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Panel Brooke Avery Luis Hernandez Mike Dane Sam Julien Joined by special guest: Aspen Payton Episode Summary In this episode of the Dev Ed podcast, the panelists talk to Aspen Payton, who is currently working as a Lead Analyst Programmer at Mayo Clinic, has been in the software industry for about 20 years, and has over 32 granted patents to her name. She gives a background on her work, and talks about her ng-conf journey in detail, including what led her to become a technical speaker at the conference, the preparation involved, the things she learned along the way, and her experience in general. Brooke asks the panel their thoughts on why should one decide or even think about speaking at technical events/conferences rather than just being an attendee which has tons of benefits in itself. The panelists then offer tips and resources on how to prepare thoroughly in order to speak and present well without having a designated coach. Aspen gives a run-through of her procedure of crea

Panel Joe Eames Jesse Sanders Luis Hernandez Mike Dane Sam Julien Brooke Avery Joined by special guest: Emma Mulqueeny Episode Summary In this episode of the Dev Ed podcast, the panel is joined by a distinguished guest, Emma Mulqueeny, digital transformation strategist and an eminent technologist, founder of the Rewired State and Young Rewired State organizations, the goal of which was to bring together young developers to contribute to government services in the UK, Commissioner for the Speaker’s Commission on Digital Democracy and a Google Fellow. She has been awarded the OBE (Order of the British Empire) honour in the Queen’s 90th Birthday Honours list for her significant contribution to the fields of digital democracy and education. She has been included in the 166th annual edition of Who’s Who, voted onto the Wired 100 list, Tech City 100, BIMA Hot 100 and has been voted one of the top ten women in technology by The Guardian. She is currently working with the NHS (National H

Panel Joe Eames Luis Hernandez Mike Dane Sam Julien Joined by special guest: Shai Reznik Episode Summary In this episode, the panelists talk to Shai Reznik, web developer, educator, consultant, and Angular Google Developer Expert, who teaches courses mainly on Angular and React, and makes sure that they are topped with some humor and fun! Joe kickstarts the show by asking Shai the reasons why he considers humor to be a consistent part of his personality as well as his teaching methods. Shai explains in detail how that makes learning interesting and effective by citing his own experiences. Joe opens up the discussion to the panel and asks their thoughts about using humor in learning, teaching and their opinions on it, in general. They then talk about the techniques they employ or those that others use, in order to make learning fun and memorable. Shai elaborates on what strategies he utilizes to keep a good balance between the technical content, and the jokes and entertainment he resorts to while te

Panel Joe Eames Brooke Avery Luis Hernandez Sam Julien Joined by special guests: Preston Lamb, Aaron Frost Episode Summary In this episode of the Dev Ed podcast, special guests Preston Lamb, software developer at MotivHealth, and Aaron Frost, web programmer and organizer of several meetups and conferences, along with the regular panelists, discuss the concept of learning by teaching. They talk about what it means for each one of them and in what way does teaching lead to a positive impact on the learning process. They then elaborate on the differences between gaining expertise in a topic through application and usage versus teaching it, followed by an interesting discussion on if it is acceptable to teach something without having any relevant production or real-world experience, as well as the ethical aspect of it. They talk about ways to tackle not knowing something when asked about it, and whether any useful learning takes place in cases where things are learnt just for the pu

Panel Joe Eames Luis Hernandez Mike Dane Sam Julien Joined by special guest: Tommy Williams Episode Summary In this episode of the Dev Ed podcast, the panel is joined by special guest Tommy Williams, who is currently a Software Manager at Playware Media, and has a strong background in web development. He starts off the discussion by explaining what the term performance tuning really means, and the other panelists join in with their own definitions and give examples to elaborate on it. They talk at length about the tradeoff between performance tuning and maintainability while each sharing their valuable experiences. They then steer the discussion towards learning performance tuning, what resources and tools to use, recommend some good courses to listeners and discuss how to go about learning it in general. Tommy talks about the performance issues that can possibly come up while writing web applications and ways to practice performance tuning followed by the panelists’s tips on

Panel Joe Eames Brooke Avery Mike Dane Joined by Special guest Sam Julien Sam Julien is a GDE for Angular and Web Technologies, the creator of UpgradingAngularJS.com, and a Content Engineer for Auth0. He’s also one of the organizers of Angular Portland. When he’s not coding or writing, you’ll find Sam camping or hiking like a good Oregonian. Summary Joe Eames leads the panel through an in-depth discussion on boot camps. The panel starts by sharing their experience with boot camps. After discussing the finances that go into attending a boot camp, the panel answers the question, “Are boot camps worth it?”. They then discuss what one might look for in a boot camp and how to vet boot camps to get the best education for the right cost. The episode ends with many motivating tips from the panel about how to ensure success during boot camp. Links https://lambdaschool.com Cracking the Coding Interview: 189 Programming Questions and Solutions 6th Edition by Gayle L

Panel Joe Eames Kent C. Dodds Mike Dane Dani Sloan Summary Joe Eames begins the panel in a fun discussion on whether or not there is a "programmer gene". Each of the panelists share life experiences and observations from their own lives, most of the panel agrees that there isn’t one specific programming gene. Different theories are explored, background, the way programming is taught, willingness to learn, a drive and interest, and fear of failure. The panel discusses the correlation of the love or talent for math and physics with computer programming; Kent C. Dodds and Mike Dane share their sorted history with math. The discussion is directed to how many different types of programming and developing there are. The panel discusses the different skills and interests that go into the various jobs under the umbrella of programming. This leads to a discussion on what you might get out of the job, satisfaction and recognition. The panel answers a few questions such as, "Is there a way

Panel Joe Eames Jesse Sanders Mike Dane Dani Sloan Episode Summary Joe Eames leads the panel in a discussion of the path to a career in computer programming. The panel has a varied educational background, Mike and Dani share their experiences attending a university. Dani Sloan piques Joe Eames interest with her programming experience in school even though it was not the degree she set out to obtain. Mike Dane shares his appreciation for any school or program that has an alumni network. Jesse Sanders was self taught with a little formal education, he talks about the vast amounts of programming knowledge out there and how it can be hard to find a path and to remain well rounded and grounded in the fundamentals. Using their individual knowledge and experience, the panel discuss the merits of various educational paths. The benefits and drawbacks of university, bootcamps, and teaching oneself are discussed. The panel also branches out into a few newer and hybrid types of education such as part-time schoo