Front End Happy Hour

If you've listened to past episodes, you've likely heard Ryan and Jem disagree about smart home devices or IoT. In this episode, the two of them have a friendly debate around their thinking of smart homes and what the pros and cons are. Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Picks: Ryan Burgess - Starling Home Hub Ryan Burgess - Only Murders in the Building Jem Young - NanoLeaf Jem Young - Squid Game

We've often talked about micro-services and monolithic architectures on previous episodes. In this episode, we are joined by Katherine Peterson to talk with us about her experience working with a monolithic codebase. Guests: Katherine Peterson - @katherinecodes Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Stacy London - @stacylondoner Picks: Katherine Peterson - Hydro Flask Cooler Cup Katherine Peterson - GitHub Codespaces Ryan Burgess - Manager interview questions Ryan Burgess - Everybody Matters Stacy London - Sit Around The Fire by Jon Hopkins, Ram Dass, East Forest Stacy London - Realign (Max Cooper Remix) by Henry Green, Max Cooper

It’s always hard to know when is the right time to make a career change. There’s likely never a perfect time, but in this episode, we talk about how we have made decisions and what’s worked and what hasn’t. Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Augustus Yuan - @augburto Jem Young - @JemYoung Stacy London - @stacylondoner Picks: Ryan Burgess - Fig Ryan Burgess - The Culture Map - Erin Meyer Augustus Yuan - Finch: Self Care Pet Game Augustus Yuan - Sessions: Vi Jem Young - Valley Silicon: Specialized balance bike Jem Young - Silicon Valley: Google Nest Cam Battery Jem Young - Bruce Wang leadership philosophy Stacy London - Pulses of Information by Rival Consoles Stacy London - Oceantumblers by KILN

Who’s ever had to deal with burnout? In this episode, we are joined by two guests, Vaidehi Joshi, and Eli to share their experiences dealing with burnout. We all share how burnout has shown up for us throughout our careers and how we’ve found ways to deal with it or prevent it. Guests: Vaidehi Joshi - @vaidehijoshi Eli Fitch - @EliFitch Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Shirley Wu - @sxywu Picks: Vaidehi Joshi - Geo Guesser Vaidehi Joshi - Opal Vaidehi Joshi - Hundred Foot Wave Vaidehi Joshi - Watch the sound Vaidehi Joshi - Vipassana Meditation Eli Fitch - Drive to Survive Eli Fitch - Going to therapy Ryan Burgess - Money Heist - Part 5 Ryan Burgess - Austin Maples - Nothing to Lose Jem Young - Basecs podcast Jem Young - Inside Jem Young - Working hours in Slack Jem Young - 2020 in memoriam: Tiger King, Animal crossing Shirley Wu - Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Amelia Nagoski and Emily Nagoski Shirley Wu - Alice Lee & Amy Wibowo: Making Art, Breaking Hearts Shirley Wu - Alice Lee & Amy Wibowo: Animal Crossing planters Shirley Wu - Yamazaki Home

In this episode, we talk about what it’s like to go from an individual contributor engineer, to an engineering manager. With Jem recently moving into a manager role, Nazanin Delam and Dan DiGangi joined us to share more about their experiences moving into management. Guests: Nazanin Delam - @NazDelam Dan DiGangi - @dandigangi Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Picks: Nazanin Delam - Turn the Ship Around! Nazanin Delam - Animal Crossing Dan DiGangi - Say Goodbye to MBTI, the Fad That Won't Die Dan DiGangi - Third Circle Theory: Purpose Through Observation Ryan Burgess - Ted Lasso Ryan Burgess - The Power of Vulnerability - Brené Brown Jem Young - The Suicide Squad Jem Young - The history of the segway

With a lot of companies now hiring more remote employees, we wanted to talk about what it’s like to join a new team being fully remote. In this episode, we are joined by Laurie Barth and Lucero Carmona to share their thoughts on what the experience joining a remote team has been like. Guests: Laurie Barth - @laurieontech Lucero Carmona Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Shirley Wu - @sxywu Picks: Laurie Barth - T-Pain tiny desk concert Laurie Barth - Love Island (US) Laurie Barth - Deep kitchen sinks Lucero Carmona - Vacation Races Lucero Carmona - Radiolab podcast Ryan Burgess - Heist Ryan Burgess - Coolibar clothing Jem Young - Alone Jem Young - 'Smart' motorcycle vest Shirley Wu - Drive to Survive Shirley Wu - This is Pop Shirley Wu - Anti-pick: Kumoko

Releasing a successful product in production requires testing. In this episode, we are joined by Preethi Sitaraman to talk with us about test engineering and how developers and test engineers can collaborate. Guests: Preethi Sitaraman - @preethisraman Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Picks: Ryan Burgess - Sand cloud towel beach Ryan Burgess - Bissell Little Green Jem Young - Xupermask Jem Young - 100 Tips for a better life

This was a live panel discussion at the Tech(K)now Day conference that took place on March 8, 2021. We did a live episode with the conference organizer, Gen Ashley, who joined us to talk about diversity and inclusion in tech. Guests: Gen Ashley - @coderinheels Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Stacy London - @stacylondoner Shirley Wu - @sxywu

In previous episodes we've talked about how to choose a technical stack and figure out what works best for you and your team. In this episode, we are joined by Jason Lengstorf to talk about how the choice of stack and infrastructure reflects the company culture. Guests: Jason Lengstorf - @jlengstorf Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Jem Young - @JemYoung Stacy London - @stacylondoner Shirley Wu - @sxywu Brian Holt - @holtbt Picks: Jason Lengstorf - Ooni Koda Pizza Oven Jason Lengstorf - Coava Coffee Ryan Burgess - Standing Out LOUDER in the Technical Interview Ryan Burgess - Mare of Easttown Jem Young - Invincible Jem Young - FLoC Jem Young - Workout axe Stacy London - Lilys by Warpaint Stacy London - Animal by LUMP, Laura Marling, Mike Lindsay Shirley Wu - So I’m a Spider, So What? Shirley Wu - Amy’s Noisebridge mural! Brian Holt - Tropical weather coffee - Onyx coffee Brian Holt - Mythic Quest

A big way to help make a more inclusive tech industry, we need strong allies. In this episode, we are joined by Better Allies, Karen Catlin, to talk with us about allyship. Guests: Karen Catlin - @kecatlin Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Stacy London - @stacylondoner Shirley Wu - @sxywu Picks: Karen Catlin - Genius Series Ryan Burgess - Inclusion resources Ryan Burgess - Stream Deck Stacy London - Being the glue Stacy London - Foxglove by Tor Shirley Wu - Ellery Studio Shirley Wu - Kontinentalist