NSNorth 2019, Episode 59: Leena Mansour

Author, UX designer and keynote speaker Kate O'Neill concludes the 2019 series of podcasts with Phil and Dan, covering topics such as algorithmic and dataset biais, the rise of AI and algorithms, diversity, profit and engagement, building smarter companies, ethical and meaningful experiences, Apple Watch friendship and NY vs Montreal bagels.

Designer, engineer and DotHealth CEO Huda Idrees joins Phil in a wide-ranging conversation on health data, privacy and regulations, hiring the right people in a small company, transitioning to CEO from an engineering perspective, the misnomer of "soft skills", how engineering is design, playing video games for downtime and populating your office with more trees (the green kind) than employees.

Analyst, Podcaster, YouTuber and prolific writer Rene Ritchie chats with Phil about the move from audio to video, following Apple tech news, a reflection on Apple vs Nintendo vs Lego, and seasonal flooding.

Speaker and engineering manager Leena Mansour joins Dan and Phil to chat about entering the tech world through Programming 101 in University, moving to iOS and Android development, diversity in tech offices and the startup world, some of the difficulties of moving from engineering to management, learning sign language and competitive dodgeball.

Speaker, author, trainer and storyteller Daniel Steinberg returns to NSNorth to chat about Swift, teaching kids and adults to program, functional versus object-oriented programming, knitting and design patterns, and single-source sheep. You can find out more about Daniel at https://dimsumthinking.com and https://editorscut.com.

Speaker and Lickability co-founder Matt Bischoff joins Dan and Phil from New York City to discuss changing roles in an evolving company, opening up iOS apprenticeships, co-located vs. remote employees, enjoying and building apps for the New York theatre scene, and answering business emails in grade 8.

Speaker, journalist and budding indie developer Guilherme Rambo chats with Phil and Dan about his apps Chibi Studio and AirBuddy, the Stack Trace podcast, the art of spelunking, why he can't be in the the Mac App Store, his WWDC app, and the prevalence of iOS devices in Brazil. Link to Gui's NSSpain talk: https://vimeo.com/290322018.

Speaker and author Christina Moulton joins Phil and Dan to chat about taking some years of retirement early, sailing in the Caribbeans with a small dog, writing custom iOS software to control a life-size R2D2 unit, updating a Swift book over time, and boat yoga.

Speaker James Thomson talks to Phil and Dan about older british computers, his first Mac, how Apple had a presence in education, the origins and evolution of PCalc, Scotland, Ireland, software subscriptions, and how writing a README with your career goals might just get you the attention you want.

ObjC.io founder Chris Eidhof chats with Phil and Dan about starting a conference in cities whose name start with a "B", Functional Programming as more than an academic exercise, how depressing the state of programming can be and how working with people who question everything can bring back the joy of programming, DeckSet, and running.