WebJoy

By Eddie Hinkle

The WebJoy podcast is an inclusive community centered on celebrating the diverse origins, skills, and experiences that make up the tech industry.

Talking with guests about their origin stories, what ... more

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The podcast currently has 44 episodes available.

WebJoy episodes:

January 27, 2023S1 E44: I like to say I’m not gonna do something, and then I do it anyway (Kelly / @kvlly)
Kelly Vaughn joins the show to talk about her origin story, from learning html in neopets to doing freelancing, and eventually founding her own agency. More recently, Kelly has shifted to work as an Engineering Manager and now Engineering Director at Spot AI.
We discuss how you have different levels of scope and responsibility depending on the size of the company you're working at and how changing the size of company you work at can be beneficial to your career and mental health. We dive into Kelly's love of reading and all the secrets she hides on her kindle 😉
🔗 Discussed Links
Good Reads (The Site, but not Kelly's)
Engineering Leadership Newsletter (Kelly's newsletter)

🙋 Guest Links
Kelly's Twitter
Kelly's LinkedIn
Kelly's Instagram
Kelly's Mastodon

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🗺️ WebJoy Links
WebJoy Website
WebJoy Twitter
WebJoy Instagram
WebJoy TikTok
WebJoy YouTube

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22min
January 26, 2023S1 E43: A huge fan of spending as little time as possible typing (Mike / @genericmikechen)
Mike Chen joins the show to talk about his origin story, from Medical School and Biotech Research to being a self-taught developer, Mike worked at bigger and bigger start-ups before landing jobs at Yahoo, Google, and AirBnB, before finding a home as the CTO of a start-up.
We discuss the pros and cons of start-ups vs. larger tech companies and why people may work for one or the other. We also talk about the delight of developer tooling, particularly in the React space with Next.js and Remix and how it fixes all the headaches we've had for years. We finish by chatting about a potential series Mike might write ... but will he?
🔗 Discussed Links
Remix
Next.js

🙋 Guest Links
Mike's Website
Mike's Twitter
Mike's GitHub
Mike's LinkedIn

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🗺️ WebJoy Links
WebJoy Website
WebJoy Twitter
WebJoy Instagram
WebJoy TikTok
WebJoy YouTube

To stay up to date, you can subscribe to Little Bit of WebJoy which sends out a monthly email letting you know what's new in the WebJoy community.
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22min
January 25, 2023S1 E42: I didn’t know what I was outside of my job (Ale / @pikacodes)
Ale Thomas joins the show to talk about her origin story, from growing up in Mexico and getting a degree in industrial engineering to switching into a career she is passionate about in software engineering.
We discuss some of the hardships that Ale went through in her career recently, and yet some of the insight and hope it has brought her for the future. We also chat about her amazing CSS art and how it brings her (and the rest of us!) joy.
🔗 Discussed Links
Ale's Video about 2022
Ale's CSS Art
Pikachu Valentine's Day Card
Psyduck CSS Art
Kiki's Delivery Service Pixel Art

🙋 Guest Links
Ale's Website
Ale's Twitter
Ale's YouTube
Ale's TikTok
Ale's Instagram
Ale's LinkedIn

❓Listener Survey
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❤️ Reviews
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🗺️ WebJoy Links
WebJoy Website
WebJoy Twitter
WebJoy Instagram
WebJoy TikTok
WebJoy YouTube

To stay up to date, you can subscribe to Little Bit of WebJoy which sends out a monthly email letting you know what's new in the WebJoy community.
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27min
January 24, 2023S1 E41: An unpopular view on impostor syndrome (Curtis / @curtiseinsmann)
Curtis Einsmann joins the show to talk about his origin story, how he got into Amazon's internship, earned an SDE I position and after years at Amazon has broken out to start working freelance.
We discuss what it was like to work at Amazon, how he dealt with imposter syndrome and the lessons he learned from Amazon that helps him now work asynchronously at Gumroad, where he's only had 4 meetings this year!
🔗 Discussed Links
The Medium article that started it all: "Amazon shouldn't have hired me"
Master the Code Review
How Gumroad works

🙋 Guest Links
Curtis' Website
Curtis' Blog
Curtis' Twitter
Curtis' LinkedIn

❓Listener Survey
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❤️ Reviews
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🗺️ WebJoy Links
WebJoy Website
WebJoy Twitter
WebJoy Instagram
WebJoy TikTok
WebJoy YouTube

To stay up to date, you can subscribe to Little Bit of WebJoy which sends out a monthly email letting you know what's new in the WebJoy community.
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24min
January 23, 2023S1 E40: Doing handshakes instead of hand-offs (Jennie / @JennieSYip)
Jennie Yip joins the show to talk about her origin story, from building Sailor Moon fan sites to helping lead the Design System at Atlassian as a Design Architect.
We discuss how she got into design, her integrated passions for design and software engineering, and we dive deep into Design Systems and how they support the companies they are built for, and it's inevitable need for a rebuild.
🔗 Discussed Links
Atlassian's Current Design System

