
Friends That Code
By Friends That Code
Hello world! It’s Mike Traverso with the Friends that Code podcast where I get a chance to showcase some amazing people I know that just happen to write code for a living.
Whether they started off intending to code or just happened into it, we get to hear about the types of people you'll meet, things you'll get to do, jobs you'll have along the way, and advice from some awesome coders along the way!
Whether they started off intending to code or just happened into it, we get to hear about the types of people you'll meet, things you'll get to do, jobs you'll have along the way, and advice from some awesome coders along the way!

Friends That CodeSep 16, 2020
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30 - Creating VR games by learning from step 1 with Noble Ackerson
Former Google Developer Expert, Senior Product Manager, Product Strategist, Certified Design Sprint Master, Certified in SAFe 5, VR & AR developer, Holder of numerous Udacity Nano Degrees, Renaissance man, incredibly talented and yes… yes you did once see him in that Chevy commercial.
Ladies and Gentlemen, todays guest is Noble Ackerson!
Twitter: https://twitter.com/nobleackerson
Blog: https://nobles.page
YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCOYYYV-skMFu-GGsFiFy_hg
Background on Yaa Asantewaa and the Golden Stool: https://youtube.com/watch?v=rzRooY04SHM
REFACTR.TECH Conference: https://refactr.tech
Abstractions Conference: abstractions.io
Black Code Collective: blackcodecollective.com
XRSI (X Reality Safety Initiative): xrsi.org
Mar 24, 202101:00:27

29 - Empower your team with shared design language with Sarrah Vesselov
Designer, Manager, Community organizer, Conference Speaker, Mentor, Author and Board Game Cafe Proprietor. Today's guest is Sarrah Vesselov!
Please check out Your Turn Cafe and give them a like or a share on social media.
Your Turn Cafe - your-turn-cafe.com or twitter.com/yourturncafe
twitter.com/SVesselov
Thundernerds.io
"Building Design Systems: Unify User experiences through a shared design language" - amzn.to/2ZN8e40
Talks:
The Design Of DevOps: youtube.com/watch?v=06MHBa4nGok
How to style in React and not lose friends: youtube.com/watch?v=V-flI7ui52M
An interview with Sarrah Vesselov: youtube.com/watch?v=jbbH58ICs5o
Groups:
Women Who Code Tampa: womenwhocode.com/tampa
Feb 25, 202157:10

28 - How to be an awesome game developer, author, editor, speaker, etc. with Tammy Coron
Developer, Instructor, Conference Organizer, Conference Speaker, Podcaster, Senior Technical Editor and Author… Ladies and gentlemen, today’s guest is Tammy Coron!
Tammy's website: TammyCoron.com
Twitter: twitter.com/paradox927
Tammy's Book, "Apple Game Frameworks & Technologies": https://pragprog.com/titles/tcswift/apple-game-frameworks-and-technologies/
Adventure Game Kit: https://justwritecode.net/adventuregamekit-spritekit.html
JustWriteCode.net
RayWenderlich.com
Feb 17, 202101:04:03

27 - How to learn by teaching with Nate Ebel
Developer, Instructor, Teacher, Author, Conference Speaker, Google Developer Expert, YouTuber, Podcaster and man with a voice totally suited for crime solving serial podcasts… Ladies and gentlemen, today’s guest is Nate Eble.
Oh btw, in the podcast I say OpenCV is Open Computer View. It's actually Open Source Computer Vision. Apologies for the mix-up folks! It was an off day for me.
Goobar - goobar.io
Goobar on YouTube - youtube.com/goobar
Goobar Podcast - goobar.buzzsprout.com
OpenCV - opencv.org
360AnDev Conference: 360andev.com
Mastering Kotlin - amzn.to/35nF0vu
Kotlin First – Taking Full Advantage of Kotlin For Android Development - 360andev.com/session-recordings/?vimeography_gallery=3&vimeography_video=444346415
Feb 03, 202101:12:35

