Away From The Keyboard

Kendall explains how he cooks for his user group every month. Kendal talks about how he got his pilot's license at 15 years old. Cecil and Kendal talk about their experiences watching Space Shuttle launches. Richie talks about how awesome the Atlantis exhibit at the Kennedy Space Center. Richie and Kendal discuss the new Space Launch System (SLS). Kendal talks about his experience with the NASA Social program. Kendal gives some resources to learn more about space and space flight.

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NASA

NASA Socials

Spaceflight Now

Kennedy Space Center

The Year of Pluto - New Horizons Documentary

Bio

Kendal is a database strategist, community advocate, public speaker, ...

Paola talks about modeling, acting, and why she decided to become a technologist. Cecil asks Paola why she decided to investigate WordPress. Paola talks about her desire to be a front end developer and how she's looking into a formal program. Paola asks the guys how they got started in technology. Richie asks Paola what's it like to be in a session where you have no background in the topic. Richie talks about the challenges of hiring young developers, his internship with Walt Disney World, and a new hire gone wrong. Paola talks about her desire to continue to ...

Matt introduces himself and how he got started in technology. Matt explains why he get involved with LaunchCode. He explains what LaunchCode is and some of the challenges that LaunchCode faces. Cecil ponders the statistic of one million programming jobs will be unfilled by 2020. Matt talks about LaunchCode getting a mention by President Obama. Cecil shares a story on the LaunchCode website of an individual that went from stocking groceries to writing software. Matt describes the typical LaunchCode student. Cecil asks about how LaunchCode's partnership with edX works.

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LaunchCode

LaunchCode South Florida CS50X

Tested at ChefSteps: How To Cook Amazing Ribs ...

The group discusses the perception of Microsoft over the years and how it's changed recently. The panel discusses their history with jQuery. Rey talks about the pitfalls of using libraries without understanding the underlying language. Richie asks Rey how he became so passionate about developer adv..advoc..advocacy. Rey explains the difference between evangelism and advocacy. Rey talks about how he keeps a high level of professionalism in a world where social media is everywhere. Rey tells a story of how he was booed on stage because he was representing Microsoft. Cecil asks Rey what are the more interesting developer communities ...

Todd gives a quick introduction about himself. Todd talks about what he's learned about starting a product based business. Todd emphasizes the importance of getting customer feedback early and measuring what people do with your software. Todd describes how his product, TrackJS, was created and how it helps your application track errors. The panel discusses the frustration of monitoring systems via e-mail. Todd shares his vision of what TrackJS could look like in the future. Cecil inquires about the TrackJS stack. Todd talks about moving away from Azure and onto physical hardware and the performance boost his application is ...

Esteban and Richie talk about their new standing desks. Esteban shares about starting his own company, using a co-location facility and hiring staff. Esteban describes the emotions he had while making the decision to leave his job and start his own company. Esteban talks about how he finds balance with starting a startup and having a family. The panel talks about how they can teach their kids about technology. Esteban talks about organizing the Orlando Code Camp and the challenges around hosting a large community conference.

This episode was recorded on April 22, 2015.

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StandDesk

Nebbia Technology

Julie Lerman - Entity Framework Guru

ONETUG

Orlando ...

Cecil has never had a Yoo-hoo! Shane explains how he runs marathons and how obstacle races isn't for him. Shane talks about how Jiu-Jitsu helps him keeps control. The panel talks about how community is important fitness and in technology. Video games frustrate Shane. The panel discusses fitness trackers. Cecil destroys FitBit bands. The panel discusses how health data could be used in nefarious ways.

Recorded on March 28th, 2015 at the Orlando Code Camp.

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Orlando Code Camp

Yoo-hoo!

Kennedy Space Center

FitBit

Microsoft Band

Bio

Shayne Boyer is a Solutions Architect with over 15 years experience working with Microsoft based solutions. He is an ASP.NET MVP, INETA community ...

Mike and Nik talk about their presentations at the South Florida Code Camp. The panel discusses how to become a specialist and finding your passion. Nik explains how he became a foodie. Cecil is embarrassed after watching Master Chef Junior. Mike talks about some of the board games he plays with his family. Nik explains how he cooks with a device that was originally designed to preserve organs. Nik mentions that the secret to great barbecue is Excel. Nik and Mike give their tips on how to follow your passion. Nik turns the tables and starts interviewing Cecil and ...

Rich talks about how cool HoloLens is. Then he talks about Universal Windows App and how you can write one app that runs on many different form factors. The panel talks about the Window 10 bridges which allows iOS, Android, Web Apps and Windows 32 apps into the Windows 10 Store. Rich then explains .NET going cross-platform. Cecil has been doing some testing with Visual Studio Code, the new cross-platform code editor. Rich gives the low-down on Windows 10. Richie goes over some of his favorite SQL related announcements and how the machine learning scares him. Finally, Rich shares ...

The panel discusses why some people think that the technology community doesn't exist. Dave discusses how we can improve our technical skill by creating time and killing our egos. Cecil talks how being involved in the technical community has improved his career. Richie talks about why we should have a learning plan and Dave explains why this doesn't always work for some people. Dave tells a story of how he got a co-worker to learn code through fantasy football. Dave talks about how becoming a manager doesn't mean you have to give up writing code. The panel discusses how ...