Beyond Coding

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...

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...

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...

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 develop...

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 happ...

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...

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 collaboratio...

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...

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 adopt...

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 👇...

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 pro...

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...

“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 wa...

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 ☑️ T...

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...

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 t...

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...

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 advo...

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 imp...

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 wha...

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 J...

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 thi...

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 look...

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 ☑️ S...

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 ju...