Coding Chats Episode 23 - Anemari Fiser and John Crickett explore the software engineering mindset, the importance of asking questions, the differences between consultancy and product companies, the significance of soft skills in tech, and the challenges of making work visible.

• The Engineering Mindset: An Overview
• The Importance of Asking Questions
• Consultancy vs. Product Companies: A Comparative Insight
• The Transition from Technical to Non-Technical Roles
• Building High-Performing Teams: The Role of Leadership
• Navigating the Challenges of Leadership Transitions
• Visibility and Impact in Work
• Navigating Career Paths: IC vs Management
• The Importance of Soft Skills
• Coaching vs Mentoring: Finding Your Path
• Developing Soft Skills: Starting Points and Strategies
• Courage to Change: Adapting to New Environments

Anemari's Links:

• LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anemari-fiser/
• O’Reilly book - Leveling Up as a Tech Lead (Early release version) - https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/leveling-up-as/9781098177508
• O’Reilly online course - Soft Skills for Tech Leads - https://learning.oreilly.com/course/soft-skills-for/0642572043995/
• Level up as a Tech Lead Newsletter - https://anemarifiser.substack.com
• Coaching 1-1 - https://anemarifiser.substack.com/p/1-1-coaching

John's Links:

• John's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncrickett/
• John’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@johncrickett
• John's Twitter: https://x.com/johncrickett
• John's Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/johncrickett.bsky.social

Check out John's software engineering related newsletters:

• Coding Challenges: https://codingchallenges.substack.com/ which shares real-world project ideas that you can use to level up your coding skills.
• Developing Skills: https://read.developingskills.fyi/ covering everything from system design to soft skills, helping them progress their career from junior to staff+ or for those that want onto a management track.

Coding Chats Episode 22 - John talks to Anna Miller about:

• finding a job as a software engineer and how you can use LinkedIn to network with hiring managers
• treating your job hunt and career like a business
• using data to identify and overcome the bottlenecks to finding your next role
• overcoming the fear of rejection- creating an effective LinkedIn profile

Anna's Links:

• https://tinyurl.com/ccm-training

John's Links:

• John's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncrickett/
• John’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@johncrickett
• John's Twitter: https://x.com/johncrickett
• John's Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/johncrickett.bsky.social

Check out John's software engineering related newsletters:

• Coding Challenges: https://codingchallenges.substack.com/ which shares real-world project ideas that you can use to level up your coding skills.
• Developing Skills: https://read.developingskills.fyi/ covering everything from system design to soft skills, helping them progress their career from junior to staff+ or for those that want onto a management track.

Coding Chats episode 21 - John talks to Arnab Deka about:

• the benefits of mentoring in software engineering
• learning multiple programming languages
• learning multiple databases
• doing advent of code in a different programming language each year

Arnab's Links:

• Metacast App - https://metacast.app/
• Arnab's Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/arnab.metacast.app

John's Links:

• John's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncrickett/
• John’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@johncrickett
• John's Twitter: https://x.com/johncrickett
• John's Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/johncrickett.bsky.social

Check out John's software engineering related newsletters:

• Coding Challenges: https://codingchallenges.substack.com/ which shares real-world project ideas that you can use to level up your coding skills.
• Developing Skills: https://read.developingskills.fyi/ covering everything from system design to soft skills, helping them progress their career from junior to staff+ or for those that want onto a management track.

Coding Chats episode 20 - John talks to James Willett about the impact of AI on Software Engineering, his experience working in big tech and the lessons he's learned creating courses about software engineering and testing. Links:James's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@james-willettJames's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/willettjames/John's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncrickett/John’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@johncrickettJohn's Twitter: https://x.com/johncrickettJohn's Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/johncrickett.bsky.socialCheck out John's software engineering related newsletters: Coding Challenges: https://codingchallenges.substack.com/ which shares real-world project ideas that you can use to level up your coding skills.Developing Skills: https://read.developingskills.fyi/ covering everything from system design to soft skills, helping them progress their career from junior to staff+ or for those that want onto a management track.

