GeeksBlaBla Geeksblabla

In this Episode , we will walkthrough the path of managing a software project from start to finish.

Guests

Adil BAAJ

Notes
0:00:00 - Introduction and welcoming

0:02:20 - Engineering Manager Roles

0:05:30 - What's a Software Project ?

0:06:55 - What do we need to know before we start a Software Project ?

0:18:00 - Tools and processes necessary to implement a Software Project ?

0:25:00 - Software Project Management Methodologies

0:30:00 - Planification management

0:35:00 - Rituals to make high quality Software Projects

0:45:45 - Managing Communication between stakeholders

1:00:15 - Software Project Lifecycle

1:10:00 - Q/A

1:27:00 - Geeksblabla Picks

Links

Nine Lies About Work: A Freethinking Leader’s Guide to the Real World

Prepared and Presented by

Otmane FETTAL

In this episode, we continue our review of the most famous books in IT; we discuss the "Clean code" book. We highlight the main ideas, our experience with the book, and discussions around the clean code tricks and resources to write clean code.

Guests

Slimane Akalie

Mehdi Cheracher


Notes
0:00:00 - Introduction and welcoming

0:03:50 - Mehdi point of view about Clean Code book

0:10:00 - Formatting

0:16:10 - Objects and Data Structure

0:24:00 - Tests

0:43:50 - Refactoring and legacy code

0:59:00 - Concurrence

1:12:00 - Tasks estimation

1:20:00 - Other recourses and tools to learn Clean Code

1:30:00 - Geeksblabla Picks

1:37:00 - Conclusion

Links

Clean code (part1)
Robert C. Martin - Effective Estimation (or: How not to Lie)
Clean Code Typescript
ReadWise
Ego is the Enemy
The Psychology of Money

Prepared and Presented by

Youssouf El Azizi

In this episode, we review one of the most famous books in IT; we discuss the "Clean code" book. We highlight the main ideas, our experience with the book, and discussions around the clean code tricks and resources to write clean code.

Guests

Abderrahim Soubai Idrissi

Slimane Akalie

Djalal


Notes
0:00:00 - Introduction and welcoming

0:04:51 - The importance of reading

0:08:00 - Reading culture in Morocco

0:12:10 - How to find books in Morocco and the best tools to read books

0:17:30 - Books vs. other resources to learn IT(stateofdev.ma stats)

0:30:13 - Why clean code is so famous, and guests experience with this book

0:45:30 - What is a Clean code?

0:53:30 - Naming variables

1:06:40 - Comments

1:14:00 - Functions

1:23:30 - Clean code vs. deadlines

1:31:50 - Practicing Clean code

1:37:20 - Picks

1:44:33 - Conclusion

Links

Better world books
Book repository
Stateofdev.ma
Tech Radar
Thought Works
Warp
Dev Rel
Beautiful Code

Prepared and Presented by

Youssouf El Azizi

In this episode of GeeksBlabla, our community friends, Zakaria and Hamza, share their journey switching their careers to IT with us; we answer Why and How and some advice for people who want to switch their careers to IT.

Guests

Hamza Hanafi

Zackaria S


Notes
0:00:00 - Introduction and welcoming

0:04:29 - Our Guests' stories and how they end up switching to IT.

0:11:47 - The problem of school orientation and how to make a good choice?

0:22:10 - Why career switch to IT and career growth in IT compared to other fields?

0:28:10 - How to switch your career to IT and how to make sure it's the right decision?

0:37:40 - Do you consider your past career experience wasting time?

0:42:20 - How to start learning the IT field?

0:56:20 - QA

1:16:10 - Advice to find the first job for people who switch their career

1:24:10 - QA

1:37:24 - Benefits of switching career to IT

1:40:00 - Conclusion

Links

Freecodecamp
Coding Bootcamp in Morocco
Stateofdev.ma

Prepared and Presented by

Youssouf El Azizi

In this episode of GeeksBlabla, we talk about tech talks; why you should care? How to choose a good topic? How to prepare and the right place to start.

Guests

Djalal

Meriem Zaid

Mohammed Daoudi


Notes
0:00:00 - Introduction and welcoming

0:03:10 - Tech talks, why you should care?

0:14:25 - Do i need to be an expert to start speaking in confs?

0:25:20 - How to choose a good topic?

0:39:00 - When i can find open CFPs and places for my first talks?

0:53:00 - Tips to get accepted in a CFP

1:04:00 - Preparing for a tech talk

1:27:00 - Conclusion

Links

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Djalal Talk Preparation
Preparing for a Teck talk
Julia Evans
Developers Conferences Agenda/List

Prepared and Presented by

Youssouf El Azizi

In this episode of GeeksBlabla, we invited Amine Chouki, Staff Engineer - Docker, Inc.

Guests

Amine Chouki

Notes
0:00:00 - Introduction and welcoming

0:01:39 - Education and getting into Technology?

0:05:25 - Co-Founding elbotola.com

0:07:35 - Managing Load and building custom solutions

0:22:05 - Monolith migration to microservices

0:27:10 - Building apps with high throughput

0:32:00 - Experience in Invision

0:39:00 - Experience in Docker

0:45:00 - Aspiring Software Engineers tips

0:52:00 - Tips to future entrepreneurs

0:59:52 - Conclusion

Links

Designing Data-Intensive Applications: The Big Ideas Behind Reliable, Scalable, and Maintainable Systems
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness

Prepared and Presented by

Otmane FETTAL