Beyond Coding

Dennis van de Laar, Microsoft developer, discusses topics such as developer productivity, platform engineering, and architecture. They explore creating value in cloud-native technology, the evolution of the architect's role, and the balance between autonomy and structured platform engineering. They also touch on low-code development, the importance of standardized platforms, and the value of openness and effective communication.

Connect with Ruben Spruijt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rspruijt https://twitter.com/rspruijt Mentioned References: Videos from Ruben's digital twin - https://www.youtube.com/@dizzion-frame/videos Dizzion - https://www.dizzion.com Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/AfPxmTQT7ZI Beyond Coding Podcast with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Powered by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! OUTLINE00:00:00 - Intro00:00:25 - Beyond Coding Podcast style and audience00:02:59 - Retaining information from podcasts and books00:06:42 - What is End User Computing00:08:57 - The end user experience needs to be king00:10:02 - How long has End User Computing been around?00:11:30 - The tech and user experience side of End User Computing00:12:53 - Shadow IT00:15:29 - Accessibility leads to adoption00:16:39 - Virtual desktops are coming back?!00:18:53 - Data and compute being close to each other00:19:55 - New remote streaming protocols00:21:11 - No more company laptops needed soon00:23:10 - E-waste and sustainable hardware00:26:43 - Competing cloud resources00:27:44 - Working remotely for startups in Sillicon Valley00:30:48 - Work on your personal brand00:32:39 - Taking the plunge00:34:44 - Managing risk00:37:49 - Things are moving faster00:40:08 - Business relationships00:43:55 - Many Dutch people in the EUC communities00:45:23 - The pros and cons of startups00:47:45 - Faster impact00:49:03 - Wearing multiple hats00:50:36 - AI in end user computing00:51:53 - Ruben created a digital twin00:54:57 - How to stay ahead of the ai game00:57:09 - Measuring success00:59:32 - Final thoughts

Connect with Dr. Cara Antoine: https://linkedin.com/in/caraantoine https://twitter.com/carainholland Literature References: The Second Mountain by David Brooks Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/LZLG7sxVM_g Beyond Coding Podcast with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Powered by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠! OUTLINE00:00:00 - Intro00:00:26 - Cara's podcasting experience00:01:59 - Seeing the learning00:04:07 - Shrinking attention spans00:07:28 - Starting with the conclusion00:09:06 - How Cara started at Polaroid00:11:11 - Making artwork more accessible to everyone00:14:36 - Save, improve and change people's lives and the planet00:17:42 - People who made a difference for you00:18:53 - Mission statements for drive and motivation00:21:30 - The Second Mountain00:24:08 - Why there are 2 mountains00:25:31 - The stool of life00:28:12 - Balancing life00:30:22 - Saving lives with digital sensors00:33:02 - Finding the real issue00:36:02 - Digitizing the environment00:38:01 - Losing the home away from home00:40:58 - Hit repeat on a different part of the organisation00:44:42 - The opportunities and fear of AI00:47:36 - AI has existed for years00:49:49 - GenAI FoMO00:52:54 - Personalized customer experiences00:55:55 - The evolution of predictive models00:58:24 - Problems of current GenAI models01:00:44 - The need for diversity01:04:00 - Easee and AI technology01:08:00 - Parity of individual capabilities01:11:26 - Be a learn-it-all01:11:52 - Start today and start small01:13:41 - How the windshield wiper came to be01:15:29 - The spark of innovation01:17:37 - Looking forward

Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/7iBLidwN49o Beyond Coding Podcast with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Powered by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠! OUTLINE00:00:00 - Intro00:00:29 - Getting ready!00:00:45 - What new hobby would you like to try for 2024?00:01:52 - What tech trends are you anticipating for 2024?00:04:37 - My favourite Christmas gift00:04:44 - How do you see the future of the IT industry?00:07:26 - How do you see your future in IT?00:08:36 - Is there demand for .NET engineers?00:12:09 - With AI evolving, how do software engineers evolve with it?00:14:57 - AI and experienced software engineers00:17:44 - How do you find out what field to focus on?00:22:14 - What are some tools I should incorporate in my workflow?00:24:14 - Web dev and software engineering tools00:28:53 - How do you explain a career gap?00:31:59 - Have you ever been on a project which was fun, but not ethically responsible?00:35:44 - Enjoying the domain you work in00:38:01 - Life and career goals00:41:19 - Work and family illness00:44:17 - Patrick's conflict story00:48:15 - Handling conflict00:51:33 - How do you gain respect as a junior?00:55:05 - Ask for feedback00:55:52 - If it's not 2024...

