Best Steve Huynh Podcasts (2025)

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Frontline Manager at Meta to Senior Director at Snapchat in 3 Years (Career Story) 42:28

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Rong Yan went from a frontline manager at Meta to a Senior Director at Snapchat in 3 years. I interviewed him to ask what led to that rocketship career trajectory in management. We went over how he job hopped into his first Director role and much more. 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀: • Transcript: https://www.developing.dev/p/frontline-manager-at-meta-to-senior • Y…

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The history of servers, the cloud, and what’s next – with Oxide 1:39:17

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Brought to You By: •⁠ Statsig ⁠ — ⁠ The unified platform for flags, analytics, experiments, and more. •⁠ Linear ⁠ — ⁠ The system for modern product development. — How have servers and the cloud evolved in the last 30 years, and what might be next? Bryan Cantrill was a distinguished engineer at Sun Microsystems during both the Dotcom Boom and the Do…

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Boris Cherny (Creator of Claude Code) On How His Career Grew 1:24:31

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Boris Cherny is the Creator of Claude Code but few people know his full career story. I interviewed him about everything he learned growing at Meta and for insights from his time building Claude Code at Anthropic. 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀: • Transcript: https://www.developing.dev/p/boris-cherny-creator-of-claude-code • YouTube: https://youtu.be/AmdLVWMdjOk • …

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Instagram Senior Staff Eng (IC7) On 3 Promos Through Redefining Expectations (Career Story) 53:04

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Marius Schulz grew to a Senior Staff Engineer (IC7) at Instagram by redefining expectations three times (once for each promotion). We talked through each promotion and how he did it. There were also interesting learnings from when his promotion got blocked once even though he greatly exceeded expectations. 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀: • Transcript: https://www.d…

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Being a founding engineer at an AI startup 1:04:25

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Brought to You By: •⁠ Statsig ⁠ — ⁠ The unified platform for flags, analytics, experiments, and more. •⁠ Linear ⁠ — ⁠ The system for modern product development. — Michelle Lim joined Warp as engineer number one and is now building her own startup, Flint. She brings a strong product-first mindset shaped by her time at Facebook, Slack, Robinhood, and…

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Daniel & Drew are Trench Crusaders | No Dice, No Problem #41: 1:23:44

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Back from a long break, Daniel and Drew catch up on recent experiences with the grimdark skirmish game TRENCH CRUSADE! Daniel also interviewed games illustrator Gio about their experiences at the first EVER Canadian Gundam Card Game regionals! //SPONSOR Asians Represent! is proudly sponsored by Hero Forge! Hero Forge offers fully customizable table…

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Robinhood SWE Turned $1B+ Founder on Non-Linear Careers, Being Jaded About Promos, Startup Learnings 42:34

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Jayendra Jog left Robinhood and raised $35m to start his own crypto startup (Sei Labs). Before he left, he got jaded about software engineering career ladders yet was coasting through promotions at Robinhood. I asked him about how he did that along with a bunch of questions about when to leave your job, how to raise money, and what to expect as a f…

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Code security for software engineers 1:07:38

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Brought to You By: •⁠ Statsig ⁠ — ⁠ The unified platform for flags, analytics, experiments, and more. Statsig are helping make the first-ever Pragmatic Summit a reality. Join me and 400 other top engineers and leaders on 11 February, in San Francisco for a special one-day event. Reserve your spot here. •⁠ Linear ⁠ — ⁠ The system for modern product …

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CloudKitchens CTO on Intelligence, Regrets, Steve Jobs and Travis Kalanick Stories 59:23

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Brian Attwell grew to Senior Staff at Uber by age 25. After that he left Uber to join CloudKitchens (Travis Kalanick’s current startup) and quickly became the CTO after his team doubled in size every 6 months. I asked him about how he did it. He also had a bunch of interesting takes about big tech and stories about Travis Kalanick and Steve Jobs. 𝗣…

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How AI will change software engineering – with Martin Fowler 1:48:53

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Brought to You By: •⁠ Statsig ⁠ — ⁠ The unified platform for flags, analytics, experiments, and more. AI-accelerated development isn’t just about shipping faster: it’s about measuring whether, what you ship, actually delivers value. This is where modern experimentation with Statsig comes in. Check it out. •⁠ Linear ⁠ — ⁠ The system for modern produ…

