#10 Navigating Startups, Big Tech, Testing, Management & Unpaid Jobs

Programmer Hour

English - January 22, 2024 03:24 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MB
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In this episode of the Programmer Hour podcast, we discuss a range of topics including the questions that new developers might have when first joining a company, the debates about the necessity of coding, and the progression of a developer's career. Other subjects include the differences between working in startups and big tech companies and the controversy around unpaid jobs in the technology field. Furthermore, they delve into the importance of senior developers who manage new developers and how they should refrain from writing code.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
4:03 Great teams make great people
8:53 Kids Learning Coding
13:51 Will AI take all jobs
21:11 Great developers are symmathesized
22:30 Progression of a Dev
24:46 Transitioning into Management
27:30 Misconceptions about Management Roles
29:09 Role of Senior Developers
31:03 Testing in Software Development
36:04 Working in Startups vs Big Tech
40:38 Unpaid Jobs - Yes or No
47:52 Outro