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The Sarah Fraser ShowTom Brady’s Netflix Roast: Our Review, And Did The Aaron Hernandez And Kim K Jokes Go Too Far? Plus, Are Kids Being Evaluated Too Much? Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 | Sarah FraserWelcome back to another episode of The Sarah Fraser Show! In today's episode, we dive deep into the world of comedy roasts, inspired by the epic Tom Brady roast on Netflix. Join Schman and me as we discuss standout performances by comedians Nikki Glaser and Tony Hinchcliffe, and debate whether Kevin Hart should return as an Oscars host. Plus, of course the internet is unhappy with parts of the roast including were the jokes too much about Aaron Hernandez and Kim K?We also tackle a more serious topic that many parents are grappling with today: Are...2024-05-0735 min
Opinionated LushesBooks and Booze w/ K.D. FraserWelcome to Books and Booze, a series where The Lushes get to talk to some indie authors about their work and hear a chapter of their stories! This episode features K.D. Fraser and their book Bound By Chance, with topics including infertility, plague demons, lost documents and pearl-clutching aunts.Find more from K.D. Fraser here:https://www.tiktok.com/@authorkdfraser?_t=8jfHF57iyAY&_r=1https://www.facebook.com/groups/847564423744440/?ref=sharehttps://www.instagram.com/authorkdfraser?igsh=MW95eTN1NHdiYW5rNw==Https://www.patreon.com/authorkdfraser2024-03-1458 min
Three Devs and a Maybe164: Delving into Elixir with Keyvan AkbaryIn this weeks episode we are lucky to have Keyvan Akbary back on the show.
We start off by discussing the job role he has taken since moving back to Madrid, and the importance of building autonomous teams.
From here, we talk about the technology stack they are using at Cabify, highlighting some of the interesting features found in Elixir and Go.
Finally, we touch upon Cabify’s infrastructure and deployment strategy, showcasing how awesome GitLab is along the way.2019-05-091h 07Three Devs and a Maybe163: Building SaaS Products with Simon BennettIn this weeks episode we chat to Simon Bennett about his experience bootstrapping SaaS products.
We start off with how he got into software development and highlight some of his previous/current business ventures.
This leads us to highlight treating each failure as an experiment, and the danger (as a developer) of using a new product idea as a platform to learn new technology.
From here, we discuss the success he has had from SnapShooter, his new product Automaily, and the unique challenges building products targeted at developers.
Finally, we touch upon how he comes up with new ideas, the...2019-04-1848 minThree Devs and a Maybe162: PHP + JIT = GR8 with Joe WatkinsIn this weeks episode we have good friend of the show Joe Watkins back on to discuss the recent developments in PHP.
We start off by highlighting how code is currently compiled and executed using the Zend VM, and distill how the recently approved JIT (for PHP 8) will change this.
From here we mention the reasoning for going down this path now, the difference between I/O vs CPU bound code, and the use-cases where the JIT will improve performance.
This leads us to the PHP compiler project Anthony Ferrara is working on (with the goal of Ahead-of-Time PHP compilation...2019-04-1151 minThree Devs and a Maybe161: Exploring Bitcoin with Mattias GeniarIn this weeks episode we are lucky to have Mattias Geniar back on the show to discuss his experiences delving into Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies.
We start off by chatting about his introduction to Bitcoin, the ‘bear market’ of 2018 and how valuable the ‘Mastering Bitcoin’ book is to understanding its’ internals.
From here we move on to the concept of ‘Code is Law’ and the implications of such an approach, the pros n’ cons of being a developer in this space, and how he stores his private keys (not your keys, not your coins!).
This leads us to highlight second-layer scaling solutions such a...2019-04-011h 14Three Devs and a Maybe160: Serverless PHP using Bref with Matthieu Napoli and Neal BrooksIn this weeks episode we are lucky to have both Matthieu Napoli and Neal Brooks on the show to discuss all things Serverless PHP.
We start off by discussing what drew Matthieu to Serverless, the creation of the Bref project and the technical challenges encountered with getting PHP to work within the Lambda environment.
From here, we touch upon the reasons behind moving from the Serverless Framework to SAM (for the 0.3 release) and how Bref uses the new Lambda Layers and Runtime API.
This leads us on to highlight how a typical PHP project would use Bref, the decision to...2019-02-2351 minThree Devs and a Maybe159: PHP Test Tooling and RFC Roundup with Joe WatkinsIn this weeks episode we are joined by Joe Watkins for a long overdue catchup.
We start off the show by discussing what Sandboxing is and the new Sandbox extension he has developed.
From here, we touch upon test-doubles/mocking frameworks, the reasoning behind building uopz in the past, and now componere/mimus to aid in testing.
This leads us on to highlight what test coverage is, the history of coverage tooling within PHP, and the new exciting pcov extension he has released.
Finally, we do a big ol’ RFC roundup, discussing RFCs that have been accepted for PHP 7.4 (FFI, Ty...2019-01-0856 minThree Devs and a Maybe158: Hexagonal Architecture (Ports and Adapters) with Matthias NobackIn this weeks episode we are lucky to have Matthias Noback on the show to discuss software architecture design.
We start off the show by highlighting why we should invest time in the architecture of our software, and what is meant by ‘layers’ of an application.
This leads us to discuss what Hexagonal Architecture (Ports and Adapters) actually is, Infrastructure vs. Core (Domain, Application) and the Dependency Inversion Principle.
From here we mention the different responsibilities Ports and Adapters have, the different forms of testing you can do within this architecture and Use-cases/Command Buses.
Finally, we touch upon the new...2018-12-031h 01Three Devs and a Maybe157: The Symfony Ecosystem with Nicolas GrekasIn this week’s episode Edd and guest co-host Neal Brooks chat to Nicolas Grekas about all things Symfony.
We start off discussion with how he got interested in programming, his introduction to Symfony, and his journey to now working on the code-base almost daily.
This leads us on to talk about how he helped build the performance profiler Blackfire, and the importance of quantitative measurements whilst making performance improvements.
From here we highlight managing pull requests, the social factors when leading open-source projects and Symfony’s continuous migration path.
Finally, we touch upon the recently released Messenger component and upco...2018-10-2549 minThree Devs and a Maybe156: Running Symfony on AWS Lambda with Neal BrooksIn this weeks episode we are lucky to be joined by Neal Brooks, a fellow developer of Edd’s at MyBuilder.
We start off by discussing how he got into programming, QBasic and video driver shenanigans.
From here, we move on to introduce his SymfonyLive London talk ‘Running Symfony on AWS Lambda’.
We highlight what drew him to Lambda, and the new tooling that is making it easier to run PHP and frameworks (such as Symfony) on it.
This leads us to cover his demo application, and explore handling assets using S3, database migrations and AWS resources using CloudFormation.
Finally, we deb...2018-09-2857 minThree Devs and a Maybe155: Bridging the Security Gap with Scott ArciszewskiIn this weeks episode we are lucky to be joined by Scott Arciszewski to discuss all things Security.
We start off by chatting about a recent talk he gave at DEF CON 25 and the importance of secure API design.
