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Today's episode is with Yan Cui, Principle consultant at TheBurningMonk Limited. We have covered several topics related to serverless in terms of adoption, architecture, security, tooling and frameworks, testing and monitoring, and much more



Chapters:

00:00 Introduction and Background

02:54 Running a Consultancy Company

07:59 Self-Publishing vs. Working with a Publishing Company

11:25 The Value of Workshops and Courses

22:02 Working in different settings

25:43 Adopting serverless

39:13 Typical Serverless Architecture

44:37 Serverless Frameworks

57:28 Security Considerations in Serverless Architectures

01:00:28 Challenges and Limitations of Serverless Computing

01:03:52 Serverless as the right choice for a project

01:10:06 Ditching Serverless for monolithic applications

01:16:00 Ditching the cloud towards hosting on dedicated servers

01:21:22 Testing Serverless applications

01:31:33 Monitoring Serverless applications

01:36:41 Yan's podcast: Real World Serverless

01:37:37 Most rewarding aspect of Yan's work

01:38:31 Mental Health question



Links about topics mentioned in the episode:

Prime video shift towards monolithic: https://www.primevideotech.com/video-streaming/scaling-up-the-prime-video-audio-video-monitoring-service-and-reducing-costs-by-90

Spotify Test Honeycomb https://engineering.atspotify.com/2018/01/testing-of-microservices/



Yan doesn't just share insights; he also offer transformative courses and workshops designed to elevate your skills and knowledge in serverless. Whether you're looking to gain a competitive edge or deepen your understanding, Yan's unique blend of practical wisdom and innovative strategies is something you won't want to miss

Yan's course offering: https://theburningmonk.com/courses/

Yan's consultancy offering: https://theburningmonk.com/hire-me/

Production Ready Serverless workshop: https://productionreadyserverless.com/

AppSync Masterclass course: https://appsyncmasterclass.com/

Testing Serverless course: https://testserverlessapps.com/

AWS Step Functions course: https://school.theburningmonk.com/courses/complete-guide-to-aws-step-functions

AWS Lambda Best Practices course: https://school.theburningmonk.com/courses/learn-you-some-lambda

Serverless Architecture book: https://www.manning.com/books/serverless-architectures-on-aws-second-edition?a_aid=aws-lambda-in-motion&a_bid=9318fc6f

Yan's podcast: https://realworldserverless.com/



(P.S. The links shared here do not contain any affiliate codes, and Reconfigured is not affiliated with Yan to promote his offerings. I have personally invested in his courses and have benefited tremendously in my professional life)



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Today's episode is with Christophe Zoghbi, founder at Zaka AI and Beirut AI. We have covered several topics related to AI from its impact on daily activities, trends, challenges and bias regarding AI, and much more

00:00 Intro
00:23 Christophe's intro
00:57 Christophe's journey into the world of AI
06:32 Challenges educating in the AI space
12:00 Significant ways AI is impacting society and culture
14:53 Using AI as a buzzword in business proposals
18:20 Decision between in-house AI or externally hosted AI
24:52 Data privacy around AI
28:05 Bias in AI
32:38 Social challenges in AI
34:43 Emerging trends in AI
39:15 Is academia preparing students for the market or is there a gap?
42:21 What is the most rewarding aspect in Christophe's perspective
44:51 Christophe's perspective on certain things did work out but not as expected
52:48 When people think AI is getting dumber by time
56:02 What people take for granted
01:00:00 Mental Health question
01:03:28 Outro

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Today's episode is with Patrick Samy. Patrick is currently working on Peak (https://www.joinpeak.co/), co-founder and CEO of Span (acquired by Eight Sleep). We have talked about several topics from working in big corps, starting your own company, providing market fit, and much more

00:00 Intro
00:23 Patrick Intro
01:08 Peak
09:57 Span (from start till Eight Sleep acquisition)
23:16 Providing market fit
24:48 Perspective on entrepreneurship and product development after acquisition
26:53 Intersection of modern technology on fitness and wellness industry (Artificial Intelligence)
35:45 The influence of Patrick's technical expertise on his approach towards product development
42:02 Working in a big corp (Microsoft)
45:09 The 30 year old rule
47:20 Advice to aspiring entrepreneurs who are looking to build a successful product
56:10 Privacy and security in the fitness/wellness industry
01:04:39 Misconceptions and myths surrounding sleep/fitness products
01:07:32 Intuitive and user friendly design's effects on people's psychology
01:20:02 Most rewarding aspect of Patrick's work and what he is proud of
01:21:59 Does Patrick attribute himself lucky with all of his endeavours and achievements
01:23:53 Doing something that worked out but not for the reason he thought it would work
01:25:59 Patrick's take on what people take for granted
01:29:46 How has Patrick changed in the last 3 years
01:32:31 Mental health question
01:36:23 Outro

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Today's episode is with Shane Afsar, Senior Engineering Manager at Algolia. We have talked about several topics including engineering management, remote team management, dealing with legacy systems, getting involved in the business of things, how to know if someone fits your team, and much more

00:00 Intro

00:41 Shane's intro

01:05 Shane's role at Algolia

02:55 Developer experience, how does it work?

