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Providing a supportive community for developers of all kinds with a focus on the underrepresented in order to increase entry, retention and success within the technical workforce.
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From Teacher to UI Developer

Devs Like UsFeb 04, 2021

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44:20
ChatGPT: How AI is changing the world #podcast

ChatGPT: How AI is changing the world #podcast

Devs Like Us  Episode 33  
Episode Links:  Chamath Palihapitiya at iConnections Talk: People are Using chatGPT to become Millionaires: https://youtu.be/ssKJmcVPZGw

Ideas for your own AI grift with ChatGPT: https://youtu.be/Aa83vRghue4

Time stamps:
00:01:03 Chamath Palihapitiya
00:03:30 New developer landscape and skill needs  
00:04:15 Growth in GPU Development
00:11:35 Ideas for your own AI grift with ChatGPT  

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Mar 11, 202322:29
Developer Layoffs And Resignations, Assessing Job Security In Tech

Developer Layoffs And Resignations, Assessing Job Security In Tech

Devs Like Us returns with Episode 32

Episode Links: Leather boys:
www.wired.com/2017/02/ubers-leather-boys/Susan
Fowler Blog: www.susanjfowler.com/blog/2017/2/19/reflecting-on-one-very-strange-year-at-uber

Time stamps
0:00:00 Introduction
0:01:16 Developer round robin (around the room what’s new?)
0:05:22 Shares of the week 0:05:44 Super pumped (Uber)
0:06:44 Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick
0:11:34 Leather boys
0:18:00 Layoffs in tech

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Mar 04, 202335:20
The Eric Robertson Interview
Mar 10, 202254:53
Head of Engineering at Modern Treasury - Shruthi Murthy Interview

Head of Engineering at Modern Treasury - Shruthi Murthy Interview

Devs Like Us Episode #30 | Head of Engineering at Modern Treasury - Shruthi Murthy Interview

On this episode  JB and Terrence interview Shruthi Murthy  to learn more about how one becomes the head of engineering and more about Modern Treasury as a company. Shruthi has engineering experience at AMD, HP, Google, Zynga, WhatsApp (Director of Engineering), and she is currently the head of engineering at Modern Treasury.

Are you  interested in working at Modern Treasury ?

Check out the link below for opportunities to join the company:

https://www.moderntreasury.com/careers


⌚ Timestamps:

0:00:00 About Shruthi Murthy 

0:00:27 Devs Like Us Intro  

0:00:45 Career Opportunities at Modern Treasury  

0:01:10 How Shruthi Murthy Entered Tech   

0:01:40 Tech in the 90s 

0:03:08 One thing that you wish you knew earlier? 

0:05:20 Advice on how to prepare for next level. 

0:09:30 What should applicants look for during their job hunt? 

0:12:40 What does modern treasury do? 

0:15:30 How do you make tough decisions?  

0:17:40 How to deal with ambiguity?

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Jan 27, 202220:47
Is Facebook Down?

Is Facebook Down?

Devs Like Us Episode #29 | Is Facebook Down?

On October 4, 2021, at 15:39 UTC, the social network Facebook and its subsidiaries, Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp, Mapillary, and Oculus, became globally unavailable for a period of six to seven hours. The outage also prevented anyone trying to use "Log in with Facebook" from accessing third-party sites. On This Episode The Devs Like Us Podcast discusses the outages and share their opinions on being on call and troubleshooting production issues


⌚ Timestamps:

0:00:00 Introduction

0:00:40 Cast Round Robin (What's Going on)

0:05:00 Why Facebook is never down.

0:00:40 Cast Round Robin (What's Going on)

0:05:20 Should You Use OAuth2 ?


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Dec 18, 202125:54
The Myers Briggs Personality Test

The Myers Briggs Personality Test

Devs Like Us Episode 28 | The Myers Briggs Personality Test

⌚ Timestamps: 

0:00:00 Introduction 

0:00:35 Cast Round Robin (What's Going on) 

0:02:30 New iPhone 13 pro 

0:04:25 What is the Myers Briggs Test ?

