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Beyond Coding
By Patrick AkilTechnology
Beyond Coding episodes
- Data Analytics, Building a Product and Big Data with Alex Freberg
Alex Freberg comes on and shares his experience of pursuing content creation and consultancy full-time, along with the thought process behind his decision.
Additionally, he gives us a little sneak peek into the product he's building with his startup.
We also discuss the various analyst roles you might come across and what the differences are between them.
Finally, we touch on big data challenges and the best practices for companies to collect and store data effectively.
Enjoy 🎙
Connect with Alex Freberg:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-freberghttps://www.youtube.com/@alextheanalysthttps://twitter.com/Alex_TheAnalystFull episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/y6EDBUNS_UINew episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro00:00:32 - Alex is a dad and husband first00:01:11 - Quitting a stable job00:03:10 - Hyperbolic concerns00:04:15 - Alex had a YT channel reviewing watches00:05:09 - Where did Alex the analyst come from?00:06:43 - Data analyst vs. Business analyst00:08:39 - Every company is different00:09:40 - Generalist vs. Specialist00:12:34 - Alex's passion for education00:13:59 - 1-1 sessions vs. YouTube00:15:08 - Re-evaluating priorities00:18:05 - Saying no00:18:49 - Alex's startup00:21:00 - The best client to work with00:23:27 - Things don't go perfectly00:24:39 - Feeling part of the team00:25:27 - Learning collaboratively00:26:17 - What happens post go-live?00:27:37 - An authentic feeling00:29:57 - Saying NO to sponsorships00:31:06 - Sponsorships gone bad00:33:27 - Great sponsorships and collaborations00:34:44 - Patrick's take on Udemy00:35:48 - What data to collect and store00:37:54 - Issues with storing data you don't use00:39:55 - No company has perfect data00:41:13 - YOU CAN DO IT!43 min - Changing Careers, Listening and Podcasting with Bart Farrell
Probably the most fun conversation I’ve had while having the most connectivity issues 😂
Hopefully nothing noticeable :)Bart Farrell comes on and shares his non-linear journey to the tech industry. I love how he leverages his previous experience in what he does now and isn’t afraid to jump into the unknown.
Next to that, we discuss our learnings from having had many conversations with different. Listening is one of the key takeaways there.
Enjoy 🎙
Connect with Bart Farrell:
https://twitter.com/birthmarkbarthttps://www.linkedin.com/in/bart-farrellFull episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/qAvZ1gBg3eUNew episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro00:00:28 - Bart's non-linear path to the tech industry00:02:15 - Bart's YouTube channel00:04:06 - Teaching and organising events00:06:25 - Changing careers in Bart's environment00:09:09 - Leveraging previous experience00:11:00 - Baby steps00:11:55 - Breaking things down into small pieces00:15:16 - Patrick's podcasting journey00:17:02 - Starting vs. Finishing00:19:38 - Grinding it out00:20:37 - Self reflection00:22:48 - What Patrick has learned through talking to people00:24:24 - Creating great environments00:26:31 - Training for listening00:29:02 - Listening as conference topic00:30:38 - The feeling of being heard00:32:25 - Powerful silences00:34:50 - Podcasts we've listened to00:37:04 - Why are people listening?00:38:30 - Bart loves Ear Hustle00:40:02 - Making notes while listening00:41:38 - Facing imposter syndrome00:44:28 - Suffering from not knowing00:46:16 - Mentoring & Feedback00:48:46 - Bouncing perceptions00:51:10 - Bart has his calendly link open00:53:44 - Truly helping people58 min - Platform Engineering & Platform as a Product with Luca Galante
What is Platform Engineering, why does it exist and why should you care? Those are the main questions we discuss in this episode and who better to do that with than Luca Galante 🙌
He shares his journey with platform engineering, the different flavours he's seen in organisations and how the DevOps is dead controversy developed.Enjoy! 🎙Connect with Luca Galante:
https://twitter.com/luca_cloudhttps://linkedin.com/in/luca-galanteMore on Platform Engineering:
https://platformengineering.orgFull episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/x8kDNO1Pjc0New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro00:00:26 - How Luca got into Platform Engineering00:04:01 - Shared identity00:07:00 - What is platform engineering?00:08:35 - Platform as a product00:11:34 - Platform team structures00:14:42 - The right level of abstraction00:17:02 - Frustration in complex landscapes00:18:46 - Ideal starting point for platform teams00:21:23 - Platform teams competing00:24:32 - Falling in love with your platform00:26:09 - Managed solutions00:28:31 - Blueprints and reference architectures00:31:22 - Being sustainable00:33:19 - Zero to one and one+ people00:35:45 - No platform team yet?00:38:14 - Tragedy of the commons00:40:05 - Why platform initiatives fail00:42:13 - Technical product owners00:45:05 - Feedback & solving real problems00:47:02 - The DevOps is dead controversy00:50:32 - DevOps is dead booth on KubeCon00:53:26 - Having a healthy conversation57 min - Knowledge Sharing through Writing with Luca Rossi
I know many developers that blog, or have ever thought of blogging. I’m in that group as well.
