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Test Automation University with Applitools' Angie Jones

December 13, 2018 00:29:43 28.61 MB Downloads: 0

Angie speaks all over the world on Test Automation strategies, and she got Scott excited about Selenium again! She keynoted Selenium Conf 2018 and currently works at Applitools making automated visual testing tools. She's most recently launched on a new "Test Automation University" that's free and community driven. http://testautomationu.com http://angiejones.tech

Real Software Engineering with Glenn Vanderburg

December 06, 2018 00:29:46 28.65 MB Downloads: 0

Glenn Vanderburg works as the VP of Engineering at First and has spoken all over on the notion of software development as engineering. What should an engineering discipline of software development look like? What's "REAL" Software Engineering? Does the analogy of software engineering as home construction hold water? What should software engineering look like? https://vanderburg.org https://vanderburg.org/speaking/#rse Video of Glenn speaking at "Software Art Thou?"

ASP.NET Core in Action with Andrew Lock

November 29, 2018 00:30:36 29.45 MB Downloads: 0

Scott talks to author Andrew Lock about his new book ASP.NET Core in Action! What made Andrew write a book on this new technology and how did he find the process? What about ASP.NET Core was so compelling and how does Andrew use it? More importantly, should you? Use coupon code "podhanselman18" for 40% this book or any Manning product! https://www.manning.com/books/asp-net-core-in-action

PlayFab's complete backend platform for live games with Dr. Hanna Oh Descher

November 22, 2018 00:29:24 28.3 MB Downloads: 0

Hanna Oh Descher is a data scientist at PlayFab with a PhD in cognitive neuroscience. She is passionate about understanding player behavior to help developers make games more fun. Scott and Hanna talk about what PlayFab allows game developers to do - focus on fun games! https://playfab.com/ https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/solutions/gaming/

Moving companies to Open Source with the Head of Comcast's Open Source Office Nithya Ruff

November 15, 2018 00:30:42 29.55 MB Downloads: 0

Nithya Ruff serves as an at-large director on the Linux Foundation's board of directors. In her day job she is the Head of Comcast's Open Source Office. Nithya has been guiding companies' open source strategies for many years and in this episode she and Scott talk about how to introduce Open Source to more "traditional" companies. http://innovationfund.comcast.com/ http://comcast.github.io https://todogroup.org

Upgrading GitHub and improving Rails with Eileen Uchitelle

November 08, 2018 00:33:54 32.63 MB Downloads: 0

Eileen Uchitelle is a Senior Systems Engineer at GitHub and a member of the Rails Core Team. They recently upgraded GitHub two major versions to the latest Rails. How do you manage such a large upgrade and the technical debt underneath - with no downtime? How do you also move improvements in GitHub's own branch upstream into Rails so everyone can benefit! Eileen explains it all to Scott in this episode. Upgrading GitHub from Rails 3.2 to 5.2

Designing for a Global Audience with Digital Nomad Jenny Shen

November 01, 2018 00:32:36 32.18 MB Downloads: 0

Digital Nomad Jenny Shen aims to design software for a Global Audience. Are you creating software that includes everyone? Does it consider not just internationalization but also culture and how people think? We'll discuss design across culture in this week's episode. http://jennyshen.com/mentorship.html https://diverseui.com/ https://blog.prototypr.io/ux-design-across-different-cultures-part-1-1caa12a504c0 https://uxplanet.org/ux-design-across-different-cultures-part-2-761c911e875

Gaming for all with the Xbox Accessibility Controller and John Alexander

October 25, 2018 00:32:05 30.88 MB Downloads: 0

What if you couldn't play video games? Most controllers require not just two hands but also fine motor skills and exact motions. The Xbox Accessibility Controller aims to open up gaming for everyone. It's not trying to be the controller for everyone, but rather than controller platform for everyone! Scott talks to John Alexander about how he games with the Xbox Accessibility Controller. https://www.quadstick.com/shop/quadstick-fps-game-controller https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/3drudder-foot-controller/90lh5fwnx6t8/lbxg?activetab=pivot%3aoverviewtab https://www.ablenetinc.com/technology/switches https://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/accessories#assistive https://www.specialeffect.org.uk/ http://yourcpf.org/ http://www.ablegamers.org/ https://warfighterengaged.org/

