Chris and Josey discuss debugging, troubleshooting, and try to help each other solve issues with code starting with issues with MYSQL and reaching out to discuss the challenge of waiting on builds to begin the debbugging process. MUSIC FROM THE CCMIXTER COMMUNITY Snazzy Intro: On Top of the World by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/texasradiofish/50478 Ft: John Fletcher, Patricia Edwards, El...
Aug 08, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Chris and Josey discuss how game difficulty has evolved from allowing cheats, and mods, to making cheats to be cash shop additions. MUSIC FROM THE CCMIXTER COMMUNITY Snazzy Intro: On Top of the World by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/texasradiofish/50478 Ft: John Fletcher, Patricia Edwards, ElRon XChile, Speck, alexplaysguitar Live Show Starting Soon: cdk - Sunday by Analog By Nature (c) c...
Aug 08, 2022•1 hr 7 min
Chris and Josey discuss the controversial ruling that came from the US Supreme Court that over turned Roe v Wade. MUSIC FROM THE CCMIXTER COMMUNITY Snazzy Intro: On Top of the World by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/texasradiofish/50478 Ft: John Fletcher, Patricia Edwards, ElRon XChile, Speck, alexplaysguitar Live Show Starting Soon: cdk - Sunday by Analog By Nature (c) copyright 2016 Lice...
Jul 04, 2022•1 hr 16 min
Chris and Josey end up in the hot seat as guest "host" grills them with deep questions. MUSIC FROM THE CCMIXTER COMMUNITY Snazzy Intro: On Top of the World by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/texasradiofish/50478 Ft: John Fletcher, Patricia Edwards, ElRon XChile, Speck, alexplaysguitar Live Show Starting Soon: cdk - Sunday by Analog By Nature (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Comm...
Jun 28, 2022•1 hr 16 min
Chris and Josey wing it and sing it about Map and Data Porn, Migrations, Plattie Jubes ... and a lot more! MUSIC FROM THE CCMIXTER COMMUNITY Snazzy Intro: On Top of the World by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/texasradiofish/50478 Ft: John Fletcher, Patricia Edwards, ElRon XChile, Speck, alexplaysguitar Live Show Starting Soon: cdk - Sunday by Analog By Nature (c) copyright 2016 Licensed un...
Jun 20, 2022•53 min
Chris and Josey discuss industry standards, law, case studies, retiring, game development, and Disco Elysium. MUSIC FROM THE CCMIXTER COMMUNITY Snazzy Intro: On Top of the World by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/texasradiofish/50478 Ft: John Fletcher, Patricia Edwards, ElRon XChile, Speck, alexplaysguitar Live Show Starting Soon: cdk - Sunday by Analog By Nature (c) copyright 2016 Licensed...
Jun 06, 2022•1 hr 7 min
Chris and Josey, along with an adorable puppy, natter about Eurovision, mannequins, argue about what animals have hands, and do their best to answer live viewer oddball questions. MUSIC FROM THE CCMIXTER COMMUNITY Snazzy Intro: On Top of the World by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/texasradiofish/50478 Ft: John Fletcher, Patricia Edwards, ElRon XChile, Speck, alexplaysguitar Live Show Start...
May 30, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Chris and Josey return to the show's roots to discuss developing search engines, discuss code reviews (and how to not do them), and electrical installations! MUSIC FROM THE CCMIXTER COMMUNITY Snazzy Intro: On Top of the World by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/texasradiofish/50478 Ft: John Fletcher, Patricia Edwards, ElRon XChile, Speck, alexplaysguitar Live Show Starting Soon: cdk - Sunday...
May 16, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Chris and Josey discuss the challenges faced when buying and selling homes, but with a lot of absolutely crazy tangents. TOPICS Buying homes Selling homes Stamp duties an insane amount of tangets. MUSIC FROM THE CCMIXTER COMMUNITY Snazzy Intro: On Top of the World by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/texasradiofish/50478 Ft: John Fletcher, Patricia Edwards, ElRon XChile, Speck, alexplaysguita...
May 09, 2022•57 min
Chris and Josey return for a more relaxed and laid back version of Documentation Not Included, this time with a discussion on DIY and dealing with neighbours. TOPICS Micro-diggers DIY Social Anxiety Crazy things that have happened with neighbours ...and a lot of fantastic comments from our live watchers! MUSIC FROM THE CCMIXTER COMMUNITY Snazzy Intro: On Top of the World by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccm...
