How many of your passwords do you actually know? Now, how many of those passwords are already on the black web? We are living in a fascinating age of transition from personalised passwords dependent on text inputs and our memory to more advanced access solutions.
To help us navigate this evolution, we talk with Justin Richer. Justin is a technologist working on a wide variety of projects and problems throughout the internet. Justin is the founder of Bespoke Engineering, an independent consultancy specialising in internet security and identity. He is the author of OAuth in Action along with Antonio Sanso. He is the editor of several security standards including http message signatures, GNAP, OAuth dynamic client registration, OAuth token introspection, and vectors of trust, and has contributed to dozens of others. He previously spent 15 years at the MITRE Corporation contributing to many different efforts, including collaboration, identity, serious gaming, and security research programs.
When you finish listening to the episode, visit the Bespoke Engineering website, grab Justin's and Antonio's book, or connect with Justin on LinkedIn or Twitter.
Mentioned in this episode:
Justin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinricher/
Justin on Twitter at https://twitter.com/justin__richer
Bespoke Engineering at https://bspk.io
OAuth in Action at https://www.manning.com/books/oauth-2-in-action
There is some disconnect between business people and engineers when talking about technical debt. While engineers understand the metaphor as a credit card debt that has to be paid off entirely and as soon as possible, business people see it more as a mortgage paid in small installments over a long period.
Today we talk with Dave Mangot, CEO of Mangoteque and the consultant, author, and speaker helping private equity portfolio companies get good at delivering software. As a former architect at SalesForce, Dave is well-placed to tell us how to bridge the gap between the executives and the engineers and tackle technical debt in a technically sound and economical way.
When you finish listening to the episode, visit the Magoteque website, read the Magoteque blog, and connect with Dave on LinkedIn.
Mentioned in this episode:
Dave on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmangot/
Mangoteque at https://www.mangoteque.com
Mangoteque blog at https://blog.mangoteque.com
Dominica DeGrandis, Making Work Visible at https://www.amazon.com/Making-Work-Visible-Exposing-Optimize/dp/1942788150
How to ensure that your code review practices are not just an expensive bottleneck in your team’s productivity but its ultimate superpower?
Today we talk with Michaela Greiler, a Head of Research at DX and the owner of a consultancy and training company, Awesome Code Reviews, focused on helping development teams improve their practices and processes. She tells us when to do code reviews, how to get the most value out of them, how to incentivize meaningful code reviews, and much more.
When you finish listening to the episode, connect with Michaela on Twitter, visit her website, and check out the available workshops and courses at www.awesomecodereviews.com.
Mentioned in this episode:
Michaela on Twitter at https://twitter.com/mgreiler
Michaela’s website at https://www.michaelagreiler.com
Awesome Code Reviews at https://www.awesomecodereviews.com
Characteristics of Useful Code Reviews: An Empirical Study at Microsoft at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/publication/characteristics-of-useful-code-reviews-an-empirical-study-at-microsoft/
What does it mean to build a cost-free feature in the software, and are cost-free features even possible?
Today we talk with Avdi Grimm. Avdi is a software developer with more than twenty years of experience. During his career, Avdi worked on everything from aerospace embedded systems to enterprise web applications. He is the author of Confident Ruby: 32 Patterns for Joyful Coding and a recipient of the Ruby Hero Award. Currently, he spends his time helping developers deepen their coding practice at Graceful.Dev. He tells us about practices that increase software maintenance costs and how to avoid them.
When you finish listening to the episode, connect with Avdi on Twitter or LinkedIn, visit his website, and check out his training courses at Graceful.Dev.
Mentioned in this episode:
Avdi on Twitter at https://twitter.com/avdi
Avdi on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/avdigrimm/
Avdi’s training courses at https://graceful.dev
Avdi’s website at https://avdi.codes
Avdi Grimm, Confident Ruby: 32 Patterns for Joyful Coding at https://www.amazon.com/Confident-Ruby-Patterns-Joyful-Coding-ebook/dp/B00ETE0D2S/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=Vvn53&content-id=amzn1.sym.22f5776b-4878-4918-9222-7bb79ff649f4&pf_rd_p=22f5776b-4878-4918-9222-7bb79ff649f4&pf_rd_r=135-0405864-9131715&pd_rd_wg=PIKbJ&pd_rd_r=01acffe0-cfc0-46a5-b78a-9679fb0ebfcb&ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk
Every once in a while, it is wise to stop for a second and think about why we do things in a specific way and whether we need to change something. This is where rethinking processes kick in.
