SELECT*: Your Resource for Innovative Tech & Developer Topics Hosted by HarperDB

SELECT*: Your Resource for Innovative Tech & Developer Topics Hosted by HarperDB

por Margo McCabe

Educación Tecnología

Temporada 2

Thoughts from a Node.js Core Contributor w/ Matteo Collina

This episode of the HarperDB podcast features Matteo Collina, Core Contributor of Node.js, Lead Maintainer of Fastify, & PhD. Questions covered include: Share a bit about you / your background / journey into tech How did you become a core contributor of Node.js? What's one of your favorite projects you've seen using Node? Tell us about Fastify, why are you excited about it? Thoughts on Bun? What do you love about the open source community? Are there any drawbacks to OSS? Looking ahead - predictions for Node & JS in general, what are your goals over the next year? Matteo is a core contributor of Node.js, an author and a maintainer of many modules - including Fastify and Pino, and conference speaker. See his blog here: https://nodeland.dev/

RxJS, Open Source, & Career Advice w/ Ben Lesh

This episode of Select*, the HarperDB podcast, features Ben Lesh. Ben is the RxJS core team lead, as well as a Dad and art lover. Questions covered include: Share a bit about you, your background and journey into tech, and what you're working on now. What is RxJS, what's it used for, how and why was it created? What's it like being in the open source space, what kind of strategies have been successful for you thus far? What piece of advice, good or bad, has really stuck with you throughout your career? What other technologies / tools / frameworks are you super excited about right now? Ben Lesh is a software engineer from Austin, Texas. He's best known for being the project lead on RxJS for the past 7 years (https://rxjs.dev). During his >20 year career he's worked at companies like Netflix and Google, and he's spoken about reactive programming all over the world. He has 3 kids. He loves painting, drawing, and visiting art museums.

Game Development, Side Gigs, & Pursuing Passions w/ Bria Sullivan

In this episode we chat with Bria Sullivan, CTO of Honey B Games, Mobile Game Entrepreneur, and Ex-Google Engineer. Bria shares a bit about her journey, including the decision to quit her full time role to pursue her side gig. Questions covered include: Share a bit about you / your background and journey into tech / what you're working on now. What drew you into the gaming world? Did Honey B Games start as a side project? What are your tips on fitting in a side project/business with a full time job? How do you know when it's time to leave your full time gig to pursue a passion that might have started as a side project, what should you consider before taking the plunge? What piece of advice, good or bad, has really stuck with you throughout your career? Tips for folks getting into game dev What technologies / tools / frameworks are you super excited about right now? Bria Sullivan is the Chief Technology Officer of Honey B Games, an independent game studio specializing in wholesome mobile games. She has specialized in product development and engineering strategies for mobile apps and games across most platforms and tech stacks for 12 years. Prior to founding this game studio, she was a software engineer at Google. She voluntarily developed a permanent 3D interactive installation for the Smithsonian's National Museum of African-American History and Culture, to help change the way we learn about our nation's true history. She serves as a Startup Advisor for Neighborhood Start Fund and Google for Startups.

The Importance of DevOps Culture w/ Hila Fish

In this episode we chat with Hila Fish, Senior DevOps Engineer at Wix, about Devops culture and role. Questions covered include: What drew you into DevOps / how did you pick that specific path? What does a DevOps role look like? What problems are you solving, how are you solving them? What types of tools / technologies / processes are most helpful for someone in a devops role similar to yours? What's Devops culture like? Where would you like to see improvements? Looking ahead: what are you excited about, focused on learning or achieving in the next few months? Hila Fish is a Senior DevOps Engineer @ Wix. She believes the DevOps culture is what drives a company to perform at its best and carries the vision of enhancing and stabilizing the business by taking care of its infrastructure. In her spare time, Hila is a lead singer of a cover band, giving back to the community by co-organizing DevOps-related events (Inc. "DevOpsDays TLV" & "StatsCraft IL Monitoring Conference"), mentoring in courses and communities such as “Baot” (Women in tech engineering Israeli community) and others, and shares her passion and knowledge whenever possible. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hila-fish Twitter: https://twitter.com/Hilafish1

Decentralized Computing w/ a VP Systems Engineer, José Domingos

In this episode we chat with José Domingos, a VP of Systems Engineering at Ori Industries, which is a unique edge orchestration and networking solution. In your words, define decentralized computing. Why is it important? Why are companies focused on it? How does it tie into blockchain and web3? How is Ori enabling / enhancing decentralized computing? How are HarperDB and Ori working together? What types of use cases are a fit for decentralization? Are there any risks / downsides to decentralized computing? What's the best process to move towards this methodology? Looking ahead: what can we expect from Ori next? What are you excited about? José has 20+ years experience in telecommunications and networking, designing and architecting very large scale monitoring systems, for global and in-country networks. At Ori Industries he is the VP Systems Engineering, responsible for Solution Integration. José has been working on Edge and Cloud Native technologies for the last 4 years and his passion is technology and science in general. José also loves the outdoors, trekking, swimming or cycling, whatever gets him out in nature.

