Nicolai Parlog’s passion for learning, content creation and sharing knowledge is what lead to him joining forces with Oracle as Developer Advocate. I love his enthusiasm and had a blast talking to him about his journey, content creation and more! Some of the topics we cover this episode, in order 👇 ☑️ Content creation as developer advocate ☑️ Varying responsibilities and tasks of a developer advocate ☑️ Balancing self-employment and content creation ☑️ Combining developer advocacy with war-stor...
Feb 23, 2022•55 min•Ep. 41
AI is becoming more and more prevalent. It’s already making key decisions in our lives. However someone still needs to create that AI. Kaya explains the dangers of biased AI solutions, and we discuss the importance of increasing diversity in tech and beyond. Some of the topics we cover this episode, in order 👇 ☑️ The problem with bias in ai ☑️ Increasing awareness and diversity in tech ☑️ The importance of a safe and welcoming environment ☑️ The impact of your communication Thoughts that stuck ...
Feb 16, 2022•48 min•Ep. 40
Landing your first job can seem pretty daunting, especially in tech. Luckily, it's possible to get better at "the interview process". Knowing what you want, what to focus on, and what organisations look at will contribute greatly in landing that dream job! Some of the topics we cover this episode, in order: ☑️ Personal stories on landing first jobs in tech ☑️ Realising your personal values and what to look for in a company ☑️ Interviewing to get better at interviewing ☑️ Thriving within a compan...
Feb 09, 2022•50 min•Ep. 39
You'll see lots of product lines when it comes to physical products. For example the automotive industry. But in software, product lines also exist. Think of JetBrains and their IDEs. Some of the topics we cover this episode, in order: ☑️ The ultimate way to reuse software ☑️ Planning for a product line ☑️ Product suites and product lines ☑️ The IntelliJ open source edition just made sense Joining us for this episode is Rachel Appel, Developer Advocate at JetBrains More on Rachel: https://rachel...
Feb 02, 2022•44 min•Ep. 38
Software has become much more like biology nowadays. It's much more about the interactions and about evolving with the outside world. Some of the topics we cover this episode, in order: ☑️ How software evolves ☑️ Is software doomed to become legacy? ☑️ Rewrite vs Revamp… or both? ☑️ Developers love having impact ☑️ Shared ownership and the software lifecycle My favourite takeaways from Jessica this episode: - Rewrite vs Revamp. Why not both?! It doesn’t look efficient, but it’s a lot more cost e...
Jan 26, 2022•44 min•Ep. 37
We invited Michel Zitman on to talk about Cloud Financial Management. Shorthand: FinOps. Some of the topics we cover this episode, in order: ☑️ Cloud financial management - FinOps explained ☑️ How Cloud Cost inefficiency occurs in the first place ☑️ FinOps as a skill ☑️ Where most Cloud Costs occur, and how to reduce those costs ☑️ Big chunks of optimizations already, and much more when looking ahead My favourite quotes from Michel this episode: - "Awareness increases accountability, which in tu...
Jan 19, 2022•42 min•Ep. 36
Hassan Habib shares the guidelines he's put into practise when it comes to improving the engineering experience. The main goal: Make engineers enjoy what they're doing :) Some of the topics we cover this episode, in order: ☑️ Increasing the joy of creating software ☑️ The 3 most important aspects to make engineers happy ☑️ Developers communicating with end users ☑️ Introducing standardisation ☑️ Speaking a language people understand My favourite quotes from Hassan Habib this episode: - "If your ...
Jan 12, 2022•51 min•Ep. 35
Some of the topics we cover this episode, in order: ☑️ The power of the right environment ☑️ Evolving software vs rebuilding it, and the not invented here syndrome ☑️ Trust is very complex ☑️ What does 100% unit test coverage mean? ☑️ The sweet spot of quality and speed My favourite quotes from Albert Brand this episode: - "Are you really going fast when it slows you down later?" - "Isn't speed just another quality?" Enjoy!
Jan 05, 2022•51 min•Ep. 34
Some of the topics we cover this episode, in order: ☑️ Solving practical problems for engineers ☑️ Code reviews are becoming a big problem in our industry ☑️ Leveraging tools to better understand code ☑️ A startup with developers as target audience ☑️ Remote company culture Enjoy!
Dec 29, 2021•53 min•Ep. 33
Some of the topics we cover this episode, in order: - The what and why of Psychological Safety - High performing teams - Awareness of how you act and communicate - Imposter Syndrome - The value of personal feedback
Dec 22, 2021•47 min•Ep. 32
Some of the topics we cover this episode, in this order: - Tips when just starting out - Going outside of your comfort zone - The Full Stack term - The challenges of forming a great team - Stability versus Experimentation - The benefits of teaching
Dec 15, 2021•42 min•Ep. 31
Some of the topics we cover in this episode: - What Modular Software Development is - When to split your application, and how to split it - The role of Software Architect in a cross-functional team - When and how organisations adapt new tech - Hire for mindset, train for skill, and the joy of working in diverse groups
Dec 08, 2021•43 min•Ep. 30
After seeing the title, you might wonder: "What is MLOps?". That's also what I was thinking... But no worries, Roman and Julian explain exactly what it is! On top of that, we go over how to bring your machine learning model to production, the right way, and some of the challenges you might face along the way. This episode was recorded live in collaboration with GoDataFest: Festival of Data Technology, and Club Cloud: Global Cloud Festival! Because it was recorded live, the intro is slightly diff...
Dec 01, 2021•35 min•Ep. 29
You might've heard of this new-ish kid on the block: Kotlin! And like all programming languages, it's a tool to get the job done. There is no "right" pick, just pros and cons, and Kotlin is no exception. However, the pros of Kotlin certainly make it sound appealing. One of the main benefits that stood out to me from this conversation is very simple: code clarity. If the use of Kotlin as a language creates clarity for the engineers and teams that use it, it's a very powerful tool that contributes...
