Rob Kendal

The Front End

Technology EN ↓ 30 episodes

In The Front End, we explore the in's and out's of life as a developer. We delve into challenging topics around modern-day development and technology including learning and professional growth, programming languages, frameworks, tools, techniques, UX/UI, and careers.

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Rob Kendal

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From medieval history to a tech marketer, Bethan Vincent discusses hiring processes, women in tech, and her podcast The Brave 14.04.2020 37:36

For episode 5, we have  Bethan Vincent , a fellow podcaster from  The Brave . On this fifth episode, Bethan and I discuss a range of topics including her winding career path, women in tech, the hiring process, and her&nb...

Recruitment: how to get hired as a developer, how to work with a recruiter, and how to attract the best talent 30.03.2020 34:26

Episode four features not one but two guests, Arjun Gillard and Simran Hundal , both very experienced recruiters with the firm, Understanding Recruitment.  On the show they're going to cover a range of 'getting hired' topics including: how to get hired as a developer; how to help recruiters to help you; why you should use a recruiter; how can employers engage with and attract the best softwar...

Static code analysis, linting, introducing coding style guides and how to enforce them 14.03.2020 26:09

In episode three we have  Chris Bertrand , a senior fullstack developer with  Aldermore bank . Chris has a wealth of coding experience across different technologies and is filling us in on static code analysis, code linting a...

The ups and downs of remote working, GitLab, and running a successful meetup 02.03.2020 32:44

In this episode we're joined by Sam Beckham a Senior Front End Developer at GitLab . As a fellow all remote worker, Sam shares his experiences of life without an office, the good parts and the bad, as well as tips for those new to remote working.  He also introduces us to his popular monthly meetup, Front End NE, and offers his thoughts on starting and growing a regular meetup, attending them...

Introduction, my origin story, and do you need a degree 17.02.2020 31:07

In the very first episode of The Front End podcast, I give an introduction to the show, talk about my coding origin story and answer one of the most common questions I get asked about life as a developer: do you need a degree to get hired? I also mention a few names and resources in this episode that I've linked to here, check them out: Coding Coach website, Emma Bostian on Twitter , Rachel Andrew...