Beyond Coding

I left in a bit more of the pre-show than usual, let me know if you enjoyed that part.  AWS Serverless hero (man that's a cool title 🤩), Yan Cui comes on to share his journey with Serverless and take on Microservices done right. We also discuss some interesting articles such as the Amazon Prime Video migration and the Hey.com article: Why we're leaving the cloud . Enjoy! 🎙 Connect with Ya...

The more I do these Q&A's, the more privileged it feels. I get to share my experience, introspect, reminisce, laugh and hopefully add value and perspective. Thank you for making it possible :) #Q&A nr. 4, counting them 😂🙌 Enjoy 🎙 Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/KOdohsC6dtk New episodes every Wednesday with our host  🎙Patrick Akil !   Big shoutout to  ⁠Xebia⁠ for sponsorin...

I’ve never heard someone talk bad about hackathons. Everyone loves it. The projects that’ve been built during hackathons have even been the start of a company, of something big. But what about hackathons make people like it so much. Is it the people, the format, the culture? Sashrika Kaur comes on to discuss all these things and more! Enjoy! 🎙 Connect with Sashrika Kaur: https://linkedin.com/in/sa...

Andrew comes on to share his love for blogging and knowledge sharing in general. Especially with regards to teaching. Whether it’s in tech, or anywhere else, it’s incredibly rewarding and fulfilling to see people grow and overcome challenges with your guidance.  Enjoy! 🎙 Connect with Andrew:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/devhammer https://twitter.com/devhammer https://devhammer.net Full episode on...

Andreas Prins comes on to share the pivot and journey he’s gone through with StackState, a product company. My biggest takeaway is how much more effective you can be by solving one problem, and solving it really well. By maintaining focus on a single use case, things become simpler and more clear. Both from a customer perspective, as well as from the teams that build the product. “If you need 6 we...

Insecurities, everyone has them, but not everyone deals with them the same. And interestingly enough, behaviour and insecurities can originate from experiences you’ve had as a child. This is one of the many takeaways I had from chatting with Alex Østergaard on this episode.  With an interest in coaching myself, it was a real pleasure to learn from his perspective and how he does things. Active lis...

Managing your mind. It’s not something I thought you could do, or would need to do. But after chatting with Reiner Kraft, I think doing so can have a profound impact on bringing focus and increasing performance.  Reiner shares his journey of becoming aware of mindfulness to now helping others to manage their minds with data and through coaching.  Enjoy! 🎙 Connect with Reiner Kraft: https://linkedi...

We're back with another Q&A episode! 🙌 Tons of great questions and a very special guest jumps in here and there as well! The man with many names, my friend and producer: Roald Willemsen 🎙Enjoy! 🤗 Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/srJp0N9_iLc New episodes every Wednesday with me  🎙Patrick Akil !   Big shoutout to  ⁠Xebia⁠ for making this episode possible! OUTLINE: 00:00:00 - Int...

Our 100th episode special with Jason Lengstorf! It's been a while since we've done an in-person episode, but Jason happened to be in the neighbourhood, so we made it happen 🙌 We had a blast and kept rolling longer than usual with exciting discussions on various topics 🚀 Thank you so much for tuning in for this milestone episode, I truly appreciate your support! 🤗 Connect with Jason Leng...

What started out as a passion project turned into a full-fledged global organization for Vanessa Sanyauke. She shares how to level up in your career, set realistic expectations and how she started a side hustle which later became her main hustle.  What really stuck with me is how far hard work and dedication can bring you, but not without sacrifice. Enjoy! 🎙 Connect with Vanessa Sanyauke: https://...

Forrest Knight shares how his perspective towards ChatGPT has shifted as we discuss the benefits of having AI as a team member, its place in a team, and the tasks that AI can handle. Next to that we cover the benefits of working in a team in comparison to working on personal projects, the value of creating, and the differences between learning from research and experience. You’ll really like this...

Milan Milanović shares his structured approach to personal development. A fundamental aspect of that is personal goals. He explains why setting the right goals is crucial for success, and how to sustainably achieve them over time.  Next to that, we touch upon the significance of mentoring and coaching and how a regular cadence can accelerate your personal development and career growth.  Enjoy 🎙 Co...

