Beyond Coding Patrick Akil
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Beyond Coding is a weekly podcast with conversations that go "beyond coding" in a fireside chat format.
Common topics are tech, entrepreneurship, and career journeys.
Authentic, informative and inspiring. That's the aim for each episode.
New episodes every Wednesday 🎙
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When to start Freelancing with Andrea Giardini
Connect with Andrea Giardini:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/giardiniandrea
https://andreagiardini.com
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/lTzeoVmhYKY
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Effective Product Development Teams with Anne Kooijman
Connect with Anne Kooijman:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-kooijman-98588110a
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/7zDX8VqvBa0
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Software Development and Sustainability with Brendan Kamp
Connect with Brendan Kamp:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendan-kamp-757e
With Google as My Neighbor, Will There Still Be Water? -
https://algorithmwatch.org/en/protests-against-data-centers/
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/BtTjnPoBvgI
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OUTLINE00:00:00 - Intro00:00:28 - What is sustainable tech?00:02:29 - Sustainability in programming languages00:05:13 - Optimizing a few hot paths00:07:26 - Is it worth optimizing algorithms?00:10:50 - Optimizing for readability00:13:26 - The Zen of Python00:15:58 - Underutilized infrastructure00:17:54 - Reducing infra by 40-50%00:19:59 - Cloud providers are damaging the planet00:22:44 - Offsetting emissions and green washing00:26:21 - Distributed datacenters in hotels and swimming pools00:30:07 - A datacenter that has more rights than citizens00:31:55 - Who is at fault00:33:34 - Microsoft's emissions growing since AI boom00:34:45 - Fit for 5500:35:12 - What is greenwashing?00:37:39 - You have to adhere to sustainability practises00:39:13 - Emission scopes00:41:50 - Saving costs on cloud resources00:45:06 - Why overspend happens00:48:20 - People problems00:51:12 - The power to implement00:53:45 - Everlearning -
AI in Software Development with Roy Derks
Connect with Roy Derks:
https://www.youtube.com/@gethackteam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gethackteam
https://twitter.com/gethackteam
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/Uc3mUIF1bP0
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OUTLINE00:00:00 - Intro00:00:28 - Starting as software engineer00:03:23 - Putting together something from IKEA00:05:40 - Starting a project from scratch00:09:04 - AI usecases00:11:30 - Prompt engineering00:13:07 - RAG explained00:15:48 - GPT agents explained00:19:04 - Developer way of working with AI00:22:17 - AI taking away jobs00:26:26 - Handling hallucination00:28:32 - Knowledge gaps with AI00:31:01 - Companies need to pivot00:34:23 - Personalization and AI00:36:22 - AI and data privacy00:40:02 - LLMs are just an API call away -
Senior Software Engineers and LeetCode With Ilya Pimenov
Connect with Ilya Pimenov:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilya-pimenov
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/wN6aolC_YCM
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OUTLINE
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:27 - Starting your career as full stack developer?
00:02:57 - Learning every day
00:04:45 - Product managers talk to A LOT of people
00:07:31 - Ilya's career path
00:11:31 - Staff engineer challenges
00:13:34 - Patrick's next career steps
00:15:45 - Entrepreneurship and individual contributor skills
00:19:24 - Listening to internet traffic
00:25:05 - Comfort with ambiguity
00:27:45 - Fully understanding LLMs
00:29:58 - The biggest impact is in backend development
00:31:33 - Great Frontend engineers
00:33:05 - Why people use LeetCode in interviews
00:38:21 - LeetCode exercises transfer to software development
00:39:23 - Hiring for potential
00:40:56 - Investing in LeetCode opens doors
00:42:33 - System design interview
00:44:26 - Getting better at LeetCode
00:47:39 - Why people hate LeetCode
00:48:27 - Legendary LeetCode solver couldn't deliver as engineer
00:50:02 - What makes a great senior engineer
00:54:00 - Dealing with ambiguity is a life skill
00:56:41 - Buying and renovating
00:59:55 - Modular home
01:03:20 - Startup failures and learnings
01:07:18 - Hustling and executing -
Strategic Empathy in Leadership with Josine Muurling & Charlotte de Jong Schouwenburg-Mestwerdt
Connect with Josine Muurling:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/josinemuurling
Connect with Charlotte de Jong Schouwenburg-Mestwerdt:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlotteschouwenburg
More on Bravely:
https://www.meetbravely.co
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/PaXyDUalFL8
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OUTLINE00:00:00 - Intro00:00:24 - New leadership pitfalls00:03:17 - Vulnerability builds trust00:04:54 - Chimpanzees and empathy00:06:07 - Improving empathy00:08:45 - Think friend00:10:08 - Psychological safety00:12:02 - Memorable conversations00:15:09 - Strategic empathy00:17:52 - Soft on the relationship, tough on the content00:19:19 - Active listening skills00:21:32 - Autonomy and ownership pitfalls00:24:42 - Similarity bias and personal approach00:26:07 - Quality, autonomy and risk00:29:47 - Peter principle00:35:05 - Mentor vs. Manager00:36:58 - The "team" in leadership teams00:39:52 - When inspiration works00:41:03 - The responsibility weight of leadership00:43:10 - Your team is your tribe00:46:40 - Authentic leadership00:49:23 - Vulnerability invites vulnerability00:51:06 - Rose of Leary00:53:15 - On a mission to put empathy back in the workspace