Coding Blocks
Allen Underwood, Michael Outlaw, Joe Zack
Become the best software developer you can be
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Jun 3, 2016 • 2h 8min
Command, Repository and Mediator Design Patterns
In this episode we go back to the design pattern well that we’ve been away from for so long. We cover the Command, Repository and Mediator design patterns. It was hard for us to believe, but it’s been almost a year since our last design patterns episode!!! Come on in for fun, learning, and of […]
Apr 19, 2016 • 1h 53min
Dev Talk: Django, VB vs C#, and Bash on Windows
This week on Coding Blocks, Joe changes a different kind of string, Allen drools over the Hellcat, and Michael shares his random thoughts. We span a collection of topics including GraphQL framework envy, bash on Windows, and whether it takes two to Django.
Mar 20, 2016 • 2h 23min
How to be an Advanced Programmer
Are you an Advanced Programmer? We dig into the final section of Robert Read’s fantastic writing: How to be a programmer. Also, how to cheat at Jira, a lazy butcher and if learning web development is worth it. Link to Episode 40’s Full Show Notes http://www.codingblocks.net/episode40 This Episode’s Survey To squash, or not to squash, […]
Feb 27, 2016 • 2h 50min
How to be an Intermediate Programmer
In Episode 38, we dug into the first section of the essay by Robert Read on what it takes to be a programmer. In that episode there was a lot of great information on what to expect and what should be expected of you as a developer. In this episode, we go into the second […]
Jan 28, 2016 • 2h 26min
How to be a Programmer: Personal and Team Skills
Talking about the short book “How to be a Programmer”, which covers a huge spectrum of important topics for developers of all levels. The Puddle Poll! Thanks for the share pwright08! News Thanks for the reviews! JKCooper2, CSharpest, Joopkins, NickStuer How’d you get into programming? Join codingblocks.slack.com! Survey – Star Wars wins! Check out Allen […]
Jan 3, 2016 • 1h 54min
Our Favorite Developer Tools for 2015
We wrapped up 2015 with another favorites of episode and a chance to win a gray Coding Blocks T-Shirt just by leaving a comment on the show notes page! Tools are anything from hardware, to software or a service that we feel is integral in our daily needs as programmers. There’s a total of 20 picks […]
Dec 20, 2015 • 1h 40min
The Twelve Factor App: Dev/Prod Parity, Logs, and Admin Processes
Welcome back to the dramatic conclusion of our discussion on the 12 factor app. This time we’re talking dev/prod parity, logs, and admin processes. Oh, and Call of Duty! News Thanks for the reviews! arathustra, lu S, Seb (from London), S Willowood, TheDarkKnight15, FreeAppsHunter Where do transforms go? UI or Middleware? Joe had surgery! Oopsy […]
Nov 23, 2015 • 1h 15min
The Twelve-Factor App: Port Binding, Concurrency, and Disposability
It's time for more DevOps fun as we continue learning about the Twelve-Factor app. This week we dive into the next three chapters: port binding, concurrency, and disposability.
Nov 10, 2015 • 1h 49min
Toys for Developers
The holidays are coming sooner than we realized, so we gotta get our wish lists together. After all, no one wants to sit around the Festivus Pole without their favorite dev toys. This week we discuss some of the toys we love, as well as the ones we drool over, and even the ones we're not so crazy about.
Oct 22, 2015 • 1h 23min
The Twelve-Factor App: Backing Services, Building and Releasing, Stateless Processes
We’re headed back to the Twelve-Factor app territory and this time we’re picking up with the next three chapters – backing services, building and releasing and processes. Jump in to get the shownotes and listen to the next three pieces of building a manageable and scalable twelve-factor app. Survey News Mark Tinsley – PHP Composer […]