 0:06:15 Myers Briggs Test Results

 0:10:00 How to use your Myers Briggs test results 

0:24:00 big takeaways 

0:24:05 How introverts can learn to be around people?  

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Oct 07, 202133:31
Dynamics of a Developer Team

Dynamics of a Developer Team

Devs Like Us Episode 27 | Dynamics of a Developer Team

On episode 27 JB , Clarence, and Terrence discuss the positions that make up a developer team.

⌚Timestamp

0:00:00 Introduction

0:00:45 Developer Round Robin 

0:03:57 Dynamics of a Developer Team 

What are the possible Roles:

0:04:12 Project Manager

0:11:38 Product manager

0:13:50 Scrum master

0:18:21 Team lead

0:19:01 Tech lead

0:22:03 Types of Developers

- Full-stack

- Front-end

- Back-end

- DevOps Engineer 

- QA Engineers/Testers

0:29:17 What characteristics of a great developer team?

0:34:17 Develeper Resource Shares


🌐 Shares for the week: 

 🔗 Free Google machine learning Resources: https://developers.google.com/machine-learning/crash-course/ml-intro 

🔗 Interview newsletter: https://github.com/CJcrispy/interview-practiceBit: https://bit.dev/ 

🔗 Hutch Incubator: https://technical.ly/baltimore/2021/09/08/hutch-incubator-space/


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Sep 16, 202139:31
Is This What Burnout Feels Like?

Is This What Burnout Feels Like?

Devs Like Us Episode 26 | Is This What Burnout Feels Like?

On episode 26 JB and Clarence discuss burnout and how to recover from it.

Emotional signs and symptoms of burnout

  • Sense of failure and self-doubt.
  • Feeling helpless, trapped, and defeated.
  • Detachment, feeling alone in the world.
  • Loss of motivation.
  • Increasingly cynical and negative outlook.
  • Decreased satisfaction and sense of accomplishment.

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Aug 19, 202131:21
I Think We Tested Our Code In Production
Jun 26, 202129:26
Donovan Interview

Donovan Interview

Devs Like Us Episode 24 | Donovan Interview 

On episode 24 of the Devs Like Us Podcast the crew chats with Donovan, a software engineer and entrepreneur.

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Jun 10, 202153:19
Nvidia Keynote Review

Nvidia Keynote Review

Devs Like Us Episode 23 | Nvidia Keynote Review 

On episode 23 of the Devs Like Us Podcast the cast discusses the Nvidia keynote. Nvidia creates interactive graphics on laptops, workstations, mobile devices, notebooks, PCs, and more.   

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May 08, 202134:18
Automation for Developers
Apr 15, 202131:41
Héctor Interview

Héctor Interview

Devs Like Us Episode 21 | Héctor Interview

On This Episode of the Devs Like Us Podcast JB, Terrence, and Clarence welcome Héctor a professional software engineer with more than 12 years of experience. Join us as Héctor shares his developer experience and the state of low code no code platforms and more specifically Outsystems.  Héctor  has also earned the Outsystems Professional Developer Certification. OutSystems is a low-code platform which provides the tools for companies to develop, deploy and manage omnichannel enterprise applications. OutSystems was founded in 2001 in Lisbon, Portugal and is currently headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States, with offices in 11 countries.   

0:00:00
About Héctor  
0:02:48
What made you want to become a software engineer?
0:08:00 Low level code
0:09:00
 What is your experience with no code low code frameworks?
0:22:00
 How can developers and others benefit from Outsystems?
0:26:00 How to  stay current in tech   

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Apr 01, 202136:55
Whiteboard Interviews
Mar 18, 202124:58
Working Remotely - Everything You Need to Know

Working Remotely - Everything You Need to Know

Devs Like Us Episode 19 | Working Remotely - Everything You Need to Know  

Summary:  JB, Clarence, and Terrence discuss remote work.

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Mar 05, 202148:34
Should Developers Fear No-Code/Low-Code Development?

Should Developers Fear No-Code/Low-Code Development?