From here we highlight Google Tink, misunderstandings of how PHP has changed over the years and what CVE’s are.
This leads us on to delve into the tools and processes used within the reconnaissance phase of a security engagement.
Finally, we briefly mention Quantum Computing and its impact on cryptography - followed by best practises for securely managing secrets within we...2018-09-261h 12Three Devs and a Maybe154: Why all the Curly Braces? with Scott WlaschinIn this weeks episode we are lucky to have Scott Wlaschin back on the show to discuss his most recent talk ‘Four Languages from Forty Years Ago’.
We start off by talking about why the 1970’s was such an influential decade for language design.
This leads us on to highlight what a programming language fundamentally is, and explain the many different paradigms that are present.
From here, we explain the issue with throwing out the design phase completely when building software, and the interesting points made in Richard Gabriel’s ‘Worse is Better’ essay.
Finally, we try to make sense of why all p...2018-08-301h 10Three Devs and a Maybe153: The Mouse in the HouseIn this weeks episode we start off discussion around testing in a Continuous Integration pipeline, and setting up a personal Bamboo CI system.
We then move on to separating domain logic from the delivery, and how a Package-Bridge-Delivery split works.
After a small mouse related intermission, we touch upon experiences building custom Babel plugins and testing using Jest, Travis CI and Docker.
Finally, we highlight creating small CLI applications with Go, Serverless Offline and Logic-Gates/8-bit computers.2018-08-0648 minThree Devs and a Maybe152: New Jobs, Engagements and MarathonsIn this weeks episode Mick and Edd have a long overdue catchup!
We start off the show by discussing Mick’s new job, the new stack he is using, and the benefits of working in a team.
From here we highlight how his company uses Scrum (Sprints, Planning Poker and Story Points), handling event-sourced models with the introduction of GDPR, and logic within annotations.
Finally, we touch upon Edd’s recent engagement and marathon, a new Serverless/React blog series he is working on, developing applications for the Ethereum blockchain, and how to manage application secrets.2018-07-1352 minThree Devs and a Maybe151: AWS, Golang and iOS Development with Alex BilbieIn this weeks episode we are lucky to be joined by Alex Bilbie to discuss all things AWS, Golang and iOS development.
We start off the show by exploring how he got into programming, the stack he currently uses, and moving from a Monolith Laravel application to Golang microservices (deployed using ECS).
From here, we move on to highlight his time developing the popular PHP OAuth 2.0 Server package, and how he first got interested in the AWS platform.
We then discuss the power of composing services offered by AWS together, the concept of being ‘cloud-proof’ and the AWS certification system.
Fina...2018-07-031h 00Three Devs and a Maybe150: PHP was not designed for that?! with Joe WatkinsIn this weeks episode we catch-up with Joe Watkins.
We start off discussion with a recent blog post he wrote about the unhelpful ‘just because you can, doesn’t mean you should’ response he sees surrounding some of his PHP extensions.
From here we move on to highlight a debugger you can ‘composer require’, reasons behind creating such a tool and how it works.
This leads us on to mention some updates to uopz for PHP 7 support, a weak references RFC he has recently published and future plans for PHP.
Finally, we wrap up by talking about a CommonMark extension he has pub...2018-06-1544 minThree Devs and a Maybe149: Software Design with Scott WlaschinIn this weeks episode we are lucky to have Scott Wlaschin back on the show to discuss design within software.
We start off by highlighting leaky abstractions, adopted tool-chains and transpiling languages into JavaScript.
From here we move on to talk about what makes ‘good code’, and how evaluating this is heavily reliant on the requirements and context you are in.
Finally, we discuss how OO and FP software architectures differ, advantages of being explicit over implicit and information-hiding at API boundaries.2018-06-041h 03Three Devs and a Maybe148: Site Reliability Engineering with Niall MurphyIn this week’s episode we are lucky to be joined by Niall Murphy to discuss the discipline of Site Reliability Engineering.
We start off by speaking about how he got into computing, how the SRE role came to be and what drew him to it.
From here, we highlight the position of an SRE within a company/group, what SLA’s are, the positives of having 50% operations work caps and blameless postmortems.
This leads us to talk about the reasoning behind striving for 100% uptime is actually detrimental to the product, and the benefits of having an Error Budget.
Finally, we d...2018-05-0559 minThree Devs and a Maybe147: Proof of Everything with Jay SmithIn this week’s episode we are lucky to have Jay Smith back on the show to talk all things cryptocurrency.
We start off the podcast by briefly recapping what’s been happening within the space since we last spoke.
This leads us to discuss the Lighting Network running on the Bitcoin Mainnet, CryptoKitties, ERC-721 tokens and Ethereum Casper.
From here we chat about Proof of Work, the environmental impacts of the protocol and how Proof of Stake differs.
Finally, we chat about Web3, experiences using PIVX, Steemit and IPFS.2018-04-301h 05Three Devs and a Maybe146: EconoNAS and HTPC System Builds with Brian MosesIn this weeks episode we are joined again by Brian Moses to discuss several of his recent system builds.
We start off the show delving into his recent EconoNAS, highlighting the goals behind the build and how he goes about selecting the hardware parts.
We then discuss his experience using White-label HDD’s for the first time.
From here, we move on to discuss his HTPC - again highlighting the goals and the experience of live-streaming the build.
This leads us on to highlight the AMD Ryzen Threadripper/Intel Coffee Lake i9 series of CPU’s, Graphics card pricing and the...2018-04-111h 03Three Devs and a Maybe145: The Power of Composition with Scott WlaschinIn this weeks episode we are lucky to have Scott Wlaschin back on the show.
We start of discussion by highlighting his most recent talk on composition and some useful analogies to Lego, Brio and Unix.
From here we move on to investigate function and type composition, the difference between a paradigm shift compared to simply a syntax one and the advantages of an opinionated language.
This leads us on to mention how within application design pushing the side-effects to the edge and keeping the core domain pure is beneficial.
Finally, we touch upon testing in functional languages, experiences whilst...2018-03-131h 07Three Devs and a Maybe144: Build, Provision and Deploy in the Cloud with Thijs FerynIn this weeks episode we are joined by Thijs Feryn to discuss his upcoming PHP UK conference talk.
We start of the show highlighting what drew him to a Tech. evangelist role, bridging the gap between code/infrastructure and the ideas behind ‘Infrastructure as Code’.
From here we move on to discuss system and infrastructure provisioning automation tools such Ansible and Terraform.
This leads on to adding Packer into the mix, moving towards immutable infrastructure, testing these automation tools and how history has a way of repeating itself.
Finally, we touch upon the philosophy behind DevOps, focusing on empathy and its...2018-02-1447 minThree Devs and a Maybe143: Symmetric and Asymmetric Encryption with Scott ArciszewskiIn this weeks episode we are lucky to be joined again by Scott Arciszewski.
We start off the show by discussing the difference between Symmetric and Asymmetric Encryption, what Authenticated Encryption is and how secret-keys are exchanged using Diffie-Hellman.
