Tech Done Right

Managing For Career Development with Claire Lew and Dan Hodos Follow us on Twitter @techdoneright (http://www.twitter.com/tech_done_right), leave us a review on iTunes, and please sign up for our newsletter (http://techdoneright.io/newsletter)! Guests Claire Lew (https://twitter.com/cjlew23): CEO of Know Your Company (https://knowyourcompany.com/) Dan Hodos: Table XI’s (http://www.tablexi.com/) Director of Operations Summary How can you get honest feedback from co-workers, even when you are their manager? How can you support your team's career growth and support them as they improve their skills? Claire Lew, the CEO of Know your Company, and Dan Hodos, Table XI's Director of Operations, join Noel to discuss why listening is the most important thing you can do when getting feedback, how specific questions can break the "fine" reflex, how sticky notes can help with career growth, and the one thing you should never do in a one-on-one meeting. Notes 01:33 - Why One-on-One Meetings Are Important 03:16 - Creating

Avoiding Legacy Code with Michael Feathers Follow us on Twitter! @techdoneright or leave us a review on iTunes and sign up for our newsletter (http://www.techdoneright.io/newsletter)! Guest Michael Feathers (https://twitter.com/mfeathers): Author of Working Effectively with Legacy Code (https://www.amazon.com/Working-Effectively-Legacy-Michael-Feathers/dp/0131177052); r7krecon.com (https://www.r7krecon.com/) Summary What makes a code base go bad and become "Legacy Code"? Can teams avoid writing bad code? Michael Feathers, author of Working Effectively With Legacy Code joins Tech Done Right to talk about technical debt, how communication can prevent bad coding practices, why coding problems are never just about code, and what it's like to go around the world seeing the worst code messes ever written. Notes 02:36 - The Definition of “Legacy Code” 04:25 - What makes code bases go bad? 07:26 - Working as a Team to Avoid Technical Debt and Other Problems 09:49 - Tools and Techniques That Have Changed Since the Bo

Design Sprints with Kai Haley and Zeke Binion Follow us on Twitter! @techdoneright or leave us a review on iTunes and sign up for our newsletter (http://www.techdoneright.io/newsletter)! Guests Kai Haley (https://twitter.com/kaihaley): Interaction Designer on Google’s Design Relations Team, leads the Sprint Master Academy (http://www.teacuplab.com/blog/get-to-know-the-google-sprint-master-academy/) Zeke Binion (https://twitter.com/ebinion): Former Director of Design for Table XI (http://www.tablexi.com/) and runs Code for Designers (http://codefordesigners.com/) Summary Do you have a product that needs improvement, or a process to define? Is your team looking for a way to generate and test new ideas quickly? The Design Sprint process, created at Google, is a structured way to explore a problem, create a solution, and get user feedback, all in five days or less. Join Kai Haley (https://twitter.com/kaihaley), who teaches sprint facilitation at Google, and Zeke Binion (https://twitter.com/ebinion), who has run

Conference Speaking and Diverse Perspectives with Carina C. Zona and Mark Yoon Summary Want to start speaking at conferences? We go over how to get your first conference acceptance, then how to become a better speaker over time. For conference organizers, we also discuss how to find the best speakers from a diverse set of backgrounds and experiences. Carina C. Zona (@cczona) and Mark Yoon (@wimyoon) join Noel Rappin (@noelrap) on this episode of Tech Done Right. Notes Follow us on Twitter! @techdoneright (http://www.twitter.com/tech_done_right) or leave us a review on iTunes! Carina C. Zona (https://twitter.com/cczona): Longtime developer and advocate in the tech community, certified sex educator, founder of @CallbackWomen (https://twitter.com/CallbackWomen) Mark Yoon (https://twitter.com/wimyoon): Developer and Director of Talent at Table XI (http://www.tablexi.com/) 01:12 - @CallbackWomen (https://twitter.com/CallbackWomen): What it is and How it Came to Be Website with More Information (http://www.callbac

