IT Career Energizer
415 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 97 ratingsWant to learn what it takes to start, develop and build a successful career in the Information Technology industry? The IT Career Energizer podcast enables you to find out how. More than 300 IT and tech professionals, consultants and experts have shared their career experiences and insights to help you to succeed. Previous guests have included Jeff Atwood (Stack Overflow), Troy Hunt (Have I Been Pwned), Nicole Archambault (La Vie en Code), April Wensel (Compassionate Coding), Kent Beck (Agile Manifesto), Chani Simms (SHe CISO Exec Founder), Danny Thompson (Community Leader), Sanjeev Sharma (DevOps Expert) and many more industry recognised figures.
Join Phil Burgess and his latest featured guest every Monday.
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You Need To Understand Values with Phil Lew
June 25, 2018 00:00 - 14 minutes - 19.3 MBWelcome to the I.T. Career Energizer Podcast In this episode Phil Burgess talks to Phil Lew who is C.E.O and President of XBOSoft, a leading provider of software quality engineering services. Phil has 25 years of experience in the software industry and has an interesting and solid view of how you should conduct yourself in pursuit of finding the correct career. During those 25 years he has experienced frustration at his own progress before finding his own career path. KEY TAKEAWAYS fro...
Identify Your Core Values with April Wensel
June 18, 2018 00:00 - 15 minutes - 20.8 MBDESCRIPTION Welcome to The IT Career Energizer. Phil Burgess introduces his guest April Wensel by telling us April is an international speaker and the founder of Compassionate Coding a social enterprise bringing emotional intelligence and social consciousness to the software industry. April is also a mentor and a keen advocate of diversity and inclusiveness in the industry. KEY TAKEAWAYS Phil Burgess starts the interview with April Wensel by asking her to expand on his summery and te...
Be In Control Of Your Career With Sandro Mancuso
June 11, 2018 00:00 - 19 minutes - 27.3 MBDESCRIPTION Welcome to the I.T. Career Energizer Podcast. In this episode Phil Burgess has Sandro Mancuso as his guest. Sandro is an international and inspiring I.T. consultant, a speaker who is the co- founder of Codurance and the founder of The London Craftmanship Community. Sandro is the author of The Software Craftsman. It can be appreciated that Sandro Mancuso with 22 years experience in software gives sound advice to all who are looking to succeed in whatever field they work in. ...
Learn How To Sell Yourself With Jeremy Likness
June 04, 2018 00:00 - 20 minutes - 28.6 MBToday’s episode should be very interesting not only for I.T. enthusiasts but also for everyone else who wants to upscale their game in their career. Our guest today is Jeremy Likness, a cloud developer advocate for Microsoft and he has one great piece of advice for you – be comfortable selling yourself! Jeremy’s career has spanned over 20 years which he says has mostly focused on communicating with clients and customers. And, he proves that it really made a difference in his career when he...
Don't Take Advice From Idiots with Bill Wagner
June 02, 2018 00:00 - 18 minutes - 14.1 MBBill Wagner is one of the world’s foremost C# developers and a member of the ECMA C# Standards Committee. He is currently with Microsoft, working on the .NET Core Content Team. Bill is also an author, blogger and creator of learning materials for developers interested in the C# language and .NET Core. In this episode Bill Wagner tells us why we should only take advice from people who have relevant experience in what we want to do. Bill also provides helpful insights into his own use of min...
It’s Not All About You with Adda Birnir
May 21, 2018 03:00 - 22 minutes - 18.5 MBAdda Birnir is founder and CEO of Skillcrush, an online tech education company that helps students make a career change into tech. Prior to founding Skillcrush, Adda worked as a developer, building web applications for companies such as the New York Times and ProPublica. In this episode Adda Birnir tells us why we must always be thinking about our customer’s problems and how we can solve them. Adda also talks about her transition into a tech career from a liberal arts degree and how it ins...
You Should Always Be Learning with Hadi Hariri
May 14, 2018 03:00 - 16 minutes - 13.4 MBHadi Hariri leads the Developer Advocacy team at Jet Brains and spends as much time as he can writing code. He has authored a couple of books, a few courses and has been speaking at regular events for over 15 years. In this episode Hadi tells us why we should always dedicate time to continue to learning new things and why persistence and consistency can pay off. Hadi also talks about our self-imposed limitations and his thoughts about the future of machine learning. To find out more abou...
