Happy Path Programming
Bruce Eckel & James Ward
No-frills discussions between Bruce Eckel and James Ward about programming, what it is, and what it should be.
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Oct 29, 2021 • 1h 1min
#45 ZIO 2 - Better, Faster, Friendlier with Adam Fraser
Adam Fraser is a core contributor to Scala ZIO. He joins us to chat about improvements in ZIO 2 and how we can grow adoption.
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Oct 29, 2021 • 60min
#44 Tired of Getting N+1'd by Your ORM? A Chat With Alexander Ioffe.
We chat with Alexander Ioffe, maintainer of the Quill library, about database access approaches and Scala metaprogramming.
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Oct 25, 2021 • 1h 4min
#43 Rúnar Bjarnason is Jackhammering the Foundations of Programming
We've mentioned the futuristic Unision programming language many times but now we dive deep with one of the co-founders.
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Oct 5, 2021 • 1h 26min
#42 The answer to life, the universe, and everything is an abstraction with Viktor Klang
The legendary Viktor Klang chats with Bruce & James about information loss, reactive, emergence, and many other mind expanding topics.
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Sep 26, 2021 • 1h
#41 "Never gonna give you up" (FP that is) with Wiem Zine Elabidine
Bruce and James hear about Wiem's journey in Functional Programming, her contributions to Scala ZIO, and how she never gave up despite the challenges she faced.
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Sep 17, 2021 • 1h 17min
#40 Poisoned Agile with Barry Hawkins
Bruce and James chat with Barry Hawkins about software methodologies, their triumphs and abuses.
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Sep 10, 2021 • 1h 2min
#39 Cracking the Company Culture Conundrum with Sharon Schmidt
According to James, Heroku had the best company culture / vibe of anywhere he has worked. Bruce & James talk with Sharon Schmidt who is in large part responsible for creating that magical experience.
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Aug 27, 2021 • 1h 5min
#38 Databases are Insufficient with Jonas Bonér
James rants about databases with Jonas Bonér, CEO of Lightbend and creator of Akka. Bruce & James also learn about the actor model, Reactive, and Akka Serverless.
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Aug 14, 2021 • 1h 18min
#37 The Future of Everything with Paul Snively
Paul Snively helps us see the future of programming. Spoiler: It's Typed & Functional.
Referenced talks:
Types vs. Tests: An Epic Battle?
Type Systems - The Good, Bad and Ugly
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Aug 6, 2021 • 53min
#36 The Freedom of Structured Unconferences
Bruce describes his multi-decade journey running conferences and how letting go of control, while still having a structure, has led to conferences where attendees connect in meaningful ways.
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