Hello Turing World Podcast
114 episodes - English - Latest episode: 13 days ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsA Turing community oriented podcast.
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Data Engineering with Nikki Holland-Plum
April 17, 2024 18:09 - 17 minutes - 23.8 MBCome meet Nikki Holland-Plum and hear about her journey to Data Engineering. In this episode you will learn about the tools often used in this career and how you too can show tenacity by not taking no for an answer. If you or someone you know are code curious, we encourage you to attend a Turing Try Coding Event. You can register for a Try Coding class at turing.edu/try-coding.
Technical Product Management with Leah Miller
April 10, 2024 12:00 - 15 minutes - 21.4 MBLeah Miller talks with hosts, Bailey Diveley and Jeannie Evans, about her career as a Technical Product Manager. She discusses in depth how a technical product manager plays an important role in scoping out work, processes unique to her role and how she was able to leverage her previous career to level up in her new one. Tune in to learn how Leah made her own luck as she transitioned from software engineer to technical product manager. If you or someone you know are code curious, we encour...
Freelancing with December Garnet-Smith
April 03, 2024 12:00 - 18 minutes - 25.9 MBOur conversation with December Garnet-Smith reveals what it takes to be a successful self-employed software engineer. December walks us through drafting contracts, solving problems, staying involved in a collaborative dev community and how to do all that and more on a team of one. If you or someone you know are code curious, we encourage you to attend a Turing Try Coding Event. You can register for a Try Coding class at turing.edu/try-coding.
Technical Writing with Devin Beliveau
March 27, 2024 12:00 - 17 minutes - 23.4 MBDevin Beliveau walks hosts, Jeannie Evans and Bailey Diveley, through her career as a Technical Writer. She discusses her career journey and how she merged her writing and technical skillsets. Devin dives deep into her roles and responsibilities, team structure, and audience, and how that all can vary depending on the job. If you or someone you know are code curious, we encourage you to attend a Turing Try Coding Event. You can register for a Try Coding class at turing.edu/try-coding.
Product Management with Michael Wood
March 20, 2024 12:00 - 18 minutes - 25.4 MBIn the first interview for the Career Pathways series, Bailey Diveley interviews Mike Wood on his experience as a Product Manager. They get into the details on what the role is like, unique challenges PMs face, and the tools and resources commonly used. Come for the questions, stay for the jira, software development lifecycle & decision-making skills.
Introducing the Career Pathways Series
March 13, 2024 12:00 - 10 minutes - 14.1 MBJoin cohosts Jeannie & Bailey as we kickoff episode zero of the new Career Pathways series on the Hello Turing World podcast. In this series of shorts, we'll be chatting with Turing School alum & former staff whose resumes boast a variety of technical titles. From Data Engineer to UX Designer to Product Manager, we delve into the specifics of their roles and explore the skills that have contributed to their success. Listen in to episode 0 to learn the what and why behind this new series i...
New Dev Series: Mentor Matrix
December 14, 2023 12:00 - 17 minutes - 24.1 MBIn our final episode of the New Developer Series, Alaina Kneiling and Jesse Spevack share strategies for building a diverse mentorship matrix. They explore how tapping into a range of expertise and perspectives can supercharge your learning and your career growth. If you or someone you know are code curious, we encourage you to attend a Turing Try Coding Event. You can register for a Try Coding class at turing.edu/try-coding.
New Dev Series: Keep It Moving
November 30, 2023 12:00 - 14 minutes - 20 MBHosts Alaina Kneiling and Jesse Spevack guide new software devs through their first job hunt journey, emphasizing the importance of avoiding tunnel vision after those initial interviews and tips for taking back power in the process. If you or someone you know are code curious, we encourage you to attend a Turing Try Coding Event. You can register for a Try Coding class at turing.edu/try-coding.
New Dev Series: Project Pitch
November 16, 2023 12:00 - 15 minutes - 21.2 MBHosts Alaina Kneiling and Jesse Spevack chat about starting, finishing and enhancing our personal projects with interview prep in mind.
New Dev Series: Rejection Rx
November 02, 2023 23:00 - 17 minutes - 23.6 MBThis week, hosts Alaina Kneiling and Jesse Spevack candidly address the challenges of coping with rejection during the job search process. If you or someone you know are code curious, we encourage you to attend a Turing Try Coding Event. You can register for a Try Coding class at turing.edu/try-coding.
