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  • #121 - Cal Newport books

    In this episode, we review a series of Cal Newport's books and discuss each of these books topics with the guests, and people who already read the book(s).

    Guests
    • Slimane Akalie

    • Diaa Alhak El Fallous

    • Mohammed Daoudi

    • Notes

      0:00:00 - Introduction and welcoming

      0:03:50 - Intro about the author: Call Newport and Books

      0:07:00 - So good they can't ignore you

      0:29:15 - Deep Work

      0:54:51 - Digital minimalism

      1:19:30 - A world Without Emails

      1:33:00 - Geeksblabla Picks

      1:45:00 - Conclusion

      Links
      • Cal Newport: Deep Work, Focus, Productivity, Email, and Social Media)

      • So Good They Can’t Ignore You

      • Highlights from A world without email

      • Highlights from Digital minimalism

      • The Outer Limits of Reason

      • Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It

      • Logseq

      • TickTick

      • Prepared and Presented by
        • Meriem Zaid
        • 1 hr 47 min
        • #120 - Quantum computing

          In this Episode , we will discover what quantum computers are and how they work.

          Guests
          • Yassine Moumen

          • Badr Bellaj

          • Hinde Adnani

          • Notes

            0:00:00 - Introduction and welcoming

            0:01:34 - Guest Introduction

            0:02:52 - What is a quantum computer ?

            0:12:04 - Brief definition of quantum physics

            0:22:13 - How do quantum computers work ?

            0:26:23 - Quantum supremacy and the cost of making quantum computers.

            0:30:04 - What are Qubits and how they differ from normal bits ?

            0:32:50 - Can quantum computers replace ordinary computers ?

            0:42:11 - In which fields are(/will) quantum computers mostly used ?

            0:56:07 - Q/A

            1:06:04 - Can anyone use quantum computers and how ?

            1:10:50 - How do we program quantum computer (algorithms and programming languages) ?

            1:14:37 - Other recourses and tools to learn Quantum Computing

            1:20:00 - Conclusion

            Links
            • QMorocco
            • IBM quantum lab
            • qiskit
            • Dancing with Qubits: How quantum computing works and how it can change the world
            • Computing with Quantum Cats: From Colossus to Qubits
            • Quantum Computing: A Gentle Introduction
            • The Outer Limits of Reason: What Science, Mathematics, and Logic Cannot Tell Us
            • Quantum computers without beating about the bush
            • Prepared and Presented by
              • Mohammed Daoudi
              • 1 hr 24 min
              • #119 - Tech News & AMA #17

                Tech News & AMA #17 with our community members Mohamed, and Abdullah. During this episode, we discuss Oracle labs in morocco, new Abdullah experience joining Microsoft and we answer audience questions.

                Guests
                • Mohamed Ez-zarghili

                • Abdullah Iraamane

                • Notes

                  0:00:00 - Introduction and welcoming

                  0:01:30 - Guest Introduction

                  0:03:00 - Oracle Labs in Morocco

                  0:26:00 - Abdullah experience joining Microsoft

                  0:54:00 - Big company Recruitment Freezing?

                  1:01:00 - Resume Writing advices.

                  1:04:00 - Is a french an obstacle on acquiring jobs in morocco?

                  1:10:00 - Finding the first job remotely.

                  1:13:10 - How to deal when you feel you are not learning new things in your job?

                  1:21:20 - Freelance vs working in companies.

                  1:23:30 - PhD programs offered by Oracle labs.

                  1:28:00 - QA

                  1:41:30 - Conclusion

                  Links
                  • Oracle Labs
                  • StateOfDev.ma
                  • Self-taught developers episode
                  • Prepared and Presented by
                    • Youssouf El Azizi
                    • 1 hr 45 min
                    • #118 - Making Great Tech Products

                      In this Episode , we will discuss what do we need to know to build great tech products.

                      Guests
                      • Hassan BelHabib Filali
                      • Notes

                        0:00:00 - Introduction and welcoming

                        0:01:30 - Guest Introduction

                        0:07:00 - Product Manager Roles

                        0:17:30 - Product Manager vs Project Manager

                        0:25:00 - How can we get Ideas to build new Products ?

