This week Allen is troubled by circles, Michael talks like a game show host, and Joe announces it's twins as we continue our deep dive into the classic Clean Code book by Robert C. Martin.

When and why should you write unit tests, and just how important are they? Take a listen and see what YOU think.

For the full show notes visit:

https://www.codingblocks.net/episode54

In this episode we talk about how to insulate your application at it's boundaries? What in the world does that even mean?! We're not talking about those boundaries where others aren't allowed to touch your keyboard (although that's a real thing). No, we're talking about making sure you make your code easier to maintain over time by coding to interfaces or wrappers for third party libraries or external APIs. Come join us on another deep dive into Clean Code, and our (polluted) thoughts on the topic.

This week, we continue our Clean Code discussion as we dive into the joys and pains of error handing.

This week we're drawing a line in the sand between objects and data structures. Who will win? Take a listen and decide for yourself!

For the full show notes visit:

https://www.codingblocks.net/episode51

Ever judged a book by its cover? Of course you have. Ever passed judgement on some code simply because it didn't look pretty? There's more to writing code than having it functional and in this episode we dive into the reasons code formatting actually matters. There are more reasons than you probably realize to format your code nicely and in particular ways. Join us to hear our takes (and debates) on the right way to format your code.

This week, Michael fails geography, Allen introduces us to Croom, and Joe has to potty as we head into our third installment of the Clean Code series.

The original version of the show notes can be found at:

https://www.codingblocks.net/episode49

We continue talking our way through Clean Code, taking a deep look at the building blocks of programming in the quest to write the best functions. Oh, and everybody sings.

The original version of the show notes can be found at:

https://www.codingblocks.net/episode48

In this episode, we take our first dive into the book Clean Code by Robert Martin and specifically we talk about writing meaningful names for all things code related. You'll be amazed at how following some decent rules that you can start naming things that will help you and fellow coders understand your code at a glance.

Storing smaller subsets of data in a faster, closer memory can make astronomical differences in performance. This episode we're talking about the caching tools and techniques that application frameworks provide.

The original version of the shownotes can be found at:

https://www.codingblocks.net/episode46