Connect with Julia Sullivan: https://juliasullivan.nl https://www.linkedin.com/in/jusullivan Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/0EjMupALvOo Beyond Coding Podcast with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Powered by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠! OUTLINE00:00:00 - Intro00:00:21 - Perfectionism and writing00:02:58 - It has to be good00:05:25 - Allow yourself to be a learner00:06:55 - I should know what I'm doing00:08:46 - Keep asking questions00:10:39 - Fear of looking stupid00:12:31 - The "human stuff" in teams00:14:11 - Team building00:16:08 - Shared mission and shared vision00:18:08 - The pressure of being a team leader00:19:26 - Prices and benefits00:22:00 - Getting buy-in from larger teams00:24:23 - Team values00:26:19 - Another obligation00:28:29 - Fear of making mistakes00:31:29 - Doing your best to look the part00:33:37 - Breaking down masks00:34:43 - Communication styles00:37:50 - Being flexible in how you communicate00:39:05 - Connecting with anyone00:40:52 - The price of honesty00:42:57 - Handling disappointments00:45:08 - We are all sensitive00:46:44 - How to work with people00:49:37 - Main responsibility as team lead00:52:00 - As a leader, you need to be real00:54:44 - Going against the stream00:56:22 - Understanding leadership00:58:28 - Meaningful work

Connect with Malcolm Matalka: https://www.linkedin.com/in/malcolm-matalka-a6527382 Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/htpxkxyCX9I Beyond Coding Podcast with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Powered by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠! OUTLINE 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:25 - Where to dock your boat? 00:02:49 - Patrick's friends bought a boat 00:03:31 - Malcolm sold his house and bought a boat 00:05:52 - Relaxing on a boat 00:07:47 - Living small and minimalistic 00:09:22 - Taking the plunge twice 00:10:32 - Terrateam is a TACoS 00:11:47 - What is OpenTofu? 00:14:33 - Why people work on OpenTofu 00:16:05 - Terrateam and github actions 00:17:40 - Total cost of ownership 00:19:03 - The idea to start Terrateam 00:22:53 - Starting a business with a close friend 00:24:41 - Offering high quality support 00:25:44 - Full responsibility to choose the technology 00:28:13 - Choosing OCaml as backend language 00:31:16 - Ocaml solution directions 00:35:01 - Escape hatches 00:36:34 - Computers are really fast 00:38:10 - AI for developer productivity 00:41:55 - Generating the code doesn't reduce the bottleneck 00:44:25 - Productivity in a 2-man team 00:47:06 - Should engineers talk to customers? 00:49:39 - Offering flexibility and accommodating 00:52:59 - Rounding off

Connect with Yu Guo: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/yu-guo-yguo⁠ TomTom at CES: ⁠https://www.tomtom.com/events/trade-show/ces-2024⁠  Full episode on YouTube ▶️ ⁠https://youtu.be/Jip8CG1Mqi4⁠ Beyond Coding Podcast with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Powered by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠! OUTLINE 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:31 - How Yu ended up at TomTom 00:01:45 - Leveraging generative AI 00:03:56 - ChatGPT location plugin 00:07:11 - Embracing ChatGPT within the organisation 00:09:57 - Generative AI and rapid prototyping 00:13:10 - Domain knowledge is key with generative AI 00:15:31 - Rapid company innovation with AI 00:17:38 - Cocreating with other organisations 00:19:26 - BentoML and optimizing model usage 00:21:28 - Partnering with Microsoft 00:22:24 - Protecting user data privacy 00:24:00 - Productive engineers with GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT 00:26:26 - Developer experience teams at TomTom 00:27:19 - Open sourcing AI solutions 00:28:25 - Past vs. present machine learning investments 00:31:08 - Where is generative AI heading? 00:33:19 - Uncertainty and fear of AI 00:34:52 - Knowledge gaps because of AI 00:36:29 - VisionGPT 00:37:00 - Sensory input in GPT 00:38:19 - AI hope and fear in big tech

