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This episode features Annyce Davis, VP of Engineering at Meetup, for a discussion on how to excel in the tech industry, GraphQL, and much more. Questions covered include:Intro: background / journey in techIt looks like you focus a lot on helping folks in the tech industry excel in their careers or transition to where they want to be. What are some of your main tips around this, and some of the biggest mistakes you see people make?You are also a Linkedin Learning instructor, what does that mean?You recently spoke about GraphQL - which continues to gain popularity, what have you learned about implementing GraphQL in production?Tools / technologies / frameworks that you're really excited about right now or that you have on your list to keep an eye on?Annyce is currently the Vice President of Engineering at Meetup. At Meetup, she helps create the future of real community where people show up, do things, and actually talk to each other. Shaping what “mobile-first” means for an established company is both challenging and rewarding.Annyce has specifically been focused on Android applications for the past several years. She's also an Android Google Developer Expert. This means that she spends a lot of time developing videos, blog posts, and conference talks for the Developer Community.

Welcome to Breaking Changes! In this episode, Kin Lane, Postman's Chief Evangelist, is joined by Annyce Davis, VP of Engineering at Meetup, to discuss the adoption of GraphQL, its benefits and challenges at scale, and the business of APIs. Annyce shares her insights on how Meetup adopted GraphQL and the advantages it brings to their business. She also sheds light on the challenges they faced and how they overcame them. Kin and Annyce delve into the importance of the business side of APIs, beyond just the technology. To get more details, make sure to watch the full episode of Breaking Changes on Postman's website, YouTube, or your preferred streaming platform. Don't forget to comment below and share your thoughts with us. Follow Kin Lane on Mastodon at https://mastodon.kinlane.com/@kin and learn more about Meetup at https://www.meetup.com/. Thank you for tuning in!

We sit down with Annyce to discuss the use of Kotlin features and whether or not we're often abusing these in detriment of creating maintainable code. We chat about code review practices, design principles and even the DLR principle! We even talk about Googling. For links to show notes, please visit talkingkotlin.com or download the App from the Android Store.

Storytime With Managers is a collection of twenty minute conversations where Jennifer Tu finds answers to questions of interest for both established and budding leaders in technology fields. Today's episode covers building trust across differences with Annyce Davis (@brwngrldev on Twitter or annycedavis on LinkedIn). Annyce is a software developer and leader focused on Android and mobile development. She shares her mobile expertise through videos, blogs, and conference talks (ask her to present at yours!). Annyce is an engineering manager who leads the software team at Zola Electric, which provides clean energy to households that suffer from unreliable energy grids. We talk about building trust in a business setting, how different people may value different ways to build trust, and how to learn and do this in your own team. Tell us what you think of our podcast! We're on Twitter as @wecohere. --- Episode references: The culture map by Erin Meyer: https://www.erinmeyer.com/book/ (or fnd it at your library) Talk to Me Right! by Annyce Davis: http://adavis.info/2019/02/talk-to-me-right.html (or watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8a49CilmEU&list=PLlMnG4OZ1S7mvmBs4sXvfIgW3uHLrtxjb) ---- Our theme music is by Kevin MacLeod (CC-BY): www.orangefreesounds.com/electronic-ambient-easy-listening-music/ Editing by Bryant from Zinc (https://www.zincma.de/) - thanks for making us sound so good, Bryant! Tell us what you think of Storytime With Managers! Twitter: @wecohere

