The HEALTHY DEVELOPER YouTube channel and podcast

A show that exposes the dark side of working on software teams - but offers hope and tools to rise above it.

Learn hard-won lessons from the biggest "aha!" moments I've had (and stupid mistakes I've made 😳) in my 25 year career.
Hear behind-the-scenes stories about how people treat each other on real software projects - and how I dealt with it.
Join me for interviews with special guests where we discuss topics related to having a healthy tech career.

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Episodes

October 16, 2023 | 24:29

Understand the Tech Lead role in-depth, debunking myths and revealing key responsibilities to help you decide if it’s your ideal career path.

August 3, 2022 | 14:23

Explore the balance between self-documenting code and comments in programming, and discover the best practices for clear, maintainable code.

July 27, 2022 | 14:42

Ever wanted to do something new, or make a change on your software project – but other people on your team won’t support you?

July 27, 2022 | 16:32

Many software development teams use an agile backlog but have NO business agility – and are actually using scrum with a waterfall mindset!

July 27, 2022 | 16:51

When programmers estimate code on software projects and they turn out wrong, who’s to blame?

July 9, 2022 | 16:13

What is it about scrum that’s made programmers hate coding so much, and how can you prevent this on your software development team?