New Dev Series: Leap Into the Unknown
October 19, 2023 11:00 - 12 minutes - 17.8 MBJoin hosts Alaina Kneiling and Jesse Spevack this week as they discuss the leap into software engineering from entirely different industries, emphasizing the importance of showcasing transferable skills and fresh viewpoints during the job hunt. If you or someone you know are code curious, we encourage you to attend a Turing Try Coding Event. You can register for a Try Coding class at turing.edu/try-coding.
New Dev Series: Stack Shakeup
October 05, 2023 11:00 - 13 minutes - 18 MBListen in with hosts Alaina and Jesse as they provide insights and practical advice for new developers worried about applying for jobs in a different tech stack than what they learned in school. Their reassuring words and actionable tips will empower you to hit the submit button on those job applications, no matter the tech stack. If you or someone you know are code curious, we encourage you to attend a Turing Try Coding Event. You can register for a Try Coding class at turing.edu/try-codi...
Goodbye Jesse
September 27, 2023 11:00 - 39 minutes - 72.3 MBBailey welcomes fellow podcast host, Stripe engineer, and 1606 alum Jesse Spevack to the hot seat. Tune in to learn more about the educator-turned-engineer-turned-podcast-host whose final interview reveals his hopes for the future of the pod and a peek into what he has coming up next, https://www.verynormal.info. If you or someone you know are code curious, we encourage you to attend a Turing Try Coding Event. You can register for a Try Coding class at turing.edu/try-coding.
New Dev Series: Cohort Co-op
September 21, 2023 11:00 - 14 minutes - 19.9 MBThis week, hosts Alaina and Jesse share strategies for leveraging your Turing cohort to prep for job interviews. From practicing failure to joining hype rooms, tune in to gain some valuable insights. If you or someone you know are code curious, we encourage you to attend a Turing Try Coding Event. You can register for a Try Coding class at turing.edu/try-coding.
Engineer One
September 20, 2023 11:00 - 47 minutes - 86.2 MBBailey and Jesse chat with Travis Haby 1507 alum and Staff Engineer at Guild. They discuss his Turing story, his roots in education, his background in physics, the Blakement, his job as the first engineer at Guild, watching engineering culture grow at Guild, hiring at Guild, the Climate Crisis, and some advice. If you or someone you know are code curious, we encourage you to attend a Turing Try Coding Event. You can register for a Try Coding class at turing.edu/try-coding.
Unlikely Teacher
September 13, 2023 11:00 - 44 minutes - 81.7 MBJesse speaks with Abdul Redd, Backend Instructor at Turing about how he found Turing, how he learned to code, code school instructional models, getting hired at Turing, instruction at Turing, and advice for potential students. If you or someone you know are code curious, we encourage you to attend a Turing Try Coding Event. You can register for a Try Coding class at turing.edu/try-coding.
Job Hunt Jedi
September 07, 2023 11:00 - 15 minutes - 20.7 MBTired of the usual suspects on job boards? Join hosts Jesse and Alaina as they reveal creative ways to unearth fresh job openings and differentiate yourself from the masses. If you or someone you know are code curious, we encourage you to attend a Turing Try Coding Event. You can register for a Try Coding class at turing.edu/try-coding.
Ruby Roots and Kotlin Wings
September 06, 2023 11:00 - 35 minutes - 65.9 MBJesse chats with Gavin Carew, 2207 BE Alum and Jack In the Box Software Engineer about his Turing story, his tips for being a successful Turing student, his job search, coming up to speed on Kotlin, his current work, advice for current prospective students, asking questions, and optimism for the future. A few classic Jim Weirich conference talks are What all Rubyists should know about Threads - https://youtu.be/4zbN29UkNQw?si=s9v1kqIg22K2v0iu and SOLID Principles in Ruby - https://youtu.be/1...
Analogue to Agile
August 30, 2023 22:18 - 39 minutes - 71.7 MBBailey and Jesse chat with 1511 Alum and Senior Software Engineer at HackerOne, Heidi Hoopes about her Turing Story, networking, her career, hiring, resume tips, working for the government, and other topics. If you or someone you know are code curious, we encourage you to attend a Turing Try Coding Event. You can register for a Try Coding class at turing.edu/try-coding.
Git Gospel
August 24, 2023 11:00 - 14 minutes - 20 MBAlaina and Jesse share effective strategies for leveraging GitHub's commit history to stand out during job interviews. Drawing inspiration from their own experiences, they share tips on curating a compelling coding narrative. If you or someone you know are code curious, we encourage you to attend a Turing Try Coding Event. You can register for a Try Coding class at turing.edu/try-coding.
