Talking Code

By Coderly

What's Talking Code about?

The Talking Code podcast contains short expert interviews that help you decode what developers are saying. We help non-technical founders, designers, project managers, or anyone who needs a 30,000 foot view of how to run a successful software company.

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Talking Code episodes:

10.20.2015
How to Become an Effective Junior Developer
Louisa Barrett of Haught Codeworks tells us about how to become an effective junior developer. We also speak in depth about how to become a better teacher.
10.13.2015
Making the Most of Your Analytics
Diana Smith of Segment tells us how to get the most out of our analytics tools. In the pursuit of trying to be data-driven, we have been conditioned to track everything. Diana tells us why this can be dangerous if...
09.22.2015
How to Deliver a Successful User Experience
Sarah Doody, a UX designer, consultant, and writer, tells us how to build products with great user experiences. We will hear why user experience is far more important than design.
09.15.2015
How to Launch Products in Under Two Weeks
Mubashar Iqbal, the #1 product maker on ProductHunt, tells us about how he launches products that people use in weeks, not months.
08.25.2015
Going from Junior to Senior Developer
Ben Orenstein of Upcase tells us how to go from a junior to a senior developer. He reveals a number of things senior developers do that junior developers don't.
08.18.2015
Using Data to Make Informed Product Decisions
Lincoln Ritter, director of engineering at Animoto, shares how they use data to make more informed product decisions.
08.11.2015
How to Do Information Architecture
Abby Covert, author of How to Make Sense of Any Mess, teaches us about information architecture, a subject she strongly feels is a core life skill. She's seen people get fired over language and informs us that – quite obviously...
08.04.2015
Product Design and User Experience
Sven Lenaerts joins us to share his expertise on product design and user experience. This conversation includes some thoughts on MVPs, when to hire a designer, and what a product person really does.
07.28.2015
Modern Web Architecture Fundamentals
James Ward shares how the hosting landscape has changed for web applications over the years and how you can avoid some of his middle-of-the-night pager nightmares.
07.21.2015
The Rise of the Data Scientist
Jonathan Cornelissen tells us about DataCamp, the need for data scientists, and how to become one yourself. We also learn about some popular languages and libraries for analyzing data.
07.14.2015
How to Do User Story Mapping
Jeff Patton, author of User Story Mapping, teaches us how to map user stories by focusing on the user's journey to an outcome. He shares his opinion on the notorious "MVP" and how he helped Gary Levitt build his MVP...
07.07.2015
How to Keep Code Quality High
Michael Bernstein of Code Climate explains how to monitor your code's quality with static analysis. He tells us how you can maintain or improve quality over time, and what you can do to fix poor code.
06.30.2015
Why Your First Developer is Critical
Anthony Thomas tells us how he made the leap from manufacturing to starting a tech team at Sticker Mule. He explains why your first developer is so critical to your founding team.
06.23.2015
Building Modern Web Applications
Tom Dale tells us about building modern web applications that are becoming increasingly like native apps. We discuss JavaScript frameworks like Ember and the future of the web.
06.16.2015
How to Fix Errors Quickly
David Cramer tells us how to catch and fix critical errors that can affect your bottom line. We also discuss the key differences between exceptions and bugs, and how to handle errors gracefully.
06.09.2015
When and How to Outsource Your Software Development
Randy Rayess tells us when and how you should outsource development of your software, how to reduce your risk, and the way your team should think about feature prioritization.
06.02.2015
How to Email Your Users at Critical Moments
Brad Van Vugt and Matt Harris talk about transactional emails – how to send your users emails they'll act on at critical moments in your application's lifecycle.
05.26.2015
Stop Treating Email Like the Web
Justine Jordan explains how your company should treat email, the difference between designing for email and the web, and what you can do to up your open rates.
05.19.2015
How To Do Quality Assurance Testing
Fred Stevens-Smith of Rainforest explains the need for quality assurance testing and how to actually do it in the resource constrained environment of a startup.
05.12.2015
Finding Your Technical Co-Founder
Jordan Gal of CartHook talks about how he found his technical co-founder, how he de-risked his app before building it, and the tension between business and technology requirements.
05.05.2015
How to Fix the Developer Talent Shortage
Dave Hoover on coding bootcamps and how immersive learning environments are helping to fix the developer talent shortage. Plus: should you learn to code?
04.28.2015
How to Build Meaningful Products
Basecamp's Ryan Singer on the difference between UI and UX, how to build meaningful solutions for problems and people, and what it means to "scratch the itch."
04.21.2015
Stop Designing Your Software Upfront
Sandi Metz on how OOD (objected-oriented design) and agile development simplify design requirements, promote communication and lead to better, faster, more cost-effective software.
04.14.2015
How to Ship Well-Tested Software Faster
Florian Motlik on how testing and validation using the continuous integration and deployment model results in manageable, quality software.

What's Talking Code about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Talking Code episodes:

How to Become an Effective Junior Developer

Making the Most of Your Analytics

How to Deliver a Successful User Experience

How to Launch Products in Under Two Weeks

Going from Junior to Senior Developer

Using Data to Make Informed Product Decisions

How to Do Information Architecture

Product Design and User Experience

Modern Web Architecture Fundamentals

The Rise of the Data Scientist

How to Do User Story Mapping

How to Keep Code Quality High

Why Your First Developer is Critical

Building Modern Web Applications

How to Fix Errors Quickly

When and How to Outsource Your Software Development

How to Email Your Users at Critical Moments

Stop Treating Email Like the Web

How To Do Quality Assurance Testing

Finding Your Technical Co-Founder

How to Fix the Developer Talent Shortage

How to Build Meaningful Products

Stop Designing Your Software Upfront

How to Ship Well-Tested Software Faster