Greater Than Code

  Episode Sponsored By:  Support for the Greater Than Code podcast comes from O’Reilly Fluent and Velocity conferences, coming to San Jose, California, June 11-14. Join us for more insights, experts, and peers than ever before. You’ll get hands-on training to help you improve performance, resilience, and user experience. Register with code GTC20 to save up to $519 on your pass. Learn more at oreilly.com/bettertogether. Panelists: Jessica Kerr | John K. Sawers Guest Starring: Kris Howard: @web_goddess | YOW! Conference Join Our Slack Channel! Support us via Patreon! Show Notes: 02:05 – Knitting and Computing Software Art Thou: Knit One, Compute One with Kris Howard Ravelry 06:17 – The Knitting Community Vs The Software Community 09:38 – Moderation and Clear Communication of Expectations 12:50 – Welcoming New People 14:45 – Muscle Memory and Workflow; Teaching Others 19:09 – Information Exchange and Spreading Knowledge knitml freesewing.org 25:16 – User Focus Vs Creator Focus 27:07 – Kris’ Superpower: Being a Social Extrovert 35:39 – Hard Work Vs Reframing 40:51 – Gender Differences in “Crafting” Read a comment this morning stating that Maker culture is 80% male and had to laugh

We have interactive show transcripts! Powered by Gretta. Episode Sponsored By:  Support for the Greater Than Code podcast comes from O’Reilly Fluent and Velocity conferences, coming to San Jose, California, June 11-14. Join us for more insights, experts, and peers than ever before. You’ll get hands-on training to help you improve performance, resilience, and user experience. Register with code GTC20 to save up to $519 on your pass. Learn more at oreilly.com/bettertogether. Panelists: Rein Henrichs | Janelle Klein | John K. Sawers | Jamey Hampton Guest Starring: Richard Schneeman: @schneems | schneems.com | CodeTriage | Keep Ruby Weird   Join Our Slack Channel! Support us via Patreon! Show Notes: 02:05 – Schneems’ Superpower: Not being grossed out by baby poop! And, debugging. 06:03 – The Skill and The Art of Troubleshooting 18:12 – Interviewing and Evaluating People 32:07 – Working in Open Source 37:17 – The Tension Between Structure and Agency 40:32 – The Role of Empathy in Open Source 50:52 – Bringing Open Source Values Into Companies 57:33 – Putting Machines in the Middle of People Reflections: Jamey: Gut feelings vs objective data. John: Dealing with unfriendly support cases and still having empathy

We have interactive show transcripts! Powered by Gretta. Episode Sponsored By: Support for the Greater Than Code podcast comes from O’Reilly Fluent and Velocity conferences, coming to San Jose, California, June 11-14. From ops to apps, Velocity + Fluent tears down silos, enabling and fostering the kind of cross-department collaboration essential to driving innovation and speeding product delivery. Early Price ends this Friday, May 4th–save up to $599 using code GTC20. Learn more at oreilly.com/bettertogether. Panelists: Coraline Ada Ehmke | Jamey Hampton | John K. Sawyers | Jessica Kerr Guest Starring: Laurie Voss: npm Kenzi Connor: Cloud City Development Join Our Slack Channel! Support us via Patreon! Show Notes: 02:01 – Superpowers: Kenzi = Consensus Building; Laurie: Confuging Apache Quickly Conversation Context 03:35 – Trans-Inclusive Policy at npm and Cloud City Kaiser TriNet 12:41 – Determining Whether Insurance is Trans-Friendly

Episode Sponsored By: Support for the Greater Than Code podcast comes from O’Reilly Fluent and Velocity conferences. Taking place in San Jose, California, June 11-14, it’s the best place to get the latest in software development, performance, operations, resilience, and so much more. Early Price ends next Friday, May 4th. Register with code GTC20 to save up to $599 on your pass! Learn more at http://oreil.ly/2o07Ufw. Panelists: Rein Henrichs | Janelle Klein  | Coraline Ada Ehmke Guest Starring: Anjuan Simmons: anjuansimmons.com Join Our Slack Channel! Support us via Patreon! Show Notes: RubyConf 2017: Lending Privilege by Anjuan Simmons 01:18 – Anjuan’s Superpower: Flexibility 04:55 – Cultivating Variety on Teams 08:22 – What makes a great team? 13:46 – Empowering Others 19:21 – Culture Fit 21:24 – The Tension Between Structure and Agency 24:35 – Creating Space for People to Shine 33:46 – Responses to “Weirdness” 38:27 – Building Constructive and Authentic Relationships with People 41:12 – Having Visible Differences on Teams 43:53 – “Othering” 49:29 – Earning Trust by Listening to People Reflections: Sam: Safety can improve teams and lead to wonderful harmonies. Rein: Building caring and genuine relationships with other people and valuing them for who they are. Janelle: Getting to know people and giving them space to take off their masks to be their unique selves. Anjuan: Safety is a founda