Today we talk with Stefanni Brasil, a co-founder of hexdevs, a senior developer at Thoughtbot, and a core maintainer of faker-ruby. Stefanni is also a co-host of the hexdevs podcast, a show helping developers take their Ruby career to the next level.
She tells us about her keen interest in processes, why they matter, and when the time is ripe to reevaluate them.
When you finish listening to the episode, visit Stefanni's blog, check out the Hexdevs website, and listen to the hexdevs podcast.
Mentioned in this episode:
hexdevs website at https://www.hexdevs.com
hexdevs podcast at https://podcast.hexdevs.com
Thoughtbot at https://thoughtbot.com/blog
Marry Lynn Manns, Linda Rising, Fearless Change, Patterns for Introducing New Ideas at https://www.amazon.com/Fearless-Change-Patterns-Introducing-paperback/dp/0134395255
There is an eternal dilemma among software developers - should we try our best to predict the future and build it into our code, or should we just plan for frequent iterations?
Today we talk with Ashu Chatterji, CEO of Caravel Labs and software engineer with 3+ decades of industry experience, working to reimagine IT consulting as an industry incentivized by innovative outcomes in global sustainability and social justice. Ashu built and led a global practice of "player-coach engineers" that helped sell and deliver path-breaking digital transformation engagements and laid the foundation of Agile software development in Microsoft consulting services. He tells us how to build durable software that will withstand the test of time and the ever-changing needs of its users.
When you finish listening to the episode, connect with Ashu on LinkedIn and visit the Caravel Labs website to learn more.
Mentioned in this episode:
Ashu on Linked In at https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashutoshchatterji/
Caravel Labs at https://www.caravellabs.com
To build anew or to rebuild? Many developers have a knee-jerk reaction to start building existing software systems from scratch because they think that is the easiest way forward.
Today, we talk with John Ousterhout. John is the Bosack Lerner Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University. His current research focuses on new software stack layers to allow data center applications to take advantage of communication and storage technologies with microsecond-scale latencies. He is the author of the book "A Philosophy of Software Design", co-creator of the Raft consensus algorithm, and creator of the Tcl scripting language and the Tk toolkit. He tells us about the software designs of legacy systems, why incremental changes of legacy systems are inevitable, and how to resist the impulse of rewriting large software systems from scratch.
When you finish listening to the episode, connect with John on Twitter, read his book, and join his discussion group on software design.
Mentioned in this episode:
John on Twitter at https://twitter.com/johnousterhout?lang=en
John’s profile at Stanford University at https://web.stanford.edu/~ouster/cgi-bin/home.php
A Philosophy of Software design at https://www.amazon.com/Philosophy-Software-Design-John-Ousterhout/dp/1732102201
Raft Consensus Algorithm at https://raft.github.io
TCL/Tk at https://www.tcl.tk/about/language.html
John’s Software Design Discussion Group at software-design-book@googlegroups.com
Working on legacy code is never easy, but some programming languages make it more enjoyable.
Today, we talk with Richard Feldman, the creator of the Roc programming language, the author of Elm in Action, and the creator of the Frontend Masters courses Introduction to Elm and Introduction to Rust. Richard tells us about the advantages of the Elm, Rock, and Rust languages and why they are more enjoyable to work with than other languages.
When you finish listening to the episode, connect with Richard on Twitter, check out his book and courses, and take a look at the Roc programming language.
Mentioned in this episode:
Richard on Twitter at https://twitter.com/rtfeldman
Roc programming language at: https://www.roc-lang.org
Elm in Action at https://www.manning.com/books/elm-in-action
Richard’s Frontend Masters courses at: https://frontendmasters.com/teachers/richard-feldman/
Product teams are scared of technical debt and refactoring. They press on to make something new, not to question what they have already created. However, the urgency to deliver new products carries the risk of technical debt.
Today, we talk with Andreas Creten, a software engineer turned CTO. Andreas is a co-founder of Made With Love, a company that helps startups and scaleups to get out of technical trouble. Andreas tells us how to work with product teams to address technical debt in the early stages of software development, what tools to use, and what mistakes to avoid.
When you finish listening to the episode, connect with Andreas on Twitter or LinkedIn and visit madewithlove.com.
Mentioned in this episode:
Andreas on Twitter at https://twitter.com/andreascreten
Andreas on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreascreten
Made With Love at https://madewithlove.com
How can cooking help you have a better team?
