single-threaded: a software developer podcast: Recent Episodes

Jenn Creighton

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. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/single-threaded/support

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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!

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Kyle Shevlin (@kyleshevlin) joins the podcast to talk about healthy boundaries at work.

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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?

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Show notes:

The Manager's Path

Resilient Management


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Helen Hou-Sandi (@helenhousandi) joins the podcast to talk about the secrets of open-source software. 

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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


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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

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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


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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


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Jeff Lembeck joins the podcast to talk about saying "no" to your manager and how to breakdown a culture of heroes.


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Carolyn Stransky (@carolstran), software engineer and self-described "eternal crybaby", joins the podcast to talk about crying at work. 


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Lauren Tan (@sugarpirate_) is here to share her wisdom on switching from individual contributor to engineering manager and back again.

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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.

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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/

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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


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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


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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:

Follow Erin on Twitter

Questions Erin asks a company when interviewing

Erin's “interviewing red flags” article


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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.


Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/single-threaded/support