Greater Than Code Episode Episode 008: 99 Bottles of OOP with Sandi Metz and Katrina Owen (https://www.greaterthancode.com/2016/11/21/008-sandi-metz-and-katrina-owen/) 01:29 – Katrina’s Superpower: Organizing and Systematizing 09:44 – Motivation by Success The 5 Second Rule | Mel Robbins (https://melrobbins.com/blog/5-second-rule-everyday-courage/) Procrastination | Mel Robbins (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFOUrb-Jyq0) 18:04 – Trust and Code Review 27:04 – Systematizing and Refactoring 30:54...
Oct 24, 2018•56 min
02:02 – Sonia’s Superpower: Talking about white supremacy and dealing with the fallout. 05:27 – Feeling Rightness and Motivation to Stand Up for Your Beliefs 10:15 – Seeing Your Advocacy and Efforts Make a Difference 12:17 – When People Disagree 16:26 – Ingroup vs Outgroup Empathy 21:17 – Intersectionality White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0807047414/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=therubyrep-20&creative=9325&linkCode=a...
Oct 17, 2018•54 min
01:12 – Jaime’s Superpower: Taking complex ideas and figuring out the fastest way from here to there. (i.e.: logistics!) Zapier (https://zapier.com/app/home) 05:41 – Tech as a Roadblock 19:44 – Handing Off Responsibilities to Business Owners Process Street (https://www.process.st/) The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0312430000/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=therubyrep-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0312430000&linkId=6e597d92659729...
Oct 10, 2018•44 min
02:40 – Stephanie’s Superpower: Intellectual Curiosity 13:06 – On Being a Content PM, Technical Writer, and Ruby Together Core Team Member @azureadvocates (https://twitter.com/azureadvocates) Ruby Together (https://rubytogether.org/) 19:44 – Validating Open Source Software Contribution Write the Docs Slack Community (https://www.writethedocs.org/slack/) 24:27 – Filtering Feedback 28:14 – The Importance of Content Strategy Greater Than Code Episode 088: The Safety 2 Dance with Steven Shorrock (ht...
Oct 03, 2018•1 hr 2 min
01:51 – Jenny’s Superpower: Not Giving a F*ck and Sticking Up For Others The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062457713/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=therubyrep-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0062457713&linkId=238a6a46e541fc5fec0ac8cbf0c402ce) 05:00 – Living a Remote Lifestyle and Cross-Cultural Communication 08:34 – Design and UX For International Users / Research for Local Users 18:08 – Desig...
Sep 20, 2018•51 min
00:43 – Brandon’s Superpower: Helping Other People Discover Their Own Superpower 02:04 – Maintaining Relationships When People Change Jobs So Frequently 04:31 – Climbing The Corporate Tech Ladder and Strategizing Career Growth 10:25 – Mentorship and Power Disparity 19:00 – Management and Leadership Skills The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1491973897/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=therubyrep-20&creative=9325&linkCode=...
Sep 12, 2018•48 min
John Allspaw: Etsy’s Debriefing Facilitation Guide for Blameless Postmortems (https://codeascraft.com/2016/11/17/debriefing-facilitation-guide/) 01:32 – John’s Superpower: Seeing connections across domains. 05:45 – All Technical Communities Run Small, the Intersection of People, Technology, and Work, and the Resilience Engineering Community 09:07 – Variety and Complexity Requisite Variety (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variety_(cybernetics)) The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles from the Worl...
Sep 05, 2018•1 hr 9 min
01:20 – Heidi’s Superpower: Being Able to Remember Where Other People Set Things Down 03:53 – Where will software be in three years? Greater Than Code Episode 084: Federation Is Bad with Aurynn Shaw (https://www.greaterthancode.com/2018/06/13/084-federation-is-bad-with-aurynn-shaw/) 08:28 – Resilience in People and Software Bob Marshall / @flowchainsensei (https://twitter.com/flowchainsensei) 12:00 – Developer Relations Heidi’s Lady Conference Speaker Blog Posts (http://www.heidiwaterhouse.com/c...
