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Date Title & Description Contributors
2021-06-06

  Episode 130 - Stack and infrastructure shaping culture - Drink choice to set the vibe

In previous episodes we've talked about how to choose a technical stack and figure out what works best for you and your team. In this episode, we are joined by Jason Lengstorf to talk about how the choice of stack and infrastructure reflects the compan...
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2021-05-23

  Episode 129 - Allyship - Inviting everyone to the party

A big way to help make a more inclusive tech industry, we need strong allies. In this episode, we are joined by Better Allies, Karen Catlin, to talk with us about allyship. Guests: Karen Catlin - @kecatlin Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Stac...
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2021-05-09

  Episode 128 - Branding & self-promotion - mimosa and self-promosa

As you build your career, it’s helpful to think about your personal brand and how you promote yourself in the industry. In this episode, we are joined by Alice Lee, to talk with us about how each of us approach branding and self-promotion. Guests: Ali...
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2021-04-25

  Episode 127 - Writing a technical book - drafts on tap

Our very own Shirley Wu and her friend, Nadieh Bremer recently wrote a book called, Data Sketches so we wanted to learn more about what it’s like to write a technical book. In this episode, we are joined by Nadieh to talk with us about the process of w...
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2021-04-11

  Episode 126 - Core Web Vitals - Vital libations

Optimizing websites for a quality user experience is key to the long-term success of any site on the web and Core Web Vitals is an initiative Google has provided as a unified guidance for quality signals that are essential to delivering a great user ex...
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2021-03-28

  Episode 125 - Non-traditional backgrounds - Old Fashioneds with a twist

Not everyone starts their engineering career with a Computer Science degree, there are a lot of ways to start an engineering career. In this episode, we are joined by David Simmer from Netflix to talk with us about non-traditional backgrounds. Guests:...
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2021-03-14

  Episode 124 - Software estimating - two finger pour

When it comes to estimating the time it takes to build any software project, it’s never easy. There’s a lot of factors that go into estimating. In this episode, we talk about our experiences with estimating and ways we’ve improved it over the years. P...
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2021-02-28

  Episode 123 - Documentation - the bartenders' almanac

How important is documentation? In this episode, we share our thoughts and opinions on how we approach documentation and the tools that have helped us. Panelists: Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan Augustus Yuan - @augburto Stacy London - @stacylondoner Mar...
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2021-02-14

  Episode 122 - Productivity Engineering - Ballmer Peak

How do developer teams stay productive? In this episode, we are talking with Kathryn Koehler and Andy Glover from the Netflix Productivity Engineering team to learn more about what a Productivity Engineering team does to help improve productivity. Gue...
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2021-01-31

  Episode 121 - Transitioning to a new role - Bar hopping

At some point or another, we’ve all had to move to a new role or a new company. In this episode, we are joined by special guests Tara Ellis and Jared Jordan to help us discuss things we’ve learned to help transition to a new role or job. Guests: Tara ...
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