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Introducing TECHnically Possible

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2022 0:57


Can we stop accidents by getting smart cars to talk to each other? Can robot swarms help us fight fires and build skyscrapers? And what happens when AI doesn't need us anymore? Join Lars Klint in a new Pluralsight series as he questions industry experts about where our current and emerging technologies might just end up, and what that actually means for us humans...including the good, the bad and the strange.

086 - Improving continuously with agile coach Kimbaly St. Matthew-Daniel

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2021 39:04


Veteran agile coach Kimbaly St. Matthew-Daniel breaks down how to help teams evolve from waterfall deployment to more agile methods, and how to have fun doing it. 

085 - Getting started as an open source contributor with Gift Egwuenu

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 35:21


The open source space is consistently improving, with a growing number of initiatives and projects built in the open. Front-end developer and consultant Gift Egwuenu shares insights on the importance of open source as well as how you can get started as a contributor, including:  How to make your first open source contribution Ways to overcome awkwardness and conflict in the open source process Tips for finding and making meaningful contributions to the projects you love  And more!

084 - Eliminating waste with Jan Trojanowski, Brian Pang and Kimbaly St. Matthew-Daniel

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2021 56:17


Join Pluralsight author, Jeremy Morgan, as he discusses the steps to identifying and eliminating waste in software production with senior manager of software engineering at Jamf, Jan Trojanowski; development director at Electronic Arts (EA), Brian Pang and agile coach Kimbaly St. Matthew-Daniel.

083 - T-Mobile's Axel Robinson on why love is the answer to operational excellence

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 31:06


Axel Robinson is the business solutions and implementation manager at T-Mobile. In this conversation, Axel highlights how operational excellence paves the way for delivering a world class customer experience, and how showing love for his team is key to his success. 

082 - Major releases and updates for AWS, Azure and GCP with David Tucker

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 24:25


Join cloud strategist and Pluralsight author David Tucker for latest news, updates and resources you need to stay up to speed on in the fast-moving world of AWS, Azure and Google Cloud. For all the resources mentioned in this episode, please check out the video descriptions in the links below: GCP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0_7yf6b5wI&list=PLif6_xhXJh4TIL1r524qmORA9lb8wO18p&index=1 Azure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ro2l-vFhX5U&list=PLif6_xhXJh4TIL1r524qmORA9lb8wO18p&index=2 AWS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JWhqwGTjEo&list=PLif6_xhXJh4TIL1r524qmORA9lb8wO18p&index=3 

081 - Learning to code and embracing failure with Kristen Foster-Marks

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2021 51:46


For today’s episode, we chatted with Kristen Foster-Marks—director of engineering for Flow at Pluralsight—about imposter syndrome, embracing failure as a new engineer, Kristen’s journey into tech, and her unique research into the academic field of second language acquisition and what it can teach us about learning how to code. Kristen's article series on SLA and learning to code can be found here: https://www.pluralsight.com/blog/software-development/sla-learning-to-code-part-1 

080 - Implications of the Colonial Pipeline attack with Bri Andersen and Aaron Rosenmund

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2021 19:06


Two members of Pluralsight security curriculum team discuss the implications of the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, and what security leaders and companies can learn to protect themselves against similar attacks in the future. Pluralsight courses and paths mentioned in this conversation: Red Team Tools: https://app.pluralsight.com/paths/skill/red-team-tools  Blue Team Tools: https://app.pluralsight.com/paths/skill/blue-team-tools Security Event Triage: https://app.pluralsight.com/paths/skill/security-event-triage-skill  Malware: Prevention, Detection, and Response: https://app.pluralsight.com/paths/skill/malware-prevention-detection-and-response 

079 - Team building and growth with Via's Rodney Cox

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 41:48


Rodney Cox, VP of engineering at Via breaks down his rapid rise into software leadership, how he’s building his team, incremental growth and his approach of stretching beyond his comfort zones.

078 - Building sustainable collaboration skills with Alice Meredith

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2021 39:32


Culture strategist Alice Meredith discusses how to build a culture of collaboration on your technology team, including being vulnerable and transparent as a leader, setting aside time for structured brainstorming where everyone has a voice, and meeting each member of the team where they are at.

