Are Second Systems Inevitable
Mike and Erik talk about second systems and weigh whether we can ever even avoid the things in the first place. Acronyms loom large in this conversation, both IRS and AWS come up. Here are some lin...
4 Loka 202349min
Ideas We Found in the Bog
Mike and Erik talk about super powers and then discuss technologies that were around in previous decades which seemed like they were going to be a big deal and then faded away. Mike also talks about H...
20 Syys 202342min
Why Does Some Tech Get Popular?
Mike and Erik talk betamax and ask the question: why do some technologies get popular? Your podcast hosts are on the case! Mike tells the story of going to the "Professional Developer Conference" and ...
13 Syys 202348min
Quotes tennis
This week Mike and Erik play a game called "quotes tennis" where they try to trip each other up with quotes from the field that the other struggles to disagree with. It's a battle of wits: do you know...
6 Syys 202357min
Vibes Driven Development
Mike and Erik discuss Hillel Wayne's 3-part blog piece titled “Are We Really Engineers?” Erik tries to convince Mike that we can throw caution to the wind and design software based on vibes alone. Sen...
28 Elo 202354min
How Not to Hire Software Engineers
Mike and Erik talk about the worst interview questions you can ask software engineers and then ponder the interview process: why's it so terrible interviewing for software positions? They'll try to fi...
21 Elo 202357min
Can Software Be Built On An Assembly Line?
Inspired by an New York Times article on turning the production of Hollywood writing content into an assembly line, and also by Simon Winchester’s book The Perfectionists, Mike and Erik discuss if the...
14 Elo 20231h
The Open Source Software Renaissance Is Going to End Someday
The revolution in open source software over the last 30 years is akin to the Italian Renaissance: ideas spread like wildfire and this creates a virtuous incubation space for more ideas and innovation....
1 Elo 202351min