Today, we talk with Kimberly Fox. Kimberly leads virtual and in-person cooking classes and is a recipe developer and writer for her blog, From Market to Table. Building on more than ten years of experience working in STEM and witnessing gender inequalities and micro-cultures in corporate settings, Kimberly developed her signature corporate cooking experiences helping leaders to build more inclusive and diverse teams.
When you finish listening to the episode, start following Kimberly on Instagram and check out her blog, From Market to Table.
In this episode, we are talking with Michael Kennedy, Python expert and the founder and host of two podcasts - Talk Python To Me and Python Bytes. He also runs Talk Python Training which provides online courses for Python developers. Michael tells us about the reception of Python version changes and the most challenging aspects of the transition to ARM processors.
When you finish listening to the episode, connect with Michael on LinkedIn and Twitter, subscribe to his podcasts, and check out his training courses.
Mentioned in this episode:
Michael on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mkennedy
Michael on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mkennedy
Talk Python To Me Podcast: https://talkpython.fm/
Python Bytes Podcast: https://pythonbytes.fm/
Talk Python Training: https://training.talkpython.fm/
Software security has become one of the most important topics affecting the lives of millions of people.
Today we talk with Rob Dickinson, a co-founder, and CTO of Resurface Labs, a data-driven API security solution. He tells us how can security be woven into the culture of a software team, how to build more secure software, and how to adapt traditional security tools to the challenges of cloud computing.
When you finish listening to the episode, connect with Rob on Twitter and check out resurface.io.
Mentioned in this episode:
Rob on Twitter at https://twitter.com/robfromboulder
Resurface Labs at https://resurface.io
We design software within a particular context. When that context changes, so should the software. But change is often difficult.
Today we talk with João Rosa, an independent consultant focused on helping organizations to make strategic decisions when building software. João is one of the authors of Software Architecture Metrics, the curator of the book Visual Collaboration Tools, and the host of the Software Crafts Podcast.
João tells us how to ensure that our software is evolving with the problems it is designed to solve and how can we evolve along with it.
When you finish listening to the episode, connect with him on Twitter, visit his website and grab his book.
Mentioned in this episode:
João on Twitter at https://twitter.com/joaoasrosa
João’s website at https://www.joaorosa.io
Software Crafts Podcast at https://www.softwarecraftspodcast.com
Software Architecture Matrics at https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/software-architecture-metrics/9781098112226/
Visual Collaboration tools at https://leanpub.com/visualcollaborationtools/
Jurgen Appelo, Management 3.0 at https://www.amazon.com/Management-3-0-Developers-Developing-Addison-Wesley/dp/0321712471
Jurgen Appelo, How to Change the World at https://www.amazon.com/How-Change-World-Management-3-0/dp/9081905112/ref=sr_1_1?crid=20PZS97XNXCVG&keywords=Jurgen+appelo+how+to+change+the+world&qid=1665953837&s=books&sprefix=jurgen+appelo+how+to+change+the+worl%2Cstripbooks%2C318&sr=1-1
If you try to fix broken things in JavaScript, you will probably break the Internet because the entire Internet expects those "mistakes" to be there. Today we talk with David Neal, a family man, geek, musician, illustrator, international speaker, software developer, and Microsoft MVP. David shares the quirkiest things he loves to hate in JavaScript and tells us about the most challenging aspects of working with legacy JS applications.
When you finish listening to the episode, connect with David on Twitter and visit his website at https://reverentgeek.com.
Mentioned in this episode:
David on Twitter at https://twitter.com/reverentgeek
David's website at https://reverentgeek.com
Legacy becomes legacy only when the memory of how the system works is gone. This is where observability kicks in.
Today we talk with Hunter Madison. Hunter is the cloud architect for Instana, an observability platform for IBM. He has a decade of software development experience covering everything from e-commerce to database development. He tells us about the significance of observability for maintenance work, when using observability is most helpful, and how to adapt observability tools to match the needs of the system.
When you finish listening to the episode, you can reach out to Hunter at hunter.madison@ibm.com.
Mentioned in this episode:
Hunterr’s email at hunter.madison@imb.com
Instana at https://www.ibm.com/cloud/instana
The world as we know it wouldn't exist without open-source software. We have learned to rely and depend on these free products that magically get maintained and updated by communities of volunteers. In our over commercialized world, the very plausibility of projects like Linux, Android, and Apache might seem incomprehensible to some. And yet, they make the world go round.
