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#72: ”Stumbling into Dev Management” with James Stanier of Shopify | Educative Sessions Aug 16, 2021

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Dr. James Stanier never intended to become a manager, let alone a Director or VP. He certainly never intended to publish a book about it either! Dr. Stanier shares his story from doing a Ph.D. to failing to get an academic job to joining a start-up which grew rapidly through numerous venture capital investment rounds. After reading lots of books on management in the "business" world, he applied what he knew to help shape the Engineering department at Brandwatch and now Shopify.

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Dr. James Stanier is (soon to be) Director of Engineering @ Shopify, and before that was SVP Engineering at Brandwatch. He runs theengineeringmanager.com and has published Become An Effective Software Engineering Manager with Pragmatic Programmers, which will soon be a course on Educative. There's another book on remote working in the works too.

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ABOUT EDUCATIVE Educative (educative.io) provides interactive and adaptive courses for software developers. Whether it’s beginning to learn to code, grokking the next interview, or brushing up on frontend coding, data science, or cybersecurity, Educative is changing how developers continue their education. Stay relevant through our pre-configured learning environments that adapt to match a developer’s skill level. Educative provides the best author platform for instructors to create interactive and adaptive content in only a few clicks. More Videos from Educative Sessions: https://www.youtube.com/c/EducativeSessions/ Episode 72: "Stumbling into Dev Management" with James Stanier of Shopify | Educative Sessions

#71: "I Bought a School Bus to Learn Code" with Roxanne Agerone of Salesforce | Educative Sessions Aug 09, 2021

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Roxanne Agerone went from working in chemistry to working in software over the course of the year. After being accepted into a prestigious coding program Seattle, Roxanne sold everything she owned, bought a school bus, packed it full of everything that was left, and drove across the country. It has been four years of software development, and she loves it. (No, Roxanne doesn't still live in a bus, but it was a great adventure and so worth it.)

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ABOUT OUR GUEST Roxanne Agerone is a software engineer with a passion for solving problems and creating new software. Previously, she worked as a laboratory technician for Sanesco International before moving to Seattle to participate in the Ada Developers Academy coding program. Roxanne landed a job with Tableau and now works for Salesforce.

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ABOUT EDUCATIVE Educative (educative.io) provides interactive and adaptive courses for software developers. Whether it’s beginning to learn to code, grokking the next interview, or brushing up on frontend coding, data science, or cybersecurity, Educative is changing how developers continue their education. Stay relevant through our pre-configured learning environments that adapt to match a developer’s skill level. Educative provides the best author platform for instructors to create interactive and adaptive content in only a few clicks. More Videos from Educative Sessions: https://www.youtube.com/c/EducativeSessions/ Episode 71: "I Bought a School Bus to Learn Code" with Roxanne Agerone of Salesforce | Educative Sessions

#70: ”Accidentally Into Code” with Daphnie Ozioma of Flexisaf | Educative Sessions Aug 02, 2021

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Daphnie Ozioma graduated from university in Nigeria with a focus on microbiology in 2018, but after graduation, she decided to attend a coding bootcamp instead and become a program manager. When she got there, Daphnie discovered there was no PM tutor, so she opted for web development where she learned the basics of HTML and CSS. For her mandatory National Youth Service Corps in November 2019. Daphnie applied as a developer to Flexisaf (an EduTech company) for her service year and she got retained as a junior developer afterwards.

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ABOUT EDUCATIVE Educative (educative.io) provides interactive and adaptive courses for software developers. Whether it’s beginning to learn to code, grokking the next interview, or brushing up on frontend coding, data science, or cybersecurity, Educative is changing how developers continue their education. Stay relevant through our pre-configured learning environments that adapt to match a developer’s skill level. Educative provides the best author platform for instructors to create interactive and adaptive content in only a few clicks. More Videos from Educative Sessions: https://www.youtube.com/c/EducativeSessions/ Episode 70: "Accidentally Into Code" with Daphnie Ozioma of Flexisaf | Educative Sessions

#69: ”A Marine’s Giant Leap into Code” with Chris Zichko of ZichKoding | Educative Sessions Jul 26, 2021

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When he was seven years old, Chris Zichko dreamed of going to the Moon. Eighteen years later, every decision Chris made had revolved around that dream, including joining the Marine Corps and his more recent pursuit of software development. Chris now wants to make robots to automate every chore in his life, but he still hopes of achieving the overall astronomic dreams.

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ABOUT OUR GUEST Chris Zichko is from the sticks of a small town: Crossville, TN. He decided to join the Marine Corps in 2015. While in the Marine Corps Reserves as a Combat Engineer, he was able to travel the country. After dropping out of college studying physics to move to Florida, Chris wanted to make something more out of his life. He now works on projects through his company Zichkoding. You can follow his work at @zkoding.

