Episodes
Published 04/06/22
00:44 - Pandemic Life Politics Healthcare Society Work 13:58 - Jay, Happiness, and Fulfillment Personal Development and Self-Discovery Brené Brown Glennon Doyle Elizabeth Gilbert Nihilism Manifestation Gratitude & Daily Journaling Morning Pages EarlyWords 29:09 - Witchcraft & Magic Intention and Ritual Terry Pratchett Franz Anton Mesmer The Placebo Effect Zenify Stress Relief Drink Effort and Intention Reflections: Mandy: Everyone should journal. Reflect on...
Published 04/06/22
01:09 - Jenna’s Superpower: Being Super Human: Deeply rooted in what is human in tech The User is Everything 04:30 - Keeping Focus on the User Building For Themself Bother(!!) Users Walking A Mile In Your Users Shoes - Jamey Hampton 09:09 - Interviewing Users (Testing) Preparation Identifying Bias Getting Things Wrong Gamifying/Winning (Developer Dogs & Testing Cats) Overtesting 23:15 - Working With ADHD Alerts & Alarms Medication Underdiagnosis /...
Published 03/30/22
01:47 - Nyota’s Superpower: To hear and pull out people’s ideas to make them more clear, actionable, and profitable! Acknowledging The Unspoken Getting Checked 07:15 - Boundaries and Harmony 10:35 - News & Social Media Addiction Filtering Bias 18:54 - The Impact of AI 23:00 - Anyone Can Be A Freelance Journalist; How Change Happens Chelsea Cirruzzo’s Guide to Freelance Journalism Casey’s GGWash Article About Ranked Choice Voting First Follower: Leadership Lessons from...
Published 03/23/22
02:03 - Arpit’s Superpower: Tenacity Tenacious D 05:03 - Managing People vs Servers Establish Consistent Language and Shared Level of Understanding Written Word Following Up User Manual (Persona Investigation) Consensus Algorithms: Single Sources of Truth & Responsibility Independent Failures: Build and Establish Trust Conway’s Law Somathesis – Collective Problem Solving: Music, Science, Software - Jessica Kerr Reliability & Uptime Reflections: John: Meeting minutes...
Published 03/09/22
02:28 - Kerri’s Superpower: Having an Iron Butt The Iron Butt Association 06:39 - On The Road Entertainment FM Radio Country Music Community/Local Radio Roadside Attractions The World Largest Ball of Twine Mystery Spot Mystery Spot Polka 15:11 - Souvenir Collection & Photography Fireweed Ice Cream Clubvan Lighthouses National Parks 25:42 - Working On The Road 27:37 - Rallies, Competitive Scavenger Hunts Traveling Salesman Problem 30:40 - Tracking, Tooling,...
Published 03/02/22
02:14 - Ashleigh’s Superpower: Ability To See “The Vision” The Queen’s Gambit 03:35 - Intentionality: “People First” Call Me Out: Intention vs Impact “This Doesn’t Make Sense” Log Emotional Fitness Surveys “Dare To Lead” Book Club 10:55 - Listen Digging in to Defensiveness / Uncomfortableness Little Things Add Up Building Connections and Relationships 15:10 - Building Trust – Why is vulnerability not professional? Alleviating Fear North Star: Being Excellent To Each...
Published 02/23/22
00:58 - Paul’s Superpower: Participating in Scary Things 02:19 - EventStorming Optimized For Collaboration Visualizing Processes Working Together Sticky (Post-it) Notes 08:35 - Regulation: Avoiding Overspecifics “The Happy Path” Timeboxing Parking Lot Inside Pixar Democratization Known Unknowns 15:32 - Facilitation and Knowledge Sharing Iteration and Refinement Knowledge Distillation / Knowledge Crunching Clarifying Terminology: Semantics is Meaning Embracing & Exposing...
Published 02/16/22
How to Trust Again – Justin Searls Why has trust become so rare in the software industry? Developers don't trust their own ability to program, teammates don't trust each other to write quality code, and organizations don't trust that people are working hard enough to deliver on time. This talk by Justin Searls is a reflection on the far-reaching consequences distrust can have for individuals, teams, and organizations and an exploration of what we stand to gain by adopting a more...
