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Episode 31: Going In To Management and Knowing If A Job Is Worth Applying To

Episode 31: Going In To Management and Knowing If A Job Is Worth Applying To

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Episode 30: Reaching Consensus and Code Editing Etiquette

Episode 30: Reaching Consensus and Code Editing Etiquette

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Episode 29: What Should I Do When Starting A New Job?

Episode 29: What Should I Do When Starting A New Job?

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Episode 28: How Long Should I Stay At My Job and How Do I Help Junior Developers Improve

Episode 28: How Long Should I Stay At My Job and How Do I Help Junior Developers Improve

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Episode 27: Writing Great Resumes and Pushing Back on Non-Engineering Tasks

Episode 27: Writing Great Resumes and Pushing Back on Non-Engineering Tasks

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Episode 26: Communicate Your Efforts and I Told You So

Episode 26: Communicate Your Efforts and I Told You So

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Episode 25: Understanding the Business and Managing Without Being a Developer

Episode 25: Understanding the Business and Managing Without Being a Developer

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Episode 24: Should I be a generalist or specialist developer?

Episode 24: Should I be a generalist or specialist developer?

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Episode 23: Joining a startup as a CTO and asking for a raise

Episode 23: Joining a startup as a CTO and asking for a raise

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Episode 22: Health insurance and contributing to open source projects

Episode 22: Health insurance and contributing to open source projects

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Episode 21: Giving work to interns and dealing with "dead weight" developers

Episode 21: Giving work to interns and dealing with "dead weight" developers

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Episode 20: Stories from people who got fired and doing effective code reviews

Episode 20: Stories from people who got fired and doing effective code reviews

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Episode 19: Firing someone for a coding mistake and getting demoted

Episode 19: Firing someone for a coding mistake and getting demoted

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Episode 18: Dropping out of college and preparing for interviews

Episode 18: Dropping out of college and preparing for interviews

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Episode 17: Side project ideas and getting fired

Episode 17: Side project ideas and getting fired

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Episode 16: Dealing with recruiters and learning new things without frustration

Episode 16: Dealing with recruiters and learning new things without frustration

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Episode 15: Working with non-technical people and keeping up with the latest technology (with Brad Green)

Episode 15: Working with non-technical people and keeping up with the latest technology (with Brad Green)

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Episode 14: Web developer prejudice and legacy code

Episode 14: Web developer prejudice and legacy code

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Episode 13: Dealing with a 'yes' boss and the difference between contract and permanent positions

Episode 13: Dealing with a 'yes' boss and the difference between contract and permanent positions

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Episode 12: Making friends at work and how to be good at being managed

Episode 12: Making friends at work and how to be good at being managed

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Episode 11: Negotiating offers and dealing with an oblivious boss

Episode 11: Negotiating offers and dealing with an oblivious boss

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Episode 10: Mentors and Stock Options

Episode 10: Mentors and Stock Options

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Episode 9: Deadlines and Titles

Episode 9: Deadlines and Titles

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Episode 8: Work life balance and on-boarding new engineers

Episode 8: Work life balance and on-boarding new engineers

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Episode 7: Finding meaning and quitting your job

Episode 7: Finding meaning and quitting your job

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Episode 6: Speaking at Conferences

Episode 6: Speaking at Conferences

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Episode 5: Developer Compensation

Episode 5: Developer Compensation

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Episode 4: Should I build my personal brand?

Episode 4: Should I build my personal brand?

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Episode 3: What to look for in a dev team

Episode 3: What to look for in a dev team

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Episode 2: Influencing your team and dealing with anger

Episode 2: Influencing your team and dealing with anger

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