Getting Apps Done

Everyone is talking about design thinking. Books are being written, job descriptions are requiring it. But what is it and why is it important to software developers? Joshua introduces the concept and a new series of Youtube videos from Getting Apps Done on design thinking for developers.

David Wood joins us today to talk to us about how he got into development... Hint... I'm not the only one who got my start in development playing video games! See mom! I told you they weren't a waste of time!

Kellen wasn't able to join me this time around and I thought it was a perfect opportunity to talk about change, particularly in software development, but in general as well... and how I handle and embrace change.

Joshua and Kellen talk to Juan Valera a senior UX designer at Amazon who has previously worked at Microsoft and worked on the Forza Motorsports game UIs. Juan shares his passion for solving real world problems in healthcare using ux design and walks us through a project he worked on to help connect cancer patients with clinical trials. As a heads up! The podcast is usually clean, but Juan is passionate about what he does and there are a couple expletives in this episode!

Joshua and Kellen are solo again and talking about remote working culture and failures in respecting and promoting the benefits of remote working.

We're stupidly excited to have Bekah Hawrot Weigel return to the podcast to swap roles with Kellen and Joshua for the last episode of a series of reverse interviews, where we let newer developers from #100DaysOfCode ask us any questions they like!

We talk to Eri from Jakarta, Indonesia, who is currently shifting from a career in law to software development, in part two of a series of reverse interviews, where we let newer developers from #100DaysOfCode ask us any questions they like!

Michael Gallipo turns the tables on Joshua and Kellen in our first of a series of reverse interviews, where we ask newer developers from #100DaysOfCode to ask us any questions they like!

Part 4 of 4 of our series on motivation! Joshua and Kellen talk about what happens when someone is simply in the wrong position. This might be due to a promotion or when they're hired, either can have a significant impact on motivation.

Part 3 of 4 of our series on motivation!. Joshua and Kellen talk about how fear plays into motivation. Specifically, how fear is a poor motivator and can trigger behaviour that doesn't promote building great apps.

Part 2 of 4 of our series on motivation!. Joshua and Kellen talk about team member investment, candybars and bricks? We look at what does and doesn't make a team feel invested in the work they're doing.

Joshua and Kellen introduce the concept of motivation on a development team. The first in a 4 part series! Motivation is a big topic!

Joshua and Bekah discuss Moms Can Code a community supporting women, particularly mothers with their journey to becoming software developers.

Joshua and Kellen discuss how variety benefits a development team, how teams end up with little variety and what you can do to improve the situation.

Joshua and Kellen discuss estimation techniques and how to improve your ability to estimate how long tasks will take, whether it's you doing them or your team.

Joshua and Kellen walk through a really basic checklist of things to do to translate your app idea into a reality.

Joshua discusses hiring and using remote workers, specifically from Upwork.

Joshua introduces part time co-host Kellen Piffner and they discuss working remotely, challenges and benefits. Lots of tips for improving working from home, for both individuals and businesses.

Joshua discusses how setting yourself up to plan too far ahead of time stifles innovation and what you can do instead.

In today's episode, Joshua explores the concept of a minimum-viable-product in more detail and highlights the emphasis on focus rather than just doing less of a job.