SHOW SUMMARY:
In this episode our guest is the talented and successful Martine Dowden. We inspect the fast track to success, one of us from the perspective of there just isn’t one, one of us with the perspective that there are definitely slow tracks and fast tracks, and the other one has the perspective that the track is completely busted. It’s up to you to figure out who has which opinion and what your own opinion is. We hope you enjoy this conversation about success!

LINKS:
https://twitter.com/Martine_Dowden
https://www.amazon.com/Martine-Dowden/e/B088KT8VXZ%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
https://andromedagalactic.com/
https://www.twitch.tv/martine_dowden
https://www.manning.com/liveprojectseries/css-ser?utm_source=martined&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=liveproject_dowden_css_3_29_22&a_aid=martined&a_bid=4b6d86b0

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Martine Dowden @Martine_Dowden
Brooke Avery @JediBravery
Erik Slack @erik_slack

SHOW SUMMARY:

It’s something we all think about and yet no one really talks about… yup, getting a raise! In this episode we brought our good friend Michael Dowden back on the show to discuss how to go about asking for a raise as a software engineer. How much should you ask for? When is the best time to ask? What do you do if your request is turned down? Michael answers all these plus SO much more! Let’s go get you that raise!

Please use your best judgement about when and how you ask.

LINKS:
https://twitter.com/mrdowden
https://andromedagalactic.com/

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Michael Dowden @MRDowden
Brooke Avery @JediBravery
Erik Slack @erik_slack

SHOW SUMMARY:
In this episode we engage in a discussion with Ryan Chenkie of Elevate Digital & CourseLift.com about his tweet. A whole episode about a tweet? Yeah! Well we felt like was saying something important and we decided to explore it more. His tweet was “The more experience I get as a developer, the more I’m ok with just being average at it. It’s quite freeing.” So Brooke and I are going to ask Ryan questions about what he meant and explore the idea of being okay being average as a developer.

LINKS:
https://ryanchenkie.com/
https://courselift.com/
https://www.udemy.com/user/ryanchenkie/
https://frontendmasters.com/teachers/ryan-chenkie/
https://twitter.com/ryanchenkie/status/1510250128036315145?s=20&t=ZuBjckaprQj1ekdRT_I6vw

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Ryan Chenkie @RyanChenkie
Brooke Avery @JediBravery
Erik Slack @erik_slack

SHOW SUMMARY:
In this episode our guest is Paul Spears, an Enterprise system architect and consultant for Oasis Digital. We’ve challenged Paul to help us tackle a difficult subject: what can you do if you’ve got a difficult boss? We also tap into his experience as a leader to help you identify ways to be a better manager yourself.


LINKS:
https://oasisdigital.com/
https://angularbootcamp.com/
The Trusted Advisor

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Paul Spears @TheEvergreenDev
Brooke Avery @JediBravery
Erik Slack @erik_slack

SHOW SUMMARY:
In this episode, we talk with Joe Pea, a software engineer from NASA. Specifically, how did Joe get involved at NASA & what does it take to work there? What does a developer at NASA do from day to day and what kind of career opportunities can it lead to? We then get Joe’s advice for others interested in working at NASA as well, and we may run into a flying droid or two along the way!

LINKS:
https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis/
https://lume.io/
https://www.facebook.com/BETTAfootwear/
https://github.com/nasa/isaac
https://twitter.com/trusktr

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Joe Pea @trusktr
Brooke Avery @JediBravery
Erik Slack @erik_slack

SHOW SUMMARY:
In today’s episode we welcome back Igor Minar for a discussion about empathy and what it means to practice empathy for self, for others, and as a software engineer. How can empathy help you live a better life, improve relationships, and help you improve your performance on the job? Igor answers all this and more!

LINKS:
https://blog.angular.io/thank-you-angular-d90d70f2e9d8
https://igor.dev/posts/experiences-web-frameworks-future-me/
http://blog.igorminar.com/
https://www.audible.com/pd/Tribes-Audiobook/B002V59XXW?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp&shareTest=TestShare
https://www.headspace.com/

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Igor Minar @IgorMinar
Brooke Avery @JediBravery
Erik Slack @erik_slack

SHOW SUMMARY:

In today’s episode we talk with Katerina Skroumpelou about workplace conflict. What do you do in situations where you’re involved with conflict of one kind or another? How can you be sure it’s something that needs more serious action? How far do you let it go before taking action? Are YOU the person that needs to make changes? Get answers to all these questions and SO much more as Katerina offers great insights and advice.

LINKS:

https://twitter.com/psybercity
https://twitter.com/jedibravery
https://twitter.com/erik_slack

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Katerina Skroumpelou @psybercity
Brooke Avery @JediBravery
Erik Slack @erik_slack

SHOW SUMMARY:
In today’s episode of NgXP, we get real and raw with Chau Tran about his journey as a Vietnamese immigrant and developer. Chau shares his experiences working in the U.S. after having immigrated. From the good to the bad, Chau discusses both the opportunities he’s seized to the inequalities, biases, and prejudices he has experienced as a programmer of Asian descent. How can we become aware of racial and national biases or stereotypes? What can we do to help our teams, companies, and the developer community at large be better friends and colleagues to our coworkers from beyond our own borders?

LINKS:
https://twitter.com/ngvnofficial
https://nartc.me/
https://www.youtube.com/c/ChauTran/videos

CONNECT WITH US:
Chau Tran @NarTC1410
Brooke Avery @JediBravery
Erik Slack @erik_slack

SHOW SUMMARY:
In today’s episode of NgXP, GDE and contributor to the original Angular documentation, Ward Bell talks about how to quit your job. After first discussing how to know when it’s time to move on, Ward then covers best practices for leaving a position, how to make the transition smooth, what to do when things may not be ending on the best of terms, and how to stay optimistic before and throughout all the change.

LINKS:
https://www.ideablade.com/
https://webrush.io/

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Ward Bell @wardbell
Brooke Avery @JediBravery
Erik Slack @erik_slack

SHOW SUMMARY:
In today’s episode of NgXP, we’re joined by Nathan Walker from nStudios to talk about innovation in programming. What exactly is innovation? Is it right for your career path in programming? How do you develop the skills necessary to be successful at innovating and how do you even start AND finish the process? Nathan answers all these questions and more, including how and why developers benefit from innovating, what the process of innovation looks like (both the good and the bad), and how to create a support system to help you see your goals come to life.

LINKS:
https://nstudio.io/

CONNECT WITH US:
Nathan Walker @wwwalkerrun
Brooke Avery @JediBravery
Erik Slack @erik_slack