The Ship It Podcast DEPT® Agency
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How to ship software, from the front lines. We talk with software developers about their craft, developer tools, developer productivity and what makes software development awesome. Hosted by your friends at DEPT®. AKA shipit.io
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Episode 25: Origin Stories - Ali Halim
In today’s episode we talk with DEPT Digital Products Software Engineer Ali Halim about his origin story. We talk about late nights in college, what got him hooked, paying your dues in your first job and seizing opportunities to grow your career. This is a great one for the aspiring technical team leaders out there!
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Episode 24: Architecture Sprints with client guest Bloomerang
In this episode, we’re talking about Architecture Sprints and why they’re valuable. Our client Bloomerang joins us for this one. Bloomerang is the donor relationship and volunteer management platform for thousands of nonprofits. Their SVP of Payments, Evan DaSilva talks with us about how an Architecture Sprint with DEPT helped them get past a challenging situation with technical leadership during the busy end of year giving season! We dive into what an architecture sprint is and why it’s a valuable investment to get your product moving, or moving again!
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Episode 23: Origin Stories - Kate Flynn
In this episode, we talk to DEPT® Project Manager Kate Flynn about her origin story: She talks about how she went from Architect, to Construction Manager, to Software Project Manager. This leads to a great conversation about the parallels between architecture and software, and what software engineering can learn from architecture. Kate also shares her thoughts on striking a balance between planning too much, and planning just enough. Finally, what origin story would be complete without a tale about building a two story underground bunker and powerlifting? Enjoy!
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Episode 22: Harmony between product and engineering is simpler than you think
In this episode, we interview Jonah Jolley, Director of Engineering, and Stephanie Bressan, PSM, CSPO of DEPT® about the relationship between product and engineering teams.
What makes a good partnership? What doesn’t make a good partnership? We also talk about the importance of empathy, trust, keeping priorities visible, and how you must come prepared with snacks! We wrap up with thoughts on Agile: Does it help or hurt? Do velocity metrics matter? Are standups even helpful? -
Episode 21: DEPT® Dash - A way to bootstrap headless CMS projects
On this episode of Ship It! We go further into the topic of CMS’s, or Content Management Systems by talking about DEPT DASH, a new product from DEPT that helps you bootstrap applications that use headless CMS’s like Strapi and Contentful. Host Matt Merrill is joined by Allan Winterseick, Managing Partner, DEPT US and John Berger, Principal Engineer on DEPT DASH to talk about it as well as why you might use headless CMS’s. We also have a screencast of using DEPT DASH you can see here.
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Episode 20: Why Use Content Management Systems (CMS’s)?
In this episode we dive into Content Management Systems or CMS's with two experts from DEPT®, Daniel Paterson and John Askew, both of whom have been working with large scale CMS's for over 10 years. We answer the questions: Why do they exist? What are their features? And why, as a developer, would I want to use once when I could make custom software that might do the job better? We also dive into how to choose a CMS, headless CMS's as well as antipatterns for implementing CMS's.
Customer Reviews
The only technical podcast that keeps me interested
I’m not typically one for technical podcasts as they aren’t really what I want to listen to during my free time, since I spend so much time deep in code at work, but the ShipIt podcast has piqued my interest and has continued to keep me excited for upcoming episodes. I like how there are a variety of individuals, with different perspectives and thoughts on the various subjects, who are willing to discuss them and talk about what works well and what doesn’t. Everything from hiring processes to Android development to backend vs front end practices has been extremely interesting and helpful as it conveys knowledge that those individuals have gained from their experiences both with the technology and within the workforce. Keep up the great work! I’m looking forward to the next episode!
Pragmatic advice from people who know their stuff
Subject matter is very practical, and so are the opinions. Refreshing to hear developers talk about things that matter and not just what’s hot. I want more ship it!
Let's Shipit!
I've been looking for a great podcast to listen to regarding the tech industry and this one really hits home! While many podcasts often discuss in-depth code that only a select few will understand, this podcast does a great job of being personable and welcoming to all of its listeners. Shipit also provides great insight into the thoughts of those who are hiring and may even help job seekers in the pursuit of their next role. 5/5