Coding Blocks
Pragmatic talk about software design best practices: design patterns, software architecture, coding for performance, object oriented programming, database design and implementation, tips, tricks and a whole lot more.
You'll be exposed to broad areas of information as well as deep dives into the guts of a programming language. Most topics discussed are relevant in any number of Object Oriented programming languages such as C#, Java, Ruby, PHP, etc.. All three of us are full stack web and database / software engineers so we discuss Javascript, HTML, SQL and a full spectrum of technologies and are open to any suggestions anyone might have for a topic. So please join us, subscribe, and invite your computer programming friends to come along for the ride.
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 104 minutes
- Episodes
- 242
- Years Active
- 2013 - 2024
Why Date-ing is Hard
We take a deep dive into understanding why all Date-s are not created equal while learning that Joe is not a fan of months, King Kong has nothing on Allen, and Michael still uses GETDATE(). Oops.
01:46:45 |
Mon 18 Mar 2019
What Should You Learn Next?
After being asked to quiet down, our friend, John Stone, joins us again as we move the conversation to the nearest cubicle while Michael reminds us of Bing, Joe regrets getting a cellphone, and Allen…
01:14:30 |
Mon 04 Mar 2019
Tackling Tough Developer Questions
We gather around the water cooler to celebrate our 100th episode with our friend John Stone for some random developer discussions as Michael goes off script, Joe needs his techno while coding, and Al…
01:44:15 |
Mon 18 Feb 2019
JAMstack with J.A.M.
We learn all about JAMstack in real-time as Michael lowers the bar with new jokes, Allen submits a pull request, and Joe still owes us a tattoo.
Mon 04 Feb 2019
Data Structures – Heaps and Tries
We dig into heaps and tries as Allen gives us an up to date movie review while Joe and Michael compare how the bands measure up.
01:28:06 |
Mon 21 Jan 2019
Data Structures – (some) Trees
We ring in 2019 with a discussion of various trees as Allen questions when should you abstract while Michael and Joe introduce us to the Groot Tree.
01:49:56 |
Tue 08 Jan 2019
Data Structures – Hashtable vs Dictionary
Just in time to help you spread some cheer this holiday season, the dad jokes are back as we dig into the details of hash tables and dictionaries.
01:49:08 |
Mon 17 Dec 2018
Data Structures – Arrays and Array-ish
We continue our deep dive into data structures, this time focusing in on arrays and array-like types as Allen gives Shania Twain some singing competition, Joe is going to owe us another tattoo, and w…
02:38:38 |
Mon 03 Dec 2018
Data Structures – Primitives
We begin our journey into data structures by taking a deep dive into primitives while Allen makes Michael blush and Joe crashes his browser.
02:42:57 |
Mon 19 Nov 2018
Developer Shopping Spree
With the holiday season soon approaching, we address the most important requirements list of all ... our wish lists as Joe has to disclose a cheese powder incident, Michael hopes his Bitcoin gains so…
02:43:37 |
Mon 05 Nov 2018
Azure Functions and CosmosDB from MS Ignite
This is a special episode recorded at Microsoft Ignite 2018 where John Callaway from The 6 Figure Developer Podcast joins Allen Underwood to talk about Azure Functions and CosmosDB. Find out what the…
01:07:08 |
Mon 22 Oct 2018
How to Learn Programming Skills
We continue our dive into how to learn things while Michael's voice sounds an awful lot like Joe's, Joe says it's a square, and Allen says it's a triangle ... oh, and Google Feud is back!
01:12:19 |
Mon 08 Oct 2018
Comparing Git Workflows
We have some fun with our names, get ahead of ourselves during Survey Says, and vet Michael's tip on-air as we take a deep dive into comparing some popular Git workflows and when should we use which.
01:48:53 |
Mon 24 Sep 2018
Does Big O Matter?
We wrap up our conversation on complexity and play some more over/under as Allen thinks learning is backwards, Michael doesn't write clean code, and Joe brings his dog to the discussion.
01:52:13 |
Mon 10 Sep 2018
What is Algorithmic Complexity?
We continue our dive into Rob Conery's The Imposter's Handbook as Allen is Allen, Joe is Michael, Michael is Joe.
01:41:50 |
Mon 27 Aug 2018
Thunder Talks
Joe's voice sounds funny, Allen has a theme, and Michael pours one out for Media Play as Michael's and Allen's impersonation of Joe is on point (#NailedIt).
02:00:48 |
Mon 13 Aug 2018
Lightning Talks
We meet up around the water cooler for a quick round of lightning talks as Allen and Michael sing FizzBuzz while Joe passes the caching buck.
01:58:50 |
Mon 30 Jul 2018
Graph Algorithms
We continue digging into Rob Conery's The Imposter's Handbook as Joe explains Florida time, Allen likes greedy algorithms, and Michael shares his geography knowledge.
01:15:18 |
Mon 16 Jul 2018
Algorithms You Should Know
It's time we discuss algorithms we all need to know as we continue diving into Rob Conery's The Imposter's Handbook while Michael will read anything, Allen questions Greenland's name, and Joe talks w…
02:15:22 |
Mon 25 Jun 2018
Search Driven Apps
We're talking databases, indexes, search engines, and why they're basically microwaves in this episode while Joe wears a polo, Allen's quick brown fox jumps over whatever, and Michael gives out fake …
02:18:37 |
Mon 11 Jun 2018
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