Devs Like Us Episode 18 | Should Developers Fear No-Code/Low-Code Development?
Summary: The cast discuss developer of the news including AWS forking Elasticsearch, hack of Florida water treatment plant, and twitter considering a subscription fee for Tweet deck along with low-code no-code.
🔦Tianna Lewis:
📺YouTube Page:
www.youtube.com/channel/UCwIILfbH8vE_996NiDTqBcA

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Timeline:
0:00:00 Intro
0:00:53 Tianna Lewis
0:01:22 Podcast review highlight
0:02:15 Developer News
0:02:20 Florida water hack
0:07:20 AWS Forks Elasticsearch
0:14:39 Twitter considers subscription fee
0:20:50 Topic of the day no-code/low-code
Feb 18, 202145:52
From Teacher to UI Developer
Feb 04, 202144:20
Developer Goals
Jan 21, 202141:33
Educating Engineers for the Future - Dr. Williams Interview

Educating Engineers for the Future - Dr. Williams Interview

Devs Like Us Episode 15 | Educating Engineers for the Future - Dr. Williams Interview 

Dec 22, 202001:00:04
Inherit Legacy Code Like a Pro - The Allen Interview
Nov 14, 202001:13:12
Building up Your Resume
Nov 07, 202040:03
Developers In Cybersecurity - The Raven Interview

Developers In Cybersecurity - The Raven Interview

Devs Like Us Episode 12 | Developer In Cybersecurity - The Raven Interview 

Summary: Terrence, JB, and Clarence interview Raven and learn about her career as a developer and now as leader in the Cyber Security field.  Raven's Info for design:

  IG: @_simsdesigns 

website: https://www.ravensims.com/

Oct 29, 202001:08:43
The Freelance Developer Debate

The Freelance Developer Debate

Summary: Terrence, JB, and Clarence debate on freelance work and if it's the dream job or not.

Oct 22, 202047:22
The DevOps Mindset

The DevOps Mindset

Devs Like Us Episode 10 | The DevOps Mindset 

 Summary: Terrence, JB, and Clarence discuss DevOps.

DevOps Books: 

The Unicorn Project

https://www.amazon.com/Unicorn-Project-Developers-Disruption-Thriving/dp/1942788762/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+unicorn+project&qid=1602774667&sr=8-1

The DevOps Handbook

https://www.amazon.com/DevOps-Handbook-World-Class-Reliability-Organizations/dp/1942788002/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=the+devops+handbook&qid=1602774707&sr=8-3

The Phoenix Project

https://www.amazon.com/Phoenix-Project-DevOps-Helping-Business/dp/1942788290/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3J6UBRGA3S7GY&dchild=1&keywords=the+phoenix+project&qid=1602774742&sprefix=The+ph%2Caps%2C145&sr=8-2

 

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Oct 15, 202036:09
Developer Work Life Balance

Developer Work Life Balance

**** Want to be a guest on the show? Let us know at devslike.us/guest ****
Summary: Terrence, JB, and Clarence discuss how developers can maintain a healthy work life balance.
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Oct 08, 202042:06
The Self Taught Developer vs Bootcamps and College Education
Oct 01, 202029:49
The Story of a Cloud Developer

The Story of a Cloud Developer

Devs Like Us Episode 7 | The Story of a Cloud Developer  

Summary: Terrence, JB, and Clarence welcome Daryl, their first show guest. They discuss Daryl's journey to becoming  a cloud developer and much more.


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Sep 24, 202051:04
How to Prepare for Tech Talks
Sep 17, 202049:26
Devs Like Us Trailer
Sep 13, 202000:47
How to Get Involved With the Developer Community
Sep 10, 202059:09
Developer Life

Developer Life

Devs Like Us Episode 04 | Developer Life  

Terrence, JB, and Clarence discuss the typical life of a developer. They discuss tickets, bugs, blockers, on call, devops and more.  

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Sep 03, 202001:00:25
Imposter Syndrome

Imposter Syndrome

Devs Like Us Episode 3 | Imposter Syndrome 

Terrence, JB, and Clarence discuss Imposter Syndrome.  

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Aug 27, 202058:44
Top 10 Soft Skills for Developers
Aug 20, 202052:12
Getting the Job
Aug 13, 202001:06:00
Why Software Development?
Aug 05, 202035:06