You Must Take Care of Yourself with Dave Fancher
May 07, 2018 03:00 - 19 minutes - 15 MBDave Fancher has been building software for more than a decade. He is the owner of Achiiv Solutions as well as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional, a Pluralsight author and author of “The Book of F#”. Dave is also active within the software development community and has spoken at numerous events throughout the United States. In this episode Dave Fancher tells us why we need to keep our own best interests in mind and that you need to be cognizant of potential burnout. Dave also talks abo...
Make The Most of Your Opportunities with Monica Beckwith
April 30, 2018 03:00 - 19 minutes - 15.6 MBMonica Beckwith is an independent performance consultant and trainer optimizing customer applications and systems running the Java Virtual Machine. Monica is also a regular speaker at conferences and is co-author of the ‘Java Performance Companion’. In this episode Monica Beckwith tells us why we need to be proactive when opportunities present themselves and how you can avoid getting lost in large organisations. Monica also talks about challenges in her own career and why you should never ...
Learn, Learn, Learn with Dan Wahlin
April 16, 2018 14:24 - 25 minutes - 18.9 MBDan Wahlin is founder of the Wahlin Group which provides consulting and training services on Web technologies such as JavaScript, jQuery and SharePoint. He is also one of the top authors at Pluralsight and has published several courses covering a range of technologies. As well as being a Microsoft Regional Director and a regular speaker at conferences and user groups. In this episode Dan Wahlin tells us why we need to be honest and respectful of others and why those that continue to learn ...
Find Your Incredible Peer Group with Gene Kim
April 09, 2018 03:00 - 22 minutes - 18.7 MBGene Kim has been researching high-performing technology organizations since 1999. He’s a multiple award-winning CTO, Tripwire founder, co-author of The DevOps Handbook, The Phoenix Project, and Visible Ops. Gene is also a DevOps Researcher and is passionate about IT operations, security and compliance, and how IT organizations successfully transform from "good to great”. In this episode Gene Kim tells us why we need to surround ourselves with the best people in our field and why he beli...
You Need To Be A Problem Solver with Jeff Patton
April 02, 2018 20:15 - 19 minutes - 16 MBJeff Patton is an independent consultant, providing training, coaching and consulting services. He has designed and developed software for the past 20 years on a wide variety of projects from on-line aircraft parts ordering to electronic medical records. Jeff has also authored numerous articles, essays and, most recently, a book, “User Story Mapping”. In this episode Jeff Patton tells us why we need to spend time with the people who will use the software we deliver. Jeff also talks about t...
You Must Always Ask Questions with David McGimpsey
March 28, 2018 03:00 - 15 minutes - 12.7 MBDavid McGimpsey is UK-born and Australian raised. David has been in Information Technology since 1992, when he started working as an IT assistant, crawling around on the floor fixing hardware. Shortly afterward, following a literal stroke; and a stroke of luck; David got the opportunity to travel the world, managing the IT systems of a marketing firm. Today, David is a communication skills trainer, based in Japan, and has just released his first book. In this episode David McGimpsey tells ...
Strive To Be The Dumbest Person In The Room with Phil Japikse
March 26, 2018 03:00 - 22 minutes - 19.2 MBPhil Japikse is an international speaker, Microsoft Most Valuable Professional and a passionate member of the developer community. He has been developing software for over 30 years and has been heavily involved in the Agile community since 2005. Phil is also a published author with LinkedIn learning as well as co-author of the book “C# and the .NET 4.6 Framework”. In this episode Phil Japikse tells us why we should seek out situations where we are the least knowledgeable person in the room...
Find The People You Want To Be Like with Duncan Hunter
March 19, 2018 03:30 - 16 minutes - 13.6 MBDuncan Hunter is a Software Architect based in Brisbane Australia. He spends most of his time building enterprise web applications on top of Angular and ASP.NET. Duncan is also a mentor at firebootcamp.com helping developers get up to speed with Angular and frontend best practices. In this episode Duncan tells us why it’s important to find the people you want to be like and how knowing what you’re passionate about makes it easier to say “No” to things that aren’t of interest to you. To f...
