Podcasting has definitely been a journey for both of us. When we started BJ wasn't even a developer and Will was working for himself. Now 8 years later BJ is leading a team of developers and Will is back working for himself. It has been an amaz

Preempting System Issues

Jul 13th, 2023 40m 7s

Simple systems fail simply. Complex systems also fail simply, but their interconnectedness with other systems makes mitigating failures much more complex. Past a certain level of complexity, system failures are an emergent property of the syste

SMART Feedback

Jul 6th, 2023 44m 34s

Feedback is any information, observation, or even opinion about the performance or behavior of another individual our group. It can be formal as in performance or peer evaluations or informal such as with mentoring a junior developer. It is a f

Database Sharding

Jun 29th, 2023 51m 28s

Database sharding is a process of storing a large database across multiple machines. Because a single machine can only hold and process so much data, eventually some systems will scale beyond the ability of a single machine to handle data. Furt

Four Square Reports

Jun 22nd, 2023 36m 19s

Effective communication is a vital aspect of any organization or team's success, and one tool that has been proven to be very useful is the Four Square Report. This report is a simple and effective way to communicate information about a project

Getting the Most From Programming Tutorials

Jun 15th, 2023 40m 10s

If you haven't noticed, technology moves fast. There are constant improvements and reworking of every programming language out there. Sometimes the changes are small and easily dealt with, while sometimes the changes are huge. Complicating thin

ACID vs BASE Databases

Jun 8th, 2023 37m 38s

Understanding ACID and BASE databases is critical for any organization or individual who is involved in developing, managing, or using modern database systems. Both types of databases have distinct characteristics and trade-offs, and choosing t

API Anti-Patterns

May 25th, 2023 50m 58s

APIs are a huge part of development today and one of the most common types of API out there is a RESTful API. REST stands for representational state transfer, which is a software architecture that imposes conditions on how an API should work. E

Prioritization

May 18th, 2023 51m 49s

There is a common demonstration, that we'll do as a thought experiment, when talking about priorities. It has a person fill a bucket with sand, then try to add as many pebbles to the bucket as possible, following that they are to add larger gra

Mob Programming

May 11th, 2023 49m 8s

Mob programming is a technique for getting multiple developers in the room, working on the same code. While possibly not the best technique for many situations, it really shines in certain narrow use cases. When it does work, it can often produ

File Transfer Protocols

May 4th, 2023 34m 7s

File transfer protocols can begin to look like alphabet soup when you first start learning about them, or even after you've been a developer for a while.Read more ›The post File Transfer Protocols appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast. H

DDOS Attacks

Apr 27th, 2023 36m 56s

You've probably heard of DDOS (or Distributed Denial of Service attacks). They are a common scourge of the modern web and are something you will occasionally see if you work on a popular product.Read more ›The post DDOS Attacks appeared first o

Basics of Git

Apr 20th, 2023 50m 51s

Git is a version control system that allows developers to collaborate on projects, keep track of changes, and easily revert to previous versions if necessary. It's an essential tool for any software developer, but if you're new to Git, it can s

Explaining Agile To Non Technical CoWorkers

Apr 13th, 2023 43m 23s

While most developers generally have at least a rough idea of what agile means, or at least what it means to them, many non-technical people are a bit puzzled by the term. It's clear that it means a lot of different things to different people a

404 Personality Not Found

Apr 6th, 2023 52m 49s

It can be easy to say some people, especially developers, don't have personalities. This is far from the truth, even the most robotic of people have some form of personality though it may be difficult to understand. Read more ›The post 404 Pers

ChatGPT for Developers

Apr 1st, 2023 55m 52s

OpenAI's transformer-based language model, can improve software development with its natural language processing capabilities and code generation.Read more ›The post ChatGPT for Developers appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast. Hosted on

Breaking Down Goals

Mar 30th, 2023 53m 2s

Setting goals for yourself is a big task, even bigger is actually accomplishing those goals. When a goal is large it can seem overwhelming and unachievable.Read more ›The post Breaking Down Goals appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast. Ho

Cross Platform Pitfalls

Mar 23rd, 2023 45m 20s

Cross-platform applications are really helpful for many businesses, as they increase the size of the available customer base and make it easier to write code that runs on anything. However, like anything else, there are always tradeoffs.Read mo

7 Habits of Highly Effective Developers

Mar 16th, 2023 50m 26s

Habits are ways that we simplify our behaviors so that we can do them over and over without much conscious thought. When healthy, habits can help us to grow and improve ourselves.Read more ›The post 7 Habits of Highly Effective Developers appea

Software Architecture Mistakes

Mar 9th, 2023 45m 56s

While a good software architect can be tremendously helpful to a team that is in a position to need one, software architects are also frequently in a position to do real damage to a team. In fact, software architecture mistakes are some of the

Social Engineering

Mar 2nd, 2023 46m 19s

In this episode we look at the different types of social engineering attacks and the best practices for protecting yourself and your organization.Read more ›The post Social Engineering appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast. Hosted on Aca

Unix Philosophy

Feb 23rd, 2023 42m 30s

You might think that unix systems are the digital equivalent of dinosaurs, and that they have little to no relevance today. However, that's not true and the philosophical underpinnings of unix have had a huge impact up until the present day and

Improving Your Morning Routine

Feb 16th, 2023 53m 52s

How you start your morning sets the tone for the whole day. A good morning routine will improve your health and productivity.Read more ›The post Improving Your Morning Routine appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See a

Apology

Feb 13th, 2023 59s

We had an issue with out CDN, we apologize for the issues with access to the episode HTTPS and SSL. We fixed it on the website but the podcatchers did not update because the RSS didn't push a new episode. This apology should fix that so that yo

HTTPS and SSL

Feb 9th, 2023 44m 38s

As security concerns have become more and more important on the web, there has been a growing movement to make sure that communication between the client and the server is ALWAYS encrypted. There are many reasons for this. For one, … HTTPS and