Beyond Coding

Full episode on YouTube ▶️ ⁠https://youtu.be/7iBLidwN49o⁠ Beyond Coding Podcast with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Powered by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! OUTLINE 00:00:00 - Intro00:00:36 - How to negotiate salary in an interview00:05:43 - Knowing your numbers00:07:34 - Landing your first job00:11:16 - Balancing work, school and hobbies00:15:33 - Working remotely abroad00:20:47 - Developing tech skills and soft skills00:25:26 - Seeing the business side as a Product Manager vs. as an engineer00:30:11 - Learning large codebases00:35:25 - How to get into AI as web developer00:37:49 - Keeping your motivation as podcaster00:42:55 - Thank you so much!

Connect with Anthony Alaribe:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-alaribe-293a41bb https://twitter.com/tonialaribe https://apitoolkit.io Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/mvwakmnEWGg Beyond Coding Podcast with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Powered by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! OUTLINE00:00:00 - Intro00:00:24 - Enhancing observability00:01:37 - Huge production issue00:04:08 - Orders are down, but why?00:05:28 - Things we don't think of as developers00:07:49 - Getting the first customer00:09:26 - Finding a niche00:11:54 - The fintech industry00:14:10 - The problem of many separate teams00:15:20 - Someone to hold you accountable00:17:14 - Knowing the competitors in your niche and sharing it00:20:42 - Filtering out what features you need00:23:24 - Standard operating procedures00:26:16 - Standardizing runbooks00:28:35 - Multiple proven tracks to follow00:31:05 - Anomaly detection and how to investigate00:32:50 - Developer experience and tools00:35:14 - We could build it better00:36:04 - What works well at a bigger scale00:39:55 - Analyzing your code and beyond00:43:04 - Opportunities for improvement00:44:50 - Most software is fast enough, or not?00:47:27 - Automating ourselves away

Connect with Keki Mwaba: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keki-mwaba https://www.expatcareerdevelopment.com Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/8zBAyEgklMM Beyond Coding Podcast with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Powered by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! OUTLINE 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:26 - The tech market now 00:03:34 - Getting a first job is harder 00:06:45 - From cold calling to a job 00:09:05 - Not all roles are advertised 00:11:32 - Crafting an application 00:14:11 - Does resume format matter? 00:17:07 - Being intentional with your resume 00:19:09 - Share your story! 00:22:13 - Patrick's poll 00:23:56 - Network is most important 00:26:45 - Downsides of referral policies 00:28:08 - Quality or quantity approach 00:30:53 - Mapping out the market 00:33:18 - Follow-ups matter more than you think 00:36:20 - Do your research and be genuine 00:38:49 - Keki should start a podcast!!

Connect with Yonatan Ziv: https://www.yonatanziv.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/yonatan-ziv Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/FUboYgDNhF0 Beyond Coding Podcast with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Powered by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! OUTLINE 00:00:00 - Intro00:00:26 - Design and Developer pairing00:03:24 - Separate design teams00:06:45 - We are all users00:09:30 - Incorporating feedback00:12:51 - Data wins, but not always00:15:11 - You have to have buy-in00:17:17 - Testing your assumptions00:18:58 - Fail fast from design00:20:31 - Full-stack designer00:22:39 - Design responsibilities00:25:12 - Design feeding development00:27:36 - Keeping product phases in mind00:28:18 - Solo designer challenges00:30:23 - Research takes so much time00:32:50 - When design involves development00:35:11 - Investing in team culture00:37:24 - Staying in the same domain as designer00:41:54 - User journey differences across industries00:44:44 - The best design learning journey

Connect with Elias Nogueira: https://linkedin.com/in/eliasnogueira https://eliasnogueira.com https://twitter.com/eliasnogueira Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/jUQcq8NLxDk Beyond Coding Podcast with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Powered by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! OUTLINE: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:30 - Digital vs. Physical boards 00:02:59 - The value of facilitating 00:08:41 - Standardizing way of working 00:12:40 - Elias explains how software is delivered 00:15:40 - Shift-left testing 00:17:14 - Cutting corners 00:20:15 - Changes and issues can not be prevented 00:22:23 - Quality engineers 00:25:47 - All engineers need to know the product 00:28:35 - Fail fast and often 00:32:28 - Communication issues between product and engineering 00:37:25 - Product minded engineers 00:40:51 - Zero bug policy 00:43:13 - Bugs in games 00:44:34 - Saying no 00:47:34 - Outro

