Afleveringen
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In this episode, Wayne Gakuo, a Frontend Engineer and Angular GDE joins us to discuss how one can become a GDE and how the program can be of benefit. We explore community engagements and the importance to do things that provide value to our tech communities.
Explore the Google Developer Experts program - https://developers.google.com/community/experts
Find Wayne Gakuo on Twitter - https://twitter.com/wayne_gakuo
Feel free to email us at [email protected] and follow us on Twitter @concurrencypod
Hosts:
Jack McLeans - https://twitter.com/jack_the_nerd
Harman Kibue - https://twitter.com/harmannkibue
Steve Kibuika - https://twitter.com/the_kibuika
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In this episode, Tim Sankara, a Software Engineer and AI researcher joins us to discuss Generative AI models. The opportunities that exist and the anxiety it brings.
Links:
Attention is All You Need - https://arxiv.org/abs/1706.03762
Transformers [Google Research, 2017] - https://ai.googleblog.com/2017/08/transformer-novel-neural-network.html
The Age of AI has Begun [Bill Gates] - https://www.gatesnotes.com/The-Age-of-AI-Has-Begun
Find Tim:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-k-sankara-932635141/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/tim_sankara
Feel free to email us at [email protected] and follow us on Twitter @concurrencypod
Hosts:
Jack McLeans - https://twitter.com/jack_the_nerd
Harman Kibue - https://twitter.com/harmannkibue
Steve Kibuika - https://twitter.com/the_kibuika
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Zijn er afleveringen die ontbreken?
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In this episode, Dan Katungi, a Software Engineer and a good friend of the podcast joins us, we have a very upbeat discussion on Open Source and why you as a developer should consider contributing and maintaining some OSS projects.
Here are some of the links mentioned
Runter Project - https://github.com/katungi/Runter
Find Dan on Twitter @WarriorRapid
https://twitter.com/WarriorRapid
Feel free to email us at [email protected] and follow us on Twitter @concurrencypod
Hosts:
Jack McLeans - https://twitter.com/jack_the_nerd
Harman Kibue - https://twitter.com/harmannkibue
Steve Kibuika - https://twitter.com/the_kibuika
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In this episode, Geoff (@tweetofnjuguna), a Senior Rust Engineer joins us to discuss WebAssembly, what it is, why you should care, how to get started with it and some of its use cases.
Find Geoff:
Github - https://github.com/geofmureithi
Twitter - https://twitter.com/tweetofnjuguna
Feel free to email us at [email protected] and follow us on Twitter @concurrencypod
Hosts:
Jack McLeans - https://twitter.com/jack_the_nerd
Harman Kibue - https://twitter.com/harmannkibue
Steve Kibuika - https://twitter.com/the_kibuika
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Michael Gacha, a Technical Recruiter at Volvo Cars joins us to discuss how Software Engineers can best position themselves to get jobs. 2023 started off rough with layoffs and so this is a very important conversation.
Find Gacha:
Twitter - https://twitter.com/Gashamwas
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gacha-recruiter/
Feel free to email us at [email protected]Hosts:
Jack McLeans - https://twitter.com/jack_the_nerd
Harman Kibue - https://twitter.com/harmannkibue
Steve Kibuika - https://twitter.com/the_kibuika
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In this episode, Ian, a Javascript Engineer and Mentor @SpaceYaTech and @NodeSchool Nairobi Chapter, joins Steve to talk about Javascript, how it runs on the web and some of the components and features that make it behave the way it does. We discuss the Javascript runtime and the Javascript engine. This is a must listen for all Javascript folks!
Links:
The Evolution of Javascript - https://dev.to/ianmcbull/the-evolution-of-javascript-2bcaFind Ian on twitter - https://twitter.com/McBooll
Feel free to email us at [email protected]
Hosts:
Jack McLeans - @jack_the_nerd
Harman Kibue - @harmannkibue
Steve Kibuika - @the_kibuika
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In this episode, Mambo Bryan joins us to discuss Declarative UIs with Kotlin's Jetpack Compose and how Kotlin is making developers happier.
Find Mambo on Twitter @mambo_bryan
https://justmambo.web.app
Read More on Kotlin - https://kotlinlang.org/
Feel free to email us at [email protected]
Hosts:Jack McLeans - @jack_the_nerd
Harman Kibue - @harmannkibue
Steve Kibuika - @the_kibuika
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In this episode, Michelle Mueni, a Software Developer at Safaricom talks to us about Mpesa Mini-App, what they are and how they are built.
Learn more about Safaricom's Mini Program here => https://mpesaminiapps.safaricom.co.ke/index
Find Mueni on twitter - @4mueni
Hosts:Jack McLeans - @jack_the_nerd
Harman Kibue - @harmannkibue
Steve Kibuika - @the_kibuika
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In this episode, we have a great discussion with Goluck - a doctoral research candidate working on Deep Learning models for Video compression and delivery. We talk about the academia side of tech and he narrates his personal experiences with tech research and what he is working on.
Goluck's publications - https://goluck-konuko.github.io/
Find Goluck on Twitter - @goluckkHosts:
Jack McLeans - @jack_the_nerd
Harman Kibue - @harmannkibue
Steve Kibuika - @the_kibuika
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We host part of the team behind the DroidConKE event ( Evans Chepsiror, Jacqui Gitau and Annie Kobia ), we discuss Tech communities - the impact they have had on their personal development and the role they play in the Android254 and KotlinKenya Communities. We also chat about the upcoming DroidConKE 2022 event (16th - 18th November 2022). Key takeaway - "You should not miss DroidConKE 2022"
Get your ticket here - https://droidcon.co.ke/
Evans' KMM project - https://github.com/KMM-Stuff/Rick-and-Morty
Find the Guests on Twitter:
Evans Chepsiror - @_ChepsiJacqui Gitau - @Jacqui_Gitau
Annie Kobia - @AnnieKobia
Hosts:
Jack McLeans - @jack_the_nerdHarman Kibue - @harmannkibue
Steve Kibuika - @the_kibuika
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In this episode, we are joined by Dru (@martian_dru) a seasoned Software Engineer doing things at Microsoft ADC. We talk about the Differences in Software Engineering at Startups and Large Organizations. Key take away "Your code may never make it to production, don't catch feelings".
Dru's Twitter - @martian_druDru's Blog - https://henry-onyango.medium.com/
Hosts:
Jack McLeans - @jack_the_nerdHarman Kibue - @harmannkibue
Steve Kibuika - @the_kibuika
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In this episode Harman Kibue joins us to discuss fintech and how Go is applied within the industry. We discuss concepts on Concurrency and how it differs from Multithreading, Security and Deployments.
https://github.com/harmannkibue
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In this Episode Steve and Jack introduce the Concurrency podcast, talk about how they got to start a podcast, got into an in-depth discussion about JavaScript and Embedded devices and Steve concludes with his dad jokes.
As promised, reach us at : [email protected]
