Ageism in tech has been an open secret in Silicon Valley for years. We spoke with Ariana Tobin, engagement editor at ProPublica, and co-author of the investigative piece "Cutting 'Old Heads' at IBM," about what ageism in tech really looks like, and allegations of ageism against the tech giant. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) Got a Story About Age Discrimination in the Workplace? We Want to Hear From You. Cutting 'Old Heads' at IBM U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commiss...
Sep 23, 2019•35 min
The Pragmatic Programmer was published in 1999 by software engineers Andy Hunt and Dave Thomas, and is considered to be one of the quintessential books on programming. For its 20th anniversary edition, we chat with Andy and Dave about the book’s impact, what’s changed in the new edition, and what remains the same, along with things they’ve learned over the past 20 years. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) CodeNewbie Survey Lisp BASIC Remote Method Invocation (RMI) Don't repe...
Aug 26, 2019•50 min
At the time of this recording, the New York Times released a report titled "As Cameras Track Detroit’s Residents a Debate Ensues Over Racial Bias," which discussed some of the issues in machine learning such as algorithmic bias, and facial recognition software giving more false matches for black people than white people. We chat with Nashlie Sephus, CTO of Partpic, which was acquired by Amazon in 2016, and now an Applied Science Manager at Amazon Web Services, about her journey into machine lear...
Aug 19, 2019•44 min
GitHub cited Java as one of the most popular coding languages in 2018, and there is a reason why this language has stood the test of time. We chat with Peggy Fisher, content manager at Linkedin Learning Solutions, and author of the book Get Programming with Java, about why Java is still so popular, what it’s good for, and how to get started. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) CodeNewbie Survey C Sharp (programming language) NetBeans Eclipse Coursera Udemy COBOL Sequential Pr...
Aug 12, 2019•42 min
No matter how good of an idea you have for a product, if the design isn't executed well and people don't like the interface, the product might as well not even exist. To talk about the importance of good user interfaces and design, we brought in Mina Markham, senior engineer at Slack and creator of the Pantsuit User Interface for Hilary Clinton's 2016 campaign Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) Figma CodeNewbie Survey webpack Task Runner Udacity Pluralsight Code School Smash...
Aug 05, 2019•49 min
It's been an open secret in the tech world for a long time that workplace burnout is a real issue. One of the reasons why it persists is the general stigma around mental health and not having open discussions about it. And only just this year, in May 2019, the World Health Organization finally made it an official medical diagnosis. We chat with Jeffery Liebert, a psychologist who specializes in workplace burnout in Silicon Valley, to give us some resources and tools to help with workplace burnou...
Jul 29, 2019•42 min
We chat with Ali Spittel, a software engineer and developer advocate at DEV, an online community where programmers share ideas and help each other grow. Ali talks about the beginnings of her popular coding blog, strategies for dealing with online abuse, as well as some coding advice for beginners, such as what non-programming skills can help programmers, how to get past the cycle of just using online tutorials, and what makes a great website. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponso...
Jul 22, 2019•46 min
In this episode, we chat with Sandeep Junnarkar, Director of Interactive Journalism at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism. He tells us about his journey into code launching the New York Times on the web, what data journalism is and how to do it, and why it’s important to tell stories through code. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) jQuery fuzzywuzzy gender-guesser Beautiful Soup Hate Index JSON D3 JavaScript Python Excel Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journali...
Jul 15, 2019•39 min
In this episode we chat with one of the winner of IBM's 2018 Call for Code virtual hackathon, which focuses on challenging developers to find ways to reduce the impact of natural disasters through technology. The winners of Project OWL, a deployable mesh network for bringing connectivity to survivors of natural disasters (don't worry, we explain what that it), were part of 100,000 developers to compete. You can join this year's Call for Code 2019 at callforcode.org. Show Links Partner with Dev &...
Jul 08, 2019•37 min
We're gearing up to launch season 9 on July 8th, and we couldn't be more excited for you to listen. We got a ton of great guests to talk about a bunch of awesome topics including workplace burnout, why you should learn user interface and design, and dealing with online trolls. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor)
Jul 03, 2019•1 min
CS50 is the largest class at Harvard, with 800 students, but you can also find these engaging lectures online. We chat with the professor of this popular and unconventional class, David Malan, Gordon McKay Professor of the Practice of Computer Science. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) CO.LAB Lisp AJAX CSS Ruby C++ Python Code.org Scratch Big O Notation CS50 for MBAs HTTP SQL HTML PHP JavaScript Java Blockly Snap C CS50
May 27, 2019•43 min
Deciding to start over again and begin a new career path can be overwhelming and stressful. We chat with Kanika Tolver, founder of Career Rehab and senior project manager for the US Department of the Treasury, about some of the most important things to consider and some of the best resources to use to help you along with your career shift. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) PayScale glassdoor LinkedIn Blacks in Technology Career Rehab
May 20, 2019•46 min
We chat with Nicole Sanchez, founder and managing partner at Vaya Consulting, a D&I consulting firm, about living by your company's values and making diversity and inclusion a founding priority. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) Vaya Consulting GitHub Codeland 2019
May 13, 2019•50 min
Danielle Smith, director of user experience research and accessibility at Express Scripts, gives us a look inside the world of UX in healthcare. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) R (programming language) SQL Codeland 2019
May 06, 2019•47 min
In this week’s episode, Saron chats with Google user experience engineer, Kevin Lozandier about how he spent years building his resume and after failing the first time, finally got in to Google. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) YouTube TV Netscape Composer Denver’s Gifted & Talented Program Microsoft Frontpage USC Digital Entrepreneurship Program Treehouse Scholarship Kahn Academy Code School (Pluralsight) Codeland 2019
Apr 29, 2019•53 min
How do you code without actually coding? What tools can you use to build apps and automate workflows without using any code? Joanna shares the power for these non-coding tools and how you can build amazing solutions with tools like GSuite. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) Codeland 2019
Apr 22, 2019•47 min
What does it take to build a community? And once you've built one, how do you sustain it? Michael shares his story of how he built the People of Color in Tech community and how he balances community and entrepreneurship. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) People of Color in Tech Codeland 2019
Apr 15, 2019•57 min
Tim Heuer really wanted to be a police officer, so he started down that track and became a police recruit. But after facing the reality that police recruits don't get paid much and wanting to settle down with a lady he was seeing, he decided to look for other ways to make money. He got a temp job doing basic data entry, and that kicked off his long winding path to the world of coding. He tells us how he eventually became a principal at Microsoft, and what helped him navigate his career. Show Lin...
