John Callaway

About John Callaway

An International Speaker, Author, and Microsoft MVP, John has been a professional developer since 1999. He has focused primarily on web technologies and currently focuses on C# and .NET Core in Azure. Clean code and professionalism are particularly important to him, as well as mentoring and teaching others what he has learned along the way.

With recent events, many of us have been or will be told to work from home. Today we are going to discuss tips and techniques to be effective as a remote worker. Staying focused StayFocusd Listen to music Dedicated space Desk Chair Wifi (Dream Machine is awesome!) Others? interacting […]

Episode 136 – Working Remotely

23 Mar, 2020 in Podcast by John Callaway

Aaron is the CTO and co-founder of Petabridge, where they are making distributed programming for .NET developers easy by working on Akka.NET and Helios. Prior to Petabridge he founded MarkedUp Analytics, and worked at Microsoft as a Startup Developer Evangelist. Links https://twitter.com/Aaronontheweb http://www.aaronstannard.com/ Resources https://learnakka.net/ https://petabridge.com/bootcamp/ https://petabridge.com/cluster/ […]

Episode 135 – Akka.NET with Aaron Stannard

16 Mar, 2020 in Podcast by John Callaway

The 3 of us have all worked at a startup before. We don’t remember it being too terribly chaotic and yet somehow we were still successful. What do you think of when you hear that so-and-so company has a startup culture? – Beer – Ping Pong – Beanbag chairs […]

Episode 134 – Startup Culture

9 Mar, 2020 in Podcast by John Callaway

Nick is the Architecture Lead for Stack Exchange. He designs and builds very fast things in hopes of making life easier for millions of developers. His day to day job keeps him fairly busy, keeping Stack Overflow and the rest of the network running. His days consist of being […]

Episode 133 – Nick Craver: Stack Overflow to .NET Core

2 Mar, 2020 in Podcast by John Callaway

Brice is a senior software engineer on the Entity Framework team at Microsoft. In his spare time, he enjoys giving back to the community through blogging and open source. Links https://www.bricelam.net/ https://github.com/bricelam https://stackoverflow.com/users/475031/bricelam https://twitter.com/bricelambs “Tempting Time” by Animals As Leaders used with permissions – All Rights Reserved […]

Episode 132 – EF and EF Core with Brice Lambson

24 Feb, 2020 in Podcast by John Callaway

Matthew is a programmer, a dad, a husband, a geek, a blogger, a speaker… lots of things. For the last 10+ years he’s been working in business with the .NET framework, and dabbling in other technologies along the way. Currently he works for U-Haul international out of Phoenix, where […]

Episode 131 – Distracted Developer with Matthew Jones

17 Feb, 2020 in Podcast by John Callaway

What is devops? DevOps is the union of people, process, and technology to enable the continous delivery of value to customers Key metrics for successful development Throughput Lead Time – from concept to deployed Deployment Frequency – how frequent new code is deployed Stability Change Failure – how often […]

Episode 130 – Progression Into DevOps

10 Feb, 2020 in Podcast by John Callaway

Karl is a technology team builder, software engineer, and startup enthusiast. He’s CTO at The Graide Network and helps technology speakers succeed at CFP Land. Links https://twitter.com/karllhughes https://www.karllhughes.com/ https://github.com/karllhughes https://www.linkedin.com/in/karllhughes/ https://www.cfpland.com/ Resources The Architecture Of Open Source Applications The Comprehensive Guide to Speaking at Technology Conferences in […]

Episode 129 – Conference Speaking with Karl Hughes

3 Feb, 2020 in Podcast by John Callaway

What causes burnout? Too much work? Possibly, but not necessarily Many people work crazy hours and do not suffer from burnout. Work/life balance? Again, this is possible The feeling of work/life unbalance is more of a symptom than a reason. Compound Stress This seems to be the real cause. […]

Episode 128 – Dealing with Burnout

27 Jan, 2020 in Podcast by John Callaway

Lee is a front-end developer with experience in JavaScript, Node, React, and Vue. He’s the Project Codex Organizer and co-host of TechJR podcast. Links https://leewarrick.com/ https://twitter.com/leewarrickjr https://github.com/mynar7 https://www.linkedin.com/in/lee-warrick/ Resources Cracking the Coding Interview “Tempting Time” by Animals As Leaders used with permissions – All Rights Reserved […]

Episode 127 – Getting Jr Developers Hired w/ Lee Warrick

20 Jan, 2020 in Podcast by John Callaway

Tim is a software developer who specializes in C# and JavaScript development. He focuses on identifying pain points and eliminating them. Links https://twitter.com/IAmTimCorey https://www.iamtimcorey.com/ https://github.com/TimCorey https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamtimcorey/ Resources https://github.com/StackExchange/Dapper https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/ef/core/ https://www.iamtimcorey.com/p/foundation-in-c-module-1-getting-started “Tempting Time” by Animals As Leaders used with permissions – All Rights Reserved × Subscribe […]

Episode 126 – Dapper vs Entity Framework with Tim Corey

13 Jan, 2020 in Podcast by John Callaway

Santosh is a Microsoft Azure MVP and a public speaker who has spoken at tech events including codecamps, user groups and regional/international conferences. He is an Azure Consultant @ New Signature, where he leverages his broad Azure skillset with a DevOps focused approach to add more value to companies […]

Episode 125 – Cosmos DB with Santosh Hari

6 Jan, 2020 in Podcast by John Callaway

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