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ABOUT EDUCATIVE Educative (educative.io) provides interactive and adaptive courses for software developers. Whether it’s beginning to learn to code, grokking the next interview, or brushing up on frontend coding, data science, or cybersecurity, Educative is changing how developers continue their education. Stay relevant through our pre-configured learning environments that adapt to match a developer’s skill level. Educative provides the best author platform for instructors to create interactive and adaptive content in only a few clicks. More Videos from Educative Sessions: https://www.youtube.com/c/EducativeSessions/ Episode 69: "A Marine's Giant Leap into Code" with Chris Zichko of ZichKoding | Educative Sessions

#68: ”User Experience Done Right” with Alix Han, Veteran UX Designer | Educative Sessions Jul 19, 2021

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Imagine working in a world where everyone thinks of themselves as design critics and don't understand what you do as a user experience designer. UX design isn't just about making the logo bigger and things prettier. Through many years of experience, Alix Han (@alixito) is seasoned in fostering a user-centered culture and partnering with developers in order to create purposeful product that people actually want.

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Alix Han has been a user experience design professional her entire career working for tech startups or startups within corporations. She has designed and launched v1s of: Zillow, AWS Marketplace, Microsoft OfficeLive Workspace, Qumulo, and more. She is an inventor on 5 utility patents for real-time interactive data visualization. To learn more about Alix, check out http://www.alixhan.com.

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ABOUT EDUCATIVE Educative (educative.io) provides interactive and adaptive courses for software developers. Whether it’s beginning to learn to code, grokking the next interview, or brushing up on frontend coding, data science, or cybersecurity, Educative is changing how developers continue their education. Stay relevant through our pre-configured learning environments that adapt to match a developer’s skill level. Educative provides the best author platform for instructors to create interactive and adaptive content in only a few clicks. More Videos from Educative Sessions: https://www.youtube.com/c/EducativeSessions/ Episode 68: "User Experience Done Right" with Alix Han, Veteran UX Designer | Educative Sessions

#67: ”Running a Game Studio” with Jakub Kasztalski of Unbound Creations | Educative Sessions Jul 12, 2021

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Jakub Kasztalski joins Educative Sessions to talk about his experiences managing and self-publishing a small indie game studio. This Session will cover the our timeline, the pros/cons of self-publishing, as well as some common pitfalls. This talk is aimed at newer developers considering working with a publisher vs. self-publishing as well as developer managers interested in the world of gaming design and development.

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ABOUT OUR GUEST Jakub Kasztalski (@koobazaur) is a Polish guy and a traveler. He lived all over world working on games, freelance writing, and even cinematography. He studied humanities and ethnic conflict, all of which inspire his creative works. He founded "Unbound Creations" in 2013, best known for their "Headliner" series of games where you play as a news editor and shape public opinion in a genetically modified society. What Jakub finds fascinating about games is that they are the one art form entirely based on interactivity.

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ABOUT EDUCATIVE Educative (educative.io) provides interactive and adaptive courses for software developers. Whether it’s beginning to learn to code, grokking the next interview, or brushing up on frontend coding, data science, or cybersecurity, Educative is changing how developers continue their education. Stay relevant through our pre-configured learning environments that adapt to match a developer’s skill level. Educative provides the best author platform for instructors to create interactive and adaptive content in only a few clicks. More Videos from Educative Sessions: https://www.youtube.com/c/EducativeSessions/ Episode 67: "Running a Game Studio" with Jakub Kasztalski of Unbound Creations | Educative Sessions

#66: ”How Non-Fiction Made Me a Coder” with Divine Odazie of HackMamba.io | Educative Sessions Jun 18, 2021

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Divine Odazie started learning to code during his gap year before university, but Learning to code wasn’t rosy for Divine, from using a laptop that lasted 30 minutes without power to keeping late nights to access cheap internet. Stuck in tutorial hell for a year, he tried product management instead.

While writing non-fiction articles, Divine saw the need to write on problems he faced while building projects. Since then, it has been an awesome learning experience for him.

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ABOUT OUR GUEST

Divine Odazie is currently a software engineer and technical writer who spends his days’ building software and writing about it. Aside from the world of software, he enjoys watching football (soccer), listening to good music, traveling and having fun in his own way.

Divine is a frequent contributor to Edpresso, powered by Educative. Learn more about this vibrant community of software developers at https://educative.io/edpresso.

