Latest Don vandemark Podcast Episodes
Vue, Vuex, Auth, and State Management
CTO Think Podcast - June 23, 2020 04:30 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsA pragmatic podcast about leadership, product dev, and tech decisions between two recovering Chief Technology Officers.
Vue, Vuex, Auth, and State Management
CTO Think Podcast - June 23, 2020 04:30 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsA pragmatic podcast about leadership, product dev, and tech decisions between two recovering Chief Technology Officers.
BLM, White Privilege, Accountability, Guilt, Responsibilities, and Helping
CTO Think Podcast - June 09, 2020 15:30 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe world feels like a different place from just a couple weeks ago, but it's not. The United States is still in the same place it has been for a long time, if you're a minority. Randy and Don discuss the Black Lives Matter movement, police accountability, racism, privilege, guilt, and where they...
BLM, White Privilege, Accountability, Guilt, Responsibilities, and Helping
CTO Think Podcast - June 09, 2020 15:30 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsThe world feels like a different place from just a couple weeks ago, but it's not. The United States is still in the same place it has been for a long time, if you're a minority. Randy and Don discuss the Black Lives Matter movement, police accountability, racism, privilege, guilt, and where they...
From Manager/Dev to Non-coding Manager
CTO Think Podcast - May 19, 2020 04:15 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsRight before the COVID pandemic hit, Randy was asked to take on the management of two new teams, which changed his typical role of manager-developer to strictly people management, meetings, and project tracking. Don and Randy discuss the change as it affected Randy and what he thinks is the most ...
From Manager/Dev to Non-coding Manager
CTO Think Podcast - May 19, 2020 04:15 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsRight before the COVID pandemic hit, Randy was asked to take on the management of two new teams, which changed his typical role of manager-developer to strictly people management, meetings, and project tracking. Don and Randy discuss the change as it affected Randy and what he thinks is the most ...
Big Ideas Getting Planned, Part 2
CTO Think Podcast - May 12, 2020 04:15 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsDon and Randy continue their discussion about the business plans in the Big Idea Gator Business Plan Competition, this time about the best entries and how the competition played out. Coconuts!
Big Ideas Getting Planned, Part 2
CTO Think Podcast - May 12, 2020 04:15 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsDon and Randy continue their discussion about the business plans in the Big Idea Gator Business Plan Competition, this time about the best entries and how the competition played out. Coconuts!
Big Ideas Getting Planned, Part 1
CTO Think Podcast - May 05, 2020 04:15 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsDon brings in a few examples from an upcoming Big Idea Gator Business Plan Competition in which he's playing the role of a judge. We discuss the importance of good writing, identifying the problem, and setting reasonable goals and metrics to give folks the notion you have some idea what you're do...
Big Ideas Getting Planned, Part 1
CTO Think Podcast - May 05, 2020 04:15 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsDon brings in a few examples from an upcoming Big Idea Gator Business Plan Competition in which he's playing the role of a judge. We discuss the importance of good writing, identifying the problem, and setting reasonable goals and metrics to give folks the notion you have some idea what you're do...
Difficult Choices and Hard Conversations
CTO Think Podcast - March 31, 2020 04:15 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsDon and Randy talk about what's been going on with the COVID-19 pandemic and how it has affected their firms, jobs, and side projects. What does it mean to talk to folks under your wing? What kind of leadership does it take when the real world seems out of your control?
Difficult Choices and Hard Conversations
CTO Think Podcast - March 31, 2020 04:15 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsDon and Randy talk about what's been going on with the COVID-19 pandemic and how it has affected their firms, jobs, and side projects. What does it mean to talk to folks under your wing? What kind of leadership does it take when the real world seems out of your control?
Growing Up and Losing the Fun Parts of App Development
CTO Think Podcast - March 03, 2020 05:15 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsDon asked Randy about what he's working on, lately, and Randy exclaimed, "nothing fun," which actually turns out not to be true. Randy details the additional mix of people, communication, and risk management around mature application development and it becomes the setting for a larger-picture dis...
Growing Up and Losing the Fun Parts of App Development
CTO Think Podcast - March 03, 2020 05:15 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsDon asked Randy about what he's working on, lately, and Randy exclaimed, "nothing fun," which actually turns out not to be true. Randy details the additional mix of people, communication, and risk management around mature application development and it becomes the setting for a larger-picture dis...
Improving Visual Communication for Remote Management
CTO Think Podcast - February 25, 2020 05:15 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsRandy is making efforts to improve the communication of visual examples via remote video meetings. We discuss his first attempt to achieve online whiteboarding using a Macbook Pro, a Wacom One tablet, and a Google Jamboard.