The Power Of Your Online Identity with Troy Hunt
March 14, 2018 03:00 - 20 minutes - 17.3 MBTroy lives on the Gold Coast in Australia. He is a Microsoft Regional Director, a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional and a Pluralsight author on web security and other technologies. Troy also travels the world speaking at events and training technology professionals on how to build more secure software. In this episode Troy Hunt tells us why it’s important for us to have an online brand or profile and how you should start if you don’t have one. Troy also talks about independence and why ...
What People Really Need with Chuck Wood
March 07, 2018 15:30 - 26 minutes - 20.7 MBChuck Wood is a developer, podcaster, speaker and the CEO of Devchat.tv. He’s host of several popular tech podcasts including Javascript Jabber and Ruby Rogues as well as being an independent software consultant with a focus on Ruby, Ruby on Rails, JQuery, Prototype.js and other web technologies. In this episode Chuck Wood talks about working freelance within the I.T. industry and why relationships are key to the success of projects and teams. Chuck also tells us that we need to be true to...
The Importance Of Difficult Conversations with Phil Haack
March 05, 2018 03:00 - 21 minutes - 16.4 MBPhil Haack works at GitHub bringing the power of social coding to .NET and Windows developers. Prior to GitHub Phil worked at Microsoft as a Senior Program Manager shipping software such as ASP.NET MVC and NuGet. Phil is also a co-author of the ASP.NET MVC series of books as well as a regular speaker at conferences around the world. In this episode Phil Haack tells us why we need to be prepared to have difficult conversations and why this can help your career. Phil also talks about the imp...
You Need The Ability To Learn with Christian Posta
February 28, 2018 16:00 - 19 minutes - 15.2 MBChristian is a Chief Architect of cloud applications at Red Hat and is well known in the community for being an author, frequent blogger, speaker, open-source enthusiast and committer on various open-source projects. Christian has spent time at web-scale companies and now helps companies create and deploy large-scale, resilient, distributed architectures - many of what we now call Microservices. He enjoys mentoring, training and leading teams to be successful with distributed systems conce...
Have The Integrity To Be Honest with Barbara Carkenord
February 26, 2018 03:00 - 16 minutes - 12.9 MBBarbara Carkenord has designed, written and taught hundreds of classes in software design, project management, business analysis, software testing and communications skills. As an early member of the International Institute of Business Analysis, Barbara worked on the development of a worldwide standard for business analysis, the BABOK Guide. Barbara is also an author of several books including “Seven Steps To Mastering Business Analysis”. In this episode Barbara Carkenord tells us why we n...
From Computer To Analyst with Suzanne Robertson
February 21, 2018 03:00 - 19 minutes - 13.4 MBSuzanne Robertson is a principal and founder of the Atlantic Systems Guild. She is co-author of Mastering the Requirements Process, a guide for practitioners on finding requirements and writing them so that all stakeholders understand them. Suzanne is also a member of the IEEE and the British Computer Society as well as a regular speaker at conferences and universities. In this episode Suzanne Robertson explains why you should not expect people to tell you what they need from a software sy...
It’s Interesting, Inspiring & Scary with Rex Black
February 19, 2018 03:00 - 21 minutes - 15.6 MBRex Black is president of RBCS. He is a testing leader, providing consulting, training and expert services. Rex has helped clients, from small start-ups to Fortune 20 global enterprises, apply testing best practice in a wide variety of development lifecycles. Rex is also a prolific author having written fourteen books and dozens of articles over the past 20 years as well as being a past president of both the ISTQB and the ASTQB. In this episode Rex Black tells us why Software Testers are h...
You Need Mastery, Autonomy & Purpose with David J Anderson
February 12, 2018 21:37 - 37 minutes - 31.1 MBDavid J Anderson is the Chairman of Lean Kanban Inc, a management training, events and publishing business which licenses its brand and franchises its events and training classes globally. David began his career as a games developer in the early 1980s and has worked at companies including IBM, Sprint, Motorola and Microsoft. He is also author of several books including the best-selling Kanban - Successful Evolutionary Change for your Technology Business. In this episode David tells us why ...
Why You Can’t Afford To Stop Learning with Simon Brown
February 05, 2018 03:00 - 15 minutes - 12.3 MBSimon Brown is an independent consultant specialising in software architecture. He is author of the book “Software Architecture for Developers” and creator of the C4 software architecture model. Simon is also an award winning speaker, presenting at conferences, meetups and organisations around the world. In this episode Simon Brown tells us why we can’t afford to stop learning and what we need to be doing to ensure that we don’t. Simon also explains why we need to be selective in what we c...
