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TitlePub. DateDuration
Measuring Engineering Productivity with Walter de Bruijn11 Sep 202400:37:13
Cloud Native Engineering and DevOps with Mischa van den Burg04 Sep 202400:44:05
Developing People with Ester Le Roux03 Jul 202400:42:35
Empowering and Enabling People, what Great Managers do with Nick van Meeteren12 Oct 202200:41:36

Great managers are those with a people first mindset.

They go through fire for their team,
allow people to make mistakes and grow,
and protect people from putting their work over their life and family.

Nick van Meeteren is one of those people and I had an incredible time learning from his view and mindset.

Enjoy 🎙


Connect with Nick van Meeteren:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickvanmeeteren

New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!  
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!

Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/MiGJ9z1pFbM

Cloud Security Podcast behind the scenes with Shilpi Bhattacharjee & Ashish Rajan05 Oct 202200:50:38

This episode was recorded within minutes of me meeting Shilpi & Ashish from the Cloud Security Podcast in-person. They were in Amsterdam for a conference and swung by to make this happen. 🙌

They shared a little glimpse of what goes on behind the scenes of the cloud security podcast and what it’s like to work with your significant other. On top of that we discussed cloud security awareness, challenges and education.

Enjoy🎙

Connect with Shilpi Bhattacharjee:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shilpi-bhattacharjee

Connect with Ashish Rajan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashishrajan
https://twitter.com/hashishrajan

Cloud Security Podcast:
https://cloudsecuritypodcast.tv
https://www.youtube.com/c/CloudSecurityPodcast
https://twitter.com/CloudSecPod

New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!  
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!

Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/xSxaErykslc

Enjoy! 🎙

Public Speaking in Tech with Neil Thompson28 Sep 202200:45:47

Podcaster and speaker Neil Thompson shares his journey with regards to public speaking and allows others to share theirs through his podcast Teach the Geek.

Getting better at public speaking has more benefits that you might think.
It will improve your communication skills to a point where you can influence decisions and motivate change.

This is especially true in the tech world.

A few of the topics we covered, in order 💬
☑️ How Neil’s public journeys started
☑️ The importance of presenting
☑️ Switching careers
☑️ Neil’s children’s book
☑️ Coding bootcamps

Connect with Neil Thompson:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/neilithompson
https://www.youtube.com/c/teachthegeek
https://teachthegeek.com

New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!  
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!

Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/9bxg3GHEpPA

Enjoy! 🎙

Recruiting Tech Talent with Chase Kocher21 Sep 202201:00:49

We’ve been in an employee’s market for a while now in the tech space.
The demand is far more than the supply when it comes to technical skills.

And I don’t see that changing soon.

Because of this, it can feel quite transactional.
Automated inMails, generic messages and mismatches when it comes to hard skills.

I think recruiters who do their research, tailor-fit, pinpoint why and add a personal touch stand out like no other and add value.
I like how Chase puts it: “If you’re trying to recruit somebody, you should give them a reason why they should talk to you.”

A few of the topics we covered, in order 💬
☑️ How recruiting has changed recently
☑️ The advisory role a recruiter has
☑️ Ensuring culture elevates with new hires
☑️ Facilitating a perfect match
☑️ Holding information hostage

Connect with Chase Kocher:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chase-kocher

New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!  
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!

Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/7nhOJujmGGk

Enjoy! 🎙

Happiness and Self Improvement with Ken Jee14 Sep 202200:55:53

Maximising for happiness, instead of maximising for output.
That really stuck with me after my conversation with Ken Jee.

When you maximise for output, you’re on a path that leads to more output, and more output until you burn out. Realising what drives you, what your personal values are and what makes happy will allow you to shift your attention to the things that matter in your life.

Because life is like a pencil that will surely run out. It’s up to you to leave behind your beautiful writing of life.
(Yes, I’m paraphrasing One Piece here)

A few of the topics we covered, in order 💬

☑️ Maximising for Happiness
☑️ Finding purpose and understanding
☑️ Surrounding yourself with like-minded people
☑️ Technology detox

Connect with Ken Jee:
https://www.kennethjee.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjee
https://twitter.com/kenjee_ds
https://www.youtube.com/c/kenjee1


New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!  
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!

Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/mh78xToElC8

Enjoy! 🎙

Becoming Great at CSS with Kevin Powell07 Sep 202200:58:11

CSS. In my experience developers have a love/hate relationship with it.

It can be fun and rewarding to implement an awesome design. But it can also be frustrating.