People Puzzle
August 23, 2023 11:00 - 50 minutes - 92.7 MBBailey and Jesse chat with Matt Kaufman, a Staff Front End Engineer at Afresh and 1608 FE Alum. They discuss love, Matt's background in control engineering, the benefits of the Turing community, mission driven companies, engineering management, staff level engineering, capitalism, performance reviews, and other topics. They mention a few books, including Managing Humans by Michael Lopp and The Manager's Path by Camille Fournier. If you or someone you know are code curious, we encourage you...
Agile Arborist
August 16, 2023 11:00 - 43 minutes - 79.3 MBHosts Jesse and Bailey are reunited and chat with Evan Wheeler, Senior Software Engineer at Peloton and 1801 BE Alum. The trio discuss Evan's Turing story, arborism, the job search, mentoring, imposter syndrome, Evan's work at Peloton, the developer experience going through an acquisition, company reorganizations, technologies that solve for scale, AI, and other topics. If you or someone you know are code curious, we encourage you to attend a Turing Try Coding Event. You can register for a...
Habit Hacks
August 10, 2023 11:00 - 13 minutes - 18 MBAlaina and Jesse discuss the habits they adopted to maintain a high level of focus and confidence while navigating the job hunt, especially following their departure from the highly structured schedule at Turing.
Put me in, Coach!
August 09, 2023 11:00 - 36 minutes - 66.1 MBJesse speaks with Lex Stewart, Career Specialist at Turing about their Turing story, new grad services at Turing, personal branding, making mistakes early, how alumni can support recent grads (and what they shouldn’t do), career coaching, video games, and other topics. This episode marks the 1 year anniversary of the Hello Turing World Podcast relaunch. You can find our new developer series at - https://foregoing-dogwood-6b9.notion.site/Hello-Turing-World-Podcast-New-Developer-Series-e64b2f7...
Support Engineering
August 02, 2023 11:00 - 42 minutes - 78.4 MBJesse chats with Josh O'Bannon, FusionAuth Engineering Support Team Lead and 1909 BE Alum about Josh's Turing story, relgion and spirituality, FusionAuth, authentication, and the field of Support Engineering. There are some child related background noises. Is AI Taking Over Dev Jobs? (https://writing.turing.edu/is-ai-taking-over-dev-jobs/) If you or someone you know are code curious, we encourage you to attend a Turing Try Coding Event. You can register for a Try Coding class at turing.edu...
Parsimony Principle
July 26, 2023 11:00 - 40 minutes - 73.6 MBJesse chats with Mike Schutte, 1608 Alum, about his Turing story, sociology, capitalism, Shape Up, clean code, the principle of parsimony, front end engineering, and running. Check out Mike's running planner utility (https://strava-insights.vercel.app/), the writing tool he built (https://first-fifty.vercel.app/) and his Arc Browser recommendation (https://arc.net/). If you or someone you know are code curious, we encourage you to attend a Turing Try Coding Event. You can register for a Tr...
Plane Crash
July 19, 2023 11:00 - 42 minutes - 78.1 MBThe original Turing Podcast creator and host, Brennan Holzclaw joins Jesse to share his Turing story, the origins of the Turing podcast, his pre-Turing life in radio, his work in C#, management, boomeranging between jobs, AI, fatherhood, and adoption. If you or someone you know are code curious, we encourage you to attend a Turing Try Coding Event. You can register at turing.edu/try-coding.
Physical Traffic
July 12, 2023 11:00 - 43 minutes - 79.4 MBJesse chats with Josh Thompson 1701 BE Alum about his Turing story, Mythical Creatures, blogging, writing, TIL workflow, Scooters, traffic, urban design, and what's next. Some books mentioned are The Power Broker by Robert Caro, A Pattern Language by Christopher Alexander, The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein, and Streetfight by Janette Sadik-Khan. You can read more from Josh at josh.works including his Turing guide at https://josh.works/turing-backend-prep-01-intro and his Robert Moses ...
Backend Vision
June 28, 2023 20:09 - 48 minutes - 89.4 MBBailey & Jesse chat with the Director of Turing's Backend Program and Turing Alum Amy Holt about her Turing Story, her career at Turing, management, the future of the Backend program, and . If you or someone you know are code curious, we encourage you to attend a Turing Try Coding Event. You can register for a free Try Coding class at turing.edu/try-coding.
