NotTheCode
NotTheCode is a narration-style podcast that explores the human side of software development—one story at a time.
Each episode is a deep, voice-narrated dive into a key idea from the blog, unpacking what really makes tech projects succeed: trust, communication, design thinking, leadership, and growth. Less syntax, more substance. It’s not about frameworks or languages—it’s about the people, the process, and the purpose behind great software.
Perfect for developers, PMs, designers, and tech leads who know that building great products starts with understanding the humans behind them.
Episodes
8 episodes
Why Your Junior Developers Can't Focus
Why Your Junior Developers Can't Focus (And 3 Ways to Fix It)Junior developers aren't struggling because they're easily distracted—they're drowning in context switching. In this episode, we explore why constant interruptions hit n...
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9:27
How to Ask for Help as a Junior Developer (Without Looking Helpless)
I once spent three hours debugging a database query that a senior developer fixed in ten seconds. That embarrassing moment taught me the most valuable lesson of my junior developer career: it's not about avoiding getting stuck—it's about knowin...
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11:00
New Team, Unknown Codebase: How to Land Without Crashing
In this episode, I share the humbling story of my biggest early career mistake—and the three strategies it taught me for successfully joining new development teams:🎯 Map the human terrain before diving into code 👀 Use the product like a ...
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8:51
Signs You're Micromanaging
Eight messages by noon about wireframe details that weren't even final. Sound familiar?In this episode, we explore the hidden psychology behind micromanagement and why even well-intentioned managers fall into controlling behaviors that c...
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11:57
Entropy in Teams: The Unseen Force of Decline
Entropy in Teams: The Unseen Force of DeclineEver wonder why your team feels more chaotic today than six months ago, even though nothing major changed? You're experiencing entropy—the natural drift toward disorder that affects eve...
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7:36
"We Should've Talked Sooner" — The Quiet Cost of Delayed Feedback
A story from after-work drinks reveals why "We should've talked sooner" might be the most avoidable sentence in team life. Learn how to turn delayed feedback into real-time partnership with four practical techniques you can try this week.
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15:09
Why Your 'Simple' Feature Became a 2,000-Line Monster
It's 3 AM. You're debugging what was supposed to be a "simple" user authentication system that somehow grew into a 2,000-line monster with six layers of abstraction. Sound familiar?In this episode, we explore why developers consistently ...
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9:22
Smiles and Team Dynamics: The Human Side of Engineering
Most tech project failures aren't caused by broken code—they're caused by broken communication. In this episode, we explore how something as simple as a genuine smile can transform team conflict into collaboration.Drawing from real proje...
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