Kevin Powell is one of the few people I know that truly loves CSS. To the point where he’s been teaching others through his YouTube videos for the last 5 years! If you really want to become expert in something, teach it to others. Kevin took that notion to the next level and the results are truly amazing. 🙌

A few of the topics, in order 💬
☑️ Working together with designers
☑️ CSS challenges/battles
☑️ Kevin is self-taught
☑️ CSS frameworks
☑️ Mobile first implementations

Connect with Kevin Powell:
https://www.kevinpowell.co
https://www.youtube.com/kepowob
https://twitter.com/KevinJPowell


New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!  
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!

Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/3MRWBahy02U

Enjoy! 🎙

Habits, Decentralisation and Decentralised Systems with Merlijn Boogerd31 Aug 202200:48:09

Merlijn Boogerd shares how he’s always been fascinated by Decentralisation and Decentralised Systems.

I love the Wikipedia example he gives. A group of people came together and created this system and the ability to change information is completely open and public. Decentralised in that way. It’s become one of the cornerstones in how we find information.

Wikipedia is 20+ years old though…
What other benefits could Decentralised Systems offer nowadays? 

We discuss all of that and more! In order 💬  
☑️ 80% of humans behaviour is habitual
☑️ Decentralised Systems
☑️ Benefits of Public Data
☑️ Crowdsourcing Software Development
☑️ Decentralised Building Blocks

Connect with Merlijn Boogerd:
https://linkedin.com/in/mboogerd
https://github.com/mboogerd


New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!  
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!

Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/1fgg2W8YDiM

Enjoy! 🎙

Resiliency, Adaptability and Cyber Security with Nyota Gordon24 Aug 202200:54:00

When life gets difficult, how do you deal with it?
You can’t run away. You have to keep going.

How you react, recover and continue is up to you!

This was one of my main takeaways from talking with Nyota Gordon.
I love her energy and absolutely want what she’s having 🙌

More topics we covered, in order 💬
☑️ Office shenanigans
☑️ What is resiliency?
☑️ Sharing experiences
☑️ From the military to cybersecurity
☑️ Mindfulness at the workplace

Connect with Nyota Gordon:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nyotagordon
https://twitter.com/staraimer

New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!  
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!

Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/lUWEKpnEyq4

Enjoy! 🎙

Tech Leadership with Ariel Weinberger17 Aug 202200:50:05

Whenever I meet someone that exemplifies great tech leadership, I love picking their brain.
Because there is no cookie-cutter mold for tech leaders, or leaders in general. 🍪

Their experiences, mindset, failures and feedback are incredibly valuable.

Having a conversation and getting their perspective is one of the best ways to learn.
And it helps form your own perspective. 🤔

My conversation with Ariel Weinberger did exactly that for me.
Loved his take on culture, hiring, mentorship and more! 🙌

A few of the topics, in order 💬
☑️ Technical Leadership Roles
☑️ Effective Technical Hiring Processes
☑️ Hiring 120 Software Engineers in a year
☑️ Allowing People to make Mistakes
☑️ Engineering Teams owning their Domain

Connect with Ariel Weinberger:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/arielweinberger
https://twitter.com/arielweinberger
https://github.com/arielweinberger

New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!  
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!

Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/84G6xqR3uBs

Enjoy! 🎙

Career Progression and Growth with Jeff Perry10 Aug 202200:55:50

The way you might think about your career may evolve.

A focus on growth and progression early on.
More reflection, realisation and intent later.

What’s interesting to me is that in the end, all your experience matters.

With the right amount of guidance and clarity,
you’ll eventually reach the unimaginable.

That’s really exciting to me.

Jeff Perry and I touch on all of that and more!


A few of the topics, in order 💬
☑️ Career clarity
☑️ People feeling stuck in their career
☑️ Layoffs and the current tech market
☑️ Career progression
☑️ Growing into technology leadership


Connect with Jeff Perry:
https://www.jeff-perry.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffcperry
https://www.engineeringcareeraccelerator.com/beyondcoding


New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!  
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!

Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/4u-2vw_npq4

Enjoy! 🎙

Q&A #9: Junior Developer Career Advice and Disruptive Tech with Patrick Akil26 Jun 202400:45:00

Q&A #9 is here! Take a shot every time I scratch my nose 😆


Full episode on YouTube ▶️

https://youtu.be/hNYzG2Mc2HA

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:21 - Advice for graduates starting in IT

00:02:06 - Junior developers and internships

00:06:56 - What does a recruiter expect?

