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Why Mentoring Matters with Shawn Jones

Nov 11, 2022 · Zuzana Kunckova, Dave Hicking, Shawn Jones

Shawn Jones joins us this week to talk all about mentoring and why it matters for everybody - even (or maybe even especially) developers. Transcript Dave Hicking: Welcome to Twenty Percent Time, a podcast from the...

Meetings Don’t Have To Suck

Oct 28, 2022 · Zuzana Kunckova, Dave Hicking, Molly Fisher, Jeanne Henry

Jeanne Henry (Senior Project Manager at Tighten) and Molly Fisher (Project Manager at Tighten) join us this week to talk about why meetings don't have to suck - and what you should look for in a good...

Legacy Web Apps

Oct 14, 2022 · Jamison Valenta, Dave Hicking, Zuzana Kunckova

Jamison Valenta (a Programmer at Tighten) joins us this week to dive deep into legacy apps - what to do if you've inherited one, how to know when to upgrade them, and a lot more. Transcript Dave Hicking:...

Turbo Laravel with Tony Messias

Sep 30, 2022 · Zuzana Kunckova, Dave Hicking, Tony Messias

Tony Messias (a programmer at Tighten) joins us this week to talk all about Hotwire & Turbo Laravel - what it is, why he thinks it's interesting, how it works, and more. Transcript Dave Hicking: Welcome to...

Torchlight with Aaron Francis

Sep 16, 2022 · Zuzana Kunckova, Dave Hicking

Aaron Francis (our first outside guest!) joins us this week to talk all about his amazing package Torchlight — what it is, how it works, and what’s coming...

Welcome to Season 4!

Sep 15, 2022 · Zuzana Kunckova, Dave Hicking

For this upcoming season, we’re switching things up a bit with a new co-host and maybe even some special...

The Tighten Manifesto

May 6, 2022 · Dan Sheetz, Matt Stauffer, Dave Hicking

Dan Sheetz & Matt Stauffer (Tighten's Managing Director & Technical Director, respectively) join us this week for the last episode of season 3 to talk all about the Tighten Manifesto - how it was created, what it aims to achieve, how to live...

You Aren’t Gonna Need It (YAGNI)

Apr 15, 2022 · Sara Bine, Dave Hicking

Sara Bine (a Lead Programmer at Tighten) joins us this week to talk all about YAGNI aka ‘You Aren’t Gonna Need It’: what it is, why it’s so important for anybody who’s building software, and more. Transcript Dave...

You Are Not Your Job

Mar 25, 2022 · Marje Holmstrom-Sabo, Dave Hicking

Marje Holmstrom-Sabo, Operations & Content Manager at Tighten, returns to the show this week to talk about why you are not your job, the difference between your work and your job, and a lot more. Transcript Dave...

Why You Should Speak at Conferences

Mar 11, 2022 · Kristin Collins, Dave Hicking

Kristin Collins (a Lead Programmer at Tighten) joins us for her second time on the show, and this time she’s talking about conference talks: why you should consider doing them, how to get started, and a lot more. Transcript...

Self Care for Programmers

Jan 14, 2022 · Tammy Robinson, Dave Hicking

Tammy Robinson (a Lead Programmer at Tighten) joins us this week to talk about self care: what it is, why it’s important for developers, and how to take the first step towards a better self care practice. Transcript Dave...

Train Your Keyboard

Dec 17, 2021 · Andrew Morgan, Dave Hicking

Andrew Morgan (Lead Programmer at Tighten) joins us this week to tell us all about why you should be training your keyboard, how to get started, and a lot more. Transcript Dave Hicking: Welcome to Twenty Percent...

My Favorite Dev Tools

Dec 3, 2021 · Kristin Collins, Dave Hicking

Kristin Collins (Lead Programmer at Tighten) joins us this week to talk about some of her favorite tools & apps to use as a developer, from the everyday favorites to the surprise ones you might not have known you ever needed. Links for...