Software Development Is About People with Brian P Hogan
January 29, 2018 03:00 - 23 minutes - 18.5 MBBrian P Hogan is a web developer, teacher, book editor and musician. He is also author of several books including, “Exercises For Programmers”. Brian is currently a Technical Editor at Digital Ocean and is also a development editor at the Pragmatic Programmers as well as a panellist on the Ruby Rogues podcast. In this episode Brian tells us why software development is mostly about people and that it’s about solving problems. Brian also talks about making the most of opportunities to engage...
Develop Your Own Brand with K. Scott Allen
January 22, 2018 03:00 - 17 minutes - 14.4 MBScott Allen has more than 25 years of commercial software development experience across a wide range of technologies. He has successfully delivered software products for embedded, Windows and web platforms. Scott is also a Pluralsight course creator, a host on the podcast Herding Code, a published author and a conference speaker. In this episode K. Scott Allen talks about the importance of having your own brand and being able to differentiate yourself from others. Scott also tells us why o...
Empathy, Sympathy and Compassion with Ted Neward
January 15, 2018 03:00 - 33 minutes - 26.7 MBTed Neward is an industry professional with over 20 years’ experience. He speaks at conferences all over the world and writes regularly for a variety of publications across the Java, .NET and other ecosystems. He currently resides in the Pacific Northwest with his wife, two sons, dog, four cats, eight laptops, seven tablets, nine phones, and a rather large utility bill. In this episode Ted talks about psychology and philosophy in I.T. and why empathy, sympathy and compassion will help you ...
Bonus - Looking Back & Looking Forward
January 01, 2018 03:00 - 8 minutes - 5.76 MBIn this first episode of 2018 Phil Burgess takes a look back at the first eight months of the IT Career Energizer podcast and talks about how the podcast came about. Phil also looks forward to what you can expect from the podcast in 2018, describing some of the changes and additions planned for the show.
Be The Subject Matter Expert with Jay Miller
December 18, 2017 03:00 - 16 minutes - 12.7 MBJay Miller has been a system administrator for the military and in the private sector since 2008. He actively participates in several online communities, learning to develop in different languages such as JavaScript and Python. Jay’s involvement in these communities led him to host the CodeNewbie Saturday discussions and eventually to starting the Productivity In Tech podcast. In this episode Jay talks about finding the one thing that you’re good at and why you should become the subject ma...
Learn, Build and Teach with Kent C Dodds
December 11, 2017 03:00 - 18 minutes - 13.3 MBKent C Dodds is a full stack JavaScript engineer at PayPal whom he represents on the TC39, which is the committee that evolves JavaScript. Kent is actively involved in the open source community with over 100 published npm packages and a contributor on many more. He is also an Egghead.io instructor, Frontend Masters instructor and Google Developer Expert. Kent is happily married and the father of four kids. He likes code, cares about craft, design, tools and architecture. In this episode Ke...
Play To Your Strengths with Hans Eckman
December 04, 2017 03:00 - 13 minutes - 10.1 MBHans Eckman is an experienced Business Analyst who provides leadership and consulting to rapidly evolving companies. This includes helping in the development of disruptive programmes and products that drive innovation and process improvement. Hans is also an experienced conference speaker having given over 50 presentations in the U.S. and Canada. In this episode Hans tells us why it’s people and processes that determine the success of I.T. projects and why it’s your responsibility to marke...
Pride Comes Before A Fall with Heather Downing
November 27, 2017 03:00 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MBHeather Downing is a passionate coder and entrepreneur. She is also an international technical speaker and co-host of the YouTube channel “The Hello World Show”. She also likes to encourage those with non-traditional backgrounds to enter the world of software development and is an advocate of women in tech. In this episode Heather talks about how she started her career in I.T. and why you should consider becoming a thought leader in your field, even early on in your career. Heather also di...
Stop Trying To Do It All with Cory House
November 20, 2017 03:00 - 17 minutes - 11.6 MBCory House is a Pluralsight author, Microsoft Most Valuable Professional, Software Architect, international speaker and principal at React JS Consulting. He has trained over 10,000 software developers at conferences and businesses worldwide on clean coding practices, front-end development, testing and software architecture. Cory currently specializes in JavaScript and front-end development using React. In this episode Cory talks about the impact that public speaking has had on his career p...
