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Ep. 11 - SOLID Design Principles Part 2

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 07:00:00 -0500

Of course we were unable to discuss the biggest secret to programming excellence in a single episode. Check out SOLID Design Principles Part 2 for a complete picture of the 5 steps to OOP perfection!

Ep. 10 - SOLID Design Principles Part 1

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 07:00:00 -0500

The famous SOLID design principles, elemental to writing clean code, are presented by Jordan and Derek to help guide your pursuit in ideal code design.

Ep. 9 - Contracting & Consulting

Tue, 06 Oct 2020 07:00:00 -0500

Jordan and Derek discuss their various consulting and contracting experiences in an episode which doubles as a therapy session and advice into the deciding factors between contracting, consulting, and full time roles.

Ep. 8 - Reaction to Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2020

Thu, 25 Jun 2020 07:00:00 -0500

Our longest episode yet! Or many mini episodes in one ... Derek and Jordan provide commentary on the 2020 Stack Overflow Developer Survey and interpret what these results may imply about the state of the tech industry.

Ep. 7 - Rethinking Technical Debt

Thu, 11 Jun 2020 07:00:00 -0500

We've all worked with a code base where we were afraid to change anything. That's the result of technical debt. Today we redefine technical debt, talk about where it comes from, how much it actually costs, but most importantly how to pay it down, and accrue less to begin with.

Adam Tornhill @ GOTO 2019 - Prioritizing Technical Debt as if Time and Money Matters:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl4aZ2KXBsQ

Adam Tornhill Tools to Measure Technical Debt:
https://codescene.io/
https://github.com/adamtornhill/code-maat

Consortium for Information & Software Quality Tech Debt Report:
https://www.it-cisq.org/the-cost-of-poor-quality-software-in-the-us-a-2018-report/#:~:text=In%20summary%2C%20the%20cost%20of,the%20body%20of%20the%20report.

CAST Appmarq - Software Health & Risk Calculator:
https://www.castsoftware.com/products/appmarq

Ep. 6 - Fixing the Gender Wage Gap

Wed, 25 Mar 2020 07:00:00 -0500

Listen as we fix the gender wage gap right here in this podcast! A discussion of statistics, experiences, and ideas.

Harvard Study:
http://scholar.harvard.edu/files/goldin/files/dynamics_of_the_gender_gap_for_young_professionals_in_the_financial_and_corporate_sectors.pdf

AAUW Analysis:
https://www.aauw.org/research/the-simple-truth-about-the-gender-pay-gap/

Interview with Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code:
https://hbr.org/podcast/2019/02/fixing-techs-gender-gap

Stack Overflow Survey:
https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2018#work-_-differences-in-assessing-jobs-by-gender

Ep. 5 - Test Driven Development

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 07:00:00 -0500

Number one best practice: don't be dogmatic!

Ep. 4 - Programming Languages to Learn in 2020

Wed, 26 Feb 2020 07:00:00 -0600

Figure out which language will help you achieve your goals + our top tips for learning a new language.

Ep. 3 - Is Python a fad?

Wed, 19 Feb 2020 07:00:00 -0600

Ever heard something so ridiculous you had to start a podcast? We have!

Statistics References:
https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2019#most-loved-dreaded-and-wanted
https://stackoverflow.blog/2017/09/06/incredible-growth-python/
https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2017#technologies-and-occupations
https://octoverse.github.com/

Ep. 2 - Microservices

Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0600

What are they, why is everybody using them, and why is everybody doing it wrong?

Ep. 1 - Should product owners know how to code?

Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:00:00 -0600

The biggest problem for developers is business requirements. Shouldn't the product owners know how to write them for developers?

Ep. 0 - Intro

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 21:00:00 -0600

Who are we and why should you listen to us? No one, and ‘cause you want to.