Today we talk with Naomi Ceder. She helps us understand the longevity and impact of successful open-source projects. Naomi served as the Chair of the Python Software Foundation Board of Directors, and is the recipient of its Distinguished Service Award. Naomi is also a co-founder of the Trans*Code Hack Day - a coding event focused on the trans and non-binary community and its allies.
When you finish listening to the episode, connect with Naomi on Twitter and visit her website at https://www.naomiceder.tech.
Agile has become the mainstream in software engineering, and agile principles should feel natural to legacy code menders.
Today we talk with Michael Toppa, the Senior Engineering manager at FastRuby.io. Michael has been a developer, product owner, and engineering director for over 25 years. He had worked for many organizations, including E-TRADE, Ask.com, the University of Pennsylvania, ActBlue, and many others. He is a passionate advocate of agile and lean practices, and today he tells us how to apply them when working with legacy code.
When you finish listening to the episode, connect with Michael on Twitter or contact him via FastRuby.io.
Imagine if you could refactor legacy code with a single CLI command? Well, you can, at least if you are working with PHP.
Today we talk with Matthias Noback, a long-time web developer and the author of several programming books, including Rector - The Power of Automated Refactoring, which he co-wrote with Tomáš Votruba. Matthias tells us how to use Rector in your daily workflow, how it automates repetitive maintenance and refactoring tasks, and what is the potential of this approach for other programming languages.
When you finish listening to the episode, connect with Matthias on Twitter, visit his website at https://matthiasnoback.nl, and grab his book Rector - The Power of Automated Refactoring.
Mentioned in this episode:
Matthias on Twitter at https://twitter.com/matthiasnoback
Matthias’ website at: https://matthiasnoback.nl
Rector - The Power of Automated Refactoring at https://leanpub.com/rector-the-power-of-automated-refactoring/
The Mikado Method at http://mikadomethod.info
Corgibytes at https://corgibytes.com
There is a lot of buzz around Kotlin, a new Java-based programming language that many think might eventually replace Java. But is all this talk justified, and are the predictions of replacement realistic?
Today we talk with Duncan McGregor and Nat Pryce, the authors of Java to Kotlin. They reveal to us all the advantages of Kotlin, why and when you would want to transition to it from Java, and how to facilitate the refactoring in a painless and efficient way.
When you finish listening to the episode, connect with Duncan and Nat on Twitter and check out their book Java to Kotlin.
Mentioned in this episode:
Duncan on Twitter at https://twitter.com/duncanmcg
Mat on Twitter at https://twitter.com/natpryce
Kotlin to Java, 1st edition at https://www.amazon.com/Java-Kotlin-Duncan-McGregor-ebook/dp/B09CT5KZLM
Kotlin Programming Language at https://kotlinlang.org
Joshua Bloch, Effective Java, 3rd Edition at https://www.amazon.com/Effective-Java-Joshua-Bloch-ebook/dp/B078H61SCH/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3CG84SQ8VU5ET&keywords=effective+java+josh&qid=1653917364&s=digital-text&sprefix=effective+java+josh%2Cdigital-text%2C260&sr=1-1
Corgibytes at https://corgibytes.com
We all want our code to be stable and resilient to future challenges. But we need to strike the right balance between testing our systems and the cost of failure. This is much harder to achieve than it sounds.
Today we talk with Melanie Frank, Managing Vice-President of Cyber Engineering at Capital One. Her teams innovate boldly to secure the enterprise while obsessing over excellence. Before Capital One, Melanie worked at Honeywell at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, where she tested software that conducted scheduling, command, and control for space network communication satellites.
Drawing from her experience in the aerospace and financial industry, she tells us about the significance of testing and how to do it right for your product.
When you finish listening to the episode, connect with Melanie on LinkedIn.
Mentioned in this episode:
Melanie on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanie-frank-06b3675/
Capital One at https://www.capitalone.com
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center https://www.nasa.gov/goddard
Corgibytes at https://corgibytes.com
Empathy in Tech at https://empathyintech.com
We all strive to write an ideal code - easily readable, functional, and clean. We use many tools to achieve this. However, we often forget why we need our code to be tidy.
Today we are talking with Samuel Taggart, President of GDevCon N.A. and the owner of SAS Workshops. Sam is a natural teacher, and he enjoys sharing what he learned with others. We talk with Sam about the tools and methods that make our code clean - refactoring, retrospectives, and style guides. While they are all meant to keep us and our code in check, we forget that these tools and methods also need to be under control. Sam reminds us of a crucial question that will help us do just that.
