Preserving Subcultural Language
Vocabulary is the basis of language and unique cultural meaning. Developers share a common code and have created their own vocabulary and language over time. In today's episode, we're talking about ho...
16 Nov 201912min
Different Behaviors with the Same Values - Practicing Modes
Hopefully the last episode about modifier functions and behaviors helped spark and idea of how you might change small behaviors and cascade that into bigger behaviors. Like leaving your phone outside ...
13 Nov 201911min
How Small Behaviors Cascade into Life-Changing Results
Context is a big deal in the job of a developer. In today's episode, we're applying a zoomed out model of thinking to everyday behavior to make us better developers, co-workers and leaders. 🙏Thank Yo...
11 Nov 201910min
Focusing On Improving One Value At A Time
If you were to list your values today, it's likely that the list is not simple. There's a lot to understand when we try to explain what we think and our place in the world as we see it. In today's epi...
8 Nov 201911min
Tracing Chained Motivations
What causes us to do the things we do? In today's episode, we're discussing the complexity of motivations and identifying the chains of motivations in our actions as developers. How can our chained m...
6 Nov 201912min
Productivity In The Face of Ambiguity with Functional Assumptions
Senior engineers will often answer questions by peers starting with, "It Depends." In today's episode, we're talking about getting beyond the "It Depends" answer by challenging us to asking questions ...
4 Nov 201911min
Ask Better Questions
We've talked a lot about questions on this show. Questions are a powerful tool for developers and our collaboration. In today's episode, we're talking about questions as they lay the path to where our...
1 Nov 201912min
Interview with Anil Dash (Part 2)
Anil is the CEO of Glitch, an activist, writer and host of the podcast, Function. In today's episode, we sit down with Anil to talk about animating motivations, community building and career goals. #...
30 Okt 201930min