Open-Source Community Management and Safety With Coraline Ada Ehmke and Yana Carstens Follow us on Twitter! @techdoneright or leave us a review on iTunes! Guests Coraline Ada Ehmke (https://twitter.com/CoralineAda): Open Source Advocate, Creator of The Contributor Covenant (http://contributor-covenant.org/), Founding Panelist of Greater Than Code (https://www.greaterthancode.com/), Senior Engineer on the Community and Safety Team at GitHub (https://github.com/) Yana Carstens (https://twitter.com/YanaCarstens): Senior User Experience Designer at Table XI (http://www.tablexi.com/) Summary How can you manage a social media site to maximize community and make all contributors feel safe? Coraline Ada Ehmke (@CoralineAda (https://twitter.com/CoralineAda)), from GitHub's Community and Safety Team, and Yana Carstens (@YanaCarstens (https://twitter.com/YanaCarstens)), a Senior UX designer with Table XI, join Noel on this episode of Tech Done Right. We discuss tools for allowing users more control over their social

Episode 007: Software, Open Source, and Rails with Eileen Uchitelle and Andrew Horner Follow us on Twitter! @techdoneright (http://www.twitter.com/tech_done_right) or leave us a review on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tech-done-right/id1195695341)! Notes How does the Rails core team work? How are new features planned and implemented? How can I contribute? What should I do if I find a security issue in Rails? Our guest is the newest Rails core team member Eileen Uchitelle (@eileencodes) joins Table Xi senior developer Andrew Horner and host Noel Rappin (@noelrap) to discuss Rails, the new testing features in Rails 5.1, and the Rails Core Team. Guests Eileen Uchitelle (https://twitter.com/eileencodes): Senior Systems Engineer at GitHub on the Platform Systems Team; Member of The Rails Core Team (http://rubyonrails.org/community/) and the Rails Security Team Andrew Horner: Senior Developer at TableXI (http://www.tablexi.com/) Summary 01:12 - Eileen: Getting Started as a Developer and Getting Inv

Episode 006: Using Software to Create Better Countries: Recovering Healthcare.gov with Andy Slavitt Guest Andy Slavitt (https://twitter.com/ASlavitt): Ran Medicare, Medicaid & ACA for President Obama Summary How can we use software to build better countries? Our guest, Andy Slavitt (@aslavitt), helps us answer by telling us what he learned leading the recovery effort on Healthcare.gov in 2013 and 2014. Andy will talk about the 6,000 defect backlog he inherited when he took over the system, how it got worse before it got better and why it took a culture shift to really improve things. Even if you can't call the White House to berate underperforming contractors, you'll be able to learn how to run a rescue project under monumental pressure. Notes Episode 006: Using Software to Create Better Countries: Recovering Healthcare.gov with Andy Slavitt Follow us on Twitter! @techdoneright (http://www.twitter.com/tech_done_right) or leave us a review on iTunes! 02:58 - Healthcare.gov (https://www.healthcare.gov/)

Episode 005: JavaScript: Islands, Sprinkles, and Frameworks Follow us on Twitter! @techdoneright (http://www.twitter.com/tech_done_right) or leave us a review on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tech-done-right/id1195695341)! Summary Dave Copleand (@davetron5000 (http://www.twitter.com/davetron5000)) and Zach Briggs (@theotherzach (http://www.twitter.com/theotherzach)) join Noel Rappin (@noelrap (http://www.twitter.com/noelrap)) for a Tech Done Right discussion of JavaScript practices. When does it makes sense to build single page JavaScript app? How can your JavaScript and Rails interact? Is it an island of interactivity or a sprinkle of JavaScript? Which frameworks are handling community management well (hint: not Angular)? And how do you test any of this? Guests Dave Copeland (https://twitter.com/davetron5000): Author of Rails, Angular, Postgres, and Bootstrap (https://pragprog.com/book/dcbang/rails-angular-postgres-and-bootstrap) Zach Briggs (https://twitter.com/TheOtherZach): JavaScript Practi

Episode 004: Testing Summary Sam Phippen, Justin Searls, and Noel Rappin spend this episode talking about the value of test-driven development (TDD) as well as its cost. They discuss the kinds of problems that developers are likely to have after they learn TDD and attempt to apply it to a large application. Learn why Rails is both great and terrible for automated testing, and how testing can influence the structure of your code. Guests Sam Phippen (https://twitter.com/samphippen): Engineer at Digital Ocean (https://www.digitalocean.com/) and member of the RSpec (https://github.com/rspec) Core Team Justin Searls (https://twitter.com/searls): Writes bad code effortlessly and cofounder of Test Double (http://testdouble.com/). Maintainer of several testing tools, and frequent speaker on test related topics. Show Notes 01:30 - Intermediate Level Problems in Testing 04:58 - The Value of Testing Boundaries by Gary Bernhardt (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTkzNHF6rMs) 15:15 - Isolated Unit Tests 17:52 - Structur

