Coffee & Coding: the App Developer Podcast

Today’s guest is Taylor Desseyn - the recruiter against recruiters & one of the coolest recruiters you'll ever meet.

In this episode you’ll learn:
• How to land your first software developer role with no experience
• How to craft a winning CV or Resume
• How to interview well
• Our thoughts on take home tech tasks
• and much more!

Other Things Discussed in the Show
• January CV Workshops

Connect with Taylor
You can find Taylor over on Twitter @tdesseyn, on Instagram @tdesseyn, on his website taylordesseyn.com & you can find his show Guideance Counsellor 2.0 wherever you listen to podcasts!

🤙🏽 Get in touch
You can find your host, Rob J, on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & at robj.me.
You can also connect with like minded listeners on the community Slack.

☕ Support the show
You can become a supporter of the show with a monthly subscription over @ CoffeeAndCodingPod.com/support

💛 Leave a review
If you're enjoying the show & want to support us head over to Apple Podcasts or Podchaser & leave us a review!

Music by:
Maccary Bay by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4010-maccary-bay
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Season 2 is launching January 5th 2021!

🤙🏽 Get in touch
You can find your host, Rob J, on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & at robj.me.
You can also connect with like minded listeners on the community Slack.

☕ Support the show
You can become a supporter of the show with a monthly subscription over @ CoffeeAndCodingPod.com/support

💛 Leave a review
If you're enjoying the show & want to support us head over to Apple Podcasts or Podchaser & leave us a review!

Music by:
Maccary Bay by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4010-maccary-bay
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Today's guest is João Dias - developer behind legendary Android automation app Tasker.

In this episode we discuss:

• Why he started developing apps
• Quitting his job to earn a living as a full time independent developer
• App monetization models
• Deciding which features to build
• The mess that is the Android permissions system
• Working around OS restrictions
• Dealing with negative reviews
• Advice to aspiring developers on marketing their apps
• and much much more!

🌎 Connect with João
You can find João on Twitter @joaomgcd, on Patreon here & on his website @ joaoapps.com.

🔎 Resources discussed in the show

• Tasker
• Join
• ReadItToMe (my app)

Today's guest is Vasiliy Zukanov - Freelance Android Veteran, Course Creator, Youtuber & Tech Blogger.

In this episode we discuss:

• How he became a freelancer
• Finding & pricing projects
• Self discipline
• Creating courses
• Tech blogging
• His new membership programme
• React Native vs Flutter
• How the Oracle vs Google lawsuit could spell the end for Android
• and much more!

You can find the show notes for this episode @ CoffeeAndCodingPod.com/episode13

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🔗 Connect with Vasiliy

• Twitter
• TechYourChance
• Youtube

👀 Things discussed in the show

• His membership program
• 10 Signs you will suck a programming
• Fuchsia
• His newest DI course

Today's guest is Cyber Security Researcher and founder of the Cyber Security firm, Digital Interruption - Jahmel Harris.

In this episode we discuss:

• Mobile Cyber Secuirty
• The main 3 attack vectors on a mobile app
• Penetration testing mobile apps
• How to protect your apps from being hacked
• Android vs iOS Security
• Rex - an automated vulnerability scanner for CI

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Connect with Jahmel

• LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jahmelharris/
• Twitter - https://twitter.com/JayHarris_Sec

Resources discussed in the show

• Digital Interruption - https://www.digitalinterruption.com
• Rex @ https://www.digitalinterruption.com/tooling-2
• To try Rex email [email protected]

Manchester Grey Hats meetup group

• Website - http://manchestergreyhats.co.uk
• Twitter - https://twitter.com/mcrgreyhats.

Today's guest is serial app startup founder - Dan Burcaw.

In this episode you'll learn:
 • What it was like working at Apple when the iPhone was released
 • What app development looked like in 2007
 • How he launched one of the first app development studios ever
 • How he landed the NBA as an app client
 • and much much more!

🌎 Connect with Dan Burcaw
You can find Dan on Instagram @burcaw, on Twitter @burcaw and on his website danburcaw.com

In this episode I share with you my top 3 tips that I implemented to get one of my apps 100k installs in it's first 2 weeks!

Top takeaways from this episode:
 • Tell your audience that the app exists
 • Avoid negative reviews by controlling the feedback loop
 • Ask for positive reviews strategically

🔎 Resources discussed in the show
• Original Talk @ The Telegraph

In this episode I share with you my top 3 tips to successfully deliver a freelance project.

Top takeaways from this episode:
 • Understand the project before you commit
 • Structure the contract so there's no ambiguity
 • Set expectations up front so there's never any doubt about deliverables

Today's guest is Programming Mentor, App Developer & Social Media Expert - Phillip Lackner.

In this episode we discuss:
 • How to grow your developer brand on Instagram
 • The benefits of having a social media presence as a developer
 • His top tips to grow your following
 • and much much more!

🌎 Connect with Phillip Lackner
You can find Phillip on Instagram @philipplackner_official, on Youtube @philipplackner and on his website pl-coding.com

Today's guest is Featured Android Developer @ Trivago - David Odari.

In this episode we discuss:
 • How he got featured in the official Android Developer video series
 • The hiring process when moving to another country for a visa sponsored role
 • The importance of having your own personal app portfolio
 • and much much more!

🌎 Connect with David Odari
You can find David on LinkedIn and on Twitter @_davidodari

🔎 Resources discussed in the show
• Android Developer Video featuring David