Aug 29, 2018•1 hr 2 min
01:07 – April’s Superpower: Synthesizing Seemingly Unrelated Concepts to Create Something New 02:30 – Tension Between Code and Compassion 05:47 – Living According to Your Values 11:33 – Team Values and Feedback Loops 17:23 – Changing Social Makeups of Teams 22:22 – Conscious Business 32:51 – Self-Compassion and Forgiveness 40:34 – Alleviating Pain and Suffering 43:51 – Being Kind vs Being Nice 47:16 – Having Hard Conversations 51:15 – “Clever” Code Reflections: Sam: Capturing how zero-sum thinki...
Aug 22, 2018•1 hr 4 min
Cybernetic Revolutionaries: Technology and Politics in Allende’s Chile (Print Version) (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0262525968/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=therubyrep-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0262525968&linkId=e09a1ed21dc65f0235d273fa6e30db5b) 01:57 – Eden’s Superpower: Being a Patient Learner 06:51 – Determining Your Ability/Eligibility to Speak as an Expert 08:55 – Electrical Engineering => Law => PhD Work 12:47 – The History of Cybernetics (https://en.wikipedia....
Aug 15, 2018•1 hr 7 min
01:09 – Rob’s Superpower: Ambition 05:00 – Designing and Testing for Accessibility Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Overview (https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/) World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Standards (https://www.w3.org/standards/) Your Emotional API (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mc5HJSsYB7A) 16:36 – Hard Problems and “Squishy Problems” 19:49 – Rob’s Getting Involved with and Caring About Accessibility Story 31:03 – The Accessibility World on the Web has an Acces...
Aug 08, 2018•50 min
02:03 – Kim’s Superpower: Being able to solve puzzles and problems and teaching others to do the same. 05:39 – Speaking and Teaching Math 11:44 – Using Technology to Visualize Math: Quilting, Sewing, Playdough, Boxes 13:53 – Incorporating Programming Into Math Classes Processing (https://processing.org/) 16:01 – Specialization and Efficiency 23:38 – The Cinderella Dress in Action (https://twitter.com/kvdspek/status/929783888527937538) 27:06 – Talking About Process, Mistakes, and Failures 34:56 –...
Aug 01, 2018•48 min
02:03 – Chelsea’s Superpower: Pushing through and enduring discomfort to accomplish things 06:24 – The Act of Writing and Reflection: Journaling as a Tool for Learning; Commit Tracing Coxswain (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coxswain) 14:27 – Getting and Dealing with Feedback 17:44 – Measuring Participation in Meetings Why are there always technical problems in remote meetings? (https://chelseatroy.com/2018/03/22/why-are-there-always-technical-problems-in-remote-meetings/) Why do remote meetings ...
Jul 25, 2018•59 min
Greater Than Code Episode 001: Taking Payments on the Web with Noel Rappin (https://www.greaterthancode.com/2016/09/28/episode-001-noel-rappin-2/) 02:58 – Noel’s Superpower: Extrapolating and Explaining Consequences of Tech Decisions to Others 06:24 – Cultural Patterns of How Organizations Develop Software; Should this process be standardized? 16:07 – Agile Adoption: Pros and Cons The Leprechauns of Software Engineering: How folklore turns into fact and what to do about it by Laurent Bossavit (h...
Jul 18, 2018•58 min
01:46 – Steven’s Superpower: Being a Super-Recognizer and Empathy Steven Shorrock on the myth of human error (Courtney Nash & O’Reilly Radar) (https://www.oreilly.com/ideas/steven-shorrock-on-the-myth-of-human-error) 04:21 – Steven’s Occupational History, Background, and Mission: System Performance and Human Wellbeing 08:19 – Critical Incident Stress Management 10:40 – Social Capital (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_capital), Bonds Within Groups, and Connectors Asset-Based Community Develop...