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ABOUT EDUCATIVE Educative (educative.io) provides interactive and adaptive courses for software developers. Whether it’s beginning to learn to code, grokking the next interview, or brushing up on frontend coding, data science, or cybersecurity, Educative is changing how developers continue their education. Stay relevant through our pre-configured learning environments that adapt to match a developer’s skill level. Educative provides the best author platform for instructors to create interactive and adaptive content in only a few clicks. More Videos from Educative Sessions: https://www.youtube.com/c/EducativeSessions/ Episode 66: "How Non-Fiction Made Me a Coder" with Divine Odazie of HackMamba.io | Educative Sessions

#65: ”Curing Programmer’s Disease” with Randy Hayes of House Chaos Games | Educative Sessions Jun 14, 2021

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In this episode, Randy Hayes wants to talk about a serious problem in the programming community. As coders, we create applications to fulfill a user’s needs. We should strive to avoid a Faustian bargain—meeting those requirements without helping the end user accomplish their intent.

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Randy Hayes has decades of experience helping individuals and organizations set, track, and achieve their goals. He has founded companies, executed and guided turnarounds, and worked with both small and large organizations.

Randy spent nine years as an officer in the Washington Army National Guard, holding many leadership positions. He was an honor graduate of multiple leadership courses. Randy has experience on both for-profit and non-profit boards.

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ABOUT EDUCATIVE Educative (educative.io) provides interactive and adaptive courses for software developers. Whether it’s beginning to learn to code, grokking the next interview, or brushing up on frontend coding, data science, or cybersecurity, Educative is changing how developers continue their education. Stay relevant through our pre-configured learning environments that adapt to match a developer’s skill level. Educative provides the best author platform for instructors to create interactive and adaptive content in only a few clicks. More Videos from Educative Sessions: https://www.youtube.com/c/EducativeSessions/ Episode 65: "Curing Programmer's Disease" with Randy Hayes of House Chaos Games | Educative Sessions

#64: ”Junior Developer ... for Life?” with Rasheed Bustamam of Edvo | Educative Sessions Jun 02, 2021

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Although Rasheed Bustamam has worked in a senior capacity in many projects, he prefers to consider himself a "junior developer for life." This mentality helps him set aside his experience and ego and try to look at every project with a junior's perspective, asking himself questions like "Why is this written this way?", "Is this simple enough to understand?", and "Where are the gaps in my knowledge?" These questions help him think through solving business problems in a less complex manner.

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Rasheed Bustamam is an contributor to Edpresso by Educative. Learn more! ►► https://educative.io/edpresso

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Rasheed Bustaman is a self-educated software engineer. He went from working part time as a manager at an after-school learning center to working at a consulting firm, where he did enterprise consulting for organizations like Panzura and MIT. He started a cryptocurrency side project which ultimately got acquired, and now he going back to his roots in education by building a knowledge management software suite at Edvo.

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ABOUT EDUCATIVE Educative (educative.io) provides interactive and adaptive courses for software developers. Whether it’s beginning to learn to code, grokking the next interview, or brushing up on frontend coding, data science, or cybersecurity, Educative is changing how developers continue their education. Stay relevant through our pre-configured learning environments that adapt to match a developer’s skill level. Educative provides the best author platform for instructors to create interactive and adaptive content in only a few clicks. More Videos from Educative Sessions: https://www.youtube.com/c/EducativeSessions/ Episode 64: "Junior Developer ... for Life?" with Rasheed Bustamam of Edvo | Educative Sessions

#63: ”#LearnInPublic & The Career Coding Handbook” with Shawn Wang aka swyx | Educative Sessions Jun 01, 2021

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Before Shawn Wang became @swyx, he worked in finance in Singapore, eventually realizing that the most interesting aspects of his work were ... based in code. Yet studying online and attending coding bootcamps was just the beginning: Shawn realized he had to start a movement inspired by his own love for creating developer experiences. Shawn talks about his work with the #LearnInPublic movement and his own contributions to the Educative platform.

Check out swyx's course here: https://www.educative.io/courses/coding-career-handbook

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ABOUT OUR GUEST

swyx aka Shawn Wang helps build great developer experiences, from documentation to dev tools to dev communities.He is a frequent writer and speaker best known for the Learn in Public movement and recently published The Coding Career Handbook with more advice for engineers going from Junior to Senior. swyx is currently working on Developer Experience at Temporal.io. He am also a regular on the Svelte Radio podcast and my own Swyx Mixtape. You can find him on Twitter at @swyx.

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ABOUT EDUCATIVE Educative (educative.io) provides interactive and adaptive courses for software developers. Whether it’s beginning to learn to code, grokking the next interview, or brushing up on frontend coding, data science, or cybersecurity, Educative is changing how developers continue their education. Stay relevant through our pre-configured learning environments that adapt to match a developer’s skill level. Educative provides the best author platform for instructors to create interactive and adaptive content in only a few clicks. More Videos from Educative Sessions: https://www.youtube.com/c/EducativeSessions/ Episode 63: "#LearnInPublic & The Career Coding Handbook" with Shawn Wang aka swyx | Educative Sessions

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