Published 02/09/22
00:51 - Nikema’s Superpower: Connecting To People Through Authenticity & Vulnerability Background in Dancing The Ailey School Shift to Tech Having Babies ADHD Diagnosis (Neurodivergence) Masking 28:02 - Seeing People For Their Whole Selves; Facilitating Safe Spaces Nikema’s Founder Journey Remote Work & Homeschooling Pop Schools School Can Be Damaging to Children The Purpose of School Self-Directive Education 51:38 - Impostor Syndrome Isn’t Natural; The Tech...
Published 02/02/22
01:56 - Episode Intro: Who is Casey Watts? Happy and Effective 02:25 - “Gay” vs “Queer” Cultural vs Sexual Black vs black Deaf vs deaf 06:11 - Pronoun Usage & Normalization Greater Than Code Episode 266: Words Carry Power – Approaching Inclusive Language with Kate Marshall Spectrum of Allyship Ambiguous “They/Them” 16:36 - Asking Questions & Sharing Ring Theory Don’t Assume Take Workshops Find Support Set Boundaries Overgeneralization Do Your Own Research – Google...
Published 01/26/22
00:36 - Panelist Consulting Experience and Backgrounds Debugging Your Brain by Casey Watts Happy and Effective 10:00 - Marketing, Charging, and Setting Prices Patreon Chelsea’s Blog Self-Worth by Salary 28:34 - GeePawHill Twitter Thread - Impact Consulting Casey’s Spreadsheet - “Matrix-Based Prioritization For Choosing a Job” Interdependence 38:43 - Management & Mentorship Detangling the Manager: Supervisor, Team Lead, Mentor Adrienne Maree Brown 52:15 - Explaining...
Published 01/19/22
01:48 - Kate’s Superpower: Empathy Absorbing Energy Setting Healthy Energetic Boundaries Authenticity Intent vs Impact 10:46 - Words and Narratives Carry Power; Approaching Inclusive Language Taking Action After Causing Harm Get Specific, But Don’t Overthink Practice Makes Progress Normalize Sharing Pronouns No-CodeConf No-CodeSchool Gender Expresion Does Not Always Equal Gender Identity 21:27 - Approaching Inclusive Language in the Written Word Webflow Accessibility...
Published 01/12/22
00:54 - Emily’s Superpower: Being a Good Teacher Greater Than Code Episode 261: Celebrating Computer Science Education with Dave Bock CyberPatriot 06:24 - Online College Courses vs In-Person Learning / Emily’s Community College Path Network Engineering Virginia Tech Guaranteed Transfer Programs Loudoun Codes Emily Haggard: My Path to Virginia Tech 11:58 - Computer Science Curriculums Technical Depth The Missing Semester of Your CS Education 19:28 - Being A Good Mentor /...
Published 01/05/22
00:54 - Pariss’ Superpower: Being Vocal and Transparent #BlackTechTwitter The Villian Origin Story Deadpool 08:01 - #BlackTechTwitter & Black Tech Pipeline Job Board Labor Compensation 15:56 - Being Okay with Losing Opportunities Announcing Success Criticism & Privilege The Great Resignation Generational Wealth Hustle Culture Hustle Culture: Why Is Everyone Working Too Hard? 28:57 - UX Design vs Software Engineering (What would you do if you weren’t in...
Published 12/22/21
02:01 - Kat’s Superpower: Terrible Puns! Puns & ADHD; Divergent Thinking Punching Down Idioms 08:07 - Security Awareness Education & Accessibility Phishing Unconscious Bias Training That Works Psychological Safety 239: Accessibility and Sexuality with Eli Holderness Management Theory of Frederick Taylor Building a Security Culture For Oh Sh*t Moments | Human Layer Security Summit Decision Fatigue 20:58 - Making the Safe Thing Easy (in)Secure Development - Why some...
Published 12/15/21
00:59 - Evans’s Superpower: Talking about topics that aren’t interesting to whomever he’s talking to at the time ADHD Diagnosing as an Adult Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale QbCheck: ADHD Self-Check Test Why seek a medical diagnosis? Almost everything that you know about “Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder” is probably wrong Vulnerability 12:45 - Debugging Oneself, Neuroscience, Meditation Debugging Your Brain by Casey Watts CBT - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy MBCBT -...
