Alexander Sulim And Pablo Vicente

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Code && BeyondHow we relax after work and recharge our batteriesHello again! It's been a while since we released an episode. But, after a summer break, we are back on track with new ideas. Speaking of breaks, in this episode of Code && Beyond we talk about what we like to do after work to relax and recharge our batteries. What works for us and why. Listen to Pablo talk about mantrailing (training dogs to search for people) and why he likes tending to the trees in his garden more than growing tomatoes. Alex, on the other hand, shares why he loves writing software for fun...2022-09-0426 min

Code && BeyondManaging a technical product: The role of a product manager in a development teamIn this episode of Code && Beyond, Pablo and Alex are joined by a very special guest: Robyn Farah, a product manager who has been working with technical teams for over 5 years. We have invited her to talk about her role and how product managers can help guide teams in the right direction. Listen as we discuss topics like: using data to prioritize tasks and features, finding a common language between software engineers and managers, abbreviations and The Cooking Chicken Method. Have any feedback? Send us an email at codeandbeyond@protonmail.com. Check other...2022-07-0531 min

Code && BeyondGoing cloudless: Our thoughts on cloud-based softwareCloud-based software has been a part of our lives for quite some time. So much so, that even some products that currently exist might not have been possible without it. Besides obvious things like apps on our laptops, smartphones and PCs, there are cloud-connected TVs, refrigerators, keyboards and many other gadgets. While cloud-based software definitely provides many great benefits to consumers and developers, it comes at a cost that goes beyond its price tag. For consumers, there are questions about privacy and personal information, freedom of choice, necessity to be always connected. For developers, it might mean...2022-06-0718 min

Code && BeyondHow to solve problems: advice based on our personal experienceThis time around, in Code && Beyond, we share our best problem-solving tips and tricks. Listen to what works for us when hitting a roadblock while developing software: Timeboxing Using the scientific method Experimentation and prototyping Diagrams and sketching on paper Trying to explain the problem in simple words Thinking about and describing the problem, rather than the solution ...and more Check other episodes of the podcast at codeandbeyond.rocks and don't forget to rate us on Spotify ;) Have any feedback? Send us an email at codeandbeyond@protonmail.com. --- Music by Twisterium...2022-05-0825 min

Code && BeyondHow to onboard new software engineers?At Code && Beyond, we are not HR experts, far from that, but we have both been onboarded in different companies, as well as helped integrate new developers into the teams we have worked for. In this episode of Code && Beyond, Pablo and Alex share their experiences with: onboarding buddy systems, discovering and acquiring knowledge in your new team, configuring your new development environment, conventions, consistency, and best practices. --- Music by Twisterium from Pixabay.2022-04-0729 min

Code && BeyondWorking as a freelancer, consultant, full-time employeeAs software engineers, we aren't limited to just one type of employment. Some prefer to have more flexibility and jump from one project to another focusing on short-term tasks, others value stability and like staying with the company for a long time. We could work as freelancers, consultants, and, of course, full-time employees. What's interesting, though, is that all these different types of employment have a couple myths around them. In this episode of Code && Beyond, Pablo and Alex discuss some of the myths and are trying to prove or bust them using their personal...2022-03-1627 min

Code && BeyondCode && ChessA very special guest joins Alex and Pablo in this episode of Code && Beyond. José Doval (Pepe) could be best described as a chess player and teacher who writes code for a living, two passions that have a lot more in common than one would think. Where do coding and chess intersect? From machines that play chess to how chess skills can be applied in software engineering, this is an eye-opening discussion that you won't want to miss. Show notes: Pepe Doval on Twitter, https://twitter.com/pepellou Pepe Doval on Twitch, https://www.tw...2022-02-1142 min

Code && BeyondBuilding an effective development environmentAs software engineers, we rely on a lot of tools: editors, IDEs, linters, version control, terminal emulators, virtual machines... Tools we buy, download for free, or build ourselves. They define – or at least affect – the quality of what we produce. They boost our delivery speed and automate boring tasks but sometimes, we must admit, they also drive us crazy. What is clear is that, by using tools every single day, we have come to depend on them. In this episode of Code && Beyond, we talk about our favourite tools and try to define how we would...2022-01-1837 min

