Friends That Code

Hello world! It’s Mike Traverso with the Friends that Code podcast where I get a chance to showcase some amazing people I know that just happen to write code for a living. Whether they started off intending to code or just happened into it, we get to hear about the types of people you'll meet, things you'll get to do, jobs you'll have along the way, and advice from some awesome coders along the way!

30 - Creating VR games by learning from step 1 with Noble Ackerson

Former Google Developer Expert, Senior Product Manager, Product Strategist, Certified Design Sprint Master, Certified in SAFe 5, VR & AR developer, Holder of numerous Udacity Nano Degrees, Renaissance man, incredibly talented and yes… yes you did once see him in that Chevy commercial.  Ladies and Gentlemen, todays guest is Noble Ackerson! Twitter: https://twitter.com/nobleackerson Blog: https://nobles.page YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCOYYYV-skMFu-GGsFiFy_hg Background on Yaa Asantewaa and the Golden Stool: https://youtube.com/watch?v=rzRooY04SHM REFACTR.TECH Conference: https://refactr.tech Abstractions Conference: abstractions.io Black Code Collective: blackcodecollective.com XRSI (X Reality Safety Initiative): xrsi.org

03-24
01:00:26

29 - Empower your team with shared design language with Sarrah Vesselov

Designer, Manager, Community organizer, Conference Speaker, Mentor, Author and Board Game Cafe Proprietor. Today's guest is Sarrah Vesselov! Please check out Your Turn Cafe and give them a like or a share on social media. Your Turn Cafe - your-turn-cafe.com or twitter.com/yourturncafe  twitter.com/SVesselov Thundernerds.io "Building Design Systems: Unify User experiences through a shared design language" - amzn.to/2ZN8e40 Talks: The Design Of DevOps: youtube.com/watch?v=06MHBa4nGok How to style in React and not lose friends: youtube.com/watch?v=V-flI7ui52M 
 An interview with Sarrah Vesselov: youtube.com/watch?v=jbbH58ICs5o Groups: Women Who Code Tampa: womenwhocode.com/tampa

02-25
57:10

28 - How to be an awesome game developer, author, editor, speaker, etc. with Tammy Coron

Developer, Instructor, Conference Organizer, Conference Speaker, Podcaster, Senior Technical Editor and Author… Ladies and gentlemen, today’s guest is Tammy Coron! Tammy's website: TammyCoron.com Twitter: twitter.com/paradox927 Tammy's Book, "Apple Game Frameworks & Technologies": https://pragprog.com/titles/tcswift/apple-game-frameworks-and-technologies/ Adventure Game Kit: https://justwritecode.net/adventuregamekit-spritekit.html JustWriteCode.net RayWenderlich.com

02-17
01:04:03

27 - How to learn by teaching with Nate Ebel

Developer, Instructor, Teacher, Author, Conference Speaker, Google Developer Expert, YouTuber, Podcaster and man with a voice totally suited for crime solving serial podcasts… Ladies and gentlemen, today’s guest is Nate Eble. Oh btw, in the podcast I say OpenCV is Open Computer View. It's actually Open Source Computer Vision. Apologies for the mix-up folks! It was an off day for me. Goobar - goobar.io Goobar on YouTube - youtube.com/goobar Goobar Podcast - goobar.buzzsprout.com OpenCV - opencv.org 360AnDev Conference: 360andev.com Mastering Kotlin - amzn.to/35nF0vu  Kotlin First – Taking Full Advantage of Kotlin For Android Development - 360andev.com/session-recordings/?vimeography_gallery=3&vimeography_video=444346415

02-03
01:12:35

26 - Imposter Syndrome: You Do Belong Here & other affirmations and ways to beat imposter syndrome

Mentioned papers: Nitya Narasimhan: I'm a lifelong lifelong beginner, are you?: dev.to/nitya/i-m-a-lifelong-beginner-are-you-2ac6 Mentioned episodes: Nitya Narasimhan: Episode 7 Graeme Devine: Episode 25 Resources for help: Suicide Prevention Lifeline https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org Call 1-800-273-8255   24/7 Crisis Text Line https://www.crisistextline.org/ Text HELLO to 741741   24/7 Veterans Crisis Line https://www.veteranscrisisline.net 1-800-273-8255

01-09
28:11

25 - It's GRAEME DEVINE! with Graeme Devine

Video game lover, developer, designer, producer, Godfather of games on CD-Roms, and man partly responsible for a Christmas shortage of gold Zelda cartridges. Ladies and gentlemen, todays guest is Graeme Devine! Twitter: twitter.com/zaphodgjd Full Deck Solitaire: fulldecksolitaire.com GRL games: grlgames.net Quarantine Studios: qxrstudios.com Quarantine Studios on Twitter: twitter.com/qxrstudios Into The Future: A World Without Edges with Graeme Devine: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVFkPEqQX-0