00:08:31 - Eagerness

00:09:50 - What tech stack to master

00:12:50 - How to get a headstart at an organization as a junior

00:16:20 - Patrick and imposter syndrome

00:19:57 - Bad experiences in an interview process

00:22:55 - Self taught developers

00:23:49 - What language to erase

00:26:02 - The next big disruptive technology

00:29:40 - Tech leading to groundbreaking innovations

00:32:07 - Rapidly evolving technology

00:36:04 - The human factor in tech

00:37:53 - Machines empowering human capabilities

00:39:12 - Why did you start the podcast?

00:41:54 - How much time does it to create an episode?

00:44:39 - Thank you!!

Decision Making, Slowing down Time and Storytelling with Gilbert Eijkelenboom03 Aug 202200:53:45

Why do people do the things they do?

I’m not quite sure, but it’s definitely thought provoking 🤔

Especially when I think about my own decision making.

Sometimes we need certain conversations, certain triggers, to make us think and reflect.

This episode with Gilbert Eijkelenboom was exactly that for me.

And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

More of the topics we covered, in order 💬

☑️ Gilberts professional poker journey
☑️ How people make decisions
☑️ Considering your audience
☑️ Slowing down time
☑️ Getting better at storytelling


Connect with Gilbert Eijkelenboom:
linkedin.com/in/eijkelenboom
https://www.mindspeaking.com
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi5ZoXknmNceEVVteS7_cVQ


New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!  
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!

Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/yucHtO3VkgQ

Enjoy! 🎙

Leadership and Finding your Passion with Stephanie Wong27 Jul 202200:42:27

I truly enjoyed learning from Stephanie Wong how she found her passion in technical content creation.

It doesn’t just fall out of the sky and land in your lap.

It takes time, experimentation and effort to take shape within your life.

Throughout that journey, you’ll have key players and leadership, setting you up for success.

However, in the end, you make the decisions in your personal journey.


More of the topics we cover this episode, in order 💬

☑️ Being authentically yourself
☑️ The best way to find a passion
☑️ Key players in your career
☑️ How to keep growing
☑️ Finding your voice



Connect with Stephanie Wong:
https://twitter.com/stephr_wong
https://www.stephrwong.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephrwong


New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!  
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!

Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/-c3RUT11jcY

Enjoy! 🎙

Self-Worth, Salary and Mindset with Tobi Oluwole20 Jul 202200:52:21

I had a blast talking to Tobi Oluwole on self-worth, salary and mindset. What really stuck with me is that breaking limits can become more and more common.

Because most of the time, when you think you’ve reached a ceiling, be it your growth, or your income, there’s no actual ceiling.

The only ceiling that’s there is the one you put there yourself.

Background, expectations, scepticism etc. can all contribute in creating this fictional ceiling.

But since you created it in the first place, you can also remove or break through it.

You’re in control after all!

More of the topics we cover this episode, in order 💬

☑️ Understanding your Skills are Value
☑️ Being the Exception
☑️ Breaking the Salary Sharing Taboo
☑️ Changing your Perspective
☑️ Communicating your value

Enjoy! 🎙


More on Tobi Oluwole:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetobioluwole
https://twitter.com/callmetobzz
https://www.the3skills.com


New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!  
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!

Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/d2Y-Vwk3Sj0

Hackathons, Startups and Data Science with Krish Naik13 Jul 202200:53:15

What’s better than Online Hackathons? In-person Hackathons!

Krish Naik shares how he’s been organising 24 hour long in-person hackathons together with iNeuron.ai. It’s a way to engage with the community and stimulate learning and growth. Additionally, it has been an effective way to hire.

More of the topics we cover this episode, in order 💬
☑️ The Joys of Physical Hackathons
☑️ Education should be Affordable and of High Quality
☑️ How iNeuron.ai has grown to where it is now
☑️ The Benefit of learning early-stage Technologies
☑️ The difference between Data Science and Data Engineering

Enjoy! 🎙

More on Krish Naik:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNU_lfiiWBdtULKOw6X0Dig
https://www.linkedin.com/in/naikkrish
https://krishnaik.in
https://twitter.com/krishnaik06


New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!

Full episode on YouTube ▶️

https://youtu.be/gW--jpQUHV4

Empathy Driven Software Development with Andrea Goulet06 Jul 202201:06:42

Empathy is software skill.

It might sound strange, but after my conversation with Andrea Goulet I strongly believe that’s the case. She explains how trust is the foundation of not only great software, but also great engineering teams. How do we build trust? Through empathy, and Andrea lays out some great practical examples of how it benefits everyone. 