077 - John Jung talks about solving problems by leaning into the weird

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2021 24:20


Nylas director of engineering John Jung believes good software development comes from the inner weirdness of developers. That's why he's focused on creating the space needed for his team to find creative ways to solve problems. Learn how you can take a leaf out of his book and reap the benefits in this actionable interview.

076 - Insourcing and reskilling strategies with Jessica Schneider and Don Jones

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2021 48:36


The tech talent shortage is fueling a workforce development revolution.  With more and more companies unable to find software developers and IT pros to fill open positions, employers are taking radical steps to reskill non-technical talent for these roles.  For today’s episode, we’re sharing the audio of recent webinar featuring Don Jones, head of developer skills at Pluralsight, and Jessica Schneider, Vice President of marketing and product development at DevelopIntelligence. They’ll be discussing the innovative strategies companies are using today to rapidly build robust talent pipelines.

075 - First-time tech leadership advice with Heather MacDonald, Kevin Miller and Jason Alba

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 54:48


Three leaders in software development and IT share tips for making the jump from individual contributor to leader, including how to know when it's the right time, how to balance your workload, and navigating the slippage of your hard technology skills.

074 - Help Remove Roadblocks for Your Dev Team

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 60:55


Jeremy Morgan chats with the Director of engineering at Fernish, Kim Burgaard; VP of engineering at Via, Rodney Cox; and Engineering Manager of business solution and implementations at T-Mobile, Axel Robinson. Together, they’ll dive in to help you better understand developer productivity.

073 - Kelby Zorgdrager and his Tech Journey

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 47:32


We talk with Kelby Zorgdrager, CEO of DevelopIntelligence about his journey into tech, from software developer to CEO. We talk about the journey and the challenges and techniques of managing tech teams in 2021.

072 - Getting Started in the Cloud with Barry Luijbregts

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 47:23


We sit down with Barry Luijbregts to talk about getting started in the cloud, new things coming with Azure and the changing culture of tech.  

071 - The state of the cloud with Janani Ravi, David Tucker and Casey West

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 55:53


Experts Janani Ravi, David Tucker and Casey West discuss specific tools and strategies impacting cloud architecture, management and security, and provide actionable insight to help technologists and leaders strengthen their organization’s cloud muscle.

070 - Big data in finance with Bismark Adomako

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 30:43


Daniel speaks with Pluralsight author Bismark Adomako about how big data is impacting the financial industry, best practices for creating a big data strategy at your company, and more. Bismark's Pluralsight author page

069 - Flutter and PWAs with Chris Sells

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 50:24


Jeremy speaks with Chris Sells, who is a Senior Product Manager at Google with the Flutter team. They discuss progressive web apps, Flutter, and online backgammon over Telnet.

068 - Lyron Andrews explains his BeST framework

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 31:15


Pluralsight author Lyron Andrews explains the background and benefits of his recently released BeST framework. He also talks about how the principles of the framework can apply across different industries and teams. Business established Service Taxonomy (BeST) Framework: Human-Centered Alignment of Services, Products, and Actions to the Mission Securing the Vote: Everything You Need to Know About Election Security

067 - Adam Boswell’s 3 pillars of engineering excellence

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 38:04


Adam Boswell, Director of Engineering at Kount, explains the 3 pillars he uses to foster engineering excellence.

066 - Linda Kovacs' inspiring journey to become a developer

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021 38:49


Linda Kovac's goal of becoming a software developer took her around the world and dropped several obstacles in her way. But her dedication and desire to help others won out. Linda’s story is as motivating as it is realistic. As Linda herself says, if you’re committed to improving, you need to "be ready to suffer." Linda's LinkedIn Linda's Twitter A web developer’s dreams, drive, and a big reward in the era of COVID-19

065 - Discussing the SolarWinds attack with Aaron Rosenmund

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 40:49


Daniel speaks with Pluralsight author and cybersecurity professional Aaron Rosenmund about the SolarWinds supply chain attack. Aaron explains how it happened, what the response has been and what lessons can be learned. Aaron's Pluralsight courses Aaron's LinkedIn profile

064 - Scott Hanselman talks teaching, presenting, and more

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 32:31


Pluralsight author Barry Luijbregts speaks with developer Scott Hanselman about becoming an impactful teacher, the importance of humor in presenting, and much more. This episode originally aired on The Developer Weekly Podcast. Scott's website and blog The Hanselminutes podcast Scott's YouTube channel

063 - Jeff Hicks talks Powershell

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 19:01


Jeremy speaks with Pluralsight author and Microsoft MVP Jeff Hicks about Powershell, DevOps and skill development.