Episode Sponsored By: and                           Panelists: Coraline Ada Ehmke | Jamey Hampton | John K. Sawers Guest Panelists: Dinah Shi | Nick Quaranto | Vaidehi Joshi Join Our Slack Channel! Support us via Patreon! Show Notes: In this special episode of Greater Than Code, the panelists and guest panelists talk to an audience live from RailsConf 2018 about our relationship with our code, and the ways we have emotional ties with what we do, but also how there’s more to it than that. Thank you to RailsConf, O’Reilly Media, and Cloud City Development for helping to make this happen in real-time! We couldn’t have done this without your thoughtful support. Transcript: CORALINE:  Hello and welcome to the special RailsConf edition of Greater Than Code sponsored by O’Reilly and Cloud City. We’re very thankful to our sponsors for making this possible. And today is also very special because we have a live audience, or at least 150 people here. [Cheers] CORALINE:  I’ve memorized all of their names, which I’m quite impressed with myself over. Today is also really exciting because we have a brand new panelist who’s joining the show. Would you like to introduce yourself?

Episode Sponsored By: Support for the Greater Than Code podcast comes from O’Reilly Fluent and Velocity conferences, happening in San Jose, CA, June 11-14. Don’t miss your chance to get double the exposure to practical knowledge, expert speakers, and networking opportunities that can immediately boost your own skill set, and elevate team performance. Save on your pass using code GTC20. Learn more at http://oreil.ly/2o07Ufw. Panelists: Coraline Ada Ehmke | Astrid Countee | Sam Livingston-Gray Join Our Slack Channel! Support us via Patreon! Show Notes: This episode started out as not really intending to being an episode, but the panelists involved decided that their impromptu discussion regarding staying in your lane and ultimately changing lanes, would be a beneficial conversation for our community to hear. This episode touches on the topics of privilege and having tough conversations when not feeling it’s your place to have those conversations. Transcript: Support for the Greater Than Code podcast comes from O’Reilly Fluent and Velocity conferences, happening in San Jose, CA, June 11-14. Don’t miss your chance to get double the exposure to practical knowledge, expert speakers, and networking opportunities that can immediately boost your own skill set, and elevate team performance. Save on your pass using code GTC20. Learn more at http://oreil.ly/2o07Ufw . CORALINE:  Do either of you blog or write? ASTRID:  I do. CORALINE:  And do you blog? SAM:  I used to blog, but I guess stopped when Obama got elected, just about. And since then, I’ve been on Twitter and that’s where my energy goes. CORALINE:  Yeah. ASTRID:  Do you blog [inaud

Episode Sponsored By: Support for the Greater Than Code podcast comes from the O’Reilly Velocity Conference. Join over 2000 developers and engineers in San Jose from June 11 to 14 to learn how to make your distributed systems more scalable, resilient and secure. Get the latest on microservices, cloud, DevOps, security, and more. Use discount code GTC20 to save 20% on most passes. Learn more at velocityconf.com. and Cloud City Development is happy to support our coding community and especially Greater than Code. The Cloud City team are expert software programmers and designers with a strong desire to see more diversity in tech, more kindness on teams, and better tools. Please let them know if you’d like their hard work, mentorship, or sense of humor. They’re a B-Corporation because they believe in sustainability and they’d like to build with you. Please reach out by emailing hello@cloudcity.io. Panelists: Jessica Kerr | Jamey Hampton | Coraline Ada Ehmke Join Our Slack Channel! Support us via Patreon! Show Notes: 02:40 – Coraline’s Superpower: Boundless Energy 06:16 – Practicing Self-Care and Outsourcing 12:20 – Being a “Code Witch” and Perceiving the Construct of Reality 17:25 – Evocation and Invocation 20:52 – Being Deliberate: Refactoring Your Code and Refactoring Your Life 32:13

