James Apple

JS devs swipe right for functional love

February 20th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  27 mins 36 secs

aws, engineering, gcp, graphql, javascript, serverless, software, testing, typescript

We promise there will be plenty of awkward pauses, obscure jargon, and jokes that only we find funny as we deliver another podcast of PURE delight. EITHER Whether you're a die-hard functional programming fan or you're still trying to figure out what all the fuss is about, this podcast is the LAZY evaluation you need. We PIPE our conversation through the ether. Don't forget about immutability - because changing data is so last season!

Episode 210: So long and thanks for all the fish

December 22nd, 2022  |  Season 2  |  54 mins 54 secs

aws, engineering, gcp, graphql, javascript, serverless, software, testing, typescript

We'll discuss

1. Where I've been and why it sucked
2. My red flags for interviewing
3. The great comeback
4. Some other stuff I guess

Episode 209: I Hate Scrum (and code review is overused too)

August 6th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  36 mins 5 secs

agile, aws, code review, codereview, engineering, gcp, graphql, javascript, nebula, pair programming, process, scrum, serverless, software, testing, typescript, vpn

This podcast was recorded around January when I was feeling angsty so expect to get offended as we destroy code review and scrum and replace it with pair programming and suffering.
We also discuss how I recently implemented Nebula the "scalable overlay networking tool with a focus on performance, simplicity and security"
Also sorry about the dog barking but this was past me.

Episode 208: April Fools

July 24th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  32 mins 55 secs

aws, engineering, gcp, graphql, javascript, serverless, software, testing, typescript

Yep, this was recorded in April and no I am not working too much.
We discuss hoisting, interviews, April Fools day pranks and ramble too much about stuff we know too little about.

Episode 207: Honing the developer toolkit

July 11th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  40 mins 32 secs

aws, engineering, gcp, graphql, javascript, keyboards, react, serverless, software, testing, typescript, vim

What JS primitives is React built on? The many applications of Vim and honing it for your developer tool belt. Levelling up your keyboard game and its customisation.

Episode 206: useEffect and the celebration / disdain for React hooks depending on your preference

June 11th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  18 mins 8 secs

aws, engineering, gcp, graphql, javascript, linting, react, serverless, software, testing, typescript, vue

Nothing gets a React dev excited like useEffect, we talk React hooks. Should we rebuild our app in Vue to avoid React libraries? Should we follow the linting rules of the React overlords?

Episode 205: The Software Fundamentalist

March 30th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  53 mins 34 secs

aws, capybara, chai, developers, engineering, fundamentals, gcp, graphql, javascript, jest, mocha, serverless, software, testing, typescript

Jest sucks. Mocha is king.

Episode 204: SOFTWARE IS JUST TREES

March 29th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 1 min

architecture, aws, engineering, gcp, graphql, homelab, javascript, networking, pi, raspberry pi, serverless, software, testing, typescript, vpn, wireguard

I got a new job this week yay. We talk about architecture and how it's a dumb word. We also go through some r/homelab stuff which I've picked up as my new hobby.

Episode 203: ACID is BASED

March 28th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  55 mins 30 secs

acid, aws, base, cap theorem, cassandra, engineering, gcp, graphql, javascript, neo4j, postgres, rdbms, rds, serverless, software, testing, transactional, typescript

Chit-chat about databases. Why Neo4j is suck and how Postgres is the best database ever and nothing anyone else says matters.

Episode 202: Yarn Berries & Build Tools

March 27th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  44 mins 59 secs

aws, berry, engineering, gcp, graphql, interviewing, javascript, nodejs, npm, plug and play, pnpm, serverless, software, testing, typescript, yarn

Build tools, interviews, DDD, and some other stuff.

Episode 201: Interviews SUCK and also welcome to season 2

March 16th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  41 mins 1 sec

ai, aws, bitcoin, blockchain, engineering, ether, gcp, graphql, javascript, machine learning, nft, nfts, non fungible tokens, serverless, software, testing, typescript

I'm interviewing and I hate it. Also we're calling this season 2 since we haven't recorded in ages and Frank and I no longer work together.

Episode 134: S.O.L.I.D Snake

December 18th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  22 mins 54 secs

aws, clean code, code, engineering, gcp, graphql, javascript, serverless, software, solid, testing, typescript

We're gonna fumble through our horrible memories about what is a SOLID and whether people do SOLIDs anymore.

Episode 133: Domain Driven Design and Other D-Words

November 6th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  39 mins 46 secs

aws, ddd, engineering, gcp, graphql, ioc, java, javascript, serverless, software, testing, typescript

Frank has started learning about DDD this week. We discuss resources for learning, our experiences, and how the DDD principles we've applied have benefitted our app tremendously.

Episode 132: The Status of the Startup

September 22nd, 2021  |  Season 1  |  30 mins 38 secs

aws, engineering, gcp, graphql, javascript, serverless, software, testing, typescript

Episode 131: A Deep Dive Into Logging

September 21st, 2021  |  Season 1  |  27 mins 4 secs

aws, cloudwatch, elastic, elasticsearch, engineering, gcp, graphql, javascript, logging, monitoring, operations, serverless, software, stackdriver, testing, typescript

Episode 130: TEST YOUR CODE

September 14th, 2021  |  Season 1  |  19 mins 27 secs

aws, engineering, gcp, graphql, javascript, serverless, software, testing, typescript