The Backend Engineering Show with Hussein Nasser

While building an Alien Invasion javascript game I wrote some bad code that froze my chrome. I discuss the unscalable piece of code and go through how I discovered it and how to fix it.

With new technologies it becomes overwhelming for engineers to learn. We discuss one of the best ways to learn the new technologies by doing projects using them. Step out of your comfort zone and build apps using those tech!

In this episode we discuss why lot of people think Developers make unusable and lousy user experiences and interfaces. We take examples of Windows vs Mac and a throw back from a blog post I wrote 10 years ago. Enjoy

We discuss stateless and stateful client / server architecture using instagram as an example.

We discuss how persistence at the client side. We bring Siri, Whatsapp and Twitter s examples of dealing with persistence of draft, lost and unsent messages .

We discuss software scaling in three tiers. The front end, the backend and the middle. We take instagram as an example for all three tiers.

This podcast is for software engineers that just started their career and facing pressure from outside world to divert their path. Keep doing what you love.

Does the user experience derive the software architecture or vise versa? Can user experience help determine what backend database you end up using? We discuss both styles of engineering and talk about pros and cons. Enjoy

In this episode we discuss how can you make a change to your career. I also talk about my experience a little. Enjoy

We discuss two programming styles both have their advantages and disadvantages. Enjoy