goobar

Nate Ebel
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goobar

The goobar podcast is a software development podcast dedicated to building great software and helping others do the same. Here, we'll explore the world of software development from writing code, working on a team, and investing in your career. The goal is to help you feel prepared and supported as you navigate the industry, write code, build awesome products, and create your ideal career. We aim to foster a sense of connection, inspiration, and continued learning, so we can all continue to dream, learn, and create!

  1. FEB 15

    How to Prepare for Yearly Performance Reviews as a Software Engineer

    Yearly performance reviews for software engineers can be a stressful and/or exciting time. If we can prepare for review season by having a clear idea of our impact, data to support it and a clear vision for where we want to go in our career, we can set ourselves up for a successful yearly performance review.ChaptersNew Year - New End-of-Year Review Cycle 00:25 End of Year Reviews Focus on Two Things 02:05 How to Review Your Previous Year? 02:20 Write Down Your Accomplishments 02:55 Mana...

    15 min

  2. JAN 29

    Descope Your Software Project To Deliver Early And Often

    Descoping a project or feature simply means making it smaller. This might mean cutting out a few bells and whistles, or it could mean making large changes to the overall requirements.By evaluating project requirements and deadlines early on, and looking for ways to deliver smaller portions of that project earlier in the process, we can deliver value earlier and more often.This process can help us reduce risk and help increase the overall quality of the project by getting feedback earlie...

    10 min

  3. JAN 8

    Look For The Root Cause When Solving Problems

    When debugging an error in our code or looking for a solution to a given problem, it's easy to fall into the trap of going with the quick, obvious solution. However, this often sets us up for future problems because many times the obvious solution does not solve the root cause of the error or solve the fundamental problem of the task in front of us.By asking questions like "how?" or "why" we can dig deeper into the potential solutions and try to identify a fix or solution that addresses...

    7 min

  4. 08/31/2021

    Why Share Your Work?

    Why share your work? Why take that risk and put yourself out there?Well, it's because there are a lot of very positive things that come out of the process of sharing. From improved skills, to unexpected opportunities, to more effective conversations and documents at work - sharing can help us in many ways.Listen to this week's podcast episode to learn more about why you should think about sharing your work.Chapters01:59 Improve Our Communication Skills02:55 Learn to tell stories w...

    12 min

  5. 08/25/2021

    Jetpack Compose Tips From a Production Android App

    This week's podcast episode explores Jetpack Compose tips that have been helping my team while using Compose in an existing production Android app.Chapters00:43 Intro02:12 Leverage self-documenting apis04:07 Embrace slot-based api design07:46 Expose composable parameters with sensible defaults11:18 Customize your Composable previews13:15 Modularize for faster @Preview refresh16:02 Build a sandbox app for rapid prototyping18:25 Pull from the MaterialTheme19:30 Theming is contextual21:35 Extend...

    28 min

  6. 08/11/2021

    What Does Jetpack Compose 1.0 Mean For You?

    In this episode, we're chatting about the exciting 1.0 release of Android's Jetpack Compose UI toolkit! We'll explore what this release means for you and your projects, and I'll share my thoughts after working with Compose in production for the past couple of months.Show NotesJetpack Compose Roadmaphttps://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/compose-roadmapCompose Multiplatform Goes Alphahttps://blog.jetbrains.com/kotlin/2021/08/compose-multiplatform-goes-alpha/Compose Material Catal...

    36 min

  7. 06/09/2021

    Essential Skills for Android Developers

    What are the essential skills for Android developers looking to get into the industry in 2021? In this week's episode of the goobar podcast, we're exploring this listener question to help Android developers understand which skills and concepts are most important for getting that first job, and for growing in their career.Chapters00:00 Teaser00:59 Today's Listener Question01:45 What are the essential skills for Android developers today?06:50 Non-Android Essential Skills10:30 Essential An...

    29 min

  8. 06/01/2021

    How To Digest Google I/O (And Other Developer Events)

    How to digest Google I/O and other developer events so you can stay up to date with the latest developer news?Show NotesNew goobar website - https://goobar.dev Paid Coaching - https://goobar.dev/coachingGoogle I/O Content - https://events.google.com/io/program/contentContacthttps://twitter.com/n8ebelhttps://goobar.dev/Thanks for listening devs! ๐Ÿ‘‹Let's Connect--๐Ÿ”” Find More Developer Content On YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/goobario?sub_confirmation=1๐Ÿ™‚ Find Me Onlinewebsite โžก https://goobar....

    18 min
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About

The goobar podcast is a software development podcast dedicated to building great software and helping others do the same. Here, we'll explore the world of software development from writing code, working on a team, and investing in your career. The goal is to help you feel prepared and supported as you navigate the industry, write code, build awesome products, and create your ideal career. We aim to foster a sense of connection, inspiration, and continued learning, so we can all continue to dream, learn, and create!

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  • Creator
    Nate Ebel
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    25
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    ยฉ 2024 goobar
  • Show Website
    goobar

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