Explore the pitfalls of feature overload with Maarten, as we discuss why less is often more in product development. Learn the value of simplicity in software and how to avoid the common trap of adding too many features. Connect with Maarten Dalmijn: https://linkedin.com/in/maarten-dalmijn https://www.dalmyn.com https://mdalmijn.com Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/suHq92IRqao Beyond Coding Podcast with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Powered by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:26 - Maarten writing a movie script 00:02:41 - Maarten's journey in tech 00:05:19 - The value of staying with domains 00:07:28 - Learning about domains 00:09:16 - Perfect requirements don't exist 00:10:51 - Frankenstein products 00:12:11 - Removing features 00:14:27 - We hate losing stuff 00:16:04 - Simple software is hard 00:18:35 - Rapid A/B testing 00:19:48 - Throwing away code 00:21:01 - Humans are complex 00:22:16 - No one found out when we removed this 00:24:06 - Facilitating conversations 00:26:36 - Do cheap small experiments 00:29:50 - There is no perfect information 00:31:33 - Disagreements and losing someone 00:33:27 - Building trust and changing directions 00:36:33 - Make big decisions fast and early 00:39:49 - Developers like shiny new things 00:42:11 - Feature-complete and clean up 00:44:34 - The best code, is no code 00:46:25 - Cleaning up is part of the job 00:47:47 - The dark side of refactoring 00:50:22 - Final thoughts

Explore app development with Lucas Montano as he tackles technical challenges and shares his journey into tech content creation on YouTube, crafting content that educates and entertains. From profiling apps to breaking down practical tech challenges (Mr. Beast Giveaways), Lucas shares insights that are invaluable to both developers and tech enthusiasts. Connect With Lucas Montano: https://www.youtube.com/@LucasMontano https://twitter.com/lucas_montano https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucasmontano Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/jwHlHVQY958 Beyond Coding Podcast with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Powered by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! OUTLINE00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:28 - How Lucas got into app development 00:03:30 - Native app development and changes in IOS 00:06:31 - Unique challenges in app development 00:09:23 - Supporting many different devices 00:12:34 - Senior app developers are experts at profiling apps 00:14:06 - Testing and updating in app development 00:16:33 - Content is the new app 00:18:57 - Communities and content 00:21:07 - Breaking down the Mr. Beast giveaway challenge on X 00:25:40 - Real life constraints 00:28:16 - How Lucas comes up with ideas for content 00:30:10 - Educating and entertaining 00:31:44 - Learning tech through projects 00:33:22 - Comfort in sharing learning experiences 00:36:41 - AI and software development 00:39:53 - Lucas works with his wife on the YouTube Channel 00:42:26 - Lucas has an AI team member 00:45:27 - YouTube is a platform for projects 00:47:00 - Open sourcing projects 00:47:57 - Channel Memberships 00:48:39 - Rounding off

In this episode with Christina Caljé, we examine the agile mindset critical for tech startup success. Discover how entrepreneurs learn from failures and decide when to pivot. We discuss practical strategies for navigating the investment lifecycle, offering valuable lessons for tech professionals Connect with Christina Caljé: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chriscalj https://www.christinacalje.com Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/-FWCbSAEiF8 Beyond Coding Podcast with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Powered by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! OUTLINE00:00:00 - Intro00:00:29 - Biking experiences00:02:14 - Sustainability startups at the VU00:03:48 - Students managing crisis scenario's with ChatGPT00:06:15 - Mentoring startup founders00:08:24 - Having an advisory role to startups00:11:16 - Many opportunities to give back00:12:39 - What Christina looks for in startups00:16:23 - Catalysts for the undercapitalized00:18:26 - When to invest in entrepreneurs00:21:33 - The fine line of conviction00:23:43 - Working towards an exit, or not?00:25:51 - When circumstances change, your goal might change00:26:56 - Different VC models00:30:04 - Different skills for organizational stages00:33:32 - Serial Founders00:36:01 - The weight of responsibilities00:38:35 - Learning from failures00:40:54 - How Autheos evolved00:43:54 - Learning from diversity00:46:31 - Patrick worked with Autheos previously

