Is It On Podcast

Is It On

Borah, Ganti, Mustafa
A podcast about friendship, technology trends and news through a Canadian lens. Hosted by lifelong friends Mustafa El-Hilo, Ani Ganti and Ani Borah.
Sprint 3: Bringing a feature to market (Part 2)
In this second instalment of this series, we discuss the  technical aspects of bringing a new feature to market. We talk about the architectural designs and reviews, product rollouts and a few other key interactions between product and engineering. Enjoy!
Oct 23, 2020
46 min
Sprint 3: Bringing a feature to market (Part 1)
In this special two-part series, we talk about product initiatives and how a feature is brought to market. We outline the ideation, discovery and go-to-market process for a new feature in a software product. We also have a quick sidebar about OKRs. In the next installment, we'll cover the more technical aspects of bringing a feature to market like the engineering design documentation, deployment pipelines and infosec considerations.
Sep 14, 2020
45 min
Sprint 2: Adding a new tech to your stack
In this episode, we discuss the decision making process a team typically goes through when adding a new technology to their stack. We use Kubernetes and DCOS implementations as examples to answer the age old question: To tool or not to tool?
Jul 20, 2020
42 min
Sprint 1: Working Remotely
In this first sprint, Borah talks about Rokoko the raccoon that he found while working from home, Mustafa tells us how to optimize your home office and we discuss why in order to be productive, you need to kill Slack. Music: Quan Bay Artwork: Feather and Line
Jun 29, 2020
45 min
Episode 0: Sprint Planning
We introduce ourselves and reminisce about how we met as international students at the University of Toronto. We also discuss the story behind the name of the podcast and how we faked it till we "maked" it. Music: Quan Bay Artwork: Feather and Line
Jun 17, 2020
32 min