The Leanpub Podcast

Peter Cook is the author of the Leanpub book D3 Start to Finish: Learn how to make a custom data visualisation using D3.js. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Peter about his background and career, the appeal of work in data visualization and D3, his book, and at the end, they talk a little bit about his experience as a self-published author.

This interview was recorded on August 2, 2022.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM208-Peter-Cook-2022-08-02.mp3. You can subscribe to the Frontmatter podcast in iTunes here https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/leanpub-podcast/id517117137 or add the podcast URL directly here: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/leanpub-podcast/id517117137.

This interview has been edited for conciseness and clarity.

Philip Riecks is co-author of the Leanpub book Stratospheric: From Zero to Production with Spring Boot and AWS and co-author of the Stratospheric course. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Philip about his education and professional background, going freelance, using the Pomodoro technique in his daily creative work, his book and in-progress course, and what it’s like to create content and self-publish with people you’ve never met in person.

This interview was recorded on July 28, 2022.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM207-Philip-Riecks-2022-07-28.mp3. You can subscribe to the Frontmatter podcast in iTunes here https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/leanpub-podcast/id517117137 or add the podcast URL directly here: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/leanpub-podcast/id517117137.

This interview has been edited for conciseness and clarity.

Josh Justice is the author of the Leanpub book Outside-In React Development: A TDD Primer. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Josh about his background and career, the importance of inclusivity in programming, what it’s like developing software and services for a megachurch organization, how to talk in teams about difficulty tech decisions, deciding to quit Twitter, his book, and at the end, they talk a little bit about his experience as a self-published author.

This interview was recorded on July 20, 2022.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM206-Josh-Justice-2022-07-20.mp3. You can subscribe to the Frontmatter podcast in iTunes here https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/leanpub-podcast/id517117137 or add the podcast URL directly here: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/leanpub-podcast/id517117137.

This interview has been edited for conciseness and clarity.

Phillip Compeau is the author of the Leanpub book Biological Modeling: A Short Tour. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Phillip about his background, how he got interested in math and biology, Computer Science and Computational Biology, his book, and at the end, they talk a little bit about his experience as a self-published author.

This interview was recorded on June 7, 2022.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM205-Phillip-Compeau-2022-06-07.mp3. You can subscribe to the Frontmatter podcast in iTunes here https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/leanpub-podcast/id517117137 or add the podcast URL directly here: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/leanpub-podcast/id517117137.

This interview has been edited for conciseness and clarity.

Daniel Knott is the author of the Leanpub book Hands-On Mobile App Testing: A Guide For Software Testers And Anyone Involved In The Mobile App Business. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Daniel about his background, how he got into software testing, the issue of how software testing should be taught in Computer Science, becoming a content creator, the challenges unique to testing apps on a variety of mobile devices with numerous sensors and uses, his book, and at the end, they talk a little bit about his experience as a self-published author.

This interview was recorded on May 31, 2022.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM204-Daniel-Knott-2022-05-31.mp3. You can subscribe to the Frontmatter podcast in iTunes here https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/leanpub-podcast/id517117137 or add the podcast URL directly here: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/leanpub-podcast/id517117137.

This interview has been edited for conciseness and clarity.

Simone Cuomo is the author of the Leanpub book Beyond coding: A guide for aspiring Developers and junior developers to learn anything there is to know to successfully start their career in tech. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Simone about his background, how he got started in career in tech, imposter syndrome, setting specific career goals and how to achieve them, the importance of being honest with others and yourself about what you do and do not know, his book, and at the end, they talk a little bit about his experience as a self-published author.

This interview was recorded on May 18, 2022.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM203-Simone-Cuomo-2022-05-18.mp3. You can subscribe to the Frontmatter podcast in iTunes here https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/leanpub-podcast/id517117137 or add the podcast URL directly here: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/leanpub-podcast/id517117137.

This interview has been edited for conciseness and clarity.

Matthias Noback is the author of the Leanpub book Recipes for Decoupling. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Matthias about what he’s been up to since he last appeared on the podcast over eight years ago, changes related to widespread use of the PHP programming language in that time, how the pandemic affected his consulting work and meetups, legacy code, his books, and at the end, they talk a little bit about his experience as a self-published author, specifically, a method he has developed for keeping programming books up to date, even as the technologies they’re about evolve.

Claire Miller is the author of the Leanpub book Getting Started with Data Journalism - Second Edition. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Claire about her background and career, data journalism broadly and the details of how it has evolved over time, the importance of mobile, her book, and at the end, they talk a little bit about her experience writing a book.

This interview was recorded on [interview-date].

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM201-Claire-Miller-2022-04-13.mp3. You can subscribe to the Frontmatter podcast in iTunes here https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/leanpub-podcast/id517117137 or add the podcast URL directly here: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/leanpub-podcast/id517117137.

This interview has been edited for conciseness and clarity.

Eric Chou is the author of the Leanpub book Kafka Up and Running for Network DevOps: Set Your Network Data in Motion. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Eric about his background and career, setting up networks in the early 2000s, being a part of the early days of the rise of Amazon AWS, his books, and the challenges and rewards of writing and publishing as a content creator.

This interview was recorded on April 5, 2022.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM200-Eric-Chou-2022-04-05.mp3. You can subscribe to the Frontmatter podcast in iTunes here https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/leanpub-podcast/id517117137 or add the podcast URL directly here: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/leanpub-podcast/id517117137.

This interview has been edited for conciseness and clarity.

Daniel Godoy is the author of the Leanpub book Deep Learning with PyTorch Step-by-Step: A Beginner's Guide. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Daniel about his background and his varied career, economics, machine learning and self-driving cars, his book, and at the end, they talk a little bit about his experience as a self-published author.

This interview was recorded on February 17, 2022.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM199-Daniel-Godoy-2022-02-17.mp3. You can subscribe to the Frontmatter podcast in iTunes here https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/leanpub-podcast/id517117137 or add the podcast URL directly here: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/leanpub-podcast/id517117137.

This interview has been edited for conciseness and clarity.