26 - Imposter Syndrome: You Do Belong Here & other affirmations and ways to beat imposter syndrome
Mentioned papers:
Nitya Narasimhan: I'm a lifelong lifelong beginner, are you?: dev.to/nitya/i-m-a-lifelong-beginner-are-you-2ac6
Mentioned episodes:
Nitya Narasimhan: Episode 7
Graeme Devine: Episode 25
Resources for help:
Suicide Prevention Lifeline
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org
Call 1-800-273-8255 24/7
Crisis Text Line
https://www.crisistextline.org/
Text HELLO to 741741 24/7
Veterans Crisis Line
https://www.veteranscrisisline.net
1-800-273-8255
Jan 09, 202128:11

25 - It's GRAEME DEVINE! with Graeme Devine
Video game lover, developer, designer, producer, Godfather of games on CD-Roms, and man partly responsible for a Christmas shortage of gold Zelda cartridges. Ladies and gentlemen, todays guest is Graeme Devine!
Twitter: twitter.com/zaphodgjd
Full Deck Solitaire: fulldecksolitaire.com
GRL games: grlgames.net
Quarantine Studios: qxrstudios.com
Quarantine Studios on Twitter: twitter.com/qxrstudios
Into The Future: A World Without Edges with Graeme Devine: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVFkPEqQX-0
Dec 18, 202054:07

24 - Preparing for better opportunities. Oh! and pinball too with Stacy Devino
Developer, Google Developer Expert, Community Organizer, Conference Speaker, Mentor, Sneaker fan and Mistress of Android. Ladies and Gentlemen, todays guest is Stacy Devino!
Twitter: twitter.com/doesitpew
Stacy’s Cooking Instagram: instagram.com/cookingbythecode
Southern DevFest: youtube.com/channel/UCZNfiFfwI3mPLpfr8UFyUnw
Midwest DevFest: gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-columbia-mo-presents-devfest-midwest-2020/
Dec 10, 202001:04:33

23 - Having every job imaginable in technology with Joey deVilla
Developer, former Evangelist, former CTO, Author, Community Organizer, Conference Speaker, Accordion Guy and Developer again. Ladies and gentlemen, today’s guest is Joey deVilla!
How many electric motors do you have in your home?!
Twitter - twitter.com/accordionguy
Blog - globalnerdy.com
UIKit Apprentice 8th Edition: https://amzn.to/39GXdau [Amazon Affiliate Link]
DevFest Florida Talk - youtube.com/watch?v=epfM9isTmK8
Blogging getting a job at Auth0 - globalnerdy.com/2020/10/12/how-i-landed-my-job-at-auth0-2/
Dec 03, 202001:09:24

22 - Coding a secure, community driven, open sourced Smash Bros moves app with Kento Kawakami
Nintendo enthusiast, Video game lover, graphic designer, photographer, App developer and spanking new software developer. Ladies and gentlemen, todays guest is Kento Kawakami!
"A lot of people with a passion in programming have this need to create something."
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KentoKawakami
LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/kentokawakami
Smash Combos: https://smash-combos.herokuapp.com
Nov 26, 202001:00:13

21 - Mentoring developers & fostering the community with Maggie Negm
Software developer, volunteer, and mentor to newer software developers and all around good person. Ladies and gentlemen, todays guest is Maggie Negm!
Maggie's Twitter: https://twitter.com/maggiecodes_
Maggie's tweet on POSTing her resume: https://twitter.com/maggiecodes_/status/1302042477403279360
The associated blogpost: https://dev.to/maggiecodes_/how-i-applied-to-a-tech-job-using-a-post-request-193d
Outreachy: http://outreachy.org/
Spectra Hackathon: http://sospectra.com/
Nov 18, 202049:10

20 - Dialoging with an Android Developer with Huyen Tue Dao
Developer, Architect, Fantastic Conference Speaker, Google Developer Expert in Android & Kotlin, YouTube Producer and On-Air Talent… Ladies and gentlemen, today’s guest is Huyen Tue Dao!
Twitter: https://twitter.com/queencodemonkey
Trello: https://trello.com
Randomly Typing: https://randomlytyping.com
Dissecting the stdlib: https://youtu.be/Fzt_9I733Yg
Putting Down the Golden Hammer from KotlinConf 2019: https://youtu.be/YeqGfKmJM_g
Android Dialogs on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/androiddialogs
Nov 11, 202001:18:05

