Emily is a Technical Agile Coach and a very experienced one. In her career, she has embodied pretty much all the positions our industry has to offer and built a polyglott bagage that definitely makes me blush... from Python and Scala to Ruby and C++. Emily is the author of "the Coding Dojo Handbook", a few video classes on Pluralsight and she also regularly speaks at international conferences and panels with none other than "Robert C. Martin". Emily told us her story. How she...
Nov 20, 2018•38 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Richard Rodger was co-founder and CEO of his previous company, nearForm, where he helped take the company from scratch to an annual turnover of €17 million. Previously, he was CTO of FeedHenry, a mobile application platform provider that was acquired by RedHat for €63.5m in 2014. For several years, Richard has been an active member and influencer of the open source software (OSS) community. He is the creator and maintainer of senecajs.org, a microservices framework for Node.js. Richard is also t...
Nov 04, 2018•49 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Markus Harrer has developped an expertise in software analytics, "software restoration" and clean code. As a freelance trainer and consultant, he shows his clients how software products can be sustainably improved with the help of a datacentric and comprehensible analysis. Together we talked about the basics of data analytics, how Markus got into it and how and why you also should try it. We talked about the standard tools and mindset required to strive in this branch. Here are the lin...
Oct 21, 2018•34 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Katharine Jarmul is co-founder of KIProtect, a data security and privacy company for data science workflows in Berlin. She's been using Python since 2008 to solve and create problems. She helped form the first PyLadies chapter in Los Angeles in 2010, and co-authored an O'Reilly book along with several video courses on Python and data. She enjoys following the latest developments in machine learning, natural language processing, data privacy and ethics and workflow automation infrastruc...
Oct 08, 2018•39 min•Season 1Ep. 32
In this episode I talk to Mario Rogic. Mario is a technology aficionado with a particular love for the web. Among many other things, Mario believes technology should make life simple and joyful, and he enjoys being able to prove so. He lives in London, works as Head of Technology for locomote.com and he organises and runs the Elm London Meetups. We first discussed about public speaking and how it helps us prepare content and communicate better in our everyday life. And of course, Mario described...
Sep 24, 2018•49 min•Season 1Ep. 31
In this episode I talk to Adrian Bolboaca. Adrian is a programmer, trainer and a coach. His passion is helping teams produce high quality software. Adrian is a supporter of Deliberate Practice, experiments, and experiental learning. In 2016 he published a book about hosting and facilitating a coderetreat, a one-day deliberate practice concept for programming. We touched on the topics of learning theory and university curriculum. We spoke about polyglot programing, about full stack development an...
Sep 09, 2018•51 min•Season 1Ep. 30
In this episode, I talk with Steven Schwenke. Steven is a software craftsman, mentor and mentee aus Braunschweig in Germany. Together we discussed CS-degrees, mentoring, communication, hard- and soft-skills, motivation, purpose and much more. Here are the links of the show: http://www.stevenschwenke.de https://stevenschwenke.de/events http://twitter.com/stevenschwenke Credits Music Something Elated by Broke For Free (CC BY 3.0) Your host Software Developer‘s Journey is hosted and produced by Tim...
Aug 26, 2018•43 min•Season 1Ep. 29
In this episode I talked to Arnaud Porterie. Arnaud is VP of Engineering at Vente Privée, a french eCommerce Business. Previously, he managed the open-source group at Docker, which radically changed his views on managing software development at scale. Together, we spoke about the parallel between managing engineering teams and building communities. We touched on open source software and culture, and the ways to make engineering teams strive. Here are the links of the show: http://twitter.com/ice...
Aug 12, 2018•36 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Jessica's adventures include public speaking, advocating for functional programming and systems thinking at software conferences around the world, but also keeping two children alive, and podcasting on "Greater Than Code." We touched on her introduction to public speaking. We talked about balancing family life and traveling for work. We transitioned into networking and the power of people and landed on mentoring/mentorship. Here are the links from the show: http://twitter.com/jess...
