In this episode amazing Ana Hernández joined us to talk about product discovery.How to find features that would delight users?How to handle failing ideas?What is MVP and how to compare it to PoC?How to collect feedback about your product?

How we relax after work and recharge our batteries

Sep 4th, 2022 26m 46s

Hello again! It's been a while since we released an episode. But, after a summer break, we are back on track with new ideas.Speaking of breaks, in this episode of Code && Beyond we talk about what we like to do after work to relax and recharge

Managing a technical product: The role of a product manager in a development team

Jul 5th, 2022 31m 57s

In this episode of Code && Beyond, Pablo and Alex are joined by a very special guest: Robyn Farah, a product manager who has been working with technical teams for over 5 years.We have invited her to talk about her role and how product managers

Going cloudless: Our thoughts on cloud-based software

Jun 7th, 2022 18m 18s

Cloud-based software has been a part of our lives for quite some time. So much so, that even some products that currently exist might not have been possible without it. Besides obvious things like apps on our laptops, smartphones and PCs, there

How to solve problems: advice based on our personal experience

May 8th, 2022 25m 26s

This time around, in Code && Beyond, we share our best problem-solving tips and tricks. Listen to what works for us when hitting a roadblock while developing software:TimeboxingUsing the scientific methodExperimentation and prototyping

How to onboard new software engineers?

Apr 7th, 2022 29m 5s

At Code && Beyond, we are not HR experts, far from that, but we have both been onboarded in different companies, as well as helped integrate new developers into the teams we have worked for.In this episode of Code && Beyond, Pablo and Alex sh

Working as a freelancer, consultant, full-time employee

Mar 16th, 2022 27m 44s

As software engineers, we aren't limited to just one type of employment. Some prefer to have more flexibility and jump from one project to another focusing on short-term tasks, others value stability and like staying with the company for a long

Code && Chess

Feb 11th, 2022 42m 28s

A very special guest joins Alex and Pablo in this episode of Code && Beyond. José Doval (Pepe) could be best described as a chess player and teacher who writes code for a living, two passions that have a lot more in common than one would think.

Building an effective development environment

Jan 18th, 2022 37m 51s

As software engineers, we rely on a lot of tools: editors, IDEs, linters, version control, terminal emulators, virtual machines... Tools we buy, download for free, or build ourselves.They define – or at least affect – the quality of what we

From Rocks to Code: How a Geologist Became a Software Developer

Dec 16th, 2021 44m 35s

On this episode of Code && Beyond, Alex and Pablo welcome a new special guest (and the latter's namesake): Pablo Hernández. A former geologist, Pablo became a software developer a few years ago.Listen as he talks about how he changed careers s

Quality in software development

Nov 30th, 2021 20m 7s

In this episode of Code && Beyond, Pablo and Alex discuss the topic of quality in software development. How much is "good enough"? How can you maintain the quality of tests in your projects? What tools can be used to automate quality assurance?

Teamwork

Nov 22nd, 2021 22m 31s

In this episode of Code && Beyond, Pablo and Alex touch on the topic of teamwork. What is the optimal size of a team? What kind of challenges are facing many teams? What structure should have an effective team? These and other questions are dis

SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and software development

Nov 13th, 2021 48m 6s

To celebrate our 20th episode, Code && Beyond welcomed its first-ever guest: Ana Hernández. She helped us explore the topic of search engine optimization or SEO, what software developers should be aware of, how SEO specialists work together wit

Work under pressure

Oct 26th, 2021 17m 16s

Just like Freddie and David say, no man asks for pressure. There is no denying that working under pressure with an upcoming deadline in sight is stressful. However, can it also be useful? Perhaps the stress can help push you forward towards th

Productivity tools: Focus

Oct 18th, 2021 29m 46s

In this episode of Code && Beyond, Pablo and Alex share their best tips and tricks to stay focused on the task at hand. Listen as they recount their experiences and discuss focus tools like the Pomodoro Technique, meditation, and even crazy tim

Test-driven development

Oct 11th, 2021 28m 57s

Writing tests is like flossing your teeth: everyone agrees it's great for your health, but not everyone does it right (or even at all). Nobody denies that it can sometimes be tricky. It requires time, a good understanding of the context, and

Productivity tools: Planning

Sep 30th, 2021 18m 49s

In this episode of Code && Beyond, Pablo and Alex talk about their experiences with long and short-term planning as software developers. Also quite unexpectedly featuring some larger topics such as freedom and how life goals can become disto

Monolith vs. microservice

Sep 20th, 2021 24m 47s

On Code && Beyond, we recently touched on the hot topic of relational and NoSQL databases. To continue with the trendy themes, this time Alex and Pablo discuss monolith and microservice architectures.What are the cons and pros of these appr

Productivity tools: Tasks management

Sep 13th, 2021 31m 5s

In the 14th episode of Code && Beyond, Pablo and Alex talk about task management. Listen to them discuss their experiences with GTD (Gettings Things Done) with Things and Todoist, Kanban with Trello, pen and paper with Bullet Journal, and Pas

Our stories

Sep 6th, 2021 34m 8s

In this special episode, Pablo and Alex talk about themselves. Learn about their life, their career, their hobbies, and much more. Find out things like:How we decided to become software developersHow Pablo got a job in London speaking ve

Relational databases vs NoSQL

Aug 30th, 2021 28m 14s

In the twelfth episode of Code && Beyond, software developers Pablo and Alex touch on the topic of databases. What's the difference between relational and NoSQL databases? What would be a use case for a graph database? Which database type mi

Productivity tools: Note-taking

Aug 22nd, 2021 31m 37s

The first step on the journey to being more productive is to clear your head using a technique called "brain dump". The idea is simple: write down your ideas, tasks, and anything else that is taking up space in your brain, either as digital or

Career progression

Aug 16th, 2021 22m 59s

What changes when you get a new job title? Does it make sense to climb the career ladder nowadays? Pablo and Alex try to answer these questions on episode tenth of Code && Beyond as they discuss the topic of career progression and talk about

Leaving the comfort zone

Aug 8th, 2021 23m 24s

In the episode, Pablo and Alex discuss the importance of going out of the comfort zone. Why is it hard to do? How to overcome the fear of leaving the zone of comfort and even extend its borders? All of that and many more with the usual stories

Remote work

Aug 2nd, 2021 25m 52s

In this week's episode, we talk about the pros and cons of remote work. Featuring personal stories (including our experience with Google Wave) tools, tips on how to set up a home office, be more productive and communicate more efficiently, and