Imran Kasam

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I’ve co-authored a book, Building Low-Code Applications with Mendix , and you can buy it on Amazon.

About Me

For the past 18 years, I have been working with enterprise hardware and software. I started in the US Marine Corps working with satellite communications, computer networking, and cryptography. Following an honorable discharge in 2007, I worked in infrastructure management and end-user support for 10 years. I focused on supporting a major retail brand with a global technology company and working with unique startups in RFID compliance monitoring and life sciences spaces.

I started in low code with MS SharePoint and WordPress to build functional web apps, which led to my fortunate encounter with Mendix in 2012, a truly robust low code platform. Using Mendix, I enabled a life sciences company, which provided tumor diagnostics services, to deliver proprietary technology to help Oncologists make the best choices in finding treatments for cancer patients.

In 2016 I helped bring Mendix to real estate by building a software engineering team, centered around the platform, for a fledgling brokerage that would become a multi-billion-dollar global Real Estate brokerage over the next four years.

I am an Expert Rapid Application Developer (RAD) on the Mendix platform, and an MVP, with a passion for designing creative, meaningful solutions to unique business problems.

I also have extensive knowledge of the AWS Plaform and recently earned my AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification.

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Episode 20: The Authors

This episode covers a lot of ground! From the backgrounds of the authors, to technology, to low-code, and the expectations of young developers today. We’re sure you’ll enjoy this free-form conversation about writing a book, working with editors, and how technology impacts our lives.
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Episode 19: Yoga, Stoicism, and Philosophy II

We’re returning to three of our favorite topics! Join us as we talk about yoga, stoicism, philosophy, and living a better life. Hear our interpretation of how these schools of thought approach body, mind, ego, attachments, identity, and devotion.
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Episode 18: TAATE Presents - Jason Teunissen

Special guest Jason Teunissen talks about User Experience, design challenges, software creation, and finding inspiration. Jason’s passion for life and taking on challenges is clear in this wide ranging episode which includes AI, being human, the design process, and finding your own passion.
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Episode 17: TAATE Presents - Mark Manning

Special Guest, Mark Manning, helps us explore how Mendix is shaping a market place, how the community is using the tool to solve problems and deliver value, and even provide new tools rapidly to deal with COVID impacts.
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Episode 16: How We Work II

This episode is all about how we tackle the week, day, and our packed schedules. We’ve talked about tools before, this is all about process and tips on how manage your day and accomplish your goals. You’ll learn about Work Life Integration and how to promote a healthy culture at work.
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Episode 15: Priority

When we talk about priority, we’re usually talking about which project, epic, or story is most important given current circumstances.You need to be able to figure out what’s most important if you have multiple competing projects, needs, tasks, or ways to apply your resources. This episode will give you new ways to think about priority and help you be more successful the next time you have to figure what what’s most important.
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Episode 14: Interviewing and Recruiting

In this episode we share our thoughts and experiences over more than twenty years in software. We talk about how to find people, questions to ask, tests to give, and pro tips on how to be better at interviewing!
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Episode 13: Architectural Patterns

Fun conversation about domain driven design, architectural patterns, knowing when to formalize your process, and what to listen for from your users. We work though a physical onboarding process as an example of how to build microservices. It’s a wild ride!
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Episode 12: This is a Podcast. You can too.

This is the origin story of TAATE, as a way to explain how we create the show. Our intent is to enourage you to find your passion and voice, and create your own podcast!
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Episode 11: What are you doing now?

In this episode we dive into how we’re spending our time. Changes in our environments require changes in our actions. We discuss how we’re making the best use of the time available, and looking for ways to improve.
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Episode 10: Incident Response

In this episode we discuss Incident Response at an Enterprise level from monitoring, to response planning, troubleshooting, and how to handle an active event. We’ve even got a template to share in the show notes. This episode will help you be better prepared should your application fail.
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Episode 9: How We Work

This epsiode is all about how we work. A conversation between productivity junkies, constantly looking for new ways to improve the daily flow.
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Episode 8: Success with Low Code at Scale

Third episode in our series on low code at scale. This discussion focuses on how we transformed a small team creating tools into an enterprise level software engineering powerhouse.
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Episode 7: Challenges of Low Code at Scale

Part 2 of our series on Low Code at Scale - Challenges. Dicussion covers recruiting, training, and retention of developers. Challenges around hosting, testing, managing, troubleshooting, and more.
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Episode 6: Low Code at Scale

Part one of our series on using Low Code at Scale in an Enterprise envrionment. We talk about platform versatiliy, process, SDLC, and how to know if low code is right for your project.
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Episode 5: Yoga, Stoicism, and Philosophy

We continue our mindfulness discussion with a deeper dive into Yoga, Stoicism, and how we use these philosophies in our daily lives. We focus on the origins of these two schools of thought, and how similar they are, despite the apparent differences.
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Episode 4: Mindfulness and Meditation

In this episode we talk about mindfulness, meditation and how to use both to improve your work day. We also talk about cognitive approaches to thought, and why convergent and divergent thinking are important for everyone, especially developers.
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Episode 3: Defensive Programming in a Low Code Environment

In this episode we dive into Defensive Programming in a low code / no code environment. We also talk about coupling and cohesion, and what to look for with each!
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Episode 2: Remote Team Building, Management, and Mind Reading

Learn how we built, and manage a remote team. We share some of the challenges we’ve had over the past three years, as well as tips on how to be successful with your new remote work style. We’ll even talk a little about mind reading!
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Episode 1: What Will You Leave Behind

Episode 1 - What will you leave behind. An exploration of how your daily interactions impact the people around you.
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Remote Team Management

Seems straightfoward to build and manage a team remotely. There are, however, nuiances you’ll want to know to be successful.