When you finish listening to the episode, connect with Sam on LinkedIn and Twitter and visit the SAS Workshops website at www.sasworkshops.com.
Mentioned in this episode:
Samuel Taggart on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/taggartsam/
Samuel Taggart on Twitter at https://twitter.com/sasworkshops
GDevCon N.A. at https://gdevconna.org
SAS Workshops at https://www.sasworkshops.com
Mikado Method at https://understandlegacycode.com/blog/a-process-to-do-safe-changes-in-a-complex-codebase/
Legacy Code Rocks - Living Documentation with Cyrille Martraire at https://www.legacycode.rocks/podcast-1/episode/2fd0fdeb/living-documentation-with-cyrille-martraire
Zettelkasten Method at https://zenkit.com/en/blog/a-beginners-guide-to-the-zettelkasten-method/
Corgibytes at https://corgibytes.com
Imagine if you could compare concepts side-by-side between a programming language you know and one you don't. Well, now you can!
Today we talk with Sarah Withee, a polyglot software engineer, international tech speaker, and robot tinkerer. Sarah is also the author of Code Thesaurus, the polyglot developer reference tool. She tells us about the reasons behind the creation of the thesaurus, its continuous development, and what you can do to make the thesaurus even better.
When you finish listening to the episode, connect with Sarah on Twitter and LinkedIn and check out the Code Thesaurus project on GitHub.
Mentioned in this episode:
Corgibytes at https://corgibytes.com
Sarah in Twitter at https://twitter.com/geekygirlsarah
Sarah on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahwithee/
Sarah’s website at https://geekygirlsarah.com
Code Thesaurus at https://codethesaur.us
Code Thesaurus project on GitHub at https://github.com/codethesaurus/
Coders spend most of their time reading rather than writing code. Yet, when you look at the undergraduate programs, boot camps, and conferences, everything seems to be dedicated to code production.
Today we talk with Felienne Hermans. Felienne is an associate professor at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science at Leiden University and the author of the book The Programmer's Brain. She also developed Hedy, a new programming language that makes it easier for kids to learn textual programming. She tells us how to help young programmers better understand both the code they are working with and their own cognition.
After you finish listening to the episode, connect with Felienne on LinkedIn and Twitter, visit her website at https://www.felienne.com, and make sure to check out her book.
Mentioned in this episode:
Felienne on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Felienne
Felienne on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/felienne
Felienne’s website at: https://www.felienne.com
Hedy Programming language at https://hedycode.com
The Programmer’s Brain at https://www.manning.com/books/the-programmers-brain?utm_source=felienne&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=book_hermans2_programmers_12_8_20&a_aid=felienne&a_bid=d7c7c538
Empathy in Tech at https://empathyintech.com
Some of the biggest risks for cyber security frameworks come from employees meant to maintain them. The reason for that is simple, and it couldn't be more human - people who don't feel well don't perform well.
Today we talk with Nyota Gordon, the founder, developer, and all-around do-gooder at Transition365, a cyber resiliency firm that helps cybersecurity professionals increase their leadership and life skills.
Nyota digs deep into the intersection between cyber security, resiliency, and personal wellness. She shares with us some mental health strategies that will improve our well-being and, as a consequence, our work performance.
When you finish listening to the episode, make sure to connect with Nyota on LinkedIn.
Mentioned in this episode:
Nyota on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/nyotagordon/
Transition365 at https://transition365.com
Brené Brown, Shame Resilience Theory at https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1606/1044-3894.3483
Symantec Cyber Resiliency White Paper at https://informationsecurity.report/whitepapers/symantec-white-paper-the-cyber-resilience-blueprint-a-new-perspective-on-security
Amy C. Edmondson, The Fearless Organization at https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07KLT8RKM/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0
Charles Feltman, The Thin Book of Trust at https://www.amazon.com/Thin-Book-Trust-Essential-Building/dp/0988953862/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1646648424&sr=1-1
Empathy in Tech at https://empathyintech.com
When you finish listening to the episode, connect with Prabhjot on Twitter and LinkedIn and visit Pyze's website at https://www.pyze.com.
Mentioned in this episode:
Prabhjot on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/psinghsf/
Prabhjot on Twitter at https://twitter.com/psinghsf
Pyze at https://www.pyze.com