The Human Side of Development: Career Growth, Staying Healthy, and Why People Matter More Than AI (#87)
About this episode
The episode explores the human aspects of development, focusing on career growth, health, and the importance of people over AI.
What if work-life balance is a myth, and the real secret is just... life? In this Foojay Podcast we're stepping away from pure code and diving into something equally important: how we live our lives as developers. Because let's be honest, being a great programmer isn't just about mastering Java or the latest framework. It's about managing your career, your health, your family, and finding purpose in all of it. Four incredible guests are all tackling different pieces of this puzzle. First up, Bruno Souza, the Brazilian Java Man, is back to challenge our thinking about work-life balance and share his philosophy on taking control of your career. Then Patricia Lenten talks about the real challenges of hacking parenting while being an engineer, and how we can inspire the next generation of developers. Georgios Diamantopoulos brings the hard data on why sitting is literally killing us and what we can actually do about it. And finally, April Schuppel shares lessons from Apryse's journey through 15 acquisitions in five years—and why people, not AI, are still the most important part of building great products. 00:00 Introduction of topic and guests 01:20 Bruno Souza…
People in this episode
Host: Foojay.io
Guests: Bruno Souza, Patricia Lenten, Georgios Diamantopoulos, April Schuppel
Topics covered
- work-life balance
- career growth
- health
- parenting
- AI vs people
- developer lifestyle
Keywords
- work-life balance
- career
- health
- parenting
- AI
- developers
- lifestyle
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