But the people I know that have turned writing into their full-time gig is a lot smaller.
Luca Rossi belongs to that group and he comes on to share how he started refactoring.club, how he optimised his process and also what challenges he faces: ivory tower writing, solo perspective and being a liability to name a few.
I’m happy to have had such an open and honest conversation with him about his process, learnings and these challenges. I’m sure you’ll love it!
Enjoy! 🎙
Connect with Luca Rossi:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucaroninhttps://twitter.com/lucaroninhttps://refactoring.clubFull episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/ZkU1TZU0d8sNew episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro00:00:30 - Flexible schedules00:02:15 - Accountable to deliver00:03:34 - How Luca started his newsletter00:05:54 - Newsletters that inspired Luca00:07:30 - Deciding to write full-time00:09:20 - How people find Luca's newsletter00:11:19 - Getting feedback00:12:42 - Finding your niche00:16:16 - Connecting with the person00:17:46 - Editing the podcast episodes00:18:57 - Tying feedback to your vision00:20:18 - Advice & feedback that stuck with Luca00:22:07 - Skills you develop while writing full-time00:24:36 - Should engineers write?00:26:39 - Writing to stand the test of time00:30:03 - Staying away from ivory tower writing00:32:36 - The challenges of a single perspective00:35:04 - Luca's optimized writing process00:38:54 - Increasing quality incrementally00:40:30 - quality AND consistency00:42:19 - to push or go easy on yourself00:43:21 - Conversations can energize you00:44:49 - long-term planning vs. enjoying the ride00:46:13 - Treating the newsletter like a product49 min - Ethics, Values, and Layoffs in Big Tech with Dorothea Baur
Can companies afford ethics in bad times? Looking at the recent mass layoffs in big tech, it looks like they couldn't.
Dorothea Baur shares how she combines ethics and strategy to bring value to organisations. Next to that, we discuss the relationship between ethics, purpose and company values. Through this lens, we discuss the reputational damage of the big tech layoffs.
Enjoy! 🎙
Connect with Dorothea Baur:
https://baurconsulting.chhttps://twitter.com/DorotheaBaurhttps://linkedin.com/in/dorotheabaurFull episode on YouTube ▶️https://youtu.be/KxS2THT7rM4New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!OUTLINE:
0:00:00 - Intro00:00:25 - The sea of fog in Switzerland00:03:12 - Dorothea's day to day00:04:06 - Synthetic media and plagiarism00:06:24 - The EU AI Act00:07:52 - Dorothea is an Ethics Strategy Consultant00:09:07 - Combining Ethics and Strategy00:10:45 - Company Values and Ethics00:13:13 - Ethics and Core Business00:16:02 - Interpretation of Ethics00:18:08 - What is fair?00:19:55 - Making money from ethical actions00:21:57 - Ethics help create a strong culture00:23:21 - Purpose00:25:14 - Younger generations care about purpose00:27:56 - Awareness of world impact00:29:42 - Patrick lives under a rock00:30:29 - Ethically sound and integrity00:33:49 - Incentives and Ethics00:34:58 - Layoffs in Big Tech00:37:09 - Using the law to your advantage in firing people00:39:00 - Can companies afford ethics?00:41:25 - Reputational damage00:42:43 - Employee protection & gaps in regulations00:45:22 - The impact of ChatGPT00:48:47 - Rounding off50 min - Kubernetes, DevOps and SRE the right way with Nana Janashia
What stuck with me from this chat with Nana is that curiosity and hunger for learning & sharing will bring you further than anything else.
In her case, learning Kubernetes and AWS and sharing that knowledge eventually lead to becoming Docker Captain, AWS Hero & CNCF Ambassador.
Those were never goals, but always a result of focussing on efforts.
