Sun, 16 December 2018
Just in time to help you spread some cheer this holiday season, the dad jokes are back as we dig into the details of hash tables and dictionaries.
Direct download: coding-blocks-episode-96.mp3
Category:Software Development -- posted at: 10:58pm EDT |
Sun, 2 December 2018
We continue our deep dive into data structures, this time focusing in on arrays and array-like types as Allen gives Shania Twain some singing competition, Joe is going to owe us another tattoo, and wait ... when does Michael think C++ was invented?
Direct download: coding-blocks-episode-95.mp3
Category:Software Development -- posted at: 10:55pm EDT |
Sun, 18 November 2018
We begin our journey into data structures by taking a deep dive into primitives while Allen makes Michael blush and Joe crashes his browser.
Direct download: coding-blocks-episode-94.mp3
Category:Software Development -- posted at: 10:10pm EDT |
Sun, 4 November 2018
With the holiday season soon approaching, we address the most important requirements list of all ... our wish lists as Joe has to disclose a cheese powder incident, Michael hopes his Bitcoin gains some value, and Allen researches his purchases to the extreme.
Direct download: coding-blocks-episode-93.mp3
Category:Software Development -- posted at: 9:43pm EDT |
Sat, 20 October 2018
This is a special collaboration featuring John Calloway of The Six Figure Developer and our own Allen Underwood. The episode was recorded out at Microsoft Ignite 2018, and features talk about the future of cloudy infrastructures with a particular focus on Azure Functions and Azure Cosmos DB.
Direct download: coding-blocks-episode-92.mp3
Category:Software Development -- posted at: 8:12pm EDT |
Sun, 7 October 2018
We continue our dive into how to learn things while Michael's voice sounds an awful lot like Joe's, Joe says it's a square, and Allen says it's as triangle ... oh, and Google Feud is back!
Direct download: coding-blocks-episode-91.mp3
Category:Software Development -- posted at: 9:14pm EDT |
Sun, 23 September 2018
We have some fun with our names, get ahead of ourselves during Survey Says, and vet Michael's tip on-air as we take a deep dive into comparing some popular Git workflows and when should we use which.
Direct download: coding-blocks-episode-90.mp3
Category:Software Development -- posted at: 8:51pm EDT |
Sun, 9 September 2018
We wrap up our conversation on complexity and play some more over/under as Allen thinks learning is backwards, Michael doesn't write clean code, and Joe brings his dog to the discussion.
Direct download: coding-blocks-episode-89.mp3
Category:Software Development -- posted at: 8:59pm EDT |
Sun, 26 August 2018
We continue our dive into Rob Conery's The Imposter's Handbook as Allen is Allen, Joe is Michael, Michael is Joe.
Direct download: coding-blocks-episode-88.mp3
Category:Software Development -- posted at: 8:51pm EDT |
Sun, 12 August 2018
Joe's voice sounds funny, Allen has a theme, and Michael pours one out for Media Play as Michael's and Allen's impersonation of Joe is on point (#NailedIt).
Direct download: coding-blocks-episode-87.mp3
Category:Software Development -- posted at: 9:50pm EDT |
Sun, 29 July 2018
We meet up around the water cooler for a quick round of lightning talks as Allen and Michael sing FizzBuzz while Joe passes the caching buck.
Direct download: coding-blocks-episode-86.mp3
Category:Software Development -- posted at: 10:52pm EDT |
Sun, 15 July 2018
We continue digging into Rob Conery's The Imposter's Handbook as Joe explains Florida time, Allen likes greedy algorithms, and Michael shares his geography knowledge.
Direct download: coding-blocks-episode-85.mp3
Category:Software Development -- posted at: 11:40pm EDT |
Sun, 24 June 2018
It's time we discuss algorithms we all need to know as we continue diving into Rob Conery's The Imposter's Handbook while Michael will read anything, Allen questions Greenland's name, and Joe talks wormholes.
