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* Links Setting up new machines (dotf…

Episode was originally recorded on 14/02/2018, but Steven is a slacker, so...By Matt Cuyar and Steven Wade

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. Links Video recording of this episode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A14nyWzku5c Pomodoro - 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 ag…

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. Links https://simplecast.com https://blog.madewithlove.be/post/concurrent-http-requests/ https://medium.com/ibm-watson-data-lab/10-things…

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 Notes FCC Chair Ajit Pai Jokes In Video About Being A "Verizon Puppet" Title II hasn't hurt netwo…

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. Show Notes Overcommit fixme sniff…

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 Notes Imposter Syndrome Rubber Ducking im·pos·tor noun a person who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive others, especially for fraudulent gain.…

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 Notes Intermediate values Code golf Greenville 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 Notes Chris Brookins - VP of Engineering at Help ScoutBy Matt Cuyar and Steven Wade

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). [Fig 1] Show Notes xDebug Zend Debugger Firebug PHP Laravel D…

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 Notes diff so fancy examp…

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 Notes Runway Cafe Trello Desktop App Electron Electron Auto Updating Appcelerator PhoneGap Node Webkit High Security ElectronJS Application Go CUIBy Matt Cuyar and Steven Wade

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 Notes domnikl/DesignPatternsPHP Command Bus Pattern Repository Pattern Pipeline Pattern Chain of Responsibility Pattern David Stanley -…

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 notes Fractal REST Fest HubSpot's Secret Shadow Proxy The regrets made in the HubSpot API, from a previou…

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 Wade Matt Cuyar Jacob Adelberg Amy Bianco Andrew Rymer Show Notes UpstatePHP PhpUnit Laravel Middleware PHP Anonymous Class PhpUnit @dataPr…

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 typesBy Matt Cuyar and Steven Wade

The hosts of Code Talk with Matt & Steven: Matt Cuyar - @mcuyar Steven Wade - @stevenwadejr Show notes: Refactoring a Monolith into Microservices Google Is 2 Billion Lines of Code—And It’s All in One Place OpenSC Hackathon OpenUpstate SC CodesBy Matt Cuyar and Steven Wade

The hosts of Code Talk with Matt & Steven: Matt Cuyar - @mcuyar Steven Wade - @stevenwadejr Show notes: @brip0e - Our first episode's Producer @brightball (Barry Jones) - PostgreSQL enthusiast @UpstatePHP - PHP/Web user group in Greenville, South CarolinaBy Matt Cuyar and Steven Wade