170 Episodes

  1. Should You Really Measure Progress On A Software Project?

    Published: 6/9/2018
  2. We Designed A Software Product That Never Got Built

    Published: 6/5/2018
  3. Scrum Is The “Motor” Of Your Project, But Who’s Steering?

    Published: 6/2/2018
  4. Know When To STOP Learning And Just Write The Code!

    Published: 5/30/2018
  5. Is It Safe To Make Mistakes On Your Software Project?

    Published: 5/26/2018
  6. I Got By On A Software Project With Help From My Friend

    Published: 5/22/2018
  7. Spot A Fake Agile Team In Under 7 Minutes!

    Published: 5/19/2018
  8. A Tale Of Software Development Culture Change - Gone Wrong!

    Published: 5/14/2018
  9. Iain Lowe on Estimating, Culture, and Agile Dogma

    Published: 5/13/2018
  10. Senior Developers Forget They're Really Consultants

    Published: 5/12/2018
  11. Scott Nimrod on Consulting and Software Craftsmanship

    Published: 5/9/2018
  12. The De-Corporatization of Jayme

    Published: 5/8/2018
  13. Why Do Leaders Treat Programmers Like Children?

    Published: 5/6/2018
  14. Healing The Rift Between Programmers And Managers

    Published: 5/2/2018
  15. Daily Scrum Meeting: A Status Meeting In Disguise?

    Published: 4/29/2018
  16. What REALLY Gets Software Developers Promoted?

    Published: 4/24/2018
  17. A Product Manager Is A Programmer’s Best Friend!

    Published: 4/22/2018
  18. Are You Refactoring Code For The Right Reasons?

    Published: 4/18/2018
  19. Accepting What You Can’t Change On A Software Project

    Published: 4/6/2018
  20. 7 Common Agile Development Fails

    Published: 4/4/2018

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If working on software teams feels complicated, frustrating, and filled with politics - that's just because your eyes are open. Unfortunately, you do need to make a living! So how do you keep up with the demands of your tech job and still have a life outside of work? Hi I'm Jayme Edwards, and I've had a 26 year career in the software industry filled with thrilling victories - and maddening drama. With so many problems in our industry, the more money I made the more ridiculous people's expectations were. I’m sharing the biggest mistakes I made in my career, and the insights I learned along the way. This podcast is the audio version of the Thriving Technologist YouTube channel, where you can find new episodes every Monday. Podcast versions appear on Wednesday of the same week. Subscribe and join us! Let’s help each other grow a community of healthy software developers.