Tech Talk: Test in Production and being On-Call with Charity Majors

What if leaving your dream job was the way to discover your true self?    Jon de la Motte failed his first Stripe interview, but he didn't give up. It was his dream job, a company that connected with ...

2 Jan 202551min

What if you had to break life-changing news to your team—could you handle the weight of their futures? Allison's journey from software engineer to compassionate leader at Shopify is filled with challe...

2 Des 202443min

Have you ever known someone who's technical brilliance was overshadowed by personal failings? This is the story of Hans Reiser, a software developer driven to create a superior Linux filesystem, but w...

4 Nov 202452min

How do you know what matters? What if training to climb Everest left you certain you were on the wrong career path? Join us as we explore Yoshio's incredible journey from the heights of Everest, to co...

2 Okt 202450min

What if your corporate job left you feeling empty, and you decided to leap into venture capital? Tim Chen, a software engineer, was disillusioned with corporate life at Microsoft. The 2008 market cras...

2 Sep 202446min

Today the tables have turned and you're going to hear someone interview me.  Ronak and Guang from the Software Misadventures podcast are going to interview me  about podcasting. My history as a softwa...

6 Aug 20241h 3min

What if you had to fight against your company's culture to bring a revolutionary tool to life? Meet Jeffrey Snover, the Microsoft architect behind PowerShell, a command tool that transformed Windows s...

4 Jul 202449min

Can you imagine risking your career to making coding easier to learn? Meet Felienne Hermans, a professor who did just that by stepping beyond academia to redefine coding education. Disillusioned by he...

4 Jun 202452min