single-threaded: a software developer podcast
By Jenn Creighton
single-threaded: a software developer podcastMar 31, 2021
Rachel Nabors on Planning and Preparing for Your Next Role
Rachel Nabors (@rachelnabors) is here to bestow their wisdom on planning and preparing for your next role. Hint: the job search starts way earlier than you think!
Transcript coming soon!
Kyle Shevlin on Healthy Boundaries at Work
Kyle Shevlin (@kyleshevlin) joins the podcast to talk about healthy boundaries at work.
Dana Jones on How Managers Help Reports Grow
Dana Jones, engineering manager at Netflix Studio, joins the podcast to talk about her experience developing and growing her direct reports. What does it look like to have a manager that invests in your growth? What steps can you & your manager take to plan for that growth?
Show notes:
Helen Hou-Sandi on the Real Value of Contributing to Open Source
Helen Hou-Sandi (@helenhousandi) joins the podcast to talk about the secrets of open-source software.
Rebecca Murphey on Developer Productivity
Rebecca Murphey (@rmurphey), an engineering manager in the developer productivity organization at Stripe, joins the podcast to discuss, well, developer productivity. What is it and why do organizations invest in it?
Transcript: https://dev.to/gurlcode/single-threaded-podcast-rebecca-murphey-on-developer-productivity-2m43
Show notes:
The SPACE of Developer Productivity
Managing a Core Server So People Don't Hate It
Product for Internal Platforms
Prince Wilson on Learning through Live-Coding
Prince Wilson (@maxcell) is here to tell us about his journey streaming code on Twitch. Catch his stream on Tuesdays at 6:30pm EST: twitch.tv/maxcellw
Laurie Barth on Seeking Out New Challenges
New season, new theme! Laurie Barth (@laurieontech), senior software engineer at Netflix, joins the podcast to share how boredom has helped her seek out new challenges in engineering.
Transcript: https://dev.to/gurlcode/laurie-barth-on-seeking-out-new-challenges-2jgh
Duretti Hirpa on Making Good Trouble
Principal engineer Duretti Hirpa (@duretti) is here to share her insights on how to make good trouble in the workplace.
Duretti's talk "Making good trouble, or: how to affect change without losing your job": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9H7SGuRrC8
Jeff Lembeck on Hero Culture
Jeff Lembeck joins the podcast to talk about saying "no" to your manager and how to breakdown a culture of heroes.
Carolyn Stransky on Crying at Work
Carolyn Stransky (@carolstran), software engineer and self-described "eternal crybaby", joins the podcast to talk about crying at work.
Lauren Tan on Manager vs. Individual Contributor
Lauren Tan (@sugarpirate_) is here to share her wisdom on switching from individual contributor to engineering manager and back again.
Transcript: Coming soon!
Sara Vieira on TypeScript & The WordPress Problem
Sara Vieira (@NikkitaFTW) is here to talk TypeScript... and why you shouldn't use it everywhere. We also reminiscence about Angular 1, explain The WordPress Problem...and maybe sing some Linkin Park.
Transcript: Coming soon!
Show notes:
- Okay, I say TypeScript weird...
- Loved this course: https://www.executeprogram.com/courses/typescript
- Mike North's TS course on Frontend Masters: https://frontendmasters.com/courses/typescript-v2/
- Effective TypeScript: https://effectivetypescript.com/
Faduma Mohammed on Code Reviews & Compliments
Faduma Mohammed (@FadumaFaralacag) joins the podcast to talk about code reviews, pull request pairing, and why Github is a volcano of miscommunication.
Transcript: https://dev.to/gurlcode/single-threaded-podcast-faduma-mohammed-on-code-reviews-compliments-562f
Crystal Martin on the Value of "I Don't Know"
Crystal Martin (@codermeow) joins Jenn (@gurlcode) to explore why developers hesitate to ask for help, how to handle our mistakes, and the value of saying "I don't know".
Transcript: https://dev.to/gurlcode/single-threaded-podcast-crystal-martin-on-the-value-of-i-don-t-know-4mki
Show notes:
Follow Crystal on Twitter: https://twitter.com/codermeow
Her personal website: https://www.crystalmartin.co/
Crystal's talk at JSConf Hawaii 2019: JavaScript is asynchro-WHAT!?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el9fhSbby5E
Erin Fox on Interviewing
Erin Fox (@erinfoox) joins Jenn (@gurlcode) to talk about one of the most stressful parts of being a software developer: interviews. We talk about why interviewing in tech is nerve-racking, how to handle rejections and why, like dating, you should never commit too early.
Transcript: https://dev.to/gurlcode/single-threaded-podcast-erin-fox-on-interviewing-4f4l
Show notes:
Questions Erin asks a company when interviewing
Erin's “interviewing red flags” article
Teaser 01
Each season, single-threaded tackles a new topic in software engineering. This first season, we're exploring feelings. Why do we like some technologies but dislike others? How do our emotions come into play with our career choices? These are some of the questions we'll be answering this season. Episodes are a mix of guest interviews and solo musings. Coming February 2021.