Code && BeyondFrom Rocks to Code: How a Geologist Became a Software DeveloperOn this episode of Code && Beyond, Alex and Pablo welcome a new special guest (and the latter's namesake): Pablo Hernández. A former geologist, Pablo became a software developer a few years ago. Listen as he talks about how he changed careers successfully and answers questions like: What does it take to change your career path and get into coding? Where and how to start a new career as a software developer? How to land your first job in a tech team? Have any feedback? Send us an email at codeandbeyond@protonmail.com or leave a...2021-12-1644 min

Code && BeyondQuality in software developmentIn this episode of Code && Beyond, Pablo and Alex discuss the topic of quality in software development. How much is "good enough"? How can you maintain the quality of tests in your projects? What tools can be used to automate quality assurance? Have any feedback? Send us an email at codeandbeyond@protonmail.com or leave a voice message on Anchor. --- Music by Twisterium from Pixabay.2021-11-3020 min

Code && BeyondTeamworkIn this episode of Code && Beyond, Pablo and Alex touch on the topic of teamwork. What is the optimal size of a team? What kind of challenges are facing many teams? What structure should have an effective team? These and other questions are discussed in this episode. Notes: Async is a composable asynchronous I/O framework for Ruby based on nio4r and timers. Have any feedback? Send us an email at codeandbeyond@protonmail.com or leave a voice message on Anchor. --- Music by Twisterium from Pixabay. 2021-11-2222 min

Code && BeyondSEO (Search Engine Optimization) and software developmentTo celebrate our 20th episode, Code && Beyond welcomed its first-ever guest: Ana Hernández. She helped us explore the topic of search engine optimization or SEO, what software developers should be aware of, how SEO specialists work together with devs and more. Notes: - Screaming Frog is a website crawler that helps you improve onsite SEO by extracting data & auditing for common SEO issues. - Schema.org is a collaborative, community activity with a mission to create, maintain, and promote schemas for structured data on the Internet, on web pages, in email messages, and b...2021-11-1348 min

Code && BeyondWork under pressureJust like Freddie and David say, no man asks for pressure. There is no denying that working under pressure with an upcoming deadline in sight is stressful. However, can it also be useful? Perhaps the stress can help push you forward towards the finish line of a project? The truth is that there is no one answer, it all depends on the situation. In this episode of Code && Beyond, Pablo and Alex explore different types of pressure while working in software development projects, including the accountability that comes from building in public and the relief of getting rewar...2021-10-2617 min

Code && BeyondProductivity tools: FocusIn this episode of Code && Beyond, Pablo and Alex share their best tips and tricks to stay focused on the task at hand. Listen as they recount their experiences and discuss focus tools like the Pomodoro Technique, meditation, and even crazy time-tracking in great detail. Notes: - "Working from orbit" - Session helps you focus and be more mindful by blocking distractions and tracking your progress. - The Pomodoro® Technique - Headspace Any feedback? Send us an email at codeandbeyond@protonmail.com or leave a voice message on Anchor. 2021-10-1829 min

Code && BeyondTest-driven developmentWriting tests is like flossing your teeth: everyone agrees it's great for your health, but not everyone does it right (or even at all). Nobody denies that it can sometimes be tricky. It requires time, a good understanding of the context, and access to the right tools. In this episode of Code && Beyond, Pablo and Alex delve deep into the topic of testing in software development, discussing not only why and how, but also common mistakes, and solutions. Let's see how it goes 😃 Notes: - Armada is a science fiction novel by Ernest Cline. - Dune i...2021-10-1128 min