More of the topics we cover this episode, in order 💬

☑️ Research Focussed Approach on Empathy
☑️ The importance of Trust and Vulnerability
☑️ The Four Components of Empathy
☑️ Legacy Code drives your business
☑️ Empathy is a Skill

Enjoy! 🎙


More on Andrea Goulet: 

https://andreagoulet.com
https://empathyintech.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreamgoulet
https://twitter.com/andreagoulet

Andrea is currently working on her book: Empathy Driven Software Development Published by Pearson.
Looking forward to that in 2023!


New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!

Full episode on YouTube ▶️

https://youtu.be/9nNKqklss5c

Effective Software Teams with Daniel Terhorst-North29 Jun 202201:05:30

What is the fastest and most effective you’ve ever been in a software team?

That’s how we start off this episode and joining me is Daniel Terhorst-North who’s a coder, coach, and consultant and has been for almost 3 decades 🙌

More of the topics we cover this episode, in order 💬
☑️ Fast and Effective Software teams
☑️ It’s not done until it’s in Production
☑️ How SOLID is outdated
☑️ Organisations struggling with effectiveness
☑️ Value stream mapping

Enjoy! 🎙

More on Daniel Terhorst-North:
https://dannorth.net
https://twitter.com/tastapod
https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielterhorstnorth

New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!

Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/ZXjTvMIw0fc

Visual learning and Developer Advocacy with Priyanka Vergadia22 Jun 202200:54:18

Ever feel like reading is just not for you? Well… Maybe you’re more of a visual learner 🤔
Priyanka shares how she leverages the power of visualisation to communicate complex topics in a simple and easy to understand fashion ☁️
On top of that, we go through the freedom she gets to experiment and learn as Developer Advocate @Google. Really cool! 🙌

Some of the topics we cover this episode, in order 💬
☑️ Visualisation and feedback from the community
☑️ Letting go of Perfection
☑️ The freedom to experiment as Developer Advocate
☑️ Maintaining focus with a goal in mind
☑️ Visual learning over reading documentation

Enjoy! 🎙

More on Priyanka Vergadia:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pvergadia
https://twitter.com/pvergadia
https://www.youtube.com/c/priyankavergadia
https://thecloudgirl.dev


New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia and Google for making this episode possible!
#visuallearning #developeradvocate #podcast

Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/9k56RPSW6i0

Or any Podcast app 🎙 through:
https://anchor.fm/beyond-coding

Thinking Styles with Indi Young15 Jun 202201:16:02

Indi Young explains how the point of having thinking styles is to get away from the “average user”, and move towards building your solutions for humans. Supporting them in whatever purpose they have. 

You might wonder: What are thinking styles? 🤔

Listen in to find out! Some of the topics we cover this episode, in order 💬
☑️ What are thinking styles?
☑️ How to discover thinking styles framed by purpose  
☑️ The passion the help people
☑️ Thinking styles put to practise

More on Indi Young:
https://indiyoung.com
https://twitter.com/indiyoung
https://www.linkedin.com/in/indiyoung

Switching Careers to Software Engineering with Anna McDougall08 Jun 202201:07:50

Remarkably, Anna McDougall has not just made one career switch, but 2. From a more corporate career in marketing / project management, to a career in opera singing, to a career in tech as a software engineer.
Wow! 👏

Interestingly enough, pivoting to a career in opera singing taught her a lot of skills which helped gave her a head start in programming. One of which is how to deal with the Imposter Syndrome 🥸


More of the topics we cover this episode, in order 💬
☑️ Pivoting from a career in opera, to one in tech
☑️ Software used by many requires diverse people to create it
☑️ Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
☑️ Tech interviews


More on Anna McDougall:

https://www.annamcdougall.com
https://twitter.com/annajmcdougall
https://www.linkedin.com/in/annajmcdougall
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjJzKrbr3WGn1xE0LAQ91yA

Enjoy! 🎙

Learning Software Development with Hitesh Choudhary01 Jun 202200:44:24

One of the best aspects in the Tech world is that you can teach yourself to do lots of things. However, there’s so much information out there nowadays, that it can become too much.. So I invited Hitesh Choudhary on to discuss how to start and how to find quality content when you’re educating yourself. We also discuss what to keep in mind when you’re new, or self-taught, and join a software development team.

More of the topics we cover this episode, in order 💬

☑️ Teaching others in tech through YouTube
☑️ Setting personal learning goals, and achieving them
☑️ Software engineers moving into managerial positions
☑️ Risks of using new tech in production
☑️ Quality without compromise

More on Hitesh Choudhary:

https://hiteshchoudhary.com
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXgGY0wkgOzynnHvSEVmE3A
https://linkedin.com/in/hiteshchoudhary
https://twitter.com/Hiteshdotcom

Enjoy!

