Beyond Coding
Patrick Akil
For software engineers ready to level up. Learn from CTOs, principal engineers, and tech leaders about the skills beyond coding: from technical mastery to product thinking and career growth
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Jan 22, 2025 • 45min
Copilot Will Change How You Work Forever. Here's Why with Femke Cornelissen
Femke Cornelissen, Chief Copilot at Vortel and Microsoft MVP, explores the transformative power of AI in the workplace. She shares insights on effectively integrating tools like Copilot, emphasizing the need for clear organizational support and effective adoption strategies. Femke highlights the art of crafting specific prompts to maximize Copilot's potential and discusses the balance between innovation and ethics in creativity and education. The conversation also touches on workplace automation advancements and regional implementation differences.
Jan 15, 2025 • 53min
Why Some Engineers Rise to Leadership - And Others Don’t with Marcel de Vries
Connect with Marcel:
https://marceldevries.me
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcelv
https://x.com/marcelv
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/LmY1Mj5IbB0
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Jan 8, 2025 • 49min
When to use Kubernetes and Internal Developer Platforms with Mojtaba Imani
Connect with Mojtaba:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mojtabaimani
https://x.com/smojtabaimani
Check out Kuberise:
https://kuberise.io
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https://youtu.be/SZHcteG52Ek
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Jan 1, 2025 • 47min
App Development with Kotlin Multiplatform with Abdullah Zaiter & Urs Peter
Connect with Abdullah:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/zaitera
https://zaitech.dev
Connect with Urs:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/urs-peter-70a2882
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/hwTlKa1_CoE
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Dec 25, 2024 • 42min
From Open Source to SaaS Company with Henric Trotzig
Connect with Henric:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/henric-trotzig-047a8b1
https://twitter.com/henrictrotzig
More on Happo:
https://happo.io
https://github.com/happo
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/nsVK4yNFoFg
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Dec 20, 2024 • 48min
AI in Product with Bandan Jot Singh
Connect with Bandan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bandan
https://x.com/bandanjot
Check out Productify!
https://substack.com/@productify
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/2IHeKib9LEA
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Dec 4, 2024 • 1h 6min
Web Development with Next.js and Vercel
Connect with Tim Neutkens:
https://x.com/timneutkens
https://timn.tech
Learn about Next.js:
https://nextjs.org/learn
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/cyhylFJwdWc
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Nov 13, 2024 • 57min
How Software Engineering is Evolving with Borislav Nikolov
In this engaging conversation, Borislav Nikolov, former principal engineer at Booking.com and now hands-on CTO at Recce, shares insights on the evolution of software engineering. They discuss the emotional challenges developers face with code reviews, emphasizing that code should be seen as an evolving entity. The elegance of the Go programming language is highlighted for its simplicity and maintainability. They also explore the integration of front-end and back-end development, the learning curve of programming languages, and the impact of AI in enhancing productivity.
Nov 6, 2024 • 48min
Working at Startups vs in Big Tech with Willem Spruijt
Connect with Willem:
https://linkedin.com/in/willemspruijt
https://x.com/wspruijt
References:
https://blog.pragmaticengineer.com/working-at-a-startup-vs-in-big-tech
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/80OFSSXi_yg
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Oct 30, 2024 • 1h 5min
Job Titles and Tech Career Progression with Alexandra Vargas
Connect with Alexandra:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/axelav
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/DvjsCTKtuzE
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