Technical debt is a recurring theme of this show. We talk about it almost as often as it pops out in any legacy code! Today we go back to discussing technical debt with Jim Humelsine. Jim has been a software development professional since 1985. Jim's passion is design patterns, but he recently expanded his interest to software practices and procedures. Jim is also an economics and especially game theory enthusiast, and on top of everything, he is a trombone player! We dive deep with Jim into the economics of technical debt, the root causes of its ever-presence, and the ways to get rid of it. When you finish listening to the episode, make sure to connect with Jim on Twitter and LinkedIn. 

Mentioned in this episode:

Jim on Twitter at https://twitter.com/jhumelsine

Jim on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-humelsine-16b0749/

Freakonomics podcast at https://freakonomics.com/archive/

Many legacy systems lack adequate test coverage. They might not have much coverage at all, or the existing tests might be inefficient or paint a wrong picture about the stability of the system. Enhancing test coverage in legacy applications is a complex task with many pitfalls. 

Today we talk with Floyd Hilton, a software developer with many years of experience in multiple domains, including semiconductor manufacturing, financial aid delivery, energy conservation, and healthcare. He co-founded the Augusta Polyglot Group, which meets once a month to teach and learn new languages. Floyd's current interest is in finding the best strategies for adding testing to existing software systems. He shares with us some of these strategies and the tools he uses when beefing up test coverage in legacy systems. 

When you finish listening to the episode, make sure to connect with Floyd on Twitter and LinkedIn, and visit his website at http://www.floydhilton.com, 

Mentioned in this episode:

Floyd on Twitter at https://twitter.com/fhilton

Floyd on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/floydhilton/

Floyd’s website at http://www.floydhilton.com

Augusta Polyglot Group at https://augusta-polyglot.github.io

DbUp at https://dbup.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

Cypress at https://www.cypress.io 

There has been a noticeable uptick in the adoption of public cloud providers. At the same time, the voices advocating for the abandonment of traditional data centers are getting louder. Keeping servers around to keep running their business might be overkill for many companies. For others, it could be the only reasonable choice. And even if you decide to transition to the cloud, how do you know which of its features you need? 

Today we talk to Sarah Musick, the systems engineering principal at CloudGenera, a workload placement decision engine, where she spearheads the onboarding efforts with enterprise customers. Sarah is a big believer in the targeted adoption of the public cloud in tech - the approach based on the understanding that the cloud should serve the application rather than the other way around. She helps us understand how to assess our data management needs and how to choose the options that best serve those needs.  

When you finish listening to the episode, make sure you connect with Sarah on LinkedIn and visit CloudGenera website.

Mentioned in this episode:

Sarah Musick on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahlmusick/ 

CloudGenera Website: https://go.cloudgenera.com