When to start Freelancing with Andrea Giardini19 Jun 202400:42:05
An Intro to the Metaverse with Jieke Pan25 May 202200:59:36

The Metaverse. You might have heard of it, but what does it entail exactly? Jieke Pan explains that no one knows exactly, because we’re right at the forefront of it all. It will be a new digital experience and not really tangible. But within that digital space, we’ll be able to experience and deliver value in ways we couldn’t before.

One example he gives is virtual concerts, which are already happening in the Metaverse.

With that however come numerous amounts of technical challenges, some of which we discuss as well.

More of the topics we cover this episode, in order 💬

☑️ What is the metaverse, where did it come from?
☑️ Virtual concerts and business value
☑️ Data privacy and anonymity
☑️ How can there be one decentralised Metaverse?
☑️ Decoupled infrastructure and content layers

More on Jieke Pan:
https://linkedin.com/in/panjieke
https://twitter.com/panjieke

#metaverse #web3 #podcast

Collaborative Modelling with Marco Heimeshoff18 May 202200:53:31

To delivery value through software, we’re solving complex problems. But getting a shared understanding of the problem space and the potential solutions can be very tricky. Marco Heimeshoff explains that’s where collaborative modelling can help.

More of the topics we cover this episode, in order 💬

☑️ Pros and cons of collaborative modelling remotely
☑️ The importance of psychological safety
☑️ Why do we model in the first place?
☑️ Approaching a problem through heuristics
☑️ Not just sharing, but collaborating

Mentioned during the episode:
https://DDDheuristics.com
https://kandddinsky.de

More on Marco Heimeshoff:
https://www.heimeshoff.de
https://twitter.com/heimeshoff
https://linkedin.com/in/heimeshoff

#collaborativemodelling #heuristics #podcast

Co-creating with UX and Software with Thamar Swart and Simone de Gijt11 May 202200:46:58

Product development is challenging. Even more challenging when those responsible for the user experience barely talk to those responsible for the implementation, and vice-versa…
That’s not how we create the best products.

We do so by communicating continuously, having diverse teams and co-creating!

I invited Thamar Swart and Simone de Gijt on to share their experience when it comes to collaboration and co-creation.


More of the topics we cover this episode, in order 💬

☑️ The challenges of keeping UX and Software Development separate
☑️ What is UX actually, what are the different facets?
☑️ Happy flows and edge cases
☑️ Fixing your customer issues
☑️ Leadership and team autonomy


More on Thamar Swart:
https://thamarswart.nl/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thamarswart
https://twitter.com/thamarswart

More on Simone de Gijt:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonedegijt
https://mobile.twitter.com/de_gijt

Social systems in Tech Teams with Michael Feathers04 May 202200:45:40

I invited Michael Feathers on to discuss what makes a great and effective team in tech. We cover lots of the social systems you’ll see, as well as the impact that remote working has had on those.

More of the topics we cover this episode, in order 💬

☑️ Remote working and team autonomy
☑️ Treating software like biology
☑️ Finding common grounds of communication
☑️ Genuine curiosity
☑️ Team goals vs. Individual goals

More on Michael Feathers:

https://michaelfeathers.silvrback.com
https://twitter.com/mfeathers
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelfeathers

The power of Go with Hannes De Jager, Kevin van den Broek and Goos van den Bekerom27 Apr 202200:51:20

I invited Hannes de Jager, Kevin van den broek and Goos van den Bekerom on to discuss the ins and outs when it comes to the Go programming language. All you need to know with regards to why and how Go would be embraced within a team, or within an organisation.
Sounds interesting? Check it out!

Some of the topics we cover this episode, in order 👇

☑️ The pros and cons of Go
☑️ How does Go get adopted within organisations?
☑️ The way Generics was introduced in Go
☑️ Hire good engineers instead of “language” engineers

More on Hannes:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannesdejager
https://github.com/hannesdejager

More on Kevin:
https://kevinvandenbroek.nl
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-van-den-broek
https://github.com/Kevintjeb

More on Goos:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/goosvandenbekerom
https://github.com/GoosvandenBekerom

Systems Thinking with Diana Montalion20 Apr 202201:06:26

Diana Montalion shares how we think of, and design, sources of information to accommodate for what we want as users, depending on the context we’re in. It requires a way of thinking we’re not used to: systems thinking, or non-linear thinking. But doing so and adapting the software we create, can open up opportunities that weren’t there before.

