Kris Howard's guest appearances

Kris Howard

Greater Than Code

IT Career Energizer

Paths Uncovered

Pamela Gay

Dan North

Corey Quinn

Chris Ferdinandi

Arpit Mohan

Nicole Archambault

Heidi Waterhouse

Laurie Barth

Justin Searls

Andy Hunt

Kent Beck

Andy Budd

Josh Clark

Joe Natoli

Will Larson

OwlTail

FILM &amp; THEATRE - WEBSITE DEV - BURNOUT - CRAFT STORE RETAIL - BA - PEOPLE LEADER - TECH LEADER - DEV EVANGELIST - AWSKris has led an illustrious career from building websites - including the McDonalds UK homepage! -  diving into the development world and leading it. She shared her experiences and lessons learnt not just from the technical parts of jobs but overall in her career. From life decisions of relocations and even leaving tech due to burnout she openly shared the decisions that has lead to such an amazing and fulfilling career.

FILM &amp; THEATRE - WEBSITE DEV - BURNOUT - CRAFT STORE RETAIL - BA - PEOPLE LEADER - TECH LEADER - DEV EVANGELIST - AWS Kris has led an illustrious career from building websites - including the McDonalds UK homepage! - diving into the development world and leading it. She shared her experiences and lessons learnt not just from the technical parts of jobs but overall in her career. From life decisions of relocations and even leaving tech due to burnout she openly shared the decisions that has lead to such an amazing and fulfilling career.

Ep 14 - Kris Howard

Phil’s guest on today’s show is Kris Howard, a Solutions Architect Manager at Amazon Web Services in Sydney, Australia.  Her achievements include creating a serverless application that creates an iCal feed for tech events, and the RoaldDahlFans website which has been running since 1996. In this episode Kris shares her thoughts on mentorship, IT as part of a modern society, the importance of engaging with your local tech community and much more. Full show notes and links to related resources are available on the IT Career Energizer website - https://itcareerenergizer.com/e265

Phil’s guest on today’s show is Kris Howard, a Solutions Architect Manager at Amazon Web Services in Sydney, Australia.  Her achievements include creating a serverless application that creates an iCal feed for tech events, and the RoaldDahlFans website which has been running since 1996. In this episode Kris shares her thoughts on mentorship, IT as part of a modern society, the importance of engaging with your local tech community and much more. Full show notes and links to related resources are available on the IT Career Energizer website - <a href="https://itcareerenergizer.com/e265" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://itcareerenergizer.com/e265</a>

265: The Potential Of Technology To Unite People with Kris Howard

02:05 – Knitting and Computing Software Art Thou: Knit One, Compute One with Kris Howard Ravelry 06:17 – The Knitting Community Vs The Software Community 09:38 – Moderation and Clear Communication of Expectations 12:50 – Welcoming New People 14:45 – Muscle Memory and Workflow; Teaching Others 19:09 – Information Exchange and Spreading Knowledge knitml freesewing.org 25:16 – User Focus Vs Creator Focus 27:07 – Kris’ Superpower: Being a Social Extrovert 35:39 – Hard Work Vs Reframing 40:51 – Gender Differences in “Crafting”  "Read a comment this morning stating that Maker culture is 80% male and had to laugh. Only if you discount the millions of women sewing, knitting, weaving, and more. But oh right, they're just "crafters." That artificial distinction enrages me. 😡" ~ Kris Howard  25:16 – The “Craftsman” Gender Controversy Twitter Discussion Reflections: Kris: Thinking about your environment. John: Onboarding community members and the importance of making that ramp as shallow as possible. Jessica: Choosing a tribe based on inclusivity. This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep of DevReps, LLC. To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode. To make a one-time donation so that we can continue to bring you more content and transcripts like this, please do so at paypal.me/devreps. You will also get an invitation to our Slack community this way as well. Amazon links may be affiliate links, which means you’re supporting the show when you purchase our recommendations. Thanks!Special Guest: Kris Howard.Sponsored By:O'Reilly Media: Support for the Greater Than Code podcast comes from O’Reilly Fluent and Velocity conferences, coming to San Jose, California, June 11-14. Join us for more insights, experts, and peers than ever before. You’ll get hands-on training to help you improve performance, resilience, and user experience. Register with code GTC20 to save up to $519 on your pass. Learn more at oreilly.com/bettertogether. Promo Code: GTC20Support Greater Than Code

02:05 – Knitting and Computing <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEn4Izv0DW8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Software Art Thou: Knit One, Compute One with Kris Howard</a> <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/account/login" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ravelry</a> 06:17 – The Knitting Community Vs The Software Community 09:38 – Moderation and Clear Communication of Expectations 12:50 – Welcoming New People 14:45 – Muscle Memory and Workflow; Teaching Others 19:09 – Information Exchange and Spreading Knowledge <a href="https://github.com/fiddlerpianist/knitml" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">knitml</a> <a href="https://freesewing.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">freesewing.org</a> 25:16 – User Focus Vs Creator Focus 27:07 – Kris’ Superpower: Being a Social Extrovert 35:39 – Hard Work Vs Reframing 40:51 – Gender Differences in “Crafting” <blockquote> "Read a comment this morning stating that Maker culture is 80% male and had to laugh. Only if you discount the millions of women sewing, knitting, weaving, and more. But oh right, they're just "crafters." That artificial distinction enrages me. 😡" ~ Kris Howard </blockquote> 25:16 – The “Craftsman” Gender Controversy <a href="https://twitter.com/sarahmei/status/990268357269061632" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter Discussion</a> Reflections: Kris: Thinking about your environment. John: Onboarding community members and the importance of making that ramp as shallow as possible. Jessica: Choosing a tribe based on inclusivity. This episode was brought to you by <a href="https://twitter.com/therubyrep" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@therubyrep</a> of <a href="http://www.devreps.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DevReps, LLC</a>. To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit <a href="https://www.patreon.com/greaterthancode" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com/greaterthancode</a>. To make a one-time donation so that we can continue to bring you more content and transcripts like this, please do so at <a href="https://www.paypal.me/devreps" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">paypal.me/devreps</a>. You will also get an invitation to our Slack community this way as well. Amazon links may be affiliate links, which means you’re supporting the show when you purchase our recommendations. Thanks!Special Guest: Kris Howard.Sponsored By:<ul><li><a href="http://oreilly.com/bettertogether" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">O'Reilly Media</a>: <a href="http://oreilly.com/bettertogether" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Support for the Greater Than Code podcast comes from O’Reilly Fluent and Velocity conferences, coming to San Jose, California, June 11-14. Join us for more insights, experts, and peers than ever before. You’ll get hands-on training to help you improve performance, resilience, and user experience. Register with code GTC20 to save up to $519 on your pass. Learn more at oreilly.com/bettertogether.</a> Promo Code: GTC20</li></ul><a href="https://www.patreon.com/greaterthancode" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support Greater Than Code</a>

080: Crafting A Community with Kris Howard