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Coding Chats

On Coding Chats, John Crickett interviews software engineers of all levels from junior to CTO. He encourages the guests to share the stories of the challenges they have faced in their role and the strategies and tactics they have used to overcome those challenges providing actionable insights other software engineers can use to accelerate their careers.

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00:41:10

How to find a software engineering job by using...

Coding Chats ·

2025/03/27

Coding Chats Episode 22 - John talks to Anna Miller about: finding a job as a software engineer and how you can use LinkedIn to network with hiring managers treating your job hunt and career like a business using data to identify and overcome the bottlenecks to finding your next role overcoming the fear of rejection- creating an effective LinkedIn profileAnna's Links:https://tinyurl.com/ccm-trainingJohn's Links:John's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncrickett/John’s YouTube:

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00:59:55

Mentoring, learning multiple programming languages,...

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2025/03/20

Coding Chats episode 21 - John talks to Arnab Deka about the benefits of mentoring in software engineering, learning multiple programming languages, learning multiple databases and doing advent of code in a different programming language each year. Arnab's Links:https://metacast.app/https://bsky.app/profile/arnab.metacast.apphttps://www.linkedin.com/in/or9ob/John's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncrickett/John’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@johncrickettJohn's Twitter:

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01:05:48

The impact of AI on Software Engineering, writing...

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2025/03/13

Coding Chats episode 20 - John talks to James Willett about the impact of AI on Software Engineering, his experience working in big tech and the lessons he's learned creating courses about software engineering and testing. Links:James's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@james-willettJames's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/willettjames/John's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncrickett/John’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@johncrickettJohn's Twitter:

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00:55:21

Learn how to grow beyond Senior Software Engineer and...

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2025/03/06

Coding Chats episode 19 - John talks to Gregor Ojstersek about how software engineers can become great engineering leaders. Topics covered include:- How to build credibility in the engineering industry- How to let your manager know about your goals and aspirations- How to keep a brag list of all the wins that you achieve- How to become the go-to person or considered an expert in a certain engineering domain- How to manage up as an engineer- How to become a team player and a great engineer to work

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01:09:24

How to prepare for and ace behavioural interviews...

Coding Chats ·

2025/02/27

Coding Chats episode 18 - John talks to Austen McDonald about behavioural interviews with actionable tips for software engineers to apply in a job interview both at FAANG and other organisations. Links:Austen's newsletter: https://thebehavioral.substack.com/Austen's behavioral interview sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wSAVK3926jRLd8aWMIx_nadqdm9Yy9ecu93kBdty2Fw/edit?gid=0#gid=0Austen's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/austenmc/John's LinkedIn:

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01:07:45

Cloud servers, personal branding and soft skills for...

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2025/02/20

Coding Chats Episode 17 - John talks to Pedro Gil Carvalho about cloud servers, personal branding and soft skills for software engineers. Links:Pedro's links:https://pedrogilcarvalho.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/pedrogilcarvalhoJohn's LinkedIn: / johncrickett John’s YouTube: / @johncrickett John's Twitter: https://x.com/johncrickettJohn's Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/johncrickett...Check out John's software engineering related newsletters: Coding Challenges:

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00:59:15

Extreme Programming, Test Driven Development and...

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2025/02/13

Coding Chats Episode 16 - John talks to Fabio D'Amico about Extreme Programming, Social Programming and Test Driven Development for software engineers.Links:Fabio's Linkshttps://calendly.com/fabiodamico/coffe-and-chathttps://fabiodamico.xyzThe article on tech debt that Fabio mentions: https://medium.com/@ziobrando/from-technical-debt-to-design-integrity-48e7056b6776John's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncrickett/John’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@johncrickettJohn's

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01:02:04

Refactoring your brain as a software engineer to...

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2025/02/06

Coding Chats Episode 15 - John talks to Dagna Bieda about refactoring your brain as a software engineer to improve your soft skills (such as communication and collaboration) and market yourself and your achievements to get promoted. Links: Dagna's LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dagnabieda/ Dagna's Substack: https://themindfuldev.substack.com/ Brain Refactor: https://amazon.com/dp/B0DB6C82ZN John's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncrickett/ John’s YouTube:

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00:31:30

Keep Calm and Code on - Alex Lau tells John Crickett

Coding Chats ·

2025/01/30

Coding Chats Episode 14 - John talks to Alex Lau about his book Keep Calm and Code On. Links: Alex's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mralexlau/ Alex's book: https://keepcalmandcodeon.com/ John's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncrickett/ John’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@johncrickett John's Twitter: https://x.com/johncrickett John's Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/johncrickett.bsky.social Check out John's software engineering related newsletters:

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00:39:40

Public speaking, soft skills and coding with Alex Lau

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2025/01/23

Coding Chats Episode 13 - John talks to Alex Lau about toastmasters, public speaking, soft skills and his book 'Keep Calm and Code on.'Links: Alex's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mralexlau/ Alex's book: https://keepcalmandcodeon.com/ John's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncrickett/ John’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@johncrickett John's Twitter: https://x.com/johncrickett John's Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/johncrickett.bsky.social Check out John's software

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00:44:21

Soft skills in tech, roles in software engineering...

