DevJourney Michael Kennedy almost learned Python in the 90s... and other things I learned recording his DevJourney Michael Kennedy is a podcaster and a trainer. After interviewing him for the DevJourney podcast, here are the key takeways I personally took out of the discussion.
DevJourney What is your advice for the next generation of developers? Part 2/2 In a previous post, I introduced the first 4 categories of advice I received from my guests on the DevJourney podcast. Here are the last 3 categories. MindsetThere is more than just programming
Scrum The curse of the Scrum-Detective Overcooked is a cooking simulation game in which the players attempt to rapidly prepare meals to specific orders under a time limit in kitchens filled with various obstacles and hazards. Screenshot von Overcooked's
DevJourney Guilherme Rambo found his joy in coding for Mac/iOS and other things I learned recording his DevJourney Guilherme Rambo is a Mac/iOS developer. After interviewing him for the DevJourney podcast, here are the key takeways I personally took out of the discussion.
DevJourney What is your advice for the next generation of developers? Part 1/2 At the end of each episode of the DevJourney podcast, I ask my guests for one advice. Can you guess which category is advised the most? Advice sorted into categoriesI first attempted to
DevJourney Tracy Lee is having fun all the way... and other things I learned recording her DevJourney Tracy Lee is hyperactive, and having a lot of fun. After interviewing her for the DevJourney podcast, here are the key takeways I personally took out of the discussion.
Remote Best-practices for the coronavirus remote workers As the 2019-Coronavirus is hitting our healthcare systems hard, remote work is spreading. My current client finally pulled the plug and encouraged us to work from home yesterday. As a consultant any activity
DevJourney Harald Reingruber is embarking on a coding tour... and other things I learned recording his DevJourney Harald Reingruber is a visual computing developer from Austria. After interviewing him for the DevJourney podcast, here are the key takeways I personally took out of the discussion.
DevJourney Khaled Souf learned the value of adding value... and other things I learned recording his DevJourney Khaled Souf is a software crafter from Tunisia who emigrated to Paris, and later Montreal, Canada. After interviewing him for the DevJourney podcast, here are the key takeways I personally took out of the discussion.
Life Where Ultrasounds and UFOs come to meet Walking home, I noticed a Tesla parking in front of an e.charger. It is still a rare sighting here in Germany. So I slowed down to observe the maneuver. As I walked
Hadelin de Ponteves is as much an entrepreneur as he is a data scientist... and other things I learned recording his DevJourney Hadelin de Ponteves is a serial learner, an entrepreneur and a data scientist. After interviewing him for the DevJourney podcast, here are the key takeways I personally took out of the discussion.
DevJourney Lydia Hallie is following her passion... and other things I learned recording her DevJourney Lydia Hallie is a very young web developer, freelancer and online teacher. After interviewing her for the DevJourney podcast, here are the key takeways I personally took out of the discussion.
Learning How we show our new colleagues that we really care! "Welcome onboard. Here's your team, here's your workstation, there's your credentials, and most important, over here you can tap coffee. Questions? No? Time to get productive, hop! Hop!" Starting with a new company
DevJourney Denise Gosnell is working at the bleeding edge of data science... and other things I learned recording her DevJourney Denise Gosnell is the Chief Data Officer at DataStax. She holds a PhD in computer science from the University of Tennessee and a leading data science expert. After interviewing her for the DevJourney podcast, here are the key takeways I personally took out of the discussion.
DevJourney Jamison Dance implores you to be nice to other people... and other things I learned recording his DevJourney Jamison Dance is an engineering manager at Wallmart Labs and the co-host of the Soft-Skills Engineering Podcast. After interviewing him for the DevJourney podcast, here are the key takeways I personally took out of the discussion.
DevJourney Shedrack Akintayo went remote-first... and other things I learned recording his DevJourney Shedrack Akintayo is a remote web developer from Nigeria. After interviewing him for the DevJourney podcast, here are the key takeways I personally took out of the discussion.
BoardGame Pen & paper for the very little ones Do you have small children? Kids that are too young to start playing pen and paper role playing games because they cannot read yet? I've got a solution for you, keep on reading.
Mentoring is important, yet we don‘t speak about it Last week I did a poll on Twitter, asking the following question: "How important were mentors in your personal and professional life?"1/3 of the respondents said they were „crucial“ and 1/
DevJourney Molly Struve had a long winding journey to SRE... and other things I learned recording her DevJourney Molly had a winding path to dev. In the last years she specialized in Site Reliability Engineering and now works for Dev.to. After interviewing her for the DevJourney podcast, here are the key takeways I personally took out of the discussion
DevJourney Reuven Lerner made one of the first 100 websites... ever... and other things I learned recording his DevJourney Reuven Lerner is a consultant, an author and a teacher. After interviewing him for the DevJourney podcast, here are the key takeways I personally took out of the discussion.
Retrospective Do you like making New-Year's resolutions? Yeah... me neither. I like retrospectives though… I always find it boring to speak about New-Year resolutions on New-Year’s Eve. Better wait one week, let the euphoria settle down and THEN… avoid it some more, because no-one likes overreaching
DevJourney Pariss Athena learns jumping-in with both feet first... and other things I learned recording her DevJourney Pariss - Athena - Chandler did a lot in her relatively short career in software development. After interviewing her for the DevJourney podcast, here are the key takeways I personally took out of the discussion.
Down the DNS & SSL rabbit hole I went Boy, what a rabbit hole I just went down. Brace yourself for a story. I pulled one simple thread and woke up two weeks later with a brain full of learning and experience.
Podcast The story of how I ended up in Germany, and things I learned in the process A few weeks ago, I was interviewed on the Expats Life Germany podcast. Shaun, the host, moved from South Africa to Germany about a decade ago. He recently started this podcast to highlight
BoardGame Karmaka, a great board game that isn't so complicated after all This weekend, my son found the game "Karmaka" hidden somewhere at home. I bought this game in 2016 via Kickstarter. Back then, I spent 15 minutes trying to understand the rule-book and failed