Episode Sponsored By: Support for the Greater Than Code podcast comes from O’Reilly Fluent and Velocity conferences, happening in San Jose, CA, June 11-14. Don’t miss your chance to get double the exposure to practical knowledge, expert speakers, and networking opportunities that can immediately boost your own skill set, and elevate team performance. Save on your pass using code GTC20. Learn more at http://oreil.ly/2o07Ufw. Panelists: Christina Morillo | Sam Livingston-Gray | Jessica Kerr | Astrid Countee Join Our Slack Channel! Support us via Patreon! Show Notes: 01:41 – Astrid’s Superpower: Being Analytical and Logical 04:33 – Social Scientists and Technology 12:47 – Professionalization The Code of Ethics Project: Data For Democracy 20:00 – A Day in the Life of a Social Scientist 25:39 – Social Science and Design 32:13 – Working in Numbers-based Environments Obliquity: Why Our Goals Are Best Achieved Indirectly 46:41 – Influence and Control 55:05 – Social Media 58:59 – Work/Life Balance and Prioritization Transcript: Support for the Greater Than Code podcast comes from O’Reilly Fluent and Velocity conferences, happening in San Jose, CA, June 11-14. Don’t miss your chance to get double the exposure to practical knowledge, expert speakers, and netw

Episode Sponsored By: Support for the Greater Than Code podcast comes from O’Reilly Fluent and Velocity conferences, coming to San Jose, California, June 11-14. From ops to apps, Velocity + Fluent tears down silos, enabling and fostering the kind of cross-department collaboration essential to driving innovation and speeding product delivery. Best Price ends this Friday, March 30–save up to $839 using code GTC20. Learn more at http://oreil.ly/2o07Ufw. Panelists: Jamey Hampton | Jessica Kerr Guest Starring: Dan North: dannorth.net Join Our Slack Channel! Support us via Patreon! Show Notes: 01:41 – Dan’s Superpower: Optimization 03:26 – Are “Improve” and “Optimize” the same thing? Kaizen Kaikaku Cost Accounting 17:20 – How is cost accounting affected by demographics and privilege? 33:34 – Team Alignment, Collectiveness, and Camaraderie 37:42 – Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) vs Test-Driven Development (TDD) Write the executable specifications to guide development. Then, delete most of them to optimize for documentation. Don’t pretend that the code is tested; that’s quite different. from @tastapod on @greaterthancode

Episode Sponsored By: Support for the Greater Than Code podcast comes from O’Reilly Fluent and Velocity conferences, coming to San Jose, California, June 11-14. From ops to apps, Velocity and Fluent will deliver the most comprehensive programs ever, including accessibility and progressive enhancement, as well as performance and operability. Best Price ends March 30! Save up to $839 using code GTC20. Learn more at http://oreil.ly/2o07Ufw. Panelists: Jamey Hampton | Sam Livingston-Gray | Christina Morillo Guest Starring: Kerri Miller: motozor | Open Source & Feelings | moonconf | kerrizor.com Join Our Slack Channel! Support us via Patreon! Show Notes: 01:53 – Kerri’s Superpower: Looking ahead to the future. 08:33 – Community Gatekeeping and Contempt Culture Liz Baillie: The Illustrated Adventure Survival Guide for New Rustaceans @ RustConf 2016 Slides ^^ Sam Livingston-Gray: Cognitive Shortcuts: Models, Visualizations, Metaphors, and Other Lies @ RailsConf2014 Slides ^^ 16:03 – The Contextual Framing of Storytelling

Episode Sponsored By: Support for the Greater Than Code podcast comes from O’Reilly Fluent and Velocity conferences. Join over 4,000 developers and engineers in San Jose, California, June 11-14. Check out the Super Bronze Pass for access to both conferences–you’ll get a unique learning experience that addresses the full web experience, from development and performance to operations and resilience. Best Price ends this Friday, March 30. Learn more at http://oreil.ly/2o07Ufw. Panelists: Sam Livingston-Gray | Jessica Kerr | Christina Morillo | Jamey Hampton | Rein Henrichs Join Our Slack Channel! Support us via Patreon! Show Notes: 02:41 – Rein’s Superpower: Perceiving and Being Aware of Connections Between Things and People 03:49 – Power Dynamics in Companies 05:41 – Inherent Value and Self-Esteem; Recovering From Failure Virginia Satir: Communication and Congruence 11:35 – Modeling Behavior and Controlling Outcomes as a Person in a Position of Power The Virginia Satir Model of Family Therapy 17:58 – Hierarchical Organization vs Growth-Oriented Organization Kanban The Toyota System 24:33 – The Problem with Labeling Teams as “Family” 32:04 – Making Choices That Are Right for Yourself; Experimentation

