Allison McMillan is a Director of Engineering at GitHub. She’s worn many hats including community builder at the University of Michigan, software developer, and Managing Director of a national non-profit. She is a Mozilla Tech Speaker and speaks on a variety of topics including mentorship, working remotely, and being a parent in tech.
Speaking about and doing research on being a parent and developer is what inspired Allison to start the Parent Driven Development podcast. She has a 5-year-old son and a 2-year-old daughter. When Allison is not coding, you can find her encouraging her son’s climbing skills, making funny faces at her daughter, or pretending she has time to bake. She lives in the Washington, DC area.
Allison McMillan has hosted 52 Episodes.
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067: Goodbye, for now
March 31st, 2021 | 28 mins 40 secs
parent driven development, parenting, podcast
Allison, KWu, Chris A, and Chris S come together for a goodbye, for now, episode to reflect on their experience being a panelist on the Parent Driven Development Podcast.
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066: Finding a new job during the pandemic
March 17th, 2021 | 29 mins 14 secs
hiring, jean hsu, job searching, leadership, management, pandemic
Software engineer turned leadership coach, Jean Hsu, joins the panelist to share her experiences find a new job during the pandemic, her thought process, the non-negotiables , and the new remote standard.
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065: Teaching Programming to Kids
March 3rd, 2021 | 27 mins 16 secs
felienne, kids programming, programming, teaching code
Felienne and Allison discuss techniques and methods of teaching programming to kids, cognitive load, and the cross-over for working professionals.
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064: Moving and Renovating
February 17th, 2021 | 27 mins 10 secs
kid toys, moving, renovating
Allison and KWu share their experience on their current house renovations and moving. The good and bad, and the recent acceptance of having little roommates with no impulse control.
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062: 3-Year Anniversary - Episode Highlights
January 20th, 2021 | 37 mins 31 secs
#parenting #podcast #3years #celebration #episodehighlights
KWu, Chris, Josh, and Allison reflect on the past 3-years of podcasting. They touch on their favorite episodes and guests over the years, as well as some favorite parenting genius and fail moments!
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061: DHH - Internet Famous with Kids
January 6th, 2021 | 47 mins 17 secs
dhh, family, internet famous, kids, podcast
DHH joins the podcast to talk about his experience as a parent while being internet famous. The group touches on security concerns, privacy, financial privilege, and share an eye role over highlight parenting reels on social media. Plus DHH suggests a few favorite parenting books.
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60: Must Haves
December 23rd, 2020 | 28 mins 32 secs
facebook groups, facebook rabbit holes, kid toys, parenting
KWu and Allison talk about the ins and outs of Facebook groups for parents. The inevitable power kids-products have to validate one as a parent and high expectation of gifts this holiday season.
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059: Hiring and Interviewing
December 9th, 2020 | 37 mins 1 sec
hiring, interviewee, interviewing, manager, tech
Jess, Chris S, and Allison discuss the hiring and interviewing process in tech. They share their experience as the interviewee, as well as the interviewer. The team identifies the underlying bias in the process, good signs and bad signs, and why it's important to set up a potential interviewee in the best environment possible.
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058: Co-Parenting
November 25th, 2020 | 40 mins 48 secs
co-parenting, coparenting, covid, covid-19, parenting, remote work, virtual school
Brandon Hays joins the panelist to discuss how the pandemic has impacted parenting, co-parenting and the new responsibilities that come along with it.
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057: Virtual School
November 11th, 2020 | 34 mins 34 secs
high school, kindergarten, learning, middle school, virtual school, zoom school
Chris and Allison discuss the pros and cons of virtual school, how they're managing the new school year and whether or not they think life is better with zoom school.
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055: Jambo Books with Mijha Godfrey
October 14th, 2020 | 38 mins 16 secs
children's book, jambo books, mijha godfrey, race
Jambo Book Club sends members 2-3 age-appropriate books each month that feature children of color as the stars of their own stories.
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053: The Parenting Playbook with Anna Mackenzie
September 16th, 2020 | 35 mins 42 secs
anna mackenzie, parenting, tech, the parenting playbook
Anna Mackenzie joins the podcast to talk about The Parenting Playbook, a book she co-authored that helps startups navigate how to create quality policies that support parents.
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052: Taking Breaks
September 2nd, 2020 | 32 mins 12 secs
quarantine, self care, taking breaks
This week, Allison, KWu and Chris discuss the importance of taking breaks, how they take breaks, and why sometimes choosing the adult decision isn't always necessary.
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051: Allowances for parents with Scott Hanselman
August 19th, 2020 | 31 mins 56 secs
allowance for parents, coder, parent, programmer, quarantine, scott hanselman
Scott Hanselman joins the podcast to talk about his approach on allowances for parents, why they're important and how exactly they can benefit the entire family.
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050: Agile Household with Yvonne Marcus
August 5th, 2020 | 32 mins 15 secs
accountability, agile home, agile household, mom life, yvonne marcus
Yvonne Marcus joins the panelist to discuss Agile Household. Yvonne created Agile Homes, a four-week course that looks to get your family together by making everyone feel like a valued member of the team, and instilling autonomy and having fun!
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049: Arit Amana
July 22nd, 2020 | 34 mins 24 secs
arit, new panelist, parenting podcast
New panelist Arit Amana joins the group! The group discusses quarantine, childcare duty, WFH, and all the madness in-between.