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Refactored
By Chris Tonkinson, Frank KoehlTechnology
Refactored episodes
- 054: Puts Debugging in Prod
Refactored #054: “puts Debugging in Prod”
On this episode of Refactored…
- Chris describes a (totally hypothetical - asking for a friend) failure mode of using EFCore and JsonApiDotNetCore.
- You ever had user complaints of “general slowness?” The guys commiserate, then discuss different paradigms for trying to identify issues in production.
- The guys debate the pitfalls of contracts. Do you want to crash a Mars Rover? Because that’s how you crash a Mars Rover.
- Frank… my gosh for the eleventh time this month?… lays bare his passionate adoration for Hotwired.dev. Do you remember having to manually manipulate XMLHttpRequest objects? Pepperidge Farm remembers.
- There are 2 Hard Problems(tm) in computer science: cache invalidation, naming things, and off-by-one errors.
- Chris equates Jeeps and Node.js - great tools for the specific problem they solve well. Bad experience everywhere else, all the time.
- Jets suck, Yankees suck, Nicks suck.
- Krypton sucks.
- … and much more!
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Visit https://refactored.work/ for the full archive, show notes, and more. Hosted by Chris Tonkinson and Frank Koehl.
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1 hr 8 min - 053: Work Harder, Not Smarter
Refactored #053: “Work Harder, Not Smarter”
On this episode of Refactored…
- Case Study: NYC-based firm burns lease agreement in 2020, then doubles their renevue in 2022. “BuT rEmOtE dOeSn’T wOrK!!!1”
- Chris cautions companies to think through a remote transition carefully (spoiler: that doesn’t mean don’t do it). The guys agree that remote work represents a fundamentally different paradigm of interaction compared to a central office.
- The guys talk about the tech talent shortage dragging on for years.
- Frank can’t stand it when leaders reject new ideas. Chris argues it basically boils down to poor communication skills and/or ego.
- The guys discuss how to sell your finance / accounting team on doing new things that “cost” money.
- … and much more!
Don’t be shy! Reach out at [email protected].
Visit https://refactored.work/ for the full archive, show notes, and more. Hosted by Chris Tonkinson and Frank Koehl.
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1 hr 1 min - 052: How to Rage Quit (The Right Way)
Refactored #052: “How to Rage Quit (the Right Way)”
On this episode of Refactored…
- The guys both unplugged, and you should too. They played Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, and Legos. They discuss the Lego Star Destroyer, Titanic, and Red Barn Woodshop — hope you’ve got deep pockets!
- W. Chan Kim & Renée Mauborgne enter the chat as Frank mentions Blue Ocean Strategy.
- Frank hypothesizes on why the PS5 is still Unobtainium… Chris doesn’t think he’ll get one before he dies.
- Chris clears up a common confusion regarding semiconductors and breast implants.
- DoorDash in the spotlight - is their WeDash program unreasonable? No. Spoiler: Still no. Quite the opposite. Some whiner gets appropriately lambasted by… everyone.
- Chris drops two PSAs: First, nothing on the Internet that says “anonymous” is. Second, if you’re annoyed, do something, get over it, or leave.
- Should you storm out? Your boss hates this advice on how to rage quit! Number five will shock you! .
- … and much more!
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Visit https://refactored.work/ for the full archive, show notes, and more. Hosted by Chris Tonkinson and Frank Koehl.
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1 hr 27 min - 051: Simon Says: West Side Story Sucks
Refactored #051: “Simon Says: West Side Story Sucks”
On this episode of Refactored…
- Chris hasn’t seen Spider-Man: No Way Home yet and Frank can’t believe it. The ratings & reviews are very favorable. It had a $253M box office opening weekend (that’s a record).
- Jerry Z. Muller enters the chat as Chris recommends The Tyranny of Metrics.
- Has anyone figured out population, theatre, and inflation adjusted box office stats?
- Frank makes a great point about considering the reasons that things succeed and/or fail. TLDR - retconning runs rampant.
- Chris explains why you should go watch the intro video for the C4 Model, system mapping tool of the gods. It’s software architecture diagramming, made simple (which means it actually gets done).
- The picks this week are Spider-Man: No Way Home and the C4 Model.
- … and much more!
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1 hr 4 min - 050: Patch Your S--T
Refactored #050: “Patch Your S–t”
On this episode of Refactored…
- It’s the Official Refactored First Birthdaversary Bash! The guys celebrate by patting themselves on the back.
- You should have an accountability partner for the things you care about.
- Chris is at least 67% smarmy over the fact that Mercedes-Benz is the first automaker approved by SAE for Level 3 self-driving.
- Chris predicts within 20 years, the supermajority of miles driven will be autonomous.
- The guys unpack CVE-2021-44228, which isn’t noteworthy without a catchy name… in this case, “Log4shell.”
- Frank has a real bone to pick with SSO timeouts. Are security policies out over their skis?
- Chris loves shoving NIST SP 800-63b §5.1.1.2 down everyone’s throat, which clearly states “Verifiers SHOULD NOT require memorized secrets to be changed arbitrarily (e.g., periodically).”
- The guys make a totally novel, groundbreaking, and and never previously uttered PSA: Don’t roll your own crypto.
- The pick of the week is a water sensor for your basement - they’re a cheap insurance policy. Frank likes the one from SimpliSafe.
- … and much more!
Don’t be shy! Reach out at [email protected].
Visit https://refactored.work/ for the full archive, show notes, and more. Hosted by Chris Tonkinson and Frank Koehl.