Published 12/08/21
Catch Dave on Episode 006 of Greater Than Code! Getting Technology Into the Hands of Children with David Bock 02:10 - Dave’s Superpower: Ability to Reevaluate and Drop Ideas – Onto The Next! Star Trek: The Next Generation Impostor Syndrome 07:10 - The Acceptance of Ruby; Using Ruby as a Teaching Language Teaching Ruby Makes Approaching Computer Science Approachable Intro To Programming Skill Tree.md Computational Thinking Object-Oriented Programming Functional Programming Primer on...
Published 12/01/21
01:01 - Ian’s Superpower: Curiosity & Life-Long Learning Discovering Computers Sharing Knowledge 06:27 - Streaming and Mentorship: Becoming “The Career Development Guy” The Turing School of Software and Design techinterview.guide twitch.tv/iandouglas736 12:01 - Tech Interviews (Are Broken) techinterview.guide Daily Email Series Tech vs Behavior Questions 16:43 - How do I even get a first job in the tech industry? Tech Careers = Like Choose Your Own Adventure...
Published 11/24/21
01:42 - Rin’s Superpower: Writing, Public Speaking, and Being Neurodivergent + Awesome! 02:18 - GitHub Actions Concurrent Actions CICD (Continuous Improvement, Continuous Deployment) Security Trivy Building Secure Open Source Communities From the Ground Up Camunda Community Hub community-action-maven-release 07:47 - Improving Developer Experience Kubernetes Community Contributor Experience Special Interest Group Contributing Code Kubernetes.dev 11:33 - Neurodivergence...
Published 11/17/21
01:53 - Michael’s Superpower: Networking and Community Building Being Driven to Fulfill Needs Mental Health First Aid Working in Proximity / Keeping In Touch MAPS at Burning Man 10:36 - Defining Mental Health Self-Invalidation & Dialectics Money buys happiness, but euphoria comes dear Boots Theory of Socioeconomic Unfairness Decolonizing Wealth Mental Health First Aid Youth Teen Older Adults Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander 20:09 - Involving Gaming in Engaging in...
Published 11/10/21
01:03 - Not Giving Into Peer Pressure 02:31 - Reaching Outside of the Accessibility World (Demystifying Accessibility) Everyday Accessibility by Dr. Michele A. Williams Thinking About Disability Until It’s Everyone’s Normal Way of Thinking Power Structures and Erasing Innovation Recognizing Specialty Cormac Russell: Four Modes of Change: To, For, With, By 12:37 - The Real Work of Accessibility: Organizational Change Taking a Stance and Celebrating Innovation Inclusion 17:52 -...
Published 11/03/21
Greater Than Code Episode #170: The Case for Vanilla JavaScript with Chris Ferdinandi 02:50 - Project Gemini and Text Protocols Always Bet on JavaScript 07:05 - Overusing Analytics & Tracking Scripts Be An Advocate For Your Users / Ethical Obligations 12:18 - Innovations: Making Accessibility The Default 14:48 - Ad-Tech and Tooling Partytown Fathom Preact Alpine.js petite-vue Svelte SvelteKit Have Single-Page Apps Ruined the Web? | Transitional Apps with Rich Harris,...
Published 10/27/21
02:47 - Anne’s Superpower: Empathy & Collaboration Feeling Accepted & Creating a Sense of Safety Creating Happy Bubbles Making People Feel They Matter on Teams No Matter Status (i.e. Employees vs Contractors) No Matter Geographical Location/Timezone Equivalence in Remote Work 17:45 - Framing and Shaping Relationships + Communication Changing Company Culture Sharing Concerns with Upper Management “We are all on the same team.” Silence IS a Response Working Through...
Published 10/20/21
01:17 - Danielle’s Superpower: Empathy & Communication 01:56 - Going From the Hospitality Industry => Tech @CodeSchoolQA / twitch.tv/thejonanshow 04:58 - Education Technology (EdTech) Disruption = Reinvention 07:18 - Anthropology + Tech / Working With People Anticipating Needs 10:25 - Making Education Fun + Inclusive Cultural Relevance Revamping Outdated Curriculum Connecting With Kids 16:18 - Transitioning Into Tech 27:57 -...
Published 10/13/21