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Welcome to the DevCongress Podcast, your go-to platform for insightful conversations and inspiring stories from the tech world. Hosted by passionate members of the DevCongress community, we explore the challenges, successes, and innovations shaping the tech industry in Ghana and beyond. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting your journey, tune in to discussions on programming, career growth, community building, and more. Join us as we connect, learn, and grow together! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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October 6, 202636 min

DevCongress Echo [EP7]: Is coding solved? Let's talk with Berkowitz VP of Engineering

Berkowitz hosts a weekly Thursday "What Are You Building?" meetup through our Slack community. As a Senior Vice President, he shares valuable insights from his extensive experience with Large Language Models (LLMs) and discusses the extent to which AI has automated software development. In this discussion, we explore the software development lifecycle and examine which aspects of coding have effectively been "solved" by AI. Berkowitz also challenges and debunks some common assumptions, including the idea that coding has been completely solved by LLMs. To join the weekly sessions, check our Slack channel and send a message to @aberkowitz . Upcoming Event: Don't forget that DevCongress is scheduled for the last quarter of the year (date to be announced) . Music Credit: Shandr – Gone Fishing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

September 24, 202619 min

Holy Wars [EP3]: Bags of Yams & AI Gods - The Realities of Software Delivery Today

Episode Source Note: This episode was generated directly from the interview transcript between Nathan Sodja (research) and former VP of Engineering / Technical Consultant Andrew Berkowitz . The conversation examines how project governance structures, team autonomy, and stakeholder management determine or hinder success in software delivery. Also attached is the overall result of the research for futher reading... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

September 29, 20251 hr 14 min

DevCongress Echo [EP6]: Joojo Dontoh is a seasoned engineer and Technical Lead at BP

Show notes: Here's the article Joojo mentions in this episode... https://dev.to/joojodontoh/understanding-my-relationship-with-ai-through-the-lens-of-tam-368e Make sure to listen to the entire episode and drop a review for us... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

August 27, 202518 min

Holy Wars [E2]: AI Code Tools, Hype vs. Reality

DevCongress community slack is always alive with conversation, controversial like this one... Since it's all text on the channels, this is just a way to document and relive some of those fun memorable yet informative dialogues between experts in their domains. Enjoy! Show notes: The John problem: https://youtu.be/kqLz53z8Inc?list=TLGGIQSu8eemC6IyODA4MjAyNQ https://metr.org/blog/2025-07-10-early-2025-ai-experienced-os-dev-study/ Reuters snippets from a report by Anna Tong in San Francisco; Editing by Sonali Paul Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

July 19, 202514 min

Holy Wars [E1]: Relational vs NOSQL - Postgres vs DynamoDB

What do you think? Roll with NoSQL or go with relational DB? Listen and decide, or perhaps the decision has been made already. In such cases, beware of potential pitfalls and prepare accordingly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June 12, 20252 hr 3 min

DevCongress Echo [EP5]: Meet Chima aka Codekeyz, building a server in Dart

Resources: Follow codekeyz on twitter: @codekeyz Time stamps! Host/Editor: Nathan Sodja Creative Directors: Yaw Boakye, Elorm and Sam Eshun. Follow us: http://slack.devcongress.org/ twitter.com/devcongress http://youtube.com/devcongress main@devcongress.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

January 10, 20251 hr 33 min

DevCongress Echo [EP4]: Meet Bubu, a Senior Software Engineer and Devcongress Admin

Bubu is a stalwart of the DevCongress community, from organizing and hosting community events to mentorship, Bubu has done it all. Listen to him talk about his start and journey in this episode. Resources: Read Bubu's Blog https://www.5error.com/the-hard-truth-about-mentorship/ Time stamps! 00:00: Intro, Bubu's start into Tech 12:48: I just found computers fun 17:28: Tech then and now? 24:30: Ghana Tech Ecosystem vs Global 30:20: Why Tech got harder after COVID 33:50: VCs love Tech because it scales exponentially 43:40: AI, Is this the age of stackless engineering? 49:24: Are you a mature software engineer now? 51:21: Communities are valuable to your journey 01:02:00: Benefits of being a part of a community 01:20:00: Evolving the community to be more helpful and accessible 01:25:00: Supporting the community 01:28:00: Wrapping up! Host/Editor: Nathan Sodja Creative Directors: Yaw Boakye, Elorm and Sam Eshun. Follow us: http://slack.devcongress.org/ twitter.com/devcongress http://youtube.com/devcongress main@devcongress.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June 20, 20241 hr 48 min

DevCongress Echo [EP3]: Meet Edem Kumodzi, Program Manager at Microsoft

Stefan mentioned Edem in the previous episode so naturally, I wanted to know more... In this interview, hear Edem Kumodzi Program Manager at Microsoft share his career journey and experiences, we hope you pick up some great points from his experience. Resources: Lisa Bainbridge on Automation https://ckrybus.com/static/papers/Bainbridge_1983_Automatica.pdf (this is the paper on automation I mentioned in the episode.) Time stamps! 00:00: Intro, About Edem and Mentorship 15:32: Getting into Tech and the First Job 27:00: Working at Ringier and Failing the Google Interview 35:00: The ThoughtWorks Experience 42:00: Freelancing and Community 45:00: Working at Andela 55:00: The Days Before Google-fu and StackOverflow 1:00:00: Edem’s Motivation 1:11:00: Retiring from Code and AI 1:12:00: Staying Relevant as a Software Engineer 1:17:38: Tech Communities and DevCongress 1:27:00: Final Thoughts 1:40:00: Winding Down Host/Editor: Nathan Sodja Creative Directors: Yaw Boakye, Elorm and Sam Eshun. Follow us: http://slack.devcongress.org/ twitter.com/devcongress http://youtube.com/devcongress main@devcongress.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

April 29, 202449 min

DevCongress Echo [EP2]: Stefan Froelich, Senior Software Engineer and Proud Devcongress Member

We spoke to Yaw in EP 1 where we talked about the origins of the community and the journey so far, Yaw mentioned several folks and to progress the story, I got to interview one of them and hear his story. He drops many gems in his story and speaks about the benefits of being a part of a community like Devcongress. "You can forge your path but still be a part of a community" - Stefan Froelich (paraphrased) "Don't be a hammer carpenter, the hammer is but a tool" - Stefan Froelich (paraphrased) Host: Nathan Sodja Guest: Stefan Froelich (thedumbtechguy on X) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

March 12, 202459 min

DevCongress Echo [EP1]: The Origins of DevCongress with Yaw Boakye

In this episode, discover the founding of Devcongress and the journey so far... Devcongress is a technology-focused community of professionals with roots in Accra, Ghana. If you love what we have been doing for the community feel free to reach out to admins@devcongress.org and show your gratitude. Host: Nathan Sodja Guest: Yaw Boakye Production: Samuel Eshun With immense support from Claude, Dede, Rexford and Elorm Music by: https://freesound.org/people/YellowTree/sounds/483907/ and Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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