Episode Sponsored By: Support for the Greater Than Code podcast comes from O’Reilly Fluent and Velocity conferences. Taking place in San Jose, California, June 11-14, it’s the best place to get the latest in software development, performance, operations, resilience, and so much more. Register before March 30th to lock in Best Price. And use discount code GTC20 to save an additional 20% on most passes! Learn more at oreilly.com/bettertogether. and Cloud City Development is happy to support our coding community and especially Greater than Code. The Cloud City team are expert software programmers and designers with a strong desire to see more diversity in tech, more kindness on teams, and better tools. Please let them know if you’d like their hard work, mentorship, or sense of humor. They’re a B-Corporation because they believe in sustainability and they’d like to build with you. Please reach out by emailing hello@cloudcity.io. Panelists: Astrid Countee | Rein Henrichs | Jamey Hampton Guest Starring: Kale Kaposhilin: @kalekaposhilin | Moonfarmer | Evolving Media Network Join Our Slack Channel! Support us via Patreon! Show Notes: 02:10 – Kale’s Origin Story 05:10 – Connecting Through Story and Voice The Law of Raspberry Jam 08:17 – Communicating Through

Episode Sponsored By: Support for the Greater Than Code podcast comes from the O’Reilly Fluent and Velocity conferences. Join over 4,000 developers and engineers in San Jose, California, June 11 – 14th. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to attend 2 essential technology conferences under one roof! Learn more about the Super Bronze pass at oreilly.com/bettertogether. Panelists: Janelle Klein | Rein Henrichs | Coraline Ada Ehmke | Jessica Kerr Guest Starring: Avdi Grimm: @avdi | avdi.codes | RubyTapas Greater Than Code Episode 002: Neutralizing Impostor Syndrome with Avdi Grimm Join Our Slack Channel! Support us via Patreon! Show Notes: 01:52 – Avdi’s Superpower: The Power of Inspiration, RubyConfIndia, and International Conferences vs Domestic 04:28 – The Pursuit of a Fixed Life: Achieving or Avoiding Stasis Blog Post: I was trying to end my life 08:40 – Living in the Future and Having Goals 16:36 – Hitting Career Stasis vs Identity Stasis 25:23 – Becoming a Visible Person in Tech 31:27 – Encouraging and Inspiring People to Find Their Potential and Valu

Episode Sponsored By: Support for the Greater Than Code podcast comes from the O’Reilly Velocity Conference. Join over 2000 developers and engineers in San Jose from June 11 to 14 to learn how to make your systems more scalable, resilient and secure. Get the latest on containers, microservices, infrastructure, cloud, DevOps, systems engineering, security, and more. Use discount code GTC20 to save 20% on your Gold, Silver or Bronze pass. Get all the details at velocityconf.com. Panelists: Jamey Hampton | Coraline Ada Ehmke Guest Starring: Gerry Valentine: @gerryval Join Our Slack Channel! Support us via Patreon! Show Notes: 01:28 – Gerry’s Superpower: Building Resilience 02:51 – What is Resilience? 08:59 – Creating an Atmosphere of Psychological Safety 11:04 – Having Tough Conversations: Resilience on the Societal Level 18:41 – Moving Other People Forward and Leading Others as a Senior Dev 27:07 – Code Chitakwas 33:10 – Devaluing the Notion of Intellect Reflections: Gerry: What is “smart”, really and how are we smart enough to make the room of smart people bigger? Coraline: Thinking of myself as a leader in my company and think about it can use the influence that I have to make sure that we’re creating and fostering a culture where we do face down the big problems. Jamey: Being right, being new, and making process. Also, valuing intellect and having uncomfortable conversations. Transcript: JAMEY:  Support for the Greater Than Code podcast comes from the O’Reilly Velocity Conference. Join over 2,000 developers and engineers in San Jose from June 11th to 14th to learn how to make

Episode Sponsored By: Support for this episode of the Greater Than Code podcast comes from the O’Reilly Fluent Conference. Be part of what past attendees call “a great center for modern web development and disruption,” and “the best place to see the current state of the web.” Fluent comes to San Jose June 11 to 14, 2018. Use discount code GTC20 to save 20% on your Gold, Silver or Bronze pass. Learn more at fluentconf.com Panelists: Rein Henrichs | Jamey Hampton | Coraline Ada Ehmke Guest Starring: Ashanti-Mutinta: @0x424c41434b Join Our Slack Channel! Support us via Patreon! Show Notes: 01:09 – Ashanti’s Superpower: People say they’re funny on Twitter! 02:37 – Having Dialogue and Engaging with Others on Twitter 07:42 – Finding Safe Online Community Networks via Social Media Platforms 16:13 – Making Platforms Safer 18:06 – Perspectives on Blocking 25:05 – Perspectives on Real Name Policies 29:59 – Gender Identity Education 36:57 – Transitioning in While Working in Tech Reflections: Rein: Listening and learning about trans experiences. Coraline: Taking care of how we are presenting ourselves to the world. Jamey: The act of sharing and receiving information as a give and take. Ashanti: Conversation flows much