Communicating on a roller coaster of uptime and downtime
Randy and Don found themselves stranded, mid-ride on the Expedition Everest roller coaster at Disney World's Animal Kingdom. Following their rescue, and during an in-person recording from Orlando, the...
7 Mar 201858min
Are code challenges a lazy or legitimate method for hiring developers?
Are code challenges or quizzes a legitimate practice for hiring developers? We debate whether the method of filtering candidates via whiteboarding or code games is plain lazy or a necessary part of th...
25 Feb 201854min
Skills for a career in tech leadership
If a junior developer is looking at the fork in a technology career path of software engineering or management, what kinds of skills do they need for the leadership side?
18 Feb 201844min
Developer focus is an excuse not to talk, right?
Is the call for "developer focus" a selfish complaint from precious snowflake employees? What right do developers have to ruin the design trend of great-looking open offices where collaboration magica...
10 Feb 201846min
Your hosting strategy - Choosing from self, managed, cloud, or serverless
How do you choose the best hosting options for your product or firm? This week, we discuss the thinking in a choice between self-hosting, managed hosting, cloud options, and the new buzz word: "server...
3 Feb 201840min
Work-life balance
We discuss the importance of a work-life or non-tech balance for someone building a career in technology. Do folks need to set aside a specific amount of time, or any at all, not working on things rel...
27 Jan 201839min
Does a tech manager need to code to be effective?
Randy is a CTO that codes almost daily. Don has found it difficult to string together multiple days where he's able to code for his current roles. Today, we tackle the topic of whether a CTO or techni...
18 Jan 201837min
Antifragile and TDD - What's the value?
Don brings up the subject of chaos, based on a book he's been reading, Antifragile, by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. We discuss the merits of test driven development, unpredictability, and how technical mana...
12 Jan 201833min
