Madison Kanna Podcast

Madison Kanna

Interviews with software developers.

  1. Building Open Source Projects and Landing Your Dream Job With Katherine Peterson

    09/03/2021

    Building Open Source Projects and Landing Your Dream Job With Katherine Peterson

    Katherine Peterson is a software engineer at GitHub working on projects to support the open source community. Katherine is two years out of a bootcamp and found her way to her dream job by sharing her projects on Twitter. In this conversation we talk about how Katherine learned to code, got into open source, and how she landed her dream job at Github. Katherine's Twitter: https://twitter.com/katherinecodes Readme.so: https://readme.so/ Katherine's blog: https://blog.katherinempeterson.com/ Are you currently looking for your next opportunity? My company, Showcase IDX, is hiring: https://showcaseidx.com/careers/

    44 min
  2. Big-O Notation For Beginners With Sahin Arslan

    08/04/2021

    Big-O Notation For Beginners With Sahin Arslan

    Şahin Arslan is a front-end engineer and blogger who writes about programming. In this conversation, we talk all about big O notation in JavaScript. We talk about what big O notation is and why it used by programmers and computer scientists. We talk about time and space complexity, as well as what you need to know about them in regards to JavaScript. We also talk about how to teach yourself computer science, escaping tutorial hell, and Sahin's journey into programming. Sahin's blog: https://www.sahinarslan.tech/ Sahin's dev.to: https://dev.to/humblecoder00 Sahin's article, "Comprehensive Big O Notation Guide in Plain English, using Javascript": https://dev.to/humblecoder00/comprehensive-big-o-notation-guide-in-plain-english-using-javascript-3n6m

    51 min
  3. Pure React With Dave Ceddia

    07/27/2021

    Pure React With Dave Ceddia

    Dave Ceddia is a software developer and blogger. He’s the author of a book and a handful of courses on React, and he also created Recut, a native app to make screencast editing faster. In this conversation, Dave and I talk all about React. We talk about learning React and teaching React, what React is and how it works. We go over different topics such as hooks, custom hooks, state management libraries and how to choose one. We also talk about Dave’s book and course, Pure React. Dave's site: https://daveceddia.com/ Dave's course Pure React: https://www.purereact.com/ Dave's Twitter: https://twitter.com/dceddia Recut: https://getrecut.com/ Dave's article on React state management libraries and how to choose one: https://daveceddia.com/react-state-management/

    44 min
  4. Functional Programming, Computer Science and Learning to Code With Kyle Shevlin

    06/18/2021

    Functional Programming, Computer Science and Learning to Code With Kyle Shevlin

    Kyle is a software developer specializing in JavaScript and React, a writer, and teacher. He’s the creator of several Egghead courses on topics ranging from functional programming to data structures and algorithms. In this conversation we talk about a variety of topics including learning how to code, getting into functional programming, and computer science. Kyle's site: https://kyleshevlin.com/ Kyle's Twitter: https://twitter.com/kyleshevlin Links mentioned in the episode: https://kyleshevlin.com/use-encapsulation… https://kyleshevlin.com/using-react-memo-to-avoid-unnecessary-rerenders… https://kyleshevlin.com/memoization https://kyleshevlin.com/usememo-and-stable-values… https://kyleshevlin.com/graphs-are-everywhere… https://kyleshevlin.com/from-pastor-to-programmer… https://mostly-adequate.gitbook.io/mostly-adequate-guide/

    54 min
  5. Cryptography for Beginners With Christof Paar

    06/11/2021

    Cryptography for Beginners With Christof Paar

    In this epiosde, Christof gives an overview of cryptography for beginners. Christof Paar is Founding Director of the Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy and Research Professor at the Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst. He has taught crypto and security courses for 25 years to thousands of students in the US & Europe. He also taught extensively in industry, including courses at NASA, Motorola & Philips. Christof has given invited talks at MIT, Yale, Stanford, IBM and Intel. He co-founded, with Cetin Koc, the Workshop on Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems (CHES) and has 200+ scientific publications on applied cryptography. Christof's crypto video series: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1usFRN4LCMcfIV7UjHNuQg Christof's book, Understanding Cryptography: https://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Cryptography-Textbook-Students-Practitioners/dp/3642446493 Book site: https://www.crypto-textbook.com/

    59 min

  6. 06/03/2021

    Landing Your First Developer Job and Acing the FAANG Interview with Steph Orpilla

    Stephanie Orpilla is a software engineer at Amazon where she focuses on frontend and data visualization for cloud security. She also runs an Etsy store, StemBabe, and is a mentor and curriculum developer for Girls Who Code and Built by Girls. Steph and I talk about learning how to code, getting your first developer job, tips for technical interviews and how to learn data structures and algorithms. Steph's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_steph.js Steph's Twitter: https://twitter.com/_stephjs Steph's Etsy store: https://www.etsy.com/people/stephanieorpilla Resources mentioned by Steph: Interview cake: https://www.interviewcake.com/ The Coding Interview Bootcamp: Algorithms + Data Structures https://www.udemy.com/course/coding-interview-bootcamp-algorithms-and-data-structure/

    31 min
  7. Landing Your First Developer Job and Acing the FAANG Interview with Steph Orpilla

    06/03/2021

    Landing Your First Developer Job and Acing the FAANG Interview with Steph Orpilla

    Stephanie Orpilla is a software engineer at Amazon where she focuses on frontend and data visualization for cloud security. She also runs an Etsy store, StemBabe, and is a mentor and curriculum developer for Girls Who Code and Built by Girls. Steph and I talk about learning how to code, getting your first developer job, tips for technical interviews and how to learn data structures and algorithms. Steph's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_steph.js Steph's Twitter: https://twitter.com/_stephjs Steph's Etsy store: https://www.etsy.com/people/stephanieorpilla Resources mentioned by Steph: Interview cake: https://www.interviewcake.com/ The Coding Interview Bootcamp: Algorithms + Data Structures https://www.udemy.com/course/coding-interview-bootcamp-algorithms-and-data-structure/

    31 min
  8. Learning to Code, Job Interviews, and Becoming a Senior Engineer with Scott Moss

    05/27/2021

    Learning to Code, Job Interviews, and Becoming a Senior Engineer with Scott Moss

    Scott is a senior software engineer at Netflix. Previously he was the CEO and Co-founder of Tipe and Onespeed. He’s known in the JS community for his contributions to Angular, including popular open source projects, conference talks, and courses. Scott and I talk about how he taught himself to code, getting your first developer role and how to succeed in a job interview. We also talk about how to level up as a developer, what it takes to become a senior developer, and what to keep in mind if you’re a developer interested in building a startup. Scott's Twitter: https://twitter.com/scotups Scott's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScottMoss Scott's Frontend Masters Courses: https://frontendmasters.com/teachers/scott-moss/

    50 min
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