Co-Founder & CEO of Hopscotch

In this episode, we speak to Samantha John, Co-Founder and CEO of Hopscotch, about the amazing things kids can create when they have access to software tools, why coding isn't just for boys, and what landing an investment deal on Shark Tank is really like.

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Cal sits down this week with a Nashville local, Dave Delaney, to chat about networking on and offline, how to make an impression, and the best way to keep track of who's who when business cards are flying like there's a blackjack dealer in town. Future Forth: <a href="futureforth.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">futureforth.com</a>Nice Podcast: <a href="nicepodcast.co" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">nicepodcast.co</a>

Networking for Introverts with Dave Delaney

Inside Gun.io: Victoria Stahr

Our Developer Relations team, or as we call them, our Technical Talent Advocates, share their do's and don'ts of the job hunt.

A roundtable with our Technical Talent Advocates

Inside Gun.io: Faith Benson

Moving into engineering management roles can feel like the obvious next step for some senior devs. But what happens when that next step turns out to be one you want to take back? In this week's episode, Cal talks with Jip Moors for Yoast about how he managed both transitions and why he's loving engineering all over again.

Moving from management back to engineering

This week, Cal Evans talks with Wolf Donat about Commodores (not the band), fisheries, and woodworking.

Gunslinger Interview: Wolf Donat

Cal sits down with renowned API architect James Higginbotham to discuss building APIs, what makes a good one, and what to include, even though you're sure your API won't need scalability. Check out James's book with Keith Casey, <a href="Principles of Web API Design: Delivering Value with APIs and Microservices" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Practical Approach to API Design</a> and his latest solo work, <a href="https://www.informit.com/store/principles-of-web-api-design-delivering-value-with-9780137355631?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=pla&amp;utm_campaign=activetitles&amp;utm_content=paid&amp;utm_term=webapi&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiA3rKQBhCNARIsACUEW_ZeYo0aUzYDW_zFv2JjR4BEVpuM9-VQgBEMDv0RiQ7JzOLluAlK158aAiCIEALw_wcB" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Principles of Web API Design</a>, which came out this month.

Architecting APIs with James Higginbotham

This week, Cal Evans talks with William Rodriguez about accidentally becoming a dev, modernizing 100-year-old tech, and jamming out at the end of a long day.

Gunslinger Interview: William Rodriguez

Come prepared, come excited, and clean up your dirty laundry.

Every interview invites a few nerves along with it. Sometimes it's great to get back to the basics and remember the easiest things: come prepared, come interested, and please, for the love of Boba Fett, move that dirty laundry pile out of the background.In this week's Frontier Podcast, Cal Evans talks with our very own Jessi Soler, the Engagements Manager for Gun.io. She works closely with clients to get our talent hired and has a few things to say about how to nail your next interview.

Nailing the Interview with Jessi Soler

Business Innovation Through Technology

The Frontier Podcast by Gun.io explores innovation in software engineering. We chat with smart, forward-looking industry leaders and developers to discover the latest trends happening now and what might be coming next. If you manage or hire developers, are solving business problems with technology, or write code yourself - welcome to The Frontier. Gun.io is the top service in the US to find and hire elite freelance developers. Interested in getting in touch? Meet us at <a href="https://www.gun.io/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gun.io</a>

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