From here, we move on to highlight how Elliptic-curve cryptography works, what DNSCrypt is and why prime numbers are so important in cryptography.
Finally, we touch upon multi-factor authentication, how one time passwords work, SMS vulnerabilities and how to manage password recovery.2018-02-061h 03
I Am Black Success®Closing The Black Wealth Gap | Dr. George Fraser"By 2053... black median families will own zero wealth if current trends continue."Dr. George C. Fraser is the Chairman and CEO of FraserNet, Inc., a company he founded some 30 years ago, to lead a global networking movement for people of African descent.He spent 20 years in leadership positions with Procter & Gamble, United Way and Ford Motor Company before starting his own business in 1987.Dr. Fraser is the author of 6 best-selling books. He has been named as one of the best speakers in America, and President Barack Obama recently awarded Dr. Fraser “Th...2018-02-0547 minThree Devs and a Maybe142: Domain Modeling Made Functional with Scott WlaschinIn this weeks episode we chat to Scott Wlaschin about his new book ‘Domain Modeling Made Functional’.
We start off the show discussing how the book came to be, the process of writing a book and melding the worlds of Domain Modeling/Functional Programing.
This leads us on to highlight what Domain Driven Design is, the importance of communication and the difference between the solution/problem space to garner a shared model.
Finally, we touch upon some of the common patterns that come out of modeling domains such as - how Entities and Value Objects provide identity, maintaing invariants using Aggr...2018-01-301h 08Three Devs and a Maybe141: Web Application Security, Part 2 with Scott ArciszewskiIn this weeks episode we continue our discussion with Scott Arciszewski about all things Security and Cryptography.
We start off the show by highlighting what a SQL injection attack is and the differences between (emulated) prepared statements.
This leads us on to look into how to securely handle file uploads, what a reverse shell is and how to defend yourself against XSS/CSRF attacks.
From here we touch upon the recent inclusion of libsodium into PHP, why mcrypt should be avoided, and the side-channel vulnerabilities that brought way to Meltdown and Spectre.
Finally, we mention how computers generate seemingly random...2018-01-1959 minThree Devs and a Maybe140: Web Application Security, Part 1 with Scott ArciszewskiIn this weeks episode we chat with Scott Arciszewski about all things Security and Cryptography.
We start off the show by explaining how he got interested in this field of work, correcting PHP security related answers on Stack Overflow and why he focuses on PHP security.
From here, we move on to highlight what the OWASP Top Ten is, how you can distill many security principles into data/code seperation and what is involved in a software audit.
This leads us on to discuss what HTTPS actually is, touching on TLS, PKI’s, Ciphersuites, and reported attacks against TLS and EC...2018-01-1846 minThree Devs and a Maybe139: Mobile Internet isn't Cheap! with Joe WatkinsIn this episode we catch up with Joe Watkins to discuss all things PHP.
We start off discussion with his recent move to Spain, the pain of getting a good Internet connection and PHP TestFest.
This leads us on to highlight some recent work he is doing with adding PHP bindings to Bicoin’s Secp256k1 library and a Generic Traits idea.
From here we touch upon the additions that made it into PHP 7.2 and some that have already been accepted for 7.3.
Finally, we get Joe’s opinion on a couple of RFC’s (Call-site pass-by-reference and Operator functions).2017-12-2245 minThree Devs and a Maybe138: Everything Serverless with Andy RainesIn this weeks episode we chat to Andy Raines about all things Serverless.
We start off by discussing what Serverless actually means, advantages of using such a model, design constraints it employs and how it scales.
From here we touch upon the history of how we got to the compute/infrastructure we use today: from on-premise servers, IaaS, PaaS and FaaS/BaaS.
This leads us on to highlight the 12-factor app methodology, how immutability has vast benefits in many contexts and how FaaS platforms work under-the-hood.
Finally, we mention the Serverless PHP project Andy is working on, the motivations behind...2017-12-201h 07Three Devs and a Maybe137: Putting all your Fish in one BasketIn this weeks episode Mick and Edd first touch upon the many new services/features that have been released at AWS re:Invent.
We then move on to discuss Serverless architecture, Server architectural patterns, Amazon Cognito and security/encryption that is available within Amazon Web Services.
This leads us on to highlight the impact of relying on a single company for all your compute/infrastructure needs and ‘putting all your fish in one basket’.
Finally, Mick tells us what Santa might be bringing him for Christmas.2017-12-1644 minThree Devs and a Maybe136: Delving into Cryptocurrencies with Jay SmithIn this episode we are lucky to have cryptocurrency proponent and trader Jay Smith on the show.
We start off by talking about how he got introduced to cryptocurrencies and trading, highlighting what trading actually is, and the two different schools of thought (fundamental vs. technical analysis).
From here we move on to chat about how innovations such as Bitcoin are changing the way we view money/bank, the underlying technologies that make it possible (Blockchain), and the game-theory/incentives behind it for each participant to continue ‘playing the game’.
Conversation then moves on to touch upon alternative cryptocurrencies (alt-coins) and...2017-12-051h 10Three Devs and a Maybe135: Let's AWS Everything!In this week’s episode Edd and Mick catch-up after another long hiatus (sorry about that).
We start off by discussing principles mentioned in the Clean Coder book, gaining confidence in code by way of tests, and Elon Musk’s dream of putting a person on Mars.
Leading on from this, Edd talks about his continued venture into the internals of Bitcoin, Hardware wallets, ASIC mining USB sticks and Merkle Trees.
We then highlight MyBuilder’s recent switch from dedicated servers to the AWS stack, highlighting the pros n’ cons of both approaches and some gotcha’s encountered along the way.
Final...2017-11-1848 minThree Devs and a Maybe134: The Agile Approach to BitcoinAfter a month ‘off the airwaves’, Mick and Edd are back to delve into several topics that have been keeping them interested.
We start off by going down the Cryptocurrency rabbit-hole, highlighting the internal technologies that make up Bitcoin and its practical use-cases.
Edd’s ramblings touch upon Satoshi, Cypherpunks, Merkle trees, Consensus algorithms, Hard forks, Segregated witness, Mining, Peta-hashes and much more…
Once Edd (finally) lets Mick talk, we move on to chat about a book Mick is reading on Scrum, and question some different Agile practises.
Finally, we ask the burning question ‘What is the Internet, Anyway?’.2017-08-2542 minThree Devs and a Maybe133: RFC Showdown, Round 2 with Joe WatkinsIn this weeks episode we catch up with Joe Watkins discussing all things PHP.
We start off the discussion with how his role as release-manager is going for PHP 7.1, highlighting how Security bugs are defined and handled within internals.
Following this we chat about several RFC’s that are under-discussion (Retry Keyword, UUID) and accepted (Libsodium, Object Typehint) for the next release.
Finally, we mention a recent small extension Joe has been working on to provide user verified types within the language.2017-07-1643 minThree Devs and a Maybe132: Caching using Varnish with Mattias GeniarIn this weeks episode we discuss the Varnish ‘HTTP accelerator’ with Mattias Geniar.
We start off the show with the problem Varnish is trying to solve, how it decides to cache content and the power within its’ request/response life-cycle.