May 02, 2022•59 min
Chris is joined by Frank Ray to discuss quality in relation to software. TOPICS What is up with quality? Seeing the big picture The "Quality Wrap" ...and a lot more! MUSIC FROM THE CCMIXTER COMMUNITY Snazzy Intro: On Top of the World by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/texasradiofish/50478 Ft: John Fletcher, Patricia Edwards, ElRon XChile, Speck, alexplaysguitar Live Show Starting Soon: cdk ...
Feb 25, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Chris and Josey discuss maintenance, upgrades, and more. It's the never ending life cycle of development in our world. TOPICS Software packages Hardware changes Updating code ...and a whole lot of frustration covered in this week's episode! MUSIC FROM THE CCMIXTER COMMUNITY Snazzy Intro: On Top of the World by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/texasradiofish/50478 Ft: John Fletcher, Patricia ...
Jan 11, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Chris and Josey continue their journey into the world of Agile and Scrum. TOPICS Where to starts? What are the benefits? What are the drawbacks? Can scrum exist without Agile? MUSIC FROM THE CCMIXTER COMMUNITY Snazzy Intro: On Top of the World by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/texasradiofish/50478 Ft: John Fletcher, Patricia Edwards, ElRon XChile, Speck, alexplaysguitar Live Show Starting ...
Nov 29, 2020•1 hr 5 min
Chris and Josey talk about Scrum in an Agile way, whist Leaning on a fence under a Waterfall? TOPICS Ceremonies Daily Scrum Sprint Sprint planning Sprint review Sprint retrospective Roles: Product Owner Scrum Master Development Team Cross-functional team “Agile” Agile manifesto: Individuals and interactions over processes and tools Working software over comprehensive documentation Customer collaboration over contract negotiation Responding to change over following a plan MUSIC FROM THE CCMIXTER ...
Nov 13, 2020•1 hr 1 min
Chris and Josey discuss how to get back into the swing of projects after a long absence. TOPICS How to plan for project breaks How to get back into projects What happens when a global event impacts project scope How to get involved in a project that is already running ...and so much more! MUSIC FROM THE CCMIXTER COMMUNITY Snazzy Intro: On Top of the World by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/...
Nov 05, 2020•1 hr 5 min
Chris is joined by Nick Piegari to talk about how to balance learning - what should you do when you want to learn all the things at the same time? How do we deal with 'tech overload'? TOPICS Balancing between wanting to learn “all the things” How to make progress How to deal with being overwhelmed Being pragmatic in your learning Compartmentalising Scheduling learning time MUSIC FROM THE CCMIXTER COMMUNITY Snazzy Intro: On Top of the World by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Cr...
Oct 29, 2020•1 hr 3 min
Chris is joined by Nick Piegari from NicksMadScience to talk about how to get yourself out there and noticed as a developer in a saturated market. TOPICS What's wrong with traditional job hunting? How to get noticed Make an impact while enjoying yourself Engagement strategies MUSIC FROM THE CCMIXTER COMMUNITY Snazzy Intro: On Top of the World by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/texasradiofis...
Oct 03, 2020•1 hr 6 min
Chris is joined by Parul Singh to talk about what resources are out there to get into coding and development. Topics Why did you get started? What do you wish you knew before you got started? Methods of learning ...and more. MUSIC FROM THE CCMIXTER COMMUNITY Snazzy Intro: On Top of the World by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/texasradiofish/50478 Ft: John Fletcher, Patricia Edwards, ElRon X...
Oct 03, 2020•1 hr 7 min
Parul Singh, a mental health ambassador, joins Chris to talk about mental health in the workplace, it's impact on employees and employers, and how important it is to be aware of your own mental state. TOPICS Are there negative connotations to mental health? How does mental health impact employers? When should you bring up mental health? ...and a whole lot more MUSIC FROM THE CCMIXTER COMMUNITY Snazzy Intro: On Top of the World by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Creative Common...
Aug 17, 2020•1 hr 9 min
Chris and Josey use Docker for every day work, but is it all it can be or should be? What troubles have they run into and what suggestions do they have? Listen to find out! TOPICS Their first experience with Docker was wonderful, right? What is Docker and why containerization? What is a Dockerfile? What is docker-compose? Are they the same? Docker services, networks, volumes, containers, images How do you pick docker-compose versions? ....and so much more! MUSIC FROM THE CCMIXTER COMMUNITY Snazz...
