Building Reputation in Tech with Adam Stacoviak and Jerod Santo

This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Changelog’s Adam Stacoviak and Jerod Santo about content creation and its role in web development careers. They discuss the nuances of reputation-building, the pitfalls of interview culture, and how developers can navigate the ever-changing landscape of tech.

In this episode:

• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:43) - Wine tasting + rating
• (11:31) - Do web developers need to be content creators?
• (13:35) - Does open source really help your career?
• (15:35) - How to build a good reputation
• (20:05) - Hiring and interviewing
• (26:54) - Fake dev jobs?
• (30:58) - Debating cancel culture
• (37:56) - Silicon Valley and integrity
• (41:55) - Movies and TV
• (44:22) - The state of frontend
• (47:35) - Framework
• (51:33) - Adam’s and Jerod’s non-tech careers
• (54:38) - Plugs

• ShopTalk Show: https://shoptalkshow.com/
• Changelog: https://changelog.com/
• Drinks: https://drinks.com/
• JS Party: https://changelog.com/jsparty
• Frontend Feud: CSS Pod vs Whiskey Web and Whatnot: https://changelog.com/jsparty/285
• All Things Open: https://2024.allthingsopen.org/
• LeetCode: https://leetcode.com/
• Johnny Boursiquot: https://x.com/jboursiquot
• Go Time: https://changelog.com/gotime
• WP Engine: https://wpengine.com/
• WordPress: https://wordpress.com/
• Steve Jobs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs
• PearAI: https://trypear.ai/
• Silicon Valley: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Valley_(TV_series)
• Succession: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Succession_(TV_series)
• Brian Cox: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Cox_(actor)
• Gladiator: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladiator_(2000_film)
• Joaquin Phoenix: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joaquin_Phoenix
• Russell Crowe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Crowe
• Typescript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/
• React: https://react.dev/
• Kent C. Dodds: https://kentcdodds.com/
• Django: https://www.djangoproject.com/
• Rails: https://rubyonrails.org/
• Next.js: https://nextjs.org/
• Astro: https://astro.build/
• DHH: https://x.com/dhh/
• Framework: https://frame.work/
• Omakub: https://omakub.org/
• Linux: https://www.linux.org/
• Apple: https://www.apple.com/
• Eminem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eminem
• Rails is having a moment (again): https://changelog.com/podcast/615

• Website: https://changelog.com
• Adam on X / Twitter: https://x.com/adamstac
• Jerod on X / Twitter: https://x.com/jerodsanto

• Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
• Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd

• Website: https://whiskey.fm
• Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603
• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf
• Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot

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Veteran web developers RobbieTheWagner and Charles William Carpenter III host this informal, whiskey-fueled fireside chat with your favorite web devs. They discuss all things web development including JavaScript, TypeScript, EmberJS, React, Astro, SolidJS, CSS, HTML, Web3, and more. They take a unique approach and focus on getting to know the human side of developers and their hobbies outside of work, all while sampling a new whiskey that they rate on their unique tentacle scale.