We then move on to highlight testing strategies, tools to gain insight into your Varnish instance and cache invalidation options (Purging vs. Banning).
Finally, we touch upon Edge Side Includes, Mattias’s own podcast and his new DNS Spy product.2017-07-021h 04Three Devs and a Maybe131: Servers, Upgrades and a little CryptocurrencyIn this weeks episode we start off by discussing Edd’s recent Server build, touching upon the hardware specifications, OS/ZFS-pool choices and monitoring configuration.
We then move on to highlight the value in splitting up computational intensive tasks into queued jobs, defensive programming in JavaScript and handling querying ever increasing data-sets.
Finally, we talk about keeping on-top of Software/Dependency upgrades, moving over to platforms such as AWS and Ethereum.2017-06-1547 minThree Devs and a Maybe130: Cyber Security with Colin HardyOn this weeks show we are joined by Colin Hardy to discuss all things Cyber Security.
We start off by explaining what got him interested in this branch of computing, highlight what Cyber Security is, and define some of the common terminology.
From here, we move on to discuss how he analyses Malware samples (using Automated, Behavioural and Static means) and the diagnostic tooling present.
Finally, we mention some high-profile attacks (Stuxnet, WannaCry), motives behind creating such Malware and how he stays current in this field.2017-06-0654 minThree Devs and a Maybe129: The Applied Mathematics of Programming with Liam McLennanIn this weeks episode we are lucky to have Liam McLennan on the show.
We start off discussion with his Math background, how he got into programming and how it can be seen as Applied Mathematics.
From here we move on to highlight his experiences whilst consulting, what it entailed, and the importance of ‘tact’.
This leads us on to look into what drew him to Functional programming, F# and creating Pluralsight courses.
Finally, we delve into the different areas of the Nokia Ringtone Composer Emulator from his F# Fundamentals course.2017-05-1947 minThree Devs and a Maybe128: Catching up with Mr. HartIn this weeks episode we are joined by fellow co-host Fraser Hart.
We start off by discussing what he has been upto since his last podcast appearance - ranging from completing an Ironman, to promotions at work.
From here we highlight how he balances development with his new project managerial role, how his company has started to adopt React/Redux and moving over to Webpack 2.
Finally, we delve into the different server stacks we are using, and how the KISS design-principle plays a key-role.2017-05-1747 min
Three Devs and a Maybe128: Catching up with Mr. HartIn this weeks episode we are joined by fellow co-host Fraser Hart.
We start off by discussing what he has been upto since his last podcast appearance - ranging from completing an Ironman, to promotions at work.
From here we highlight how he balances development with his new project managerial role, how his company has started to adopt React/Redux and moving over to Webpack 2.
Finally, we delve into the different server stacks we are using, and how the KISS design-principle plays a key-role.
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We start off by highlighting what ECC memory is and its’ value in a home server setup.
Following this, we chat about looking into the second-hand market for hardware components - as an option to find a good deal.
This leads us on to discuss overclocking hardware, threads vs. cores within a CPU and what Hyper-threading actually is.
Finally, we mention some different NAS Operating System solutions and Brain’s foray into the world of Quadcopters.2017-04-2054 minThree Devs and a Maybe126: 19th January 2038: The End of TimeIn this weeks episode we start off the podcast with discussion around Timezones, Daylight saving time and how the Year 2038 will be an interesting one.
We then move on to highlight the results of our recent PHPStorm Twitter poll, End-to-end encryption and Hot Picks is back! (at least for one show).
Finally, we highlight the differences between Software/Hardware video-decoding and some interesting PHP function aliases.2017-04-0636 minThree Devs and a Maybe125: Building a Server with Brian MosesIn this weeks episode we are joined by Brian Moses to discuss all things server development.
We start off the show by highlighting how he got into computers and what drew him to blogging about DIY NAS builds.
From here we touch upon the key areas of consideration when deciding on hardware (Motherboard, CPU, RAM, Storage) for a server.
Finally, we discuss the concept of RAID, the FreeNAS operating system and how he performs burn-in testing on recently built systems.
Note: apologies for some of the audio quality during the show.2017-03-3143 minThree Devs and a Maybe124: The Tale of State and Behaviour, Part 2 with Scott WlaschinIn this weeks show we follow on from our previous episode’s discussion with Scott Wlaschin.
We delve into separating out the client from the behaviour and state, initially highlighting the Batch Command approach.
From here, we move on to discuss the Actor Modal, Event Sourcing and Functional Reactive Programming solutions.
Finally we touch upon handling the behavioural dependencies, followed by creating an Interpreter and Capability-based implementations.2017-03-2836 minThree Devs and a Maybe123: The Tale of State and Behaviour, Part 1 with Scott WlaschinIn this weeks episode we are lucky to be joined by Scott Wlaschin again, to discuss his recent ‘Thirteen ways of looking at a turtle’ talk.
We start off discussion highlighting the value of solving a known problem in many different ways and the inspiration behind the talk.
This leads us on to chat about the Object-oriented and Abstract Mutable/Immutable Data Model solutions, mentioning each ones merits as a way to solve the problem.
We then move on to highlight the State, Either and Async Monad solutions, and how they aid in function composition of different ‘shapes’.
Finally, we mention...2017-03-231h 00Three Devs and a Maybe122: Carry on CodingIn this weeks episode we start off discussion with experiences handling online payments, CRM export integration and highlight how PHPStorm can be a great SQL editor.
We then move on to mention a service that allows you to easily manage browser polyfills, and Edd chats about his experience currently making a Nokia ringtone composer web application.
Finally, we touch upon handling transactional email, depending on third-party services and using Continuation-passing style within JavaScript.2017-03-1643 minThree Devs and a Maybe121: Developing Zencastr with Josh NielsenIn this weeks episode we are joined by the creator of Zencastr, Josh Nielsen.
We start off discussion with how he got into programming and being hired as a ‘webmaster’ at the University he attended.
From here, we move on to highlight the problem Zencastr is trying to solve, delving into some of the technical aspects and corners that were cut to focus on the primary solution.
Finally, we mention the testing strategy in place, how it is changing as the product stabilises and what features are next in the pipeline.2017-02-2448 minThree Devs and a Maybe120: Contributing to PHP with Joe WatkinsIn this weeks episode we chat to good friend of the show Joe Watkins.
We start off discussion with his recent work on creating a compute-node, dual WAN setup and accepted PHP Serbia talk on contributing to PHP without being a ‘C wizard’.
From here we move on to mention some of the areas (bug tracking system and QA) that could be improved with the help of new contributors within the PHP internals ecosystem.
Finally, we highlight several recently proposed RFCs, his opinions on them and some work he is doing on a future RFC.2017-02-1549 minThree Devs and a Maybe119: Aha! Moments with Steven ProctorIn this weeks episode we are lucky to have Steven Proctor back on the show.
We start off discussion by congratulating him on 82 episodes of Functional Geekery, and the commitment it takes to do a podcast and not just ‘podfade’.
From here we move on to highlight any commonalities he notices with people getting into FP, how he stays on-top of the latest advancements and how he finds the guests he wishes to speak to.
