27 episodes
Data & Dev with Jon and Mel Data & Dev with Jon and Mel
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Two friends from elementary school kick off this tech podcast (because we need another one), aimed primarily at career changers seeking to level up quickly in the field of tech, but in the midst of the responsibilities of adult life.
Jon is an academic turned start-up guy with Data Science expertise.
Melissa is a mid-life career changer, pursuing a second career as a Software Engineer first via a Bootcamp and currently as a CS Master's student at UPenn.
Headed your way:
Tech concepts explained so a 10-year-old can understand and lots of lame analogies.
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S3:E1 - Chats on Technology 1
S3E1:
Asking the hard questions.
In this episode we touch on all of the following.
Business context:
using AI to replicate a business.
aiding project management workflows
Chain of thought techniques with LLMs
AI taking jobs
Risks of automation
Lawyer big oops using ChatGPT
AI to complete tasks:
Robot burger flippers
Robotics to take over more dangerous jobs to protect people
Prompt Engineering
New Roles that will develop as a result of technological advancements
If lower level jobs are automated, where do teenagers go for teenage jobs?
Speed of technological advancements
ChatGPT & writing code
Throwback - hardware restrictions on original NES
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Season 3 Teaser
What to expect from Season 3 of Data and Dev!
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S2E15: Role-specific Advice - A Compilation
A follow-up on our previous compilation, our season 2 guests share more advice on working in the tech industry as well as some role specific advice.
You can also leave us a voice message with feedback on this, or any of our episodes here.
The voiced you here in order:
Brenda Moss
Kexin Xie
Nikhil Maddirala
Tim Chung
Emily Morgan
Mat Fournier
Rocco Basalmo
Vic Vijayakumar
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S2E14: Advice for starting out - A Compilation
Hear from our season 2 guests on advice for just starting out and what they wish they knew when starting their career in tech.
You can also leave us a voice message with feedback on this, or any of our episodes here.
The voiced you here in order:
Brenda Moss
Daniel Vassallo
Emily Morgan
Mat Fournier
Nikhil Maddirala
Rocco Basalmo
Tim Chung
Vic Vijayakumar
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S2E13: Worst Work Mistake - A Compilation
If you work in tech long enough, you will eventually break prod, drop a database, have a major work miscommunication, or any number of other mistakes that feel horrific at the moment but provide you with stories to share that elicit both laughter and horror from your hearer.
Our season 2 guests share some of their worst work mistakes in this compilation episode.
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Enjoy hearing from:
Emily Morgan
Daniel Vassallo
Mat Fournier
Nikhil Maddirala
Vic Vijayakumar
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S2E12: How to Handle Interview Nerves - A Compilation
Hear our Season 2 guests answer the question, 'Advice for handling interview nerves.'
This compilation episode recaps those prior conversations in the following order:
Daniel Vassallo
Mat Fournier
Brenda Moss
Kexin Xie
Nikhil Maddirala
Rocco Basalmo
Vic Vijayakumar
Trish Do
Tim Chung
Emily Morgan
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