Jul 29, 2018•48 min•Season 1Ep. 27
In this episode, I interviewed Anne Cahalan. Anne is an iOS developer at Detroit Labs, where she is constantly delighted by the niftiness of Swift. Anne told us her story. From the Bootcamp she went to and the apprenticeship program she followed, up to her "moving out" of "Junior-Developerness" and all its implications. We finally touched on the topic of mid-career development, which was the topic of her talk at the London SPA-Conference where we met. Here are the links of th...
Jul 15, 2018•39 min•Season 1Ep. 26
In this episode, I talk to Siavash "Sia" Ghassemi, software achitect and developer. He is a Microsoft Azure and Xamarin expert. We discussed how he discovered his passion for software development and how he came to becoming the well know speaker and prolific developer he now is. We touched on the career segways that he lived through and how it helped him later in his life. We finally touched attending conferences and speaking at them as a medium to grow for developers. Here are the lin...
Jul 05, 2018•45 min
In this episode I talk with Daniel Marbach, software engineer, architect, evangelist, family man, father, public speaker and so much more. We touched on how his first failure shaped his career and made him much stronger. We discussed the remote-ness of his current company and how this makes them a very "particular" (pun intended) company. We talked about mentoring and how it helps Daniel become a bit better everyday. Finally we talked about hiring for culture, and how it is done at the...
Jun 28, 2017•38 min
The guest this week is Laura Savino. Laura is a freelance iOS developer whose non-tech passions include foreign languages and teaching. We started talking about languages, how we learn them, and how kids books could help us there. We diverged toward public speaking and how you structure a talk. We finally touched on being on stage, playing music and how this relates to public speaking. Note: Skype unfortunately had a couple hiccups during the call. I managed to edit most of them. Two moments had...
Jun 13, 2017•54 min
In this episode I talk to Rob Napier. Rob has been a developer for a few decades and now earns his living developing for iOS. We touched on our respective interviewing processes, asking questions, being inclusive, reflecting on your own way of doing etc. We also discussed about being a "Conditional Breakpoint" and how a music band might approach including newcomers. We finally touched on Mentoring and just "listening". Enjoy! Here are the links of the show: http://twitter.com...
May 14, 2017•44 min
In this episode I talk to David Tanzer. David is a Freelancer based in Linz, Austria. We talked about what David does for a living. We touched on the SOLID principles and the 4 rules of simple design. We continued talking about the SoCraTes conference and the need for technical coaching beside agile coaching. Here are the links of the show: http://twitter.com/dtanzer http://www.davidtanzer.net http://socrates-conference.at https://jax.de/speaker/david-tanzer http://www.davidtanzer.net/legacy_cod...
Apr 30, 2017•32 min
In this episode I talk to Ivo Vutov, Consultant Developer for Microsoft in Germany. Ivo shares with us how he started to code, then how he came to working with Microsoft through the Student Partner Program and how he evolved from there. We touched on the new offices of Microsoft in Munich and the effects this revamp had on the teamwork. We spoke about remote work, diversity and accessibility. We flew over selling yourself, applying for a job and much more... Note: There were a couple drops durin...
Apr 14, 2017•52 min
In this episode I talk to Manuela Rink about her career path. Manu has taken a few roles over her still short career and ended up mixing two worlds that I personally never thought could really match. Let's cut to the chase, Manu is an iOS freak (in a good way ;) ), who is also a developer evangelist at Microsoft. We go over her career, her place at Microsoft and the role of an evangelist. And we finally touched on her work as a female role-model, being on the stage in an - unfortunately - s...
Apr 04, 2017•39 min
In this episode I talk to Kevin Keller about his life as a Digital Nomad. Kevin has been living "on the run" sind 2014, spread between Tbilisi(Georgia), the Philippines, Mexico, Vietnam, Thailand, Morocco and France (to name only a few), all while working for his company Grumpy Goat Studio. He tells us all about this lifestyle, a couple tips and tricks to get started and devises on remote working as a whole. Here are the links of the show: http://twitter.com/flygeneticist http://nomadl...
