The Terminal Guy - Joe Tannenbaum

05/07/24 • 45 min

Joe sits down with Mitchell to discuss all things terminal!

Joe Tannenbaum is a Laravel developer, living in New York, who has (since recording) recently joined the Laravel team.

The conversation delves into Joe's impactful presence on Twitter through his compelling terminal experiments, his approach to using the terminal for development, and his experiences transitioning from an arts background to tech.

Joe also shares insights into his daily routine, the development of his terminal-based projects, and his contributions to the Laravel community, including his involvement in PHP NYC meetup.

(00:00) - Joe Tannenbaum
(01:52) - A day in the life
(07:49) - The Terminal Guy
(12:54) - Idea generation
(17:22) - Use a Mac
(20:25) - Blowing up on Twitter
(22:41) - Getting in the game
(23:36) - Expo is dope
(27:49) - Speaking at conferences
(30:47) - Laracasts course
(32:20) - Screencasting.com and buying all the gear
(34:52) - The future of the terminal
(38:36) - PHP NYC
(41:37) - Life outside of work

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Joe's links:
twitter.com/joetannenbaum
cli.lab.joe.codes
joe.codes

Mitchell's links:
twitter.com/mitchdav
linkedin.com/in/mitchdav
atlas.dev
recruitkit.com.au
hallwaytrack.fm

Joe sits down with Mitchell to discuss all things terminal!

Joe Tannenbaum is a Laravel developer, living in New York, who has (since recording) recently joined the Laravel team.

Joe also shares insights into his daily routine, the development of his terminal-based projects, and his contributions to the Laravel community, including his involvement in PHP NYC meetup.

(00:00) - Joe Tannenbaum
(01:52) - A day in the life
(07:49) - The Terminal Guy
(12:54) - Idea generation
(17:22) - Use a Mac
(20:25) - Blowing up on Twitter
(22:41) - Getting in the game
(23:36) - Expo is dope
(27:49) - Speaking at conferences
(30:47) - Laracasts course
(32:20) - Screencasting.com and buying all the gear
(34:52) - The future of the terminal
(38:36) - PHP NYC
(41:37) - Life outside of work

Want to apply to be on the show? You don't need to be a "personality" - you just need to have one.

Apply to be on the Hallway Track podcast

Joe's links:
twitter.com/joetannenbaum
cli.lab.joe.codes
joe.codes

Mitchell's links:
twitter.com/mitchdav
linkedin.com/in/mitchdav
atlas.dev
recruitkit.com.au
hallwaytrack.fm

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Using Laravel in the enterprise - Nigel James

Nigel sits down with Mitchell to discuss using Laravel in the enterprise software world.

Nigel James is an enterprise software developer, and the owner of Square Cloud.
Mitchell Davis runs Atlas Software and RecruitKit.

The Atlas Software blog

(00:00) - I've got some explaining to do
(02:54) - A day in the life of Nigel James
(05:07) - Getting started in software
(13:59) - Getting into PHP
(19:58) - Tracking your chocolate boxes
(22:32) - Let's talk about enterprise software
(27:19) - Using Laravel in the enterprise
(34:45) - How to find enterprise clients as a software developer
(37:33) - Mitch learns about contracts
(39:56) - Girth reduction techniques
(41:55) - Camera lenses are an N+1 problem
(45:30) - Laravel 11 is dope

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Nigel's links:
https://pinkary.com/@njames
Mitchell's links:
twitter.com/mitchdav
linkedin.com/in/mitchdav
atlas.dev
recruitkit.com.au
hallwaytrack.fm

Next Episode

Pitching the perfect Laracon talk - Michael Dyrynda

Michael sits down with Mitchell to discuss speaking at Laracon Australia!

Michael Dyrynda is a Laravel developer, conference organiser, and serial podcaster, and he lives in Adelaide.

The conversation delves into creating captivating conference talks through insights from Laracon AU, emphasising finding engaging topics, effective pitching, and tips for new speakers.

It also highlights the benefits of public speaking engagements, different talk types, and tailoring content to enhance audience engagement.

Additionally, it provides advice on preparing and delivering public speeches, covering various aspects like scripting, practice, managing nerves, live coding, and fostering a supportive conference environment.

(00:00) - Michael Dyrynda
(01:17) - The 50 other things
(02:30) - Why should you submit a talk?
(05:44) - The internet drops out
(08:43) - The three types of talks at Laracon
(10:24) - Don't sleep on a soft talk
(12:36) - What makes a good conference talk?
(16:02) - Finding your topic
(19:41) - Dealing with rejection
(22:52) - Give value to the audience
(24:39) - Stand out from the crowd with a voice recording
(28:44) - Mobile apps for Laravel developers
(30:34) - Should everyone submit a voice recording?
(34:00) - Your talk has been selected - now what?
(39:48) - Handling nerves as a speaker
(41:38) - Mitch spoke at a Laravel Sydney meetup
(44:48) - Presentational styles and live coding

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The Laravel Podcast episode where Taylor talks about topics (33:00 onwards)

Michael's links:
twitter.com/michaeldyrynda
linkedin.com/in/michaeldyrynda
laracon.au
podcast.laravel-news.com
northmeetssouth.audio
ripples.fm

Mitchell's links:
twitter.com/mitchdav
linkedin.com/in/mitchdav
atlas.dev
recruitkit.com.au
hallwaytrack.fm

Hallway Track - The Terminal Guy - Joe Tannenbaum

Transcript

Mitchell Davis00:00:10.554

Good day, and welcome back to the Hallway Track podcast. My name is Mitchell Davis, and I've got a really interesting episode for you today. I spoke with Joe Tannenbaum, Laravel developer in New York, who's been really impressive over the last year on Twitter, where he's been showing us all some very interesting experiments experiments he's been creating in the terminal. We recorded this episode on March 6th, which is now 2 months ago. Becau