

CodingCat.dev Podcast
CodingCat.dev Podcast
CodingCat.dev Podcast is a web development podcast made by developers for developers. Learning how to be a developer is hard, CodingCat.dev will show you how to grow as a developer bit by bit.
Links
🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/codingcatdev
🌎 Site: https://codingcat.dev/
Links
🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/codingcatdev
🌎 Site: https://codingcat.dev/
Episodes
Mentioned books

Apr 14, 2021 • 46min
1.16 - Delivering a Content Mesh
https://codingcat.dev/podcast/1-16-delivering-a-content-mesh

Apr 7, 2021 • 49min
1.15 - What's Up With Svelte
https://codingcat.dev/podcasts/1-15-whats-up-with-svelte

Mar 31, 2021 • 55min
1.14 - Firestore for Unity and C++
https://codingcat.dev/podcasts/firestore-for-unity-and-c/

Mar 24, 2021 • 1h 6min
1.13 - Creating a Learning Platform with Scott Tolinski
https://codingcat.dev/podcasts/1-13-creating-a-learning-platform/

Mar 17, 2021 • 49min
1.12 - Agility CMS
https://codingcat.dev/podcasts/1-12-agility-cms/

Mar 10, 2021 • 1h 25min
1.11 - Moving from WordPress to Jamstack
https://codingcat.dev/podcasts/1-11-moving-from-wordpress-to-jamstack/

Mar 3, 2021 • 1h 9min
1.10 - Creating a Startup
https://codingcat.dev/podcasts/1-10-creating-a-startup

Feb 24, 2021 • 55min
1.9 - SAFe is SCRUM on Steriods
https://codingcat.dev/podcasts/1-9-safe-is-scrum-on-steriods/

Feb 17, 2021 • 58min
1.8 - Design for Developers
https://codingcat.dev/podcasts/1-8-design-for-developers/
Questions
I noticed you studied Industrial design. How did you find your way to UX or Interaction design?
From the team to the community, are there patterns you see in
Opinions on education paths...bootcamps vs. institutions vs. workshops.master’s programs
Do you need formal education around UX/UI?
What advice would you give to others coming out of school and how to get started into the design side of a web development practice?
Resources, tools?
If someone not going to school wants to get started, how do you get in the door first?
Networking - reaching out to people you admire
Soft Skills (importance of consulting and speaking skills)
Where does your community hang out? Especially after 2020?
Meeting community where they platform
Why do people thrive in communities? What communities exist or are accessible?
Clubhouse
Meet ups (local and online)
AIGA, IxDA
Community events (Code for Good / Givecamp, Global Service Design Jam, Courses / Co-Learning) / Ladies of UX /
What should a designer learn today?
Attitude & aptitude - curiosity & willingness to learn
Mentor / find leaders to learn from
Online, self-driven learning (courses, youtube, google)
Tools
Sketch
Figma
Miro
Adobe Products (Illustrator (SVG), Photoshop)
Designers often work together and collaborate, how did this change in 2020?
At work?
Miro, drawing messy, white board type work.
A developer can do the work, but often they need to be led down the path. Do you see this as a designers role, or more of an architect's role?
Are mobile designers different from web designers? (platform agnostic?) Multi-modal
Physical Design, Interactive Points, how do you manage expectations.
What is hardest about being a designer?
What is hard about getting started. (Constraint, confidence & expression), non-stop pitching
How can you be creative, but still need to work within a framework?
Constraints are helpful
Design systems
What Physical devices are you using?
iPad / Wacom Tablet
Old school - Sticky notes / Whiteboard / sketchbook
Where can designers get started on the side, for freelance work
Dribbble
Pinterest
Fiverr
Instagram
99designs
Awwwards
Purrfect Picks
Christy Picks
Books - Essentialism, Deep Work
Podcast: Peter Merholtz & JessieJames Garret - Finding our way
Zoe Picks
Design Better - Invision Podcast
Headspace Meditation App - Series, Focus Music
Elizabeth Picks
Squads
https://basecamp.com/shapeup
Brittney Postma
Wireframe Podcast by Adobe
Sackboy
Alex Patterson
https://config.figma.com/

Feb 10, 2021 • 53min
1.7 - SocialBee with Ovi Negrean and Vlad Hosu
https://codingcat.dev/podcasts/1-7-socialbee-with-ovi-negrean-and-vlad-hosu
Ovi Negrean and Vlad Hosu
Links
https://socialbee.io/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ovidiunegrean/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladhosu/
https://twitter.com/SocialBeeHQ
https://www.facebook.com/socialbee.io/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/socialbee.io/
https://www.instagram.com/socialbeeteam/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGu5RruK-fvI-w3xsA9DYGg
Who is Ovi?
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Bee
Who is Vlad?
Co-Founder and Chief Technical Bee
What is SocialBee?
Social Media Management Tools, Training, and Teams.
How did SocialBee get started?
https://socialbee.io/about-us/
What kind of technology stack is SocialBee built on?
Blog: Preact and Wordpress
Application: AngularJS 1.5.7
Did you intend on becoming a SAAS in the beginning when you started?
Do you have any API’s that you can integrate into SocialBee so that we could push our content to you instead of relying on RSS feeds?
There appears to be a lot that happens on the backend of SocialBee. Are you hosted on AWS, GCP or Azure?
Is your scheduling platform completely custom?
Do you rely on cron jobs for most of the posting functionality per user?
Is it difficult relying on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and now Instagram APIs?
Purrfect Picks
Ovi Negrean
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billions_(TV_series)
Vlad Hosu
Place Link Here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crown_(TV_series)
Alex Patterson
https://socialbee.io/concierge/
https://saassummit.user.com/speakers/ovi-negrean/