Summary Allison McMillan (@allie_p) and Bradley Schaefer (@soulcutter) talk about remote work in the age of Slack. What makes a good remote worker, or a good remote working team? How can you support more junior team members who want to work remotely? How do you email cake to remote workers on launch celebration day? How can you improve code review for remote workers? Guests Allison McMillan: Software Developer at Collective Idea (http://collectiveidea.com/) and Rails Girls (http://railsgirls.com/) Bradley Schaefer: Senior Developer at Table XI (http://www.tablexi.com/) and the RSpec (https://github.com/rspec) Core Team Show Notes 01:07 - Working Remotely: Getting Started, Setups, etc. Allison McMillan: Even the Justice League Works Remotely @ RubyConf 2016 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7Z0uS2x_cY) 03:19 - Coworking Spaces STARTMART (http://startmart.us/) 04:34 - What makes an individual successful to be able to work remotely? 07:30 - Gains and Challenges of Working Remotely 10:18 - Transitioning From

Description Brandon Hays and Pete Brooks join the Tech Done Right podcast to discuss career development. We'll discuss some career development questions like: What makes somebody a senior developer? How do you acquire senior developer skills? What can you do to prepare yourself for a lifetime career and ensure that you are properly valued? Show Notes Pete Brooks: Software Developer at Table XI (http://www.tablexi.com/). Author of "How I landed my first programming job" (http://www.tablexi.com/developers/first-programming-job/) Brandon Hays (https://twitter.com/tehviking): “My friend” and line-level developer at OJO Labs (https://www.ojolabs.com/) 02:07 - Classifying Yourself as a Developer - The Conjoined Triangles of Senior-Level Development (12 Traits Blog Post) (http://frontside.io/blog/2016/07/07/the-conjoined-triangles-of-senior-level-development.html) 05:51 - Working Independently" “Throw a couple juniors at it!” 09:19 - What does it meant to progress? - Brandon Hays: The long strange

We talk about the role that trust has in building teams, and how improv games can help build that trust and improve the way you deliver feedback. Guests Mark Rickmeier: CEO of Table XI (http://www.tablexi.com/) Jessie Shternshus: Founder of The Improv Effect (http://www.improveffect.com/) and Author of the book, CTRL-SHIFT (https://www.amazon.com/CTRL-SHIFT-Mike-Bonifer/dp/0986296597) Show Notes 01:08 - The Improv Effect (http://www.improveffect.com/) and Improv as an Effective Method of Communication - Yes, And! (https://www.dramanotebook.com/drama-games/yes-and/) 03:21 - Working with Teams to Build Communication and Trust 05:20 - Ops Conf (http://www.ops-conf.com/) 06:02 - Tools or Games for Establishing Trust with Others Quickly in a Conference Environment - Commonality Boggle (https://medium.com/@sarajainephipps/improv-ising-your-on-boarding-ab8deb4dc73d#.m5po1sguc) - Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Degrees_of_Kevin_Bacon) - Extreme Rock, Paper, Scissors (h

This one is with Table XI front-end developer Aly Fluckey and it’s all about how the Table XI team organizes CSS to best manage the demands of a large code base with lots of styles. We try to avoid common CSS problems, mostly involving having to guess what styles will actually be applied to any given element. The goal is to have the CSS be as predictable and easy to find as possible. I learned a lot from this interview, and if you work with CSS, I bet you will too. Special Guest: Aly Fluckey.

This week, we have Ed LaFoy, who is Table XI’s Director of Mobile Development. Table XI’s mobile team does amazing work and uses a lot of external tools for testing, interface design, code quality, and beyond. If you are a web developer and looking to get a sense of how to match parts of your developer experience, listen to this interview. If you are a mobile developer, and you are having some developer pain in those areas, listen to this interview. Special Guest: Ed LaFoy.