In doing so she managed to grow a YouTube community of 700k subs.Enjoy! 🎙
Connect with Nana Janashia:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nana-janashiahttps://twitter.com/Njuchi_https://www.techworld-with-nana.comhttps://www.youtube.com/c/techworldwithnanaFull episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/KFZjl1gofXsNew episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro00:00:31 - Who does what on the YouTube channel00:00:59 - How Nana started on YouTube00:03:15 - Split responsibilities00:04:34 - How Nana got into DevOps technologies00:08:19 - Nana's first Kubernetes experience00:13:47 - Accommodating for requirements00:14:30 - Trial and error with Kubernetes early on00:16:10 - How to make it run & how to make it right00:20:46 - How Nana stays on top of production level knowledge00:25:56 - Nana's love for teaching and simplifying00:29:20 - The difference between DevOps and SRE00:33:07 - SRE and DevOps engineers in teams00:36:55 - Cloud Engineers in a seperate team00:38:44 - Different solutions00:39:31 - the DevOps is dead controversy00:42:00 - Docker Captain, AWS hero and CNCF ambassador00:43:21 - Nana's YouTube channel goals00:44:56 - Focussing on efforts00:46:03 - Nana's early in career advice00:48:04 - You take learnings with you00:51:29 - Curiosity and learning new things53 min - Q&A #2: First Job Advice & Tips and Skills vs. Degree & More with Patrick Akil
We're back with another Q&A episode! 🙌
Had a blast answering your questions 😁
Let me know if I should do more of these 💬Xebia Essentials: Resource about Software Development Done Right (not for sale):
https://essentials.xebia.com/cardsBooks & Resources by Pat Kua:
https://www.patkua.com/blog/book-recommendations-by-engineering-leadersFull episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/IqcFUeOJ3qENew episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Getting ready00:00:39 - What was your first software development job experience?00:04:22 - Do you have any tips or advice for new engineers entering the field?00:07:39 - Is a degree actually required, or are skills enough?00:09:50 - Drink water advice00:09:59 - How does a junior developer get their first job?00:13:39 - What books / resources would you recommend to improve problem solving?00:17:13 - What resources and practises did you use to improve your problem solving skills?00:20:42 - What motivates you in your career?00:24:14 - What is some of the best advice you’ve ever gotten on the podcast?00:28:38 - What is your new year's resolution for the podcast?00:30:49 - How do you stay motivated in doing the podcast?00:32:21 - Do you think you will ever run out of topics for the podcast?00:34:30 - What is your advice for those that are thinking of starting a podcast?00:36:19 - Who is your main inspiration in life?00:38:06 - Mic drop39 min - A Career as Manager with Wim den Besten
“If people see you as a leader in a good way, then you’re doing a good job as a manager”
Having been a manager at Oracle for 20+ years, Wim shares his unique experience on leadership, how to inspire and how to add value as a manager.
Enjoy! 🎙
Connect with Wim den Besten:
https://www.wimdenbesten.nlhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/wim-den-besten-9635b4https://twitter.com/wimdenbestenFull episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/hXvytR0UuiANew episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro00:00:30 - Investing in people00:01:35 - Early learnings as manager00:03:59 - Wim's advice to managers & leaders00:06:16 - Situational Coaching00:08:08 - Hiring for diversity00:13:03 - The next step for someone00:17:33 - How to inspire people00:19:44 - Dealing with people00:22:26 - Wim's drive as manager00:25:49 - Not being able to add value00:27:48 - Hard times and pressure00:29:30 - Transparency and honesty00:32:47 - Delegating00:34:35 - Decision making00:36:54 - Micromanagement00:39:11 - Getting feedback as manager00:42:33 - Salary conversations46 min - Rememberable Presentations and Personal Branding with Sabine Wojcieszak
Sabine shares how to give presentations people will remember. How to leverage storytelling, stay authentic and create your content in a goal-oriented way.
On top of that we discuss the importance of personal branding and being more visible. Both for employees and organisations.Enjoy! 🎙
Connect with Sabine Wojcieszak:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabineberneckerbendixenhttps://twitter.com/SabineBendixenFull episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/SV6tneTIdSENew episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro00:00:32 - Personal branding becoming more important00:04:10 - A company can have multiple faces00:05:30 - Bad preparation00:07:49 - 2 perspectives on a presentation00:09:29 - The presentation is for the audience00:10:47 - Finding a sparring partner00:12:28 - How important is the storyline?00:13:51 - Visuals are what we remember00:15:51 - 2 usecases for slides00:17:50 - What people struggle with in public speaking00:19:45 - Human beings on stage00:20:49 - Nervousness00:22:24 - Being authentic on stage00:24:42 - Looking outside in00:25:41 - Should everyone be more visible?00:26:37 - Sabine's love for presentations00:28:16 - Sabine's first conference talk00:29:29 - Getting feedback00:30:55 - What feedback has stuck with Sabine00:34:06 - Team goals vs. personal goals00:36:46 - Transparency00:37:32 - How can organisations facilitate more w.r.t. personal branding?00:40:58 - Just try it43 min - Job vs. Career, Content Creation & Motivation with James Q Quick
James shares how developer advocacy experience and content creation has helped him throughout his career, especially early on. Next to that, we discuss the difference between a job and a career, motivation and passion.
Enjoy! 🎙
Connect with James Q Quick:
https://www.jamesqquick.comhttps://twitter.com/jamesqquickhttps://www.learnbuildteach.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@JamesQQuickFull episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/tdvuAbc7P7UNew episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro00:00:25 - Finding your voice00:01:41 - James's experience as evangelist00:03:05 - Content strategies00:04:57 - Consistency vs. Quality00:07:08 - Listening to feedback00:10:56 - Feedback that has stuck with James00:15:44 - James's early in career experience00:19:29 - Job vs. Career00:20:42 - Comparing yourself to others00:26:35 - From evangelist to full-time programming00:29:51 - Stepping away from the developer role00:32:07 - Content creators are at the forefront00:36:56 - Advocating for yourself00:37:44 - Work ethic00:40:20 - Work life balance00:44:10 - Flexibility and overworking00:48:02 - Advice for early in career in tech00:50:37 - Changing teams and companies00:53:40 - Make sure you're happy00:56:16 - Last thoughts58 min
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For software engineers ready to level up. Learn from CTOs, principal engineers, and tech leaders about the skills beyond coding: from technical mastery to product thinking and career growth. Created…
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