Soft Skills Engineering is a weekly advice podcast for software developers.
The show's hosts are experienced developers who answer your questions about topics like:
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Here's what listeners say:
Discovered the @SoftSkillsEng podcast last week and started from the beginning. Their topics and discussions from 2016 are just as relevant and applicable today as then.
— Robert Pearce (@RobertWPearce) March 13, 2023
It’s my new favorite programmer podcast.
I just started listening to @SoftSkillsEng and it is just great!
— Patrick Scheibert 🇺🇦 (@CareForCode) April 8, 2022
This podcast is funny and entertaining and a great source for learning about the non-technical things of being a Software Developer.
I really recommend it to all fellow engineers!
The (aptly titled) @SoftSkillsEng is great. @djsmith42 and @jamison_dance are hilarious. I often go back and visit the back catalog for inspiration.
— Dhruv Vemula (@dhruvtv) March 3, 2023
@SoftSkillsEng Thanks guys for all the podcasts I have learned so much! I used many of the things you talk about on your podcasts to finally getting a role as senior software eng at an great company surrounded super smart amazing people, couldn't be happier!
— Mattchupichu Watson (@MattchupichuW) April 8, 2022
@SoftSkillsEng podcast is a must-listen! It's certainly targeted towards software engineering, but the advice is pretty widely applicable, especially new/aspiring managers. All those #100devs folks ought to check it out!
— Noah Wright (@NoahWrightDev) April 12, 2022
In episode 24, Jamison and Dave answer this question:
As a software developer, should I be a generalist or a specialist? This was inspired by a Twitter conversation here: https://twitter.com/iam_preethi/status/766758679743954944
In episode 23, Jamison and Dave answer these questions:
You are asked to be a CTO of a start-up. What questions would you ask in order to decide whether to join, and what things would you give most attention to, if you do join?
I REALLY want and deserve a raise so I hope you two discuss how a nerdy introvert gets the CFO of a small privately owned business to want to give her more money when she’s already happily donating an additional 10-20 hours a week.
In episode 21, Jamison and Dave answer these questions:
What’s up with all this health insurance jargon?
How do I get started contributing to open source?
