Podcasting has definitely been a journey for both of us. When we started BJ wasn't even a developer and Will was working for himself. Now 8 years later BJ is leading a team of developers and Will is back working for himself. It has been an amazing journey with you all this past years. We have both learned a lot about ourselves, programming, leadership, and audio engineering (well Beej learned about audio). However, like all things, it can't last forever. Sometimes you just hit a point where you ...
Jul 20, 2023•1 hr 1 min
Simple systems fail simply. Complex systems also fail simply, but their interconnectedness with other systems makes mitigating failures much more complex. Past a certain level of complexity, system failures are an emergent property of the system – that is, the set of system parts has a set of failure cases that the individual parts do not have by themselves. This means that it is more difficult to predict what can go wrong with a system. At some level, prediction is nearly impossible. However, y...
Jul 13, 2023•40 min
Feedback is any information, observation, or even opinion about the performance or behavior of another individual our group. It can be formal as in performance or peer evaluations or informal such as with mentoring a junior developer. It is a form of communication designed to provide guidance that helps the other person to grow and achieve their goals. Providing feedback gives insights and identifies areas of improvement. Often it is used to guide those you are leading toward personal and profes...
Jul 06, 2023•45 min
Database sharding is a process of storing a large database across multiple machines. Because a single machine can only hold and process so much data, eventually some systems will scale beyond the ability of a single machine to handle data. Further, as systems scale, they may also need to split data between machines due to security and location considerations. Database sharding overcomes these problems by splitting the system into smaller chunks, allowing work to either be done in parallel, or on...
Jun 29, 2023•51 min
Effective communication is a vital aspect of any organization or team's success, and one tool that has been proven to be very useful is the Four Square Report. This report is a simple and effective way to communicate information about a project or task to a team or stakeholders. It was originally developed by the U.S. military to help soldiers communicate critical information in a clear and concise manner, and has since been adopted by many organizations and industries. 4 square reports were ref...
Jun 22, 2023•36 min
If you haven't noticed, technology moves fast. There are constant improvements and reworking of every programming language out there. Sometimes the changes are small and easily dealt with, while sometimes the changes are huge. Complicating things further, most developers need to learn a wide variety of tools and frameworks in order to be effective in their current job. At a minimum, most of us need some kind of front end framework, a database (and its associated libraries), an IDE, a source cont...
Jun 15, 2023•40 min
Understanding ACID and BASE databases is critical for any organization or individual who is involved in developing, managing, or using modern database systems. Both types of databases have distinct characteristics and trade-offs, and choosing the wrong one can have serious consequences on the performance, reliability, and security of your application. ACID databases are designed for applications that require strict data consistency and accuracy, such as banking, e-commerce, and financial systems...
Jun 08, 2023•38 min
APIs are a huge part of development today and one of the most common types of API out there is a RESTful API. REST stands for representational state transfer, which is a software architecture that imposes conditions on how an API should work. Essentially, it was created as a set of guidelines for how communications should work between disparate systems on a complex communication network (like the internet). REST is implemented atop HTTP and uses the standards in the underlying protocol as part o...
May 25, 2023•51 min
There is a common demonstration, that we'll do as a thought experiment, when talking about priorities. It has a person fill a bucket with sand, then try to add as many pebbles to the bucket as possible, following that they are to add larger gravel, then fist sized rocks. The obvious thing that happens is the bucket fills with sand and they are not able to add much else to it. Then they are instructed to add them in the reverse order so that larger rocks first, then gravel, then small pebbles, th...
May 18, 2023•52 min
Mob programming is a technique for getting multiple developers in the room, working on the same code. While possibly not the best technique for many situations, it really shines in certain narrow use cases. When it does work, it can often produce impressive results that a few separate developers couldn't produce on their own. The collaborative aspects of mob programming are similar to pair programming in some respects, with very similar upsides and downsides. In a mob programming session, a stak...
