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No Plans to Merge

Daniel Coulbourne & Caleb Porzionoplanstomerge.com
Real life code talk between two working developers.
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Episodes

Your Feature Branches Are Too Long And We Can Prove It!

This week, we talk about the similarities between dirty socks and merge conflicts, and end up with a tangible tool to prove that long-standing feature branches are bad news. It's a reaaaalllly good time.

May 10, 20191 hr 15 minEp. 11

How To Write A Viral Tweet

Caleb wrote a tweet that went kinda-sorta-viral. Daniel & Caleb talk about it. That's all you need to know. The Tweet: https://twitter.com/calebporzio/status/1121054728148926467

May 02, 201943 minEp. 10

The Developer Condition

This week we talk about the dynamics that seem common amongst all developer-project relationships, and how it can feel like an almost impossible task to manage them well.

Apr 25, 201948 minEp. 9

On Leaving Jobs and Being Employed

This week we talk about Caleb's experience leaving his day job and more generally, interesting ways to view employment in general. Of course, this conversation turns into hard code talk about JavaScript DOM nodes, Eager Loading data, and String.replace.

Apr 18, 20191 hr 17 minEp. 8

Open Source Drama

We start with a discussion about a recent argument amongst Laravel contributors, and it unfolds into a broader discussion about open source engagement: the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Apr 03, 20191 hr 3 minEp. 6

User Testing, React Native, and The Laravel Game Show

Caleb is struck by the power of user-testing projects, Daniel talks about his new work in React Native, and both of us test our skills on a new game we just made up. "Don't Make Me Think" (book): https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Make-Think-Revisited-Usability/dp/0321965515/ref=sr_1_1?hvadid=241894971557&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9005489&hvnetw=g&hvpos=1t1&hvqmt=e&hvrand=12435570088820794014&hvtargid=kwd-308506890665&keywords=dont+make+me+think+book&qid=1553782872&s=gate...

Mar 28, 201940 minEp. 5

David Hemphill, Convince Us To WIP

David Hemphill joins us to talk about something controversial he's been trolling the Laravel community with recently. Daniel and I explore the concept with him to discover if he has struck gold, or if he's simply out of his mind. David's Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidhemphill WIP Hats: https://gum.co/wipcrack Laravel Elite Tees: https://gum.co/laravelelite Laravel Nova: https://nova.laravel.com

Mar 20, 201952 minEp. 4

From "Getting Things Done" to Eastern Philosophy

This episode is special. We start with some concrete talk on popular productivity tools and methods and end up in the abstract world of Eastern Philosophy. It's unlike any episode we've done so far. If you like "going deep", this episode's for you.

Mar 05, 201930 minEp. 3

What Apps Do You Use?

Today we ask each other a simple question: "What apps do you use?". We cover mail clients, screenshot tools, terminals, image editors, list apps, and note-taking apps, to name a few. Along the way, we also explore our shared history as Photoshop cool-kids.

Mar 05, 201959 minEp. 2

Does PHP Suck?

Today we ask the big question on every PHP developer's mind. We weigh out the pros and cons of the language, things we like and dislike, and ultimately, what keeps us coming back.

Mar 04, 20191 hr 4 minEp. 1
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