This leads us on to compare learning functional concepts within a language you already know vs. in a totally different lanaguge which is rooted in the...2017-02-091h 04Three Devs and a Maybe118: API Ramblings with Phil SturgeonIn this weeks show we are joined by Phil Sturgeon to discuss all things API development.
We start off by mentioning Phil’s new job at WeWork, Startup life/culture and switching between different development philosophies.
We move on to highlight how he got into API development, the reasons behind writing the book “Build APIs You Won’t Hate” and a future video-series he has in the pipeline.
This leads on to discuss common misconceptions of REST and RPC, API tooling available and the different data-formats present.
Finally, we mention the importance of good error-handling within an API (no 200 responses!) and some...2017-02-011h 14Three Devs and a Maybe117: Managing Concurrency in Postgres with Bruce MomjianFollowing on from our previous look at the Query planner - we are joined again by Bruce Momjian to extend this exploration into looking how Postgres manages concurrency.
We start off by discussing some of the challenges and workarounds used in the past to handle concurrent access, particularly in the eyes of a database administrator.
We then highlight the concept of MVCC, how it works from a high-level, how Postgres implements it and the clean-up considerations that are present.
Finally, we mention how Postgres stores data in page-form, how projects such as pg_compact work to regain space and what...2017-01-241h 21Three Devs and a Maybe116: Programming Like Functions Matter with Jimmy Burrell and Scott WlaschinIn this weeks episode we are joined by Jimmy Burrell and Scott Wlaschin to discuss all things functional.
We start off the show highlighting how Scott got into programming, the reasons why he is a big fan of Smalltalk, what he means by ‘Enterprise OO’ and being a Humanistic programmer.
From here we discuss how he got into FP, how the paradigm came to being, what FP is to Scott and why you should consider it.
Finally, we mention the differences between types in FP over langauges such as C, the railway track metaphor he uses to help explain FP conc...2017-01-181h 18Three Devs and a Maybe115: Checking in with Lew and hearing about Blue n' VueIn this weeks episode we have a long overdue catch-up with Lew.
We start off by discussing what he has been upto, and a certain four-legged addition to his family.
From here we move on to chat about working on a product vs. working in an agency setting, picking your battles when refactoring and not being scared to make mistakes.
Finally, we highlight how Edd has recently used personal Homebrew taps, using Android simulators for testing and Lew’s experience with Vue.js.2017-01-1051 minThree Devs and a Maybe114: Episode 2.0 with Joe WatkinsIn this weeks episode we are joined by good friend of the show Joe Watkins.
We start off discussion with the successful release of PHP 7.1 and what is in store for Joe now as release manager for that version.
Following this, we chat about the libui and Yubico PHP wrappers he as been working on and development of a better Raspberry Pi OS.
Finally, we highlight progress made towards incorporating a JiT compiler within PHP and some interesting things you can do with Zero-width joiner’s and Emoji’s in Unicode.2016-12-2332 minThree Devs and a Maybe113: Macro vs. Micro VisionIn this weeks episode we start off by congratulating Mick on handing in his masters dissertation.
We then move on to discuss decision trees, ordinal regression and genetic algorithms.
Edd then mentions managing large tables in Postgres, MVCC, Fill factors and Vacuuming a table.
From here we highlight an interesting JavaScript Unicode/New-Line length issue that occurred recently.
Finally, we touch upon testing time-dependent processes in isolation, dreaded CRM integration and sign-up processes.
Corrections: Couple of mistakes by Edd; its’ MVCC not MVVC, and any character that can’t be represented using 8 bits in PHP will have a strlen > 1.2016-12-1651 minThree Devs and a Maybe112: The Mafia EffectIn this weeks second in-person episode, we start off by congratulating Fraser on his recent engagement.
We then move on to chat about setting up Kong, rate-limiting APIs and monitoring the health of an application system.
From here we discuss the final stages of Mick’s masters dissertation, highlighting the PageRank paper and the Matthew (not Mafia) effect.
Finally, we mention Edd’s trip to Silicon Milkroundabout and blog posts that he has recently had the chance to publish.
Show Links
Kong
Kong - Rate Limiting
Apache Bench
Kong, the API/Microservice Management Layer with Ahmad Nass...2016-12-0643 minThree Devs and a Maybe112: The Mafia EffectIn this weeks second in-person episode, we start off by congratulating Fraser on his recent engagement.
We then move on to chat about setting up Kong, rate-limiting APIs and monitoring the health of an application system.
From here we discuss the final stages of Mick’s masters dissertation, highlighting the PageRank paper and the Matthew (not Mafia) effect.
Finally, we mention Edd’s trip to Silicon Milkroundabout and blog posts that he has recently had the chance to publish.2016-12-0643 minThree Devs and a Maybe111: Let it CrashIn this weeks episode Mick and Edd start off discussion with an update on Mick’s masters dissertation.
We then move on to highlight the value of getting an MVP released, and the old adage that hindsight is 20/20.
Edd then brings up how he has had the chance to revisit MyBuilder’s logging and monitoring infrastructure recently, re-accessing Severity levels along the way (embarrassingly missing out Critical in the podcast).
He also mentions how background processes used within the application have changed overtime - discussing the difference between Time-dependent and Continuous processes.
Finally, we chat about successfully introducing Supervisor into the...2016-11-3049 minThree Devs and a Maybe110: Getting Started using Composer with Jonathan KleinIn this weeks episode we are joined by Jonathan Klein to discuss his recently released Composer Pluralsight course.
We start off by discussing the problem Composer is trying to solve, followed by past attempts at trying to solve it in the PHP landscape.
Following this, we move on to discuss how the composer.json and composer.lock files work, the importance of versioning, the Semantic Versioning standard and how autoloading works.
Finally, we delve into a couple of lesser-known Composer features, such as the event life-cycle, scripts and the plugin architecture that is present.2016-11-2436 minThree Devs and a Maybe99: Working Remotely with Justin DeLuciaOn this weeks episode we are lucky to be joined by good friend of the show Justin DeLucia.
We start off discussion with what Fraser has been up-to recently, porting a code-base over to Webpack and experimenting with VR headsets.
This leads us on to chat about Justin’s recent move to Wales, reflecting on his experiences working remotely, the value of communication and how he now handles clients.
Finally, Justin then highlights the differences in work and web cultures in his new surroundings and the pros n’ cons he has faced since moving away from the office setting.
2016-05-2655 minThree Devs and a Maybe99: Working Remotely with Justin DeLuciaOn this weeks episode we are lucky to be joined by good friend of the show Justin DeLucia.
We start off discussion with what Fraser has been up-to recently, porting a code-base over to Webpack and experimenting with VR headsets.
This leads us on to chat about Justin’s recent move to Wales, reflecting on his experiences working remotely, the value of communication and how he now handles clients.
Finally, Justin then highlights the differences in work and web cultures in his new surroundings and the pros n’ cons he has faced since moving away from the office setting.2016-05-2655 minThree Devs and a Maybe93: You Know, You Know, You KnowOn this episode (where Edd says ‘You Know’ alot!) we start off with discussion surrounding Lew’s recent move.