May 11, 2023•49 min
File transfer protocols can begin to look like alphabet soup when you first start learning about them, or even after you've been a developer for a while. Read more › The post File Transfer Protocols appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 04, 2023•34 min
You've probably heard of DDOS (or Distributed Denial of Service attacks). They are a common scourge of the modern web and are something you will occasionally see if you work on a popular product. Read more › The post DDOS Attacks appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 27, 2023•37 min
Git is a version control system that allows developers to collaborate on projects, keep track of changes, and easily revert to previous versions if necessary. It's an essential tool for any software developer, but if you're new to Git, it can seem overwhelming. Read more › The post Basics of Git appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 20, 2023•51 min
While most developers generally have at least a rough idea of what agile means, or at least what it means to them, many non-technical people are a bit puzzled by the term. It's clear that it means a lot of different things to different people and it's really important to get the explanation right if you want to be successful using it in a business context. Read more › The post Explaining Agile To Non Technical CoWorkers appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...
Apr 13, 2023•43 min
It can be easy to say some people, especially developers, don't have personalities. This is far from the truth, even the most robotic of people have some form of personality though it may be difficult to understand. Read more › The post 404 Personality Not Found appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 06, 2023•53 min
OpenAI's transformer-based language model, can improve software development with its natural language processing capabilities and code generation. Read more › The post ChatGPT for Developers appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 01, 2023•56 min
Setting goals for yourself is a big task, even bigger is actually accomplishing those goals. When a goal is large it can seem overwhelming and unachievable. Read more › The post Breaking Down Goals appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 30, 2023•53 min
Cross-platform applications are really helpful for many businesses, as they increase the size of the available customer base and make it easier to write code that runs on anything. However, like anything else, there are always tradeoffs. Read more › The post Cross Platform Pitfalls appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 23, 2023•45 min
Habits are ways that we simplify our behaviors so that we can do them over and over without much conscious thought. When healthy, habits can help us to grow and improve ourselves. Read more › The post 7 Habits of Highly Effective Developers appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 16, 2023•50 min
While a good software architect can be tremendously helpful to a team that is in a position to need one, software architects are also frequently in a position to do real damage to a team. In fact, software architecture mistakes are some of the most costly. Read more › The post Software Architecture Mistakes appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 09, 2023•46 min
In this episode we look at the different types of social engineering attacks and the best practices for protecting yourself and your organization. Read more › The post Social Engineering appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 02, 2023•46 min
You might think that unix systems are the digital equivalent of dinosaurs, and that they have little to no relevance today. However, that's not true and the philosophical underpinnings of unix have had a huge impact up until the present day and will probably outlast all of us. Read more › The post Unix Philosophy appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 23, 2023•43 min
How you start your morning sets the tone for the whole day. A good morning routine will improve your health and productivity. Read more › The post Improving Your Morning Routine appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 16, 2023•54 min
We had an issue with out CDN, we apologize for the issues with access to the episode HTTPS and SSL. We fixed it on the website but the podcatchers did not update because the RSS didn't push a new episode. This apology should fix that so that you are able to listen to that episode now. Read more › The post Apology appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 13, 2023•59 sec
As security concerns have become more and more important on the web, there has been a growing movement to make sure that communication between the client and the server is ALWAYS encrypted. There are many reasons for this. For one, … HTTPS and SSL Read More » The post HTTPS and SSL appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 09, 2023•45 min
We're going to finish going through Mike Acton's list of things he expects from developers. We'll share our thoughts and reactions to his assessment. You don't have to listen to the first episode to understand this one, though you might want to check it out. Read more › The post Everyone Listening Is Rehired appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 02, 2023•51 min
Parkinson's Law is an adage that work will expand to fill the time allotted for its completion. We typically understand this law to mean that allotting too much time to a task will cause the task to expand and waste time. However, it is much more useful viewed in the reverse, that allotting less time will make you more efficient. Read more › The post 12 Week Year Overview appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jan 26, 2023•56 min
We react to Mike Acton's 2019 talk "Everyone Watching This Is Fired" by going through his "50 things he expects of developers" and discussing them, or as many as we can in an hour. If you haven't watched his video check out the link in the show notes. Read more › The post Everyone Listening Is Fired appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jan 19, 2023•56 min
This year's theme is time management. However, if everything is chaotic, it's kind of difficult to build a robust time management system that you can trust. Read more › The post Time Management Baseline appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jan 12, 2023•52 min
It's been an interesting year for many of us, with lots of changes. There have been both upsides and downsides to this year, and most of us have had to grow a lot. This is the first episode of 2023. Read more › The post Predictions 2023 appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jan 05, 2023•45 min
