Beyond Coding

Connect with David Pereira: https://www.d-pereira.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidavpereira https://dpereira.substack.com https://www.youtube.com/c/DavidPereira88 Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/UJd7mj7ae5k Beyond Coding Podcast with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Powered by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! OUTLINE00:00:21 - Bullshit management, or Product management?00:03:58 - Uncertainty and driving value00:06:54 - Find the science through the noise00:08:51 - What do you do as a product manager?00:11:12 - Timelines and roadmaps00:12:59 - Product strategies00:15:46 - Competence, confidence and experience00:17:17 - Split focus00:19:27 - Clarity increases productivity00:21:44 - Small bets00:24:45 - Product manager backgrounds00:26:20 - Coordinative model, or collaborative?00:27:32 - Remaining untrapped00:30:09 - A victim of your calendar00:33:01 - A fresh perspective00:34:49 - The business blocker00:38:12 - Staying as long as its challenging00:40:10 - Conflict with the CTO00:44:03 - Moving on when the ship is sinking00:46:29 - Be humble00:49:32 - Finding common ground00:50:47 - Untrapping product teams

Connect with Monika F. de Waal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monika-de-waal https://www.uniquesources.nl/nl/about-us References: Where I'm from activity | https://theinspiredclassroom.com/2019/04/where-im-from-poetry-activity/ Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/TSpSmRfn0TQ Beyond Coding Podcast with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Powered by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! OUTLINE00:00:00 - Intro00:00:26 - Finding more joy at work00:03:17 - Childhood ambitions00:05:50 - Curiosity and straight to the point00:08:02 - 1-1 coaching00:10:02 - Time and attention for people in teams00:11:51 - Performing comes after trust00:13:00 - Instant trust00:15:05 - The responsibility as a facilitator00:16:49 - The effects of leadership behaviour00:19:42 - Local culture wins over global00:23:20 - The things that bind us00:24:32 - Diverse teams perform better, only with great leadership00:26:56 - Business principles00:28:48 - Different cultural behaviour00:32:24 - Who needs to change?00:33:55 - Toxic environments00:36:20 - It's not my problem00:38:52 - Allowing people to do it themselves00:40:24 - Managing time and getting better at it00:42:43 - Referring to colleagues00:44:31 - Reacting to change00:46:55 - Open up the conversation00:48:32 - When God created men, she was only joking

Connect with Rustam Alashrafov: ⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/rustama Connect with Jethro Sloan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jdksloan https://twitter.com/jdksloan Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/pxfQ0AyILYk Beyond Coding Podcast with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Powered by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! OUTLINE 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:21 - Frequent performance reviews 00:03:36 - Working towards shared outcomes 00:06:26 - Working with OKRs 00:09:20 - Freedom of choice 00:12:14 - Promotions and favouritism 00:14:38 - Feeling heard 00:17:55 - Maximising happiness 00:20:57 - Aligning with a team 00:22:43 - Rewarding individual performance 00:24:57 - Challenges and motivation 00:27:09 - What can I do differently? 00:28:26 - Doing the bare minimum 00:31:37 - Expectations and change 00:34:31 - Underperformance and letting someone go 00:38:46 - Mass layoffs vs. the individual approach 00:42:58 - Taking responsibility 00:44:20 - Inequality and opening a dialog 00:46:53 - Should salaries be open and public? 00:50:28 - Salary secrecy 00:54:41 - Top performers 00:56:22 - Transparent business goals 00:58:09 - Final thoughts

Full episode on YouTube ▶️ ⁠https://youtu.be/7iBLidwN49o⁠ Beyond Coding Podcast with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Powered by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! OUTLINE 00:00:00 - Intro00:00:36 - How to negotiate salary in an interview00:05:43 - Knowing your numbers00:07:34 - Landing your first job00:11:16 - Balancing work, school and hobbies00:15:33 - Working remotely abroad00:20:47 - Developing tech skills and soft skills00:25:26 - Seeing the business side as a Product Manager vs. as an engineer00:30:11 - Learning large codebases00:35:25 - How to get into AI as web developer00:37:49 - Keeping your motivation as podcaster00:42:55 - Thank you so much!