Following this, we chat about odd IE 9 bugs, PostgreSQL Query Optimiser internals, the NPM left-pad saga and Lumen.
This leads us on to discuss different Database GUI applications, Lew’s fun with public-key API authentication and the anti-pattern of striving for ‘pretty’ URLs.
Finally, we bring up the topic of handling email delivery, using DigitalOcean to host podcast episodes and an interesting tidbit on the ‘break’ control structure in PHP.
Show Links
Drop IE-specific status codes workarounds and require IE10...2016-04-0259 minThree Devs and a Maybe91: Robots One, Humans ZeroIn this week’s episode we start off the show with chat about Fraser’s recent work event up in Newcastle and his experiences with Raspberry Pi’s, Bluetooth Beacons and Promise Library memory-leaks.
We then move on to chat about how large the JavaScript landscape has become, Mick’s experience at the PHP UK Conference he recently attended and his new found interest in Microservices.
This leads us on to discuss techniques used to manage application logs, teaching a ‘non-techie’ person some web programming and visualizing sorting algorithms.
Finally, we wrap up the show with chat about product release cycl...2016-03-071h 03Three Devs and a Maybe91: Robots One, Humans ZeroIn this week’s episode we start off the show with chat about Fraser’s recent work event up in Newcastle and his experiences with Raspberry Pi’s, Bluetooth Beacons and Promise Library memory-leaks.
We then move on to chat about how large the JavaScript landscape has become, Mick’s experience at the PHP UK Conference he recently attended and his new found interest in Microservices.
This leads us on to discuss techniques used to manage application logs, teaching a ‘non-techie’ person some web programming and visualizing sorting algorithms.
Finally, we wrap up the show with chat about product release cycles, prod...2016-03-071h 03Three Devs and a Maybe88: The Delectable EpisodeIn this weeks show we start off the podcast with discussion on SQL performance, different types of join and effective indexing based on the query planner.
We then move on to Mick’s success with using Let’s Encrypt on his personal site, along with some interesting talking points he picked up in a recent book he has been reading.
Returning ‘$this’ from a method call is then discussed - were we debate about being strict on the API’s you design.
Finally, Fraser chats about another successful feature being developed in a TDD manner, fun with eyeBeacons and disadvanta...2016-02-1257 minThree Devs and a Maybe88: The Delectable EpisodeIn this weeks show we start off the podcast with discussion on SQL performance, different types of join and effective indexing based on the query planner.
We then move on to Mick’s success with using Let’s Encrypt on his personal site, along with some interesting talking points he picked up in a recent book he has been reading.
Returning ‘$this’ from a method call is then discussed - were we debate about being strict on the API’s you design.
Finally, Fraser chats about another successful feature being developed in a TDD manner, fun with eyeBeacons and disadvantages to DocBloc...2016-02-1257 minThree Devs and a Maybe87: The Full HouseApologies for Edd’s awful audio echo this week, serves him right for trying to bring sound-drops to the podcast.
On the first full host podcast of the year we start of discussion with what Fraser has been up to these past couple of months, his exciting new job promotion and how he is enjoying development.
We then move on to chat about some Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban Boards and Sprints), Babel/Webpack and the release of Space Beer Cave into the iTunes App Store.
Lewis then brings up his recent exploration into TDD, followed by Mick’s look into OAut...2016-02-051h 02Three Devs and a Maybe87: The Full HouseApologies for Edd’s awful audio echo this week, serves him right for trying to bring sound-drops to the podcast.
On the first full host podcast of the year we start of discussion with what Fraser has been up to these past couple of months, his exciting new job promotion and how he is enjoying development.
We then move on to chat about some Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban Boards and Sprints), Babel/Webpack and the release of Space Beer Cave into the iTunes App Store.
Lewis then brings up his recent exploration into TDD, followed by Mick’s look into...2016-02-051h 02Three Devs and a Maybe75: The Shownote Heavy PodcastOn this weeks show we start off proceedings with Edd’s experience developing and deploying a JavaScript centric application - mentioning an example application he is currently working on to document use of Flux, React, Webpack and Karma.
We then move on to highlight the sites hosting switch to Jekyll and S3, and how we have been able to get download statistics back thanks to S3Stat.
Following on from this we discuss configuration formats, how Mick was able to get disconnected by his ISP due to his finial year project and Fraser’s exploration into Ionic.
Finally, we wrap...2015-10-1552 minThree Devs and a Maybe75: The Shownote Heavy PodcastOn this weeks show we start off proceedings with Edd’s experience developing and deploying a JavaScript centric application - mentioning an example application he is currently working on to document use of Flux, React, Webpack and Karma.
We then move on to highlight the sites hosting switch to Jekyll and S3, and how we have been able to get download statistics back thanks to S3Stat.
Following on from this we discuss configuration formats, how Mick was able to get disconnected by his ISP due to his finial year project and Fraser’s exploration into Ionic.
Finally, we wrap up t...2015-10-1552 minThree Devs and a Maybe74: Shooting the BreezeOn this weeks episode we are lucky to finally be in the same room recording the podcast in person, apologies for the low volume.
We start off discussion with the Drobo, BeyondRAID, how hard giving estimates is, ‘bad’ code and impostor syndrome.
Following on from this is a brief history behind the Mozilla name and Netscape, along with how bullish Microsoft was in the 90’s.
This leads us on to talk about TDD coding katas, the current state of testing in JavaScript and Android fragmentation.
Finally, we finish up the show with Hypermedia endpoints (HAL), and epic Microsoft Office - El C...2015-10-031h 05Three Devs and a Maybe64: Space Beer CaveIn this weeks two developer podcast, we start off discussion with Edd’s recent holiday to America - including experiences driving, Carousel and Instagram.
We then move on to chat about ‘Space Beer Cave’, Fraser’s recently released game for the Android platform.
Built using Phaser and CocoonJS we touch upon how the game was initially built in a single day, along with the process of getting it uploaded to the Google Play store.
Finally, we talk about how Fraser is able to balance freelance and full-time employment, along with handy material that Troy Hunt has released in regard to web s...2015-05-1353 minThree Devs and a Maybe64: Space Beer CaveIn this weeks two developer podcast, we start off discussion with Edd’s recent holiday to America - including experiences driving, Carousel and Instagram.
We then move on to chat about ‘Space Beer Cave’, Fraser’s recently released game for the Android platform.
Built using Phaser and CocoonJS we touch upon how the game was initially built in a single day, along with the process of getting it uploaded to the Google Play store.
Finally, we talk about how Fraser is able to balance freelance and full-time employment, along with handy material that Troy Hunt has released in regard to web secu...2015-05-1353 minThree Devs and a Maybe62: The One That Crashed!Hey folks! Sod’s law but just as we were getting into our stride recording this week the technology failed us! Thankfully we managed to ramble a sufficient amount before this happened.
Finally the 4 of us all were online to together so lot’s to catch up on i.e. Mike’s fascinating computer animation module, Fraser’s React.JS workshop among other usual ramblings. It also looks like we may have Adam from the popular web podcast ‘Full Stack Radio’ joining us soon which we all look forward to.