In this episode, Arjan discusses the hard-earned lessons from his failed startup and how they informed his successful pivot to YouTube. Learn about the realities of startup risks, the value of user engagement, and the strategies that helped him grow a digital audience. Connect with Arjan Egges: https://www.youtube.com/@ArjanCodes https://www.linkedin.com/in/arjanegges References: The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/SpFQYgB1kf4 Beyond Coding Podcast with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Powered by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! OUTLINE00:00:00 - Intro00:00:33 - Arjan is thinking about starting a podcast00:02:18 - Teaching game development00:04:36 - Teaching and researching00:06:57 - The value of teaching00:08:35 - Patrick wanted to do Game Development00:09:56 - Starting a first company00:13:36 - 90% of startups fail00:15:23 - Shattering your ego00:17:06 - Healthy optimism00:18:41 - Letting go of your ideas00:19:49 - Why Arjan's first company failed00:24:14 - Pivoting and still it didn't work00:26:30 - The value of talking to your users00:27:44 - The Black Swan and the unpredictable00:30:09 - Risk vs. reward00:32:53 - How Arjan started on YouTube00:37:43 - Going viral on Reddit00:38:43 - Digital education and YouTube00:41:00 - Getting fixated on YouTube metrics00:42:47 - Negative comments on YouTube00:44:25 - How Arjan expanded his team and content00:47:47 - Learning to work with an editor00:50:36 - Content and development cycle00:54:33 - Automatic feedback collection00:56:31 - Final thoughts

Jelle Niemantsverdriet joins us in this episode to discuss how the mindset around security is evolving, both from organisations and from professionals. My favourite takeaway is that security is on the same path as testing and becoming part of quality in software development.  Connect with Jelle Niemantsverdriet: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jelleniemantsverdriet  https://twitter.com/jelle_n  References: Digital Defense Report - https://www.microsoft.com/nl-nl/security/security-insider/microsoft-digital-defense-report-2023  Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) - https://www.verizon.com/business/resources/reports/dbir/?CMP=OOH_SMB_OTH_22222_MC_20200501_NA_NM20200079_00001 Sidney Dekker - https://sidneydekker.com  Kelly Shortridge - https://kellyshortridge.com/blog/ Chaos Engineering - https://www.securitychaoseng.com Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/A7DS1KCw6dY Beyond Coding Podcast with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Powered by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! OUTLINE 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:25 - Security is a matter of software quality 00:02:19 - Security way of working 00:04:37 - Professional pride 00:06:53 - Layers of defense, or excuse? 00:09:05 - The industrial revolution in IT 00:10:48 - Security as speciality 00:13:18 - Collaborating with the security department 00:14:29 - Building bridges 00:16:22 - Willingness to listen 00:19:29 - Scenario analysis workshops 00:21:01 - Unpredictable human behaviour 00:23:21 - Seemless and friction in security solutions 00:25:28 - Instant cake 00:26:38 - Red, blue and purple teaming 00:28:34 - Exploring the boundaries in AI 00:31:38 - Gamified security 00:32:46 - With risk comes reward 00:36:17 - Security costs vs. benefit 00:38:49 - Frequent password changes 00:41:20 - Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report 00:43:55 - Sidney Dekker - Human error doesn't exist 00:46:23 - Kelly Shortridge - Sensemaking 00:47:14 - Sharing knowledge around security

Roman shares his insight and experience in field of Product Management and People Management. We discuss the attributes of a great product manager. Crucial skills to learn and attributes that are harder to learn. Next to that, Roman shares he's had many roles in the tech industry. Some with people management responsibilities and some fully without. Luckily all experience matters, but what drives him to switch roles in the first place? Listen in to find out! Connect with Roman Arcea: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arcea https://twitter.com/sidthen References: Roman's YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8UlhL33fsz-4g1cJbzaDjg Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/kaB7ezE-8tA Beyond Coding Podcast with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Powered by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! OUTLINE 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:21 - Roman loves surfing 00:02:43 - Surfing in NL 00:04:49 - Patrick's first surf experience 00:06:26 - Surfing made Roman a better Product Manager 00:08:18 - What makes a great product manager 00:09:58 - Comfort in ambiguity 00:11:33 - Thinking through alternatives 00:12:38 - Influencing others 00:14:29 - Including different perspectives 00:16:50 - Listening to the essence 00:20:27 - A big vision 00:23:38 - Don't be too dogmatic 00:25:43 - How to create a product vision 00:27:28 - A product vision should be simple and clear 00:31:45 - Moving in and out of people management 00:34:56 - Unlocking options for people 00:37:10 - Everyone has goals 00:40:00 - Structured process of coaching 00:42:25 - Lack of will 00:44:37 - Enabling others as people manager 00:45:26 - Why it's worth investing in people 00:46:28 - Switching roles in an organization 00:51:02 - Big thanks to Roman!

