March 21, 2020

Working Remotely as a Developer

In this episode of GeeksBlabla, we discuss remote working for developers, How to get started, find your next remote job, manage your life as a remote developer, tools and best practices.

Guests

Ahmed El Azzabi

Meriam Kharbat

Abdelfatah Sghiouar

Notes

0:00:00 - Episode Introduction and Guests Intro.

0:05:00 - What is working remotely?

0:10:00 - Working remotely vs working from Home (during COVID-19).

0:15:00 - Why did you choose to work remote and when did you start it?

0:20:00 - Challenges for remote developers.

0:25:00 - How to convince your managers to work remotely?

0:30:00 - How to find remote jobs offers?

0:35:00 - Manage your personal life as a remote developer.

0:50:00 - Soft Skills for a remote developer.

0:54:00 - Best practices for remote developers to manage their tasks.

1:00:00 - What are your hobbies outside of work?

1:05:00 - Legal requirements for a remote developer and Understanding company taxation in Morocco.

1:21:00 - Q/A

1:33:00 - Resources & Tools

Links

Anti fragile: Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Peoplewear: Tom Demarco

Remote: Office not required

It doesn’t need to be crazy at work

Hackers & Painters

The Year without pants

Understanding company taxation in Morocco

Getting health insurance when working remotely

Remote.ma

Doist

Prepared and Presented by :

Soufian El Foukahi

Youssouf El Azizi