Direct download: coding-blocks-episode-84.mp3
Category:Software Development -- posted at: 11:34pm EDT |
Sun, 10 June 2018
We're talking databases, indexes, search engines, and why they're basically microwaves in this episode while Joe wears a polo, Allen's quick brown fox jumps over whatever, and Michael gives out fake URLs.
Direct download: coding-blocks-episode-83.mp3
Category:Software Development -- posted at: 9:20pm EDT |
Mon, 28 May 2018
Inspired by Rob Conery's The Imposter's Handbook, we take an introspective look at ourselves to find two weaknesses and one strength while Allen shows off his vocal prowess in song, Joe needs a list, and Michael is a dash.
Direct download: coding-blocks-episode-82.mp3
Category:Software Development -- posted at: 1:49pm EDT |
Sun, 13 May 2018
This episode we talk complexity theory while digging into Rob Conery's The Imposter's Handbook as Allen channels his inner Austin Powers, Michael finds linearly to complex to pronounce, and Joe ruins Batman for the rest of us.
Direct download: coding-blocks-episode-81.mp3
Category:Software Development -- posted at: 10:09pm EDT |
Mon, 30 April 2018
This episode we're talking about server naming conventions, confusing command line arguments, and how high we can get our voices. Huge thanks to the NSA and the freedom of information act for making this episode possible.
Direct download: codingblocks-episode-080.mp3
Category:Software Development -- posted at: 10:07pm EDT |
Sun, 15 April 2018
This week we're talking about some software anti-patterns, and the kinds of maintenance problems that arise from them. There are some anti-patterns we're very familiar with, and some we aren't so familiar with.
Direct download: codingblocks-episode-079-64.mp3
Category:Software Development -- posted at: 8:00pm EDT |
Mon, 2 April 2018
It's time for more cowbell as we have a special guest in the studio, Will Madison (@IAmWillMadison), join us as Allen finally gets tripped up trying to pronounce a name, Joe teaches us the value of practice, and Michael evacuates in a rainbow colored straight line.
Direct download: coding-blocks-episode-78.mp3
Category:Software Development -- posted at: 10:49pm EDT |
Sun, 18 March 2018
We're back with our last deep dive into Robert C. Martin's latest book, Clean Architecture, while Allen suffers from sleep deprivation, Joe shows us his dance moves, and Michael's mind is blown on how to unit test.
Direct download: coding-blocks-episode-77.mp3
Category:Software Development -- posted at: 10:15pm EDT |
Tue, 6 March 2018
It's time for another deep dive into Robert C. Martin's Clean Architecture as Joe puts us on the spot, Allen has a new mission, and Michael shares his Easter eggs.
Direct download: coding-blocks-episode-76.mp3
Category:Software Development -- posted at: 10:32pm EDT |
Sun, 18 February 2018
Michael can't tell higher from lower, Allen puts his views where he wants them, and Joe snaps it to a Slim Jim as we discuss how to make our architectures scream while discussing Robert C. Martin's Clean Architecture.
Direct download: coding-blocks-episode-75.mp3
Category:Software Development -- posted at: 7:08pm EDT |
Sun, 4 February 2018
It's time for another deep dive into Robert C. Martin's Clean Architecture as Allen warns us about driving in front of him, Joe tries to describe a diagram again, and Michael can't understand the survey results.
Direct download: coding-blocks-episode-74.mp3
Category:Software Development -- posted at: 7:56pm EDT |
Mon, 22 January 2018
Joe drinks too much coffee, Allen spits his coffee out, and Michael feels vindicated as the discussions about Robert C. Martin's latest book, Clean Architecture, continues.
Direct download: coding-blocks-episode-73.mp3
Category:Software Development -- posted at: 9:59pm EDT |
Sun, 7 January 2018
Joe baits Michael, Michael takes the bait, and Allen lets it happen, as Uncle Bob explains how we can quantify the coupling between our components from his latest book, Clean Architecture.
Direct download: coding-blocks-episode-72.mp3
Category:Software Development -- posted at: 8:28pm EDT |