Code && BeyondProductivity tools: PlanningIn this episode of Code && Beyond, Pablo and Alex talk about their experiences with long and short-term planning as software developers. Also quite unexpectedly featuring some larger topics such as freedom and how life goals can become distorted once you start chasing someone else's dreams. Notes: - NeoVim - telescope.nvim is a highly extendable fuzzy finder over lists. Built on the latest awesome features from neovim core. Telescope is centered around modularity, allowing for easy customization. Have any feedback? Send us an email at codeandbeyond@protonmail.com or leave a voice mess...2021-09-3018 min

Code && BeyondMonolith vs. microserviceOn Code && Beyond, we recently touched on the hot topic of relational and NoSQL databases. To continue with the trendy themes, this time Alex and Pablo discuss monolith and microservice architectures. What are the cons and pros of these approaches? Does it make sense to start with microservices in a greenfield project? Notes: - Syncthing is a continuous file synchronization program. - NeoVim 0.5+ (Lua stuff). - Practical Microservices. Have any feedback? Send us an email at codeandbeyond@protonmail.com or leave a voice message on Anchor. --- Music by Asepirawan20 from Pixabay.2021-09-2024 min

Code && BeyondProductivity tools: Tasks managementIn the 14th episode of Code && Beyond, Pablo and Alex talk about task management. Listen to them discuss their experiences with GTD (Gettings Things Done) with Things and Todoist, Kanban with Trello, pen and paper with Bullet Journal, and Passion Planner. Notes: - Passion Planner - Good notes - Bullet Journal - Notion - Trello - Todoist - Dynalist - Things - Nirvana Have any feedback? Send us an email at codeandbeyond@protonmail.com or leave a voice message on Anchor. --- ...2021-09-1331 min

Code && BeyondOur storiesIn this special episode, Pablo and Alex talk about themselves. Learn about their life, their career, their hobbies, and much more. Find out things like: How we decided to become software developers How Pablo got a job in London speaking very little English How a book changed Alex's whole life All of this and more in the 13th episode of Code && Beyond. Have any feedback? Send us an email at codeandbeyond@protonmail.com or leave a voice message on Anchor. --- Music by John Yasut from Pixabay.2021-09-0634 min

Code && BeyondRelational databases vs NoSQLIn the twelfth episode of Code && Beyond, software developers Pablo and Alex touch on the topic of databases. What's the difference between relational and NoSQL databases? What would be a use case for a graph database? Which database type might be better to choose for a greenfield project? Notes: - Amazon DynamoDB - fast and flexible NoSQL database service for any scale. - AWS re:Invent 2018: Amazon DynamoDB Deep Dive: Advanced Design Patterns for DynamoDB (DAT401) - SQLite is a C-language library that implements a small, fast, self-contained, high-reliability, full-featured, SQL database engine. ...2021-08-3028 min

Code && BeyondProductivity tools: Note-takingThe first step on the journey to being more productive is to clear your head using a technique called "brain dump". The idea is simple: write down your ideas, tasks, and anything else that is taking up space in your brain, either as digital or physical notes. In today's episode of Code && Beyond, Pablo and Alex share how they organize their notes and which note-taking tools they use. From Evernote and Microsoft OneNote to plain-text files in Markdown format, Obsidian, and more. Notes: - Obsidian is a powerful knowledge base on top of a local folder of plain text Markdown...2021-08-2231 min

Code && BeyondCareer progressionWhat changes when you get a new job title? Does it make sense to climb the career ladder nowadays? Pablo and Alex try to answer these questions on episode tenth of Code && Beyond as they discuss the topic of career progression and talk about professional and personal growth in the field of software development. Have any feedback? Send us an email at codeandbeyond@protonmail.com or leave a voice message on Anchor. --- Music by Asepirawan20 from Pixabay.2021-08-1622 min

Code && BeyondLeaving the comfort zoneIn the episode, Pablo and Alex discuss the importance of going out of the comfort zone. Why is it hard to do? How to overcome the fear of leaving the zone of comfort and even extend its borders? All of that and many more with the usual stories from personal experience. Notes: Ready Player One is a 2011 science fiction novel, and the debut novel of American author Ernest Cline. The story, set in a dystopia in 2045, follows protagonist Wade Watts on his search for an Easter egg in a worldwide virtual reality game. 2021-08-0823 min

