We're back with another installment as we challenge ourselves to compare how we'd each spend $2,500 on developer gear as Allen waxes on about the loudest quiet keyboard, Joe teaches us how cheese is made, and Michael puts some neon on his compu

Clean Architecture – Fight for Architecture

Oct 2nd, 2017 1h 37m

Joe learns of our harebrained idea, Michael learns of Eisenhower’s matrix, and Allen explains polyfills as we begin our dive into Uncle Bob’s latest book, Clean Architecture. Prefer to read these show notes on something other than your podcast

Why Get Into Competitive Programming?

1 Aug 30th, 2021

We step away from our microservices deployments to meet around the water cooler and discuss the things on our minds, while Joe is playing Frogger IRL, Allen "Eeyores" his way to victory, and Michael has some words about his keyvoard, er, kryboa

Are Microservices ... for real?

2 Aug 16th, 2021

We decide to dig into the details of what makes a microservice and do we really understand them as Joe tells us why we really want microservices, Allen incorrectly answers the survey, and Michael breaks down in real time.

What is GitHub Copilot?

1 Jul 19th, 2021

It's time to take a break, stretch our legs, grab a drink, and maybe even join in some interesting conversations around the water cooler as Michael goes off script, Joe is very confused, and Allen insists that we stay on script.

Designing Data-Intensive Applications – Leaderless Replication

Jul 6th, 2021

We wrap up our replication discussion of Designing Data-Intensive Applications, this time discussing leaderless replication strategies and issues, while Allen missed his calling, Joe doesn't read the gray boxes, and Michael lives in a future wh

Designing Data-Intensive Applications – Multi-Leader Replication

1 Jun 21st, 2021

We continue our discussion of Designing Data-Intensive Applications, this time focusing on multi-leader replication, while Joe is seriously tired, and Allen is on to Michael's shenanigans.

Designing Data-Intensive Applications – Single Leader Replication

1 Jun 7th, 2021

We dive back into Designing Data-Intensive Applications to learn more about replication while Michael thinks cluster is a three syllable word, Allen doesn't understand how we roll, and Joe isn't even paying attention.

Some Fun APIs

May 24th, 2021

We couldn't decide if we wanted to gather around the water cooler or talk about some cool APIs, so we opted to do both, while Joe promises there's a W in his name, Allen doesn't want to say graph, and Michael isn't calling out applets.

Write Great APIs

1 Apr 26th, 2021

We discuss all things APIs: what makes them great, what makes them bad, and what we might like to see in them while Michael plays a lawyer on channel 46, Allen doesn't know his favorite part of the show, and Joe definitely pays attention to the

Specialize or Bounce Around?

Mar 1st, 2021

It's been a minute since we last gathered around the water cooler, as Allen starts an impression contest, Joe wins said contest, and Michael earned a participation award.

The DevOps Handbook – The Technical Practices of Feedback

1 Aug 3rd, 2020 1h 51m

It's all about telemetry and feedback as we continue learning from The DevOps Handbook, while Joe knows his versions, Michael might have gone crazy if he didn't find it, and Allen has more than enough muscles.

The DevOps Handbook - Architecting for Low-Risk Releases

Jul 20th, 2020 2h 5m

Our journey into the world of DevOps continues with The DevOps Handbook as Michael doesn't take enough tangents, Joe regrets automating the build, err, wait never regrets (sorry), and ducks really like Allen.

The DevOps Handbook - The Technical Practices of Flow

Jul 6th, 2020 1h 50m

We begin our journey into the repeatable world of DevOps by taking cues from The DevOps Handbook, while Allen loves all things propane, Joe debuts his "singing" career with his new music video, and Michael did a very bad, awful thing.

Tackling Tough Developer Questions

Feb 18th, 2019 1h 44m

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.

JAMstack with J.A.M.

Feb 4th, 2019

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.

Data Structures – Heaps and Tries

Jan 21st, 2019 1h 28m

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.

Azure Functions and CosmosDB from MS Ignite

Oct 22nd, 2018 1h 7m

This is a special episode recorded at Microsoft Ignite 2018 where John Callaway from The 6 Figure Developer Podcast joins Allen Underwood to talk about Azure Functions and CosmosDB. Find out what they are and why you might want to try them out

How to Learn Programming Skills

Oct 8th, 2018 1h 12m

We continue our dive into how to learn things while Michael's voice sounds an awful lot like Joe's, Joe says it's a square, and Allen says it's a triangle ... oh, and Google Feud is back!

Comparing Git Workflows

Sep 24th, 2018 1h 48m

We have some fun with our names, get ahead of ourselves during Survey Says, and vet Michael's tip on-air as we take a deep dive into comparing some popular Git workflows and when should we use which.

Does Big O Matter?

Sep 10th, 2018 1h 52m

We wrap up our conversation on complexity and play some more over/under as Allen thinks learning is backwards, Michael doesn't write clean code, and Joe brings his dog to the discussion.

What is Algorithmic Complexity?

Aug 27th, 2018 1h 41m

We continue our dive into Rob Conery's The Imposter's Handbook as Allen is Allen, Joe is Michael, Michael is Joe.

Deliberate Practice for Programmers

1 Apr 3rd, 2018 2h 16m

It's time for more cowbell as we have a special guest in the studio, Will Madison (@IAmWillMadison), join us as Allen finally gets tripped up trying to pronounce a name, Joe teaches us the value of practice, and Michael evacuates in a rainbow c

Clean Architecture – Programming Paradigms

Oct 30th, 2017 2h 8m

Michael forgets what his favorite part of the show is, Joe makes us wait to learn what his favorite part is, and Allen pronounces it "pair-a-dig-'ems" as we continue our deep dive into Uncle Bob's latest book: Clean Architecture.

Design Patterns Part 2 – Oh behave!

1 Sep 5th, 2014 1h 3m

This week we’re following up on our episode about talking about Creational Design Patterns a few of our favorite behavioral patterns: Template. Strategy, and Null Object. Also, pumpkin spice lattes, Mario’s pants, and a billion dollar mistake.