Happy Dev

Happy Dev is a compelling interview podcast that explores mental health issues within the software development community. Hosted by James Brooks and John Wyles, the podcast features in-depth discussions with industry experts, offering insights and sharing experiences on mental well-being in tech.

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John Wyles

In this episode James Brooks interviews John Wyles , our new co-host . Show notes: Imposterble - John's app to help people work with their Imposter Syndrome John Wyles on Twitter You can discuss this podcast at: Leave a comment on PodHunt Tweet us @HappyDevFM on Twitter or email us at mail@happydev.fm ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...

Apr 24, 2024•47 min•Season 2Ep. 2

James Brooks

💛 Happy Dev is finally back with Season 2! 💛 In this episode we introduce John Wyles , our new co-host and John interviews James Brooks . You can discuss this podcast at: Leave a comment on PodHunt Tweet us @HappyDevFM on Twitter or email us at mail@happydev.fm ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...

Apr 11, 2024•39 min•Season 2Ep. 1

Alex Bowers

Alex Bowers on Twitter. You can discuss this podcast at: Leave a comment on PodHunt Tweet us @HappyDevFM on Twitter or email me at mail@happydev.fm Thanks to our monthly sponsors: Justin Jackson Rob from 64 Robots Alex Bowers Matthew Davis ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...

Feb 12, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Freek Van der Herten

Freek Van der Herten on Twitter - https://twitter.com/freekmurze Discussed in this episode: Spatie Oh Dear! Flare Mailcoach Jessica Rose's talk on Imposter Syndrome and Individual Competence You can discuss this podcast at: Leave a comment on PodHunt Tweet us @HappyDevFM on Twitter or email me at mail@happydev.fm Thanks to our monthly sponsors: Justin Jackson Rob from 64 Robots Alex Bowers Matthew Davis Extra thanks goes to these supporters: @caneco for the Happy Dev artwork ★ Support this podca...

Jan 29, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Caleb Porzio

Caleb Porzio on Twitter - https://twitter.com/calebporzio Discussed in this episode: "nah" Git alias The War of Art You can discuss this podcast at: Leave a comment on PodHunt Tweet us @HappyDevFM on Twitter or email me at mail@happydev.fm Thanks to our monthly sponsors: Justin Jackson Rob from 64 Robots Thanks to The PHP Town Hall for sponsoring this episode. Extra thanks goes to @caneco for the new Happy Dev artwork. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...

Jan 15, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Jason McCreary

Jason McCreary on Twitter - https://twitter.com/gonedark Discussed in the episode: JMac's talk on Practising YAGNI ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Jan 01, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Happy Birthday Robin

🇬🇧 UK: 111 (Option 2) 🇺🇸 USA: 1-800-273-8255 🇨🇭 Switzerland: 143 🇸🇪 Sweden: 90101 🇦🇺 Australia: 000 🇧🇪 Belgium: 112 🇨🇦 Canada: 911 More countries: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines The Samartians: https://www.samaritans.org Thanks to @michellesanver's tweet . ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...

Dec 23, 2019•43 sec

Jess Archer

Jess Archer on Twitter - https://twitter.com/jessarchercodes Discussed in the episode: Justin Jackson's talk on mental health - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfEBby1KRyU ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Dec 18, 2019•38 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Mohamed Said

Mohamed Said on Twitter - https://twitter.com/themsaid Discussed in the episode: Daily Dad - https://dailydad.com "It takes a village" - https://dailydad.com/it-takes-a-village/ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Dec 04, 2019•27 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Matt Stauffer

Matt Stauffer on Twitter - https://twitter.com/stauffermatt Discussed in the episode: The Healthy Hacker Podcast with Chris Hunt - https://www.healthyhacker.com Twelve-step programs - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-step_program Matt's project Onramp.dev - https://onramp.dev ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...

Nov 20, 2019•40 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Dries Vints

You can find more of Dries at https://twitter.com/driesvints and https://driesvints.com . Find out more about Eventy at https://eventy.io ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Nov 06, 2019•29 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Episode 0

An introductory episode to the Happy Dev podcast with your host, James Brooks.

Oct 30, 2019•2 min

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