Connect with Anthony Alaribe:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-alaribe-293a41bb https://twitter.com/tonialaribe https://apitoolkit.io Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/mvwakmnEWGg Beyond Coding Podcast with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Powered by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! OUTLINE00:00:00 - Intro00:00:24 - Enhancing observability00:01:37 - Huge production issue00:04:08 - Orders are down, but why?00:05:28 - Things we don't think of as developers00:07:49 - Getting the first customer00:09:26 - Finding a niche00:11:54 - The fintech industry00:14:10 - The problem of many separate teams00:15:20 - Someone to hold you accountable00:17:14 - Knowing the competitors in your niche and sharing it00:20:42 - Filtering out what features you need00:23:24 - Standard operating procedures00:26:16 - Standardizing runbooks00:28:35 - Multiple proven tracks to follow00:31:05 - Anomaly detection and how to investigate00:32:50 - Developer experience and tools00:35:14 - We could build it better00:36:04 - What works well at a bigger scale00:39:55 - Analyzing your code and beyond00:43:04 - Opportunities for improvement00:44:50 - Most software is fast enough, or not?00:47:27 - Automating ourselves away

Connect with Keki Mwaba: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keki-mwaba https://www.expatcareerdevelopment.com Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/8zBAyEgklMM Beyond Coding Podcast with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Powered by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! OUTLINE 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:26 - The tech market now 00:03:34 - Getting a first job is harder 00:06:45 - From cold calling to a job 00:09:05 - Not all roles are advertised 00:11:32 - Crafting an application 00:14:11 - Does resume format matter? 00:17:07 - Being intentional with your resume 00:19:09 - Share your story! 00:22:13 - Patrick's poll 00:23:56 - Network is most important 00:26:45 - Downsides of referral policies 00:28:08 - Quality or quantity approach 00:30:53 - Mapping out the market 00:33:18 - Follow-ups matter more than you think 00:36:20 - Do your research and be genuine 00:38:49 - Keki should start a podcast!!

Connect with Yonatan Ziv: https://www.yonatanziv.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/yonatan-ziv Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/FUboYgDNhF0 Beyond Coding Podcast with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Powered by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! OUTLINE 00:00:00 - Intro00:00:26 - Design and Developer pairing00:03:24 - Separate design teams00:06:45 - We are all users00:09:30 - Incorporating feedback00:12:51 - Data wins, but not always00:15:11 - You have to have buy-in00:17:17 - Testing your assumptions00:18:58 - Fail fast from design00:20:31 - Full-stack designer00:22:39 - Design responsibilities00:25:12 - Design feeding development00:27:36 - Keeping product phases in mind00:28:18 - Solo designer challenges00:30:23 - Research takes so much time00:32:50 - When design involves development00:35:11 - Investing in team culture00:37:24 - Staying in the same domain as designer00:41:54 - User journey differences across industries00:44:44 - The best design learning journey

Connect with Elias Nogueira: https://linkedin.com/in/eliasnogueira https://eliasnogueira.com https://twitter.com/eliasnogueira Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/jUQcq8NLxDk Beyond Coding Podcast with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Powered by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! OUTLINE: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:30 - Digital vs. Physical boards 00:02:59 - The value of facilitating 00:08:41 - Standardizing way of working 00:12:40 - Elias explains how software is delivered 00:15:40 - Shift-left testing 00:17:14 - Cutting corners 00:20:15 - Changes and issues can not be prevented 00:22:23 - Quality engineers 00:25:47 - All engineers need to know the product 00:28:35 - Fail fast and often 00:32:28 - Communication issues between product and engineering 00:37:25 - Product minded engineers 00:40:51 - Zero bug policy 00:43:13 - Bugs in games 00:44:34 - Saying no 00:47:34 - Outro

Explore the value of simplicity in software development and avoiding feature overload with Maarten Dalmijn. Learn about the challenges of removing features, the importance of rapid A/B testing, and making big decisions early. Discover why less is often more in product development and the significance of building trust and changing directions in software engineering.

Explore app development with Lucas Montano as he tackles technical challenges and shares his journey into tech content creation on YouTube, crafting content that educates and entertains. From profiling apps to breaking down practical tech challenges (Mr. Beast Giveaways), Lucas shares insights that are invaluable to both developers and tech enthusiasts. Connect With Lucas Montano: https://www.youtube.com/@LucasMontano https://twitter.com/lucas_montano https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucasmontano Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/jwHlHVQY958 Beyond Coding Podcast with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Powered by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! OUTLINE00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:28 - How Lucas got into app development 00:03:30 - Native app development and changes in IOS 00:06:31 - Unique challenges in app development 00:09:23 - Supporting many different devices 00:12:34 - Senior app developers are experts at profiling apps 00:14:06 - Testing and updating in app development 00:16:33 - Content is the new app 00:18:57 - Communities and content 00:21:07 - Breaking down the Mr. Beast giveaway challenge on X 00:25:40 - Real life constraints 00:28:16 - How Lucas comes up with ideas for content 00:30:10 - Educating and entertaining 00:31:44 - Learning tech through projects 00:33:22 - Comfort in sharing learning experiences 00:36:41 - AI and software development 00:39:53 - Lucas works with his wife on the YouTube Channel 00:42:26 - Lucas has an AI team member 00:45:27 - YouTube is a platform for projects 00:47:00 - Open sourcing projects 00:47:57 - Channel Memberships 00:48:39 - Rounding off