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In this episode, Rob Ocel is joined by Rick Conrades, Engineering Manager at This Dot Labs, to discuss software development and engineering management! They discuss how to identify and mitigate risks, how to make difficult technology tradeoffs, and how to "manage up"! Finally, they share tips for all software engineers about relating to engineering managers, and the surprising challenges that engineering managers face with their teams.
GuestRick Conrades, Engineering Manager at This Dot Labs
HostRob Ocel, Software Architect and Engineering Lead at This Dot Labs
Sponsored by This Dot Labs

In this episode, Jesse Tomchak is joined by Sam Julien, Director of Developer Advocacy, for Auth0 at Okta. What is the day to day of someone in developer advocacy outside of what we see from blog posts and conference talks? Sam is passionate about helping developers become the best versions of themselves through Tiny Experiments book, and his current newsletter, Developer Microskills. We dive into the idea of self taught developers, developer productive that is actually effective, sustainable progress, and so much more.
 
GuestSam Julien - Director of Developer Advocacy, Auth0 at Okta
HostJesse Tomchak - Architect and Engineering Lead at ThisDotLabs - @robocell
 
Developer Microskills newsletter (https://developermicroskills.com) Sam's website (http://www.samjulien.com/) How to Finish What You Start article (https://www.samjulien.com/how-to-finish-what-you-start) Guide to Tiny Experiments book (https://learn.samjulien.com/guide-to-tiny-experiments)Getting Started in Developer Relations book (http://www.gettingstartedindevrel.com)
 
Sponsored by This Dot Labs

In this episode, Rob Ocel is joined by Jenny Truong, Head of Operations and Developer Relations at Stately, to talk about state machines, XState, and mental health. They discuss the challenges and opportunities of starting a company from an open-source project, the benefits of user research and how Stately has used it to develop their new stately studio, and they extensively discuss Jenny's recent talk at AgentConf on looking at moods, burnout, and stress through the lens of state machines. Finally, they talk about the fun of being a doughnut connoisseur.
‌GuestJenny Truong- Head of Operations and Developer Relations at Stately 
HostRob Ocel - Architect and Engineering Lead @ThisDotLabs - @robocell
 
Sponsored by This Dot Labs

In this episode, Rob Ocel is joined by Dominik Dorfmeister (Frontend Tech Lead at Adverity and Maintainer of TanStack Query), to talk about open-source software, TanStack Query, and more! They discuss the rapid growth of the TanStack, how Dominik first became involved as a core team maintainer and the challenges he's faced, the future of the TanStack and data-management as a driving force in front-end framework development, using TanStack in other frameworks, and the joys of skiing.
Guest Dominik Dorfmeister, Frontend Lead at Adverty and Maintainer for TanStack Query
Host Rob Ocel, Software Architect and Engineering Lead at This Dot Labs
Sponsored by This Dot Labs

In this episode, Jesse Tomchak is joined by Tanner Linsley of smash hits like TanStack Table, Query, and Router, for a discussion about Tanner's latest project: TanStack Start. Tanner discusses the problems he’s trying to solve, how building on existing ideas in the community has accelerated development pace, and how he went about solving it in a very "TanStack" fashion.
Guest Tanner Linsley, Co-Founder at nozzle.io and Creator of TanStack
Host Jesse Tomchack, Software Architect at This Dot Labs
 
Sponsored by This Dot Labs

In this episode, Rob Ocel, is joined by Trecia Kat, to talk about breaking into tech, building a social media following, and finding community. They discuss how to find a niche through being yourself on social media, choosing between DevRel and engineering career paths, CSS, and even their hopes and fears for the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
 
Guest
Trecia Kat, Self-Taught Developer and DevRel Engineer
 
Host
Rob Ocel, Engineering Lead & Software Architect at This Dot Labs
 
Sponsored by This Dot Labs