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Coding Blocks
Become the best software developer you can be
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Well, this is awkward. Coding Blocks is signing out for now, in this episode we’ll talk about what’s happening and why. We have had an amazing run, fa...
Things to Know when Considering Multi-Tenant or Multi-Threaded Applications
It’s time to talk about the types of things you should consider when diving into multi-tenant applications and things to be especially aware of if you...
Two Water Coolers Walk Into a Bar…
Grab your headphones because it’s water cooler time! This episode we’re catching up on feedback, putting our skills to the test, and wondering what we...
How did We Even Arrive Here?
We were asked in one of our recent reviews in Apple Podcasts if we would share our career paths and how we got started and how we arrived where we are...
AI, Blank Pages, and Client Libraries…oh my!
It’s Water Cooler Time! We’ve got a variety of topics today, and also Outlaw’s lawyering up, Allen can read QR codes now, and Joe is looking at second...
Alternatives to Administering and Running Apache Kafka
In the past couple of episodes, we’d gone over what Apache Kafka is and along the way we mentioned some of the pains of managing and running Kafka clu...
Nuts and Bolts of Apache Kafka
Topics, Partitions, and APIs oh my! This episode we’re getting further into how Apache Kafka works and its use cases. Also, Allen is staying dry, Joe...
Intro to Apache Kafka
We finally start talking about Apache Kafka! Also, Allen is getting acquainted with Aesop, Outlaw is killing clusters, and Joe was paying attention in...
StackOverflow AI Disagreements, Kotlin Coroutines and More
Joe Zack was on a brief holiday so Allen and Michael took over the helm for an episode. What would a new episode be without a little something regardi...
Llama 3 is Here, Spending Time on Environmental Setup and More
In this episode Joe introduces us to more security items you should be aware of in the world of CWE’s, Michael bends to the will of Joe and Allen in h...
Ktor, Logging Ideas, and Plugin Safety
Picture, if you will, a nondescript office space, where time seems to stand still as programmers gather around a water cooler. Here, in the twilight o...
Importance of Data Structures, Bad Documentation and Comments and More
In this episode, Allen, Joe and Michael finally make it back to record together! Allen revisits the basics, Michael kicks off boomer hour nicely, and...
Decorating your Home Office
This time we are missing the “ocks”, but we hope you enjoy this off…ice topic chat about personalizing our workspaces. Also, Joe had to put a quarter...
Multi-Value, Spatial, and Event Store Databases
We are mixing it up on you again, no Outlaw this week, but we can offer you some talk of exotic databases. Also, Joe pronounces everything correctly a...
Overview of Object Oriented, Wide Column, and Vector Databases
We have a different combination of the hosts for this episode where we continue the series on the types of database systems available and why you migh...
Picking the Right Database Type – Tougher than You Think
You asked, we listened! A request from one of our Slack channels was to go over the various types of databases and why you might choose one over anoth...
There is still cool stuff on the internet
This episode we are talking about keeping the internet interesting and making cool things by looking at PagedOut and Itch.io. Also, Allen won’t ever m...
Reflecting on 2023 and Looking Forward to 2024
It’s that time of year…the time we (reluctantly) look back at what we said we were going to do this past year and see if we actually did it. Then, we...
Gartner Top Strategic Technology Trends 2024
This episode we are talking about the future of tech with the Gartner Top Strategic Technology Trends 2024. Also, Allen is looking into the crystal ba...
2023 Holiday Season Developer Shopping List
It’s that time of year again when the three of us reflect on the things we’ve bought and loved, or the things we want to get…and want to love…So, come...
Gartner and your Life Partners
Ever looked at a Gartner report? We talk about the Technology Adoption Roadmap for Midsize Enterprises 2022, and the cloud services you’re married to...
Open Telemetry – Instrumentation and Metrics
Join us as we get back into the world of Open Telemetry. Piggy-backing on previous conversations from the Google SRE series as well as DevOps, metrics...
Keyboards, Cloud Costs, Static Analysis, and Philosophy
We’ve got a smorgasbord of delights for you this week, ranging from mechanical switches to the cloud and beyond. Also, Michael’s cosplaying as Megaman...
Code Confidence using NASA’s Ten Simple Rules
We’ve mentioned in the past that the code we write isn’t maintaining heartbeats or being used in life-critical settings, but what if your code is? NAS...
GitHub Actions
In this episode, we are talking all about GitHub Actions. What are they, and why should you consider learning more about them? Also, Allen terminates...
Tracing Specifics – Know your System with OpenTelmetry
Get a behind the scenes intro to some of the interesting conversations we have before we even get into the content. We’ll be jumping into the meat of...
What is OpenTelemetry?
In this episode, we’re talking all about OpenTelemetry. Also, Allen lays down some knowledge, Joe plays director and Outlaw stumps the chumps. See the...
Software in Audio and How to Lead
In this episode, Allen, Michael and Joe discuss the latest update with the Reddit saga, software for designing audio and reproducing analog sounds, an...
Team Leadership, TUIs, and AI Lawsuits
In this episode, we’re talking about the history of “man” pages, console apps, team leadership, and Artificial Intelligence liability. Also, Allen’s d...
Better Application Management with Custom Apps
Last episode, it might have been said that you can become a senior engineer in just one short year. Our amazing slack community spoke up and had some...
Errors vs Exceptions, Reddit Rebels, and the 2023 StackOverflow Survey
In this episode, we’re talking about lessons learned and the lessons we still need to learn. Also, Michael shares some anti-monetization strategies, A...
Easy and Cheap AI for Developers, Reddit API Changes and Sherlocking
We’re back after a brief break for a busy month of May, and we’re here to talk about some pretty cool stuff happening in the developer world. Outlaw t...
Gitlab vs Github, AI vs Microservices
In this sequence of sound, we compute Joe’s unexpected pleasure in commercial-viewing algorithms, Michael’s intricate process of slicing up the pizza,...
Supporting Your Code, README vs Wiki and Test Coverage
In this episode we talk about several things that have been on our mind. We find that Joe has been taken over by AI’s, Michael now understands our lov...
Water Cooler GPT
We’re doing a water cooler talk today. Also, Allen can tell you how not to leak secrets, Michael knows how to work a spreadsheet, and Joe has been rep...
Understanding Serial Transactions for Databases like Redis
We’ve got a new / old opening…Allen goes off / on script? Michael denies Joe the “swing” vote, and Joe is all in on AI assistance Testing for concurre...
Designing Data-Intensive Applications – Lost Updates and Write Skew
What are lost updates, and what can we do about them? Maybe we don’t do anything and accept the write skew? Also, Allen has sharp ears, Outlaw’s gort...
ChatGPT and the Future of Everything
There’s this thing called ChatGPT you may have heard of. Is it the end for all software developers? Have we reached the epitome of mankind? Also, shou...
Designing Data-Intensive Applications – Weak Isolation and Snapshotting
Ever wonder how database backups work if new data is coming in while the backup is running? Hang with us while we talk about that, while Allen doesn’t...
Designing Data-Intensive Applications – Multi-Object Transactions
It's time we learn about multi-object transactions as we continue our journey into Designing Data-Intensive Applications, while Allen didn't specifica...