Damo's Podcast Highlights 2016 #46

I subscribe to many podcasts, you can see the list as it was in 2015 here: Developer podcasts v2 but I thought I would start to keep a weekly log of the episodes that I found interesting or useful in some way.

[Toolsday] State of Javascript https://www.podcastchart.com/podcasts/toolsday/episodes/state-of-javascript

• The abundance of tools in web development

[Hanselminutes] Mob Programming with Woody Zuill http://hanselminutes.com/553/mob-programming-with-woody-zuill

• You've pair programmed but have you tried Mob Programming? 
• Woody Zuill and his team "discovered" programming as a group and it changed their whole process. 
• Woody joins Scott and explains how they stumbled on this, how they refined it, and how Mob Programming may make your programming life better.

[Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast] Successful Agile adoption is about people and their goals http://scrum-master-toolbox.org/2016/11/podcast/stefan-wolpers-reminds-us-that-people-are-the-most-important-part-of-any-success-story/

• Many organisations want to adopt Agile because it supports some part of their world view that existed before Agile was there 
• In fact we adapt easily to changes that support our world view, so the first question in our mind when joining a new organization should be “why exactly do you think Agile is a good approach for his company?”.

[Cucumber Podcast] How XP Can Improve the Experiences of Female Developers https://cucumber.io/blog/2016/09/21/how-xp-can-improve-the-experiences-of-female-software-developers

• Clare feels many of the difficulties associated with being a minority have subsided since working in an XP environment
• "My belief is that XP creates a more conducive environment for women and other minorities within the industry. I believe that XP can – and should – pave the way to making the tech industry a more welcoming and attractive place for women."

[Mastering Business Analysis] The Art and Science of Influence http://masteringbusinessanalysis.com/mba098-the-art-and-science-of-influence/

• Why influence is a key skill for any project professional
• How to build trust within your organization
• Why knowing yourself and emotional intelligence are vital to your ability to influence

[Software Engineering Daily] Slack Bots with Amir Shevat https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/2016/11/16/slack-bots-with-amir-shevat/

• The rise of Slack has coincided with the rise of chatbots
• A chatbot is a simple, conversational interface into a computer program that may have simple functionality, like telling you some simple statistics, or more complex functionality, like helping you manage your continuous integration pipeline

[.NET Rocks] Connect Debrief with Scott Hunter http://www.dotnetrocks.com/?show=1376

• So many amazing things announced at Connect! Important announcements including:
• new support in Visual Studio for containers
• cool new integration with SQL Server 2016
• the on-going evolution of .NET Core and it's tooling