May 31, 2017

Jamison and Dave answer these two questions:

1. I’m in too many meetings. How do I guard my own productivity?
2. How do I make sure I’m not sidelined when my company acquires another company?

May 25, 2017

We answer these two questions:

1. What should developers know about product management?
2. I have TOO MANY notifications interrupting me all the time. What do I do?

May 17, 2017

We answer these two questions:

1. What is the best seating arrangements for software developers?
2. How do I disarm my CTO who is emotionally attached to his code?

May 11, 2017

Thanks to all the people who pointed us to the Single Level of Abstraction Principle which we obliquely referred to in episode 57.

We answer these two questions:

1. How can I convince management to pay for developer training?
2. Should I mention unrelated experience on an application?

May 2, 2017

Dave and Jamison were out this week, so we have a re-run of a DEEP CUT for you.

This originally aired as episode 18. We answer these two questions:

1. I have a part-time job as a developer while I’m still in school. Should I drop out and just work full time?
2. How do I prepare for a job interview?

Apr 25, 2017

1. I’ve been pushed in to doing management tasks I really don’t enjoy. What do I do?
2. How do I handle a co-worker who I really struggle to get along with?

Dave and Jamison answer these questions:

Apr 18, 2017

1. How do I keep meetings on track?
2. I work in an agency with a designer-centric culture. How do I make myself heard?

Dave and Jamison answer these questions:

Apr 11, 2017

It’s a special ng-conf live episode! Dave and Jamison answer these questions in front of a live audience:

1. When you go freelancing, do your coding skills atrophy?
2. What is something you wish you knew about freelancing before you started?
3. I met all my aggressive career goals. What next?

Here is the Khan Academy Engineering Ladder Jamison mentioned towards the end of the show.

Apr 4, 2017

Dave and Jamison answer these questions:

1. Our codebase is really bad, and management hired a contractor behind our backs to rewrite it. What should I do?
2. How important are job titles when looking for a new job?

Here is the Khan Academy Engineering Ladder Jamison mentioned towards the end of the show.

Mar 29, 2017

Dave and Jamison answer these questions:

1. I was hired for one thing, but ended up doing something very different that I don’t enjoy. What do I do?
2. How do I tell my manager that I’m moving into management on another team?