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Netflix’s Engineering Culture 59:34

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Brought to You By: •⁠ Statsig ⁠ — ⁠ The unified platform for flags, analytics, experiments, and more. Statsig enables two cultures at once: continuous shipping and experimentation. Companies like Notion went from single-digit experiments per quarter to over 300 experiments with Statsig. Start using Statsig with a generous free tier, and a $50K star…

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Uber Distinguished Eng On Unfair Promos, Influence, Engineering Regrets (Career Story) 1:26:52

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Joakim Recht grew to a Distinguished Engineer at Uber and I asked him what it took to get there. We covered his full career including the project that got him promoted, what makes a great software engineer, and learnings from promo committees. 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀: • Transcript: https://www.developing.dev/p/uber-distinguished-eng-on-unfair • YouTube: http…

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From Swift to Mojo and high-performance AI Engineering with Chris Lattner 1:32:04

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Brought to You By: •⁠ Statsig ⁠ — ⁠ The unified platform for flags, analytics, experiments, and more. Companies like Graphite, Notion, and Brex rely on Statsig to measure the impact of the pace they ship. Get a 30-day enterprise trial here. •⁠ Linear – The system for modern product development. Linear is a heavy user of Swift: they just redesigned …

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Beyond Vibe Coding with Addy Osmani 1:08:26

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Brought to You By: •⁠ Statsig ⁠ — ⁠ The unified platform for flags, analytics, experiments, and more. •⁠ Linear – The system for modern product development. — Addy Osmani is Head of Chrome Developer Experience at Google, where he leads teams focused on improving performance, tooling, and the overall developer experience for building on the web. If …

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Shopify Distinguished Eng (L10) on Principal+ Engineering, Career Story, Regrets 50:27

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Ilya Grigorik grew to a Distinguished Engineer (VP-level role) at Shopify and I asked him what it took to get there. We covered his full career including the behind the scenes of his startup getting acquired by Google, his growth to Director at Google, and what it means to operate like a Distinguished engineer. 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀: • Transcript: https://…

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Google’s engineering culture 2:46:20

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Brought to You By: •⁠ Statsig ⁠ — ⁠ The unified platform for flags, analytics, experiments, and more. Something interesting is happening with the latest generation of tech giants. Rather than building advanced experimentation tools themselves, companies like Anthropic, Figma, Notion and a bunch of others… are just using Statsig. Statsig has rebuilt…

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Mozilla Firefox CTO on Browser War Stories and the Path to Distinguished Engineer 1:35:32

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Bobby Holley went from an intern to the CTO of Mozilla Firefox. I asked him about everything he learned in that process. We cover his full career including some interesting stories on living through the browser wars and advice on career growth. 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀: • Transcript: https://www.developing.dev/p/mozilla-firefox-cto-on-browser-war • Spotify: h…

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Python, Go, Rust, TypeScript and AI with Armin Ronacher 1:14:12

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Brought to You By: •⁠ Statsig ⁠ — ⁠ The unified platform for flags, analytics, experiments, and more. Most teams end up in this situation: ship a feature to 10% of users, wait a week, check three different tools, try to correlate the data, and you’re still unsure if it worked. The problem is that each tool has its own user identification and segmen…

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#41: Redefining Ownership and Rewriting Limiting Beliefs with Kristiana Corona 39:29

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In this episode of Think Like Amazon, Jorge sits down with Kristiana Corona (executive coach and former Amazon leader) to unpack what true ownership looks like inside high-performing teams, and the invisible beliefs that hold rising leaders back. They explore powerful insights drawn from Kristiana’s experience coaching tech leaders at scale: · The …

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Hypergrowth startups: Uber and CloudKitchens with Charles-Axel Dein 1:44:21

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Brought to You By: •⁠ Statsig ⁠ — ⁠ The unified platform for flags, analytics, experiments, and more. Statsig built a complete set of data tools that allow engineering teams to measure the impact of their work. This toolkit is SO valuable to so many teams, that OpenAI - who was a huge user of Statsig - decided to acquire the company, the news annou…

