#23 The Modern Java Platform - 2021 Edition
James shares about a blog he posted this week titled: "The Modern Java Platform - 2021 Edition" Discuss this episode: https://discord.gg/nPa76qF
19 Mars 20211h
#22 Be the Kindness You Want to See in the Programming World
Special guest Oli joins us to chat about Recursion Schemes, tech conferences, podcasts, and kindness. Discuss this episode: https://discord.gg/nPa76qF
8 Mars 20211h 3min
#21 Statically-Dynamic Programming or Dynamically-Static Programming? And Death by 1000 Language Quirks
James is a Dynamic Programming Language Denier but realizes only a part of his code is actually statically typed. And programming languages so full of quirks that you have to hold the quick reference ...
26 Feb 202151min
#20 Cultures (not the petri dish variety) & Developer Marketing (also not the petri dish variety)
Culture - the hidden force that sometimes reveals itself through code reviews. What is it & how does it form / change? Also, Developer Marketing and how most companies do it wrong. Discuss this episod...
12 Feb 20211h 3min
#19 Technology Evolution & Adoption - Why So Slow?
Change happens, but slowwwwly. How can we accelerate the adoption of new & better programming language features? Should we? Discuss this episode: https://discord.gg/nPa76qF
5 Feb 202155min
#18 "But Will it Scale?" and Other Illusions of Control
Software architectures, organizational management, hiring practices, and many other normal part of life give us an illusion of control. But is there another way? Discuss this episode: https://discord...
18 Jan 20211h 10min
#17 The Problem with Gradle; Java 11; SemVer Isn't
Bruce and James have struggled with Gradle for years and Bruce this week blogged about some of his gripes: The Problem with Gradle. This prompted a lengthy response from Cédric Champeau. James has mos...
7 Jan 20211h 8min
#16 Kotlin for Scala Devs. Reflection is the Devil. Meta-Programming.
James, as a Scala "True Believer," talks about his experiences with Kotlin and how they compare to Scala. Then he switches gears to rant about runtime reflection which leads to a deeper conversation a...
19 Dec 20201h 7min