Massi shares his insight and experience in field of Data Science and AI. We discuss how the field has evolved and how you can distinguish yourself, build up your network and grow as fast as possible. If you're just starting out as a data scientist, or in the tech field, this episode is for you! Connect with Massimiliano Ungheretti: https://linkedin.com/in/massimilianoungheretti Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/qMD5lJ5iiFA Beyond Coding Podcast with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Powered by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! OUTLINE00:00:00 - Intro00:00:25 - The habit of taking daily walks00:02:08 - Smokers at work00:03:33 - Catching baddies at ING00:06:26 - Being in over your head00:09:24 - Finding Comfort as a Data Scientist00:13:22 - What Massi is doing with GenAI at TomTom00:15:05 - Finding fulfillment in outcomes00:18:16 - Asking for feedback00:19:06 - How have Data Science has evolved00:23:02 - Data Scientist and. other data roles00:25:20 - Qualifying as Data Scientist00:26:18 - From meetups to a first Data Science job00:29:53 - How to distinguish yourself as Data Scientist00:33:18 - What to put in your portfolio00:35:21 - Data Science interviews00:37:57 - Handling rejection from technical interviews00:41:17 - How to grow as fast as possible00:46:08 - Feedback that has stuck with Massi00:47:49 - Way of working as Data Scientists00:52:28 - Experimenting and managing expectations

In this episode, Dennis and I and discusses his transition to Microsoft, the impact of developer productivity, and the evolution of the architect's role in tech. Tune in for insights on creating value in cloud-native technology and navigating the balance between autonomy and structured platform engineering. Connect with Dennis van de Laar: https://linkedin.com/in/dennis-van-de-laar-0374b4 References: Pace-layered Application Strategy - https://www.gartner.com/en/information-technology/glossary/pace-layered-application-strategy  Jim Wilt - Five Pillars of IT Architecture - https://iasaglobal.org/Services/Public/TOPICS/Iasa_Five_Pillars_Presentation.aspx Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/UumRYf4WVsk Beyond Coding Podcast with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Powered by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! OUTLINE 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:26 - Dennis worked with JP (Xebia NL MD) 00:01:03 - Executive Briefing Center 00:01:43 - How Dennis ended up at Microsoft 00:04:01 - Joining a team focussed on Cloud Native Technology 00:06:22 - Creating win-wins 00:08:36 - Focus on adding value 00:11:02 - Gartner's Pace-Layered Application Strategy 00:14:15 - Low code and innovation 00:17:15 - Low code has a bad rep 00:18:21 - Patrick's experience with GenAI 00:19:52 - The value of Microsoft Copilot 00:22:16 - Common customer productivity challenges 00:25:07 - Exploring Platform Engineering 00:26:41 - Developer Productivity linked to Innovation 00:28:25 - Losing autonomy with Platform Engineering 00:30:01 - Focus on Tech, People and Process 00:31:28 - Sharing experiences on way of working 00:33:42 - Letting go of your ideas 00:34:30 - The role of an architect is evolving 00:36:38 - Jim Wilt and human dynamics 00:38:57 - When to push and pull 00:41:51 - The best ideas don't always win 00:44:09 - Include people along your journey 00:45:36 - Final thoughts

Connect with Ruben Spruijt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rspruijt https://twitter.com/rspruijt Mentioned References: Videos from Ruben's digital twin - https://www.youtube.com/@dizzion-frame/videos Dizzion - https://www.dizzion.com Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/AfPxmTQT7ZI Beyond Coding Podcast with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Powered by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! OUTLINE00:00:00 - Intro00:00:25 - Beyond Coding Podcast style and audience00:02:59 - Retaining information from podcasts and books00:06:42 - What is End User Computing00:08:57 - The end user experience needs to be king00:10:02 - How long has End User Computing been around?00:11:30 - The tech and user experience side of End User Computing00:12:53 - Shadow IT00:15:29 - Accessibility leads to adoption00:16:39 - Virtual desktops are coming back?!00:18:53 - Data and compute being close to each other00:19:55 - New remote streaming protocols00:21:11 - No more company laptops needed soon00:23:10 - E-waste and sustainable hardware00:26:43 - Competing cloud resources00:27:44 - Working remotely for startups in Sillicon Valley00:30:48 - Work on your personal brand00:32:39 - Taking the plunge00:34:44 - Managing risk00:37:49 - Things are moving faster00:40:08 - Business relationships00:43:55 - Many Dutch people in the EUC communities00:45:23 - The pros and cons of startups00:47:45 - Faster impact00:49:03 - Wearing multiple hats00:50:36 - AI in end user computing00:51:53 - Ruben created a digital twin00:54:57 - How to stay ahead of the ai game00:57:09 - Measuring success00:59:32 - Final thoughts

