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23. Relocating: A career choice

What aspects should you think about when relocating for work or for higher education? Embarking on this journey involves more than just managing work permits and visas. From the initial adjustment to dealing with being away from family and friends, there are many challenges that you need to overcome.

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We talk about these with Neil Castelino. Neil has a Master's in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Oklahoma, United States and currently works as an Advanced Software Engineer at Elektronische Fahrwersysteme FmbH, Germany.


Links related to this episode

  1. Neil's profile on LinkedIn -https://www.linkedin.cn/in/neilcastelino/

  2. Goethe-Institut Max Mueller Bhavan, Bangalore - https://www.goethe.de/ins/in/en/sta/ban.html


Episode length: 23 min | Listen on: Spotify | Google | Apple | More options

22. Programming Languages - Why dig into them deeper?

When developers get comfortable with the basics of a programming language, they often stop investing more time on it. But are there benefits to learning a language at a deeper level? And is there something to be gained by understanding the concepts behind programming languages in general?

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We discuss these with Sidharth Kuruvila. Sidharth is currently a Tech Lead at Red Bubble and has worked as a developer for close to two decades across companies like Flipkart, VTiger and Applibase. He has had an abiding interest in programming languages and shares some of his insights in this episode.


Mentioned in this episode

  1. Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs - https://mitpress.mit.edu/sites/default/files/sicp/full-text/book/book.html

  2. Java Flight Recorder - https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/java-components/jdk-mission-control/8/user-guide/using-jdk-flight-recorder.html

  3. Scala MapValues - https://www.scala-lang.org/api/2.13.0/scala/collection/MapView$$MapValues.html

  4. Scala "for comprehensions" - https://docs.scala-lang.org/tour/for-comprehensions.html

  5. Pivot Table - https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/how-to-create-pivot-table-tutorial-ht

Episode length: 18 min | Listen on: Spotify | Google | Apple | More options

21. Breaking into Product Management

While choosing a job as a product manager, should you consider a startup or an established company? How does an internal facing role compare to an external facing one? How does remote work sit with the role?

We continue our conversation with Luke Congdon. Director of Product Management at Nutanix to find answers to these questions. Luke’s blog is an excellent resource for all things product management and provides some great guidelines for those wanting to break into the field.

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Episode length: 22 min | Listen on: Spotify | Google | Apple | More options

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