So without further ado, enjoy the rest and thanks for listening as...2015-04-1949 minThree Devs and a Maybe62: The One That Crashed!Hey folks! Sod’s law but just as we were getting into our stride recording this week the technology failed us! Thankfully we managed to ramble a sufficient amount before this happened.
Finally the 4 of us all were online to together so lot’s to catch up on i.e. Mike’s fascinating computer animation module, Fraser’s React.JS workshop among other usual ramblings. It also looks like we may have Adam from the popular web podcast ‘Full Stack Radio’ joining us soon which we all look forward to.
So without further ado, enjoy the rest and...2015-04-1949 minThree Devs and a Maybe61: Conference Experiences, RFC's and The PHP League with Phil SturgeonThis episode we are fortunate enough to have Phil Sturgeon back on the show.
Originally recorded on the 11th Feb and only now being released (blame Edd), the show starts of with a comparison between Phil and Fraser’s snowboarding injuries.
We then move on to discuss standing desks, Sunshine PHP, American weather, and conference experiences.
Following this DDD (Development Driven Development…) is touched upon, along with a look at the current stack Phil is using at work.
Finally we chat about the ‘attack-of-the-clone’ packages Phil has noticed around the PHP community (ultra-tiny-small-restful frameworks etc.) and how far the ‘The League...2015-04-1557 minThree Devs and a Maybe61: Conference Experiences, RFC's and The PHP League with Phil SturgeonThis episode we are fortunate enough to have Phil Sturgeon back on the show.
Originally recorded on the 11th Feb and only now being released (blame Edd), the show starts of with a comparison between Phil and Fraser’s snowboarding injuries.
We then move on to discuss standing desks, Sunshine PHP, American weather, and conference experiences.
Following this DDD (Development Driven Development…) is touched upon, along with a look at the current stack Phil is using at work.
Finally we chat about the ‘attack-of-the-clone’ packages Phil has noticed around the PHP community (ultra-tiny-small-restful frameworks etc.) and how far the ‘The League of...2015-04-1557 minThree Devs and a Maybe60: 'Phaser' Hart is back, 15 clubs is too many and the Mann Maths challenge...Hey folks, Edd, Lew and Fraser are back this evening for a good ol’ web/anything else catchup.
We begin with our usual catch up, Lew discusses his CMS migration to Laravel and also the discussion to make it more API based. Edd then talks about some new caching mechanisms he has been using recently and Fraser rounds off by discussing the difficulties with making a gaming app and how tough it is working with the infinite platforms available. We also announce some exciting news regarding a live show coming up this Autumn!
Following that, we...2015-04-121h 05Three Devs and a Maybe60: 'Phaser' Hart is back, 15 clubs is too many and the Mann Maths challenge...Hey folks, Edd, Lew and Fraser are back this evening for a good ol’ web/anything else catchup.
We begin with our usual catch up, Lew discusses his CMS migration to Laravel and also the discussion to make it more API based. Edd then talks about some new caching mechanisms he has been using recently and Fraser rounds off by discussing the difficulties with making a gaming app and how tough it is working with the infinite platforms available. We also announce some exciting news regarding a live show coming up this Autumn!
Following that, we discuss the difficult CMS ‘prob...2015-04-121h 05Three Devs and a Maybe57: The Red n' Blue CornersWith Mick and Fraser off conquering a half-marathon, Edd n’ Lew decide to instead stay inside and do a little lite gaming, followed by a podcast.
Discussion starts off with recapping Lew’s Photoshop exploration and how it is good as a developer to know what is graphically possible.
We then move on to discuss large Symfony 2 project architectures, creating agnostic packages, and not tying yourself into solving every problem with the selected frameworks patterns.
This leads us to touch upon some functional JavaScript concepts and how online environments such as JSBin rock!
Finally, we wrap up the show with...2015-02-0455 minThree Devs and a Maybe57: The Red n' Blue CornersWith Mick and Fraser off conquering a half-marathon, Edd n’ Lew decide to instead stay inside and do a little lite gaming, followed by a podcast.
Discussion starts off with recapping Lew’s Photoshop exploration and how it is good as a developer to know what is graphically possible.
We then move on to discuss large Symfony 2 project architectures, creating agnostic packages, and not tying yourself into solving every problem with the selected frameworks patterns.
This leads us to touch upon some functional JavaScript concepts and how online environments such as JSBin rock!
Finally, we wrap up the show with a lo...2015-02-0455 minThree Devs and a Maybe56: The SOLID PodcastThis week we have a three developer podcast with discussion on a host of topics.
We kick off with how Fraser has enjoyed building his first bonus slot game, written entirely in JavaScript and HTML5.
Preprocessors are a huge part of the JavaScript ecosystem at this time, with so many to choose from we discuss a couple of the more popular ones.
This leads on to Photoshop discussion, ReactJS, the cool features present in ES6 and how you can use them today with transpilers.
Following this we move on to the SOLID principles, the overuse of inheritance, technical debt...2015-01-281h 04Three Devs and a Maybe56: The SOLID PodcastThis week we have a three developer podcast with discussion on a host of topics.
We kick off with how Fraser has enjoyed building his first bonus slot game, written entirely in JavaScript and HTML5.
Preprocessors are a huge part of the JavaScript ecosystem at this time, with so many to choose from we discuss a couple of the more popular ones.
This leads on to Photoshop discussion, ReactJS, the cool features present in ES6 and how you can use them today with transpilers.
Following this we move on to the SOLID principles, the overuse of inheritance, technical debt and...2015-01-281h 04Three Devs and a Maybe54: Three Devs and a AimeeIt is the first show of the new year!
In this weeks episode we first reflect on how our holiday breaks went, and what happened to Edd’s face?!
Fraser’s move up to Greenwich is next discussed, including how useful the taxi app ‘Uber’ is.
We then move on to talk about Mick’s experiences compiling Apache and PHP from source, along with CodeIgniter’s decision to maintain 5.2 support.
This leads on to conversation about the upcoming PHP UK Conference, along with tuning queries for the database query planner.
Finally, we highlight the differences between Apache and nginx, along with their u...2015-01-1459 minThree Devs and a Maybe54: Three Devs and a AimeeIt is the first show of the new year!
In this weeks episode we first reflect on how our holiday breaks went, and what happened to Edd’s face?!
Fraser’s move up to Greenwich is next discussed, including how useful the taxi app ‘Uber’ is.
We then move on to talk about Mick’s experiences compiling Apache and PHP from source, along with CodeIgniter’s decision to maintain 5.2 support.
This leads on to conversation about the upcoming PHP UK Conference, along with tuning queries for the database query planner.
Finally, we highlight the differences between Apache and nginx, along with t...2015-01-1459 minThree Devs and a Maybe52: The Christmas EpisodeIt is two days before Christmas but that will not stop us from recording a new episode.
This week we discuss Frasers gambling hot-streak at Ascot, Micks move and how horrible Martinis are.
