On Burnout with a Psychologist in Tech Antonela Mandic
Quality Bits
12/12/23
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Antonela Mandic is a psychologist who has been working in tech as well as a team coach. In this episode of Quality Bits, Antonela not only shares the parallels between pscyhology and some tech concepts like agile, but also opens up about burnout she has gone through herself.
Tune in to hear more about:
- What burnout is
- The road to recovery
- Steps you can take to prevent it
- ... and so much more :)
Find Antonela on:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonelamm/
Mentions and resources:
- FRIED - the burnout podcast: https://www.friedtheburnoutpodcast.com/
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Performance Testing with Nicole van der Hoeven
November 28, 2023
•34m
Performance testing for many people in tech is a daunting task: there's an overwhelming amount of tools, frameworks, or even different types of performance testing. Where can we start? Is it all about faster applications? Are there ever cases where speed takes a back seat?
This episode's guest Nicole van der Hoeven is a Senior Developer Advocate at Grafana Labs. With over 10 years of experience in software development and a focus on performance testing, Nicole has plenty of full of learnings stories to share about performance testing (and not only). In this episode, you'll learn more about performance testing, learn about some resources worth checking out, and get a reminder on why any type of testing is all about... empathy.
Find Nicole on:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nvanderhoeven/
- Website: https://nicolevanderhoeven.com/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nicolevdh
Mentions and resources:
- Obsidian note taking tool: https://obsidian.md
- Google Page Speed Insights: https://developers.google.com/speed/docs/insights/v5/about
- On backend performance testing including SEARS parts: https://notes.nicolevanderhoeven.com/Backend+performance+testing
- Pareto principle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_principle
- Book recommendations 📚:
- Steve Souders "High-Performance Web Sites": https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/high-performance-web/9780596529307/
- Steve Souders"Even Faster Web Sites": https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/even-faster-web/9780596803773/
- Google's Site Reliability book: https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/site-reliability-engineering/9781491929117/
If you liked this episode, you may as well enjoy this past episode of Quality Bits:
Observability, Monitoring, and Platform Engineering with Abigail Bangser https://www.buzzsprout.com/2037134/12664243
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- Website: https://qualitybits.tech/
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Learning Culture, Collaboration, and Experiments with Andrei Bechet
December 26, 2023
•44m
In this episode of the Quality Bits podcast, Lina interviews Andrei Bechet, a Senior Software Engineer at Personio. You will learn about experiments, driving change, and the power of learning cultures with Andrei.
You'll also hear why chasing titles isn't the key to career growth - and what to do instead. Tune in to learn the secrets of collaboration, self-reflection, and finding the right mentors for your journey.
Find Andrei on:
Mentions and resources:
- Simon Sinek's podcast: https://simonsinek.com/podcast/
- Steve Upton's talk on Experiments at TestCon 2023: https://youtu.be/fl2USB1LUDQ?feature=shared
- SoCraTes: https://www.socrates-conference.de/home
- Books 📚:
- Simon Sinek "Start With Why"
- Daniel Pink "Drive"
- Daniel Kahneman "Thinking, Fast and Slow"
If you liked this episode, you may as well enjoy this past episode of Quality Bits:
Quality, Cynefin and bugs with Steve Upton https://www.buzzsprout.com/2037134/11248422
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- Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@linazubyte
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/buggylina
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linazubyte/
- Website: https://qualitybits.tech/
Follow Quality Bits on your favorite listening platform and Twitter: https://twitter.com/qualitybitstech to stay updated with future content.
If you like this podcast and would like to support its making, feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/linazubyteThank you for listening! ✨
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