19 - Stay ready so you don’t have to get ready with Jerome Hardaway
Developer, Air Force Veteran, Tech Evangelist, Founder and Executive Director at Vets Who Code and Captain America of web development! Ladies and gentlemen, today’s guest is Jerome Hardaway!
Vets Who Code: vetswhocode.io
VWC on Github: https://github.com/Vets-Who-Code
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeromeHardaway
Juneteenth Conference: https://juneteenthconf.com
Rendevous in Memphis: https://www.hogsfly.com
Otaku Ramen in Nashville: https://www.otakuramen.com
Oct 28, 202001:14:09

18 - Development is just another creative outlet with David Khourshid
Developer, Conference Speaker, Author, Javascript framework creator, Twitch streamer and moonlighting piano player. Ladies and gentlemen, todays guest is David Khourshid!
State Charts: statecharts.io
XState Github, Visualizer and Docs: http://xstate.js.org
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidKPiano
David's Codepen: https://codepen.io/davidkpiano
CSS Tricks: https://css-tricks.com/author/davidkpiano/
The Keyframers: Keyframe.rs
Oct 21, 202050:29

17 - Creating: Turning static into fantastic with Erica Jacobs
Designer, Illustrator, Volunteer, Celebrator of women in the design and tech community, Creator of the Neon Swan Awards and Creative Mind extraordinaire. Ladies and gentlemen, todays guest is Erica Jacobs!
Pixadactyl: pixadactyl.com
Pixadactyl TeeSpring: https://teespring.com/stores/pixadactyl
Neon Swan Awards: http://neonswanawards.com
Orlando Lady Boss podcast: http://www.orlandoladyboss.com/take-credit-erica-jacobs-podcast-9/
Lore Olympus: https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/lore-olympus/list?title_no=1320&page=13
Graphic Artists Guild Handbook: https://graphicartistsguild.org/product/the-graphic-artists-guild-handbook-pricing-ethical-guidelines/
Have Her Back: https://www.haveherback.com
#awesometechqueen
Oct 14, 202001:14:32

16 - ABC's of success: Authenticity, Balance and Communication with Bill Conyea
Developer, CTO, Investor, Technology Staffer and Entrepreneur. Ladies and gentlemen, today’s guest is Bill Conyea!
Crestview Global: www.crestviewglobal.com
For career opportunity inquiries, send an email with your resume to opportunities@crestviewglobal.com or subscribe to Crestview Global's email list for updates.
Outro: Running from the One Nine - Bill Conyea, Guitar
Oct 07, 202057:29

15 - From design, to coding, to app with SwiftUI & authoring books with Craig Clayton
iOS Developer, SwiftUI Pioneer, Community organizer, Conference Speaker, Author, Workshop creator and seemingly a master of time itself. Ladies and Gentlemen, today's guest is Craig Clayton!
Swift For Good Book: https://www.swiftforgood.com
SwiftUI Projects: Build six real-world cross-platform mobile applications using SwiftUI from scratch: https://www.amazon.com/SwiftUI-Projects-real-world-cross-platform-applications/dp/183921466X/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=Craig+clayton&qid=1599664573&sr=8-2
Design to Swift UI: https://designtoswiftui.io
Craig on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedevme
Craig's talk at try Swift NYC: https://academy.realm.io/posts/try-swift-nyc-2017-craig-clayton-creating-rich-custom-ui-notifications/
Craig's talk on SwiftBond: https://academy.realm.io/posts/slug-craig-clayton-my-name-is-bond-swift-bond/
iOS 12 Programming for Beginners: An introductory guide to iOS app development with Swift 4.2 and Xcode 10, 3rd Edition: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1789348668/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Craig+clayton&qid=1599664573&sr=8-1
Sep 30, 202056:37

