Verbose Mode

In this episode we're catching up on what pet projects we've been working on during the lockdown, including React Native, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing (Amazon Transcribe and Comprehend). EPISODE 3 Intro 00:00:00 - Introductions and catch up 00:07:26 - What do we think new normal will look like after Covid-19 00:12:39 - Do we want to go back to the office or stay working from home? Part 1: Our pet projects 00:30:22 - Scott is working on his first React Native app, what he's learned so far 00:48:09 - Ian is working on a project for D&D, working with Amazon Transcribe and Amazon Comprehend Part 2: Machine Learning and notable topics 01:11:12 - Talking about applying supervised machine learning to a simple application 01:27:00 - Current world events and BLM 01:50:42 - Wrap up 01:56:00 - Signing off

In this episode we're mainly catching up on what has been happening over the last couple of weeks during the lockdown, how our development agency has coped with the transition to remote working and what we've been up to do keep busy. Episode 2 Intro 00:00:00 - Introductions and catch up 00:06:40 - What we've been up to since the last podcast 00:09:10 - Ian hosting his own Dungeons and Dragons session with colleagues 00:16:40 - Impact of Covid 19 on us, what we're doing during the lock down 00:19:13 - Gym alternatives and exercising at home Part 1: Transitioning a development agency to an all remote business in 3 days 00:26:00 - What we did and how it went 00:33:05 - The changes we made 00:36:30 - Working remotely and expectations, pros and cons 00:53:51 - Video conferencing software, daily standups, what we did and didn't expect 01:06:14 - The remote hiring process, onboarding new team members remotely 01:18:43 - Expectations going forward Part 2: Wrap up, future plans 01:23:20 - Wrap up, what we're up to over the next few weeks 01:26:00 - Saving money during lockdown 01:28:00 - Reading more books 01:23:30 - Work-life balance, podcasts, how to find inspiration and staying motivated 01:32:00 - Signing off

In this episode, we introduce ourselves, talk a bit about our background and why we wanted to start a podcast. Following that we discuss our general opinions of development agencies and what it's like to be a developer in 2020. Episode 1 Intro 00:00:00 - Introductions 00:01:00 - What alcoholic beverage we're drinking today 00:03:35 - Our background, how we met 00:07:10 - Scott's first developer job and application process 00:11:00 - Ian's first developer job, working with Scott 00:13:00 - Ian going freelance and moving to Australia 00:15:30 - Ian returning back to Newcastle, rejoining the same company to work with Scott again. 00:16:30 - Why we wanted to start this podcast 00:23:00 - Discussing our drinks Part 1: What is life like in a development agency? 00:25:30 - What is an agency 00:29:05 - Alternatives to agencies 00:30:05 - Working with product companies as an agency 00:32:50 - Pros and cons of development agencies for the customer 00:44:45 - Difficult clients to avoid 00:46:35 - The difficulties of getting customers to pay for maintenance 00:48:40 - Advantage of choosing an agency as a customer 00:50:00 - Pros and cons of development agencies for the developer 00:53:50 - Agencies vs Freelance 00:58:10 - Will the agency business model last? 01:07:00 - What is management like in an agency? Part 2: Future plans and pet projects 01:18:30 - A review of our drinks 01:20:23 - Scott's plans for the next couple of weeks (React, Laravel APIs, pet projects) 01:20:40 - Ian's plans for the next couple of weeks (React, Serverless, API gateway) 01:23:30 - Work-life balance, podcasts, how to find inspiration and staying motivated 01:31:30 - Signing off Recommendations and links - https://syntax.fm - https://darknetdiaries.com - https://reactjs.org - https://firebase.google.com - https://aws.amazon.com/api-gateway - https://laravel.com - https://serverless.com - https://aws.amazon.com/lambda/