All About On-sites for Distributed Companies

Nov 12, 2021 · Marje Holmstrom-Sabo, Anna Shevlin, Dave Hicking

Marje Holmstrom-Sabo (Ops & Content Manager at Tighten) and Anna Shevlin (Operations Coordinator at Tighten) join us this week to talk about on-sites for distributed companies - why they’re important, how to make a virtual on-site work in the...

Oct 29, 2021 · Zuzana Kunckova, Dave Hicking

Zuzana Kunckova (a Programmer at Tighten) joins us this week to dive deep into Larabelles - how she got the idea for it, what’s coming next, what it’s like to build a community, and a lot more. Transcript Dave...

Life as a Junior Developer

Oct 15, 2021 · Rissa Jackson, Dave Hicking

Rissa Jackson (an Apprentice Programmer at Tighten) joins us this week to talk about life as an apprentice/junior developer, tips for getting that first job as a junior developer, and a lot more. Links for this episode:...

Oct 1, 2021 · Keith Damiani, Dave Hicking

Keith Damiani (Principal Programmer at Tighten) joins us this week to talk all about Jigsaw (what it does, what’s coming next, etc.) and what it’s like to manage an open source project at Tighten. Transcript Dave...

Shaping Your Role

Aug 14, 2020 · Marje Holmstrom-Sabo, Dave Hicking

Marje Holmstrom-Sabo (Ops & Content Manager at Tighten) returns to the show to talk to Dave Hicking (Production Manager at Tighten) about shaping your role at an agency, the concept of 'tours of duty', and...

Staying Organized

Jul 31, 2020 · Andrew Morgan, Dave Hicking

Andrew Morgan (a Lead Programmer at Tighten) joins us this week to talk all things organization - why it's important for devs (and all of us, really) to stay organized, how he does it, and a lot...

What Makes A Good Client/Agency Relationship?

Jul 17, 2020 · Dan Sheetz, Dave Hicking

Dan Sheetz (Tighten's CEO) joins us this week for a chat about exactly what goes into making a good client/agency relationship, diving into topics like trust, transparency, understanding which problem to solve, and a lot...

Imposter Syndrome

Jul 3, 2020 · Cenitoria Melton, Dave Hicking

Cenitoria Melton (a Programmer at Tighten) joins us this week to talk about something most of us have encountered before, whether in our personal or professional life: imposter...

Slack Apps & Bots

Jun 18, 2020 · Jake Bathman, Dave Hicking

We're joined this week by Jake Bathman (a Programmer at Tighten) to talk all about what it's like to build apps & bots for Slack: why they're useful, what it's like to build one, and a lot...

Class-Based Model Factories

Jun 5, 2020 · John Bonaccorsi, Dave Hicking

We're joined by John Bonaccorsi (one of Tighten's Lead Programmers) to talk about the pros and cons (spoiler: there aren't too many cons) of using class-based model factories in...

Creating A Welcoming Remote Work Culture

May 22, 2020 · Marje Holmstrom-Sabo, Dave Hicking

We're joined by Marje Holmstrom-Sabo, Tighten's Operations Manager, to talk about what it's like to create a welcoming culture for new vs. existing employees at a completely remote...

Docker for Local Development

May 8, 2020 · Jose Soto, Dave Hicking

We're joined by Jose Soto (one of Tighten's Lead Programmers) to talk about why he uses Docker for local development, what problems it solves, and a lot...

Building An App With NativeScript-Vue

Apr 24, 2020 · Sara Bine, Dave Hicking

Sara Bine, a Lead Programmer at Tighten, stops by Twenty Percent Time to talk about what it's like to build an app with...

All About Hiring

Apr 10, 2020 · Matt Stauffer, Dave Hicking

Tighten is relaunching Twenty Percent Time and we're starting Season 2 by talking with our CTO Matt Stauffer about all things hiring: when & why Tighten decides to hire, what we look for, what we wish people knew when applying, and...

Why We're Writing A Company Handbook

Jan 25, 2016 · Dave Hicking

One of the things that Matt & Dan are proud of at Tighten is our company's values — we want to be good to our clients, be good to our employees, and be good to the world. I still remember listening to them explain the company's values to me...

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