Dev Sounds Podcast

In a remote work world, it's a little more challenging to feel connected to your co-workers. Dave and Nana discuss how important team bonding is and successful team bonding activities (like Fika).

Dave interviews Nana about what success looks like as an Engineering Manager. Nana goes into what the 4 pillars that orient her work, if she still has time to write code, metrics for measuring progress, prioritizing, and much more. Resources: Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule by Paul Graham Presentations Episode - Dev Sounds Podcast Management books: The Manager's Path by Camille Fournier Accelerate by Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble and Gene Kim

Have you ever gotten frustrated with yourself while trying to solve a programming problem? Dave and Nana talk about all things problem solving: debugging tips, rituals and habits to help you get out of a bad headspace, getting into a “flow” state (via the Breakout Principle), and more. This conversation is inspired by Dave’s blog post: https://www.scraggo.com/programming-with-more-ease/

In this episode, we discuss the book: Think Like a Rocket Scientist: Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and Life by Ozan Varol. We saw lots of ways to apply what we learned in the book to software engineering and life. Author link: https://ozanvarol.com/books/ A quick summary: “Through engaging stories to illustrate key concepts, Varol shares how to Launch, Accelerate, and Achieve. In Launch, he explores the topics of embracing uncertainty, reasoning from first...

Dave and Nana talk about their experiences giving presentations, and share tips along the way! Where to give talks: Resources:

Dave and Nana take the 16personalities.com test to discover their Myers Briggs Type Indicators. Want to discover your 5 letters? Take the test here. Learn more about Myers Briggs personality theory: https://www.16personalities.com/https://www.16personalities.com/articles/our-theoryhttps://www.16personalities.com/articles/tactics-judging-vs-prospectinghttps://www.16personalities.com/articles/identity-assertive-vs-turbulent

Dave and Nana discuss the ways they reflect on life via journaling. The article we talked about: https://www.dickiebush.com/articles/My-10-go-to-reflection-questions Resources for journaling: https://theherosjournal.co/https://shop.therapynotebooks.com/products/the-anti-anxiety-therapy-notebook-retailCornell note-takinghttps://github.com/scraggo/question-prompter/

Dave and Nana talk about interviewing in the software engineering field. Discussion points: Resources: https://www.evanjones.ca/software-job-search-advice.htmlhttps://weekendchai.com/a-comprehensive-guide-to-the-software-engineering-interview-process-2021/https://nojvek.substack.com/p/how-to-make-coding-interviews-better

Dave and Nana reminisce about their work from home year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some tips to adjust transitioning from office to remote: Our home office gear: FLEXISPOT Height Adjustable Standing Desk Converter 35"Blue Yeti USB Mic

Dave and Nana talk about creating effective resumes in the software engineering field. Discussion points: References: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-write-a-resume-that-works/https://stackoverflow.blog/2020/11/25/how-to-write-an-effective-developer-resume-advice-from-a-hiring-manager/

Dave and Nana talk about their various experiences with music - learning, playing, performing, creating...you name it! Nana also surprises Dave during this episode. Check out Dave's music (scraggo): https://www.scraggo.com/music/discographyhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/5V17hkb42RSTUJwDgrtCP2 Music and drum learning tips https://melodics.com/Dave's music blog Drum links Nandi Bushell vs Dave GrohlTaylor Hawkins drum masterclassSound CitySober's Verse Groove Technique - Drum LessonThe...