Codurance Talks

In this podcast José Enrique Rodríguez Huerta , Managing Director at Codurance Spain will chat with Fernando Díaz , CTO of Mercadona Tech. Mercadona is the biggest supermarket chain in Spain. They have more than 1600 brick and mortar shops throughout Spain and are now starting to expand in Portugal with a few new stores. Fernando and his team ensure that all of these online orders and deliveries c...

In this podcast we talk about teams. Without exceptional, motivated, skilled and motivated teams it would not be possible to do a great job. Why is it necessary to work to get this type of teams? What formulas can we apply to achieve it? Rushali Parikh , co-founder of Incubyte, a consultancy firm that embraces Agile and Extreme Programming practices, Francisco Ávila Engineering Manager and for a v...

As part of this year's International Women's Day celebration, Codurance Talks presents our Women in Tech edition, a two-episode series in which our software craftsperson Solange will interview different women from around the company. In this episode, our guests are Natalie Gray, Client and Partner Engagement Lead, Amelia Bampton, Regional Director in Manchester, and Emily Reboul, People Operations...

As part of this year's International Women's Day celebration, Codurance Talks presents our Women in Tech edition, a two-episode series in which our software craftsperson Solange will interview different women from around the company. In this first episode, our two guests are Aurelija Zubaviciute and Cherry Tsui, both craftsperson at Codurance with very different backgrounds. In an interesting and...

In today's episode of Codurance Talks Jose Huerta, Managing Director atCodurance Spain, will be joined by Markus Seebacher, CTO at Pagantis and Phil Taprogge, Principal Platform Engineer at Codurance that will be sharing their vision about why Platform engineers and Devops are becoming so trendy this days and where, how and why they fit inside a company. The three of them will be sharing thoughts...

In this episode of the Codurance Talks podcast, José E. Rodríguez Huerta   has an interesting conversation with Laura Weis, Strategy Consultant at Satalia , a world-leading enterprise AI company. Laura enlightened us tackling organisational design from a human and social capital perspective, considering her wide experience in psychology and network science. This episode covers a very significant t...

In this episode of the Codurance Talks podcast, José E. Rodríguez Huerta   chats to Riccardo Volpato , Data Scientist and Software Engineer at Satalia , a world-leading enterprise AI company.    The fascinating conversation covered both the academic and business applications of Machine Learning, AI and Data Science with Riccardo helping to demystify what can be a complex topic to understand, espec...

As we are in the middle of a pandemic that has forced many of us to change our normal routines. Some of our craftspeople join this episode of the podcast to talk about their varied experiences while working from home. Our guests are Francesco Gigli ,  Aurelija Zubaviciute , and José Wenzel , and they explain about how they work, the tools they used, and other helpful tidbits with our host, Jorge G...

In this episode of Codurance Talks, our craftspeople discuss the Codurance apprenticeship program. The apprentice program is an intensive 3 month program of learning for developers with commercial programming experience looking to take their craft to the next level. The program provides you with the skills required to become a productive craftsperson. Our guests and former apprentices, Riccardo To...

Welcome back to our first podcast of the new year, from a studio! In this episode, we are talking about something we all love: Pair Programming. Listen to  Laurence ,  Alasdair , and  Mattsi  talk about its use during your normal workflow and as part of the interview process. As part of the podcast, we mentioned the post by  Birgitta Böckeler  and  Nina Siesseger :  On Pair Programming We would al...

In this episode, we are joined by the Chief Architect at  Cazoo ,  Bob Gregory  who talks to us about serverless and how to use it to help in the delivery of your project. Jorge co-hosts with  Chris Bimson .   Photo: Prairie Dog by DigiPD is licensed under CC0 Music: "Sweeter Vermouth" by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under CC-BY 3.0

In this episode of Codurance Talks, our craftspeople discuss value stream mapping. Our guests' deep dive into what value stream mapping is and how it is applied to both business strategy and software development. They also cover where value stream mapping originated, the different characteristics, the best way to reduce bottlenecks, and much more.  Our guests on this episode are Mash Badar Co-Foun...

