this is the best way to increase the visibility of the podcast:Apple PodcastsStitcherGoogle PlayThanks!Support the show

Rob Allen is a software consultant and developer with many years experience and writes code in PHP, Swift and other interesting languages. He leads Slim Framework's development team and contributes to Apache OpenWhisk and other open source projects. Rob is a published author and based in the UK where he runs Nineteen Feet Limited, focussing on API development, training and consultancy. In his spare time, Rob blogs at akrabat.com and can often be seen with a camera in his hand.Rob briefly told us about his studies and then we moved over to his favorite topics: serverless computing, open-source development and communication!Here are the links mentionned:https://19ft.comhttps://akrabat.comhttps://www.manning.com/books/zend-framework-in-actionTwitter: @akrabatNote: we recorded in a giant room and managed to avoid most of the echo... but not all of it. Sorry for that!CreditsMusic Something Elated by Broke For Free (CC BY 3.0)Your hostSoftware Developer‘s Journey is hosted and produced by Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, a crazy frenchman living in Germany who dedicated his life to helping others learn & grow. More about him at timbourguignon.fr.Want to be next?Do you know anyone who should be on the podcast? Do you want to be next? Drop me a line: info@devjourney.info or via Twitter @timothep.Gift the podcast a ratingPlease do me and your fellow listeners a favor by spreading the good word about this podcast. And please leave a rating (excellent of course) on the major podcasting platforms, this is the best way to increase the visibility of the podcast:Apple PodcastsStitcherGoogle PlayThanks!Support the show