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Ep. 05: Giving Back - Social Responsibility and Community Involvement with Sierra Acy

Episode Description: As software engineers we have the skills to make great tools but perhaps an even greater honor is the opportunity to teach and share our skills with others. In this episode we speak to an engineer who does just that, inspires future engineers through her community involvement. ...

March 4, 2022 · 2 min · Nigel Finley
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Ep. 04: Mindful Management with Mahesh Guruswamy - Chief Operator of the Rube Goldberg Machine

Episode Description: Are you trying to decide if software engineering is the right path for you? Are you currently an engineering manager and want tips on how you can grow and foster a better team? Join me as I speak with Chief Operator of the Rube Goldberg machine (CTO at Kajabi), Mahesh Guruswamy, as he guides us through how he measures success in his role as CTO, his 6 tenants of conflict resolution, ways to build a learning culture, how to know if engineering management is right for you, and much more. ...

February 11, 2022 · 3 min · Nigel Finley
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Software Sandox - Measure user satisfaction with Apdex

Episode Description: What is Apdex? It is an open standard used to measure user satisfaction using response times of applications and services. Join me as I breakdown what Apdex is and how to measure user satisfaction and convert measurements into insights using the Apex standard. Software Sandbox episodes are byte-sized episodes focusing on one specific software topic delivered in 20 minutes or less. ...

February 7, 2022 · 1 min · Nigel Finley
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Ep. 03: Mentoring matters - Increasing your knowledge base and growing your career with Dan Degreef

Episode Description: Dan Degreef, one of my mentors, has been tinkering with online businesses since he was a teenager, has run multiple small businesses including an email marketing company and a software consulting business. He is a home brewer extraordinaire and is currently a software leader and problem solver working as a Staff developer at Indeed.com ...

January 23, 2022 · 1 min · Nigel Finley
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Ep. 02: Gabe Levasseur on Continuous Excellence - Improve your Continuous Integration with Githaxs

Episode Description: Today we discuss DevOps and more specifically Continuous Integration, Delivery, and Deployment, and how Gabe Levassuer’s new product, Githax aims to help. Gabe Levasseur is a passionate Software Engineer with a diverse background. He is a first generation college graduate who double majored in Computer and Electrical Engineering with a minor in Mathematics. He also has a Masters Degree in Finance and is currently working on a Masters in Computer Science at Georgia Tech. He has an immense growth mindset, an insane drive to do better, be better, and he is always looking for ways to solve everyday problems, automate and optimize his life. ...

January 9, 2022 · 1 min · Nigel Finley
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Ep. 01: Websites for everyone - Accessibility tips and an unfiltered journey into tech with Dezireé Teague

Episode Description: Dezireé Teague is a software engineer who transitioned into tech from a career in bilingual education. She currently works at Committee for Children, a non-profit organization that strives to promote the safety, well-being, and success of children in school and in life. Dezireé is passionate about increasing diversity and inclusion in the tech space and is a strong advocate for web accessibility. When Dezireé isn’t working, she is giving back to her community through youth mentorship, speaking at workshops, and inspiring future coders. ...

December 28, 2021 · 1 min · Nigel Finley