12-18
54:07

24 - Preparing for better opportunities. Oh! and pinball too with Stacy Devino

Developer, Google Developer Expert, Community Organizer, Conference Speaker, Mentor, Sneaker fan and Mistress of Android. Ladies and Gentlemen, todays guest is Stacy Devino! Twitter: twitter.com/doesitpew Stacy’s Cooking Instagram: instagram.com/cookingbythecode Southern DevFest: youtube.com/channel/UCZNfiFfwI3mPLpfr8UFyUnw Midwest DevFest: gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-columbia-mo-presents-devfest-midwest-2020/

12-10
01:04:32

23 - Having every job imaginable in technology with Joey deVilla

Developer, former Evangelist, former CTO, Author, Community Organizer, Conference Speaker, Accordion Guy and Developer again. Ladies and gentlemen, today’s guest is Joey deVilla! How many electric motors do you have in your home?! Twitter - twitter.com/accordionguy Blog - globalnerdy.com UIKit Apprentice 8th Edition: https://amzn.to/39GXdau [Amazon Affiliate Link] DevFest Florida Talk - youtube.com/watch?v=epfM9isTmK8 Blogging getting a job at Auth0 - globalnerdy.com/2020/10/12/how-i-landed-my-job-at-auth0-2/

12-03
01:09:24

22 - Coding a secure, community driven, open sourced Smash Bros moves app with Kento Kawakami

Nintendo enthusiast, Video game lover, graphic designer, photographer, App developer and spanking new software developer. Ladies and gentlemen, todays guest is Kento Kawakami! "A lot of people with a passion in programming have this need to create something." Twitter: https://twitter.com/KentoKawakami  LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/kentokawakami Smash Combos: https://smash-combos.herokuapp.com

11-26
01:00:13

21 - Mentoring developers & fostering the community with Maggie Negm

Software developer, volunteer, and mentor to newer software developers and all around good person. Ladies and gentlemen, todays guest is Maggie Negm! Maggie's Twitter: https://twitter.com/maggiecodes_ Maggie's tweet on POSTing her resume: https://twitter.com/maggiecodes_/status/1302042477403279360 The associated blogpost: https://dev.to/maggiecodes_/how-i-applied-to-a-tech-job-using-a-post-request-193d Outreachy: http://outreachy.org/ Spectra Hackathon: http://sospectra.com/

11-18
49:09

20 - Dialoging with an Android Developer with Huyen Tue Dao

Developer, Architect, Fantastic Conference Speaker, Google Developer Expert in Android & Kotlin, YouTube Producer and On-Air Talent… Ladies and gentlemen, today’s guest is Huyen Tue Dao! Twitter: https://twitter.com/queencodemonkey Trello: https://trello.com Randomly Typing: https://randomlytyping.com  Dissecting the stdlib: https://youtu.be/Fzt_9I733Yg Putting Down the Golden Hammer from KotlinConf 2019: https://youtu.be/YeqGfKmJM_g Android Dialogs on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/androiddialogs

11-11
01:18:05

19 - Stay ready so you don’t have to get ready with Jerome Hardaway

Developer, Air Force Veteran, Tech Evangelist, Founder and Executive Director at Vets Who Code and Captain America of web development! Ladies and gentlemen, today’s guest is Jerome Hardaway! Vets Who Code: vetswhocode.io VWC on Github: https://github.com/Vets-Who-Code Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeromeHardaway Juneteenth Conference: https://juneteenthconf.com Rendevous in Memphis: https://www.hogsfly.com Otaku Ramen in Nashville: https://www.otakuramen.com

10-28
01:14:08

18 - Development is just another creative outlet with David Khourshid

Developer, Conference Speaker, Author, Javascript framework creator, Twitch streamer and moonlighting piano player. Ladies and gentlemen, todays guest is David Khourshid! State Charts: statecharts.io XState Github, Visualizer and Docs: http://xstate.js.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidKPiano David's Codepen: https://codepen.io/davidkpiano CSS Tricks: https://css-tricks.com/author/davidkpiano/  The Keyframers: Keyframe.rs