Code && BeyondRemote workIn this week's episode, we talk about the pros and cons of remote work. Featuring personal stories (including our experience with Google Wave) tools, tips on how to set up a home office, be more productive and communicate more efficiently, and more. Plus, we touch on the tricky question of remote salaries. Notes: - Tuple: the best remote pair programming app on macOS - tmate: instant terminal sharing - Google Wave: software framework for real-time collaborative editing online Got any feedback? Send us an email at codeandbeyond@protonmail.com or...2021-08-0225 min

Code && BeyondExperimentsThis episode is all about the topic of experimentation and exploration. Who doesn't like to try a new database technology, play with a new framework, or write "Hello, world" in a new programming language? It's always exciting to play with new shiny things. But how to keep everything under control and get better results in the end? Alex and Pablo talk about their personal experience and share some tips and tricks on how to get even more from experiments and hack projects. Have any feedback? Send us an email at codeandbeyond@protonmail.com or leave...2021-07-2522 min

Code && BeyondTechnical interviewsIn this episode, Pablo and Alex touch on the topic of technical interviews. They share personal experiences and opinions on different aspects of conducting an interview and being interviewed. Code challenges! When and why they might be helpful. What's the true purpose of a code challenge? Have any feedback? Send us an email at codeandbeyond@protonmail.com or leave a voice message on Anchor. --- Music by Asepirawan20 from Pixabay. 2021-07-1927 min

Code && BeyondFailures, successes, and learned lessonsIn this episode, Alex and Pablo talk about epic failures, life-changing successes, and lessons derived from them. Four very different real-life stories. Notes: - PlantUML is an open-source tool allowing users to create diagrams from a plain text language. - Insomnia - the collaborative API client. Have any feedback? Send us an email at codeandbeyond@protonmail.com or leave a voice message on Anchor. --- Music by Asepirawan20 from Pixabay. 2021-07-1221 min

Code && BeyondThe API Design-First philosophyThis time Pablo and Alex touch on the topic of the HTTP API design. They share a couple of stories from personal experience and explain what The API Design-First approach is and when it might make sense to follow it. Notes: - Stoplight: develop quality APIs with collaborative API-first design. - marginalia Ruby gem: attach comments to your ActiveRecord queries. - OpenAPI defines a standard, language-agnostic interface to RESTful APIs which allows both humans and computers to discover and understand the capabilities of the service without access to source code, documentation, or through...2021-07-0423 min

Code && BeyondProductivity methods and hacksProductivity is one of the evergreen topics. But what does it even mean to be productive? How to tame procrastination? Does that make sense to worry about that at all? In this episode, Pablo and Alex explore these and other questions, share their personal stories of becoming more productive at work and in their personal life. Notes: - Obsidian is a powerful knowledge base that works on top ofa local folder of plain text Markdown files. - gron transforms JSON into discrete assignments to make it easier to grep for what you...2021-06-2731 min

Code && BeyondVim for life?Vim is a text editor. It's the same for everyone, and yet everyone has a different story with it. In this episode Pablo and Alex share their vim-stories, explain why and what they like about the editor, what they wish to see as improvements, and more. Notes: - Hanami is a modern web framework for Ruby. - dry-rb is a collection of next-generation Ruby libraries. - Tim Pope on GitHub. - NeoVim - hyperextensible Vim-based text editor. - Devbook is a search engine for developers that helps them to...2021-06-2044 min

Code && BeyondHeroes and mentorsIn the very first episode, Pablo and Alex talk about inspirational people and those who guide professional development. It's is about heroes, mentors, life influencers, and role models. Notes: - Sandi Metz is an American software engineer and author. She is the author of Practical Object-Oriented Design in Ruby. - Robert Cecil Martin, colloquially called "Uncle Bob", is an American software engineer, instructor, and best-selling author. - Adam Savage is an American special effects designer and fabricator, actor, educator, and television personality and producer, known as the former co-host of the Discovery Channel...2021-06-1340 min