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Another episode all about feedback. But this time we're on the receiving end. How do you receive feedback without getting offended? Spoiler: Maybe you don't!
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We've talked about how important feedback is in the past, but how do you give good feedback? Joshua and Kel talk about how to give feedback people will appreciate and value.
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Today, Joshua makes a personal appeal to you. Getting Apps Done is just over a year old now and it's been quite a ride. The community has always been a huge influence and resource for fuelling and driving the podcast and now Joshua has a couple specific requests from you, the listeners.
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Joshua and Kel revisit estimation! Why is estimation important? What do you need to get accurate estimates? How many turkeys are there in Turkey? (As it turns out, apparently there aren't wild turkeys in Turkey...)
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Joshua and Kel talk about burnout, what it is, why it is and what to do about it!
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Joshua and Kel talk about setting and maintaining expectations and the importance of building up this skill and how it plays into the role on a practical basis.
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Joshua and Kel talk about the old cliché, "it's not what you know, it's who you know." Some general advice about networking and building relatinpships to help you forward your career.... oh and one F-Bomb! So probably not safe for children.
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Joshua actually managed to hit the record button this time! So we're back with a fresh look at niching down, specifically a practical discussion about how it helps get a job!
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Another episode of our marketing 101 for devs! Today, Joshua screws up and forgets to hit record. Then talks about niching down!
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Today Joshua gives some simple advice as a starting point for our new mini series on marketing 101 for developers. This series is all about helping you get your name out there and get noticed.
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Kel and Joshua have both updated their personal websites recently, so today they take a look at each other's sites and discuss the reasons they keep them up to date as well as the reasons behind a lot of the individual decisions they made!
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We've survived our first year! This is the final episode of "Season 1". Joshua takes a look back at the journey and lessons learned and how Getting Apps Done has made him a better developer.
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Not only is it ok to Google stuff (all the time... seriously... I use Google ALL THE TIME!), today we talk about HOW to find technical things on Google (and probably a lot of other things!) Joshua also, finally... turns the tables and catches Kel using an acronym!
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Joshua and Kel talk about your first day as a developer in this podcast episode. What to expect, what not to expect, plus tips for making your first days a bit smoother!
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NO! Joshua and Kel talk about life as developers without degrees, suggestions for improving your path of learning, ways to get past gatekeepers and a bunch more.
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Joshua and Kel talk about communicating better. Spoiler: One of the best ways to better communicate is to simply use more words! Plus a bunch of other practical information, tips and suggestions.
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Joshua gives his first ever public talk at LeicesterJS and being an audio nerd, wears a wire! In this special episode of Getting Apps Done, Joshua shares the recording of his talk at LeicesterJS which happens to be a slightly different take on some of our recent episodes about failure and safety. A special thanks to LeicesterJS for having me and to the audience for being awesome!
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Joshua and Kel talk about keeping it simple and the balance of functionality, intuitiveness, maintainability and simplicity.
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Joshua and Kel chat about feedback: what it is, what it's good for, how critical it is to growth and how it ties to safety and failure.
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Kel and Joshua talk about why we should be seeking failure, not seeing it as something to avoid at all costs. They reflect on how failure helps us grow as developers. They also touch on last week's subject of safety and how closely tied the two are.
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Joshua and Kel talk about how safety plays into building rockstar developers.
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Kel and I talk about breaking the rules in CV (aka resume) building! How to stand out, how to be yourself and how doing so helps you find jobs that are a better match for you.
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I'm joined by community member, Tiffany Peña as my guest co-host and we talk to Mansour Sharha from Capella University about online learning, bootcamps vs universities and what the distinction is between students and learners!
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Happy 4th of July to all the Americans in our audience! Kel is back from teaching at Code Fellows bootcamp. We discuss his experiences while teaching new developers, share thoughts about the process, who bootcamps are great for, how they compare to universities and find out if he's thinking about doing it again.
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A lot of companies are trying to change things up, mostly for the better, but sometimes the changes don't work out as planned. Joshua and Kel discuss some of the issues they've seen with some of these changes.
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Joshua is joined by Bekah Hawrot Weigel as guest co-host! Both are joined by Avi Flombaum, founder and Dean of Flatiron School to talk about the power of community in education and how NOT to pronounce NGINX!
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Joshua talks about accessibility and the misadventures of attempting to test the gettingappsdone.com website for accessibility.
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Joshua and Kel take on the question "Am I Smart Enough?" Software developers, particularly new ones, are flooded with expectations, requirements, misconceptions and self doubt. In such a wide reaching and oft changing profession, it's easy to be overwhelmed and question whether or not you've got what it takes to become a software developer. Spoiler alert: You do!
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Joshua and Kel introduce their new Slack channel and share a question from it: What is a typical day in the life of a remote dev? What are some of the pros, cons and things to consider when considering a fully remote role? Plus tips/tricks and general advice for staying motivated, healthy and getting apps done remotely!
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Kel is back to discuss interviews and CVs (resumes!) with Joshua. Lots of tips, tricks, things to consider and some things not to consider too! Plus a few chainsaw wielding teens... (By the way, there are a couple expletives in this episode, so it's probably not entirely safe for children or those offended by this!)
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One more episode of Joshua solo before we have a number of guest hosts and the return of Kel as a regular co-host! Today Joshua rants a bit about the expectations of the industry and how it affects newer developers.
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Edaqa Mortoray, author of "What is Programming", joins us to discuss programming, UX, security... and even a bit of politics!
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Everyone is talking about design thinking. Books are being written, job descriptions are requiring it. But what is it and why is it important to software developers? Joshua discusses the first step in design thinking: Empathy.
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Everyone is talking about design thinking. Books are being written, job descriptions are requiring it. But what is it and why is it important to software developers? Joshua introduces the concept and a new series of Youtube videos from Getting Apps Done on design thinking for developers.
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David Wood joins us today to talk to us about how he got into development... Hint... I'm not the only one who got my start in development playing video games! See mom! I told you they weren't a waste of time!
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Kellen wasn't able to join me this time around and I thought it was a perfect opportunity to talk about change, particularly in software development, but in general as well... and how I handle and embrace change.
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Joshua and Kellen talk to Juan Valera a senior UX designer at Amazon who has previously worked at Microsoft and worked on the Forza Motorsports game UIs. Juan shares his passion for solving real world problems in healthcare using ux design and walks us through a project he worked on to help connect cancer patients with clinical trials.
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Joshua and Kellen are solo again and talking about remote working culture and failures in respecting and promoting the benefits of remote working.
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Bekah returns to the podcast to swap roles with Kellen and Joshua for the last episode of a series of reverse interviews, where we let newer developers from #100DaysOfCode ask us any questions they like!
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We talk to Eri from Jakarta, Indonesia in part two of a series of reverse interviews, where we let newer developers from #100DaysOfCode ask us any questions they like!
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Michael Gallipo turns the tables on Joshua and Kellen in our first of a series of reverse interviews, where we ask newer developers from #100DaysOfCode to ask us any questions they like!
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Part 4 of 4 of our series on motivation! Joshua and Kellen talk about what happens when someone is simply in the wrong position. This might be due to a promotion or when they're hired, either can have a significant impact on motivation.
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Part 3 of 4 of our series on motivation!. Joshua and Kellen talk about how fear plays into motivation.
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Part 2 of 4 of our series on motivation!. Joshua and Kellen talk about team member investment, candybars and bricks? We look at what does and doesn't make a team feel invested in the work they're doing.
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Joshua and Kellen introduce the concept of motivation on a development team. The first in a 4 part series! Motivation is a big topic!
