The Cynical Developer

In this episode we talk about ways for you to be more productive.

http://cynicaldeveloper.com/podcast/25/

Is it writing lots of code, is it getting through all the tickets in the tracker, is it releasing on time?

The answer is, it's all those things and more, because being productive means different things to different people. You may feel you had a great day if you got in 8 solid hours of coding, or maybe you completed a particularly tough task and helped a colleague.

What we are going to talk about covers a some of the things I see that will help with being productive the three main points are:

• Deep Work
• Distractions
• Your Attitude

In this episode, we are going to discuss how your succeed as a developer with Jo Overline

http://cynicaldeveloper.com/podcast/24/

Jo Overline, CEO of Swing Development, has been a successful iOS app creator for over ten years.  He’s built over 30 apps in various categories, and over 30 million downloads under his belt holding the #1 spot in 94 countries.

The “Ugly Meter” app was one of his most successful - it even landed him spots on the Howard Stern show on four separate occasions.

Jo’s expertise lies not only in technology and development, but in the business aspects of being an independent tech entrepreneur.  Since his days as an iOS consultant, he moved on to found SwingDev, which specializes in web and mobile app development for individuals and companies ranging from startups to the Fortune 500.

In this episode, we are going to discuss how your code sucks!

http://cynicaldeveloper.com/podcast/23/

In this episode, we are going to discuss team work and how to work effectively as a team. Because being a developer, your need to be able to work on your own, but also with a team. Sometimes that means getting the team to work better together.

The points we will cover are:

• Define what success looks like for the team
• Work out how to get there, decide who is doing what
• Do not complain
• Celebrate great teamwork
• Team cohesion
• No man is an island

In this episode we discuss what Erlang is, where it came and what you might use it for today, with Zach Kessin.

http://cynicaldeveloper.com/podcast/20/

So straight off the bat I am not going to be telling you how to get out of the office and work on a beach, but what we will be discussing today is working remotely, I wanted to address some of the awesome things about working remote but also the challenges that get over looked.

In this episode we discuss soft skills for developers with John Sonmez

http://CynicalDeveloper.com/podcast/18

In this episode we discuss getting promoted

http://CynicalDeveloper.com/podcast/17/

We are going to talk about getting promoted, not matter if that is from junior to developer, developer to senior or above. There are some fundamental targets you should fulfillp to make help your employer recognise your worth.

We are going to cover 6 tips, these are:

1. Be reliable, and build reliable software. 2. Master the architecture. Then play with it and learn it! 3. Get things done 4. Be proactive in helping others succeed. 5. Have a cool head and a sense of humour. 6. If you can’t change your job or Change your job

In this episode we discuss Open Source Software (OSS) with Mattias Karlsson. We discuss what OSS is and how you can get involved or even start your own project.

Find out more below:

http://cynicaldeveloper.com/podcast/16/

In this episode we discuss Interviews and CV to help you get your first job as a developer.

http://CynicalDeveloper.com/podcast/15/