Parent Driven Development Episode 030: Moving and Traveling Internationally 00:11 Welcome, Annyce Davis! Annyce spends her day-to-day working as a Software Developer and Leader. She has specifically been focused on Android applications for the past several years. She's also an Android Google Developer Expert (https://developers.google.com/programs/experts/). This means that she spends a lot of time developing videos, blog posts, and conference talks for the Developer Community. Annyce is currently the Software Group Lead at a social impact startup called Zola Electric (http://zolaelectric.com/). They provide clean, transformative energy to households that suffer from expensive, unreliable grids or have no grid access at all. She gets to help impact the lives of people across Africa by developing a high-quality Android application that’s used by their entire sales force. 01:25 Moving from the U.S. to Amsterdam Fell in love with Europe about 4-5 years ago. 2 years ago, had an opportunity to move for a job opportunity. 02:55 Kids' Reactions to the Prospect of Moving / Transitioning After Moving Were worried about their grandparents and what the food would be like. Curiousity around schooling. Now attend an International School and take Dutch language lessions twice a week. Adjusting and acceptance of differences between life in the U.S. vs Amsterdam. 09:35 Logistics of Relocation to Another Country A cleaning process for your life and letting things go. If it wasn't sentimental, it went. Renting a furnished home. Take what you need to get through a few months. Shipping containers take a loooong time to be delivered. 15:20 Giving Kids Worldly Experience at a Young Age Exposure to diverse cultures. Status/prestige differences. Blissful ignorance to certain things. 19:26 Networks of Support & Feeling American While Not in America Having family send U.S. essentials!! Stock up while visiting. Visiting at least once a year. 25:39 Travel Tips Bring snacks. Have laundry soap. Wear compression socks on the plane. Figure out the money situation in advance. 31:43 Traveling Without Your Kids: Maintaining Relationships Having a transparent schedule. Talk every day. Bring souveniers. Being a parent and pursuing your career: People ask me for career advice all of the time. Here's a cheer:Self-deprecate, self-deprecateJust smile and congratulateWork twice as hard for half the payPlay with your kids every other day GOOOOOOOOO CAREER!!! #happytuesday #morningthoughts pic.twitter.com/sEH2xkl4y0— Annyce Davis (@brwngrldev) April 23, 2019 Set limits. Make it count when you're home. When you're away, the kids will be okay. And half the time, they don't even care! (They'll just make you feel guilty leading up to the trip.) What Do Teenagers Want? Potted Plant Parents (https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/14/well/family/what-do-teenagers-want-potted-plant-parents.html) 45:37 Genius / Fail Moments KWu found convenient vegetables! (#Genius) Annyce messed up the train schedule, so they walked and tired the kids out! (#Genius/Fail) Mandy didn't pay attention to where her daughter way playing. Heeeeyyyyy, poison ivy! (#Fail) Follow & Support Please follow us @parentdrivendev (https://twitter.com/parentdrivendev) on Twitter or email us at panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com (mailto:panel@parentdrivendevelopment.com). Our website is at ParentDrivenDevelopment.com (https://parentdrivendevelopment.com). Support us via Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/parentdrivendev) and get access to our our Slack Community. Panel KWu (https://twitter.com/kwugirl) Mandy Moore (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) Special Guest: Annyce Davis.

There's a lot of A's in this episode — Amsterdam, Android, and Annyce Davis! As the software team lead for ZOLA Electric, Annyce has helped the company become the leading renewable energy brand in Africa. Apart from this, Annyce is an international conference speaker and author, and shares her knowledge with developers all over the world. Our conversation started off with a look at a typical day at ZOLA Electric, and Annyce talked about what drew her to the Android ecosystem (and to the world of software development in general). She also shared what it's like to live in Amsterdam, spoke about how public speaking has helped her career, and gave some great advice for anyone looking to work abroad. Annyce is proof that being visible and being an advocate for yourself really pays off! Like this episode? Then subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, or wherever you find your favorite podcasts. Subscribe and leave us a 5-star rating and a review! Thanks so much to all of you who have already rated and reviewed us! Revision Path is brought to you by Glitch and sponsored by Facebook Design, Google Design, and Mailchimp. Powered by Simplecast. Sign up today for a 14-day free trial! You can also follow Revision Path on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Come chat with us! And thanks for listening!

