For Love Of Code

So you think you're a senior developer?!?!

For Love of Code Episode #11 - So you think you're a senior developer?!?! Chris and Tim talk Google and Canonical partnering up, Chris's struggles to work a Blu-Ray player, some Chrome enhancements for better battery life and Tesla being close to creating full autonomous cars. The main discussion is around what should a senior developer expect to handle from mentoring junior developers, setting coding standards to taking the heat for team failures. ~ Articles ~ Google and Canonical partner to bring Linux apps support to Flutter https://9to5google.com/guides/flutter/ Tesla (TSLA): Elon Musk says ‘very close’ to level 5 autonomy complete https://electrek.co/2020/07/09/tesla-tsla-elon-musk-level-5-autonomy-complete/ The 6 Levels of Vehicle Autonomy Explained https://www.synopsys.com/automotive/autonomous-driving-levels.html Google Chrome ships a new feature to increase Battery life by 28 percent to 2 hours https://news.thewindowsclub.com/google-chrome-ships-a-new-feature-to-increase-the-battery-life-101417/ Senior Software Engineer Job Description https://www.topresume.com/career-advice/senior-software-engineer-job-description ~ Social Media ~ https://twitter.com/forloveofcode https://www.instagram.com/forloveofcode/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/forloveofcode https://www.facebook.com/forloveofcode #ForLoveOfCode #Prime3Software

Rest API development standards

For Love of Code Episode #10 -  Rest API development standards Chris and Tim talk about how much of the internet is used in the  bathroom, Walmart drive-in movies and Google's version of AirDrop.  The  main discussion is around using standards with developing a Rest API.   Standards like date format ISO-8601, paging, and error handling. ~ Articles discussed ~ Drive-In Movies Coming to Walmart Later This Summer https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a33219950/drive-in-movies-walmart-summer/ SpaceX Starlink threat? Democrats propose $100bn US-wide fiber broadband  project https://www.zdnet.com/article/spacex-starlink-threat-democrats-propose-100bn-us-wide-fiber-broadband-project Google’s Nearby Share, an AirDrop Competitor, Confirmed; Now Available  in Beta https://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/google-nearby-share-apple-airdrop-beta-launch-android-2256051 ~ Social Media ~ https://twitter.com/forloveofcode https://www.instagram.com/forloveofcode/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/forloveofcode https://www.facebook.com/forloveofcode #ForLoveOfCode #Prime3Software

Contractor: To be or Not to be

For Love Of Code Episode #9 - Contractor: To be or Not to be Chris and Tim talk about current news like the Apple WWDC 2020 version, the latest version of Angular is out, and Amazons latest offering trying to put us out of business with Honeycode. The main topic is about the joys and pains of being a contractor. The upside and downside of being a fulltime employee and maybe as a business, is ok to hire contractors? 0:36 Tim is growning hair 1:50 Dusty skies are upon us 2:43 Apple WWDC 2020 8:12 AWS Honeycode building apps without programming 12:24 Angular 10 released 15:35 Github super linter 21:13 Fear driven development 24:10 Why testing? 30:47 Pros of being a contractor 36:46 Pros of being an employee 41:35 Downsides of being an employee 48:05 Downsides of being a contractor 52:01 Fixed cost vs Time and materials 57:34 Why hire a contractor 1:03:35 Cons of hiring a contractor ~ Articles discussed ~ Massive Saharan Dust Cloud Is Moving Across The US Turning Skies Strange Colors https://www.sciencealert.com/massive-saharan-dust-plume-will-bring-technicolor-sunsets-and-fewer-tropical-storms-to-the-us 2020 Worldwide Developers Conference https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/wwdc/ AWS launches Amazon Honeycode, a no-code mobile and web app builder https://techcrunch.com/2020/06/24/aws-launches-amazon-honeycode-a-no-code-mobile-and-web-app-builder/ Version 10 of Angular Now Available https://blog.angular.io/version-10-of-angular-now-available-78960babd41 Introducing GitHub Super Linter: one linter to rule them all https://github.blog/2020-06-18-introducing-github-super-linter-one-linter-to-rule-them-all/ ~ Social Media ~ https://twitter.com/forloveofcode https://www.instagram.com/forloveofcode/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/forloveofcode https://www.facebook.com/forloveofcode #ForLoveOfCode #Prime3Software

Is 10x Developer a Myth

For Love Of Code Episode #8 - Is 10x Developer a Myth Chris and Tim discuss the Sony PS5 announcement and how that will impact how games are developed in the future.  Chris shares the only reason he owned a PS was for the Blu-ray player.  The guys also discussed the first super computer built by Virginia Tech using Apple. There was also a conversation about the current movement to create a "Right to Repair" laws for electronics. The main topic is the idea of the 10x developer and does it really exist. Tim insists he's definitely one...Chris is not a believer. ~ Articles and books discussed ~ Sony says the PlayStation 5’s SSD will completely change next-gen level design https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/18/21185356/sony-ps5-playstation-5-ssd-load-times-mark-cerny-developer-gdc The Past and Future of the Head-up Display, the Original Augmented Reality https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/01/the-past-and-future-of-the-head-up-display.html Tesla now disables Supercharging in salvaged vehicles https://electrek.co/2020/02/12/tesla-disables-supercharging-salvaged-vehicles/ Sonos Criticised For Bricking Old Speakers https://www.silicon.co.uk/e-innovation/green-it/sonos-bricking-old-speakers-326187 Rich Rebuilds - We hacked the Tesla model 3s and it's true potential is INSANE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pivzUIOB-gw Right to Repair Is Less Complicated and More Important Than You Might Think https://gizmodo.com/right-to-repair-is-less-complicated-and-more-important-1834672055 The myth of developer productivity https://nortal.com/us/blog/the-myth-of-developer-productivity/ The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win https://www.amazon.com/Phoenix-Project-DevOps-Helping-Business/dp/1942788290 The Pragmatic Programmer: 20th Anniversary Edition, 2nd Edition: Your Journey to Mastery https://www.amazon.com/Pragmatic-Programmer-Anniversary-Journey-Mastery/dp/B0833FBNHV ~ Social Media ~ https://twitter.com/forloveofcode https://www.instagram.com/forloveofcode/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/forloveofcode https://www.facebook.com/forloveofcode #ForLoveOfCode #Prime3Software

What you should know for a Job Interview

Chris and Tim talk about data access from businesses and predict the future...kinda. The main topic is how to prepare for a job interview. 3:06 Gone fishin 5:13 Access to the power 6:55 Internet speeds 14:30 Access to data 17:32 Chris predicts the future 22:24 Disruption to service 25:37 The worst interviews 30:40 Know what your looking for 32:17 Study what's on your resume 34:25 Cattle calls 36:17 What are your accomplishments? 37:52 Resume and GitHub for the win 40:50 Real examples 42:04 Technical evaluation 47:44 100 top questions 49:29 Don't lie 52:54 Come with questions Google Powermeter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_PowerMeter Google Fiber https://fiber.google.com/b/?utm_expid=.jysMqHLXTIuCgV2nMRzF5w.1 The U.S. has the 8th fastest internet speed in the world, but many are still left behind https://www.allconnect.com/blog/us-internet-speeds-globally ~ Social Media ~ https://twitter.com/forloveofcode https://www.instagram.com/forloveofcode/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/forloveofcode https://www.facebook.com/forloveofcode