Episodes
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On this episode of Code Talk, Matt and Steven are joined by Craig Davis as they discuss topics ranging from broken computers and how to set up a new (or old) machine, how they backup their digital lives, and the guys get a little paranoid about who's listening.
** Episode originally recorded on February 21, 2018*
LinksSetting up new machines (dotfiles)Cloud photo backup and prints (SmugMug)Raspberry Pi network ad blocker (Pi-hole) -
Episode was originally recorded on 14/02/2018, but Steven is a slacker, so...
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On this episode of Code Talk, Matt and Steven host a first ever live virtual round table with guests Matt Trask and Nathan Morgan.
This week, they're discussing the pros and cons of working remotely.
LinksVideo recording of this episode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A14nyWzku5cPomodoro - https://www.chriswinfield.com/40-pomodoro-workweek/ -
On this episode of Code Talk, Matt and Steven chat about what it means to be a new developer in todays world compared to when they started (10+ years ago).
With ever evolving technologies and the resources available to developers today, new devs in some ways have it easier and in others, more complicated than when Matt and Steven began 10+ years ago. So what does it take to be a new developer now-a-days? What advice do the guys have for anyone just getting started?
LinksSC Codes https://sccodes.org/Jeffrey Way: "Things Laravel Made Me Believe" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDotS5BDqRMLaravel Forge https://forge.laravel.com/Laravel Envoyer https://envoyer.io/Laravel Spark https://spark.laravel.com/ -
On this episode of Code Talk, Matt and Steven reflect on 2017, the start (and stop, and change of format, and yada yada yada) of the podcast, their careers, their lives, and what some of their goals for 2018 are.
Linkshttps://simplecast.comhttps://blog.madewithlove.be/post/concurrent-http-requests/https://medium.com/ibm-watson-data-lab/10-things-i-hate-about-your-api-amanda-folson-2189f0d9dc3fhttp://www.c25k.com/ -
On this episode of Code Talk, Matt and Steven discuss a very important topic: Net Neutrality - what it is, what repealing it could mean, and why it's important to protect it.
Write to and call your representative - https://www.battleforthenet.com/
Show NotesFCC Chair Ajit Pai Jokes In Video About Being A "Verizon Puppet"Title II hasn't hurt network investment, according to the ISPs themselvesFCC plan would give Internet providers power to choose the sites customers see and useMore than 100 million Americans can only get internet service from companies that have violated net neutralityIn Portugal, with no net neutrality, internet providers are starting to split the net into packages. pic.twitter.com/TlLYGezmv6
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On this episode of Code Talk, Matt and Steven are joined by their pal Craig Davis as they discuss their Thanksgiving holiday and what they're thankful for.
The conversation continues as the guys chat about how they unwind and separate from the code. A small debate of "pushing through" vs "being inspired" ensues.
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On this episode of Code Talk, Matt and Steven host another UpstatePHP Round Table with guests Kevin Dees, Doug Cone, and Mike Schock.
This week, they're discussing imposter syndrome.
Show NotesImposter SyndromeRubber Duckingim·pos·tor
nouna person who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive others, especially for fraudulent gain.
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On this episode of Code Talk, Matt and Steven discuss intermediate values, naming things (methods and variables), and they reminisce about the "good ole days" when you could use underscores in PHP method and variable names (*shakes fist at the FIG*).
Show NotesIntermediate valuesCode golfGreenville County Library -
On this episode of Code Talk, Matt and Steven discuss what makes someone a "senior" developer. Is it technical knowledge? Experience? Company size?
Show NotesChris Brookins - VP of Engineering at Help Scout -
On this episode of Code Talk, Matt and Steven host another UpstatePHP Round Table with guests Jim Ciallella and Doug Cone.
This week, they're discussing debugging tips & tricks. They also take a walk down memory lane with how they used to they used to debug "back in the day" (see Fig 1).
Show NotesxDebugZend DebuggerFirebug PHPLaravel DebugbarLogentriesDatadogBugsnagSentrySumoLogicNew RelicBlackfireStatsDAn Introduction to Tracking Statistics with Graphite, StatsD, and CollectD
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On this episode, Craig Davis from Help Scout joins Matt and Steven as they discuss "Source Control as Conversation".
What does your commit history look like? Does it tell a story? Do you look back and wonder "what the hell did this commit do?" Join the guys as they discuss best practices in the style, tone, and tense.
Show Notesdiff so fancyexample .gitconfiginteractive rebasingstar logsCraig's siteCraig's git up: Improved fetching https://github.com/aanand/git-up
up = "!git fetch && git rebase --autostash FETCH_HEAD"
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In this episode, Matt and Steven talk/argue about native vs web-tech applications: the benefits, the drawbacks, and why they're becoming the norm.
Show NotesRunway CafeTrello Desktop AppElectronElectron Auto UpdatingAppceleratorPhoneGapNode WebkitHigh Security ElectronJS ApplicationGo CUI -
In this episode, Matt and Steven discuss design patterns - which ones they use, love, and don't know anything about. From the typical, to the over used, to the under appreciated, we've got (some) of them here!
Show Notesdomnikl/DesignPatternsPHPCommand Bus PatternRepository PatternPipeline PatternChain of Responsibility PatternDavid Stanley - @davidstanley01Related
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In this episode, Matt and Steven discuss their experience with building and consuming third party APIs. Links? Relationships? Filters? Yup, we chat about that. Third party APIs that piss us off? Absolutely! We definitely discuss those too.
Show notesFractalREST FestHubSpot's Secret Shadow ProxyThe regrets made in the HubSpot API, from a previous dev -
Matt and Steven record "live" from UpstatePHP's August meeting in the first ever "UpstatePHP Round Table". They are joined by guests and members of UpstatePHP to discuss unit testing.
At the round table:
Steven WadeMatt CuyarJacob AdelbergAmy BiancoAndrew RymerShow NotesUpstatePHPPhpUnitLaravel MiddlewarePHP Anonymous ClassPhpUnit @dataProviderKarma JSMochaJSPhpUnit Code CoveragePhpStormViewing code coverage in PhpStormTest Driven Development (TDD)Matt Trask -
In this episode we discuss the controversy in the PHP community surrounding the video from Jeffrey Way concerning "visual debt".
Other topics include:
DocBlocks - Do you use them? Are they still needed in PHP 7.x?PHP strict types -
The hosts of Code Talk with Matt & Steven:
Matt Cuyar - @mcuyar
Steven Wade - @stevenwadejrShow notes:
Refactoring a Monolith into Microservices
Google Is 2 Billion Lines of Code—And It’s All in One Place
OpenSC Hackathon
OpenUpstate
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The hosts of Code Talk with Matt & Steven:
Matt Cuyar - @mcuyar
Steven Wade - @stevenwadejrShow notes:
@brip0e - Our first episode's Producer
@brightball (Barry Jones) - PostgreSQL enthusiast
@UpstatePHP - PHP/Web user group in Greenville, South Carolina