Connect with Dr. Cara Antoine: https://linkedin.com/in/caraantoine https://twitter.com/carainholland Literature References: The Second Mountain by David Brooks Full episode on YouTube ▶️ ⁠https://youtu.be/bJBLXpZ5Brg⁠ Beyond Coding Podcast with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Powered by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠! OUTLINE00:00:00 - Intro00:00:26 - Cara's podcasting experience00:01:59 - Seeing the learning00:04:07 - Shrinking attention spans00:07:28 - Starting with the conclusion00:09:06 - How Cara started at Polaroid00:11:11 - Making artwork more accessible to everyone00:14:36 - Save, improve and change people's lives and the planet00:17:42 - People who made a difference for you00:18:53 - Mission statements for drive and motivation00:21:30 - The Second Mountain00:24:08 - Why there are 2 mountains00:25:31 - The stool of life00:28:12 - Balancing life00:30:22 - Saving lives with digital sensors00:33:02 - Finding the real issue00:36:02 - Digitizing the environment00:38:01 - Losing the home away from home00:40:58 - Hit repeat on a different part of the organisation00:44:42 - The opportunities and fear of AI00:47:36 - AI has existed for years00:49:49 - GenAI FoMO00:52:54 - Personalized customer experiences00:55:55 - The evolution of predictive models00:58:24 - Problems of current GenAI models01:00:44 - The need for diversity01:04:00 - Easee and AI technology01:08:00 - Parity of individual capabilities01:11:26 - Be a learn-it-all01:11:52 - Start today and start small01:13:41 - How the windshield wiper came to be01:15:29 - The spark of innovation01:17:37 - Looking forward

Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/7iBLidwN49o Beyond Coding Podcast with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Powered by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠! OUTLINE00:00:00 - Intro00:00:29 - Getting ready!00:00:45 - What new hobby would you like to try for 2024?00:01:52 - What tech trends are you anticipating for 2024?00:04:37 - My favourite Christmas gift00:04:44 - How do you see the future of the IT industry?00:07:26 - How do you see your future in IT?00:08:36 - Is there demand for .NET engineers?00:12:09 - With AI evolving, how do software engineers evolve with it?00:14:57 - AI and experienced software engineers00:17:44 - How do you find out what field to focus on?00:22:14 - What are some tools I should incorporate in my workflow?00:24:14 - Web dev and software engineering tools00:28:53 - How do you explain a career gap?00:31:59 - Have you ever been on a project which was fun, but not ethically responsible?00:35:44 - Enjoying the domain you work in00:38:01 - Life and career goals00:41:19 - Work and family illness00:44:17 - Patrick's conflict story00:48:15 - Handling conflict00:51:33 - How do you gain respect as a junior?00:55:05 - Ask for feedback00:55:52 - If it's not 2024...

Connect with Julia Sullivan: https://juliasullivan.nl https://www.linkedin.com/in/jusullivan Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/0EjMupALvOo Beyond Coding Podcast with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Powered by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠! OUTLINE00:00:00 - Intro00:00:21 - Perfectionism and writing00:02:58 - It has to be good00:05:25 - Allow yourself to be a learner00:06:55 - I should know what I'm doing00:08:46 - Keep asking questions00:10:39 - Fear of looking stupid00:12:31 - The "human stuff" in teams00:14:11 - Team building00:16:08 - Shared mission and shared vision00:18:08 - The pressure of being a team leader00:19:26 - Prices and benefits00:22:00 - Getting buy-in from larger teams00:24:23 - Team values00:26:19 - Another obligation00:28:29 - Fear of making mistakes00:31:29 - Doing your best to look the part00:33:37 - Breaking down masks00:34:43 - Communication styles00:37:50 - Being flexible in how you communicate00:39:05 - Connecting with anyone00:40:52 - The price of honesty00:42:57 - Handling disappointments00:45:08 - We are all sensitive00:46:44 - How to work with people00:49:37 - Main responsibility as team lead00:52:00 - As a leader, you need to be real00:54:44 - Going against the stream00:56:22 - Understanding leadership00:58:28 - Meaningful work

