Greater Than Code
For a long time, tech culture has focused too narrowly on technical skills; this has resulted in a tech community that too often puts companies and code over people. Greater Than Code is a podcast that invites the voices of people who are not heard from enough in tech: women, people of color, trans and/or queer folks, to talk about the human side of software development and technology. Greater Than Code is providing a vital platform for these conversations, and developing new ideas of what it means to be a technologist beyond just the code.
Featuring an ongoing panel of racially and gender diverse tech panelists, the majority of podcast guests so far have been women in tech! We’ve covered topics including imposter syndrome, mental illness, sexuality, unconscious bias and social justice. We also have a major focus on skill sets that tech too often devalues, like team-building, hiring, community organizing, mentorship and empathy. Each episode also includes a transcript.
We have an active Slack community that members can join by pledging as little as $1 per month via Patreon. (https://www.patreon.com/greaterthancode)
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 58 minutes
- Episodes
- 284
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2022
236: Connecting Arts and Technology – The Power of Print with Marlena Compton
235: RailsConf Scholars: 2021 Remote Edition
The RailsConf Scholarship Program
03:12 - Tram’s Superpower: Getting 8 Hours of Sleep Per Night!
04:08 - Leah’s Superpower: Being a Companion to Long-Distance Runners
04:55 - Stefanni’s Superpower…
231: Deserted Island Safety and Expectations with Austin Parker
01:04 - Austin’s Superpower: Pain Tolerance
02:06 - Deserted Island DevOps (Running an Online/Virtual Conference in Animal Crossing or Other Mediums)
223: Emotions, Achievement, Joy, and Goals with David MacIver
02:15 - David’s Superpower: Being Confused
- Norms of Excellence
- The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance
11:56 - Daily Writing
- David’s Newsletter: Overt…
221: Cultivating Strength and Change with Wesley Faulkner
01:59 - Wesley’s Superpower: Connecting With People and Being a Social Chameleon
11:31 - Sharing Responsibility Based on Strengths; Delegating “Weakness”
- Strengths Finder 2.0
- Positions vs Roles
220: Safety Science and Failure As An Opportunity For Growth with Josh Thompson
01:48 - Josh’s Superpower: Teaching nearly anything he knows to almost anyone
- Fear Remediation
05:04 - Safety Science and Staying Safe While Rock Climbing
219: How Are You Doing? with Mando Escamilla
03:19 - Mando’s Superpower: Willingness to Talk About Anything Personal with Others
08:39 - Dealing with Life in 2020/2021
- Rationality vs Non-Rationality
- Feeling Lost and Unmoored
18:30 - Findin…
218: Building Bridges with Isa Herico-Velasco
02:12 - Isa’s Superpower: Being a Bridge
- RailsBridge
- Bridge Foundry – They’re Hiring !!
08:56 - Community Learning
- Asynchronous Communication
- Cultivating a Leadership Pipeline
- Transp…
217: Robots As "Social Entities" with Laura Major
02:05 - Laura’s Superpower: Problem Solving
04:07 - What to Expect When You’re Expecting Robots
- Check out our interview with Laura’s coauthor: Greater Than Code Episode 216: Robot and Human Collab…