Complete Developer Podcast

Finishing out our series on Health Concerns for Developers we delve into the realm of financial health. In this episode, we discuss a number of issues that can derail software developers from effectively managing their finances. We start out with a breakdown of some pretty alarming statistics regarding average household debt levels in America and how those are broken down across a number of catego...

Continuing our series on health concerns for developers we delve into the mental health of developers. Originally this began as one episode but the information and conversation extended so we divided it into three separate episodes. This first mental health episode we discuss the more prevalent concerns that are less clinical in nature but if left unchecked may lead to a more serious problem. In E...

In episode 3, we continue our four part series about health concerns for software developers (part 1 can be found <a href="http://completedeveloperpodcast.com/episode-2-physical-health-concerns-for-developers/">here</a>). The series will examine multiple aspects of our lives and provide some stumbling blocks and dangers to watch out for as well as tips and tricks to avoid them and...

In episode 2 we begin a four part series on health concerns for developers. The series will examine multiple aspects of our lives and provide some stumbling blocks and dangers to watch out for as well as tips and tricks to avoid them and stay healthy. We will be following the format of Physical Health, Social Health, Mental Health, and finally Financial Health. The specific topics discussed in thi...

In this episode we discuss how to talk about technology with non developers such as bosses, customers, or coworkers. We provide seven tips for how to explain yourself and your ideas to those that don't speak geek. These are: <blockquote>1. Use of analogies 2. Be empathetic: avoid jargon, don't talk down 3. Phrase your statements in terms of how it can help the business 4. Rephrase complaints...

In this preview episode we use a question and answer format to give some insight into our individual backgrounds and where the show gets its origins. The audio quality is not the best as we were learning to use the equipment and figuring out how to best record and master the show. This was a great learning experience and we both learned a little about the other. <h3>Links</h3> <a hr...