The Five-Minute Geek Show

Matt Stauffer, unabashedly geeky, 5 minutes, twice a week. Frontend dev, backend dev, audio, design, podcasts--all fair game.

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25 | Which IDE/Code Editor is the Best?

How do you figure out which IDE/Editor is the best for you? Sublime Text PHPStorm Vim EMacs Atom Textmate IntelliJ

Mar 10, 2015•8 min•Ep. 25

24 | How to Write Technical Blog Posts Quickly and Easily

I write often at mattstauffer.co, and I've been trying to learn how to do it quickly and easily. I share some of my process in this episode. That Podcast 750words.com Mattstauffer.co

Mar 04, 2015•8 min•Ep. 24

23 | 3 Ways to Give Back to Open Source & How to Write Good Pull Requests

Three ways to give back to opens ource, including contributing code--and, in the midst, how to write a good pull request. My Laravel.com pull request A podcast episode about The Perfect Pull Request that I embarrassingly have not listened to yet

Feb 24, 2015•7 min•Ep. 23

22 | "If You Don't Like It, Just Leave"

Often people will respond to someone saying they want more or different in a language/framework by saying, "If you don't like it, just leave!" Is that the right response?

Feb 20, 2015•9 min•Ep. 22

21 | Why Tech Conferences Are Worth the Cost

Often folks look at tech conferences purely for what they can provide in terms of learning in sessions. But, there's a lot more to look at. PeersConf Laracon US Laracon Eu LessConf

Feb 18, 2015•9 min•Ep. 21

20 | How To Handle Your Code Breaking

When your code--or, more specifically, your code executing through a plugin or a framework--stops working, how do you debug it? There's a big difference between how junior and experience developers answer this question. Stack trace xDebug PHPStorm Mattstauffer.co - Extending Laravel's Application Youtube Link...

Feb 10, 2015•8 min•Ep. 20

19 | What if _____ Gets Hit By a Bus?

What happens if the leader or leaders of my favorite framework/tool/etc. get hit by a bus? Angular 2.0 roadmap announcement Full-Stack Radio Episode 8 The Man With the Golden Voice, Sean Devine Batman.JS Youtube Link...

Feb 05, 2015•7 min•Ep. 19

18 | Growth Hacking Without the Gross; Interviewing Mubashar Iqbal

Interviewing Mubash Iqbal, "Mubs", about his early success with Interviewed.io Mubs' Personal Web Site Mubs on Twitter Interviewed.io Interviewed.io at Product Hunt Interviewed.io at Hacker News Interviewed.io at Designer News Steve P. Young Interviewed.io on The Next Web Youtube Link...

Feb 03, 2015•10 min•Ep. 18

17 | Entrepreneurship Advice From a 30-year Business Veteran

Asking an experienced entrepreneur, developer, and business owner for 5 minutes of his best advice for entrepreneurs. Steve Jackson One of Steve's most recent businesses, Telemachus Press Definition of P&L, Profit & Loss Statement Youtube Link...

Jan 29, 2015•7 min•Ep. 17

16 | The Twitter Experiment Part 2: Remaining Uncomfortable

In part 2 of a 2-part series, we're reviewing the results of the great Twitter experiment. Five-Minute Geek Show on Twitter Twitter rules and best practices - Aggressive Following Youtube Link

Jan 27, 2015•8 min•Ep. 16

15 | The Twitter Experiment Part 1: Getting Uncomfortable

In part 1 of a 2-part series, we're going to talk about what helps you make decisions on Twitter behaviors and follow-backs. Plus, we'll just be uncomfortable spending an entire episode talking about Twitter drama. Five-Minute Geek Show on Twitter Karani on Twitter Tighten Co. on Twitter Me on Twitter TwitterAudit Youtube Link...

Jan 20, 2015•6 min•Ep. 15

14 | Where the Best Startup Ideas Come From

The best way to come up with an idea for a new startup, SaaS, or app. Karani Startups for the Rest of Us Rate us on iTunes Youtube Link

Jan 15, 2015•6 min•Ep. 14

13 | Http Status Codes And You

A brief explanation of HTTP Status Codes Wikipedia List of HTTP status codes W3.org Status Codes http://httpstatus.io http://httpstat.us http://httpstatus.es Youtube Link...

Jan 14, 2015•7 min•Ep. 13

12 | Create-a-Theme-Song

Make your own theme song in Garage Band Note: All links are affiliate links and support hosting costs. M-Audio Keystation 61es - Which has gone up significantly in price since I bought it :/ M-Audio Keystation 49 M-Audio Keystation Mini 32 Youtube Link...

Jan 08, 2015•8 min•Ep. 12

11 | Make Great Coffee for Cheap

Geek doesn't have to be about computers. Note: All links are affiliate links and support hosting costs. Cheap setup: Maker 1: French Press ( cheap option by Bodum ) Maker 2: Hario v60 and v60 filters Maker 3: Aeropress Grinder 1: Hario ceramic grinder Grinder 2: Porlex JP-30 Grinder 3: Capresso Infinity Coffee: Blue Bottle Yirgacheffe Recipes: My favorite French Press recipe My favorite v60 recipe My favorite Aeropress recipe Others: Bonavita Electric Gooseneck Kettle Nespresso Gaggia Classic Ea...

Jan 06, 2015•9 min•Ep. 11

10 | Where Do I Breakpoint?

Where do you place your media query breakpoints? Readability: the Optimal Line Length Youtube Link

Jan 01, 2015•6 min•Ep. 10

9 | To _blank or not to _blank

Should you always use target="_blank"? Never? It turns out... (tune in to see) iTunes podcast for rating Gist Conversation about microphones Picture of my Notebook When to use target=“_blank” Youtube Link...

Dec 30, 2014•7 min•Ep. 9

8 | Start Your Own Show

Podcasting, Video Casting, and more Podcast Method Simplecast.fm Sculpin Blue Snowball microphone (affiliate link) Blue Yeti microphone (affiliate link) Blue Yeti shock mount (affiliate link) Mic stand (affiliate link) Pop filter (affiliate link) Sennheiser HD-280PRO , mistakenly referenced as the "SD80" in the podcast (affiliate link) Screenflow Youtube Link...

Dec 26, 2014•8 min•Ep. 8

7 | Continuous Integration Etcetera

Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, and Continous Deployment. Sculpin Thoughtworks Continuous Integration Martin Fowler on Continuous Delivery CircleCI Scrutinizer CodeShip Youtube Link...

Dec 23, 2014•7 min•Ep. 7

6 | The Holy Grail of Content Management

The Holy Grail of Content Management Simplecast.fm Sculpin Jekyll Octopress Craft ExpressionEngine Drupal Wordpress Statamic Youtube Link...

Dec 18, 2014•7 min•Ep. 6

5 | CSS for Backend Devs (OOCSS)

CSS for Backend Devs (OOCSS) Synergy Webinar The RSS feed The web site The Twitter The Github repo My blog post on CSS organization OOCSS BEM SMACSS The Single Responsibility Principle Full-Stack Radio Episode 1 Bootstrap Without All The Debt Youtube Link...

Dec 15, 2014•7 min•Ep. 5

4 | To Docblock or Not to Docblock

To Docblock or Not to Docblock Schmiffling “PHPDoc”, docblocks in PHP TypeHinting in PHP Return Type Hinting RFC Jesse O’Brien Introduction to PHP Value Objects YouTube Comment from Shawn McCool that describes exactly how I feel about DocBlocks Y’all Oh Davey Commercial Youtube Link...

Dec 11, 2014•7 min•Ep. 4

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