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 Links 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 Connect with Adam and Jerod Website: https://changelog.com Adam on X / Twitter: https://x.com/adamstac Jerod on X / Twitter: https://x.com/jerodsanto Connect with Chuck and Robbie Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd Subscribe and stay in touch 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 Whiskey Web and Whatnot Merch Enjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund.