Luculent Lollygag

Dan, Raph, and Richard are back with an actually pretty great conversation this time. We talk both theory and practice of the current state of vibe coding and wrap some logic around how to think of the present moment.

Dan, Matt, Richard, and Raph chat it up about the last year in software development. We cover our bleeding edge experiments with AI and how we're getting along day to day in these chaotic times. Hope you enjoy and thanks for listening!

We got a full show today, joined by the regulars: Raph, Richard, and Dan, and first time guest calling in from the car: Matt! We also are lucky to have Connor back for this one! Today we cover AI. When and how we use it, where it's all going, and so much more!

Raph shares his experience with starting an event sourcing system in production and we talk over some common concerns with this type of an architecture

The fear of worms, throughs and strategies Community and Connections Balancing consumption and creation The role of sleep in problem solving State in FP vs OOP

Is Tailwind the greatest way to write CSS, or just a trick for newbs? We talk the whens and whys of Tailwind.

We get less technical and dive into anthropology and the interesting play of technical norms on our careers

We talk about how art, science, and skepticism play into our lives as software engineers in the AI age.

We talk about the current and future impacts of AI on software engineering careers and how we think you can best optimize for the future.

Raph, Dan, and Richard talk about growing up with video games and the many life and career lessons we've learned from gaming.

Raph has a NEW approach to goals! We discuss what goals are, how they can work or fail, and different approaches to productivity.

Dan, Raph, and Richard welcome back Connor AND special guest Joe! This week we talk about AI, what it might be like to be a software engineer at old age, how we approach careers and life, and so much more. This one's a banger!

This week Dan, Raph, and Richard are joined by special guest Sam! We talk about hard work, burnout, when and how to rewrite your codebase, expert solo coders vs team players, big boring companies vs hot startups, leaf-blowers vs leaf vacuums, and a little bit more.

This week we tackle the ins and outs of interviewing from both sides. We cover framing and "energy" in an interview, the problems with traditional interviews, what to look for in an employer, how to spot and address difficult interviewers, and so much more. Unfortunately our celebrity guest star, best known for his role in "The Firm", Tom Cruse couldn't make it today. Maybe next week Tom! Co-creat...

This week we switch gears and go waaaay out of our expertise to yammer on about philosophy and morality. It may not be academic, but we hope it's at least entertaining :) Recorded by Dan Uhl, Raphael Rafatpanah, Richard Laskey, and not yet Connor MacDonald (we miss you!)

Dan Uhl, Raphael Rafatpanah, Richard Laskey, and NOT Connor MacDonald (we miss you!) talk about software design and what's important while doing the day to day grind of writing code.

Dan Uhl, Raphael Rafatpanah, Richard Laskey, and NOT Connor MacDonald (I'm gonna call this out until you get back buddy :) talk about understanding the "why" behind the work we're doing, complexities of business metrics, and Dan has a mental breakdown. Enjoy!

Dan Uhl, Raphael Rafatpanah, Richard Laskey, and NOT Connor MacDonald (I don't care if you just had a baby, no excuses man ❤️) gather to talk about essentials vs incidentals in software engineering, collaboration across functions, how to get time to do good software design, and so much more!

Also winning at intro/outro music! Dan Uhl, Raphael Rafatpanah, Richard Laskey, and NOT Connor MacDonald gather to talk about what it means to be winning at software development, about "fractal" concepts and how to apply them, about competing priorities and the job of a line manager, and so much more! Executive Producer: Dan Uhl Music: Jamie Bathgate

Dan Uhl, Raphael Rafatpanah, Richard Laskey, and Connor MacDonald (just listening this time) gather to talk about bubbling up project status in a large organization. Is there any meaning to it? What is project management? Should functions stay in their lane or should we all be hyper cross-functional? All this and more ranting than is ever called for!

Dan Uhl, Raphael Rafatpanah, Richard Laskey, and Connor MacDonald gather to talk about burnout, how it comes about, what we can do now to help prevent it, and how we as humans are analogous to decoupled microservices.

Daniel Uhl, Raphael Rafatpanah, Richard Laskey, and Connor MacDonald gather to talk about good and bad humans in tech and other functions, how bottom up initiatives work, about emotion and the effect of engineering on the brain, how tech work relates to parenting, and tons of super quotable quotes.

Daniel Uhl, Raphael Rafatpanah, Richard Laskey, and Connor MacDonald gather to talk about arguments with those you live with and the engineering practices that may apply. 

Daniel Uhl, Raphael Rafatpanah, Richard Laskey, and Connor MacDonald gather to talk about how we reward our star players and the supporting team they rely on!

I'm joined with Raphael Rafatpanah, Richard Laskey, and Connor MacDonald to discuss the planning and retro optimizations of modern software development lifecycles.