                        0:33:32 - Copycats

                        0:36:20 - Ingrediants to build better products

                        0:38:00 - Challenging Ideas and making them into reality

                        0:49:25 - What comes next ?

                        0:52:54 - Skills to develop to be a better Product Manager ?

                        1:03:35 - Q/A

                        1:09:00 - Geeksblabla Picks

                        1:15:00 - Conclusion

                        Links
                        • Product Management Tips - Shreyas Doshi
                        • Product School
                        • Fireship
                        • Prepared and Presented by
                          • Otmane FETTAL
                          • 1 hr 22 min
                          • #117 - Software Project Management

                            In this Episode , we will walkthrough the path of managing a software project from start to finish.

                            Guests
                            • Adil BAAJ
                            • Notes

                              0:00:00 - Introduction and welcoming

                              0:02:20 - Engineering Manager Roles

                              0:05:30 - What's a Software Project ?

                              0:06:55 - What do we need to know before we start a Software Project ?

                              0:18:00 - Tools and processes necessary to implement a Software Project ?

                              0:25:00 - Software Project Management Methodologies

                              0:30:00 - Planification management

                              0:35:00 - Rituals to make high quality Software Projects

                              0:45:45 - Managing Communication between stakeholders

                              1:00:15 - Software Project Lifecycle

                              1:10:00 - Q/A

                              1:27:00 - Geeksblabla Picks

                              Links
                              • Nine Lies About Work: A Freethinking Leader’s Guide to the Real World
                              • Prepared and Presented by
                                • Otmane FETTAL
                                • 1 hr 32 min
                                • #116 - Clean Code (part 2)

                                  In this episode, we continue our review of the most famous books in IT; we discuss the "Clean code" book. We highlight the main ideas, our experience with the book, and discussions around the clean code tricks and resources to write clean code.

                                  Guests
                                  • Slimane Akalie

                                  • Mehdi Cheracher

                                  • Notes

                                    0:00:00 - Introduction and welcoming

                                    0:03:50 - Mehdi point of view about Clean Code book

                                    0:10:00 - Formatting

                                    0:16:10 - Objects and Data Structure

                                    0:24:00 - Tests

                                    0:43:50 - Refactoring and legacy code

                                    0:59:00 - Concurrence

                                    1:12:00 - Tasks estimation

                                    1:20:00 - Other recourses and tools to learn Clean Code

                                    1:30:00 - Geeksblabla Picks

                                    1:37:00 - Conclusion

                                    Links
                                    • Clean code (part1)
                                    • Robert C. Martin - Effective Estimation (or: How not to Lie)
                                    • Clean Code Typescript
                                    • ReadWise
                                    • Ego is the Enemy
                                    • The Psychology of Money
                                    • Prepared and Presented by
                                      • Youssouf El Azizi
                                      • 1 hr 43 min
                                      • #115 - Clean Code

                                        In this episode, we review one of the most famous books in IT; we discuss the "Clean code" book. We highlight the main ideas, our experience with the book, and discussions around the clean code tricks and resources to write clean code.

                                        Guests
                                        • Abderrahim Soubai Idrissi

                                        • Slimane Akalie

                                        • Djalal

                                        • Notes

                                          0:00:00 - Introduction and welcoming

                                          0:04:51 - The importance of reading

                                          0:08:00 - Reading culture in Morocco

                                          0:12:10 - How to find books in Morocco and the best tools to read books

                                          0:17:30 - Books vs. other resources to learn IT(stateofdev.ma stats)

                                          0:30:13 - Why clean code is so famous, and guests experience with this book

                                          0:45:30 - What is a Clean code?

