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Kopi Overflow

Kopi Overflow

By Kopi Overflow

A monthly podcast featuring banter about software engineering.
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Ep 13 - Product design is a hard software development problem (ft. Esther)

Kopi OverflowNov 27, 2021

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Ep 23 - Podcasting is a hard software development problem

Ep 23 - Podcasting is a hard software development problem

Our last episode before we go on (indefinite) hiatus. In this episode, we reflect on our journey recording this show over 2 years, reveal the curtain behind the scenes, which episode we liked and everything in between.  

Product Uncensored Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/ProductUncensored 

Afif’s Links: 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/afifsohaili

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_YegQLjZ8zkCNhFaTBfetA/ 

Long’s Links: 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/LongYC

Blog / Weekly Post: https://longyc.medium.com/ 

Guoy’s Links: 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ghosteathuman

Twitch: https://twitch.tv/ghosteathuman

Oct 22, 202240:22
Ep 22 - A.I. ethics is a hard software development problem
Oct 01, 202214:58
Ep 21 - Long's career is a hard software development problem
Aug 27, 202213:37
Ep 20 - Shallow talent pool is a hard software development problem
Jul 30, 202225:47
Ep 19 - Guoy’s career is a hard software development problem
Jun 25, 202237:30
Ep 18 - Engineering management is a hard software development problem (ft. Mehdi)
May 28, 202228:16
Ep 17 - Afif's career is a hard software development problem
Apr 23, 202229:33
Ep 16 - Interview is a hard software development problem

Ep 16 - Interview is a hard software development problem

This episode we talk about the software engineer interview steps and structure, how to make use of LinkedIn recruiters and that communication skills are also important in interviews.

Mar 26, 202230:11
Ep 15 - Internship is a hard software development problem (ft. Felicity)
Feb 26, 202231:50
Ep 14 - Standup is a hard software development problem

Ep 14 - Standup is a hard software development problem

This episode we talk about the daily standup ritual, what does standup mean to your team, how being more critical of standup might be better and ways to not be standup comedians.

Jan 22, 202230:33
Ep 13 - Product design is a hard software development problem (ft. Esther)

Ep 13 - Product design is a hard software development problem (ft. Esther)

This episode we kicked Guoy out of the studio and have Esther join us to talk about product design, working with engineers & transitioning to being a product designer.


Esther Koon:

https://twitter.com/estherkoon


Nov 27, 202133:45
Ep 12 - 1 year anniversary is a hard software development problem

Ep 12 - 1 year anniversary is a hard software development problem

This episode we celebrate our 1 year anniversary, going through some data & analytics and answering questions and feedback submitted through the mailbox form.

Oct 30, 202129:32
Ep 11 - Form design is a hard software development problem
Sep 26, 202129:19
Ep 10 - Testing is a hard software development problem
Aug 28, 202125:23
Ep 9 - Pair programming is a hard software development problem

Ep 9 - Pair programming is a hard software development problem

This episode we talk about pair programming and gaining context through pairing, how to get started in pairing and trying hard to get potential sponsors.

Jul 24, 202132:15
Ep 8 - Pull request review is a hard software development problem
Jun 26, 202133:18
Ep. 7 - Ergonomics is a hard software development problem

Ep. 7 - Ergonomics is a hard software development problem

This episode we were planning to talk about home offices and end up chatting about ergonomics, complain about internet speeds and how targeted ads sometimes help.

May 22, 202128:06
Ep. 6 - Site Reliability is a hard software development problem (ft.Mehdi)

Ep. 6 - Site Reliability is a hard software development problem (ft.Mehdi)

This episode Mehdi Zonjy joins us to talk about site reliability engineering (SRE), how SRE is essentially a form of product team and using Kubernetes to host blogs.

Apr 24, 202137:48
Ep. 5 - Networking is a hard software development problem

Ep. 5 - Networking is a hard software development problem

This episode we talk about networking, what’s the “objective” that people have when networking, how having pizza at meetups is really awkward & a certain audio-chat social app that is not sponsoring us.

Mar 27, 202138:36
Ep. 4 - Estimates is a hard software development problem

Ep. 4 - Estimates is a hard software development problem

This episode we talk about estimates, where the term ‘stories’ came from, how estimates are not good gauge of performance and adding a button can take forever.

Feb 27, 202141:28
Ep. 3 - 2020 is a hard software development problem

Ep. 3 - 2020 is a hard software development problem

This episode we wrapped up the wonderful year that was 2020, talking about software & tech related events and how not to turn into a conspiracy podcast.

Jan 23, 202139:27
Ep. 2 - Open source is a hard software development problem

Ep. 2 - Open source is a hard software development problem

This episode we barely scratched the surface about open source, talking about motivation, intentions and how people are just weird.

Dec 27, 202033:12
Ep. 1 - Onboarding is a hard software development problem

Ep. 1 - Onboarding is a hard software development problem

This episode we talk about onboarding, the challenges of onboarding remotely and just working remotely in general.

Nov 28, 202057:12
Ep. 0 - Naming stuff is a hard software development problem

Ep. 0 - Naming stuff is a hard software development problem

Our behind the scenes clip where we talk about the hardest problem to solve in software development - naming stuffs.

Oct 18, 202012:12