Go Where People Haven’t Already Been with Rob Conery
November 13, 2017 03:00 - 14 minutes - 11.9 MBRob Conery has been working in the technology field since 1998 as a DBA and then a web developer, originally with a focus on Microsoft ASP.NET. Rob is also author of The Imposter’s Handbook, which is a compendium of skills and concepts for any self-taught programmer. In this episode Rob talks about his career in IT, sharing his worst career moment and greatest successes. Rob also discusses why you should consider going where others haven’t been before, why an IT career needs to be fun and ...
Find A Horse To Ride with Steve Smith
November 06, 2017 03:00 - 25 minutes - 20.6 MBSteve Smith is an entrepreneur and software developer with a passion for building quality software as effectively as possible. He provides mentoring and training workshops for teams with the desire to improve. Steve has been recognised as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for over 10 consecutive years and is a frequent speaker at software developer conferences and events.
It’s Important To Have A Purpose with Stewart Noakes
October 30, 2017 03:00 - 18 minutes - 11.4 MBStewart Noakes has been an I.T. consultant since the mid 90s. In 2000 Stewart set up TCL, an independent software testing consultancy, growing the company to around 150 employees. TCL was subsequently acquired by Qualitest in 2012. Stewart has since used his entrepreneurial experience to help both new and established organisations to innovate and change. In this episode Stewart tells us that we need to be able to identify the gap between where we are in our career now and where we want to ...
Put Your Skills Into Context with Eoin Woods
October 23, 2017 03:00 - 16 minutes - 11 MBEoin Woods is a professionally qualified technical architect with over twenty years’ experience in the capital markets and software product domains. Eoin is a regular conference speaker as well as a published author, which includes being co-author of the book “Software Systems Architecture” and Chief Technical Officer at Endava. In this episode Eoin tells us why our skills have both a software engineering and a commercial value. Eoin also talks about the unpredictability of future technolo...
You Need A Career Game Plan with Emily Atkinson
October 16, 2017 03:00 - 18 minutes - 11.8 MBEmily Atkinson is a software engineer and Managing Director of DevelopHer, formerly Girls In Tech UK. Emily is passionate about encouraging others to learn more and has an interest in the crossover with tech and education. She is also a regular speaker at events and workshops. In this episode Emily talks about the importance of having a career development plan and how it will help to propel your career forward. Emily also tells us why we need to be continually challenged and why you sho...
You Must Learn The Basics First with El Mehdi Marhoum
October 09, 2017 03:00 - 28 minutes - 10.8 MBVisit itcareerenergizer.com for complete show notes of every episode El Mehdi Marhoum is the Co-President and Co-Founder of benel Solutions. He describes himself as an entrepreneur and lifelong hacker, and an expert in developing and architecting scalable and innovative software solutions. Prior to founding benel Solutions El Medhi was an Enterprise Solutions Architect having started out as a Software Engineer. In this episode El Mehdi tells us why I.T. professionals need to be patient...
You Need To Be A Good Speaker with Will Bushee
October 02, 2017 03:00 - 26 minutes - 20.5 MBWill Bushee has been involved in technology startups his entire career. As a leading expert on web harvesting, he runs BrightPlanet and has 8 US patents on Deep Web harvesting. He is also author of “Wired for Coding,” a guide for IT students on how to stand out from the crowd and land their first job. In this episode Will Bushee discusses why I.T. professionals need to be good speakers and how it can benefit your career. Will also talks about the importance of conducting yourself professio...
You Don’t Have To Know Everything with Ryland Leyton
September 25, 2017 03:00 - 27 minutes - 11.2 MBRyland Leyton is a Certified Business Analyst Professional having worked in the I.T. industry since the late 90s. Ryland is also a conference speaker and an agile coach for the International Institute of Business Analysis as well as author of the book “The Agile Business Analyst: Moving From Waterfall To Agile”. In this episode Ryland talks about the continued popularity of agile, how business need to adapt to new ways of working and why none of your experiences are ever wasted. Ryland als...
