Andrew Gelina

Jarrod Taylor is a self-taught software developer. He lives in Florida and works with modern JavaScript frameworks and languages like Ruby, He started out learning programming to help move along an internal project and things catapulted from there. Hear how Jarrod came into the industry the "no CS degree" route and what he's interested in today. Jarrod spends a lot of time at Disney and shares some of his favorite spots. Jarrod on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jarrod-taylor-53900768/     Coding Current favorite editor - Panic Coda 2  https://panic.com/coda/ Spiffy new 5K displays -  https://www.amazon.com/LG-Ultrafine-Monitor-5120-Resolution/  Using Sidecar as second display for Mac -  https://www.macstories.net/stories/sidecar-in-ios-13-and-macos-catalina-working-seamlessly-between-an-ipad-and-mac/  Using Elixir on the Erlang vm  https://elixir-lang.org/  The Nerves Framwork  https://nerves-project.org/    The movie pi:  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0138704/    Disney Insider tips  The new Star Wars park at Disney -  https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/destinations/hollywood-studios/star-wars-galaxys-edge/  Chef Art Smith's Homecomin' restaurant -  http://www.homecominkitchen.com/   Trader Sam's Grog Grotto Tiki Bar at The Polynesian -  https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/polynesian-resort/trader-sams-grog-grotto/     One of the few appreciating cars you'll ever see - The Ford GT 40 from 2004-2005 on Ebay -  https://www.ebay.com/b/Ford-Ford-GT/116478/bn_7115875849 Ford vs. Ferrari  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1950186/  The Porsche 917  https://www.roadandtrack.com/motorsports/a10209689/porsche-917-steve-mcqueen-le-mans-movie-car-for-sale/ 

This week's guest is Colin Reposa, VP of Resource Management from Syrinx Consulting. Colin's job is to match up technologists with the needs clients have for building teams. It sounds simple on paper but there is a lot to doing it right! Colin talks about the evolution of job boards (and why he rarely uses them nowadays), getting an employer to allow you to work remote, and how contract-to-hire has become more popular and more possible than before.    Some tools and topics Colin mentions: LinkedIn Recruiter  https://business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/recruiter Changes to H1B visas in 2019  https://www.forbes.com/sites/andyjsemotiuk/2019/01/02/recent-changes-to-the-h1b-visa-program-and-what-is-coming-in-2019  What is an RFE?  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Request_For_Evidence  A still-relevant article on JS Framework longevity:  https://www.bitovi.com/blog/longevity-or-lack-thereof-in-javascript-frameworks  The brutal lifecycle of JS frameworks  https://stackoverflow.blog/2018/01/11/brutal-lifecycle-javascript-frameworks/ 

In Episode 003, Glyn Morgan (Practice Director, AgileNX) talks about modern software development processes. Specifically, what's it like to implement Agile across several companies, where do many organizations stumble, and what are his tips for success? Glyn also talks about early computers in the UK, his unusual status as a Mac user with an Andoid phone, and immigrating to the US.    Glyn on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/glynm/     Jira Kanban view  https://www.atlassian.com/agile/kanban/boards    AgileNX  https://agilenx.io/ and  https://www.facebook.com/pg/SyrinxConsulting/posts/    Making QA a part of your agile process  http://www.wirfs-brock.com/PDFs/QA2AQ.pdf 

In the first few companies where I worked there was little fraternization between the sales, product, and development groups. Monster changed that for me, and I found it very interesting to see how sales-centric organizations were run and what made salespeople tick. My guest Matt Berg is one of the top salespeople in the software consulting industry. Matt talks about how he got interested in technology, working with developers and customers, and finding common ground. Matt on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-berg-0b875a20    Which one is the Sega TMNT game that Matt lost? https://www.amazon.com/s?k=tmnt+for+sega+genesis&ref=nb_sb_noss_2    The scoop on keeping a coop:  https://thepoultrysite.com/articles/fundamental-rules-to-keeping-backyard-chickens    If you are in the tech industry and keep chickens or other livestock, tell us about it! Email us at [email protected] or hit me up on Twitter @AndrewGelina  https://twitter.com/andrewgelina    Matt's most important online sales tool, ZoomInfo: https://www.zoominfo.com/   The scariest distracted driving - People shooting videos while driving:  https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/alarming-trend-taking-videos-driving-everybody-224451939.html 

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