Jan 22, 2017•34 min
In this episode, I talked to Damien Beaufils, a french software craftsman working in Paris. Damien shared the experience he made on his current project ; how he helped his team focus on quality to improve the whole software. We talked about the different kind of tests, the test pyramid and Damien even shared a very good recipe on how to improve test quality in a legacy or project lacking tests. Nota: We unfortunately had a couple hickups toward the middle of the recording, but what Damien was sa...
Jun 06, 2016•41 min
A special podcast with 3 guests, Rui Carvalho, Peter Even and Maxime Sanglan, the organizers of the NCrafts conference in Paris. In this episode, we doubled back on the origins of this craftsmanship conference, its birth in the .NET space and growth toward a language agnostic craftsmanship conference up to the third edition which happened this year. We diverged onto how to get people into craftsmanship, what the 3 organizers took out of this exercise that consumed so much of their time and why y...
May 31, 2016•47 min
In this interview with J.B. Rainsberger, we drilled down into what it means to truly be agile. We devised on what it means to be agile for corporations, startups and teams alike and how to progress when you are stuck. We will definitely have to record another interview to focus more on the single individual side of it. We ended on a happy note about... happiness: don't forget that you're in there for yourself! Here are the links of the show: http://twitter.com/jbrains http://www.jbrain...
May 09, 2016•41 min
In this episode, I talk to Jens Schauder about his experience working on Open Source Projects. Jens is (kind of) participating to the JUnit5 Development and has - among many others - one bigger OSS project called "Degraph". We talked about JUnit5, Degraph, OpenSource, Github, Architecture among many other things... I hope you'll love this interview! Here are the links of the show: http://twitter.com/jensschauder http://blog.schauderhaft.de http://schauder.github.io/degraph http://...
May 02, 2016•45 min
In this episode, I talk to Nicole Rauch, who among other things created the Socrates Conference. I wanted to ask her about the Journeyman-Tour she did a couple years ago. She shares her insights and the things she discovered while working with different developers for short periods of time. Here are the links of the show: https://twitter.com/nicolerauch http://nicole-rauch.de https://www.socrates-conference.de https://www.softwerkskammer.org https://floobits.com http://www.saros-project.org Cred...
Apr 11, 2016•30 min
In this episode, I talk to former colleagues of mine Agata Bres and Adam Nowakowski, who just came back from a 4 months backpacking trip to South-America. Beside goofing around, we discuss the impact such a break can have on our rat-raced lives and high-pace corporate environments. Here are the links of the show: http://twitter.com/breskapl http://twitter.com/adamaszczos Credits Music Something Elated by Broke For Free (CC BY 3.0) Your host Software Developer‘s Journey is hosted and produced by ...
Mar 21, 2016•32 min
A podcast talking to Louise Elliott about dealing with people, both as a team member and as a manager. Here are the links of the show: http://twitter.com/ivanaterrorbull https://ivanaterrorbull.wordpress.com Credits Music Something Elated by Broke For Free (CC BY 3.0) Your host Software Developer‘s Journey is hosted and produced by Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, a crazy frenchman living in Germany who dedicated his life to helping others learn & grow. More about him at timbourguignon.fr . Want ...
Feb 26, 2016•21 min
A podcast where we talk about caring, in every sense of the word. Here are the links of the show: http://squeakyvessel.com https://twitter.com/benjamin http://topconf.com/linz-2016/speaker/benjamin-reitzammer https://speakerdeck.com/benjamin https://www.vaamo.de https://www.socrates-conference.de Credits Music Something Elated by Broke For Free (CC BY 3.0) Your host Software Developer‘s Journey is hosted and produced by Timothée (Tim) Bourguignon, a crazy frenchman living in Germany who dedicate...
Feb 18, 2016•38 min
A podcast where we talk - among many other things - about Amitai's Story, about mentoring, teams, seniority, buying your freedom to do what you like, Amitai's podcast "agile in 3 minutes" and the role music plays in his life. Here are the links of the show: Amitai's Homepage http://www.schmonz.com Amitai's Podcast "Agile In 3 Minutes" www.agilein3minut.es "Who I want to hire" by Chad Fowler http://goo.gl/KO2F6N Entreprogrammers Podcast http://ent...
Feb 11, 2016•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 5