Some of the topics we cover this episode, in order 👇

☑️ Systems thinking vs. Linear thinking
☑️ Designing for sources of information
☑️ Do you know why your tasks matter?
☑️ Changing the skills we value when hiring
☑️ Learning from each other, and growing as a team

More on Diana:  
https://www.montalion.com
https://twitter.com/dianamontalion
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dianamontalion 

#systemsthinking #software #podcast

The Power of Open Source with Paulo Lopes and Maarten Mulders13 Apr 202200:52:42

Whether you know it or not, we’re all benefitting from open source software. The innovation and collaboration that has come from it is incredible. But it’s not without flaws… Very Interesting ones actually, so I invited Paulo Lopes and Maarten Mulders on to discuss the good, bad, and ugly when it comes to open source.

Some of the topics we cover this episode, in order 👇

☑️ Disputes and social problems that occur in open source projects
☑️ Contributing to open source, and how to make it easier
☑️ What would make open source better?
☑️ The not invented here syndrome in open source projects

Enjoy!

Check out Paulo Lopes:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pmlopes
https://twitter.com/pml0p35

Check out Maarten Mulders:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mthmulders
https://twitter.com/mthmulders
https://maarten.mulders.it

#podcast #tech #opensource

AI in the city of Amsterdam with Maarten Sukel06 Apr 202200:42:35

Maarten shares how the city of Amsterdam is creating and leveraging AI solutions to help society and improve the city. It was surprising to hear how there are lots of experiments being done involving more state of the art technologies when it comes to AI. And I really enjoyed learning what projects are being worked on right now.

What projects are those? Listen in to find out!

Some of the topics we cover this episode, in order 👇

☑️ Using AI to make the city better, or to prevent it from becoming worse
☑️ The Algorithm Register
☑️ Amsterdam for all: increasing accessibility in the city
☑️ Current ways of working and the challenge of moving to the cloud
☑️ Using established methods, but also experimenting with state of the art tech

More on Maarten:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/maartensukel
https://twitter.com/maartensukel

Check out Amsterdam Intelligence:
https://www.amsterdamintelligence.com

Effective Data Science Solutions with Deena Gergis30 Mar 202200:57:55

“Doing the right thing is not equal to doing things right”. This really stuck with me after discussing how to create effective data science solutions with Deena Gergis.
It would be easy to create a solution ‘just’ from the technical side, but more often than not, your solution might not get used at all that way. Partnering with your stakeholders, and building this solution together is the right way to do it. And it starts by having an equal level conversation with each other.

Some of the topics we cover this episode, in order 👇

☑️ The differences between data science academically, and data science professionally
☑️ Doing things right vs doing the right things
☑️ Buy-in from your most important stakeholders and partners
☑️ The right balance of focus and flexibility in creating data science solutions
☑️ Hiring for emotional intelligence and leadership skills, as well as technical expertise

More on Deena:
https://linkedin.com/in/deena-gergis
https://www.youtube.com/c/deenagergis

Cloud Native Software Development with Léon Rodenburg23 Mar 202200:47:55

Cloud technology has made things a lot easier, but it has also introduced new challenges for developers. Together with friend and returning guest Léon Rodenburg we discuss what cloud native software development entails, and share how to be effective.

Some of the topics we cover this episode, in order 👇
☑️ What is cloud native software development?
☑️ Team responsibility in handling the cloud
☑️ The problem with cloud courses and trainings
☑️ Iterating on your cloud infrastructure
☑️ Start by understanding your current project in terms of cloud infrastructure

More on Léon:
https://linkedin.com/in/leon-rodenburg
https://twitter.com/lrodenburg

Effective Product Development Teams with Anne Kooijman12 Jun 202400:45:52
Creating your Own Programming Language with Felienne Hermans16 Mar 202200:49:58

Felienne shares her journey on how she created Hedy, the programming language that helps teach kids how to program.

Creating your own programming language is a big accomplishment, but a language on its own can only go so far. With actual usage, user feedback, and continuous improvements, Hedy can truly improve the way teachers teach, and kids learn how to program.

And it's definitely on its way to do so. Hedy is available in 18 different languages, and is being used globally. Truly remarkable!  

