
Beyond Coding
Beyond Coding is a weekly podcast with conversations that go "beyond coding" in a fireside chat format.
Common topics are tech, entrepreneurship, and career journeys.
Authentic, informative and inspiring. That's the aim for each episode.
New episodes every Wednesday 🎙
Latest episodes

Jul 17, 2024 • 49min
HackYourFuture and Software Education with Stas Seldin & Utku K.
https://www.hackyourfuture.net
Connect with Stas Seldin:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stasel
Connect with Utku K.:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/uk748392
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/ejgyef9PM4o
Beyond Coding Podcast with 🎙Patrick Akil
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Jul 10, 2024 • 56min
High Quality Software Development with Eugene Fidelin
Connect with Eugene Fidelin:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/eugef
https://x.com/eugenefidelin
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/alUfh7Nk4eE
Beyond Coding Podcast with 🎙Patrick Akil
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OUTLINE00:00:00 - Intro00:00:27 - What is high quality software?00:03:18 - Preventing software bugs completely00:05:29 - Tests becoming a bottleneck00:06:56 - Removing tests00:09:49 - Shift left approach00:12:11 - End to end tests and retries00:13:55 - Integration tests over unit tests00:18:05 - Test Pyramid vs Testing Trophy00:20:08 - The most important tests00:21:09 - Balancing speed and quality00:24:18 - DORA metrics00:25:36 - Metrics without context00:29:07 - Team performance metrics00:31:27 - Outcomes AND output00:32:46 - Early in career experience at big organizations00:37:32 - Hiring junior engineers00:39:54 - The joy of working in diverse teams00:41:53 - High performing teams00:44:35 - Domain chapter for sharing knowledge00:48:04 - Not working in sprints00:52:15 - Deciding your own way of working00:54:03 - Who is the audience of this podcast?

Jul 3, 2024 • 43min
Developing People with Ester Le Roux
Connect with Ester Le Roux:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ester-le-roux/
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/W-x2cMR-tN8
Beyond Coding Podcast with 🎙Patrick Akil
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Jun 26, 2024 • 45min
Q&A #9: Junior Developer Career Advice and Disruptive Tech with Patrick Akil
Q&A #9 is here! Take a shot every time I scratch my nose 😆
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/hNYzG2Mc2HA
Beyond Coding Podcast with 🎙Patrick Akil
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OUTLINE
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:21 - Advice for graduates starting in IT
00:02:06 - Junior developers and internships
00:06:56 - What does a recruiter expect?
00:08:31 - Eagerness
00:09:50 - What tech stack to master
00:12:50 - How to get a headstart at an organization as a junior
00:16:20 - Patrick and imposter syndrome
00:19:57 - Bad experiences in an interview process
00:22:55 - Self taught developers
00:23:49 - What language to erase
00:26:02 - The next big disruptive technology
00:29:40 - Tech leading to groundbreaking innovations
00:32:07 - Rapidly evolving technology
00:36:04 - The human factor in tech
00:37:53 - Machines empowering human capabilities
00:39:12 - Why did you start the podcast?
00:41:54 - How much time does it to create an episode?
00:44:39 - Thank you!!