062 - Highlights from our most popular episodes

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2021 33:31


With the arrival of a new year, we wanted to take the opportunity to look back. This episode brings together a collection of clips from five of our most popular guests: Scott Allen, Kelsey Hightower, Deborah Kurata, Troy Hunt and Filip Ekberg.

061 - Discussing DevOps and Elastic Stack with Mike Place

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2020 56:44


Today's episode is a conversation between Jeremy Morgan and Mike Place. Mike is a Senior Engineer on the Elastic developer productivity team, and former lead on the Salt Open project. They talk about DevOps, Elastic Stack, and the tactics for effectively managing developers.

060 - The state of JavaScript

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2020 64:38


We bring you the audio from our recent state of JavaScript panel with Pluralsight authors John Papa, Joe Eames and Jeremy Morgan. Their fun conversation covers topics including: JavaScript’s bad rap Do low code/no code advancements threaten developers? Is there a right or wrong JS framework to use Which JavaScript frameworks = which Star Wars characters

059 - Reframing your engineering org with Scott Lewis

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2020 46:47


We speak with Scott Lewis, who's VP of Engineering at APiO. He discusses the importance of taking care of technology teams, how to optimize team structure and the process of identifying new business opportunities brought by disruption.

058 - React Native development with Jennifer Robison

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 14:30


Jeremy speaks with Jennifer Robison (Director Of Engineering at Echobind) about React Native, Agile, and career development.

057 - 25 years of JavaScript

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 24:41


With JavaScript turning 25 years old this month, Jeremy Morgan provides a look back at the language's fascinating history. Join our month long #JavaScript25 celebration

056 - Upskilling tips and tricks with developer James Hart

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 25:00


After using Pluralsight to learn PowerShell a couple years ago, developer James Hart has embraced the process of gaining new skills. If you've been trying to figure out how to progress in your own career, James’ story is for you. James' LinkedIn profile James' GitHub profile James' GitHub blog

055 - Cisco Networking with Katherine McNamara and Ross Bagurdes

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 36:37


This episode is all about networking, Cisco, and certifications. Jeremy speaks with Katherine McNamara, a Technical Solutions Architect in Cybersecurity with Cisco Systems, and Ross Bagurdes, a Pluralsight author and IT industry veteran. Both discuss their careers, the future of networking and more.

054 - Ethics in Technology with Raina Kumra

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 42:50


We sat down with Raina Kumra to discuss the crucial topic of ethics in technology. Raina is a partner at The Fund LA, an early stage venture firm, and she just released two Pluralsight courses. This interview was conducted by Mitch Dumke, Pluralsight One’s Senior Operations Director. Raina's LinkedIn profile Raina's Pluralsight courses

053 - Securing the Vote with Lyron Andrews

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 46:12


Today we’re bringing you the audio from our recently released course, Securing the Vote: Everything You Need to Know About Election Security. With all of the speculation surrounding this year’s U.S. presidential election, Pluralsight author Lyron Andrews covers the past, present and future of election security. Watch the free course that inspired this episode Dr. Andrews' Pluralsight author page

052 - Game development with Thomas Winkley

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 43:32


With new consoles on the horizon and the holidays approaching, we sat down with Thomas Winkley to discuss all things video games. Thomas is a Unity certified instructor and developer as well as a Pluralsight author. In this casual conversation, we discuss the games that most impacted our childhoods, what we’re playing now, and what the future of game development might look like. Thomas' Pluralsight author page @ThomasWinkley on Twitter

051 - Inside the development of three new products

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2020 65:15


At last week’s Pluralsight LIVE, we unveiled several new product experiences. This episode offers you an inside look at how three of these products came to be, and the challenges faced during development. We speak with Lilac Mohr about Delivery Module, Josh Garcia about Priorities and Jon Ng about Cloud Labs. Learn more about our new product experiences Re-live Pluralsight LIVE 2020

050 - Microsoft's Jeff Sandquist talks doubling down on developers

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2020 55:50


As part of Pluralsight LIVE 2020, we chat with Jeff Sandquist, who's Corporate Vice President of Developer Relations at Microsoft. Jeff speaks about the importance of honestly listening to your customers, how Microsoft is helping enterprises move quickly, and even the similarities between beekeeping and software development. Jeff's LinkedIn profile Learn more about Pluralsight LIVE

