Welcome to the DevCongress Podcast, your go-to platform for insightful conversations and inspiring stories from the tech world. Hosted by passionate members of the DevCongress community, we explore the challenges, successes, and innovations shaping the tech industry in Ghana and beyond. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting your journey, tune in to discussions on programming, career growth, community building, and more. Join us as we connect, learn, and grow together!
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DevCongress Echo [EP7]: Is coding solved? Let's talk with Berkowitz VP of Engineering
Berkowitz hosts a weekly Thursday "What Are You Building?" meetup through our Slack community. As a Senior Vice President, he shares valuable insights from his extensive experience with Large Language Models (LLMs) and discusses the extent to which AI has automated software development.
In this discussion, we explore the software development lifecycle and examine which aspects of coding have effectively been "solved" by AI. Berkowitz also challenges and debunks some common assumptions, including the idea that coding has been completely solved by LLMs.
To join the weekly sessions, check our Slack channel and send a message to @aberkowitz.
Upcoming Event:
Don't forget that DevCongress is scheduled for the last quarter of the year (date to be announced).
Music Credit:
Shandr – Gone Fishing
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24 Sept 2026
Holy Wars [EP3]: Bags of Yams & AI Gods - The Realities of Software Delivery Today
Episode Source Note: This episode was generated directly from the interview transcript between Nathan Sodja (research) and former VP of Engineering / Technical Consultant Andrew Berkowitz. The conversation examines how project governance structures, team autonomy, and stakeholder management determine or hinder success in software delivery.
Also attached is the overall result of the research for futher reading...
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29 Sept 2025
DevCongress Echo [EP6]: Joojo Dontoh is a seasoned engineer and Technical Lead at BP
Show notes:
Here's the article Joojo mentions in this episode...
https://dev.to/joojodontoh/understanding-my-relationship-with-ai-through-the-lens-of-tam-368e
Make sure to listen to the entire episode and drop a review for us...
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27 Aug 2025
Holy Wars [E2]: AI Code Tools, Hype vs. Reality
DevCongress community slack is always alive with conversation, controversial like this one...
Since it's all text on the channels, this is just a way to document and relive some of those fun memorable yet informative dialogues between experts in their domains.
Enjoy!
Show notes:
The John problem: https://youtu.be/kqLz53z8Inc?list=TLGGIQSu8eemC6IyODA4MjAyNQ
https://metr.org/blog/2025-07-10-early-2025-ai-experienced-os-dev-study/
Reuters snippets from a report by Anna Tong in San Francisco; Editing by Sonali Paul
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19 Jul 2025
Holy Wars [E1]: Relational vs NOSQL - Postgres vs DynamoDB
What do you think?
Roll with NoSQL or go with relational DB?
Listen and decide, or perhaps the decision has been made already.
In such cases, beware of potential pitfalls and prepare accordingly.
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12 Jun 2025
DevCongress Echo [EP5]: Meet Chima aka Codekeyz, building a server in Dart
Chima aka Codekeyz discusses building a server in Dart, offering insights into server-side development with Dart in an interview with Nathan Sodja.
10 Jan 2025
DevCongress Echo [EP4]: Meet Bubu, a Senior Software Engineer and Devcongress Admin
Bubu is a stalwart of the DevCongress community, from organizing and hosting community events to mentorship, Bubu has done it all.
Listen to him talk about his start and journey in this episode.
Resources:
Read Bubu's Blog https://www.5error.com/the-hard-truth-about-mentorship/ (https://www.5error.com/the-hard-truth-about-mentorship/)
Time stamps!
00:00: Intro, Bubu's start into Tech
12:48: I just found computers fun
17:28: Tech then and now?
24:30: Ghana Tech Ecosystem vs Global
30:20: Why Tech got harder after COVID
33:50: VCs love Tech because it scales exponentially
43:40: AI, Is this the age of stackless engineering?
49:24: Are you a mature software engineer now?
51:21: Communities are valuable to your journey
01:02:00: Benefits of being a part of a community
01:20:00: Evolving the community to be more helpful and accessible
01:25:00: Supporting the community
01:28:00: Wrapping up!
Host/Editor: Nathan Sodja
Creative Directors: Yaw Boakye, Elorm and Sam Eshun.
Follow us:
http://slack.devcongress.org/ (http://slack.devcongress.org/)
twitter.com/devcongress (http://twitter.com/devcongress)
http://youtube.com/devcongress (http://youtube.com/devcongress)
main@devcongress.org (mailto:main@devcongress.org)
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20 Jun 2024
DevCongress Echo [EP3]: Meet Edem Kumodzi, Program Manager at Microsoft
Stefan mentioned Edem in the previous episode so naturally, I wanted to know more...
In this interview, hear Edem Kumodzi Program Manager at Microsoft share his career journey and experiences, we hope you pick up some great points from his experience.
Resources: Lisa Bainbridge on Automation https://ckrybus.com/static/papers/Bainbridge_1983_Automatica.pdf (this is the paper on automation I mentioned in the episode.)
Timestamps:
[00:00] - Intro, About Edem and Mentorship
[15:32] - Getting into Tech and the First Job
[27:00] - Working at Ringier and Failing the Google Interview
[35:00] - The ThoughtWorks Experience
[42:00] - Freelancing and Community
[45:00] - Working at Andela
[55:00] - The Days Before Google-fu and StackOverflow
[1:00:00] - Edem’s Motivation
[1:11:00] - Retiring from Code and AI
[1:12:00] - Staying Relevant as a Software Engineer
[1:17:38] - Tech Communities and DevCongress
[1:27:00] - Final Thoughts
[1:40:00] - Winding Down
Host/Editor: Nathan Sodja
Creative Directors: Yaw Boakye, Elorm and Sam Eshun.
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29 Apr 2024
DevCongress Echo [EP2]: Stefan Froelich, Senior Software Engineer and Proud Devcongress Member
We spoke to Yaw in EP 1 where we talked about the origins of the community and the journey so far, Yaw mentioned several folks and to progress the story, I got to interview one of them and hear his story. He drops many gems in his story and speaks about the benefits of being a part of a community like Devcongress.
"You can forge your path but still be a part of a community" - Stefan Froelich (paraphrased)
"Don't be a hammer carpenter, the hammer is but a tool" - Stefan Froelich (paraphrased)
Host: Nathan Sodja
Guest: Stefan Froelich (thedumbtechguy on X)
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12 Mar 2024
DevCongress Echo [EP1]: The Origins of DevCongress with Yaw Boakye
In this episode, discover the founding of Devcongress and the journey so far...
Devcongress is a technology-focused community of professionals with roots in Accra, Ghana.
If you love what we have been doing for the community feel free to reach out to admins@devcongress.org and show your gratitude.
Host: Nathan Sodja
Guest: Yaw Boakye
Production: Samuel Eshun
With immense support from Claude, Dede, Rexford and Elorm
Music by: https://freesound.org/people/YellowTree/sounds/483907/ and Pixabay
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7 Mar 2024
Intro
Welcome to the DevCongress Echo podcast, where we get into the depths of the internet to uncover the stories of tech enthusiasts, entrepreneurs, and startup pioneers. Join us as we embark on a journey to amplify their voices and share their experiences with the world. Because at the heart of it all, lies our vibrant community - DevCongress. Let the echo of our conversations resonate through the bytes and bits of the internet, for this is where innovation thrives, and where connections are made. Welcome, and let the journey begin.
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