                                          0:53:30 - Naming variables

                                          1:06:40 - Comments

                                          1:14:00 - Functions

                                          1:23:30 - Clean code vs. deadlines

                                          1:31:50 - Practicing Clean code

                                          1:37:20 - Picks

                                          1:44:33 - Conclusion

                                          Links
                                          • Better world books
                                          • Book repository
                                          • Stateofdev.ma
                                          • Tech Radar
                                          • Thought Works
                                          • Warp
                                          • Dev Rel
                                          • Beautiful Code
                                          • Prepared and Presented by
                                            • Youssouf El Azizi
                                            • 1 hr 49 min
                                            • #114 - Switching Careers into IT

                                              In this episode of GeeksBlabla, our community friends, Zakaria and Hamza, share their journey switching their careers to IT with us; we answer Why and How and some advice for people who want to switch their careers to IT.

                                              Guests
                                              • Hamza Hanafi

                                              • Zackaria S

                                              • Notes

                                                0:00:00 - Introduction and welcoming

                                                0:04:29 - Our Guests' stories and how they end up switching to IT.

                                                0:11:47 - The problem of school orientation and how to make a good choice?

                                                0:22:10 - Why career switch to IT and career growth in IT compared to other fields?

                                                0:28:10 - How to switch your career to IT and how to make sure it's the right decision?

                                                0:37:40 - Do you consider your past career experience wasting time?

                                                0:42:20 - How to start learning the IT field?

                                                0:56:20 - QA

                                                1:16:10 - Advice to find the first job for people who switch their career

                                                1:24:10 - QA

                                                1:37:24 - Benefits of switching career to IT

                                                1:40:00 - Conclusion

                                                Links
                                                • Freecodecamp
                                                • Coding Bootcamp in Morocco
                                                • Stateofdev.ma
                                                • Prepared and Presented by
                                                  • Youssouf El Azizi
                                                  • 1 hr 45 min
                                                  • #113 - Preparing for a Tech Talk

                                                    In this episode of GeeksBlabla, we talk about tech talks; why you should care? How to choose a good topic? How to prepare and the right place to start.

                                                    Guests
                                                    • Djalal

                                                    • Meriem Zaid

                                                    • Mohammed Daoudi

                                                    • Notes

                                                      0:00:00 - Introduction and welcoming

                                                      0:03:10 - Tech talks, why you should care?

                                                      0:14:25 - Do i need to be an expert to start speaking in confs?

                                                      0:25:20 - How to choose a good topic?

                                                      0:39:00 - When i can find open CFPs and places for my first talks?

                                                      0:53:00 - Tips to get accepted in a CFP

                                                      1:04:00 - Preparing for a tech talk

                                                      1:27:00 - Conclusion

                                                      Links
                                                      • Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
                                                      • Djalal Talk Preparation
                                                      • Preparing for a Teck talk
                                                      • Julia Evans
                                                      • Developers Conferences Agenda/List
                                                      • Prepared and Presented by
                                                        • Youssouf El Azizi
                                                        • 1 hr 34 min
                                                        • #112 - MSS with Amine Chouki

                                                          In this episode of GeeksBlabla, we invited Amine Chouki, Staff Engineer - Docker, Inc.

                                                          Guests
                                                          • Amine Chouki
                                                          • Notes

                                                            0:00:00 - Introduction and welcoming

                                                            0:01:39 - Education and getting into Technology?

                                                            0:05:25 - Co-Founding elbotola.com

                                                            0:07:35 - Managing Load and building custom solutions

                                                            0:22:05 - Monolith migration to microservices

                                                            0:27:10 - Building apps with high throughput

                                                            0:32:00 - Experience in Invision

                                                            0:39:00 - Experience in Docker

                                                            0:45:00 - Aspiring Software Engineers tips

                                                            0:52:00 - Tips to future entrepreneurs

                                                            0:59:52 - Conclusion

                                                            Links
                                                            • Designing Data-Intensive Applications: The Big Ideas Behind Reliable, Scalable, and Maintainable Systems
                                                            • The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
                                                            • Prepared and Presented by
                                                              • Otmane FETTAL
                                                              • 1 hr 7 min

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                                                              Geeksblabla is a podcast about technology, computer science, programming.