14 - If someone expresses confidence in you, believe them! ft. Tony Amos
Developer, Navy Veteran, Kanban Cool Guy, Scrum Master Master, Agile Guru and Entrepreneur. Ladies and gentlemen, today’s guest is Tony Amos!
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-amos/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/agile_anthony
Tony’s Blog post: https://medium.com/@agile_anthony/memo-to-the-lone-black-programmer-e8371c12707d
“I feel like I was accidentally hired”, Ibrahim Diallo: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53180073
Nasdaq Stock Wall: https://www.stocktrader.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/nasdaq-stock-wall.png
Wang 2200: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_2200
Sep 23, 202001:02:02

13 - Marketing to the right audiences in the right spaces with Robyn Spoto
Founder of SpotOn Digital Media, Co-Founder of MamaBear App and Co-Founder of ThingtoBring, Entrepreneur, Mentor, Digital Media Wizard and Tampa Bay Champion. Ladies and gentlemen, today’s guest is Robyn Spoto!
SpotOn Digital Media Twitter: twitter.com/spotondigital
SpotOn Digital Media: spotondigitialmedia.com
ThingToBring: Thingtobring.com
Sep 16, 202058:21

12 - Why remote work is important for everyone and big hats at meetups with Michele Cynowicz
Engineer, Developer, Community organizer, Frontend Fox, Conference Speaker, Girl Scout Volunteer, Remote Work Advocate and owner of one seriously badass pirate hat… Ladies and gentlemen, today’s guest is Michele Cynowicz!
Frontend Foxes: https://www.frontendfoxes.org
Michele’s Twitter (pirate hat in profile photo): https://twitter.com/michelecynowicz
#CodePirate
DevFest Florida 2019 Talk: Shifting to Vue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWQTbb6rmwI
Thundernerds appearance at VueConf US 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrYcGXqyFZE&feature=emb_title
Sep 09, 202001:05:26

11 - Getting a Masters Degree with a GI Bill, Silly things recruiters say, FANG interview tips ft. Roland Heintze
Senior Full Stack Engineer. Master's Degree Student. US Marine Veteran. All Around Great guy. Ladies and gentlemen, today's guest is Roland Heintze!
Georgia Tech Courses on Udacity - https://www.udacity.com/georgia-tech
GI Benefits - https://www.va.gov/education/about-gi-bill-benefits/how-to-use-benefits/
Cracking Coding Interview - https://amzn.to/2Fnv7Up
Sep 02, 202001:00:07

10 - Being a polymath, community, creating, facilitating, welding art together and running a B&B ft. Christi Kapp
Developer, Project Manager, Bed and Breakfast proprietor, Community organizer, Conference organizer, Artist of multiple mediums, Polymath. Ladies and gentlemen, today’s guest is Christi Kapp!
I AM Remarkable - https://iamremarkable.withgoogle.com/
Cosmic Teamwork - www.cosmicteamwork.com
Violets Garage - www.violetsgarage.com
DevFest Florida - https://devfestflorida.org
Central Florida Google Developer Group - https://www.meetup.com/GDG-Central-Florida/
Aug 26, 202056:00

09 - Helping new and established developers ft. Jenell Pizarro
Developer. Speaker. Teacher. Community organizer. Podcaster. And my first guest with Pink Hair. Ladies and gentlemen, today's guest is Jenell Pizarro
Orlando Devs - https://orlandodevs.com
Black Orlando Tech - https://blackorlandotech.org
Jenell on Twitter @nellaro - https://twitter.com/nellarro
ThunderNerds - https://thundernerds.io
DevFest Florida - https://devfestflorida.org
Aug 19, 202059:10

08 - Data science in Baseball, advice for interviews and show tunes ft. Ben Gilman
Math guru, Former College Athlete, Web & Mobile App Developer. Ladies and gentlemen, today's guest is Ben Gilman!
Cracking the Coding Interview by Gayle Laakmann McDowell
MLB.com
Sandia National Labs
Colorado School of Mines
Aug 12, 202052:45