🙋 Guest Links
Jennie's Website
Jennie's LinkedIn
Jennie's Twitter

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🗺️ WebJoy Links
WebJoy Website
WebJoy Twitter
WebJoy Instagram
WebJoy TikTok
WebJoy YouTube

To stay up to date, you can subscribe to Little Bit of WebJoy which sends out a monthly email letting you know what's new in the WebJoy community.
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23min
January 20, 2023S1 E39: Take a break and do something that makes me feel good (Ar'Niqua / @ACole893)
Ar'Niqua Colman joins the show to talk about her origin story, from working in higher education to diving into the world of programming, bootcamps, and #100Devs.
We discuss how hard it can be while trying to learn how to program, and how important it is to take care of yourself throughout the journey.
🔗 Discussed Links
100 Devs with Leon

🙋 Guest Links
Ar'Niqua's Website
Ar'Niqua's Twitter
Ar'Niqua's LinkedIn
Ar'Niqua's GitHub

❓Listener Survey
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❤️ Reviews
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🗺️ WebJoy Links
WebJoy Website
WebJoy Twitter
WebJoy Instagram
WebJoy TikTok
WebJoy YouTube

To stay up to date, you can subscribe to Little Bit of WebJoy which sends out a monthly email letting you know what's new in the WebJoy community.
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17min
January 19, 2023S1 E38: I learned how by doing leet code (Carolina / @carolina_elc_io)
Carolina Lunardi Correa joins the show to talk about her origin story, from working as a supply chain professional to starting her first apprenticeship with Amazon!
We discuss how she learned to code using leet code, and how life brings her joy. We also talk about what caused her to make the switch, how she used her current experience to slowly shift into product development from the business side and then finally getting a role as a software engineering apprentice.
Discussed Links
Accountability Buddies Twitter Community
Carolina's LinkedIn
Carolina's Twitter

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23min
January 16, 2023S1 E37: I said I'd never get a peloton... (Sonia)
Sonia Moaiery joins the show to talk about her origin story, from working in product marketing in the the packaged goods food industry to working as a product marketing manager at companies like Glassdoor and Intercom.
We discuss the differences between product marketing in and out of the tech industry, as well as what it is that keeps her interested this whole time. We talk about how she said she's never get a peloton, but she gave in as a mom during the pandemic, and now loves it!
Discussed Links
Sonia’s LinkedIn
Sonia’s Sharebird Profile

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18min
January 14, 2023S1 E36: I left the coding bootcamp a week into it (Clifford / @CliffordFajard0)
Clifford Fajardo joins the show to talk about his origin story, from studying social sciences and planning on a career like a lawyer, to going through a coding bootcamp. After leaving the coding bootcamp and being convinced to come back and finish it, he now works at LinkedIn!
We discuss him failing the LinkedIn interview the first time before passing it when he returned a year later, and being open to how things come up and just seeing what happens as you build social connections. We also talk about how you learn based on your environment and the people around you, as well as how the tech industry is big enough that you can choose to specialize in a specific tool or community.
Discussed Links
CodingTech YouTube
CodeAcademy
JavaScript30 by Wes Bos
Remix
Clifford's Website
Clifford's Twitter
Clifford's GitHub
Clifford's LinkedIn

Apprenticeships
LinkedIn Reach
AirBnB Connect
Amazon Technical Apprenticeships
Twitter Apprenticeship

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35min
January 11, 2023S1 E35: Hitting the "go live" button, I was shaking (Melody / @MelodyMDev)
Melody joins the show to talk about her origin story, from working in the medical field on both humans and pets to jumping into learning development, in public, live, on Twitch!
We discuss what pushed her to make the switch, the difficult and enjoyable parts of her journey. We also discuss her anxiety for public speaking and how going live on Twitch has helped her overcome it.
🔗 Discussed Links
FreeCodeCamp
CodeAcademy
100 Devs with Leon

🙋 Guest Links
Melody's Twitter
Melody's Linktree
Melody's Website
Melody's Twitch

❓Listener Survey
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❤️ Reviews
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🗺️ WebJoy Links
WebJoy Website
WebJoy Twitter
WebJoy Instagram
WebJoy TikTok
WebJoy YouTube

To stay up to date, you can subscribe to Little Bit of WebJoy which sends out a monthly email letting you know what's new in the WebJoy community.
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20min

FAQs about WebJoy:

How many episodes does WebJoy have?

The podcast currently has 44 episodes available.