Marisa Morby, a multi-hyphenate professional with a background in HR, UX research, and design, discusses her journey in the tech industry and her passion for sustainability and nature. She emphasizes the importance of storytelling in research and design, advocating for the user, and creating compelling narratives to drive product development. Marisa also shares her experiences in theater and cooking, offering tips for hosting and finding joy in the process. Sign up for her newsletter, Design and Nature Reimagined, which explores the intersection of nature, design, and technology.

In this episode of the Last Tech Podcast, Eve Porcello interviews Ceora Ford, a keynote speaker and developer advocate at Auth0 by Okta. Ceora shares her journey into developer relations. She discusses her transition to roles at Apollo GraphQL and Auth0, the implementation of passwordless authentication, and how she uses building projects and giving talks to learn new technologies. Ceora also emphasizes the importance of networking, building genuine relationships, and advocating for mental health. Additionally, she expresses excitement about her upcoming 'Beyonce-themed' technical talk and her explorations on platforms like TikTok.

In this conversation, Jason Lengstorf talks to Eve Porcello about his journey from growing up in Montana to starting an agency and eventually transitioning to working as an engineer, teacher, and content creator. He talks about the challenges he faced, including burnout, and how he made life changes to prioritize his well-being. Jason also discusses his music career and the genre of music he played. In this conversation, Jason Lengstorf discusses his journey from being in a band to becoming a developer and content creator. He explains how he started Learn with Jason and how he creates content that developers want to watch from his new studio in Portland.

Check out https://learnwithjason.dev to learn more about Jason!

In this conversation, Eve Porcello interviews Cassidy Williams, a software engineer, developer advocate, tech executive and advisor, teacher, live streamer, and podcaster. Cassidy discusses her work on BrainStory, an app that helps users talk out their ideas. She also talks about her workshop series, Process Over Goals, which focuses on developing effective workflows. Cassidy shares her experience creating a newsletter and the importance of speaking up for oneself. She also emphasizes the value of negotiation in various aspects of life. In this conversation, Cassidy and Eve discuss the importance of negotiation and the need for open discussions about money. They also talk about the challenges in understanding React and the importance of communication in the React community. Cassidy also shares the story behind the creation of the Jumblie game and her future plans for it.

Find Cassidy online at https://cassidoo.co.

Summary

00:00 Introduction and Background

01:15 Cassidy's Job and BrainStory

06:19 Cassidy's Newsletter and Quotes

07:16 Speaking Up and Speaker Rider

20:06 The Importance of Negotiation

21:27 The Need for Open Discussions about Money

23:24 Speaking Up for Yourself and Others

24:50 Challenges in Understanding React

25:49 Improving Communication in the React Community

27:40 Simplifying Web Development

29:19 Starting with the Basics in Learning React

31:48 Building and Maintaining the Jumblie Game

38:09 Future Plans for Jumblie

39:07 Closing Remarks and Plugs

Summary

In this episode, Eve Porcello interviews Rizèl Scarlett, a staff developer advocate at TBD. They discuss Rizèl's job at TBD and the projects she is working on, including improving payments and identity verification. Rizèl shares her motivation for joining TBD and her experience at the Resilient Coders Bootcamp. They also talk about the importance of developers being teachers and how Rizèl creates talks and workshops. Rizèl discusses the use of AI tools in content creation and the intersection of accessibility and AI.

Takeaways

• TBD is working on projects to improve payments and identity verification, making it easier to send money across borders and enabling digital identity verification.
• The Resilient Coders Bootcamp is a free program that provides coding education and support to low-income individuals.
• Developers have a responsibility to be teachers and share their knowledge with others, whether it's through talks, workshops, or documentation.
• AI tools like GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT can be helpful in content creation and coding, but it's important to understand their limitations and use them as aids rather than replacements for human creativity.
• Rizèl's goals for the year include learning new programming languages, improving documentation skills, and being able to do six pull-ups.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Job at TBD

03:00 Projects at TBD

06:29 Importance of Improving Payments and Identity Verification

10:46 Motivation for Joining TBD

13:31 Resilient Coders Bootcamp

16:35 Developers as Teachers

19:08 Creating Talks and Workshops

23:12 Using AI Tools in Content Creation

25:36 Accessibility and AI

28:16 Goals for the Year

30:32 Living with Another Developer

32:24 Where to Find Rizel