From Classical Musician to Software Developer w/ Jessica Wilkins

In this episode we chat with Jessica Wilkins, a former classical musician who came across an awesome opportunity in software development through technical writing. Questions we covered include: What do you do now, how did you get to where you are today? How did you transition into tech, how did platforms like FreeCodeCamp help with the transition and create strong connections in the community? What was it like coming from a non-technical background? Were there parallels between being a classical musician and learning to code? How were you able to pull from previous knowledge to assist with the learning process? Other tips for folks just starting out with their dev career? What technologies and/or tools are you focused on right now or excited about? Jessica Wilkins is a classical musician turned junior developer and technical writer. Prior to joining the tech industry, she spent her time running her own sheet music company (JDW Sheet Music) as well as performing and teaching in Los Angeles, CA. She now enjoys working as a developer and working with React, Node and Express. She is also a prolific technical writer for freeCodeCamp, and created the Black Excellence Music Project which is dedicated to black artists who have made significant contributions to the arts.

Why I'm Excited About Machine Learning & Python w/ Patrick Loeber

In this episode we chat with Patrick Loeber, a Software Engineer & YouTuber who is teaching the community about Python and Machine Learning. Topics covered include: Why are you excited about machine learning, why is python your framework of focus? Is there a difference between AI / ML / deep learning, how do they intersect? Top tips / biggest mistakes you see for folks learning python? Challenges with machine learning? Where do you see machine learning being used now and 10 years from now? Favorite technologies / tools, things you're learning now? Patrick is a Software Engineer and Developer Advocate with a passion for Machine Learning and Data Science. He’s the founder of http://python-engineer.com and the corresponding YouTube channel where he creates programming content for over 100k subscribers.

What Web3 Means for Developers w/ Pratham Prasoon

In this episode we chat with Pratham Prasoon, a Programmer, Student, Developer Advocate, and web3 super genius, about what is web3 and what it means for developers. Some additional topics covered include: How do NFTs work What are potential concerns or downsides of web3 and NFTs What tools and technologies should people be learning who want to move towards web3 What are you working on next / what side project are you excited about Pratham is 17 years old. Building in web3 and machine learning and sharing his journey. Read about what web3 and decentralization mean for data storage in this blog.

Life as a Front End Engineer at an Early Stage Startup w/ Annie Liew

Episode 2 features Annie Liew, also known as @anniebombanie, a Front-end Engineering Lead at Pastel, for a discussion on life at an early stage startup. In this episode we learn a bit about Annie's journey, as well as the following topics: Tell us about the company you're at and their product What's it like working at an early stage startup? Were you scared to take the plunge into the startup world? Pros and cons of being on such a small team? Tips for folks in a similar position? What are you focusing on at the moment, main goals for 2022? What technologies / frameworks / tools are you currently learning or really excited about right now? Annie comes from a multidisciplinary design & teaching background. She's currently the Front-end Engineering Lead at Pastel and is active in both the design and developer community. In her free time, she reads, travels and makes CSS art! Website: https://anniebombanie.com Polywork: https://updates.anniebombanie.com Blog: https://blog.anniebombanie.com

TensorFlow.js, Building Community, & Coding for the Greater Good w/ BekahHW

Margo starts off season 2 of SELECT* with BekahHW, a Software Developer & Technical Community Builder. Bekah talks about how learning to code can be therapeutic, what it was like building the Virtual Coffee community, and more recently becoming a Technical Community Builder. We also touch on what is TensorFlow.js and why it's important, as well as some really cool use cases for Machine Learning. More about BekahHW: After spending ten years as a college English instructor, Bekah pivoted to coding and graduated from the Flatiron School Software Engineering program in May of 2019. She has spent most of her tech career specializing in front-end development, but has also created the developer community Virtual Coffee, spoke on podcasts and at conferences, and continued to mom her four kids. She's excited to be joining her first DevRel team with Deepgram as their Technical Community Builder.

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