Coding Chats episode 19 - John talks to Gregor Ojstersek about how software engineers can become great engineering leaders. Topics covered include:

- How to build credibility in the engineering industry- How to let your manager know about your goals and aspirations- How to keep a brag list of all the wins that you achieve- How to become the go-to person or considered an expert in a certain engineering domain- How to manage up as an engineer- How to become a team player and a great engineer to work with- How to become business and product-minded engineer- Real world examples on how Gregor and others have grew from engineers to lead rolesLinks:Gregor's Twitter: https://x.com/gregorojstersekGregor's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregorojstersek/Gregor's newsletter: https://newsletter.eng-leadership.com/Gregor's course: https://maven.com/gregor-ojstersek/senior-engineer-to-leadJohn's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncrickett/John’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@johncrickettJohn's Twitter: https://x.com/johncrickettJohn's Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/johncrickett.bsky.socialCheck out John's software engineering related newsletters: Coding Challenges: https://codingchallenges.substack.com/ which shares real-world project ideas that you can use to level up your coding skills.Developing Skills: https://read.developingskills.fyi/ covering everything from system design to soft skills, helping them progress their career from junior to staff+ or for those that want onto a management track.

Coding Chats episode 18 - John talks to Austen McDonald about behavioural interviews with actionable tips for software engineers to apply in a job interview both at FAANG and other organisations. Links:Austen's newsletter: https://thebehavioral.substack.com/Austen's behavioral interview sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wSAVK3926jRLd8aWMIx_nadqdm9Yy9ecu93kBdty2Fw/edit?gid=0#gid=0Austen's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/austenmc/John's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncrickett/John’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@johncrickettJohn's Twitter: https://x.com/johncrickettJohn's Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/johncrickett.bsky.socialCheck out John's software engineering related newsletters: Coding Challenges: https://codingchallenges.substack.com/ which shares real-world project ideas that you can use to level up your coding skills.Developing Skills: https://read.developingskills.fyi/ covering everything from system design to soft skills, helping them progress their career from junior to staff+ or for those that want onto a management track.

Coding Chats Episode 17 - John talks to Pedro Gil Carvalho about cloud servers, personal branding and soft skills for software engineers. Links:Pedro's links:https://pedrogilcarvalho.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/pedrogilcarvalhoJohn's LinkedIn: / johncrickett John’s YouTube: / @johncrickett John's Twitter: https://x.com/johncrickettJohn's Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/johncrickett...Check out John's software engineering related newsletters: Coding Challenges: https://codingchallenges.substack.com/ which shares real-world project ideas that you can use to level up your coding skills.Developing Skills: https://read.developingskills.fyi/ covering everything from system design to soft skills, helping them progress their career from junior to staff+ or for those that want onto a management track.

Coding Chats Episode 16 - John talks to Fabio D'Amico about Extreme Programming, Social Programming and Test Driven Development for software engineers.Links:Fabio's Linkshttps://calendly.com/fabiodamico/coffe-and-chathttps://fabiodamico.xyzThe article on tech debt that Fabio mentions: https://medium.com/@ziobrando/from-technical-debt-to-design-integrity-48e7056b6776John's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncrickett/John’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@johncrickettJohn's Twitter: https://x.com/johncrickettJohn's Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/johncrickett.bsky.socialCheck out John's software engineering related newsletters: Coding Challenges: https://codingchallenges.substack.com/ which shares real-world project ideas that you can use to level up your coding skills.Developing Skills: https://read.developingskills.fyi/ covering everything from system design to soft skills, helping them progress their career from junior to staff+ or for those that want onto a management track.

Coding Chats Episode 15 - John talks to Dagna Bieda about refactoring your brain as a software engineer to improve your soft skills (such as communication and collaboration) and market yourself and your achievements to get promoted.

Coding Chats Episode 14 - John talks to Alex Lau about his book Keep Calm and Code On.