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Daniel & Drew Take a Break | No Dice, No Problem #40 49:46

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The crew reflect on Drew's first month of graduate school, Daniel's first time doing voice over work, and of course...fan questions! All on this episode of No Dice, No Problem! Scorched Basin Kickstarter campaign (Daniel gets paid for his voice over work based on the number of backers who uses this link): https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/homiea…

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Code Complete with Steve McConnell 1:30:17

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Brought to You By: •⁠ Statsig ⁠ — ⁠ The unified platform for flags, analytics, experiments, and more. Statsig built a complete set of data tools that allow engineering teams to measure the impact of their work. This toolkit is SO valuable to so many teams, that OpenAI - who was a huge user of Statsig - decided to acquire the company, the news annou…

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Intern to Microsoft Distinguished Engineer in 11 Promotions (Career Story) 1:32:35

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David Fowler went from an intern to a Distinguished Engineer at Microsoft. That’s 11 different promotions all at the same company. I asked him about everything he learned by going through that process. 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀: • Transcript: https://www.developing.dev/p/intern-to-microsoft-distinguished • YouTube: https://youtu.be/d8tRM8RJ52M • Apple: https:/…

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Ex-Stripe CTO on What Grew His Career, Hiring Without Leetcode, Coding as a Leader (Career Story) 1:59:39

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David Singleton was the CTO at Stripe for 7 years before he left to start /dev/agents. Prior to Stripe, he grew from a junior engineer to a VP at Google. I recently asked him about everything he knows about career growth and being an excellent engineering leader. We discussed how Stripe hired at scale without Leetcode, why he thinks all engineering…

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#40: Scripting Big Bets for Your Business and Career with John Rossman 46:03

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In this episode of Think Like Amazon, Jorge welcomes back John Rossman, former Amazon executive who led the launch of Amazon Marketplace and author of The Amazon Way and Big Bet Leadership. They dive deep into what it takes to pursue high-ambition strategies in today’s hyper-digital era: Why every company needs a portfolio of big bets How to avoid …

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Daniel & Drew Go Back to School | No Dice, No Problem #39 1:00:28

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Summer's (nearly) over! Drew discussed going back to grad school while Daniel shared his experiences playing at a Pokémon World Championship store tournament as a new player. Plus, they answered questions from awesome Patreon supporters of the Asians Represent podcast! - Support the launch of Daniel's wuxia TTRPG Wandering Blades here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https:…

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Behind the Scenes of this Podcast So Far (25,000 Sub Special) 15:03

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We hit 25,000 subscribers! 🎉🎉🎉 Thanks so much to everyone who has supported my work, never thought we'd be here let alone this fast Had some spare studio time booked and figured I might as well use it as time for an FAQ episode. This episode is for anyone whose curious about some of the story behind the podcast Feeling very lucky, thank you all! 🙏 …

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Meta Senior Manager (M2) on Manager Career Growth, PIPs, Amazon vs Meta | Stefan Mai 1:31:26

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Stefan Mai was a Senior Manager (M2) with experience across Meta and Amazon. We went over his career story in growing to M2 which is equivalent to Senior Staff (IC7) in big tech. Since he started his own company now, he was happy to be fully transparent about the behind the scenes of managing in big tech. Since he founded the interview prep company…

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Instagram Staff (IC6) Promo Despite 10 Team Switches in 9 Years (Career Story) 48:15

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Sash Zats grew to be a Staff Engineer (IC6) at IG despite switching teams 10 times in 9 years. His career journey was a series of jumps to exciting projects and letting career growth happen as a byproduct. I interviewed him to show you how team switches can play out. We discussed: • How 10 team switches in 9 years affected his career • The story be…

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The state of VC within software and AI startups – with Peter Walker 1:19:37

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Brought to You By: •⁠ WorkOS — The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. •⁠ Statsig ⁠ — ⁠ The unified platform for flags, analytics, experiments, and more. • Sonar — Code quality and code security for ALL code. — In this episode of The Pragmatic Engineer, I sit down with Peter Walker, Head of Insights at Carta, to break down how venture capital an…

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Daniel's Trip to the Chinese Canadian Museum | No Dice, No Problem #38 1:04:31