Jul 11, 2018•1 hr 4 min
02:17 – Chad’s Superpower: Empathy! 07:47 – Using Introspection For a Means to Recover from and Deal with Bipolar Disorder 10:51 – Modeling Yourself 16:35 – The Importance of Self-Care 19:22 – Practicing Empathy and Compassion The Compassionate Coder (https://compassionatecoder.com/) Your most important skill: Empathy (http://chadfowler.com/2014/01/19/empathy.html) 36:25 – Expressing Your Unique Voice 40:34 – Merit-based Rewards Systems The Post-Meritocracy Manifesto (https://postmeritocracy.org...
Jul 03, 2018•1 hr 5 min
01:18 – Oliver’s Superpower: The Ability to Read 01:54 – Cognitive Science (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_science) and Emotional Cognition George Lakehoff (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Lakoff) Restylane Injections (https://www.restylaneusa.com/) The effects of BOTOX injections on emotional experience. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20515231) 11:24 – How People Think When They Code and the Intersection Between Mind and Body fMRI (Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging) (htt...
Jun 27, 2018•1 hr 10 min
Buy the book! Technically Wrong: Sexist Apps, Biased Algorithms, and Other Threats of Toxic Tech (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0393634639/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=therubyrep-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0393634639&linkId=50c978567df28c98caf843e36cce54c1) 01:02 – Sara’s Superpower: Communication and Connecting the Dots 03:43 – The Process of Writing, Editing, and Communicating the Book 06:17 – A Summary of Technically Wrong 11:13 – The Harms and Risk of Data Sharing ...
Jun 20, 2018•48 min
01:30 – Federation and Your Internet Identity Mastodon (https://joinmastodon.org/) Stayin’ Alive in Technology: Who Are You? Coraline Ada Ehmke and Identity on the Internet (https://player.fm/series/stayin-alive-in-technology/who-are-you-coraline-ada-ehmke-and-identity-on-the-internet) 05:59 – Flaws of Federated Identity Usenet (https://www.usenet.org/en) 10:18 – Onboarding Eternal September (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_September) 28:51 – All Technology is Political & Speech At All Cos...
Jun 13, 2018•54 min
01:10 – Tim’s Superpower: Keeping Himself From Laughing / Improv 04:19 – Tim’s Journey as a Programmer 09:12 – The Collision of Values Within the Programming Industry and The Meaning and Measurement of “Intelligence” 22:39 – Using Programming to Satisfy Emotional Needs and Form Identity 37:30 – Merit and Identity as a Zero-Sum Game 40:49 – The Struggle of Giving Up / Embracing Labels 49:34 – Collectively Creating an Emotionally Healthy Atmosphere Within the Software Industry Reflections: Coralin...
Jun 06, 2018•1 hr 2 min
01:44 – Contempt Culture: An Overview Aurynn Shaw: Contempt Culture (https://blog.aurynn.com/tagged/contempt-culture) 12:40 – Calling Others Out For Things and Distributing That Labor 17:16 – Technical Superiority (Technology is political) 21:24 – The Cultural Impact of DevOps 28:51 – Introducing Organizational Changes in DevOps 32:11 – Outcome Focus Vs Procedural Focus 35:02 – Siloing and Process: “How does this help you?” Jenny Bramble: Risk Based Testing: Creating a Language Around Risk (http...
May 30, 2018•58 min
02:14 – John’s Superpower: Talking About Feelings in Public 04:57 – Programmers and Feelings Coraline Ada Ehmke: Emotions as State Machines (https://www.greaterthancode.com/2017/07/12/emotions-as-state-machines/) 09:39 – Being Educated About Your Emotions https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DcSyorTUwAA5UOx.jpg image via https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DcSyorTUwAA5UOx.jpg 16:12 – Feelings As Addictions, Comparing Your Experiences to Others’ Experiences, and Setting Boundaries 24:05 – Emotional API 28:53 – Co...
