House of Code

Cory and Artem discuss the intricacies of mocking in software testing, focusing on common mistakes developers make, the importance of understanding the boundaries of mocking, and the distinction between unit and integration testing. We delve into the role of end-to-end testing, strategies for prioritizing tests, and best practices for mocking third-party services. The discussion highlights the ben...

How do you create and grow a successful software consultancy? Build trust. This episode explores how J Tower and his team grew their agency from zero to over 30 employees. We discuss billing, hiring, remote work, offshoring, sales, and most importantly, how to do all this while building trust. Chapters 0:00 Introduction 0:40 Trailhead Technology Partners inception story 1:39 Are you your own boss?...

AI is hot. So, just 10 months ago, Andy Walters created a new software agency that specializes in AI. The result? He's making over $130,000 a month! In this episode we explore how he built the agency, their marketing approaches, how he learned about AI, and how you can create your own lucrative career as what he calls an "AI Engineer". Andy Walters on X: http://x.com/andywalters Andy's Agency: Eme...

In this episode, I talk to One’s lead developer, Nate Wienert. One is unique because it supports doing React and React native in the same project, using Vite. One has file-based routing, and supports SPA, Static, and server rendering modes. One also includes Tamagui, a React styling system that works on both web and mobile. We also discuss Zero, which is an optional companion library that’s coming...

AI is rapidly improving. Should developers be worried? What is the future of software development with AI? AI Researcher Matthew Renze shares his vision of the future of software development with AI. Links: Matthew's blog: https://matthewrenze.com/ Related blog post: https://matthewrenze.com/articles/hav... Matthew on X: http://x.com/matthewrenze Cory on X: http://x.com/housecor Cory's consultancy...

TypeScript expert Matt Pocock shares his recipe for creating a successful online course. We discuss his authoring workflow, how to choose a publisher, why people want candy but buy vegetables, advice for new authors, whether to script or improvise, common authoring mistakes, maintaining daily motivation to keep creating, and much more. Matt on X: @mattpocockuk Matt's Total TypeScript course: https...