The Scripting Den Podcast

In this episode of "The Scripting Den Podcast" I dive into one of the most debated questions in today’s software development world: Should you use AI to code at work? 

During the episode we explore ho…

In this episode, I dive deep into one of the most pressing topics in tech today: AI ethics. I try to explore how well-meaning developers can unintentionally create AI systems that harm society. From …

Understanding how to prepare for your first technical interview, and what to expect from the process is not easy.
Companies will have their own hiring process, and some of them will confuse you with …

If you haven't been living under a rock, you might've heard about this specific type of NoSQL database being mentioned quite often lately.
Now, why do you think that is? In fact, do you know what a Ve…

Many developers avoid using AI in their day-to-day simply because they don't know how to use it. Maybe you're one of them?
If reading AI automatically takes you to Copilot then you need to listen/watc…

In today's episode I got to interview Dave Thomas, co-author of one of the most influential books in our industry: The Pragmatic Programmer.
During the interview, we talk about the potential impact of…

Have you considered using AI as part of your dev workflow? Are you aware of all the benefits LLMs can bring to the table?
Some companies fear AI simply because of misconceptions, or just lack of under…

Sometimes as developers we spend way too much time thinking about the "perfect" tech stack for our projects, and while that doesn't exists, there are some considerations that you can take to make a s…

Where do you prefer to work, smaller startups with very small teams? Or huge multi-national companies where your team is just one of many inside a big department?

Have you tried both worlds?

I have!
An…

Unit tests are usually 2nd (if not 3rd) class citizens in any codebase, teams usually work on them only once they're done with all the "important" features.
However, if you do it like that, chances ar…

Getting burned out by a side project is, sadly, quite common in our industry. While side projects are not mandatory for developers, they are quite common.
Whether your own side project is technical or…

In this new episode of the podcast, I get to talk about how IT (or the dev department) should align with the Business and what strategies are there to do it.

Remember, IT and Business are not always a…

In this information-packed episode, I got to interview Bret Fisher, DevOps expert, YouTuber, Course creator and more.
If you're new to the DevOps space, or just working adjacently to it, this episode …

In this episode I got to interview the great Tapas Adhikary, he's been working as a developer for 16 years, and recently launched his own startup, and has been successfully growing ever since.

During …

What exactly does it mean for your application to scale? How do you architect its backend so you make sure there is room for scaling?
In this episode I cover different tips and techniques you can appl…

In this episode, I cover 5 open-source licenses that every developer dealing with open-source (either creating it or using it) should be aware of.
In this episode I also talk about what open-source ac…

In this episode I cover some of the basic skills you should focus on learning or perfecting if you're looking to become a backend developer.
Are these all the technologies/skills to focus on? Absolute…

In this episode, I'm covering some of the tasks that as developers we need to worry about, even when they're not really about coding.

As developers, we're often faced with tasks that are just not "fun…

In this episode I got to interview Santosh Yadav, Developer, GDE and Github Star about his own Open Source journey.
During the episode, we discuss different topics around the practicality and usefulne…

In this episode I try to answer the age-old question: are microservices really better than monoliths?

What do you think?

During the episode talk about:
- What exactly is a monolith?
- What exactly are mi…