

Coding Blocks
Allen Underwood, Michael Outlaw, Joe Zack
Become the best software developer you can be
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Mar 18, 2019 • 1h 47min
Why Date-ing is Hard
We take a deep dive into understanding why all Date-s are not created equal while learning that Joe is not a fan of months, King Kong has nothing on Allen, and Michael still uses GETDATE(). Oops.

Mar 4, 2019 • 1h 15min
What Should You Learn Next?
After being asked to quiet down, our friend, John Stone, joins us again as we move the conversation to the nearest cubicle while Michael reminds us of Bing, Joe regrets getting a cellphone, and Allen's accent might surprise you.

Feb 18, 2019 • 1h 44min
Tackling Tough Developer Questions
We gather around the water cooler to celebrate our 100th episode with our friend John Stone for some random developer discussions as Michael goes off script, Joe needs his techno while coding, and Allen sings some sweet sounds.

Feb 4, 2019 • 0sec
JAMstack with J.A.M.
We learn all about JAMstack in real-time as Michael lowers the bar with new jokes, Allen submits a pull request, and Joe still owes us a tattoo.

Jan 21, 2019 • 1h 28min
Data Structures – Heaps and Tries
We dig into heaps and tries as Allen gives us an up to date movie review while Joe and Michael compare how the bands measure up.

Jan 8, 2019 • 1h 50min
Data Structures – (some) Trees
We ring in 2019 with a discussion of various trees as Allen questions when should you abstract while Michael and Joe introduce us to the Groot Tree.

Dec 17, 2018 • 1h 49min
Data Structures – Hashtable vs Dictionary
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.

Dec 3, 2018 • 2h 39min
Data Structures – Arrays and Array-ish
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?

Nov 19, 2018 • 2h 43min
Data Structures – Primitives
We begin our journey into data structures by taking a deep dive into primitives while Allen makes Michael blush and Joe crashes his browser.

Nov 5, 2018 • 2h 44min
Developer Shopping Spree
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.