A Programmer, Refactored

A podcast covering all manner of topics related to programmers, software developers, data developers, and other IT folks. Topics range from high-level career observations to more concrete technical discussions. The aim is for us to cover those things we wish someone would have pointed out to us years ago!

Ep 49, Leadership and Junior Developers 01/15/2018

Ep 48, Avoid Dogmatic Thinkers 01/10/2018

Ep 47, New Year's Career Assessment 01/01/2018

Ep 46, Things I Wish I Knew 10 Years Ago: Seniority Doesn't Always Count For Much 12/25/2017

Ep 45, Things I Wish I Knew 10 Years Ago, Coding Ability Does Not Determine Career Trajectory 12/18/2017

Ep 44, Things I Wish I Knew 10 Years Ago: Job Titles Are Often Meaningless 12/11/2017

Ep 43, Things I Wish I Knew 10 Years Ago: Job Postings Can Be Highly Inaccurate 12/04/2017

Ep 42, Things I Wish I Knew 10 Years Ago: Friends and Family Have No Idea What You Do 11/30/2017

Ep 41, Things I Wish I Knew 10 Years Ago: Software Dev Is Often More Hype Driven Than Experience Driven 11/20/2017

Ep 40, Things I Wish I Knew 10 Years Ago: Why Users Use Your Software 11/13/2017

Ep 39, Things I Wish I Knew 10 Years Ago: Code Quality Is Not A Primary Driver Of Success 11/06/2017

Ep 38, On Blaming the Last Programmer 10/30/2017

Ep 37, On What Makes for Bad Rollouts 10/23/2017

Ep 36, On Rollouts and Harsh Realities 10/16/2017

Ep 35, On Karma, Meritocracies, and Getting What You Deserve 10/02/2017

Bonus Ep 2, On Professional Expectations and Being Realistic 09/27/2017

Ep 34, On Trendy Programming and Actually Shipping Code 09/25/2017

Ep 33, On Fads, Career Burnout, and Standing the Test of Time 09/18/2017

Bonus Ep 1, Thoughts On Communication, People's Feelings, and Being Diplomatic 09/13/2017

Ep 32, Office Politics Exception Handling: When Relationships Go Wrong 09/11/2017

Ep 31, Hello, World: Beginner's Office Politics for Programmers 09/05/2017

Ep 30, Various Thoughts On Lead Developers, Office Politics, Ignoring the Past, and Controlling Your Emotions 08/28/2017

Ep 29, Don't Be a Resume Driven Developer 08/21/2017

Ep 28, On Being a Junior Developer 08/14/2017

Ep 27, Can the What and the How really be separated? 08/07/2017

Ep 26, The Dangers of Goldplating 07/31/2017

Ep 25, When Agile isn't so agile 07/24/2017

Ep 24, Are Highly Talented Jerks Worth It? 07/17/2017

Ep 23, Why I Hate The Phrase "That's not my code" 07/10/2017

Ep 22, Take Pride In Your Code But Remain Emotionally Detached 07/03/2017