07 - Always learning, building communities, Flutteristas and Sketchnoting ft. Nitya Narasimhan
Polymath. Developer Expert. Developer Advocate. Community Organizer. Sketchnoter Supreme. Person you need to follow on Twitter. Ladies and gentlemen, today's guest is Nitya Narasimhan!
dev.to/nitya
twitter.com/nitya
Sketchnoting: https://blog.sketchthedocs.dev/2020/05/about-sketchthedocs.html
Flutter: https://dartpad.dartlang.org/flutter & https://flutter.dev
#flutteristas: https://twitter.com/hashtag/flutteristas
I'm a lifelong lifelong beginner, are you?: https://dev.to/nitya/i-m-a-lifelong-beginner-are-you-2ac6
MS Create: Frontend: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCc-YPf9lAU&feature=youtu.be
Azure docs: https://aka.ms
Aug 05, 202001:30:49

06 - Friends That Code ft. Katherine Trammell
Developer, Teacher, Project Coordinator, Tech Community Volunteer and Supporter, Operations Unicorn, Suncoast Developer Guild Campus Director, Conference Organizer. And all around awesome lady. Ladies and gentlemen, today's guest is Katherine Trammell!
Suncoast Developer's Guild: https://suncoast.io
Suncoast Developer's Guild Conference: https://suncoast.io/conference
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/suncoastdevs
Twitter: @ktrammell95
Aug 01, 202056:06

05 - Fun ways to get into Machine Learning ft. Kesha Williams
Developer, Architect, Mentor, Teacher, AWS Machine Learning Hero, Alexa Champion, Machine Learning Guru, multiple award winning, incredibly generous with her time and potential Top Chef. Today's guest, ladies and gentlemen, is Kesha Williams!
A Cloud Guru: https://acloud.guru
Her new web series about using AI to generate music: https://acloud.guru/series/deepcomposer
Women Who Code sponsored AI hackathon to battle COVID-19: https://www.womenwhocode.com/mission-predictable-hackathon.
Kesha's Corner: https://info.acloud.guru/resources/keshas-korner-intro-to-machine-learning-on-aws
Twitter: @keshawillz
Jul 31, 202049:08

04 - Friends That Code ft. Sam Edwards
Developer, Architect, Instructor, certified Android Expert, certified Kotlin expert, Incredibly generous and HandStander Supreme. Today’s guest ladies and gentlemen is Sam Edwards!
Capital One Tech Blog: https://medium.com/capital-one-tech
Sam's Blog: https://handstandsam.com
Android Summit: https://www.androidsummit.org
@androidsummit
@handstandsam
Jul 31, 202001:03:20

03 - Friends That Code ft. Victoria Gonda
Dancer. Writer. Speaker. Conference Organizer. Kotlin Guru. All around awesome person... Today’s guest, ladies and gentlemen, is Victoria Gonda!
Victoria's blog: https://victoriagonda.com
Android Test Driven Development By Tutorials Book: https://store.raywenderlich.com/products/android-test-driven-development-by-tutorials
Increase Your Product Quality Through Accessibility: Kotlin Mumbai OR RayWenderlich.com
Chicago Roboto Conference: https://chicagoroboto.com
Twitter: @ttgonda
Jul 31, 202050:33

02 - Friends That Code ft. Annyce Davis
Director of Engineering at Meetup. Technologist. Android Expert. Speaker. Published Poet. All-around inspiration. Ladies and Gentlemen, today's guest is Annyce Davis!
Twitter: https://twitter.com/brwngrldev
Blog: https://adavis.info
LinkedIn Learning: https://www.lynda.com/Annyce-Davis/8215280-1.html
Jul 31, 202041:02

01 - Friends That Code ft. Brandy Morgan
Technologist, Entrepreneur, Social Media Guru. Ladies and Gentlemen, today's guest is Brandy Morgan!
Do School: https://doschool.co
Blog: http://msbrandymorgan.com
Instagram: http://instagram.com/msbrandymorgan
Twitter: http://twitter.com/msbrandymorgan
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWgIU78CjS3oeUSpqVoU9jw
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/msbrandymorgan
Jul 31, 202041:14

0 - A Rambling Introduction to Friends That Code
Check us out on Twitter: @friendsthatcode
Mike Traverso:
@traversoft
LinkedIn
Jul 31, 202002:54