Connect with Malcolm Matalka: https://www.linkedin.com/in/malcolm-matalka-a6527382 Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/htpxkxyCX9I Beyond Coding Podcast with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Powered by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠! OUTLINE 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:25 - Where to dock your boat? 00:02:49 - Patrick's friends bought a boat 00:03:31 - Malcolm sold his house and bought a boat 00:05:52 - Relaxing on a boat 00:07:47 - Living small and minimalistic 00:09:22 - Taking the plunge twice 00:10:32 - Terrateam is a TACoS 00:11:47 - What is OpenTofu? 00:14:33 - Why people work on OpenTofu 00:16:05 - Terrateam and github actions 00:17:40 - Total cost of ownership 00:19:03 - The idea to start Terrateam 00:22:53 - Starting a business with a close friend 00:24:41 - Offering high quality support 00:25:44 - Full responsibility to choose the technology 00:28:13 - Choosing OCaml as backend language 00:31:16 - Ocaml solution directions 00:35:01 - Escape hatches 00:36:34 - Computers are really fast 00:38:10 - AI for developer productivity 00:41:55 - Generating the code doesn't reduce the bottleneck 00:44:25 - Productivity in a 2-man team 00:47:06 - Should engineers talk to customers? 00:49:39 - Offering flexibility and accommodating 00:52:59 - Rounding off

Connect with Yu Guo: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/yu-guo-yguo⁠ TomTom at CES: ⁠https://www.tomtom.com/events/trade-show/ces-2024⁠  Full episode on YouTube ▶️ ⁠https://youtu.be/Jip8CG1Mqi4⁠ Beyond Coding Podcast with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Powered by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠! OUTLINE 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:31 - How Yu ended up at TomTom 00:01:45 - Leveraging generative AI 00:03:56 - ChatGPT location plugin 00:07:11 - Embracing ChatGPT within the organisation 00:09:57 - Generative AI and rapid prototyping 00:13:10 - Domain knowledge is key with generative AI 00:15:31 - Rapid company innovation with AI 00:17:38 - Cocreating with other organisations 00:19:26 - BentoML and optimizing model usage 00:21:28 - Partnering with Microsoft 00:22:24 - Protecting user data privacy 00:24:00 - Productive engineers with GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT 00:26:26 - Developer experience teams at TomTom 00:27:19 - Open sourcing AI solutions 00:28:25 - Past vs. present machine learning investments 00:31:08 - Where is generative AI heading? 00:33:19 - Uncertainty and fear of AI 00:34:52 - Knowledge gaps because of AI 00:36:29 - VisionGPT 00:37:00 - Sensory input in GPT 00:38:19 - AI hope and fear in big tech

Connect with Bandan Jot Singh: https://twitter.com/bandanjot https://www.linkedin.com/in/bandan https://substack.com/@productify Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/Qg1kaCaS9pE New episodes every Wednesday with our host ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!   Big shoutout to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for sponsoring this episode! OUTLINE00:00:00 - Intro00:00:20 - How to find like-minded people00:02:36 - Creating content creates relationships00:03:29 - Product strategy00:05:53 - Growing responsibilities in Gojek00:08:02 - Strategic thinking00:10:02 - Market research vs. experimentation00:13:38 - You're wrong 50% of the time00:16:11 - Ideas are a commodity00:16:38 - Product stages00:18:32 - Early stage product, no product market fit00:20:22 - Decision making on mature products00:23:15 - Investing in data pipelines00:25:27 - Optimizing for the organisation instead of yourself00:29:01 - 10% of the Fortune 500 remain00:31:50 - Payments and sticking to a domain00:35:26 - Tech minded vs. market oriented product managers00:38:29 - Domain becomes more important for product people00:40:32 - Getting out of your comfort zone00:41:43 - Empowering teams the right way00:44:15 - Everyone needs to create content as a skill00:46:28 - 3 ways of content creation and absorption you can do00:48:16 - Why Bandan started writing00:50:09 - People are seeking quality content00:51:49 - A content writer's dilemma00:54:40 - You shouldn't write that!00:56:44 - Choosing to uphold your values00:58:38 - Your closest circle01:00:05 - Unique podcast experience :)