Next Day Kind of Person
June 14, 2023 11:00 - 44 minutes - 81.5 MBBailey and Jesse chat with 2207 BE Alum Alaina Kneiling about her Turing story, the bond she built with her cohort mates, her tenacious job search, interview tips, her new career as a software developer and combating imposter syndrome. If you or someone you know are code curious, we encourage you to attend a Turing Try Coding Event. You can register for a free Try Coding class at turing.edu/try-coding.
Proto Turing
June 08, 2023 15:33 - 55 minutes - 101 MBBailey & Jesse chat with Horace Williams, a member of the first proto-Turing program called Hungry Academy in 2012. Horace was one of the first instructors at Turing and is a current Staff Software Engineer at Medallion. The discuss the early days of code schools and Turing, Horace’s work on political campaigns, Clojure, Ann Arbor, and other topics. If you or someone you know are code curious, we encourage you to attend a Turing Try Coding Event. You can register for a free Try Coding clas...
Launch
May 31, 2023 18:00 - 50 minutes - 92.6 MBJesse chats with Eric Weissman the Director of Turings Launch Program all about the new Launch Program. Link to Launch Site: https://turing.edu/launch Schedule time to learn more about Launch: https://go.oncehub.com/EricWeissman Email: [email protected] If you or someone you know are code curious, we encourage you to attend a Turing Try Coding Event. As a listener, you can register for a free Try Coding class at turing.edu/try-coding.
All The Jobs
May 24, 2023 11:00 - 43 minutes - 78.8 MBBailey and Jesse chat with Turing’s Director of Strategic Partnerships, Stephanie Pacheco-Davidson about her Turing story, her identity, the growth opportunities for strategic partnerships, the Q1 2023 Turing Jobs report, how Turing centers its mission in its work with strategic partners, and other topics. Checkout the Turing Jobs Report from Q1 2023 - https://writing.turing.edu/q1-2023-jobs-and-hiring-report/ If you or someone you know are code curious, we encourage you to attend a ...
Special Drop: State of Turing with Jeff Casimir
May 19, 2023 14:35 - 28 minutes - 53 MBAt the start of every inning, Jeff Casimir updates our Turing community on the State of Turing. This SoT from 2305 is from May 8, 2023 where Jeff discusses relationships, technology, and staying connected. If you or someone you know are code curious, we encourage you to attend a Turing Try Coding Event. As a listener, you can register for a free Try Coding class at turing.edu/try-coding.
Code Curious
May 17, 2023 11:00 - 37 minutes - 67.9 MBBailey and Jesse chat with Try Coding Instructor Brandi Gehrke about her Turing story, the Turing Try Coding session for folks thinking about enrolling at Turing, the goals of try coding, Turing vs. traditional computer science programs, what’s up next at Try coding, and other topics. If you or someone you know are code curious, we encourage you to attend a Turing Try Coding Event. As a listener, you can use code POD100 to register for Try Coding at turing.edu/try-coding.
Coding Jamboree
May 10, 2023 16:26 - 47 minutes - 86.3 MBBailey & Jesse speak with Wheel Health Software Engineer and 1711 BE alum Ellen Cornelius about her Turing story, her career, start ups, and the hackathon she organized in Denver - Mile High Hack. If you or someone you know are code curious, we encourage you to attend a Turing Try Coding Event. As a listener, you can use code POD100 to register for Try Coding at turing.edu/try-coding.
New Dev Series: Continuous Education
May 04, 2023 11:00 - 23 minutes - 32.6 MBA huge part of our jobs as Software Developers is to keep on learning. In our last episode of season 1 of the New Dev Series Jeannie, Bailey, and Jesse break down what this can look like, when to find the time, and how to best be supported. If you or someone you know are code curious, we encourage you to attend a Turing Try Coding Event. As a listener, you can use code POD100 to register for Try Coding at turing.edu/try-coding.
Validate Us, Josh
May 03, 2023 11:00 - 42 minutes - 77.6 MBJesse talks with Senior Software Engineer, gSchool 0 grad, and former director of the Backend program, Josh Mejia. They discuss Josh’s Turing story, the overlap between coders and musicians, gSchool, the early days of Turing, teaching, cognitive biases, individual contributor and management tracks, the current software developer market, and other topics. If you or someone you know are code curious, we encourage you to attend a Turing Try Coding Event. As a listener, you can use code POD100...
New Dev Series: On Call
April 27, 2023 11:00 - 22 minutes - 30.4 MBJeannie and Jesse discuss what you might expect in your first on call rotation, how it can suck, and what to do when it does. If you or someone you know are code curious, we encourage you to attend a Turing Try Coding Event. As a listener, you can use code POD100 to register for Try Coding at turing.edu/try-coding.
