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Aug 29, 2022 • 0sec
Git from the Bottom Up – Commits
We are committed to continuing our deep dive into Git from the Bottom Up by John Wiegley, while Allen puts too much thought into onions, Michael still doesn't understand proper nouns, and Joe is out hat shopping.

Aug 15, 2022 • 0sec
Git from the Bottom Up – Blobs and Trees
It's surprising how little we know about Git as we continue to dive into Git from the Bottom Up, while Michael confuses himself, Joe has low standards, and Allen tells a joke.

Aug 1, 2022 • 0sec
Understanding Git
After working with Git for over a decade, we decide to take a deep dive into how it works, while Michael, Allen, and Joe apparently still don't understand Git.

Jul 18, 2022 • 0sec
Stack Overflow 2022 Survey Says …
Once again, Stack Overflow takes the pulse of the developer community where we have all collectively decided to switch to Clojure, while Michael is changing things up, Joe is a future predicting trailblazer, and Allen is "up in the books"

Jul 5, 2022 • 0sec
Site Reliability Engineering – More Evolution of Automation
We're going back in time, or is it forward?, as we continue learning about Google's automation evolution, while Allen doesn't like certain beers, Joe is a Zacker™, and Michael poorly assumes that UPSes work best when plugged in.

Jun 20, 2022 • 0sec
Site Reliability Engineering – Evolution of Automation
We explore the evolution of automation as we continue studying Google's Site Reliability Engineering, while Michael, ah, forget it, Joe almost said it correctly, and Allen fell for it.

Jun 6, 2022 • 0sec
Site Reliability Engineering – (Still) Monitoring Distributed Systems
We finished. A chapter, that is, of the Site Reliability Engineering book as Allen asks to make it weird, Joe has his own pronunciation, and Michael follows through on his promise.

May 23, 2022 • 0sec
Site Reliability Engineering – Monitoring Distributed Systems
We haven't finished the Site Reliability Engineering book yet as we learn how to monitor our system while the deals at Costco as so good, Allen thinks they're fake, Joe hasn't attended a math class in a while, and Michael never had AOL.

May 9, 2022 • 0sec
Site Reliability Engineering – Eliminating Toil
We say "toil" a lot this episode while Joe saw a movie, Michael says something controversial, and Allen's tip is to figure it out yourself, all while learning how to eliminate toil.

Apr 25, 2022 • 0sec
Site Reliability Engineering – Service Level Indicators, Objectives, and Agreements
Welcome to the morning edition of Coding Blocks as we dive into what service level indicators, objectives, and agreements are while Michael clearly needs more sleep, Allen doesn't know how web pages work anymore, and Joe isn't allowed to beg.
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