Coding Blocks show

Coding Blocks

Summary: Pragmatic talk about software design best practices: design patterns, software architecture, coding for performance, object oriented programming, database design and implementation, tips, tricks and a whole lot more. You'll be exposed to broad areas of information as well as deep dives into the guts of a programming language. Most topics discussed are relevant in any number of Object Oriented programming languages such as C#, Java, Ruby, PHP, etc.. All three of us are full stack web and database / software engineers so we discuss Javascript, HTML, SQL and a full spectrum of technologies and are open to any suggestions anyone might have for a topic. So please join us, subscribe, and invite your computer programming friends to come along for the ride.

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  • Artist: Allen Underwood, Michael Outlaw, Joe Zack
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Podcasts:

 3factor app – Reliable Eventing | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:03:13

We discuss the second factor of Hasura's 3factor app, Reliable Eventing, as Allen says he still _surfs_ the Internet (but really, does he?), it's never too late for pizza according to Joe, and Michael wants to un-hear things.

 3factor app – Realtime GraphQL | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:21:42

We begin to twitch as we review the first factor of Hasura's 3factor app, Realtime GraphQL, while Allen gets distrac ... SQUIRREL!, Michael might own some bell bottoms, and Joe is stuck with cobalt.

 The Pragmatic Programmer – How to Build Pragmatic Teams | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:07:45

We learn how to apply the concepts of The Pragmatic Programmer to teams while Michael uses his advertisement voice, Joe has a list, and Allen doesn't want anyone up in his Wheaties.

 The Pragmatic Programmer – How to use Exceptions | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:54:00

After 112 episodes, Michael can't introduce the show, Allen pronounces it "ma-meee", and don't make Joe run your janky tests as The Pragmatic Programmer teaches us how we should use exceptions and program deliberately.

 The Pragmatic Programmer – How to Generate Code | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:02:51

We continue our dive into The Pragmatic Programmer and debate when is it text manipulation vs code generation as Joe can't read his bill, Michael makes a painful recommendation, and Allen's gaming lives up to Southern expectations.

 The Pragmatic Programmer – How to Debug | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:53:30

It's about time we finally learn how to debug by taking take a page from The Pragmatic Programmer playbook, while Michael replaces a developer's cheat sheet, Joe judges the H-O-R-S-E competition for VI, and Allen stabs you in the front.

 The Pragmatic Programmer – Know Thy Tools | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:03:32

We dig into the details of the basic tools while continuing our journey into The Pragmatic Programmer while Joe programs by coincidence, Michael can't pronounce numbers, and Allen makes a point.

 The Pragmatic Programmer – How to Estimate | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:58:10

Joe is distracted by all of the announcements from E3, Allen is on the run from the Feebs, and Michael counts debugging as coding. All this and more as we continue discussing The Pragmatic Programmer.

 The Pragmatic Programmer – Tracer Bullets and Prototyping | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:45:34

The Pragmatic Programmer teaches us how to use tracer bullets versus prototyping while Joe doesn't know who won the Game of Thrones, Allen thought he knew about road numbers, and Michael thinks 475 is four letters.

 The Pragmatic Programmer – Is Your Code Orthogonal? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:01:23

The dad jokes are back as we learn about orthogonal code while JZ (the 8-mile guy) has spaghetti on him, Michael's Harry Potter references fail, and Allen voice goes up a couple octaves.

 The Pragmatic Programmer – The Evils of Duplication | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:46:04

We take a deep dive into the various forms of duplication and jump aboard the complain train as Allen complains about Confluent's documentation, Michael complains about Docker's documentation, and Joe complains about curl.

 The Pragmatic Programmer – Investing in Your Knowledge Portfolio | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:36:43

We begin our journey into the wisdom of The Pragmatic Programmer, which as Joe puts it, it's less about type-y type-y and more about think-y think-y, while Allen is not quite as pessimistic as Joe, and Michael can't wait to say his smart words.

 Should Your Web App be a Progressive Web App (PWA)? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:58:28

We dig into the nitty gritty details of what a Progressive Web App (PWA) is and why you should care, while Allen isn't sure if he is recording, Michael was the only one prepared to talk about Flo and the Progressive Price Gun, and Joe has to get his headphones.

 The Second Date is Always Easier | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:38:01

The Date deep dive continues as we focus in on C# and JavaScript, while Michael reminisces about the fluorescent crayons, Joe needs a new tip of the week, and Allen confuses time zones.

 Why Date-ing is Hard | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:46:45

We take a deep dive into understanding why all Date-s are not created equal while learning that Joe is not a fan of months, King Kong has nothing on Allen, and Michael still uses GETDATE(). Oops.

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