Code && Beyond

By Alexander Sulim and Pablo Vicente

Code && Beyond is a weekly podcast with Pablo and Alex, two software engineers with more than 35 years of professional experience combined. We talk about creativity, productivity, problem solv... more

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The podcast currently has 32 episodes available.

Code && Beyond episodes:

November 30, 2021 Quality in software development
In this episode of Code && Beyond, Pablo and Alex discuss the topic of quality in software development. How much is "good enough"? How can you maintain the quality of tests in your projects? What tools can be used to automate quality assurance?
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21min
November 22, 2021Teamwork
In this episode of Code && Beyond, Pablo and Alex touch on the topic of teamwork. What is the optimal size of a team? What kind of challenges are facing many teams? What structure should have an effective team? These and other questions are discussed in this episode.
Notes:
Async is a composable asynchronous I/O framework for Ruby based on nio4r and timers.
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23min
November 13, 2021 SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and software development
To celebrate our 20th episode, Code && Beyond welcomed its first-ever guest: Ana Hernández. She helped us explore the topic of search engine optimization or SEO, what software developers should be aware of, how SEO specialists work together with devs and more.
Notes:

- Screaming Frog is a website crawler that helps you improve onsite SEO by extracting data & auditing for common SEO issues.
- Schema.org is a collaborative, community activity with a mission to create, maintain, and promote schemas for structured data on the Internet, on web pages, in email messages, and beyond.
- Core Web Vitals is an initiative by Google to provide unified guidance for quality signals that are essential to delivering a great user experience on the web.
- Ahrefs is an All-in-one SEO toolset.
- Semrush is a platform for SEO, content marketing, competitor research, PPC and social media marketing
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49min
October 26, 2021 Work under pressure
Just like Freddie and David say, no man asks for pressure. There is no denying that working under pressure with an upcoming deadline in sight is stressful. However, can it also be useful? Perhaps the stress can help push you forward towards the finish line of a project? The truth is that there is no one answer, it all depends on the situation.
In this episode of Code && Beyond, Pablo and Alex explore different types of pressure while working in software development projects, including the accountability that comes from building in public and the relief of getting rewards for achievements.
Notes:

- gRPC-Gateway
- Building in public
- The Billion Dollar Code
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18min
October 18, 2021 Productivity tools: Focus
In this episode of Code && Beyond, Pablo and Alex share their best tips and tricks to stay focused on the task at hand. Listen as they recount their experiences and discuss focus tools like the Pomodoro Technique, meditation, and even crazy time-tracking in great detail.
Notes:

- "Working from orbit"
- Session helps you focus and be more mindful by blocking distractions and tracking your progress.
- The Pomodoro® Technique
- Headspace
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30min
October 11, 2021 Test-driven development
Writing tests is like flossing your teeth: everyone agrees it's great for your health, but not everyone does it right (or even at all). Nobody denies that it can sometimes be tricky. It requires time, a good understanding of the context, and access to the right tools. In this episode of Code && Beyond, Pablo and Alex delve deep into the topic of testing in software development, discussing not only why and how, but also common mistakes, and solutions. Let's see how it goes 😃
Notes:
- Armada is a science fiction novel by Ernest Cline.
- Dune is a 1965 science-fiction novel by American author Frank Herbert.
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29min
September 30, 2021 Productivity tools: Planning
In this episode of Code && Beyond, Pablo and Alex talk about their experiences with long and short-term planning as software developers. Also quite unexpectedly featuring some larger topics such as freedom and how life goals can become distorted once you start chasing someone else's dreams.
Notes:

- NeoVim
- telescope.nvim is a highly extendable fuzzy finder over lists. Built on the latest awesome features from neovim core. Telescope is centered around modularity, allowing for easy customization.
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19min
September 20, 2021 Monolith vs. microservice
On Code && Beyond, we recently touched on the hot topic of relational and NoSQL databases. To continue with the trendy themes, this time Alex and Pablo discuss monolith and microservice architectures.
What are the cons and pros of these approaches? Does it make sense to start with microservices in a greenfield project?
Notes:
- Syncthing is a continuous file synchronization program.
- NeoVim 0.5+ (Lua stuff).
- Practical Microservices.
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25min
September 13, 2021 Productivity tools: Tasks management
In the 14th episode of Code && Beyond, Pablo and Alex talk about task management. Listen to them discuss their experiences with GTD (Gettings Things Done) with Things and Todoist, Kanban with Trello, pen and paper with Bullet Journal, and Passion Planner.
Notes:

- Passion Planner
- Good notes
- Bullet Journal
- Notion
- Trello
- Todoist
- Dynalist
- Things
- Nirvana
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32min
September 06, 2021 Our stories
In this special episode, Pablo and Alex talk about themselves. Learn about their life, their career, their hobbies, and much more. Find out things like:
How we decided to become software developers
How Pablo got a job in London speaking very little English
How a book changed Alex's whole life
All of this and more in the 13th episode of Code && Beyond.
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35min

FAQs about Code && Beyond:

How many episodes does Code && Beyond have?

The podcast currently has 32 episodes available.