04:42 Algolia's crawler and how it functions

05:44 Shane's experience working at LinkedIn for 8 years

20:15 Dealing with legacy systems

21:47 Shifting from writing code to getting involved into the business aspect

23:26 Shane's experience at Twitter before and after Elon's acquisition

30:30 Twitter's Community Notes feature

31:55 The work environment difference between a big corp and a small corp

35:31 Switching teams in large corps and small corps

36: 53 The journey from software developer to engineering manager

41:07 Pitfalls during transition and what to take into consideration when starting out as an engineering manager

57:57 How to grow a team of 5 developers to a team of 12 cross functioning developers

01:05:34 How to manage remote teams efficiently

01:13:29 Fostering a culture of growth and skills within a team

01:16:32 How to know if someone is fit for your team

01:18:43 Evaluating employees who use AI extensively for work

01:27:01 Does academia prepare you to enter the market

01:37:09 Mental Health question

01:45:49 Outro



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Today's episode is with Fadi Boulous, founder and CEO of Supportful. We have discussed several topics from supporting local talent, decreasing the brain drain, supporting companies efficiently, dealing with remote teams, hiring the right talent, and much more

00:00 Intro

00:44 Fadi's intro

01:13 Fadi's journey switching from academia to entrepreneurship

03:15 Lebanon's 2019 crisis

04:11 Key takeaway from entrepreneurship

04:38 Formal education is no longer critical

06:38 How Supportful started as a side hustle

09: 11 Creating connections with people

11:38 Supportful's mission

13:47 Maintaining strong remote teams

15:46 Criteria to prioritize when hiring new talent + company culture

17:15 Community influence on direction and growth

20:20 Key strategies for visibility, sales, and customer base

22:16 Personal accounts vs company accounts for authenticity

26:05 Balancing technical skills with sales

28:51 Strategies and practices in building a talent pool + keeping the team up to date

35:54 Culture difference between France and Lebanon

37:54 Customer feedback's influence on service development

39:13 Fadi's leadership philosophy

40:59 Where the tech industry heading towards in the next 5 years

47: 42 Advice for people to become founders

49:48 Work life balance for founders and CEOs

53:36 Mental health question

01:02:14 Outro



If you wish to learn more about Supportful then feel free to check out their official website https://www.supportful.world


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Today's episode is with Jonathan Gottfried, co-founder of Major League Hacking (MLH). We have discussed several topics from organizing hackathons to fostering diverse events and building the next generation

00:00 Intro

00:41 Jon's intro

00:51 Rewarding aspect of building and growing MLH over the years

02:19 MLH's role of documenting stories of student hackers

05:34 MLH's impact on participants career

08:58 MLH's contribution to foster a sense of inclusivity and diversity

12:32 Organizing events of people from different skill levels

14:50 First time hackathon experience

16:26 Challenges that aspiring software developers face when transitioning to a technical founder

19:01 Developers preferring to create B2B services than B2C

21:55 MLH collaborating with Fortune 500, FANG, Big Four companies and the impact it has on people's careers

23:58 Key attributes essential for individuals to become successful technical founders

26:11 Finding a good co-founder

27:28 MLH shifting from LLC to C-corp then B-corp

30:02 Transitioning to B-corp inspiration for other companies who might want to consider

32:06 Translating hackathon collaboration skills to the software industry

34:49 MLH initiatives reaching global reach, how MLH addresses cultural and societal nuance

37: 38 MLH activities affects on becoming a developer evangelist

40:21 Difference between evangelist and developer relations

41:05 MLH mentorship from alumni/experienced hackers

43:18 MLH challenges and obstacles when starting and running it for the past 10 years

45:41 What sparked Jon's interest into the world of hacking and technology

52:08 What developer evangelism means to Jon

53:53 Jon's experience as a developer evangelist at Twilio

55:24 The State of Developer Education podcast

57:12 Consideration of the idea of pursuing something new in the future

59:30 Going outside the comfort zone to starting something new like a startup

01:02:31 Mental health question

01:07:03 Outro



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