May 23, 2018•54 min
02:05 – Knitting and Computing Software Art Thou: Knit One, Compute One with Kris Howard (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEn4Izv0DW8) Ravelry (https://www.ravelry.com/account/login) 06:17 – The Knitting Community Vs The Software Community 09:38 – Moderation and Clear Communication of Expectations 12:50 – Welcoming New People 14:45 – Muscle Memory and Workflow; Teaching Others 19:09 – Information Exchange and Spreading Knowledge knitml (https://github.com/fiddlerpianist/knitml) freesewing.org (h...
May 16, 2018•1 hr 6 min
02:05 – Schneems’ Superpower: Not being grossed out by baby poop! And, debugging. 06:03 – The Skill and The Art of Troubleshooting 18:12 – Interviewing and Evaluating People 32:07 – Working in Open Source 37:17 – The Tension Between Structure and Agency 40:32 – The Role of Empathy in Open Source 50:52 – Bringing Open Source Values Into Companies 57:33 – Putting Machines in the Middle of People Reflections: Jamey: Gut feelings vs objective data. John: Dealing with unfriendly support cases and sti...
May 09, 2018•1 hr 12 min
02:01 – Superpowers: Kenzi = Consensus Building; Laurie: Confuging Apache Quickly Conversation Context (https://twitter.com/seldo/status/937772610997313536) 03:35 – Trans-Inclusive Policy at npm and Cloud City Kaiser (https://healthy.kaiserpermanente.org/) TriNet (https://www.trinet.com/) 12:41 – Determining Whether Insurance is Trans-Friendly “Transgender insurance benefits employer guide” Google Search (https://www.google.com/search?q=transgender+insurance+employer&oq=transgender+insurance+emp...
May 02, 2018•56 min
RubyConf 2017: Lending Privilege by Anjuan Simmons (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd4PsSk_0iQ) 01:18 – Anjuan’s Superpower: Flexibility 04:55 – Cultivating Variety on Teams 08:22 – What makes a great team? 13:46 – Empowering Others 19:21 – Culture Fit 21:24 – The Tension Between Structure and Agency 24:35 – Creating Space for People to Shine 33:46 – Responses to “Weirdness” 38:27 – Building Constructive and Authentic Relationships with People 41:12 – Having Visible Differences on Teams 43:53 –...
Apr 25, 2018•59 min
In this special episode of Greater Than Code, the panelists and guest panelists talk to an audience live from RailsConf 2018 about our relationship with our code, and the ways we have emotional ties with what we do, but also how there’s more to it than that. This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) of DevReps, LLC (http://www.devreps.com/). To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode (https://www.patreon...
Apr 23, 2018•54 min
This episode touches on the topics of privilege and having tough conversations when not feeling it’s your place to have those conversations. This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) of DevReps, LLC (http://www.devreps.com/). To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode (https://www.patreon.com/greaterthancode). To make a one-time donation so that we can continue to bring you more content and transcripts l...
Apr 18, 2018•55 min
02:40 – Coraline’s Superpower: Boundless Energy 06:16 – Practicing Self-Care and Outsourcing 12:20 – Being a “Code Witch” and Perceiving the Construct of Reality 17:25 – Evocation (https://www.dictionary.com/browse/evocation) and Invocation (https://www.dictionary.com/browse/invocation) 20:52 – Being Deliberate: Refactoring Your Code and Refactoring Your Life 32:13 – Documentation and Naming Things 38:48 – Writing Magic and Writing Code; Thoughtforms Drood by Dan Simmons (https://www.amazon.com/...
Apr 11, 2018•57 min
01:41 – Astrid’s Superpower: Being Analytical and Logical 04:33 – Social Scientists and Technology 12:47 – Professionalization (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professionalization) The Code of Ethics Project: Data For Democracy (https://www.datafordemocracy.org/projects/ethics.html) 20:00 – A Day in the Life of a Social Scientist 25:39 – Social Science and Design 32:13 – Working in Numbers-based Environments Obliquity: Why Our Goals Are Best Achieved Indirectly (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0...
Apr 04, 2018•1 hr 7 min