Nov 24, 2021•38 min•Ep. 28
Pull requests (PRs), the standard way to collaborate in codebases to ensure quality (among other things).. It turns out that they're actually slowing down software development. But how? Dragan explains how the problem lies in the way it's structured: it's asynchronous. There's a lot of time that passes before the code is merged, and the value is delivered. Large PRs are hard to review and course correct, and small PRs can introduce lots of context switches. However there are ways around this, to...
Nov 17, 2021•48 min•Ep. 27
The idea of a "10x engineer" is popular in Silicon Valley and is used to refer to a rare engineer who can achieve 10 times more than an average developer . We invited Chris Laffra on to discuss this idea, and as you might've guessed, it has to do with making other people more productive. But before doing that, you'll need to focus on your individual productivity and impact, and maximise that to a certain degree. Sounds interesting? Listen in to find out more! PS: Chris gave me a copy of his book...
Nov 10, 2021•56 min•Ep. 26
As you might know, not every software engineer comes from a computer science background. But why is that? Well.. if you want to learn how to program, there’s not a lot that’s stopping you. Especially nowadays, there’s a lot of content, or even courses and companies, that’ll help you along the way. And as more and more jobs (or parts of jobs) get automated, it might be help to learn about how that automation works in the first place. Just like how we learned to do a lot of math before using a cal...
Nov 03, 2021•48 min•Ep. 25
Today we talk about mentorship in tech. One of the best things about mentorship is that it's a clear win-win. It helps the mentee gain clarity on specific situations or career questions. And it helps the mentor in mastering active listening and giving non-biased advice. Hope you like it! Enjoy :)
Oct 27, 2021•46 min•Ep. 24
There's a lot going on over at bol.com, especially behind the scenes. Today Mirko van Ede (director of engineering) and Rogier Lommers (tech lead) join us to discuss one of their biggest ongoing projects: migrating to the cloud. Enjoy!
Oct 20, 2021•45 min•Ep. 23
One of my favourite things as a software developer is interacting with the community. It's a community that's about learning, sharing, collaborating, and paying it forward. All you have to do to be part of it is to engage with other people. Brian Vermeer is a person that has given back to the community so much so that he became Java champion. Enjoy!
Oct 13, 2021•39 min•Ep. 22
It takes great skill to turn an idea into a product. Especially when you're starting from scratch. Erwin did just that, and shares how he and his team built an app that could improve how kids are treated for anxiety. Enjoy!
Oct 06, 2021•44 min•Ep. 21
One of the key takeaways from this conversation is that we should favour progress over perfection. Especially as software developers, perfection is something that'll never come. Instead we should focus on progression and let the fear of the unknown drive us forward. This is what drives Mahdi and how he got to his current position. He shares how he became tech lead, and what skills you should focus on to become one as well. Enjoy!
Sep 29, 2021•51 min•Ep. 20
Are you comfortable with what you're doing and the problems that might arise from that? In a way, that's what security and personal risk is all about. Jeroen and Nanne provide some useful tips you can use to secure your own laptop and to reduce the risk of something bad happening. On top of that, they share what they've seen happen when that security is not there. Enjoy!
Sep 22, 2021•53 min•Ep. 19
Robby shares how he used to clash with leadership when he was a software engineer. Which lead to a lot of frustration. He didn't really understand why they clashed, but after freelancing for a while, he realised the answer lied in the lack of guidance and the quality of leadership he'd experienced. This realisation is what lead him to focus on his soft skills and go down the path of leadership. His way of giving back is to share with us what he's learned on what makes a good leader. Enjoy!...
Sep 15, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 18
Some people have trouble starting, but that’s not Juan. Instead, he looks further ahead at his goal to become great at what he does. Currently that’s analytics engineering, which fills the gap between data engineers and domain analysts in the data world! During our conversation, I was truly impressed by his work ethic. I think it's pretty inspring. Enjoy!
Sep 08, 2021•58 min•Ep. 17
I was sceptical about Sales at first, but I love the way Richard lays it out: You’re facilitating the buying process, and it should lead to a win-win. It’s not a transaction. It’s knowing your product/service, and more importantly getting to know your customer, what their problems are and what they actually need. In this, it’s very similar to what a software engineer should know, as well about what they’re building and for whom they’re building it. I’m curious if you’ll see it that way as well. ...
Sep 01, 2021•48 min•Ep. 16
Kevlin Henney shares his vision on the next big disruption in tech and software. And the funny thing is, the next big thing might already be out there, it’s just unevenly distributed.
Aug 25, 2021•54 min•Ep. 15
What really brought Rein Droog and Bugaboo together is Culture. Having that connection, the same principles and shared understanding is the foundation of their success. That doesn’t mean smooth sailing though… Being globally responsible has its own unique set of challenges. The key to overcoming those lies in communication and teamwork. Enjoy!
Aug 18, 2021•46 min•Ep. 14
What is quality ? Why do we need it? How can we improve it? It's a vague term and people often mean different things with it. But we do know it's important. With over 100 million downloads on his open source project, Dennis "The Continuous Improver" Doomen is our go to guy. He not only explains what quality means and why we need it, but gives us tools to improve it. Enjoy!
Aug 11, 2021•56 min•Ep. 13
Tight budget, fast communication, big impact. Have you ever thought about working at a startup? It’s an environment where you can really put your stamp on a product or solution. Driven by that, my friend Jethro crossed continents to work at one. But how do you do put your stamp on something? And how do you make it a good one? Let’s find out!
Aug 04, 2021•48 min•Ep. 12
