A book club for developers. Every 2 weeks, we discuss part of a book we've been reading. And we also chat with authors about their books.
10: The Imposter's Handbook: Introduction and Computation
Hosted by Adam Garrett-Harris, Jason Staten, Jen Luker, and Safia Abdalla
They talk about the first chapter, their computer science backgrounds, genetic algorithms, Star Trek, their first computers, and what they're looking forward to in the book.
Hosts: Adam Garrett-Harris, Jason Staten, Jen Luker, and Safia Abdalla
They talk about the first chapter, their computer science backgrounds, genetic algorithms, Star Trek, their first computers, and what they're looking forward to in the book.
Hosts: Adam Garrett-Harris, Jason Staten, Jen Luker, and Safia Abdalla
We talk with Sara about why she wrote the book and some of her thoughts about how to change the industry.
Hosts: Adam Garrett-Harris, Jason Staten, Jen Luker, and Safia Abdalla
We get into a lively discussion about sexism and racism in the workplace and the interview process, and Safia puts Adam and Jason in the hot seat.
Hosts: Adam Garrett-Harris, Jason Staten, Jen Luker, and Safia Abdalla
Many apps and websites are sexist, racist, or marginalize people. In this episode, we talk about a lot of examples from the book about these apps.
Hosts: Adam Garrett-Harris, Jason Staten, Jen Luker, and Safia Abdalla
We get some updates from Safia and talk about our expectations for the book.
Hosts: Adam Garrett-Harris, Jason Staten, Jen Luker, and Safia Abdalla
We talked with one of the authors of Apprenticeship Patterns about the process of writing the book, reading, learning, career paths, and changes he would make to the book.
Hosts: Adam Garrett-Harris, Jason Staten, Jen Luker, and Safia Abdalla
We talked about drinking from the firehose, practicing the craft, building breakable toys, and reading (coding books, Descartes, and Beowulf).
Hosts: Adam Garrett-Harris, Jason Staten, Jen Luker, and Safia Abdalla
We talk about mapping out our careers (or lack thereof), what titles mean at companies, craft vs art, being the worst, and getting mentors.
Hosts: Adam Garrett-Harris, Jason Staten, Jen Luker, and Safia Abdalla
How do you set yourself up for success in your career as a software engineer? How do you learn? How do you go from junior to senior?
Hosts: Adam Garrett-Harris, Jason Staten, Jen Luker, and Safia Abdalla
In this episode, we introduce the hosts, the podcast, and the first book we'll be reading, Apprenticeship Patterns.