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1 hr 4 min - 049: Just Say No (To Your Boss)
Refactored #049: “Just Say No (To Your Boss)”
On this episode of Refactored…
- The guys discuss recent travel. Frank’s sick and tired of these masks, man, but Chris turns it into a Jira thing? What are rules without enforcement, he wonders…
- Offsite meetings are clutch, especially for distributed teams.
- Chris really hates Microsoft Teams. Like, abhors it.
- Frank comes out with two helpful tips for teams:
- You are allowed to say ’no.'
- Delegation is a thing, mmm’kay?
- Frank wastes everyone’s time belaboring the obvious.
- Chris wastes eveyrone’s time EITHER belaboring the obvious or leaving people in the dust. Why can’t he just find a happy medium? Childhood trauma? Unresolved trust issues? Too much caffiene?
- The guys agree - as a manager your job is to be the CRO for your team: the Chief Repeating Officer
- The guys want you to ask more dumb questions. Everyone will thank you, on the whole.
- Chris has an axe to grind about meeting hygiene. He draws some hard lines.
- … and much more!
Don’t be shy! Reach out at [email protected].
Visit https://refactored.work/ for the full archive, show notes, and more. Hosted by Chris Tonkinson and Frank Koehl.
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57 min - 048: Get Better at Training
Refactored #048: “Get Better at Training”
On this episode of Refactored…
- The guys reminisce about the days of yore after news hits of a coming announcement from WinAmp:
- Thumb drives full of installers
- Napster/BitTorrent in college dorms
- How Windows has gotten better and worse over time
- Frank has a point to make about Technology teams “versus” Sales & Marketing teams.
- Is it a job function thing?
- A personality/temperament thing?
- Or maybe just we’re awesome and they’re dumb? Yeah. It’s gotta be this one. :trollface:
- Chris argues you’ve really got to optimize your onboarding, training, and growth processes.
- Poor Matt Doran. This bloke flies transcontinental to interview and promote Adele’s new album, 30, only to get turned around at the proverbial door. Da hell does this have to do with software? Frank expounds.
- Being professional and being a decent human are not mutually exclusive. Full stop.
- … and much more!
Don’t be shy! Reach out at [email protected].
Visit https://refactored.work/ for the full archive, show notes, and more. Hosted by Chris Tonkinson and Frank Koehl.
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1 hr 2 min - 047: Inevitable Heat Death of the Company
Refactored #047: “Inevitable Heat Death of the Company”
On this episode of Refactored…
- The guys pick apart some more detail and nuance about stocks and options.
- Which industry names things the worst? The guys debate. Healthcare? Tech? Finance?
- Frank comes in hot with a Grand Unified Theory of solving problems.
- Are tech problems actually business problems in disguise? Chris agrees.
- Are business problems actually people problems? Chris begrudingly agrees.
- Are people problems actually always about authority and responsibility? The guys fight.
- Chris thinks there aren’t any grand conspiracies… but it sure does look like it. He claims Big Things™ are the culprit.
- The picks of the week are Gartic Phone and Skribbl.io - two great web-based games for remote teams. Thanks Joel!
- … and much more!
Don’t be shy! Reach out at [email protected].
Visit https://refactored.work/ for the full archive, show notes, and more. Hosted by Chris Tonkinson and Frank Koehl.
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1 hr 12 min - 046: Take Stock of Your Options
Refactored #046: “Take Stock of Your Options”
On this episode of Refactored…
- Chris is the worst, man. Like, why the holdup bro? We want our dang episodes already. Geeze.
- Frank once again launches into an entire tirade about how ALL DigitalOcean executives should be jailed.
- The guys talk equity. LOTS of ground covered at fairly high level, including:
- Stock / shares
- Options contracts
- Insider trading (spoiler: just don’t, or the SEC will do unsavory things to your legal and financial posterior)
- Vesting schedules and cliffs
- Dividends
- Market cap
- Investopedia is a great reference if you still have questions. That, and a PROPER FINANCIAL ADVISOR!
- The pick of the week is Increment, a digital (and physical!) software engneering magazine from the folks at Stripe.
- … and much more!
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1 hr 16 min - 045: The Best Pizza for Your Flooz
Refactored #045: “The Best Pizza for your Flooz”
On this episode of Refactored…
- The guys get some props from friend of the show and Podomatic co-founder Justin. Hi Justin! Apparently we’re pretty hardcore!
- The guys like, from their perspective, think that, maybe, like, people should pay attention to, um, how they speak. For #@!& sake!
- Frank explains a flaw in the authentication process of DigitalOcean. Remember, kids, it’s all about defense in depth!
- Did you know DigitalOcean (NYSE:DOCN) was public? We didn’t. But we bought some. Not financial advice.
- Bitcoin (BTC) - currency or store of value? What’s the difference? Chris bungles the explanation. Seriously, if you take a shot every time he misspeaks, you won’t make it to your next podcast.
- The guys bash Dogecoin. “Fundamentals? We don’t need to stinkin’ fundamentals!”
- You ever put Velveeta Cheese on Spaghettios? Chris has. He hated it. Also, Yelp sucks.
- Frank has questions about GameStop (NYSE:GME). Chris changes into his fancier tin foil hat.
- The pick of the week is DigitalOcean, great (and easy to consume) cloud hosting.
- … and much more!
Don’t be shy! Reach out at [email protected].
Visit https://refactored.work/ for the full archive, show notes, and more. Hosted by Chris Tonkinson and Frank Koehl.
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