Apr 08, 2019•55 min
Ryan took his love of products and created Product Hunt, a place to share and discover new products, which sold to Angel List for a rumored $20M. Ryan shares what makes a great product, what he looks for in products as an investor, and how you can get started in product management. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) Dreamweaver Product Hunt Codeland 2019
Mar 04, 2019•52 min
You've got a new job at a new company in a new industry. It's been a few weeks, and things feel a bit off. Maybe you were excluded from a meeting, or your boss isn't being supportive, or maybe you're worried about keeping that new job. What do you do? Who do you call for help? Jaime-Alexis started a non-profit to solve this problem. She created a hotline where you can reach professionals to help you strategize how to tackle workplace challenges. She digs into some of common issues that folks run...
Feb 25, 2019•51 min
What are progressive web apps? And why are they so important? Frances breaks down what they are, how they work, and how they make technology more accessible. We also have our sixth episode of "Tales from the Command Line" where Scotts gives us a tour of the infrastructure needed to make mobile happen. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) PWA Rocks PWA Checklist Workbox Lighthouse Chrome DevTools Twitter Lite Apple - Progressive Web Apps Microsoft - Progressive Web Apps Mozilla...
Feb 18, 2019•57 min
Not everyone has fast internet, or access to internet at all. It might be because it's too expensive, or simply that the infrastructure isn't there. Whatever the reason, high-speed internet isn't as universal as we might think. But what does that mean for developers? How do we build products that work even without fast internet? Carmen breaks it down and tells us all about the offline-first movement. We've also got an episode of Tales from the Command Line that's all about what offline-first mea...
Feb 11, 2019•54 min
So what exactly is a compiler? And how is it different from an interpreter? And do you even need to know any of this stuff as a developer? Thorsten Ball has all the answers. He's written two books on the topic and he gives us a newbie-friendly introduction to the world of compilers and interpreters. We've also got our fourth episode of Tales from the Command Line, where Scott tells us about the computer science professor who failed the entire class. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! ...
Feb 04, 2019•1 hr 3 min
What does open source look like when you do it at a big company? Is it even possible to work on open source full-time? In this special episode, we talk to Jessie Frazelle and Bryan Liles about their experiences and perspectives on open source. We also feature our third episode of Tales from the Command Line, which is all about going from a really small startup to coding at a huge company. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) Ruby on Rails Jenn Schiffer Node Kubernetes Go Ruby ...
Jan 28, 2019•1 hr
You've been coding for a little while. Maybe you just finished a bootcamp, maybe you're in your first job or your second. But at what point do you get to level up? And what does leveling up even look like for a developer? We talk to Ben Orenstein, one of the creators of Upcase, a learning platform designed specifically to "take the junior out of your title." He shares what technical topics you should learn when trying to level up, and what steps a newbie might take to start that leveling up proc...
Jan 21, 2019•57 min
Bekah is a mother of four who’s learning to code. But what’s incredible about her story isn’t just that she’s raising young children while finding 2-4 hours every day to code, it’s that she used coding as a form of therapy to get through a very tough time in her life. We’re also introducing a new segment called Tales from the Command Line, and in our first episode, we dig into coding and mental health. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) freeCodeCamp Moms Learn Tech (repo) Mo...
Jan 14, 2019•51 min
Kyla's really passionate about cybersecurity. She's so passionate that she started a company that produces events and content to help people better understand security and how to protect themselves. She's worked with IBM and Facebook, created open source curriculum that's being used in other countries, and she's also sixteen. She shares why she's so passionate about security, what we as consumers and developers should pay attention to, and how we can build security into all the things we code. S...
Dec 03, 2018•45 min
It was late at night when Sudie ran to her bus stop after a long day at work, just in time to see the bus pull away. And then it started raining. She took this moment to reflect on her life, and ask herself questions about her goals and her dreams, questions that led to her moving to Utah, getting a computer science degree, and working as a developer for the Air Force. She tells us how she made the career change and what she learned along the way. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (s...
Nov 26, 2018•47 min
You have an idea for an app. You manage to get the basic features working, but it doesn't look great. After all, you're a coder, not a designer, so what do you do? Laura Elizabeth spent years learning design, and, now, she's helping developers up their design game. She shares some helpful design tips, explains what it really takes to get better at design, and tells us why coders can make the best designers. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) Land-book Lapa Ninja Dribbble Dro...
Nov 19, 2018•35 min
Devon didn't mean to be a freelancer. But when he applied to developer jobs and didn't hear back, he started freelancing to bring in some money temporarily. Five years later, he's still freelancing and loving it. He shares how he got his first client, how he sets his rate, and why he thinks freelancing is a great first job for a new coder. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) Devon's Mentoring Session Bootstrap Visual Basic Pong (game) Codeland Conf Codeland 2019
Nov 12, 2018•43 min
