The Tech Done Right podcast is a show for people who care about what they build; not just software, but also teams, companies, careers, and communities.

Chicago, IL
Joined January 2017
New Episode: “Teaching and Learning with @sandimetz” — techdoneright.io/69 — Sandi and I talk about how you learn OOP and TDD, and how we teach them, and software design in general. I’ve been waiting a long time for this and I was not disappointed.
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New Episode. With a 20th anniversary reissue in progress, I revisit the Pragmatic Programmer with @pragdave and @PragmaticAndy. We talk about what’s changed in 20 years, and what hasn’t, and also about tech books and testing. It’s great, enjoy! techdoneright.io/68
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New Episode: Civic Software with Alex Pedersen of @polco_us and @abhinemani. We talk about how technology can improve the public sector and why technologists should be interested in public sector work. Enjoy! techdoneright.io/67
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New Episode: Stories and Community with @amcaplan. We talk about stories that developers tell about who is successful, what it takes to be successful. Qhat people and skills are left out of those stories, and how we might be able to change them? fireside.fm/s/LekzpbuD+BvxV5…
New Episode: Managing Pain and Suffering at Work with @amynewell. We have what I hope is an uplifting conversation about failure and pain at work. How to recognize it, and how to skillfully manage those feelings. fireside.fm/s/LekzpbuD+4x1bz…
New Episode: AI and privacy with @ BariAWilliams: (techdoneright.io/64). We talk about writing ethical terms of service, how to collect and use data properly, facial recognition, and other data mining and machine learning topics in the news. Enjoy!
Tech Done Right Pod retweeted
On episode 63 of @tech_done_right, @cpytel talks about how @thoughtbot structures their teams: techdoneright.io/63.
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New Episode: Software Consulting with @cpytel, CEO of @thoughtbot. (fireside.fm/s/LekzpbuD+bB59a…) We talk about what makes short consulting projects work, and how a consulting company can support open source, and hiring, and the Thoughtbot Playbook
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New Episode: Food and Design Thinking (techdoneright.io/62). In which we discuss how the design sprint process can be adapted to other fields. Featuring the innovation team behind @yappahfoods.
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New Episode: techdoneright.io/61 — Tech For Good with @meansandrew and @seanmarcia. We’re talking about tech for non-profits, how to determine their needs, how non-profits are different, and how you can get involved.
New Episode: Jumpstarting Your Side Project with @yodinaturals. fireside.fm/s/LekzpbuD+LJGG9… — we talk about how to create a side project, what you need to learn, why it might be valuable, and how you can plan to make progress.
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New Episode “Building Git with @mountain_ghosts”. We talk about James’ book, _Building Git_, which means we talk about Git, and about tech books, and about building systems, and about high and low level languages: fireside.fm/s/LekzpbuD+nCNWl…
James officially becomes the first guest to tweet out the show before I had a chance to…
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New Episode: Agriculture And Technology with @saezmatter. Learn about how tech and agriculture intersect. It’s got drones, it’s got machine learning, and it’s got insects. fireside.fm/s/LekzpbuD+hT1Np…
Here’s @barryoreilly describing the unlearning process. Hear the rest of the show at techdoneright.io/57.
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Here’s @barryoreilly explaining how people react when he talks about unlearning. Hear the rest of the show at techdoneright.io/57.
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New Episode: Unlearn with @barryoreilly. fireside.fm/s/LekzpbuD+FEyoK…. We talk about Barry’s process for changing behavior by defining outcomes, identifying behaviors that might help or hinder reaching the outcomes, and then unlearning existing behaviors and relearning new ones
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Tech Done Right Pod retweeted
"...we learned that our [hiring] pipeline design was removing people disproportionately at the very beginning." Great listen on how Eng. Leaders tested their hiring biases 🚃 bit.ly/2HhsWRx on @tech_done_right
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Tech Done Right Pod retweeted
Loved the recent @tech_done_right episode on recruiting/hiring. So good, I'm starting my 2nd listen of it.
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New Episode: Developer Hiring with @thayer, @jtu, @zspncer, and @fidothe fireside.fm/s/LekzpbuD+oO59T… We talk about the entire developer hiring process from how to advertise your company to potential candidates, through tests, interviews, and all the way to the final decision process
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