A Developer Experience Podcast

Steven Hicks
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A show about the experience of being a developer, or developer adjacent, or a human in tech.

Episodes

  1. 02/28/2023

    Season 1 Wrap-up

    I say some words about season 1 of this podcast, including:  how I would have answered my own questions, had I been interviewed how I felt about season 1 what's coming up for season 2 thank you for listening :)  Transcript coming soon Links: Todoist Amazing Marvin Anne-Laure Le Cunff Ness Labs How to reach out if you want to be a guest on season 2!

    13 min

  2. 02/07/2023

    Pavlos Vinieratos: Keyboards, theme switchers, and automating repetitive tasks

    Pavlos Vinieratos helps me count the number of keys on a keyboard, we wonder why theme switchers can't read his mind, and we talk about finding the correct time to automate a repetitive task. Transcript coming soon. Links: Pavlos on GitHub Things Fantastical NightOwl Ergodox xkcd comic about automation Doing Waterfox

    51 min

  3. 01/18/2023

    Jay Cincotta: Focus on people instead of tools

    Jay Cincotta tells me why he is skeptical about focusing on tools and systems when it comes to getting things done, and why he'd rather focus on interactions between people. He describes the importance of drawing a few hard lines in the sand, and being flexible about everything else.  Transcript coming soon! Links: Jay Cincotta on LinkedIn Trello Toggl Bullet journals

    44 min

  4. 01/03/2023

    In-betweener: Identity isn't permanent

    A mini-episode in which I remind you, and myself, that an identity you give yourself does not have to be permanent.  Transcript coming soon. Links: Art of Accomplishment podcast: Seeing Identity For What It Is Art of Accomplishment podcast: When the Story Falls Apart: How Beliefs and Emotions Interact

    4 min

  5. 12/20/2022

    Michael Weinand: The pressures of reliability

    Michael Weinand talks to me about the list-making that helps him be a Very Reliable Person ™️. We talk about problem solving, context switching, and the pressures we put on ourselves to be dependable. Transcript coming soon! Links: Michael Weinand on LinkedIn

    57 min

  6. 12/06/2022

    Christina Aldan: Am I willing to shift this energy?

    Christina Aldan and I talk about our feelings! Things like naming emotions, escaping shame loops, changing your brainwaves, and above all answering one question: "am I willing to shift this energy?" Transcript Links: Christina's website The Tapping Solution app on Apple The Tapping Solution app on Android Feelings wheel Nancy Gabriel "Learning to say no"

    47 min

  7. 11/29/2022

    In-betweener: Fluidity and context in our systems

    Another little mini-episode. The systems we use to get things done are fluid, and they depend heavily on context. Transcript

    6 min

  8. 11/22/2022

    Jon Allured: Keeping your tools sharp

    Jon Allured hangs with me to talk about start and stop lists, sharpening your tools, and self-compassion. Jon's website Field Notes notebooks Jon's dotfiles Todoist Omnifocus Forty tmux Alfred fzf Tiny Habits book Transcript

    51 min

  9. 11/15/2022 · BONUS

    In-betweener: Start your day with intention

    A quick little mini-episode. An important theme throughout season 1: start your day with intention.  Transcript

    2 min

  10. 11/08/2022

    Eric Potter: The Pomodoro Technique

    Eric Potter goes deep on the Pomodoro Technique.  Links:  Eric on Twitter Eric on LinkedIn humbletoolsmith.com The Pomodoro Technique Eric's pomodoro timer on GitHub Music To Flow By, by Carl Franklin Thinking Fast & Slow Pragmatic Thinking & Learning Transcript

    48 min
  11. Maggie Fernandes: Hand-written vs digital notes

    10/25/2022

    Maggie Fernandes: Hand-written vs digital notes

    Maggie Fernandes shares what does and doesn't work for her. We talk about the tension between written & digital notes, days that feel good vs days that feel bad, and the stress of mental list keeping. Links: Maggie on Twitter MilwaukeeJS We Pivot Evernote Passion Planner Asana Transcript

    33 min

  12. 10/11/2022

    s0e0 - Trailer

    Introducing A Developer Experience Podcast. A show hosted by Steve Hicks about the experience of being a developer, or a person in the tech industry, or a person living in the age of high technology.  Transcript

    3 min
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A show about the experience of being a developer, or developer adjacent, or a human in tech.

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