The Frontside Podcast

The Frontside Podcast

By Charles Lowell & the Frontside TeamBusinessTechnology
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The Frontside Podcast episodes

  • 041: The Technical Skills of a Senior Dev
    Recently, there was a flurry of activity around one of Brandon's posts about defining the term "senior developer". But he left the purely technical aspects of the role for later discussion, which left a lot of lingering questions.
    In this episode, Charles and Brandon dive into the technical side of identifying, hiring, and growing senior developers, and explain The Frontside's somewhat unconventional standards.
    31 min
  • 040: How We're Refactoring Our Business

    After a "perfect storm" of events rocked The Frontside, Charles and Brandon were faced with the prospect of what kind of future they saw, if any, for the business.

    In this episode, Brandon and Charles discuss what happened and why, what they are doing to avoid another "perfect storm", and how finding mentors and friends at OpsConf completely changed how they think about running The Frontside.

    Links:

    • Ops Conf
    • Charles Rocking out at karaoke
    • What is a KPI?
      • 35 min
    • 040: How We're Refactoring Our Business
      After a "perfect storm" of events rocked The Frontside, Charles and Brandon were faced with the prospect of what kind of future they saw, if any, for the business.
      In this episode, Brandon and Charles discuss what happened and why, what they are doing to avoid another "perfect storm", and how finding mentors and friends at OpsConf completely changed how they think about running The Frontside.
      35 min
    • 039: How to Integrate Jr. Developers Into Your Company

      There's a huge shortage of senior developers, and one (often overlooked) way to fill those positions is by bringing up some junior developers. But how do you mentor junior devs when you have so much work to do? How can you make sure that your new hires get the support they need?

      This week, Charles Lowell is joined by Stephanie Riera, Lydia Guarino, and Alex Ford to talk about the challenges companies face when hiring junior devs, what steps you can take to make sure the on-boarding and training process goes smoothly, and how keep new developers productive and frustration-free.

      Follow the Frontside crew on Twitter:

      • Charles Lowell
      • Alex Ford
      • Stephanie Riera
      • Lydia Guarino

        • Show Links:

        • So You Just Finished a Bootcamp, Now What?
        • Lydia's tweetstorm: Where do junior devs fit?
          • 46 min
        • 039: How to Integrate Jr. Developers Into Your Company
          There's a huge shortage of senior developers, and one (often overlooked) way to fill those positions is by training up some junior developers. But how do you mentor junior devs when you have so much work to do? How can you make sure that your new hires get the support they need?
          This week, Charles Lowell is joined by Stephanie Riera, Lydia Guarino, and Alex Ford to talk about the challenges companies face when hiring junior devs, what steps you can take to make sure the on-boarding and training process goes smoothly, and how keep new developers productive and frustration-free.
          46 min
        • 038: EmberConf 2016 - Recap and Highlights

          The Frontside crew recaps the EmberConf 2016 experience and share their biggest takeaways and lessons learned.

          Show Links:

          • EmberConf
          • Ember Freestyle
          • Matthew Beale - Interoperable Component Patterns
          • Jade Applegate
          • Estelle DeBlois
          • Brigitte Warner
          • Kelly Senna
          • Katie Gengler
          • Leah Silber - EmberConf 2016: The Morning-After Post-Mortem
            • 1 hr 3 min
          • 037: Ember CLI Mirage with Sam Selikoff

            This week, we talk with Sam Selikoff, the mastermind behind Ember CLI Mirage.

            He shares how he got started with programming, some tips for avoiding burnout, why he created CLI Mirage, some tips for using it, why it's important to write great documentation, and more.

            Show Links:

            • Sam Selikoff
            • Follow Sam on Twitter
            • Ember CLI Mirage
            • Pact (ruby)
            • Contract-driven Design by Martin Fowler
            • EmberMap
            • Practical Object Oriented Design in Ruby by Sandy Metz
              • 51 min
            • 037: Ember CLI Mirage with Sam Selikoff
              This week, we talk with Sam Selikoff, the mastermind behind Ember CLI Mirage.
              He shares how he got started with programming, some tips for avoiding burnout, why he created CLI Mirage, some tips for using it, why it's important to write great documentation, and more.
              51 min
            • 036: Composable UI with Trek Glowacki

              This week we have Trek Glowacki back to talk about the challenges of choosing frameworks, building reusable components, and why “thought leader driven development” (TLDD) might actually be the right way to go.

              Show Links:

              • Trek Glowacki
              • Ember Camp 2013: UX Patterns
              • Applications: A Series of States
              • The Grammar of Graphics by Leland Wilkinson
              • D3.js
              • D3 Scale
              • The Wirecutter
              • The Sweethome
                • 1 hr 6 min

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              It's like hanging out at our software studio in Austin, Texas with Charles Lowell and the Frontside Team. We talk to smart people about how to make the world of software better for the people who make…