More Than Code

Ben Edmunds interviews members of the tech community to discuss their day to day lives, their family, how they work, and what makes them tick. We try to get a bit deeper here since we’re all more than our code.

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Episodes

Episode 6 - Matt Trask

Ben is joined by Matt Trask to discuss his path in to tech, why community matters more than code, personal finance, cycling, and Star Wars. Matt is a Senior Software Architect, Podcaster , API aficionado , and Cycling addict. Links - Civ5 RollerCoaster Tycoon Listen Money Matters podcast Mad Fientist The Soul of America by Jon Meacham How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel Transcript - Ben: Hey, welcome to this episode of the More Than C...

Dec 31, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 6

Episode 5 - Gergely Orosz

Ben is joined by Gergely Orosz to discuss competitive sports, engineering career paths at big tech, his path to self employment, and the writing process. Gergely is an ex-engineering manager and current author . He's a prolific tweeter , blogger , and writer . Links - The Pragmatic Engineer The Tech Resume The Philosophy of Software Design Transcript - Ben: Hey. Welcome to this episode of The More Than Code podcast. Today, I'm really excited to have Gergely Orosz here with me. Hey, Gergely, than...

Nov 30, 2020•48 min•Ep. 5

Episode 4 - Zach Inglis

Ben is joined by Zach Inglis to discuss his sleep schedule, nomadic life, and how he approaches making the world a better place. Zach is a designer and developer, perhaps best known for organizing HybridConf . He runs a studio with his best friend. He also enjoys losing at poker. Links - AmongUs Factorio The Diary of a Bookseller Transcript - Ben: All right. Welcome to the latest episode of the More Than Code podcast. Today I'm super excited to have Zach Inglis here with me. Zach, how's it going...

Oct 31, 2020•42 min•Ep. 4

Episode 3 - Randall Kanna

Ben is joined by Randall Kanna to discuss her personal life and career. We discuss why she chose not to pursue a CS degree, the fortitude it took to get started in tech as a woman, and how she's paving the path for engineers without CS degrees. Randall is a senior engineer and author. Links - https://www.amazon.com/Cant-Hurt-Me-Master-Your/dp/1544512287 https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/zero-to-sold/ https://twitter.com/dvassallo Transcript - Ben: Welcome to this episode of the More Than Code p...

Sep 30, 2020•38 min•Ep. 3

Episode 2 - Maia Bittner

Ben is joined by Maia Bittner to discuss her personal life and career. Delving in to how her anxiety has driven her so far and how she's working to recalibrate for what's next. Maia is an entrepreneur and investor . She founded Pinch (which was acquired by Chime ) and Rocksbox . She is on the board of trustees for Olin College . Transcript - Ben Edmunds: Thanks for joining me today, Maia. Appreciate your time. Maia Bittner: Thanks so much for having me here. Ben Edmunds: Let's start from the beg...

Aug 31, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 2

Episode 1 - Taylor Otwell

Ben sits down with Taylor Otwell to discuss his personal life, what drives him, how he got started with Laravel, and what's next. Taylor is the creator of the Laravel PHP framework , conference organizer , and successful entrepreneur. Transcript - Ben Edmunds: I hear you're leaving Laravel to work on Symphony full-time now? Taylor Otwell: Heck yeah, man. I got three or four lines of code merged in there. It's pretty crazy that we haven't had to merge anything before. But anyway, yeah, finally go...

Jul 31, 2020•54 min•Ep. 1

Episode 0 - Intro

A quick intro to the idea behind the podcast. Transcript - Ben Edmunds: Welcome to the More Than Code podcast. I'm Ben Edmunds. You might know me from the PHP Town Hall podcast or the PHP programming community in general. This podcast is to interview specific members of the tech community, delve into their past, their future, their home life, how they work, really just what makes them tick. We're going to get away from the keyboard, talk about who they are as a person and how they are more than ...

Jul 31, 2020•1 min

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