Namespace Podcast
Jordan Cahill, Derek Drummond
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Jordan Cahill and Derek Drummond, programmers, pundits, prophets, pretenders diagnose the current state of software development by injecting a dose of science and engineering to an otherwise chaotic industry. namespace.pod@gmail.com
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Oct 28, 2020
Ep. 11 - SOLID Design Principles Part 2
Of course we were unable to discuss the biggest secret to programming excellence in a single episode. Check out SOLID Design Principles Part 2 for a complete picture of the 5 steps to OOP perfection!
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Oct 23, 2020
Ep. 10 - SOLID Design Principles Part 1
The famous SOLID design principles, elemental to writing clean code, are presented by Jordan and Derek to help guide your pursuit in ideal code design.
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Oct 6, 2020
Ep. 9 - Contracting & Consulting
Jordan and Derek discuss their various consulting and contracting experiences in an episode which doubles as a therapy session and advice into the deciding factors between contracting, consulting, and full time roles.
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Jun 25, 2020
Ep. 8 - Reaction to Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2020
Our longest episode yet! Or many mini episodes in one ... Derek and Jordan provide commentary on the 2020 Stack Overflow Developer Survey and interpret what these results may imply about the state of the tech industry.
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Jun 11, 2020
Ep. 7 - Rethinking Technical Debt
We've all worked with a code base where we were afraid to change anything. That's the result of technical debt. Today we redefine technical debt, talk about where it comes from, how much it actually costs, but most importantly how to pay it down, and accrue less to begin with.
Adam Tornhill @ GOTO 2019 - Prioritizing Technical Debt as if Time and Money Matters:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl4aZ2KXBsQ
Adam Tornhill Tools to Measure Technical Debt:
https://codescene.io/
https://github.com/adamtornhill/code-maat
Consortium for Information & Software Quality Tech Debt Report:
https://www.it-cisq.org/the-cost-of-poor-quality-software-in-the-us-a-2018-report/#:~:text=In%20summary%2C%20the%20cost%20of,the%20body%20of%20the%20report.
CAST Appmarq - Software Health & Risk Calculator:
https://www.castsoftware.com/products/appmarq
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Mar 25, 2020
Ep. 6 - Fixing the Gender Wage Gap
Listen as we fix the gender wage gap right here in this podcast! A discussion of statistics, experiences, and ideas.
Harvard Study:
http://scholar.harvard.edu/files/goldin/files/dynamics_of_the_gender_gap_for_young_professionals_in_the_financial_and_corporate_sectors.pdf
AAUW Analysis:
https://www.aauw.org/research/the-simple-truth-about-the-gender-pay-gap/
Interview with Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code:
https://hbr.org/podcast/2019/02/fixing-techs-gender-gap
Stack Overflow Survey:
https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2018#work-_-differences-in-assessing-jobs-by-gender
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Mar 18, 2020
Ep. 5 - Test Driven Development
Number one best practice: don't be dogmatic!
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Feb 26, 2020
Ep. 4 - Programming Languages to Learn in 2020
Figure out which language will help you achieve your goals + our top tips for learning a new language.
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Feb 19, 2020
Ep. 3 - Is Python a fad?
Ever heard something so ridiculous you had to start a podcast? We have!
Statistics References:
https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2019#most-loved-dreaded-and-wanted
https://stackoverflow.blog/2017/09/06/incredible-growth-python/
https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2017#technologies-and-occupations
https://octoverse.github.com/
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Feb 11, 2020
Ep. 2 - Microservices
What are they, why is everybody using them, and why is everybody doing it wrong?
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Feb 10, 2020
Ep. 1 - Should product owners know how to code?
The biggest problem for developers is business requirements. Shouldn't the product owners know how to write them for developers?
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Feb 9, 2020
Ep. 0 - Intro
Who are we and why should you listen to us? No one, and ‘cause you want to.
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