How To Code Well

Welcome to the first live podcast show! In todays episode I talk about the things I learnt when upgrading the HTCW CMS and API to Symfony 5. I discuss why I needed to do the upgrade earlier than I expected and how I planned to roll out the new system.  The upgrade didn't go smoothly and lots of bugs were discovered after the rollout.  As the system was being upgraded I kept notes of what...

Today I'm going to talk about my views on Hacktoberfest and do a live Q and A.   Announcements  20% HTCW Merch throughout October with code OCTOCODER  My web development courses   ➡️ Learn How to build a JavaScript Tip Calculator   ➡️ Learn JavaScript arrays   ➡️ Learn PHP arrays    ➡️ Learn Python    ✉️ Get my weekly newsletter    ⏰ My...

In today's podcast Chris Ginn ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisginn1 ) and I do a deep dive into Agile.  Chris is an Agile Delivery Lead and was first on the podcast in episode 78 where he talked about his career journey from a DBA to an ADL.    Chris shares his extensive knowledge about the Agile delivery process and breaks down the Agile methodologies into easy to understand seg...

Today I interview Chris Ginn https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisginn1   During his career Chris Ginn was a DBA (Database Administrator) looking after hundreds of database servers for MessageLabs/Symantec, he then worked for the 5th largest company in the world (UnitedHealth Group).  Chris also worked in QA (Quality Assurance) and has loads of experience in working with enterprise systems....

In today's podcast I discuss how I am going to upgrade the HTCW CMS and API to PHP 8 and Symfony 5.  Upgrading a system to a major version is always tricky and requires a lot of planning and preparation.   If you rush into a major upgrade then you will risk having to do a lot of hot fixes to production after deployment so it is crucial to get it right the first time.   📓 My web dev...

What is an API client compared to an API endpoint and how do you build, test and document a API client? These are some of the questions that I answer in todays podcast. Essentially an API client is bit like a Software Development Kit (SDK)    In this episode I talk about how I am developing a JavaScript API client using tools such as Jest, Nock, Babel, EsLint and Documentation.js  ...

I have created a beginner friendly HTML, CSS and JavaScript course .  This is quite different from the other courses that we have on HTCW because this is project based. You will be developing a Tip Calculator and this project includes three tutorials.  This is a free course that will be published on howtocodewell.net and YouTube .  The code is available here In this episode I talk a...

In a message to the PHP externals, Microsoft has announced that it is dropping Windows support for PHP 8 and beyond. In this episode I am going to discuss what this means for Windows based PHP developers. I will also be asking questions, highlighting developer concerns and making recommendations to those learning PHP on Windows development environments. Show notes: https://howtocodewell.net/podcas...

Docker is a fantastic tool to have in your web development tool box. Here are 19 Docker tips and techniques that I wish I knew when I started using Docker. Show notes: https://howtocodewell.net/podcast/episode/85

Whilst live coding on Twitch I was asked about my web development work flow, the different types of tools that I use and what to expect when progressing in a career in web development. In this episode I am going to answer all of this and more.  We are going to cover why I use Jira more than Trello to record tasks. What frameworks I have mostly been using and what to expect as you advance in web de...

The new How To Code Well website is being developed live on Twitch and I intend to put it live in early December this year.  In this podcast I discuss the roadmap for this project and the various different stages I need to complete in order for this project to go live. Show notes: https://howtocodewell.net/podcast/episode/83

Useful productivity is key to the success of How To Code Well.  Producing video tutorials, live streaming on Twitch and interviewing guests on the podcast keeps me quite busy. I do all of this whilst being a freelance web developer, husband and dog owner.   I am frequently asked how I keep I high level of productivity with How To Code Well whilst being a freelance web developer. so we are going to...

Today I am going to talk about clean php. This was a suggestion from Mohjak on the discord server. Mohjak suggested to do a video discussion on how to use clean PHP coding when implementing a WordPress importer Show notes: https://howtocodewell.net/podcast/episode/81

In todays How To Code Well podcast I am going to discuss the tools and techniques that I sometimes use to audit legacy code and web applications. The tools mentioned include phpstan, pdepend, phpmd, composer, phploc and more Show notes: https://howtocodewell.net/podcast/episode/80

In today's How To Code Well podcast I am going to talk about when you should and shouldn't learn certain skills in web development. This is based on a conversation that was had our Discord server between the HTCW community.

In today's podcast I am joined by Emily Wallace Price who talks about her development story and career change from care worker to coder. Emily was a care worker for 10 years but due to reasons beyond her control she needed to change careers. Emily taught herself web development and coding, after completing a series of Udemy courses and building up her portfolio Emily applied for jobs in web de...

Matt Brunt joins me to talk about what it's like working from home during lockdown. We discuss some of the advantages and dis advantages of working from home for both the developer and the company. Matt has some great advice for junior developers who have recently come in to the industry but are now required to work remotely due to the lockdown. Show notes: https://howtocodewell.net/podcast/ep...

Today we are going to talk about two technologies that I've been  learning to deploy and test infrastructure. These are Terraform and Ansible. In this episode I explain the difference between the two and discuss the advantages of Infrastructure As Code (IaS) Show notes: ⁠⁠⁠ https://howtocodewell.net/podcast/episode/76

Due to Covid-19 more people are being told to work from home. I have been a remote developer for 8 years and today I want to discuss 19 tips for working at home. Show notes: ⁠⁠ https://howtocodewell.net/podcast/episode/75

Today we are going to discuss the rebuild of howtocodewell.net using a microservice architecture. The current site is a basic Monolith and I would like to improve it with e-commerce and e-learning features.  These features will be based on many Microservices.  We are going to talk about some of the things that I've found difficult during the development stage of the project. We are also going...

Today I'm going to talk about how we sometimes measure the value of programmers. Sometimes this can help define how much a programmer is paid and worth to a company. I will discussing some of my older experiences as a freelancer and also as full time web developer. Show notes: https://howtocodewell.net/podcast/episode/73

Here are 19 misconceptions about web development! These include; Women can't code, Web development is getting easier, Vue is better than React and many more. Show notes: https://howtocodewell.net/podcast/episode/72

Here are 19 ways to save time while learning to code. This is a list for both junior and senior web developers looking to improve their programming skills quickly and efficiently. Show notes: ⁠ https://howtocodewell.net/podcast/episode/71

Today I'm going to discuss some improvements that I have planned for the howtocodewell.net website. I also mention why I don't need a CMS ..... yet Show notes: ⁠https://howtocodewell.net/podcast/episode/70

Ben Orenstein is a co founder of a pair programming tool called Tuple that allows remote developers to share and alter code in realtime. Ben joins me to talk about Tuple and what pair programming is. Ben is also a speaker, singer and ruby developer. We talk about his coding background and how he came up with the idea of Tuple Show notes: https://howtocodewell.net/podcast/episode/69