We then move on to how Fraser is getting on in his new job up in London and Micks University presentation on Fuzzy Logic.
This leads us on to how ‘unrandom’ humans are, and professional Rock-Paper-Scissors tournaments.
Finally, Edd brings up some interesting talks by Greg Young (on EventStore) and Rich Hickey (on software design).
Have a great Christmas everyone and thanks for your loyal listenership!
2014-12-2341 minThree Devs and a Maybe52: The Christmas EpisodeIt is two days before Christmas but that will not stop us from recording a new episode.
This week we discuss Frasers gambling hot-streak at Ascot, Micks move and how horrible Martinis are.
We then move on to how Fraser is getting on in his new job up in London and Micks University presentation on Fuzzy Logic.
This leads us on to how ‘unrandom’ humans are, and professional Rock-Paper-Scissors tournaments.
Finally, Edd brings up some interesting talks by Greg Young (on EventStore) and Rich Hickey (on software design).
Have a great Christmas everyone and thanks for your loyal listenership!2014-12-2341 minThree Devs and a Maybe51: Midweek Random RamblesIn our 51st podcast we temporarily revert to a midweek recording of the show.
This essentially means we were all a bit tired and delirious, leading to some fantastic randomness, none more than Lew’s ‘different’ introduction to the show. We will let you be judges of that!
Following our usual discussion of how things are panning out in our working week, we then move on to discuss some of the interesting security issues cropping up on Michael’s university course.
Also, Fraser has landed an exciting new job in London, Lew has found front-end dependency bliss with Bower and Edd...2014-12-091h 04Three Devs and a Maybe51: Midweek Random RamblesIn our 51st podcast we temporarily revert to a midweek recording of the show.
This essentially means we were all a bit tired and delirious, leading to some fantastic randomness, none more than Lew’s ‘different’ introduction to the show. We will let you be judges of that!
Following our usual discussion of how things are panning out in our working week, we then move on to discuss some of the interesting security issues cropping up on Michael’s university course.
Also, Fraser has landed an exciting new job in London, Lew has found front-end dependency bliss with Bower and Edd is d...2014-12-091h 04Three Devs and a Maybe44: Guess Who's Back?With Lewis back for this weeks show we have the first full-house in sometime, this sparks conversation on what he has got upto since his last appearance.
Discussion starts with Fraser’s and Edd’s woes when trying to handle responsive email design - and how the relevant testing is somehow more painful than the dreaded ‘IE’.
We then move on to discuss the latest release of PHPStorm, Swift and how the Clean Coders video series helps to refine our development skills.
Finally, we bring up the topic of task managers and how most of the hosts are split between using Tr...2014-09-241h 06Three Devs and a Maybe44: Guess Who's Back?With Lewis back for this weeks show we have the first full-house in sometime, this sparks conversation on what he has got upto since his last appearance.
Discussion starts with Fraser’s and Edd’s woes when trying to handle responsive email design - and how the relevant testing is somehow more painful than the dreaded ‘IE’.
We then move on to discuss the latest release of PHPStorm, Swift and how the Clean Coders video series helps to refine our development skills.
Finally, we bring up the topic of task managers and how most of the hosts are split between...2014-09-241h 06Three Devs and a Maybe43: YARP (Yet Another Ramble Podcast)Being without a guest this episode, gave us the excuse to ramble on about many different topics that have been on our minds for the past couple of weeks.
Starting off with Michael’s experience using WebSockets and Fraser’s fun with setting up a sound Gulp workflow, we move on to discuss the complications rebasing in Git can get you in.
Following this, Edd rambles on about the differences between the ‘Active Record’ and ‘Data Mapper’ object-persistence design patterns - along with an interesting insight he found in-regard to TDD.
Finally, we discuss the Apple keynote from last week and how...2014-09-171h 02Three Devs and a Maybe43: YARP (Yet Another Ramble Podcast)Being without a guest this episode, gave us the excuse to ramble on about many different topics that have been on our minds for the past couple of weeks.
Starting off with Michael’s experience using WebSockets and Fraser’s fun with setting up a sound Gulp workflow, we move on to discuss the complications rebasing in Git can get you in.
Following this, Edd rambles on about the differences between the ‘Active Record’ and ‘Data Mapper’ object-persistence design patterns - along with an interesting insight he found in-regard to TDD.
Finally, we discuss the Apple keynote from last week and how we a...2014-09-171h 02Three Devs and a Maybe41: Stack and Sculpin with Beau SimensenThis week we are very lucky to have Beau Simensen on the show to discuss all things Stack, Sculpin and podcasting.
We start off the discussion with how (new dad) Michael is getting on, and if knowing how to code helps at all when having a baby.
Fraser on the other hand has had an eventful weekend cycling to France (for fun) and began work on a new project in C#.
Following on from this we touch upon how Beau got into programming, and his progression through Perl to PHP.
We then move on to how Stack and Sculpin came...2014-09-021h 05Three Devs and a Maybe41: Stack and Sculpin with Beau SimensenThis week we are very lucky to have Beau Simensen on the show to discuss all things Stack, Sculpin and podcasting.
We start off the discussion with how (new dad) Michael is getting on, and if knowing how to code helps at all when having a baby.
Fraser on the other hand has had an eventful weekend cycling to France (for fun) and began work on a new project in C#.
Following on from this we touch upon how Beau got into programming, and his progression through Perl to PHP.
We then move on to how Stack and Sculpin...2014-09-021h 05Three Devs and a Maybe36: The First Q&A Show with Justin DeLuciaThis week we have good friend of the show Justin DeLucia on to help host our first dedicated Q&A episode.
Not only that, but Fraser is back! along with some crazy adventures that he discusses since his last time on the show.
We have been fortunate to receive many questions throughout the past couple of weeks, and thought it would be good to release the answers as a dedicated show.
Topics discussed include, breaking into the industry, the PDO vs. Mysqli debate, bespoke vs. off-the-shelf CMS debate and what to consider when building a Web API.2014-07-301h 05Three Devs and a Maybe36: The First Q&A Show with Justin DeLuciaThis week we have good friend of the show Justin DeLucia on to help host our first dedicated Q&A episode.
Not only that, but Fraser is back! along with some crazy adventures that he discusses since his last time on the show.
We have been fortunate to receive many questions throughout the past couple of weeks, and thought it would be good to release the answers as a dedicated show.
Topics discussed include, breaking into the industry, the PDO vs. Mysqli debate, bespoke vs. off-the-shelf CMS debate and what to consider when building a Web API.
...2014-07-301h 05Three Devs and a Maybe11: CSS, Straight from the HartIn this weeks show we introduce CSS to the web-development party.
Starting off with a brief history lesson, we transition into highlighting why it is useful and the different types of styling options available.
Finally, we put to rest the confusion between the different versions.2014-02-121h 08Three Devs and a Maybe11: CSS, Straight from the HartIn this weeks show we introduce CSS to the web-development party.
Starting off with a brief history lesson, we transition into highlighting why it is useful and the different types of styling options available.
Finally, we put to rest the confusion between the different versions.
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SimpleImage PHP Class
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