The Pragmatic Developer

Join show host and Software Engineer Mark Salvin to level up in web technologies, quality assurance, dev ops and ways of working.

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Episodes

The Phoenix Project Book Review

Hey Pragmatic Developers, welcome back to the podcast. Episode 2 is a short form review of the well known book, The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win. Listen in for a high level overview of what you can expect to learn, along with my recommendation on whether to give it a read. I hope you enjoy the episode, catch you in the next one. Until then, keep it pragmatic. Cheers. Mark

Mar 22, 2022•8 min

Design Systems

Hey Pragmatic Developers, welcome back to the podcast. In episode 1 I take a solo deep dive into design systems. I begin by clarifying what they are and discussing whether they are new, before trying to answer the big question of whether they are appropriate for you. I move on to cover why they're so on trend, and follow that up by discussing strategies for implementation, team structure and interaction methods. I close out by covering some good technology choices. I hope you enjoy the episode, ...

Jan 13, 2021•20 min•Ep. 1

The Pragmatic Developer Introduction

Hey Pragmatic Developers, welcome to the podcast. My name is Mark Salvin, and I'm the creator of thepragmaticdeveloper.com website and The Pragmatic Developer podcast. This show is for software Engineers looking to level up in web technologies, quality assurance, dev ops and ways of working. Today's episode is really just a quick introduction to the podcast, with a sneak peak into some of the upcoming topics. I hope you will enjoy the podcast, and consider subscribing and check back soon as we l...

Aug 17, 2020•5 min•Ep. 1

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