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Fresh from a trip to Vancouver, Daniel shared his experiences visiting the Chinese Canadian Museum, cancelling a group jubensha experience, the Burnaby Crystal Mall food court, and more! - Support the launch of Daniel's wuxia TTRPG Wandering Blades here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tonyatplusoneexp/wandering-blades⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ //SPONSOR Asia…

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Amazon VP On Promotions, Getting Fired Twice, Working With Bezos | Ethan Evans 53:25

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Ethan Evans went from being fired twice because of poor soft skills to getting promoted to Vice President at Amazon with a team of over 800 engineers. I asked him about everything he learned along the way. We discussed: • Being fired for poor soft skills • What VP promotions look like • Working with Jeff Bezos and Andy Jassy (current Amazon CEO) • …

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#39: Living with Intention and Extracting Full Value with Steve Huynh 32:42

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In Part 2 of this Think Like Amazon conversation, former Amazon Principal Engineer Steve Huynh returns to explore a different kind of leadership and leading your own life with intention. Jorge and Steve dive into what it means to truly "Think Like Amazon" beyond business: extracting full value from your environment, being curious by default, and ma…

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Tech Lead for Meta's Most-Used Programming Language (Promotion Story) 46:09

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Dwayne Reeves is a Senior Staff Engineer (IC7) at Meta who is the Tech Lead of the most used programming language (Hack) at the company. He started at the company as a new grad from MIT and shared the story of how his career grew. We discussed: • His promotions to Senior (IC5), Staff (IC6), and Senior Staff (IC7) • The value of type systems • Trans…

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Measuring the impact of AI on software engineering – with Laura Tacho 1:11:30

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Supported by Our Partners •⁠ Statsig ⁠ — ⁠ The unified platform for flags, analytics, experiments, and more. • Graphite — The AI developer productivity platform. — There’s no shortage of bold claims about AI and developer productivity, but how do you separate signal from noise? In this episode of The Pragmatic Engineer, I’m joined by Laura Tacho, C…

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Daniel & Drew's War on TCG Scalpers | No Dice, No Problem #37 1:12:19

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Daniel and Drew continue their discussion about KPop Demon Hunters, the Gundam Card Game, and the state of TCG prices in local game stores. - Support the launch of Daniel's wuxia TTRPG Wandering Blades here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tonyatplusoneexp/wandering-blades⁠⁠⁠⁠ //SPONSOR Asians Represent! is proudly sponsored by Hero Forge!…

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GoogleX Chief Scientist On Imposter Syndrome, Career Growth, Project Taste 1:11:26

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Carey Nachenberg was a Chief Scientist at a GoogleX moonshot, a Fellow (senior most eng at Symantec) and a professor at UCLA. I interviewed him about his career story and we discussed: • Story behind his growth to IC10 (VP equivalent) • How high-level IC recruiting works • How imposter syndrome held him back • How to develop “project taste” • How A…

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Amazon, Google and Vibe Coding with Steve Yegge 1:33:41

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Supported by Our Partners •⁠ WorkOS — The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. •⁠ Statsig ⁠ — ⁠ The unified platform for flags, analytics, experiments, and more. •⁠ Sonar — Code quality and code security for ALL code. — Steve Yegge⁠ is known for his writing and “rants”, including the famous “Google Platforms Rant” and the evergreen “Get that job …

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Meta Senior Staff Eng (IC7) On Zuck Stories, Rapid Career Growth, Code Machine Archetype 1:26:21

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Michael Novati got promoted to Senior Staff (IC7) Eng at Facebook by the age of 27. He did it while the company was still called Facebook so he had a bunch of interesting pre-IPO stories. In our conversation, we discussed: • Growth to Senior Staff (IC7) by 27 • Being the #1 code committer at Meta • Volunteering to resign if his code broke prod • St…

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What is a Principal Engineer at Amazon? With Steve Huynh 1:13:17

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Supported by Our Partners •⁠ Statsig ⁠ — ⁠ The unified platform for flags, analytics, experiments, and more. • Graphite — The AI developer productivity platform. • Augment Code — AI coding assistant that pro engineering teams love. — Steve Huynh spent 17 years at Amazon, including four as a Principal Engineer. In this episode of The Pragmatic Engin…

