Coffee & Coding: the App Developer Podcast

Today's guest is Ted Harrington, Cyber Security Expert & Author of the #1 bestseller "Hackable: How to do Application Security Right"

In this episode we discuss:
 • His origins in Cyber Security
 • How his team hacked medical devices
 • How secure is your smartphone
 • How to think like a hacker
 • The book writing process
 • the Blockchain Bandit
 • and much much more!

🌎 Connect with Ted Harrington
You can find Ted on LinkedIn and at his website TedHarrington.com

🔎 Resources discussed in the show
• Hackable: : How to do Application Security Right
• the Blockchain Bandit (on Wired.com)

Today's guest is Eran Boudjnah, Lead Android Consultant & Co-Author of the book "How to Build Android Apps with Kotlin".

In this episode we discuss:

• How he started developing at 6 years old!!
• Why he only works freelance
• The challenges of getting a mortgage as a contractor
• The writing process behind his new book
• The problem with Google's apps
• and much much more!

🌎 Connect with Eran Boudjnah
You can find Eran on LinkedIn  or on his blog Optimisingmylife.com

🔎 Resources discussed in the show

• Optimisingmylife.com
• How to Build Android Apps with Kotlin

In this episode I discuss:

    • What's wrong with most developer CV's
    • How to craft your CV to land the interview
    • Why you should delete your personal statement ASAP
    • What to write when you have no experience
    • and more!

Today's guest is Greg Edwards, the CEO at cyber security company CryptoStopper.

In this episode we discuss:

• His origins in Cyber Security
• How SMS 2 Factor Authentication is fundamentally broken
• How Apple was recently held to ransom
• Mobile devices as attack vectors
• The future of ransomware on mobile
• How to write secure code
• Getting into the hackers mindset
• and much much more!

🌎 Connect with Greg Edwards
You can find Greg on LinkedIn and you can find Cryptostopper on Twitter or @ GetCryptostopper.com

Today's guest is Teresa Wu -  Head of Android Engineering at Tide.

In this episode we discuss:

• BDD - What is it, How to do it & Why it's useful
• Why she left contract work for a permanent job
• What being Lead Engineer entails
• Becoming a T Shaped Developer
• Her thoughts on Flutter
• and much much more!

🌎 Connect with Teresa
You can find Teresa on Twitter @teresa_wyy, on Medium & on LinkedIn

🔎 Resources discussed in the show

• Teresa's Talk at Mobile London
• Episode 19 with  Simon Lightfoot on Flutter
• Sign Up for the Live Q+A

In this episode you'll hear me on the Mentoring Developer's Podcast, talking about:

• My journey as a freelancer
• My advice to new or aspiring software engineers
• How I passed on the chance to be part of a startup that could have made him a millionaire
• and much more!

Find the original episode on the Mentoring Developer's Podcast

In this episode I discuss:

• Why releasing your own apps appeals to recruiters
• The benefits of experiencing the entire development lifecycle
• My own experience of releasing my own apps
• How to leverage your own apps to teach yourself new technologies
• and more!

In this episode I discuss:

• My top tips & advice when interviewing
• How to deal with bad interviewers
• How to stand out during the interview process
• Why I don't advocate for technical tests
• and more!

In this episode I discuss:

• How to get your CV ready to make the switch
• How to get your LinkedIn noticed by recruiters
• My favorite hack for leveraging recruiters
• My top tips for crushing at interviews
• and more!

Today's guest is Timirah James - Software Engineer, iOS Developer, Tech Evangelist, Musician & Founder of Technigal

In this episode we discuss:

• How she went from musical child star to software engineer
• Her thoughts on higher education in tech
• Why she started Technigal
• Her thoughts on Freelancing vs Employment
• Why she transitioned to freelancing during Covid
• and much much more!

🌎 Connect with Timirah
You can find Timirah on Twitter @TimirahJ, on Instagram, on Spotify, on her website @ timirahjames.com & you can find Technigal on Twitter @technigal_la