049 - Ada Lovelace: Her life and legacy

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 11:01


Ada Lovelace Day will be observed on October 13th this year. While a lot of us probably know the name Ada Lovelace, we're devoting this episode to taking an in-depth look at her life and contributions. Difference Engine photos Analytical Engine photos Faster than Thought by B.V. Bowden Lovelace's diagram which includes the first computer algorithm Shelley Benhoff's Pluralsight author page

048 - From soldier to IT specialist with Ryan Chasteauneuf

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 27:05


Ryan Chasteauneuf had always dreamed of being a soldier. But after disaster struck in Afghanistan, his military career came to an abrupt end. He eventually discovered the power of online resources like Pluralsight and began a successful new career in IT. Jeremy Morgan spoke with Ryan about his powerful story, the challenges of IT and his advice for anyone looking to take that next big step in their career. Help for Heroes

047 - Making WFH stick with Jonathan Rayback

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2020 43:36


We speak with Jonathan Rayback, Evernym’s VP of Engineering, about how he evolved his leadership to make working from home sustainable, and the challenges he encountered along the way. Evernym's website Jonathan's LinkedIn profile

046 - Dig into Python with Douglas Starnes

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2020 38:02


We talk with Douglas Starnes, who has years of experience building and teaching Python. He shares his perspective on the current state of Python, why it's such a powerful language and more. Douglas' Pluralsight author page @poweredbyaltnet on Twitter

045 - Roadmap to reteaming with Heidi Helfand

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 43:24


We speak with Heidi Helfand, author of the book Dynamic Reteaming, and Director of R&D at Procore Technologies. Heidi explains her roadmap for leaders going through organizational change as she shares the five different models of reteaming. Dynamic Reteaming on Amazon Webinar: The balance of bottom-up leadership

044 - The history of mobile development

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 30:17


Mobile applications power our world. Hundreds of million of people use these apps every day without realizing how they are developed. In this episode, Jeremy Morgan explores the history and evolution of mobile software development.

043 - Exploring the evolution of Python with Piotr Gaczkowski

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020 28:39


Jeremy talks with Piotr about decades of working with Python, DevOps and learning new technologies.

042 - Building better applications with Julie Lerman

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 36:57


Julie Lerman chats with Jeremy about: Domain-Driven Design Event storming Julie's new Pluralsight course about building .NET applications on AWS.

041 - Pivoting to a career in software development with Matt Wojtkun

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 30:25


Despite a successful communications career, Matt Wojtkun realized that something was missing. After a lot of hard work and dedication, he successfully transitioned his career into software development. He talks about the importance of learning *how* to learn, his experience with coding bootcamps and why continual growth is essential. Matt's portfolio and personal website A blog post documenting the experience of building his first iOS app using Swift  "The Simple Chess Clock" in the Apple App Store Matt's current company, LeageApps

040 - The merging of sports and technology with pro cyclist Chris Froome

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2020 31:17


Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome talks about the intersection of sports and technology, what cycling can teach you about teamwork and what’s on the horizon for cycling tech. Join Tour de Tech (ends August 6, 2020) Chris' Wikipedia page

039 - The history of Python

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2020 30:05


It's estimated that 8.2 million developers use Python. That's almost the population of Switzerland, and it's getting more popular by the day. Where did this language come from? Why is it so popular? Enjoy this deep dive into Python’s fascinating 29-year history.

038 - Technology's role in the global displacement crisis with Pietro Galli and Lindsey Kneuven

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 38:09


Pietro Galli (CIO of Norwegian Refugee Council) and Lindsey Kneuven (Chief Impact Officer of Pluralsight) discuss the global displacement crisis, the impact of COVID-19 on those who are forced to flee their homes and the important role of technology in the response. Please visit NRC.no and consider becoming a friend of the NRC. Episode 033: Aaron Skonnard interviews Jan Egeland, Secretary General of NRC

037 - Perspectives on Technology Skill Development [Part 2]

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 34:58


As a continuation of our previous episode, this week we’re bringing you five additional sections from the audiobook of Perspectives on Technology Skill Development. Download Perspectives on Technology Skills Development for free in variety of formats

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