GUEST BIO: Annyce Davis is a software developer and an Android Google Developer Expert which means she spends a lot of time developing videos, blog posts and conference talks.  She has also created several courses for Caster, O’Reilly and LinkedIn Learning.  Annyce is currently the software lead for mobile development at Off Grid Electric, a social impact startup. EPISODE DESCRIPTION: Phil’s guest on today’s show is Annyce Davis.  She has already had a varied career. Annyce spent 7 years working at the Washington Post setting up their online content offering and user re-engagement initiatives. During that time, she used Python, Hive and several other tools to get the job done. She was part of the team that created PostTV Android. Today, she is an Android Google Developer Expert working for the social impact start-up Off Grid Electric. Annyce has also created numerous courses, a teacher and public speaker. KEY TAKEAWAYS: ­­­(1.03) – So Annyce, can you expand on that brief introduction and tell us a little bit more about yourself? Annyce explains to Phil that when she is not programming she is busy settling her family into European life. The company that she works for recently moved their headquarters from Tanzania to the Netherlands. (1.57) – Phil asks Annyce to share a unique IT career tip with the audience. Annyce’s tip is to find a way to teach regardless of what you do within the tech industry. Doing that enables you to make a positive difference in the life of others and “sound down” whatever you teach within yourself. (2.32) – Phil asks Annyce to share more about what she gets out of teaching. She says it really helps her to hone her own expertise and make things firmer in her own mind. It pushes her to learn more and deepen her own understanding of a subject. If she has a complicated concept, she has to break it down so someone else can understand it too. This requires research, a process that deepens her understanding of the subject. (3.53) – Annyce is asked to share her worst career moment by Phil. Several years ago, Annyce had just completed a complicated project and was expecting to be promoted. But, that did not happen for her. Yet, other colleagues, some of whom had started after her, were promoted. At the time, she felt very down, but, learned several lessons from the experience. The first was the need to speak up. If you do not do that you can easily be overlooked. Make sure that your manager knows your goals and that you constantly check your progress towards them. Also, remember that “work is not school” you have to “advocate for yourself”. Let everyone know what it is that you contribute to ensure that you advance in your career. (5.12) – Phil asks how else that experience has changed the way Annyce works. She explains that teaching keeps you visible and helps you to vocalize what it is you know and contribute. It enables you to interact with a lot of people. You become a force for positive change within your own organization and help people across multiple departments. Understanding the need to promote yourself has helped her to understand the value of being a teacher within your organization. (5.41) – Phil asks Annyce what her best career moment, so far. Annyce said that recording her first LinkedIn Learning course was a big highlight. She recorded in front of a green screen in a real studio. It was surreal and made her feel like a celebrity. Amazingly, it all started with the little step of going online and sharing a few tips. When Phil asked if she gets much feedback from her course, Annyce said yes, loads. She really loves people coming up to her at conferences and thanking her for what she taught them. (7.27) – Phil asks what excites Annyce about the future for the IT industry and careers in IT, in particular. She is both excited by and worried about how reliant we are on Open Source software. Not that long ago, most companies would not let you use Open Source code. Now, we actively look for it before we build something from scratch. It is exciting because you can get things done quickly. But, it is scary too. If it breaks there is not always an easy path to resolution. (8.28) - Do you see opportunities maybe evolving as a result of open source? Yes, definitely. It does not matter where you are in the world you can work with so many smart people and learn from them. (9.07) – What drew you to a career in IT, Annyce? One day, Annyce was playing with her favorite game, when her teacher told her that if she became a programmer, she could make games too. She did, in fact, create a word game for Android. (9.50) – What is the best career advice you were given? Annyce’s unofficial mentor told her about “the rule of thirds”. Basically, whatever you put out into the world falls into one of 3 buckets. One-third of people will appreciate it, one third will ignore it and one third will totally ignore it. You need to take whatever feedback you get and put it in one of those three buckets. Doing this ensures you do not become distracted and can continue to move forward and achieve your goals. Phil agrees and shares the fact that he has also received similar advice.   (10.48) – If you were to start your IT career again, now, what would you do? Annyce says she would change jobs every three years. She is very loyal to her current company, but also realizes that staying in one place is potentially holding her back, in some ways. In tech, there is always another challenge in another place. (11.19) – Phil asks Annyce what she is currently focusing on at the moment. Annyce is currently building a small team. She is focusing on being a great manager, who programs. Rather than a great programmer who manages, so she is focusing on improving her management skills. (11.49) – What is the non-technical skill that has helped you the most in your IT career? Being able to explain complex things in simple terms, it is a skill that helps you to work with all kinds of people. (12.09) – Do you vary the way you communicate depending on who you are talking to? Yes, absolutely. While teaching middle school for a year, she learned different teaching methods. Now, Annyce definitely considers her audience when she teaches. (12.58) – Phil asks Annyce to share a final piece of career advice. Annyce says, just teach, and share what you know. Start small and watch your career grow as you help others to learn. BEST MOMENTS:  (2.13) ANNYCE – “Whatever you do in the tech industry, you should try to find a way to teach it.” (4.57) ANNYCE – “Work is not school. So, you don't just get an A, because you worked hard, you have to really advocate for yourself.” (5.28) ANNYCE – “Be seen, be vocal be visible, and to share what you know, with the community, because it also helps people internally in your own company.” (13.02) ANNYCE – “Share what you know with others and just watch your career grow.” CONTACT Annyce Davis: Twitter: https://twitter.com/brwngrldev LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annycedavis/ Website: http://adavis.info/