Jun 19, 2024 • 42min
When to start Freelancing with Andrea Giardini
Connect with Andrea Giardini:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/giardiniandrea
https://andreagiardini.com
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/lTzeoVmhYKY
Beyond Coding Podcast with 🎙Patrick Akil
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Jun 12, 2024 • 46min
Effective Product Development Teams with Anne Kooijman
Connect with Anne Kooijman:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-kooijman-98588110a
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/7zDX8VqvBa0
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Jun 5, 2024 • 55min
Software Development and Sustainability with Brendan Kamp
Connect with Brendan Kamp:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendan-kamp-757e
With Google as My Neighbor, Will There Still Be Water? -
https://algorithmwatch.org/en/protests-against-data-centers/
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/BtTjnPoBvgI
Beyond Coding Podcast with 🎙Patrick Akil
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OUTLINE00:00:00 - Intro00:00:28 - What is sustainable tech?00:02:29 - Sustainability in programming languages00:05:13 - Optimizing a few hot paths00:07:26 - Is it worth optimizing algorithms?00:10:50 - Optimizing for readability00:13:26 - The Zen of Python00:15:58 - Underutilized infrastructure00:17:54 - Reducing infra by 40-50%00:19:59 - Cloud providers are damaging the planet00:22:44 - Offsetting emissions and green washing00:26:21 - Distributed datacenters in hotels and swimming pools00:30:07 - A datacenter that has more rights than citizens00:31:55 - Who is at fault00:33:34 - Microsoft's emissions growing since AI boom00:34:45 - Fit for 5500:35:12 - What is greenwashing?00:37:39 - You have to adhere to sustainability practises00:39:13 - Emission scopes00:41:50 - Saving costs on cloud resources00:45:06 - Why overspend happens00:48:20 - People problems00:51:12 - The power to implement00:53:45 - Everlearning

May 29, 2024 • 42min
AI in Software Development with Roy Derks
Connect with Roy Derks:
https://www.youtube.com/@gethackteam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gethackteam
https://twitter.com/gethackteam
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/Uc3mUIF1bP0
Beyond Coding Podcast with 🎙Patrick Akil
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OUTLINE00:00:00 - Intro00:00:28 - Starting as software engineer00:03:23 - Putting together something from IKEA00:05:40 - Starting a project from scratch00:09:04 - AI usecases00:11:30 - Prompt engineering00:13:07 - RAG explained00:15:48 - GPT agents explained00:19:04 - Developer way of working with AI00:22:17 - AI taking away jobs00:26:26 - Handling hallucination00:28:32 - Knowledge gaps with AI00:31:01 - Companies need to pivot00:34:23 - Personalization and AI00:36:22 - AI and data privacy00:40:02 - LLMs are just an API call away

May 22, 2024 • 1h 12min
Senior Software Engineers and LeetCode With Ilya Pimenov
Connect with Ilya Pimenov:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilya-pimenov
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/wN6aolC_YCM
Beyond Coding Podcast with 🎙Patrick Akil
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OUTLINE
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:27 - Starting your career as full stack developer?
00:02:57 - Learning every day
00:04:45 - Product managers talk to A LOT of people
00:07:31 - Ilya's career path
00:11:31 - Staff engineer challenges
00:13:34 - Patrick's next career steps
00:15:45 - Entrepreneurship and individual contributor skills
00:19:24 - Listening to internet traffic
00:25:05 - Comfort with ambiguity
00:27:45 - Fully understanding LLMs
00:29:58 - The biggest impact is in backend development
00:31:33 - Great Frontend engineers
00:33:05 - Why people use LeetCode in interviews
00:38:21 - LeetCode exercises transfer to software development
00:39:23 - Hiring for potential
00:40:56 - Investing in LeetCode opens doors
00:42:33 - System design interview
00:44:26 - Getting better at LeetCode
00:47:39 - Why people hate LeetCode
00:48:27 - Legendary LeetCode solver couldn't deliver as engineer
00:50:02 - What makes a great senior engineer
00:54:00 - Dealing with ambiguity is a life skill
00:56:41 - Buying and renovating
00:59:55 - Modular home
01:03:20 - Startup failures and learnings
01:07:18 - Hustling and executing

May 15, 2024 • 55min
Strategic Empathy in Leadership with Josine Muurling & Charlotte de Jong Schouwenburg-Mestwerdt
Join Josine Muurling, an empathy advocate in leadership, and Charlotte de Jong Schouwenburg-Mestwerdt, a strategic leadership expert, as they explore the transformative power of empathy in the workplace. They discuss the importance of psychological safety for fostering trust and open communication. The duo highlights how vulnerability can strengthen relationships and enhance collaboration. Listeners will learn about the balance of authority and autonomy, the significance of active listening, and the need to prioritize emotional connections for effective leadership.