Testing with Node and JavaScript (Finally!)
CTO Think Podcast14 Touko 2019

Testing with Node and JavaScript (Finally!)

After years of testing with Ruby on Rails and rspec, Randy never had quite the flow with testing on the JavaScript and Node side of things... until now. We discuss the value of testing with Node, Express, and in the context of Firebase Functions and why Randy is happier with TDD, or at least, Test Something, Sometime, Somehow development.

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This Old App 10: Appraising Alexa (and other voice interfaces)

This Old App 10: Appraising Alexa (and other voice interfaces)

We talk about Alexa development, the strong developer ecosystem Amazon is investing for it, some of the privacy problems it's facing, and a few quips about Apple, Google, Microsoft, and even Samsung.

8 Kesä 201854min

Project Chasms - Part 3, Prototype Feedback and The Bug

Project Chasms - Part 3, Prototype Feedback and The Bug

We discuss our prototype of Chasms as it's used in the wild, successfully supporting a real business.

5 Kesä 201840min

Learning as a Cultural Component with Griffin Caprio

Learning as a Cultural Component with Griffin Caprio

We speak with Griffin Caprio of Dante32 about his experiences building trust and psychological safety, accepting failure in a positive way, and creating a learning-based culture on teams from the top-...

5 Kesä 20181h

GDPR Pain and Projects Outside Your Expertise

GDPR Pain and Projects Outside Your Expertise

We lament about the recent GDPR hullabaloo, our initial reactions to the new regulations, and how we approach projects that we don't have any business handling in the first place, but still fall onto ...

29 Touko 201853min

Appraising Alexa (and other voice interfaces)

Appraising Alexa (and other voice interfaces)

We talk about Alexa development, the strong developer ecosystem Amazon is investing for it, some of the privacy problems it's facing, and a few quips about Apple, Google, Microsoft, and even Samsung.

29 Touko 201854min

Finding Firebase

Finding Firebase

We talk about Firebase as a new backend tool for a few projects we're working on and cover many of its features, what is weird about it, and why this seems to be a product in which Google is making a ...

22 Touko 201847min

Compassionate Coding with April Wensel

Compassionate Coding with April Wensel

April Wensel started a company named Compassionate Coding, which aims to "humanize the tech industry." We discuss why she started the firm and how she goes about making the tech industry a better plac...

22 Touko 201836min

Meetings, Schmeetings

Meetings, Schmeetings

We talk about meetings, the negative vibe the tech industry has taken against them, how to best run meetings, or finding ways to communicate without wasting so much time.

15 Touko 201854min