Ben Gohlke and Brian Gates discuss how to get started and get ahead in the ever changing industry of software development. Current senior developers in their respective fields and former bootcamp instructors, Brian and Ben help to decipher the myriad options available to new engineers just starting out and how to navigate the educational and institutional challenges of the tech industry.
Model View Conversation
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Ben Gohlke and Brian Gates discuss how to get started and get ahead in the ever changing industry of software development. Current senior developers in their respective fields and former bootcamp instructors, Brian and Ben help to decipher the myriad options available to new engineers just starting out and how to navigate the educational and institutional challenges of the tech industry.
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March 30, 2020
36: Bama's On It!
<p>On the latest episode, Podcast Brian interviews his former student Testing Brian on his career, from starting out in the kitchens of Alabama to going back to school in his late 30's, to becoming a successful QA engineer. The guys chat about testing and its importance to the modern software ecosystem, and the challenges involved with learning how to break things in a structured manner.</p> <p>NOTE: This episode was recorded at the end of February. The live company event mentioned in this episode was cancelled and the hosts are WFH full time now. Fortunately the podcast was always remotely recorded, so no interruption to our schedule!</p> <p>Please stay safe and hopefully this podcast gives you something fun to listen to while you're staying inside.</p> <p>Follow us on Twitter <a href="https://www.twitter.com/mvcpodcast" rel="nofollow">@mvcpodcast</a>.</p> <h2>Chapters</h2> <ul> <li><code>00:00:00</code> - Intro</li> <li><code>00:00:47</code> - Bama's backstory</li> <li><code>00:06:11</code> - Back to school later in life</li> <li><code>00:08:45</code> - Swamp coolers to dev jobs</li> <li><code>00:16:38</code> - How to write your own job description</li> <li><code>00:24:49</code> - What is QA?</li> <li><code>00:30:31</code> - What is automated testing?</li> <li><code>00:41:17</code> - Bama's latest challenge</li> <li><code>00:52:18</code> - Don't be the deer?</li> <li><code>00:58:26</code> - Outro</li> </ul>
March 18, 2020
35: The Old Man and the SQL
<p>Ben's dad Joe just had to make it a three-peat. He's back again with updates on what it's like to look for a new job at 60, how to deal with recruiters, how to promote yourself online, and most importantly, whether the advice we gave him was actually any good! Advice and experience is shared that's applicable for professionals at any point in their career.</p> <p>Follow us on Twitter <a href="https://www.twitter.com/mvcpodcast" rel="nofollow">@mvcpodcast</a>.</p> <h2>Chapters</h2> <ul> <li><code>00:00:00</code> - Intro</li> <li><code>00:00:42</code> - Job search update</li> <li><code>00:10:54</code> - 20th vs. 21st Century job searching</li> <li><code>00:23:45</code> - Getting practice at finding a job</li> <li><code>00:38:59</code> - Emotional journeys</li> <li><code>00:41:32</code> - We actually give good advice?</li> <li><code>00:55:08</code> - Outro</li> </ul>
March 2, 2020
34: Almost Software
<p>The guys continue their tour of software and software-adjacent roles within an organization. Today's show is all about the roles that are integral to the success of a software product, but aren't directly involved with producing code.</p> <p>Follow us on Twitter <a href="https://www.twitter.com/mvcpodcast" rel="nofollow">@mvcpodcast</a>.</p> <h2>Chapters</h2> <ul> <li><code>00:00:00</code> - Intro</li> <li><code>00:01:37</code> - UI/UX Designer</li> <li><code>00:16:34</code> - Testing/QA</li> <li><code>00:28:00</code> - DBA</li> <li><code>00:42:22</code> - Dev Ops</li> <li><code>00:49:08</code> - Product Owner</li> <li><code>00:59:23</code> - Project Manager</li> <li><code>01:07:00</code> - Outro</li> </ul>
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