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Trans Characters in Anime: A History | Episode 107 | Asians Represent! 1:56:49

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Liana and Emma sit down and discuss trans and gender non-conforming characters in Anime over the years, examining characters from popular series ranging from 1981 to present. They discuss how things are handled, how things have changed, and what series succeed and fail. *//SUPPORT*Help us produce new and exclusive content! Join us on Patreon for ex…

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26 Year Old Meta Staff Eng (IC6) On Promotions, Redefining Expectations, Secret Equity Bonuses 1:17:28

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Simon Kindström is a Staff Software Eng (IC6) at Instagram who joined the company as a new grad and got promoted every year. He also achieved the highest ratings ("Redefines Expectations") twice which is almost unheard of. He shared stories about his high performance including what it's like to receive secret equity bonuses. In this episode, we dis…

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How AI is changing software engineering at Shopify with Farhan Thawar 47:03

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Supported by Our Partners •⁠ WorkOS — The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. •⁠ Statsig ⁠ — ⁠ The unified platform for flags, analytics, experiments, and more. • Sonar — Code quality and code security for ALL code. — What happens when a company goes all in on AI? At Shopify, engineers are expected to utilize AI tools, and they’ve been doing so …

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Daniel & Drew Review KPop Demon Hunters | No Dice, No Problem #36 47:24

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Daniel and Drew's tabletop gaming rivalry intensifies with their first game of Spearhead! Daniel also can't stop talking about the new Netflix animated musical fantasy film KPop Demon Hunters. Trust him, it's really fun! - Support the launch of Daniel's wuxia TTRPG Wandering Blades here: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tonyatplusoneexp/wand…

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#38: “You’re Thinking Too Small”: How to Truly Innovate with Steve Huynh 35:40

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Most people think “Think Big” means adding features or scaling up. Steve Huynh, an 18-year Amazon veteran turned content creator, says that’s a trap. In Part 1 of this conversation, Jorge and Steve unpack why real innovation starts with challenging assumptions, not building bigger versions of what already exists. They explore the Amazon mindset beh…

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Unlocking Chinese American Roots - Genealogy Resources & Research Tips | Episode 106 | Asians Represent! 1:12:12

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Drew and Sean explore the rich world of Chinese American genealogy - from online tools to historical archives and other cultural resources that can help folks trace their family roots. Whether you're reconnecting with your heritage or researching for future generations, this episode of Asians Represent is a great way to level up your understanding …

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The present, past and future of GitHub 1:27:14

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Supported by Our Partners •⁠ Statsig ⁠ — ⁠ The unified platform for flags, analytics, experiments, and more. • Graphite — The AI developer productivity platform. • Augment Code — AI coding assistant that pro engineering teams love — GitHub recently turned 17 years old—but how did it start, how has it evolved, and what does the future look like as A…

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Daniel & Drew Tell Killer Stories | No Dice, No Problem #35 1:00:52

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Daniel and Drew discuss the new Predator: Killer of Killers animated movie, poop knives, their growing Warhammer 40K rivalry, and as always, answer YOUR questions on this episode of No Dice, No Problem! - Support the launch of Daniel's wuxia TTRPG Wandering Blades here: ⁠⁠https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tonyatplusoneexp/wandering-blades⁠⁠ //SP…

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TDD, AI agents and coding with Kent Beck 1:15:31

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Supported by Our Partners • Sonar — Code quality and code security for ALL code. •⁠ Statsig ⁠ — ⁠ The unified platform for flags, analytics, experiments, and more. • Augment Code — AI coding assistant that pro engineering teams love. — Kent Beck is one of the most influential figures in modern software development. Creator of Extreme Programming (X…

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A Family Affair | Episode 105 | Asians Represent Charity Actual Play 3:08:43

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Asians Represent is back with a charity actual play benefiting AAPI United! Liana facilitated "A Family Affair", a Valor adventure she contributed to Unbreakable: Pathways. Unbreakable: Pathways is a collection of Asian-centric adventures that showcase the intersections of culture, tradition, and experiences utilizing a plethora of Tabletop Rolepla…