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The term technical debt can be misleading and confusing. It is generally referred to as a metaphor referencing the consequences of system…

"I want to reconfigure my code to best survive the environment it lives in, it's an evolutionary process." ~ Will Refactoring is the process…

Resilience is the ability or capacity to quickly recover from difficulties. Systems that are resilient have less risk, a lower cost of…

“Flags allow us to restrict features to certain environments, while still using the same code base on all servers.” ~ Ross Harmes Feature…

This episode is highly influenced by Paul Graham's essay on maker's vs manager's schedules. He points out they are inherently conflicting in…

A few weeks ago when recording the mood was hostile. Both Will and BJ were on edge but could not define the problem. Finally after over an…

Whether a single coder like BJ or one with a spouse and a child like Will this week's discussion focuses on the myth of the work-life…

Faster coding does not equate to better coding. This week Will and BJ put together five tips for faster and better coding to improve…

The episode begins with BJ detailing his recent experience writing his first technical spec for a client and what he learned from that along…

This week the guys broke the episode into two parts. BJ starts out with a study from Harvard University on the perceptions of asking for…