Some of the topics we cover this episode, in order 👇  

☑️ Why Felienne created the Hedy programming language
☑️ Maintaining an open source programming language
☑️ Solving the initial problem, but creating new problems along the way
☑️ Dictatorship vs. Bureaucracy in adding features to programming languages
☑️ Closely listening to user feedback

More on Hedy:
https://www.hedycode.com
https://github.com/Felienne/hedy 

More on Felienne:
https://www.felienne.com
https://twitter.com/felienne
https://www.linkedin.com/in/felienne 

#tech #podcast #programming

Worthwhile Agile Implementations with Laurens Bonnema09 Mar 202200:50:59

There have been lots of worthwhile Agile implementations within organisations. However, there’s also a dark side to Agile...
Laurens and I discuss how not every organisation actually “understands” it, which leads to forced implementations. Eventually, this lack of understanding can create lots of frustration towards something that’s meant to be helpful.
Where does it go wrong, and how we you fix that?

Some of the topics we cover this episode, in order 👇

☑️ Focussing on the single most important thing
☑️ Scrum implementations gone wrong / The dark side of Agile
☑️ Truly acting as a team
☑️ What makes a great leader
☑️ Managers are humans

Laurens is someone I truly could listen to for hours, enjoy!

More on Laurens:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurensbonnema
https://twitter.com/laurensbonnema

Remote Company Culture with Alvaro Moya02 Mar 202200:51:12

Want to live and work next to the beach, but stay in the tech space? No problem! Working remote allows you to have the personal life that you want whilst your work life fit around that. That is one of the main drivers why Alvaro started his company in a fully remote setting. He shares how he’s been operating fully remote, some of the pitfalls he’s experienced, and much more!

Some of the topics we cover this episode, in order 👇

☑️ Managing and trusting remote teams
☑️ Clear expectations and long-term partners
☑️ Engineers want to work remote, so organisations offer it
☑️ The issues with working remote
☑️ Personal values, team values, and company values

More on Alvaro:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alvarormoya
https://lidr.co

Developer Advocacy and Content Creation with Nicolai Parlog23 Feb 202200:54:58

Nicolai Parlog’s passion for learning, content creation and sharing knowledge is what lead to him joining forces with Oracle as Developer Advocate. I love his enthusiasm and had a blast talking to him about his journey, content creation and more!

Some of the topics we cover this episode, in order 👇

☑️ Content creation as developer advocate
☑️ Varying responsibilities and tasks of a developer advocate
☑️ Balancing self-employment and content creation
☑️ Combining developer advocacy with war-stories from the field

More Nicolai:
https://nipafx.dev
https://twitter.com/nipafx

AI bias and Diversity in Tech with Kaya Weers16 Feb 202200:47:42

AI is becoming more and more prevalent. It’s already making key decisions in our lives. However someone still needs to create that AI. Kaya explains the dangers of biased AI solutions, and we discuss the importance of increasing diversity in tech and beyond.

Some of the topics we cover this episode, in order 👇

☑️ The problem with bias in ai

☑️ Increasing awareness and diversity in tech

☑️ The importance of a safe and welcoming environment

☑️ The impact of your communication

Thoughts that stuck with me:

  • AI is changing the lives of people, but people still need to create the ai responsibly
  • Diversity within any sector will not happen overnight, but awareness and lots of small contributions can create big change.

More on Kaya:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kayaweers
https://twitter.com/kayaweers

Landing your First Job in Tech with Pamela Juachon & Katherina Darellas09 Feb 202200:49:52

Landing your first job can seem pretty daunting, especially in tech. Luckily, it's possible to get better at "the interview process". Knowing what you want, what to focus on, and what organisations look at will contribute greatly in landing that dream job!

Some of the topics we cover this episode, in order:

☑️ Personal stories on landing first jobs in tech
☑️ Realising your personal values and what to look for in a company
☑️ Interviewing to get better at interviewing
☑️ Thriving within a company and being successful in your career

Joining us for this episode are Pamela Juachon and Katherina Darellas, currently working at Palo Alto Networks.

More on them:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamela-ancel-juachon
https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherina-darellas-087a35108

Product Lines in Software with Rachel Appel02 Feb 202200:44:23

You'll see lots of product lines when it comes to physical products. For example the automotive industry. But in software, product lines also exist. Think of JetBrains and their IDEs.

Some of the topics we cover this episode, in order: 

☑️ The ultimate way to reuse software
☑️ Planning for a product line
☑️ Product suites and product lines
☑️ The IntelliJ open source edition just made sense

Joining us for this episode is Rachel Appel, Developer Advocate at JetBrains
More on Rachel:  https://rachelappel.com

How Software keeps Evolving and is never Done with Jessica Kerr26 Jan 202200:44:04

Software has become much more like biology nowadays. It's much more about the interactions and about evolving with the outside world.