Improving Visual Communication for Remote Management
CTO Think Podcast - February 25, 2020 05:15 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsRandy is making efforts to improve the communication of visual examples via remote video meetings. We discuss his first attempt to achieve online whiteboarding using a Macbook Pro, a Wacom One tablet, and a Google Jamboard.
Security Concerns Keep Coming
CTO Think Podcast - February 11, 2020 05:15 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsIn Don's role as CTO for AspirEDU, he has a number of security audits posed by potential customers and increasing complexity around third-party hosts. Randy keeps wanting to talk about the XFL (Part 2).
Security Concerns Keep Coming
CTO Think Podcast - February 11, 2020 05:15 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIn Don's role as CTO for AspirEDU, he has a number of security audits posed by potential customers and increasing complexity around third-party hosts. Randy keeps wanting to talk about the XFL (Part 2).
Proposed Project Approach and the Wonders of Sous Vide Cooking
CTO Think Podcast - January 28, 2020 05:15 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsRandy pitches to Don an approach for a CMS project and then rifs on the cool new toy he recently purchased for the kitchen: A sous vide cooking device.
Proposed Project Approach and the Wonders of Sous Vide Cooking
CTO Think Podcast - January 28, 2020 05:15 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsRandy pitches to Don an approach for a CMS project and then rifs on the cool new toy he recently purchased for the kitchen: A sous vide cooking device.
Viable or crap? Discussing Blockchain, VR, Autonomous Cars, and Drone Delivery
CTO Think Podcast - January 21, 2020 06:15 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThis week we take a look at the state of a few hyped technologies and see where they really are in terms of usefulness, adoption, and long-term viability. Don thinks VR will never go mainstream and Randy wants a drone to bring him something, ANYTHING, right now.
Viable or crap? Discussing Blockchain, VR, Autonomous Cars, and Drone Delivery
CTO Think Podcast - January 21, 2020 06:15 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsThis week we take a look at the state of a few hyped technologies and see where they really are in terms of usefulness, adoption, and long-term viability. Don thinks VR will never go mainstream and Randy wants a drone to bring him something, ANYTHING, right now.
Modern Content Management Options
CTO Think Podcast - January 07, 2020 06:15 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsDon and Randy discuss content management options from the old-school Full Stack apps, WYSIWYG SaaS, and Headless + Static Site Generator options
Modern Content Management Options
CTO Think Podcast - January 07, 2020 06:15 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsDon and Randy discuss content management options from the old-school Full Stack apps, WYSIWYG SaaS, and Headless + Static Site Generator options
A Deeper Dive into Building Power Apps
CTO Think Podcast - December 31, 2019 05:15 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsDon takes Randy along for the ride of his latest applications using Microsoft's Power App platform. They discuss building an application that uses Twilio, Trello, Flow, Power Apps, OneDrive, Adaptive Cards, and Microsoft Teams without much code, if any.
A Deeper Dive into Building Power Apps
CTO Think Podcast - December 31, 2019 05:15 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsDon takes Randy along for the ride of his latest applications using Microsoft's Power App platform. They discuss building an application that uses Twilio, Trello, Flow, Power Apps, OneDrive, Adaptive Cards, and Microsoft Teams without much code, if any.
Automation vs Programming
CTO Think Podcast - December 17, 2019 05:15 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsDon describes his work on moving his company to Microsoft and his use of Power Apps. This leads to a discussion of the automation vs programming strategies and how this might be the future for all non-coding employment.
Automation vs Programming
CTO Think Podcast - December 17, 2019 05:15 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsDon describes his work on moving his company to Microsoft and his use of Power Apps. This leads to a discussion of the automation vs programming strategies and how this might be the future for all non-coding employment.
Headless CMS + Static Site Generators
CTO Think Podcast - December 10, 2019 05:15 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsRandy's been approached, both at his job and from an external firm, about the need for a CMS. The old stalwarts of Wordpress and Drupal don't seem to work, but the idea of a Static Site Generator and persisted content does. Randy and Don discuss the new products out there that can potentially ser...
Headless CMS + Static Site Generators
CTO Think Podcast - December 10, 2019 05:15 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsRandy's been approached, both at his job and from an external firm, about the need for a CMS. The old stalwarts of Wordpress and Drupal don't seem to work, but the idea of a Static Site Generator and persisted content does. Randy and Don discuss the new products out there that can potentially ser...
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