In this episode, we finally talk with our co-founders Mash and Sandro about Codurance , as well as one of our oldest co-workers and now the Head of Professional Services, Steve .   Photo: Prairie Dog by DigiPD is licensed under CC0 Music: "Sweeter Vermouth" by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under CC-BY 3.0  

In this episode, you will find two Spanish people that don't know the difference between Apache and Mapache. Incidentally, we are joined by  George Koulouris , Ruth Diaz , Mashooq Badar , and Jorge Gueorguiev Garcia talking about learning. George is founder of TechBeat.io Photo: Prairie Dog by DigiPD is licensed under CC0 Music: "Sweeter Vermouth" by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under CC-BY 3.0

In this episode of the podcast, we discuss Feedback. We are also using our new recording toys. We are joined by  Solange , Anne-Marie , Alfredo Fernández López , and Jorge chatting and giving their views around Feedback. Photo: Prairie Dog by DigiPD is licensed under CC0 Music: "Sweeter Vermouth" by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under CC-BY 3.0

In this episode of the podcast, Solange hosts a talk around Mentorship and Collaboration within a company, with Cristina Verdi and Jorge Gueorguiev Garcia giving their opinions on the matter.     Photo: Prairie Dog by DigiPD is licensed under CC0 Music: "Sweeter Vermouth" by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under CC-BY 3.0

In this episode of the podcast,  Jorge Gueorguiev Garcia  talks with Richard Wild , Marco Vermeulen , and Andre Torres about Kotlin, a new language by JetBrains. Courses mentioned in the episode: Kotlin for Java Developers The importance of Syntax in Clean Code by Hadi Hariri Kotlin Koans   Photo: Prairie Dog by DigiPD is licensed under CC0 Music: "Sweeter Vermouth" by Kevin MacLeod is licensed un...

In this episode of the podcast, hosted by Jorge Gueorguiev Garcia , in the company of Chris Eyre , Nick White , and Sam Davies , our guests talk about what they feel are the most influential books and why you should read them.    Photo: Prairie Dog by DigiPD is licensed under CC0 Music: "Sweeter Vermouth" by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under CC-BY 3.0    

In this episode of the podcast, Jorge Gueorguiev Garcia , Chris Bimson , Sam Davies , and one of Codurance's founder Mashooq Badar discuss how to choose a software company to work with.   Photo: Prairie Dog by DigiPD is licensed under CC0 Music: "Sweeter Vermouth" by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under CC-BY 3.0  

In this episode of the podcast, hosted by  Solange ,  Chris Bimson , Rory Collins, and Jorge Gueorguiev Garcia  discuss The Craftsman's Oath by Robert C. Martin, also known as Uncle Bob Martin. Photo: Prairie Dog by DigiPD is licensed under CC0 Music: "Sweeter Vermouth" by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under CC-BY 3.0

In this episode of the podcast, we talk to  Simion Iulian Belea  and  Marco Vermeulen about the fantastic SDKMan tool. Links: SDKMan Github Photo: Prairie Dog by DigiPD is licensed under CC0 Music: "Sweeter Vermouth" by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under CC-BY 3.0

Let’s talk about legacy code!  In this episode of Codurance Talks, our craftspeople discuss all of the different facets of legacy code:  What is legacy code What makes legacy code challenging to maintain How quickly the knowledge of legacy code can rot away from both a technical and business perspective Strategies for dealing with legacy code An interesting point about legacy code is that it doesn...

In this episode of the podcast, Alvaro and Alfredo talk about Parallel Changes; what they are, how to implement them, and just wooing me with the idea. Links: Eduardo Ferro Slides on Parallel Changes Strangler Pattern by Martin Fowler Working Effectively with Legacy Code  by Michael C. Feathers Parallel Change (Parallel Design) by Jakub Holy Carlos Ble The Github success case Parallel Change by Da...

On this episode of the podcast, we have our first outside guest: Cyryl Płotnicki , a person that loves Rust and has spread the love for this language within Codurance.  Liam Griffin  and Sam Davies  join us to help deliver the content.   Photo: Prairie Dog by DigiPD is licensed under CC0 Music: "Sweeter Vermouth" by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under CC-BY 3.0

In this episode of Codurance Talks, Jorge is joined by Cristina Verdi and Christina Ripley-Gonzalez who talk about the Apprenticeship program at Codurance. We mention the book: Apprenticeship Patterns: Guidance for the Aspiring Software Craftsman  by Dave Hoover and Adewale Oshineye. Photo: Prairie Dog by DigiPD is licensed under CC0 Music: "Sweeter Vermouth" by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under CC-...