Q&A #7: 2024 Tech Trends, Managing Conflict, Gaining Respect & More with Patrick Akil

Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/7iBLidwN49o Beyond Coding Podcast with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Powered by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xebia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠! OUTLINE00:00:00 - Intro00:00:29 - Getting ready!00:00:45 - What new hobby would you like to try for 2024?00:01:52 - What tech trends are you anticipating for 2024?00:04:37 - My favourite Christmas gift00:04:44 - How do you see the future of the IT industry?00:07:26 - How do you see your future in IT?00:08:36 - Is there demand for .NET engineers?00:12:09 - With AI evolving, how do software engineers evolve with it?00:14:57 - AI and experienced software engineers00:17:44 - How do you find out what field to focus on?00:22:14 - What are some tools I should incorporate in my workflow?00:24:14 - Web dev and software engineering tools00:28:53 - How do you explain a career gap?00:31:59 - Have you ever been on a project which was fun, but not ethically responsible?00:35:44 - Enjoying the domain you work in00:38:01 - Life and career goals00:41:19 - Work and family illness00:44:17 - Patrick's conflict story00:48:15 - Handling conflict00:51:33 - How do you gain respect as a junior?00:55:05 - Ask for feedback00:55:52 - If it's not 2024...