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All Things Comprehensions with Kamil Lelonek - EMx 128
May 19, 2021
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128
Kamil Lelonek joins the mix to explain what comprehensions are and how they are used in Elixir.
Allen and Kamil dive into the intricacies of this simple, yet powerful, feature that allows you to work with collections of data to get work done in your Elixir applications.
They also dive into some of the more common structures of comprehensions and some of the uses cases they're put to.

Mind your behaviors with Knigge - EMx 127
May 12, 2021
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127
Sascha Wolf joins the mix to talk about how to test behaviors in your Phoenix apps by using tools like Mox and Knigge.

Becoming the Go-To Person in Your Technology Area - BONUS
May 07, 2021
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BONUS
Chuck was on a strategic call with one of his potential coaching clients talking about cryptocurrencies and realized that this is one of the major reasons that people want to become influencers. Or, rather, that many people aspire to make a difference and/or make money and the best way to do that is to become the person people go to for what you do.

Measuring and Marshaling Productivity with Mason McLead - EMx 126
May 05, 2021
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126
Have you wondered how to measure how productive your team is? And, how do you increase team throughput? Mason McLead from Software.com joins the Mix to explain how they measure productivity for individuals and teams at Software.com and gives tip after tip on how teams can organize to allow for more flow state among their developers.

Don't Let These Things Keep You From Podcasting - BONUS
Apr 29, 2021
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BONUS
Charles talks about the things that get developers stuck when they're trying to start their podcast or other influencer channel. He explains how to get around having those things hamper your journey.

Don't Let These Things Keep You From Podcasting - BONUS
Apr 28, 2021
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BONUS
Charles talks about the things that get developers stuck when they're trying to start their podcast or other influencer channel. He explains how to get around having those things hamper your journey.

BONUS: Relationships Matter Most
Apr 23, 2021
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BONUS
Charles Max Wood talks about how to build, grow, and benefit from positive relationships within programming. He talks about how he's built genuine positive relationships with hundreds of programmers and how he and others have grown from those relationships. He also explains that you get out of relationships what you put into them. Finally, he goes into how to begin to build relationships by building a system of influence you can use on behalf of the people you want relationships with.

BONUS: Relationships Matter Most
Apr 21, 2021
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BONUS
Charles Max Wood talks about how to build, grow, and benefit from positive relationships within programming. He talks about how he's built genuine positive relationships with hundreds of programmers and how he and others have grown from those relationships. He also explains that you get out of relationships what you put into them. Finally, he goes into how to begin to build relationships by building a system of influence you can use on behalf of the people you want relationships with.

BONUS: How Opportunities Come Your Way When You're an Influencer
Apr 16, 2021
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BONUS
Charles Max Wood discusses several opportunities that came his way early in his podcasting career and other opportunities that have come to other people after only a couple of podcast episodes. He explains why that happens and how you can use this to create more influence as a developer.

EMx 125: Testing Phoenix Controller Plugs with Adi Iyengar
Apr 14, 2021
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125
Adi Iyengar walks Eric and Chuck through the process of testing your plugs in your Phoenix Controllers. He leads out by explaining how most people approach testing plugs and some of the inherent problems and inefficiencies with the approach and then explains the way that he approaches testing them and testing Phoenix apps in general.

BONUS: What is Charles Max Wood's Biggest Payoff for Being a Dev Influencer?
Apr 09, 2021
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BONUS
Charles Max Wood started podcasting because it sounded fun and because he wanted to talk about technology. He learned pretty quickly that it got him access to people who understood the things he wanted to learn. The reasons changed over the years, as Charles explains before he talks about the big payoff he gets now from doing the podcasts.

BONUS: What is Charles Max Wood’s Biggest Payoff for Being a Dev Influencer?
Apr 07, 2021
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BONUS
Charles Max Wood started podcasting because it sounded fun and because he wanted to talk about technology. He learned pretty quickly that it got him access to people who understood the things he wanted to learn. The reasons changed over the years, as Charles explains before he talks about the big payoff he gets now from doing the podcasts.

BONUS: How Jason Weimann Became a Game Developer
Apr 02, 2021
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BONUS
Jason Weimann started out as an enthusiast of the Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game, Everquest. After becoming a software developer and building a collaborative community playing the game, learn how he used his connections to get a job working for the company that made the game, even if it wasn't a job working as a game developer and how that led to a career working on one of the most popular online games of the time.

BONUS: How Jason Weimann Became a Game Developer
Mar 31, 2021
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BONUS
Jason Weimann started out as an enthusiast of the Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game, Everquest. After becoming a software developer and building a collaborative community playing the game, learn how he used his connections to get a job working for the company that made the game, even if it wasn't a job working as a game developer and how that led to a career working on one of the most popular online games of the time.

BONUS: Continuing Your Learning Journey by Finding Mentors as an Influencer
Mar 26, 2021
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BONUS
Chuck outlines how he's used his podcasts to find mentors to continue his learning journey over 12 years of podcasting. Some mentors have been long lived relationships while others have lasted only a few months or even days. This episode shares Chuck's experience learning from the top people in the development community as a programmer and podcaster.

Latest Episode: Exploring Elixir Type Validation with Domo and Ivan Rublev - EMx 271
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