Finding Engineering teams that share your Key Values with Lynne Tye

October 18, 2018 00:31:39 30.47 MB Downloads: 0

How do you find the perfect questions to ask in your job interview? How do you know if this is the right company for you? Do they share your values? Interviews are a two way street. This week Scott talks to Lynne Tye about what she created KeyValues.com and how it might help you find your next work home. https://www.keyvalues.com/culture-queries

Animating Donald Glover's "This is America" with MacPaint on original hardware with Wahyu "Pinot" Ichwandardi

October 11, 2018 00:32:16 32.01 MB Downloads: 0

Animator Wahyu Ichwandardi, also known as Pinot, has been documenting his attempt to capture Childish Gambino's "This Is America" choreography since the beginning of June...using MacPaint and MacroMind Video on original Mac 128k hardware! Why did he do this? How did he do this? Macintosh 128K with MacPaint 1.5 & Summagraphics MacTablet. Macintosh SE with MacroMind VideoWorks & Apple 1GB External SCSI hard drive. BMOW Floppy Emu for data transfer via SD card. http://twitter.com/pinot https://www.instagram.com/pinot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pXm2NqfHMs https://mashable.com/article/this-is-america-retro-animation-pinot-mac

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October 04, 2018 00:29:44 28.62 MB Downloads: 0

Charles Petzold taught many of us to code Windows, but now he's turning his attention to a new book he's been working on for over a decade! This week Scott talks to Charles about Analog Computing and the Computer of the Tides. He's exploring an extended history of an early analog computer invented by Scottish scientist William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), and its role in the 19th century Darwin Wars. http://www.charlespetzold.com/books/

Scaling tech apprenticeship with Techtonics's Heather Terenzio

September 27, 2018 00:32:20 31.12 MB Downloads: 0

Scott talks to Techtonic's Heather Terenzio about how her company is scaling tech apprenticeship. Techtonic Group is a software services company building web-based and mobile products for start-ups and the Fortune 1000. Four years ago, Heather founded Techtonic Academy to train people with diverse backgrounds how to code using a unique, Department of Labor (DOL) approved Apprenticeship program. Techtonic Group was recently named “2017 Innovative Company of the Year” by the Boulder Chamber of Commerce and the Colorado Legislature. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/culture-killing-diversity-heather-terenzio-mccollester/

.NET Core Global Tools for Developers with Mark Rendle

September 20, 2018 00:29:36 28.5 MB Downloads: 0

Mark Rendle is the author of a number of open source projects and most recently he's been creating global tools with .NET Core. Scott and Mark talk about the importance of global tools to today's development process. What kinds of things can you make and how can we tap into this growing ecosystem? https://github.com/RendleLabs https://twitter.com/markrendle

Forge Your Future with Open Source and VM Brasseur

September 13, 2018 00:32:20 31.11 MB Downloads: 0

VM Brasseur has been a leader in open source for decades and is the Vice President of the Open Source Initiative. Now she's brought her experience together into a booked called "Forge Your Future with Open Source." It's the missing manual of open source contributions and community participation. https://pragprog.com/book/vbopens/forge-your-future-with-open-source https://twitter.com/vmbrasseur

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September 06, 2018 00:33:48 32.53 MB Downloads: 0

Dr. Nicole Fosgren has a PhD in Management Information Systems and a Masters in Accounting. She's just released the Accelerate: State of DevOps 2018: Strategies for a New Economy report as well as the supporting book on the topic. Nicole talks to Scott about the state of DevOps - who are the high performers and how do they perform so well? Using rigorous scientific method we'll learn WHY companies are successful in delivering software reliably with speed and quality. Buy Accelerate! https://amzn.to/2PSyS5g https://cloudplatformonline.com/2018-state-of-devops.html https://twitter.com/nicolefv