10-21
50:28

17 - Creating: Turning static into fantastic with Erica Jacobs

Designer, Illustrator, Volunteer, Celebrator of women in the design and tech community, Creator of the Neon Swan Awards and Creative Mind extraordinaire. Ladies and gentlemen, todays guest is Erica Jacobs! Pixadactyl: pixadactyl.com Pixadactyl TeeSpring: https://teespring.com/stores/pixadactyl Neon Swan Awards: http://neonswanawards.com Orlando Lady Boss podcast: http://www.orlandoladyboss.com/take-credit-erica-jacobs-podcast-9/ Lore Olympus: https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/lore-olympus/list?title_no=1320&page=13 Graphic Artists Guild Handbook: https://graphicartistsguild.org/product/the-graphic-artists-guild-handbook-pricing-ethical-guidelines/ Have Her Back: https://www.haveherback.com #awesometechqueen

10-14
01:14:31

16 - ABC's of success: Authenticity, Balance and Communication with Bill Conyea

Developer, CTO, Investor, Technology Staffer and Entrepreneur. Ladies and gentlemen, today’s guest is Bill Conyea! Crestview Global: www.crestviewglobal.com For career opportunity inquiries, send an email with your resume to opportunities@crestviewglobal.com or subscribe to Crestview Global's email list for updates. Outro: Running from the One Nine - Bill Conyea, Guitar

10-07
57:29

15 - From design, to coding, to app with SwiftUI & authoring books with Craig Clayton

iOS Developer, SwiftUI Pioneer, Community organizer, Conference Speaker, Author, Workshop creator and seemingly a master of time itself. Ladies and Gentlemen, today's guest is Craig Clayton! Swift For Good Book: https://www.swiftforgood.com SwiftUI Projects: Build six real-world cross-platform mobile applications using SwiftUI from scratch: https://www.amazon.com/SwiftUI-Projects-real-world-cross-platform-applications/dp/183921466X/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=Craig+clayton&qid=1599664573&sr=8-2 Design to Swift UI: https://designtoswiftui.io Craig on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedevme Craig's talk at try Swift NYC: https://academy.realm.io/posts/try-swift-nyc-2017-craig-clayton-creating-rich-custom-ui-notifications/ Craig's talk on SwiftBond: https://academy.realm.io/posts/slug-craig-clayton-my-name-is-bond-swift-bond/ iOS 12 Programming for Beginners: An introductory guide to iOS app development with Swift 4.2 and Xcode 10, 3rd Edition: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1789348668/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Craig+clayton&qid=1599664573&sr=8-1

09-30
56:37

14 - If someone expresses confidence in you, believe them! ft. Tony Amos

Developer, Navy Veteran, Kanban Cool Guy, Scrum Master Master, Agile Guru and Entrepreneur. Ladies and gentlemen, today’s guest is Tony Amos! LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-amos/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/agile_anthony Tony’s Blog post: https://medium.com/@agile_anthony/memo-to-the-lone-black-programmer-e8371c12707d “I feel like I was accidentally hired”, Ibrahim Diallo: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53180073 Nasdaq Stock Wall: https://www.stocktrader.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/nasdaq-stock-wall.png Wang 2200: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_2200

09-23
01:02:01

13 - Marketing to the right audiences in the right spaces with Robyn Spoto

Founder of SpotOn Digital Media, Co-Founder of MamaBear App and Co-Founder of ThingtoBring, Entrepreneur, Mentor, Digital Media Wizard and Tampa Bay Champion. Ladies and gentlemen, today’s guest is Robyn Spoto! SpotOn Digital Media Twitter: twitter.com/spotondigital SpotOn Digital Media: spotondigitialmedia.com ThingToBring: Thingtobring.com

09-16
58:21

12 - Why remote work is important for everyone and big hats at meetups with Michele Cynowicz

Engineer, Developer, Community organizer, Frontend Fox, Conference Speaker, Girl Scout Volunteer, Remote Work Advocate and owner of one seriously badass pirate hat… Ladies and gentlemen, today’s guest is Michele Cynowicz! Frontend Foxes: https://www.frontendfoxes.org Michele’s Twitter (pirate hat in profile photo): https://twitter.com/michelecynowicz #CodePirate DevFest Florida 2019 Talk: Shifting to Vue:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWQTbb6rmwI Thundernerds appearance at VueConf US 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrYcGXqyFZE&feature=emb_title

09-09
01:05:26

11 - Getting a Masters Degree with a GI Bill, Silly things recruiters say, FANG interview tips ft. Roland Heintze

Senior Full Stack Engineer. Master's Degree Student. US Marine Veteran. All Around Great guy. Ladies and gentlemen, today's guest is Roland Heintze! Georgia Tech Courses on Udacity - https://www.udacity.com/georgia-tech GI Benefits - https://www.va.gov/education/about-gi-bill-benefits/how-to-use-benefits/ Cracking Coding Interview - https://amzn.to/2Fnv7Up

09-02
01:00:06

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