This Is My Team Now
April 26, 2023 11:00 - 34 minutes - 63.8 MBBailey and Jesse chat with Tilt Engineering Manager and former Turing Front End director Pamela Lovett about her Turing story, her career, engineering management, having a healthy mindset when it comes to challenges, and other topics. You can connect with Pam on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/thatpamiam/ If you or someone you know are code curious, we encourage you to attend a Turing Try Coding Event. As a listener, you can use code POD100 to register for Try Coding at turing.ed...
New Dev Series: The Software Development Lifecycle
April 20, 2023 11:00 - 27 minutes - 37.2 MBJeannie, Bailey, and Jesse walk through what the Software Development Lifecycle is and how to be a successful part of this process as a junior dev. We went a little long on this one, but as you will discover, there is a lot to cover If you or someone you know are code curious, we encourage you to attend a Turing Try Coding Event. As a listener, you can use code POD100 to register for Try Coding at turing.edu/try-coding.
Mod 0
April 19, 2023 11:00 - 32 minutes - 58.8 MBJesse chats with Software Engineer and Mod 0 TA Cydnee Owens about her Turing story, her work in devops, the Turing Mod 0 program and other topics. You can connect with Cydnee on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/cydnee-owens-5280 If you or someone you know are code curious, we encourage you to attend a Turing Try Coding Event. As a listener, you can use code POD100 to register for Try Coding at turing.edu/try-coding.
New Dev Series: 1:1s
April 13, 2023 11:00 - 17 minutes - 23.4 MB1:1s might be the most important meeting you have all week. Jesse, Jeannie, and Bailey discuss ways to make the most of these meetings and what red flags to look out for.
All of the Problems
April 12, 2023 11:00 - 48 minutes - 88.9 MBBailey and Jesse chat with Gusto Principal Infrastructure Engineer Toni Rib about her Turing story, her career growth, mentorship, risk mitigation, the role of a Principal engineer, giving back, and other topics. Connect with Toni on twitter at https://twitter.com/tonimarierib and on linkedIn at https://twitter.com/tonimarierib. Checkout Jeff Casimir's State of Turing talk from March 21st here: https://vimeo.com/turing/2320-state-of-turing If you or someone you know are code curious, w...
New Dev Series: Career Progression
April 06, 2023 11:00 - 25 minutes - 34.5 MBCareer progression, titles, and leveling vary depending on the company and role. On this episode of the New Dev Series Jeannie, Jesse, and Bailey break down what this can look like by sharing their own experiences and processes they have be a part of. How do you define your own career progression and what does it mean to level up?
Collaborator Gator
April 05, 2023 11:00 - 39 minutes - 72.3 MBBailey and Jesse are joined by Ibotta Senior Software Engineer and 1606 Alumna Susi Irwin. They disucss Susi’s Turing story, her career growth, how her communication skills have helped her build a successful career in software, being a mom at Turing and in the software world, and other topics. Connect with Susi on linkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/susiirwin/ If you or someone you know are code curious, we encourage you to attend a Turing Try Coding Event. As a listener, yo...
New Dev Series: The Day-To-Day
March 30, 2023 11:00 - 22 minutes - 30.4 MBIn this episode of the New Dev Series hosts Bailey, Jesse, and Jeannie discuss the life in the day of a new software developer. They discuss the challenges of a dev's first 6 months - 1 year on the job and advise on how to contribute during that time, all while taking in a ton of new information.
Give Fewer F's
March 29, 2023 11:00 - 43 minutes - 79.8 MBBailey and Jesse are joined by Peloton Engineer and former Turing Instructor and 1602/03 Alum Ilana Corson. They discuss Ilana’s Turing story, how she became an instructor at Turing, her work as a TestDouble consultant, consultancy vs product work, being female in tech, and how all Turing community members can move the needle on justice and equality.
New Dev Series: Mentorship
March 23, 2023 11:00 - 18 minutes - 25.5 MBJeannie and Jesse hold down the conversation this week as they discuss mentorship in all its forms.
Warmth and Light
March 22, 2023 11:00 - 50 minutes - 92.8 MBBailey and Jesse chat with Turing co founder and Revelo Chief Community Officer Jorge Téllez about the early days of Turing, Turing’s mission, the origins of the Turing admissions process, making the tech world more inclusive, Revelo, doing good and other topics.