Retro Time // A Software Podcast

The Retro Time Podcast is all about retrospectives. Join your hosts, Derek Seibert and Jeremy Miller, as they talk about software — from product design to software development to the soft skills you need to make it in the industry. Using their long careers to kick off the conversation, they’ll drop a few nuggets of wisdom each episode… 96.7% guaranteed.

Retro Time // A Software Podcast is a technology podcast hosted by Derek Seibert & Jeremy Miller, with 108 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Derek Seibert & Jeremy Miller hosts Retro Time // A Software Podcast, a technology show with 108 episodes published.

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  In the Dark: The Infinite Usability Test

  Oct 30, 202516 minS0

  <h3 >The real horror? It’s not the prototype that’s broken… It’s her process.</h3> <p>Today, we’re trading our usual interviews for a Halloween story straight out of every designer’s worst nightmare: The Infinite Usability Test.</p> <p>Meet Evelyn—a mid-level UX researcher running a morning of user tests that won’t quit. Every time she adjusts the design, another “Alex” walks in and repeats the same fateful words: “I can’t find the button.”</p> <p>As the day unravels, Evelyn realizes she’s stuck in more than a bad sprint—she’s caught in a validation loop. Eac...

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  In the Dark: The Stakeholder from Hell

  Oct 31, 202412 minS0

  <h3 >What happens when your stakeholder is actually a demon from the darkest depths of UX hell?</h3> <p>Listen for a wild ride through Silicon Valley’s dark side in our special Halloween episode. We’re trading our usual insights for incantations as we follow the misadventures of Sarah, Mike, and Emily, a UX team at the unicorn startup TechNova. Their world is turned upside down when they meet Mr. Deville, a new stakeholder who brings new meaning to the phrase “design from hell.”</p> <p>Our intrepid team faces challenges that would make even the most seasoned UX professi...

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  A Thin Line: The Rough Reality of Enterprise Software

  Jan 18, 202446 minS0

  <p>No one likes one-play toilet paper. Yet it’s everywhere. It’s in just about every public or institutional toilet across the world. </p> <p>This begs the question, if no one likes one-play toilet paper, why is it everywhere?</p> <p>Well, I think it’s simple. </p> <p>The people who pay for the toilet paper aren’t the ones who have to use it. </p> <p>And it’s not too unlike enterprise software when you think about it. </p> <p>The people who get stuck using enterprise software have very little say in what tools they’re su...

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  In the Dark: The Tale of the Cursed Prototype

  Oct 30, 202326 minS0

  <h3 >What happens when the quest for the perfect design goes too far?</h3> <p>Today, we’re stepping away from our usual interviews and discussions to bring you a special Halloween treat. </p> <p>This is the story of Ethan. A talented UX designer so committed to creating the perfect prototype that he becomes consumed by it—so much so that he loses himself in his work… Never to be seen again. </p> <p>😱</p> <p>Two brave interns hear about Ethan’s tale and decide to unravel the mystery. What they discover is beyond anything they could have imagined.<...

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  In the Dark: A Cautionary Tale of UX Dark Patterns

  Oct 30, 202310 minS0

  <p>Sit right back and you’ll hear a tale. A tale of a woman who isn’t quite careful about what she does with her personal information while browsing the internet.</p> <p>Do you think you’re safe online? Do you pay close attention to the websites you visit?</p> <p>Unscrupulous UX designers might use some dirty tactics to trick you into doing their evil bidding.</p> <p>Don’t fall for these dirty tricks. Find out how to protect yourself by listening to this cautionary tale of UX dark patterns.</p> <p>We want to give a huge s...

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