Whiskey Web and Whatnot
Building Reputation in Tech with Adam Stacoviak and Jerod Santo
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This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Changelog’s Adam Stacoviak and Jerod Santo about content creation and its role in web development careers. They discuss the nuances of reputation-building, the pitfalls of interview culture, and how developers can navigate the ever-changing landscape of tech.
In this episode:
- (00:00) - Intro
- (01:43) - Wine tasting + rating
- (11:31) - Do web developers need to be content creators?
- (13:35) - Does open source really help your career?
- (15:35) - How to build a good reputation
- (20:05) - Hiring and interviewing
- (26:54) - Fake dev jobs?
- (30:58) - Debating cancel culture
- (37:56) - Silicon Valley and integrity
- (41:55) - Movies and TV
- (44:22) - The state of frontend
- (47:35) - Framework
- (51:33) - Adam’s and Jerod’s non-tech careers
- (54:38) - Plugs
- ShopTalk Show: https://shoptalkshow.com/
- Changelog: https://changelog.com/
- Drinks: https://drinks.com/
- JS Party: https://changelog.com/jsparty
- Frontend Feud: CSS Pod vs Whiskey Web and Whatnot: https://changelog.com/jsparty/285
- All Things Open: https://2024.allthingsopen.org/
- LeetCode: https://leetcode.com/
- Johnny Boursiquot: https://x.com/jboursiquot
- Go Time: https://changelog.com/gotime
- WP Engine: https://wpengine.com/
- WordPress: https://wordpress.com/
- Steve Jobs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs
- PearAI: https://trypear.ai/
- Silicon Valley: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Valley_(TV_series)
- Succession: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Succession_(TV_series)
- Brian Cox: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Cox_(actor)
- Gladiator: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladiator_(2000_film)
- Joaquin Phoenix: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joaquin_Phoenix
- Russell Crowe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Crowe
- Typescript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/
- React: https://react.dev/
- Kent C. Dodds: https://kentcdodds.com/
- Django: https://www.djangoproject.com/
- Rails: https://rubyonrails.org/
- Next.js: https://nextjs.org/
- Astro: https://astro.build/
- DHH: https://x.com/dhh/
- Framework: https://frame.work/
- Omakub: https://omakub.org/
- Linux: https://www.linux.org/
- Apple: https://www.apple.com/
- Eminem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eminem
- Rails is having a moment (again): https://changelog.com/podcast/615
- Website: https://changelog.com
- Adam on X / Twitter: https://x.com/adamstac
- Jerod on X / Twitter: https://x.com/jerodsanto
- Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
- Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd
- Website: https://whiskey.fm
- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf
- Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot
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