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2025/01/16

Coding Chats Episode 12 - John talks to Jade Wilson about soft skills in tech, diversity in tech, roles in software engineering and charging for your time.Jade's Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jade-codes https://youtube.com/@Jade-Codes https://jadecodes.substack.com/ https://linktr.ee/jade.codes John's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncrickett/ John’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@johncrickett John's Twitter: https://x.com/johncrickett John's Bluesky:

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00:44:28

Talking about diversity in tech, software...

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2025/01/09

Coding Chats Episode 11 - John talks to Shalini Goyal about diversity in tech, software engineering, mentoring and interviews. Shalini's System Design, Behavioural and DSA Interviews guide: https://topmate.io/goyalshalini/1303274 John's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncrickett/ John’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@johncrickett John's Twitter: https://x.com/johncrickett John's Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/johncrickett.bsky.social Check out John's software engineering

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00:51:07

Talking about coaching, coding, mentoring and Arnie...

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2024/12/12

Coding Chats Episode 10 - John talks to Taha Hussain about coaching, coding, mentoring, career change and lessons from Arnold Schwarzenegger.Links: Taha's Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tahahussain/ John's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncrickett/ John’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@johncrickett John's Twitter: https://x.com/johncrickett John's Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/johncrickett.bsky.social Check out John's software engineering related newsletters: Coding

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00:42:13

Teaching, tables and tech with Callie Stoscup

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2024/12/05

Coding Chats Episode 9 - John talks to Callie Stoscup about teaching, tables and tech and her journey as a software engineer.Links: Callie's website: https://www.coding-with-callie.com John's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncrickett/ John’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@johncrickett John's Twitter: https://x.com/johncrickett John's Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/johncrickett.bsky.social Check out John's software engineering related newsletters: Coding Challenges:

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01:01:56

From computer forensics to principal engineering...

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2024/11/28

Coding Chats Episode 8 - John talks to Nick Cosentino about the importance of leadership, mentoring and soft skills for software engineers. Links: Nick's YouTube: https://youtube.com/@devleader Nick: Newsletter: https://weekly.devleader.ca John's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncrickett/ John’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@johncrickett John's Twitter: https://x.com/johncrickett John's Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/johncrickett.bsky.social Check out John's software

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00:50:29

Breaking into Software Engineering with Brooke Sweedar

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2024/11/21

Coding Chats Episode 7 - John talks to Brooke about how she came to technology, her experience doing a bootcamp and looking for her first role as a software engineer and the power of networking on LinkedIn.Links: Brooke's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brooke-sweedar John's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncrickett/ John's Twitter: https://x.com/johncrickett Check out John's software engineering related newsletters: Coding Challenges: https://codingchallenges.substack.com/

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00:41:31

Becoming a consultant, teacher and content creator as...

Coding Chats ·

2024/11/14

Coding Chats Episode 6 - John talks to Eric Roby about being a software consultant, what makes a product, teaching, following your passion and creating content as a software engineer. Links: Eric's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/codingwithroby/ Eric's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@codingwithroby/videos John's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncrickett/ John's Twitter: https://twitter.com/johncrickett Check out John's software engineering related newsletters: Coding

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00:41:07

Becoming a software engineer with Brian Jenney

Coding Chats ·

2024/10/31

Coding Chats Episode 5 - John talks to Brian Jenney about bootcamps, computer science degrees and soft skills. Links: Brian's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianjenney/ Brian's podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1819601/ Brian's Bootcamp: https://parsity.io John's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncrickett/ John's Twitter: https://twitter.com/johncrickett Check out John's software engineering related newsletters: Coding Challenges: https://codingchallenges.substack.com/

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00:56:37

From sandwich course to Engineering Manager with Matt...

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2024/05/16

Coding Chats Episode 4 - John talks to Matt Boyle about his journey from undergraduate on a computer science sandwich course to software engineering manager.Links: Matt's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattjamesboyle/ Matt's Twitter: https://twitter.com/MattJamesBoyle Matt's Website: https://www.bytesizego.com/ Golang Insiders https://x.com/i/communities/1685641800449462272 Keeping Alive With Go Blog Post https://www.bytesizego.com/blog/keeping-alive-with-go John's

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00:51:16

From Engineer to CTO with Adelina Chalmers

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2024/05/09

Coding Chats Episode 3 - John talks to Adelina about engineers, engineering leadership and becoming a CTO. Links: Adelina's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adelinachalmers/ Adelina's Website: https://www.geekwhisperer.co.uk/Adelina's video on getting the board to say yes! https://geekadelina.gumroad.com/l/yes John's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncrickett/ John's Twitter: https://twitter.com/johncrickett Check out John's software engineering related

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