Alex Freberg comes on and shares his experience of pursuing content creation and consultancy full-time, along with the thought process behind his decision. Additionally, he gives us a little sneak peek into the product he's building with his startup. We also discuss the various analyst roles you might come across and what the differences are between them. Finally, we touch on big data challenges a...

Probably the most fun conversation I’ve had while having the most connectivity issues 😂 Hopefully nothing noticeable :) Bart Farrell comes on and shares his non-linear journey to the tech industry. I love how he leverages his previous experience in what he does now and isn’t afraid to jump into the unknown. Next to that, we discuss our learnings from having had many conversations with different....

What is Platform Engineering, why does it exist and why should you care? Those are the main questions we discuss in this episode and who better to do that with than Luca Galante 🙌 He shares his journey with platform engineering, the different flavours he's seen in organisations and how the DevOps is dead controversy developed. Enjoy! 🎙 Connect with Luca Galante:   https://twitter.com/luca_cl...

I know many developers that blog, or have ever thought of blogging. I’m in that group as well. But the people I know that have turned writing into their full-time gig is a lot smaller. Luca Rossi belongs to that group and he comes on to share how he started refactoring.club, how he optimised his process and also what challenges he faces: ivory tower writing, solo perspective and being a liability...

Can companies afford ethics in bad times? Looking at the recent mass layoffs in big tech, it looks like they couldn't. Dorothea Baur shares how she combines ethics and strategy to bring value to organisations. Next to that, we discuss the relationship between ethics, purpose and company values. Through this lens, we discuss the reputational damage of the big tech layoffs. Enjoy! 🎙 Connect with Dor...

What stuck with me from this chat with Nana is that curiosity and hunger for learning & sharing will bring you further than anything else. In her case, learning Kubernetes and AWS and sharing that knowledge eventually lead to becoming Docker Captain, AWS Hero & CNCF Ambassador. Those were never goals, but always a result of focussing on efforts. In doing so she managed to grow a YouTube co...

We're back with another Q&A episode! 🙌 Had a blast answering your questions 😁 Let me know if I should do more of these 💬 Xebia Essentials: Resource about Software Development Done Right (not for sale): https://essentials.xebia.com/cards Books & Resources by Pat Kua: https://www.patkua.com/blog/book-recommendations-by-engineering-leaders Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/IqcFUe...

“If people see you as a leader in a good way, then you’re doing a good job as a manager” Having been a manager at Oracle for 20+ years, Wim shares his unique experience on leadership, how to inspire and how to add value as a manager. Enjoy! 🎙 Connect with Wim den Besten: https://www.wimdenbesten.nl https://www.linkedin.com/in/wim-den-besten-9635b4 https://twitter.com/wimdenbesten Full episode on Y...

Sabine shares how to give presentations people will remember. How to leverage storytelling, stay authentic and create your content in a goal-oriented way. On top of that we discuss the importance of personal branding and being more visible. Both for employees and organisations. Enjoy! 🎙 Connect with Sabine Wojcieszak: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabineberneckerbendixen https://twitter.com/SabineBe...

James shares how developer advocacy experience and content creation has helped him throughout his career, especially early on. Next to that, we discuss the difference between a job and a career, motivation and passion. Enjoy! 🎙 Connect with James Q Quick: https://www.jamesqquick.com https://twitter.com/jamesqquick https://www.learnbuildteach.com https://www.youtube.com/@JamesQQuick Full episode on...

Tailoring to a user group which hasn't traditionally been tailored much to, Emilie aims to create the biggest sex-positive marketplace in the world with Konfettie!  Like any other founder, she's had to overcome challenges, but not everyone deals with being slandered and banned from social media. The way she picks back up in the face of adversity is admirable and I'm really happy she's sharing...

“What people want the most is to be useful, be effective and have an impact on the world. The specific responsibilities that come with it, tend not to be as important as that.“ Serge Beaumont shares how to achieve dedicated teams, the importance of autonomy and how to be effective together. A great listen for those that love effective teams! Enjoy! 🎙 Connect with Serge Beaumont: https://www.linked...

Dat Tran shares how he co-founded Priceloop, what problem it solves and how he's choosing to open source the core product. I've seen more and more organisations choose this open core strategy. It removes lots of the hurdles for customer and developer adoption. On top of that, you join forces / create a community to make the product better. Enjoy! 🎙 Connect with Dat Tran: https://dat-tran.com https...