Aug 03, 2020•1 hr 4 min
Shai Reznik joins Chris and Josey to chat about TDD in Angular. At least that was the intent! We do cover TDD, but do we get to TDD for Angular? Well.... TOPICS What are the benefits of TDD? How do you justify ROI for implimenting testing Where is the best place to start? ...and a lot more MUSIC FROM THE CCMIXTER COMMUNITY Snazzy Intro: On Top of the World by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files...
Jul 27, 2020•1 hr 3 min
Parul Singh joins Chris and Josey to tackle how to handle burnout and personal mental health in high-stress jobs. What starts as a look at burnout turns into a discussion covering company expectations, the pandemic, self imposed goals, and a lot more. TOPICS What is burnout? Is stress bad? How to handle mental health issues in a work environment How do company expectations help, or hinder, burnout ...and a lot more MUSIC FROM THE CCMIXTER COMMUNITY Snazzy Intro: On Top of the World by texasradio...
Jul 20, 2020•1 hr 4 min
GitHub's renaming master branch to main. Chris and Josey discuss the choice, other potentially charged terms in the IT world, the history of the words, and explore options. TOPICS Why change the core branch name? What implications does this have on the IT world? Is it too far, not far enough? Is there something to be learned from this? MUSIC FROM THE CCMIXTER COMMUNITY Snazzy Intro: On Top of the World by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommerci...
Jul 13, 2020•1 hr 11 min
Anthony Keenan rejoins Chris to discuss how to schedule work as a one-man band, having made the jump into self-employment. TOPICS Managing multiple clients Overbooking work Managing time Estimating Scheduling Working “overtime” to meet client’s demands Importance of an SoW / scope Expectation management Saying “no”, but keeping client’s happy MUSIC FROM THE CCMIXTER COMMUNITY Snazzy Intro: On Top of the World by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Nonc...
Jun 26, 2020•53 min
Zain Daniyal rejoins Chris to discuss the finer points of AI, specifically, what it's not that good at. TOPICS What can AI do well? What can’t it do? Where does it fail? Why does it fail? How we might overcome its limitations? AI at scale - problems and limitations LINKS https://www.starlink.com/ http://aima.cs.berkeley.edu/ MUSIC FROM THE CCMIXTER COMMUNITY Snazzy Intro: On Top of the World by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) li...
Apr 25, 2020•57 min
Andy Morrel is back! This time we're talking about how important being online is during this time. As a bonus, we talk about the wonderful event put on by the Live Coders team on Twitch as well! TOPICS Having events during a lock down Planning Why it's important The trouble with streaming protocols ...and more! MUSIC FROM THE CCMIXTER COMMUNITY Snazzy Intro: On Top of the World by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://...
Apr 17, 2020•1 hr 5 min
Paul Aldred-Bann joins Chris to look into the Peter Principle in relation to tech. What is it? What impact does it have on the tech industry? Do contractors have to deal with it? And a lot more! TOPICS What is the Peter Principle? Leadership and Management How to do a good job as a contractor when the Peter Principle is in effect? What makes a good manager? ...and a lot more! MUSIC FROM THE CCMIXTER COMMUNITY Snazzy Intro: On Top of the World by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a...
Apr 10, 2020•1 hr 5 min
Zain Daniyal joins Chris and Josey to help explain Artificial Intelligence. We know it's not about Skynet, so what exactly is happening in the field of AI? And just what are white boxes? Learn about that and more in this episode. TOPICS What is Aritifical Intelligence? What is Machine Learning? How do black boxes work? What are white boxes? Measures and weights? And so much more... MUSIC FROM THE CCMIXTER COMMUNITY Snazzy Intro: On Top of the World by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2015 Licensed u...
Apr 03, 2020•1 hr 5 min
Simon Young joins Chris and Josey again, this time to look at what impact CoronaVirus is having on taxes, accounting, and end of year accounts for business here in the UK. How has SSP changed? What is CBLIS? A very full episode of helpful information for everyone running a business; small, large, and even the self employed here in the UK. TOPICS End of year accounting is coming, how is it being impacted by this pandemic? What changes have happened to statutory sick pay (SSP)? When is VAT due? Wh...
Mar 27, 2020•1 hr 5 min
Many of us are working from home due to forced isolation. While this seems like an ideal solution to help with social distancing, there are real concerns for the safety and sanity of those who are not familiar with concept. In this episode, Chris is joined by Cameron, to look at options, concepts, and ideas on how to stay sane. TOPICS Avoiding Overworking Isolation Mental Health Communication Employers and Employees intentions Family impact ...and more. MUSIC FROM THE CCMIXTER COMMUNITY Snazzy I...
Mar 20, 2020•1 hr 1 min
