Podcasts - What, Why, When and How

Listening to Podcasts - A Habit

What are podcasts?

● A digital audio file made available on the Internet for downloading● Involves two or more people discussing things around a topic

Why Podcasts?● Efficiently use my Travel time● Learn new stuff from different perspectives

○ Avdi Grimm - “I feel one of the most important things that I strive for in development is just perspective”

● Get mentored● Evaluate myself● Draw inspiration from people’s experiences● Be cognizant about happenings from around the world

● Ruby Rogues Podcast■ Career Advice

● Staying sharp with Dave Thomas○ Three times a month rule

● Giant Robots○ Inspirational

■ Prolificness - The capacity to learn and grow● Second Shift

● Picks/Shoutouts○ Book suggestions

■ The Pragmatic Programmer○ Video suggestions

■ Fast Rails Tests○ Useful links

■ E.g:- Level Up Rails○ Other useful resources

Why Podcasts?(contd.)

When?● ..Do people generally listen to podcasts?

○ Commuting■ Driving - Take a leap of faith

○ Taking a break■ Walk

How..

● ..To get started?○ Subscribe to your podcasts on iTunes○ Download them on to your aud○ Listen to them via a podcast app

● ..To ensure you don’t forget what you’ve heard from a podcast?○ Make quick notes mentioning important keywords from the podcast

○ The Bike Shed■ Web Development Related

○ The Ruby India Podcast■ Ruby, Rails etc.,

○ The Code Newbie podcast■ Stories from people on their coding journey.

○ The Changelog Podcast

○ Find what best suits you..

Which other podcasts could one listen to?

Takeaways

● Podcasts ○ Are fun to listen○ A nice way to start your day(especially if you’re

commuting)○ Have useful takeaways in the form of picks/shout

outs/show notes○ Learn new things○ Get great advice and insights from experts○ Help you become a better developer

Thank You

● Photo Credits ○ Habits - AZQquotes○ Podcast - http://www.britishpodcaststudios.com/○ Alex Wong on unsplash - Person sitting on the edge○ Baby in bliss

● Other Credits○ Avdi Grimm’s quote taken from - Evaluating yourself

episode of the Ruby Rogues podcast

Twitter - @mohnishgj

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Blog - boddhisattvadedicates.blogspot.in

Mohnish G J - Software Craftsman @ Cybrilla