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**Beyond Coding**

For software engineers ready to level up. Learn from CTOs, principal engineers, and tech leaders about the skills beyond coding: from technical mastery to product thinking and career growth. Created by Patrick Akil. Powered by Xebia

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What makes a Great Team Lead with Rustam Alashrafov Jul 12, 2023

Show notes

Connect with Rustam:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rustama

Full episode on YouTube ▶️

https://youtu.be/gmcmBJOAzXI

New episodes every Wednesday with our host ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Big shoutout to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for sponsoring this episode!

OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:20 - Twice as Fit
00:03:04 - Saints & Stars gym
00:04:45 - Best time to work out
00:06:43 - Nervous in front of camera's
00:09:45 - Progress over perfection
00:10:45 - What makes a great team lead
00:13:58 - The most stressful weekend in Russtam's life
00:16:10 - Everyone makes mistakes
00:17:51 - The importance of leadership
00:18:44 - Code monkeys
00:20:51 - People problems
00:21:28 - Rustam is creating team lead case study videos
00:22:28 - Patrick's biggest career fuck-up
00:25:08 - Safe environments to learn and make mistakes
00:26:15 - Big feeling of relief
00:27:07 - High sense of ownership and responsibility
00:28:05 - Worry, dread and shame
00:29:49 - Rustam is a perfectionist
00:30:48 - Mistakes make better software engineers
00:32:22 - Leadership and perspective
00:34:08 - Combining leadership and technology
00:36:09 - Great tech/team leads
00:38:19 - Brilliant jerks
00:42:28 - Never split the difference
00:45:05 - Negotiating with familiy
00:47:19 - Finding common ground
00:48:45 - The safest environment
00:51:53 - Digesting audio books
00:54:13 - Books have similar concepts
00:56:34 - Rounding off

How to be a Great Public Speaker with Sabyasachi Sengupta Jul 05, 2023

Show notes

Connect with Sabyasachi:

https://sabyasachisengupta.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabyasachi-sengupta-6505b5b

Full episode on YouTube ▶️

https://youtu.be/CZSJrCBge74

New episodes every Wednesday with our host ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Big shoutout to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for sponsoring this episode!

OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:30 - How Saby got into public speaking
00:05:27 - Brother dynamics
00:07:41 - Learning from mistakes
00:09:44 - Upbringing and how it affects us
00:11:36 - Alex's magic power
00:12:20 - Joining Toastmasters
00:14:42 - Patrick has trouble starting
00:15:24 - A typical Toastmasters journey
00:16:19 - First time on a big stage
00:18:29 - Preparing so much, you look unprepared
00:19:56 - Reviewing your own work
00:22:49 - Factors you can't control
00:25:54 - Master of ceremonies
00:28:40 - Being really good on stage
00:32:49 - Patrick's thoughts on great speakers
00:33:54 - Alone time after public speaking
00:37:40 - What makes a great public speaker
00:41:07 - How to move an audience
00:44:30 - Leadership and public speaking
00:46:12 - Rounding off

Learning, Open Source Communities and Systems with William Rizzo Jun 28, 2023

Show notes

Connect with William Rizzo:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-rizzo

https://github.com/wrkode

Full episode on YouTube ▶️

https://youtu.be/7-HKy1D7iso

New episodes every Wednesday with our host ⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Big shoutout to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for sponsoring this episode!

OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:28 - Listening to learn
00:03:28 - System 1 and system 2 explained
00:06:17 - Texting and driving
00:08:52 - Learning with mental boxes
00:11:34 - Complex systems
00:13:59 - Power in complexity?
00:16:06 - What William did before working with Kubernetes
00:18:44 - William's background in physics
00:20:48 - How physics helps in tech
00:23:43 - High performance clusters
00:27:25 - Maintaining open source software
00:30:51 - The open core model
00:33:59 - Building trust
00:35:55 - Being involved in communities
00:38:42 - How interactions have changed
00:40:14 - People that are great at networking
00:42:03 - The social part vs. the technical part
00:43:30 - Final thoughts

Programming languages, Work Cultures Abroad and finding Joy with Abdullah Zaiter Jun 21, 2023

Show notes

My friend and colleague Abdullah Zaiter joins us for this episode today 🙌 He shares thoughts on using different programming languages, shares his experience working in different organisations abroad and explains his feeling of fulfilment in staying results oriented and adding value.

Enjoy! 🎙

Connect with Abdullah Zaiter:

https://zaitech.dev

https://www.linkedin.com/in/zaitera

https://adplist.org/mentors/abdullah-zaiter

Full episode on YouTube ▶️

https://youtu.be/pS8Psy5DPv4

New episodes every Wednesday with our host ⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠!

Big shoutout to ⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠ for sponsoring this episode!

OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:29 - Abdullah and Patrick worked on the same project
00:03:19 - Calling Hernani
00:04:08 - Abdullah is using Go
00:06:22 - When not to use Go
00:10:44 - Market adoption and time to market
00:13:57 - New programming language adoption
00:16:55 - Using reddit to get the latest info
00:17:58 - Why facebook is not like reddit
00:20:11 - Reddit blackout
00:21:13 - Interactions on reddit
00:22:55 - Abdullah got locked down in Jordan
00:25:39 - Work cultures abroad
00:28:07 - Different amounts of work holidays
00:30:41 - Abdullah built robots
00:32:46 - It's all about perspective
00:33:39 - How Abdullah transitioned to different roles
00:35:34 - The value of ideas
00:37:08 - Achievements and fulfillment
00:38:27 - The process vs. the numbers
00:41:52 - Podcasting as an introvert
00:43:01 - Improving and iterating
00:43:59 - Habbits that add value
00:47:01 - The joy of podcasting
00:48:31 - Rounding off

How to Change and Improve Organisations with Nilguin van Raad Jun 14, 2023

Show notes

This episode with Nilguin van Raad is one of my favourites.

Be sure to check it out and let me know what you think 🎙

A few quotes that stuck with me:

With pure intentions and zero judgement you can say anything
If things need to be said or done, you need to say or do them
Building a relationship can take time, but it can also be done in an instant
People act like the people around them

References:

Rose of Leary
Getting out of the Box - The Arbinger Institute
Cross the line
The Trust Equation

Connect with Nilguin van Raad:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nilguin-van-raad

Full episode on YouTube ▶️

https://youtu.be/HemtS77T9T0

New episodes every Wednesday with our host ⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠!

Big shoutout to ⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠ for sponsoring this episode!

OUTLINE:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:26 - First impressions

00:02:40 - Observe what happens

00:03:30 - Analysing root causes

00:05:53 - Trusting your intuition

00:08:32 - Pure intentions

00:09:12 - Leadership and feedback

00:11:12 - Moving without boundaries

00:13:06 - Difficult conversations

00:14:20 - Rose of Leary

00:16:23 - Building relationships in an instant

00:18:58 - Conversation mismatch

00:21:30 - Choosing how to deal with life

00:24:40 - People that are grounded

00:25:51 - Patrick's hardships

00:28:34 - People act like the people around them

00:30:03 - Organisational systems and patterns

00:32:39 - Systemic change and cross the line

00:35:25 - Inclusion and forming a team

00:36:22 - Nilguin's experience with interventions

00:39:47 - The trust equation

00:41:28 - Leadership teams vs. leadership groups

00:44:36 - Goals derive from the strategy

00:46:49 - Rounding off - check out Nilguin van Raad

Serverless, Microservices, Software Architecture and Food 😋 with Yan Cui Jun 07, 2023

Show notes

I left in a bit more of the pre-show than usual, let me know if you enjoyed that part.

AWS Serverless hero (man that's a cool title 🤩), Yan Cui comes on to share his journey with Serverless and take on Microservices done right. We also discuss some interesting articles such as the Amazon Prime Video migration and the Hey.com article: Why we're leaving the cloud .

Enjoy! 🎙

Connect with Yan Cui:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/theburningmonk

https://twitter.com/theburningmonk

https://theburningmonk.com

Full episode on YouTube ▶️

https://youtu.be/TDwp4lVHFtU

New episodes every Wednesday with our host ⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠!

Big shoutout to ⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠ for sponsoring this episode!

OUTLINE:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:24 - Patrick can't handle cilantro

00:01:06 - Yan's food experience in Venice

00:03:36 - Food culture in China

00:04:50 - Best burger joint in Amsterdam

00:07:11 - Yan misses lamb meals in The Netherlands

00:09:32 - Increased food and energy prices

00:12:09 - Yan is an AWS Serverless Hero

00:16:50 - The AWS re:Invent experience

00:19:01 - Yan's experience with serverless technologies

00:22:47 - Building a social network

00:28:52 - The Prime Video switch from serverless to EC2 and ECS

00:32:13 - Vendor lock-in

00:34:27 - Different types of throughput and spiky traffic

00:39:52 - Shoutout to Ariel

00:42:08 - HEY moving off the cloud

00:44:24 - Misconceptions about micro services

00:48:27 - Starting with micro services

00:52:15 - Experience is what drives people

00:52:59 - Explaining the context

00:56:09 - Cascading failures

Q&A #4: Passion, Day in the Life, YouTube and Patrick’s NYC trip & More with Patrick Akil May 31, 2023

Show notes

The more I do these Q&A's, the more privileged it feels. I get to share my experience, introspect, reminisce, laugh and hopefully add value and perspective.

Thank you for making it possible :)

#Q&A nr. 4, counting them 😂🙌

Enjoy 🎙

Full episode on YouTube ▶️

https://youtu.be/KOdohsC6dtk

New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!

Big shoutout to ⁠Xebia⁠ for sponsoring this episode!

OUTLINE:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:35 - What do you look for in a guest?

00:02:25 - How do you keep your skills up to date?

00:05:33 - What programming languages do you currently use?

00:06:22 - Balancing work and the podcast

00:08:26 - ChatGPT roasted my work

00:11:11 - From a hobby to part of a job

00:13:40 - Common misconception about software engineering

00:15:08 - Most unexpecting learnings through the podcast

00:17:39 - Paying for podcast guests

00:18:46 - Day in the life when recording an episode

00:20:10 - One of my favourite things

00:24:13 - Memorable feedback and messages

00:27:22 - personal goals

00:31:24 - Gaming and listening to PKA

00:34:23 - Listening to the Joe Rogan Experience

00:35:01 - Patrick's NYC trip

00:35:58 - Casey Neistat video inspiration

00:37:23 - Nigahiga and Internet Icon

00:38:38 - NYC trip part2

00:41:16 - This was a lot of fun

Hackathon Awesomeness, Career Benefits and Culture with Sashrika Kaur May 24, 2023

Show notes

I’ve never heard someone talk bad about hackathons. Everyone loves it.

The projects that’ve been built during hackathons have even been the start of a company, of something big.

But what about hackathons make people like it so much. Is it the people, the format, the culture?

Sashrika Kaur comes on to discuss all these things and more!

Enjoy! 🎙

Connect with Sashrika Kaur:

https://linkedin.com/in/sashrika-kaur

https://twitter.com/sashrikakaur

Full episode on YouTube ▶️

https://youtu.be/L5TFtJet-Ic

New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!

Big shoutout to ⁠Xebia⁠ for sponsoring this episode!

OUTLINE:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:29 - Sashrika moving to London

00:02:37 - Friendships across the world

00:03:09 - How Sashrika got involved in Major League Hacking

00:05:51 - Innovation Days vs. hackathons

00:09:13 - People love hackathons

00:13:36 - A focus on collaboration

00:15:04 - Building things from scratch

00:18:14 - The perfect duration of a hackathon

00:20:07 - hackathon skills that translate to your career

00:23:47 - The benefit of reading code

00:25:05 - Competitiveness in developing software

00:27:01 - Personal insecurities in hackathons

00:32:21 - It's about the outcomes

00:32:57 - Good vs. great hackathons

00:37:16 - Why the term "hacker"?

00:39:57 - Optimal team sizes

00:41:49 - What do you become a hackathon coach?

00:44:04 - Why Sashrika works in big tech

00:48:23 - Balancing the workload

00:51:41 - More or less hackathons?

00:55:21 - Go to hackathons!

Blogging, Teaching and Sharing Knowledge with Andrew Duthie May 17, 2023

Show notes

Andrew comes on to share his love for blogging and knowledge sharing in general. Especially with regards to teaching. Whether it’s in tech, or anywhere else, it’s incredibly rewarding and fulfilling to see people grow and overcome challenges with your guidance.

Enjoy! 🎙

Connect with Andrew:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/devhammer

https://twitter.com/devhammer

https://devhammer.net

Full episode on YouTube ▶️

https://youtu.be/APPp7jZMZrA

New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!

Big shoutout to ⁠Xebia⁠ for sponsoring this episode!

How to Build a Product Company with Andreas Prins May 10, 2023

Show notes

Andreas Prins comes on to share the pivot and journey he’s gone through with StackState, a product company. My biggest takeaway is how much more effective you can be by solving one problem, and solving it really well. By maintaining focus on a single use case, things become simpler and more clear. Both from a customer perspective, as well as from the teams that build the product.

“If you need 6 web pages to explain what you do, you might want to rethink your solution”

One of my favourite quotes from the episode.

It was a real pleasure to learn from his journey and I hope it’s a good listen as well :)

Enjoy! 🎙

Connect with Andreas Prins:

https://linkedin.com/in/andreasprins

https://twitter.com/andreasprins

Full episode on YouTube ▶️

https://youtu.be/ojJZ4ijWq0I

New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!

Big shoutout to ⁠Xebia⁠ for making this episode possible!

OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:28 - The day to day of Andreas
00:01:14 - Market Research
00:02:31 - Taking ideas from open source
00:03:45 - What problem is StackState solving?
00:06:45 - How has StackState evolved?
00:09:46 - Building the right thing
00:12:55 - Engineers adopting solutions
00:16:17 - Breadth vs. depth
00:17:54 - Feedback from the engineering team and customers
00:20:26 - Who talks to customers?
00:21:55 - Pitfalls of technical founders
00:25:49 - Super focus on one problem
00:27:20 - Getting great engagement at demo's
00:30:30 - Processing feedback
00:32:51 - Understanding the big picture
00:35:56 - Entrepreneurial mindset
00:37:41 - Entrepreneurial environments
00:40:18 - Open core and building a community
00:45:52 - Not accepting the status quo
00:47:29 - Outro

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