Happy Path Programming

By Bruce Eckel & James WardTechnology

Happy Path Programming episodes

September 26, 2021 #41 "Never gonna give you up" (FP that is) with Wiem Zine Elabidine
Bruce and James hear about Wiem's journey in Functional Programming, her contributions to Scala ZIO, and how she never gave up despite the challenges she faced.
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1 hr 1 min
September 17, 2021 #40 Poisoned Agile with Barry Hawkins
Bruce and James chat with Barry Hawkins about software methodologies, their triumphs and abuses.
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1 hr 17 min
September 10, 2021 #39 Cracking the Company Culture Conundrum with Sharon Schmidt
According to James, Heroku had the best company culture / vibe of anywhere he has worked. Bruce & James talk with Sharon Schmidt who is in large part responsible for creating that magical experience.
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1 hr 3 min
August 27, 2021 #38 Databases are Insufficient with Jonas Bonér
James rants about databases with Jonas Bonér, CEO of Lightbend and creator of Akka. Bruce & James also learn about the actor model, Reactive, and Akka Serverless.
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1 hr 5 min
August 14, 2021 #37 The Future of Everything with Paul Snively
Paul Snively helps us see the future of programming. Spoiler: It's Typed & Functional.
Referenced talks:
Types vs. Tests: An Epic Battle?
Type Systems - The Good, Bad and Ugly
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1 hr 18 min
August 06, 2021 #36 The Freedom of Structured Unconferences
Bruce describes his multi-decade journey running conferences and how letting go of control, while still having a structure, has led to conferences where attendees connect in meaningful ways.
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54 min
July 23, 2021 #35 The Pattern of Design Patterns
As usual, Bruce & James try to figure out monads & type classes. Then something new, as they go meta on design patterns.
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1 hr 12 min
July 09, 2021 #34 Fear, Uncertainty, and Monads with Dick Wall
FEE, FOO, FUD, and FUM (Fear, Uncertainty, and Monads) - Scala Giant, Dick Wall, joins Bruce and James to talk about life, work, and Functional Programming.
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1 hr 2 min
July 02, 2021 #33 Rethinking "Thinking in Objects"
Object Oriented Programming might just be a series of solutions to self-created problems.
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1 hr 3 min
June 18, 2021 #32 Adopting Kotlin & FP with Katie Levy
Katie Levy joins Bruce & James to talk about how to help teams adopt Kotlin and Functional Programming.
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1 hr