Smart And Snark

What is debugging? How should you approach it? Strategies for different types of bugs and common pitfalls. Jaffee brings the knowledge, and Jason has the management perspective. What does your manager want to hear when you're working on a bug? Outro music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/andrey-rossi/seize-the-day License code: EM3UAQAIVY98JDTV Become a Smart And Snark Subscriber: https://ww...

Jason delves into the minutiae of Agile, Scrum, and Kanban while Jaffee vents his frustration with the myopic focus on process details. Outro music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/andrey-rossi/seize-the-day License code: EM3UAQAIVY98JDTV

In this episode, Jason longs for the old days when these darn kids weren't ruining software. Jaffee pushes him to look for the deeper cause. Outro music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/andrey-rossi/seize-the-day License code: EM3UAQAIVY98JDTV

Special guest David Kagan joins the show to talk about how, and why he made the transition from accomplished ER nurse to junior software engineer and how those first months have gone. Outro music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/andrey-rossi/seize-the-day License code: EM3UAQAIVY98JDTV

Jason hits Jaffee with a surprise topic: a discussion of a recent migration from BoltDB to Postgres. Pros/cons, lessons learned, spicy opinions, and lame jokes... it's all here. Outro music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/andrey-rossi/seize-the-day License code: EM3UAQAIVY98JDTV

In this episode, Jaffee is obnoxiously excited about LLMs while Jason plays the curmudgeonly luddite. They both agree though that this technology is incredibly powerful and will shape our future for better or worse. Outro music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/andrey-rossi/seize-the-day License code: EM3UAQAIVY98JDTV

As a leader my experience is 1:1’s are the easiest and most important time spent by managers.  This podcast will detail my 4 simple questions which can be used to facilitate productive and actionable conversation with your direct reports. Outro music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/andrey-rossi/seize-the-day License code: EM3UAQAIVY98JDTV

In this episode, Jason and Jaffee discuss software estimates, why they're important and why they SUCK—er sorry, why they're difficult and nuanced. Give it a listen :) Outro music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/andrey-rossi/seize-the-day License code: EM3UAQAIVY98JDTV

In this episode, Jason demonstrates his approach to senior engineering interviews... by interviewing Jaffee! If you've ever wondered what it's like to be interviewed for a senior engineering position or are looking for ideas for your own interviews, this is for you. Outro music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/andrey-rossi/seize-the-day License code: EM3UAQAIVY98JDTV

There once were Engineers from Umbel.   But at times their product would stumble.  They went to square one, made a database for fun.  And now their customers don’t grumble. Outro music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/andrey-rossi/seize-the-day License code: EM3UAQAIVY98JDTV

What does cardinality mean and how does it apply to Engineering, specifically databases?  In this episode we will introduce you to the concept of cardinality as it relates to set theory.  You will also learn how cardinality impacts the design, implementation, and performance of databases. Outro music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/andrey-rossi/seize-the-day License code: EM3UAQAIVY98...

Jason and Jaffee discuss the most important question(s) to answer when selecting a database. If you're in a position to choose a database for a new project, this episode will get you up to speed on the basic groundwork you need to lay before digging in to the details. Outro music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/andrey-rossi/seize-the-day License code: EM3UAQAIVY98JDTV

Why do databases exist?  Jason and Jaffee seek to answer the question that exactly no one was asking.  After this episode you will be able to explain to anyone the purpose of a database. Outro music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/andrey-rossi/seize-the-day License code: EM3UAQAIVY98JDTV