The Good, the Bad, and the Buggy

By SmartBear

What's The Good, the Bad, and the Buggy about?

SmartBear's Alex McPeak and Bria Grangard will be sharing their own stories, talking to guests, and analyzing different case studies to consider what works and what doesn’t when it comes to online user experiences. Because a lot of the time, quality is in the details.

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The Good, the Bad, and the Buggy episodes:

04.09.2019
Season 2 Recap
Alex and Bria give an overview of some of the topics they talked about in Season 2 including biggest lessons and takeaways from episodes and guests.
03.26.2019
March Madness
Alex and Bria discuss brackets, basketball, and big data for March Madness. Additionally, they talk to Google Cloud to find out more about how they're partnering with the NCAA to turn decades of data into game-day insights.
03.12.2019
Lockdown
Tablets and "social media" apps are making their way into prison. How can they help inmates look to a better life? Alex and Bria discuss and talk to the founder of InmateAid.
02.26.2019
It's a Match
Where did the swipe right, swipe left motion come from? Can you automate dating? Can an algorithm help you find your soulmate? Alex and Bria answer all these questions and more.
02.12.2019
Back to Augmented Reality
Alex and Bria discuss the evolution of Augmented Reality, which has been brought to our mobile devices though applications like PokemonGO, Snapchat, Warber Parker, and Ikea.
01.29.2019
Ready For Takeoff
Alex and Bria discuss how technology has changed the way we travel, and, of course, chat about airline bugs that cause fare errors. We also loop in Jon Fortunati to ask what this can teach us about code review.
12.11.2018
(Machine) Learning to Love AI
Alex and Bria talk about Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in everyday applications like Spotify, Netflix, and Stitch Fix, then talk to Angie Jones to learn more about how it all works.
11.27.2018
Food for Thought
The way we order and eat food has evolved over the years thanks to new technologies. Alex and Bria discuss everything from Domino's to GrubHub, then talk to Mercato CEO Bobby Brannigan to review the current culinary climate.
11.13.2018
Level Up
Video game testing sounds like a dream career to a lot of people, but what can it teach us about software testing? Alex and Bria explore the world of QA in the gaming industry.
10.30.2018
Smart House
Alex and Bria talk about the modern smart house including doorbells, dog cams, and personal assistants. We discuss why you might want to invest in an all-connected home, and why you might not.
10.23.2018
LIVE Season 1 Recap
At SmartBear Connect 2018, Alex and Bria took to the stage to do a live recording of "The Good, the Bad, and the Buggy" and broke down the top lessons learned from the first 10 episodes.
10.16.2018
Hacked
Security testing, data breaches, hacks, and malware. We talk about it all and bring on McAfee's Chief Consumer Security Evangelist, Gary Davis, to talk about the Most Dangerous Celebrities 2018 Study and provide tips on how to browse the internet more safely.
10.02.2018
Deadliest Bugs
As per the name of the podcast, we talk about software and applications that could be considered good, bad, or buggy. In this episode, we focus specifically on the most expensive, worst, and biggest bug failures of all time as well...
09.18.2018
Let's Get Technical
We discuss how the fitness industry is trending towards technology, and how software is evolving the typical workout. Plus we talk to Aaptiv's Director of Engineering, Kathleen Yanolatos.
09.04.2018
Accessibility
Alex and Bria download a plugin to experience what it's like surfing the web while color blind for a day, then discuss ways companies can be more inclusive in their design.
08.21.2018
Manual vs Automated...Restaurants?
Robot restaurants are the newest food industry phenomenon, but what can they teach us about manual and automated testing? Paul Grizzaffi joins us to discuss.
08.07.2018
Diversity
The lack of diversity in technology isn't new information, but few are aware of how much having a lack of diversity on your software team can actually affect the way products work for different users.
07.23.2018
Prime Time
What do Amazon, dogs, and March Madness have in common? Find out in this episode where we talk about the Prime Day crash and why monitoring and load testing are so important for high traffic days with insight from Director...
06.29.2018
Dark Patterns
Dark patterns are all around us, and while you may not have realized there’s a name for these tricky design elements, you've probably come across them. Learn why you should avoid them as users and designers. To learn more about...
06.29.2018
Drunk User Testing
Alex and Bria go to Appcues's Drunk User Testing event to see what it’s all about and try it for themselves. Then they talk to professional Drunk Tester, Richard Littauer of TheUserIsDrunk.com to see what he has to say. To...
06.29.2018
MoviePass
When we first heard about MoviePass, we jumped on the opportunity to see unlimited movies. However, we ran into a few technical difficulties. In this episode, we discuss how MoviePass works, how it sometimes doesn't, and why it's created...
06.29.2018
Ep 1: MoviePass
When we first heard about MoviePass, we jumped on the opportunity to see unlimited movies. However, we ran into a few technical difficulties. In this episode, we discuss how MoviePass works, how it sometimes doesn't, and why it's created...
06.29.2018
Ep 2: Drunk User Testing
Alex and Bria go to Appcue's Drunk User Testing event to see what it’s all about and try it for themselves. Then they talk to professional Drunk Tester, Richard Littauer of TheUserIsDrunk.com to see what he has to say.
06.29.2018
Ep 3: Dark Patterns
Dark patterns are all around us, and while you may not have realized there’s a name for these tricky design elements, you've probably come across them. Learn why you should avoid them as users and designers.

What's The Good, the Bad, and the Buggy about?

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The Good, the Bad, and the Buggy episodes:

Season 2 Recap

March Madness

Lockdown

It's a Match

Back to Augmented Reality

Ready For Takeoff

(Machine) Learning to Love AI

Food for Thought

Level Up

Smart House

LIVE Season 1 Recap

Hacked

Deadliest Bugs

Let's Get Technical

Accessibility

Manual vs Automated...Restaurants?

Diversity

Prime Time

Dark Patterns

Drunk User Testing

MoviePass

Ep 1: MoviePass

Ep 2: Drunk User Testing

Ep 3: Dark Patterns