You’ve Got To Get Your Name Out There with Kevin Beaver
September 18, 2017 03:00 - 20 minutes - 9.04 MBKevin Beaver has more than 28 years of experience in I.T., the last 22 years of which have been dedicated to computer and information security. Kevin is author or co-author of a dozen information security books including the best-selling Hacking For Dummies, Hacking Wireless Networks For Dummies and the Practical Guide to HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance. As well as a prolific writer, Kevin is also creator and author of the Security On Wheels information security audio programs. In ...
It’s The Results That Matter with Thomas LaRock
September 11, 2017 03:00 - 20 minutes - 8.54 MBThomas LaRock is a Head Geek at SolarWinds and a Microsoft Certified Master, Microsoft Data Platform MVP, VMware vExpert, and former Microsoft Certified Trainer. Thomas has over 20 years’ experience in the I.T. industry in roles such as programmer, developer, analyst and database administrator. In this episode Thomas explains why people don’t care about effort or how difficult something is to achieve. Thomas also talks about the importance of being a generalist even when you are a special...
Don’t Let Your Fear Hold You Back with David Rael
September 04, 2017 03:00 - 21 minutes - 9.6 MBDavid Rael describes himself as a dad, problem solver, software creator and productivity expert. David is also host of the podcast Developer On Fire which he started in 2015 as a way of stepping outside of his comfort zone. In this episode David talks about the need to take action and providing value. David also discusses the importance of family and why you should continually test your understanding as you learn new things. To find out more about this episode, visit the show notes pag...
You Can Reverse Engineer Your Job Hunt with Laurence Bradford
August 28, 2017 03:00 - 14 minutes - 6.61 MBLaurence Bradford is the creator of Learn To Code With Me, helping people to get ahead in their careers and ultimately find more fulfilment in their lives. Laurence has developed a passion for education and specialises in product education and product management in the EdTech industry. In this episode Laurence talks about how you can reverse engineer your job hunt, why you shouldn’t try to learn multiple coding languages at the same time and why machine learning, artificial intelligence an...
Develop A Positive Work Ethic with Paul Rayment
August 21, 2017 03:00 - 19 minutes - 9.23 MBPaul Rayment is a seasoned I.T. professional having worked in the I.T. industry for more than 20 years. Paul is currently a senior project manager for Wilson Legal Solutions, who provide independent advice and consultancy to law firms in partnership with I.T. solution providers in the legal sector. In this episode Paul talks about his I.T. career journey and how motivation and hard work are essential for success. Paul also discusses the importance of being positive and professional as well...
Keep Your Mind Open and Your Brain Engaged with Robert C Martin
August 14, 2017 03:00 - 23 minutes - 10.2 MBRobert C Martin (Uncle Bob) has been a software professional since 1970 and has worked in various capacities on hundreds of software projects. In 2001 Robert initiated the meeting of the group that created Agile Software Development from Extreme Programming techniques. Robert is also author of several books on programming and is a regular speaker at international conferences and trade shows. In this episode Robert talks about the maturity of the I.T. industry, why continual learning is so ...
Being Known and Influential with Paul Gerrard
August 07, 2017 04:00 - 35 minutes - 14.5 MBPaul Gerrard is an internationally renowned and award-winning software engineering consultant, author and coach. He is also host of the Assurance Leadership Forum for senior assurance and testing practitioners as well as being a popular keynote speaker. In this episode Paul talks about why bad experiences are good experiences, why you should under promise and over deliver as well as why you should volunteer for unusual activities. To find out more about this episode, visit the show notes...
The Impact of Miscommunication with Cory Lebson
July 31, 2017 03:00 - 21 minutes - 9.17 MBCory Lebson has been a user experience consultant for over 20 years with a primary focus on user research & evaluation and UX training. Cory is also author of “The UX Careers Handbook” and is a LinkedIn Learning instructor as well as a frequent writer and speaker on UX methods and career related topics. In this episode Cory talks about the impact of miscommunication, why leadership is not the only career path and why you should always be prepared for change. To find out more about this ...
It’s All Useful with Kevlin Henney
July 24, 2017 03:00 - 34 minutes - 15.1 MBKevlin Henney is a published author and is editor of the book “97 Things Every Programmer Should Know”. He is also a presenter and consultant on software development and has been a keynote speaker at a number of conferences. In this episode Kevlin talks about how technology connects everything together, the organisation of information and why there is always something useful to take from every experience. Kevlin also discusses why he believes I.T. is where all the exciting things are hap...