In this episode of This Week In Za Jeff and Chad are joined by guest Doug for a lively discussion about software development and pizza. They kick things off by asking Doug about his biggest mistake in software, to which he humorously recalls a time when using the wrong data type in a database led to miscalculations. The hosts then dive into a review of Yaya's local pizza, with a range of opinions from Jeff’s high praise of the toppings to Chad’s dislike for black olives and mushrooms, ultimately rating it a solid 8 out of 10. They reminisce about the challenges they faced early in their careers, from navigating early database systems to building complex distributed software. Doug also shares his insights into the evolution of software, highlighting the shift from desktop to networked systems and the improvements in memory management. The conversation touches on the rise of modern development tools, with a nostalgic look at how far software has come, from the introduction of .NET to the challenges of creating reliable, complex applications like computer vision projects.