Connect with Bandan Jot Singh: https://twitter.com/bandanjot https://www.linkedin.com/in/bandan https://substack.com/@productify Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/Qg1kaCaS9pE New episodes every Wednesday with our host ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!   Big shoutout to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for sponsoring this episode! OUTLINE00:00:00 - Intro00:00:20 - How to find like-minded people00:02:36 - Creating content creates relationships00:03:29 - Product strategy00:05:53 - Growing responsibilities in Gojek00:08:02 - Strategic thinking00:10:02 - Market research vs. experimentation00:13:38 - You're wrong 50% of the time00:16:11 - Ideas are a commodity00:16:38 - Product stages00:18:32 - Early stage product, no product market fit00:20:22 - Decision making on mature products00:23:15 - Investing in data pipelines00:25:27 - Optimizing for the organisation instead of yourself00:29:01 - 10% of the Fortune 500 remain00:31:50 - Payments and sticking to a domain00:35:26 - Tech minded vs. market oriented product managers00:38:29 - Domain becomes more important for product people00:40:32 - Getting out of your comfort zone00:41:43 - Empowering teams the right way00:44:15 - Everyone needs to create content as a skill00:46:28 - 3 ways of content creation and absorption you can do00:48:16 - Why Bandan started writing00:50:09 - People are seeking quality content00:51:49 - A content writer's dilemma00:54:40 - You shouldn't write that!00:56:44 - Choosing to uphold your values00:58:38 - Your closest circle01:00:05 - Unique podcast experience :)

Connect with Keeya Wang-Jones: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keeyawangjones Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/tVNt6img4mU New episodes every Wednesday with our host ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!   Big shoutout to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for sponsoring this episode! OUTLINE00:00:00 - Intro00:00:23 - Ingka and enabling coworkers00:02:51 - Customer journey mapping00:04:16 - Keeya used to be a coworker on the floor00:05:28 - 80-20 focus areas00:08:44 - Encouraging others to start experimenting00:13:12 - Figuring out your passion00:15:34 - Understanding the strategy00:18:48 - Executing with intent00:19:37 - Strategy to deliverables00:21:36 - Communication is key00:23:59 - Accommodating for diversity00:27:06 - Transparency brings safe spaces00:29:38 - Assumptions and survival mode00:33:50 - Being as transparent as can be00:35:19 - Empathy and tough love00:38:11 - Feedback and job reviews00:41:21 - Understanding costs00:43:28 - Building partnerships00:46:22 - Managers vs. leaders00:49:32 - What type of leader do you want to be?

Connect with Francisca Dias: https://www.linkedin.com/in/francisca-dias Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/FLOxOU_lK54 New episodes every Wednesday with our host ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!   Big shoutout to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for sponsoring this episode! OUTLINE00:00:00 - Intro00:00:26 - Francisca's day00:02:23 - How Francisca got great at public speaking00:03:44 - Educating others00:04:47 - Patrick's siblings and growing up00:06:28 - From aerospace engineering to tech00:08:13 - No one hearing your opinion00:11:43 - Empowering yourself00:13:28 - The way others perceive you00:15:28 - Understanding your value00:17:20 - How do you find your secret sauce00:18:49 - Looking at the past00:20:30 - Upholding your values00:23:42 - Different nourishment00:26:58 - Personalised education00:30:46 - Being in the dark, building your own flashlight00:33:16 - Surrounding yourself with entrepreneurs00:34:38 - Building relationships00:37:05 - A mindset of abundance00:38:39 - Removing perfection00:39:44 - Abundance creates abundance00:41:34 - Client mismatches00:42:41 - Having a business coach00:45:48 - Believe in yourself and have fun!