Episode 002: Neutralizing Imposter Syndrome with Avdi Grimm

00:16 – Welcome to “The Meta Four!” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!”
01:30 – Chef Avdi Grimm’s Introduction
02:19 – RubyTapas (https://www.rubytapas.com/); Production, Typing, and Editing
10:52 – Real World Programming: Episode #346 (https://www.rubytapas.com/2015/10/01/episode-346-user-model/): User; LiveCoding.tv (https://www.education-ecosystem.com/)
12:24 – Neutralizing Impostor Syndrome (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impostor_syndrome)
13:32 – Break time and getting to know our new panelist, Astrid Countee!

"I've never met a junior who wasn't extremely senior in some area of life I know nothing about" @dbrady @greaterthancode

— Jessica Kerr (@jessitron) October 5, 2016

24:15 – Neutralizing Imposter Syndrome (Cont’d)
25:42 – Live Coding
28:29 – What non-Ruby technologies have you been exploring lately? ~ Darin Wilson (https://twitter.com/darinwilson)
29:05 – PHP (https://secure.php.net/)
35:56 – Should a screencast series like RubyTapas also go beyond code? Talk about topics like dealing with frustration when programming, for example?
~Lucas Dohman (https://twitter.com/moonbeamlabs)
“Programming can be an incredibly judgmental culture and environments can be really poisonous.” ~ Avdi Grimm
Bias in Computer Systems (https://nissenbaum.tech.cornell.edu/)
Carina C. Zona: Schemas for the Real World @ SCNA 2013 (https://vimeo.com/80375707)
Carina C. Zona: Consequences of an Insightful Algorithm @ JSConf EU 2015 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znwWYR1mzzw)
Reflections:
Sam: You can use your ego and your attachment to the code, but make it not about yourself. Instead, try to focus on what your code is bringing to other people and maybe that can help you try to figure out how to make it better without getting stuck.
Coraline: We got to see a glimpse into the whole person behind a persona. Even heroes are people with vulnerability, human flaws, anxieties, and weaknesses.
Astrid: Bring your whole self to everything.
Jessica: What we show matters.
Jay: Don’t be too quick to compare yourself to others.
David: Put your ideas out there and get them in front of other people. That is how you manufacture authority.
Avdi: Hidden Figures
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00:16 – Welcome to “The Meta Four!” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!”

01:30 – Chef Avdi Grimm’s Introduction

02:19 – RubyTapas; Production, Typing, and Editing

10:52 – Real World Programming: Episode #346: User; LiveCoding.tv

12:24 – Neutralizing Impostor Syndrome

13:32 – Break time and getting to know our new panelist, Astrid Countee!

"I've never met a junior who wasn't extremely senior in some area of life I know nothing about" @dbrady @greaterthancode

— Jessica Kerr (@jessitron) October 5, 2016

24:15 – Neutralizing Imposter Syndrome (Cont’d)

25:42 – Live Coding

28:29 – What non-Ruby technologies have you been exploring lately? ~ Darin Wilson

29:05 – PHP

35:56 – Should a screencast series like RubyTapas also go beyond code? Talk about topics like dealing with frustration when programming, for example?

~Lucas Dohman

“Programming can be an incredibly judgmental culture and environments can be really poisonous.” ~ Avdi Grimm

Bias in Computer Systems
Carina C. Zona: Schemas for the Real World @ SCNA 2013
Carina C. Zona: Consequences of an Insightful Algorithm @ JSConf EU 2015

Reflections:

Sam: You can use your ego and your attachment to the code, but make it not about yourself. Instead, try to focus on what your code is bringing to other people and maybe that can help you try to figure out how to make it better without getting stuck.

Coraline: We got to see a glimpse into the whole person behind a persona. Even heroes are people with vulnerability, human flaws, anxieties, and weaknesses.

Astrid: Bring your whole self to everything.

Jessica: What we show matters.

Jay: Don’t be too quick to compare yourself to others.

David: Put your ideas out there and get them in front of other people. That is how you manufacture authority.

Avdi: Hidden Figures

This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep of DevReps, LLC. To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode.

To make a one-time donation so that we can continue to bring you more content and transcripts like this, please do so at paypal.me/devreps. You will also get an invitation to our Slack community this way as well.

Amazon links may be affiliate links, which means you’re supporting the show when you purchase our recommendations. Thanks!

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