Some of the topics we cover this episode, in order:
☑️ How software evolves
☑️ Is software doomed to become legacy?
☑️ Rewrite vs Revamp… or both?
☑️ Developers love having impact
☑️ Shared ownership and the software lifecycle

My favourite takeaways from Jessica this episode:
- Rewrite vs Revamp. Why not both?! It doesn’t look efficient, but it’s a lot more cost effective than only working on the rewrite and then throwing it away two years later.
- What we do has evolved and is more analogous to biology than it is to physics. It used to be about getting the computer to solve this logic problem for you. And now it’s much more about the interactions.

More Jessica:
https://jessitron.com/

Enjoy!

Cloud Financial Management - FinOps with Michel Zitman19 Jan 202200:41:48

We invited Michel Zitman on to talk about Cloud Financial Management.
Shorthand: FinOps. 

Some of the topics we cover this episode, in order:
☑️ Cloud financial management - FinOps explained
☑️ How Cloud Cost inefficiency occurs in the first place
☑️ FinOps as a skill
☑️ Where most Cloud Costs occur, and how to reduce those costs
☑️ Big chunks of optimizations already, and much more when looking ahead

My favourite quotes from Michel this episode:
- "Awareness increases accountability, which in turn increases awareness."
- "Turn off your cloud resources when you don't use them, just like how you would turn off the lights when you leave home."

Enjoy!

Improving the Engineering Experience with Hassan Habib12 Jan 202200:51:17

Hassan Habib shares the guidelines he's put into practise when it comes to improving the engineering experience. The main goal: Make engineers enjoy what they're doing :)

Some of the topics we cover this episode, in order:

☑️ Increasing the joy of creating software
☑️ The 3 most important aspects to make engineers happy
☑️ Developers communicating with end users
☑️ Introducing standardisation
☑️ Speaking a language people understand

My favourite quotes from Hassan Habib this episode:
- "If your software engineers are hungry, your code is gonna be hungry, it's gonna be angry"
- "If you're talking ideas and possibilities, you have to bring the engineers to the table. You have to have them see the customers and make the connection"

Enjoy!

Software Development and Sustainability with Brendan Kamp05 Jun 202400:55:14

Connect with Brendan Kamp:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendan-kamp-757e


With Google as My Neighbor, Will There Still Be Water? -

https://algorithmwatch.org/en/protests-against-data-centers/


Full episode on YouTube ▶️

https://youtu.be/BtTjnPoBvgI

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OUTLINE
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:28 - What is sustainable tech?
00:02:29 - Sustainability in programming languages
00:05:13 - Optimizing a few hot paths
00:07:26 - Is it worth optimizing algorithms?
00:10:50 - Optimizing for readability
00:13:26 - The Zen of Python
00:15:58 - Underutilized infrastructure
00:17:54 - Reducing infra by 40-50%
00:19:59 - Cloud providers are damaging the planet
00:22:44 - Offsetting emissions and green washing
00:26:21 - Distributed datacenters in hotels and swimming pools
00:30:07 - A datacenter that has more rights than citizens
00:31:55 - Who is at fault
00:33:34 - Microsoft's emissions growing since AI boom
00:34:45 - Fit for 55
00:35:12 - What is greenwashing?
00:37:39 - You have to adhere to sustainability practises
00:39:13 - Emission scopes
00:41:50 - Saving costs on cloud resources
00:45:06 - Why overspend happens
00:48:20 - People problems
00:51:12 - The power to implement
00:53:45 - Everlearning

Speed vs Quality in Software Development with Albert Brand05 Jan 202200:50:40

Some of the topics we cover this episode, in order:

☑️ The power of the right environment
☑️ Evolving software vs rebuilding it, and the not invented here syndrome
☑️ Trust is very complex
☑️ What does 100% unit test coverage mean?
☑️ The sweet spot of quality and speed

My favourite quotes from Albert Brand this episode:
- "Are you really going fast when it slows you down later?"
- "Isn't speed just another quality?"

Enjoy!

Making Developers more Effective with Marcelo Sousa29 Dec 202100:52:55

Some of the topics we cover this episode, in order:

☑️ Solving practical problems for engineers
☑️ Code reviews are becoming a big problem in our industry
☑️ Leveraging tools to better understand code
☑️ A startup with developers as target audience
☑️ Remote company culture

Enjoy!

Psychological Safety with Gitte Klitgaard22 Dec 202100:46:49

Some of the topics we cover this episode, in order:

- The what and why of Psychological Safety
- High performing teams
- Awareness of how you act and communicate
- Imposter Syndrome
- The value of personal feedback

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