Beyond Coding

Are you comfortable with what you're doing and the problems that might arise from that? In a way, that's what security and personal risk is all about. 

Jeroen and Nanne provide some useful tips you can use to secure your own laptop and to reduce the risk of something bad happening.

On top of that, they share what they've seen happen when that security is not there. 

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Robby shares how he used to clash with leadership when he was a software engineer. Which lead to a lot of frustration.

He didn't really understand why they clashed, but after freelancing for a while, he realised the answer lied in the lack of guidance and the quality of leadership he'd experienced. This realisation is what lead him to focus on his soft skills and go down the path of leadership.

His way of giving back is to share with us what he's learned on what makes a good leader. 

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I was sceptical about Sales at first, but I love the way Richard lays it out:

You’re facilitating the buying process, and it should lead to a win-win.

It’s not a transaction. It’s knowing your product/service, and more importantly getting to know your customer, what their problems are and what they actually need.

In this, it’s very similar to what a software engineer should know, as well about what they’re building and for whom they’re building it.

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Kevlin Henney shares his vision on the next big disruption in tech and software. And the funny thing is, the next big thing might already be out there, it’s just unevenly distributed.

What really brought Rein Droog and Bugaboo together is Culture. Having that connection, the same principles and shared understanding is the foundation of their success.

That doesn’t mean smooth sailing though… Being globally responsible has its own unique set of challenges. The key to overcoming those lies in communication and teamwork.

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What is quality? Why do we need it? How can we improve it?

It's a vague term and people often mean different things with it. But we do know it's important. 

With over 100 million downloads on his open source project, Dennis "The Continuous Improver" Doomen is our go to guy. He not only explains what quality means and why we need it, but gives us tools to improve it. 

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Tight budget, fast communication, big impact. Have you ever thought about working at a startup?

It’s an environment where you can really put your stamp on a product or solution. Driven by that, my friend Jethro crossed continents to work at one.

But how do you do put your stamp on something? And how do you make it a good one?

Let’s find out!

Dennis is the only guy I know who’s actually built VR and AR software. And it’s not just small stuff… we’re talking rockets!

It's a shame that a lot of what VR and AR can do is not accessible to the average consumer yet, but why is that? 

Let's find out!

Even without being a kick-ass developer, Evelyn kicks ass. 

She truly leverages her background and passion for social science to help teams and organisations solve problems without writing code. 

I didn't completely understand it before talking to her, but the conversation we had was truly eye-opening

One of my favourites so far. 

Enjoy!