The Beer Driven Devs

In part 1 of this 2-part series, we welcome back Ulysses Maclaren to discuss AI, agency, and the big existential questions — with plenty of laughs along the way.

Lucy Quinlan shares the story of Villey — building a tech company without a tech background, bootstrapping, and the power of trust and community support.

Fresh from /NEW conference, we explore financial independence, Aussie defense tech, merit narratives, and how to back founders who’ve overcome more.

A vulnerable chat on leadership under pressure, balancing empathy and steadiness, and what it really means to be the calm center of a team storm.

With guest Sarah Kenyon, we break down personal branding myths, navigating LinkedIn noise, and why 'just let the work speak' isn’t always enough.

Matt gets personal on Superman, hope, and why stories matter — plus reflections on practical effects, mythology, and backyard birthday laser tag.

We unpack the hype and snake oil behind AI marketing, questioning authenticity and what real, trustworthy engagement should look like.

We tackle the wave of open-source projects going commercial in .NET, community trust, and what it means for the future of the ecosystem.

A fiery debate on REST conventions, idempotence, and when breaking the 'rules' of API design is genius — or just lazy.

Drawing lessons from classic cars and modular design, we explore why software ages so quickly — and whether truly timeless apps are even possible.

A candid discussion on entitlement, burnout, and the blurred lines between community and commerce in the open-source ecosystem.

We challenge the traditional linear career path, exploring staff engineering roles, motivation, and how 'moving back' can actually be moving forward.

A passionate rant on the quirks and limitations of JavaScript, and whether emerging tech (like WASI and Rust) might finally set us free from it.

We celebrate those brave enough to change careers later in life, unpacking privilege, resilience, and the value of diverse perspectives in tech and beyond.

A New Year’s chat on setting realistic goals, exploring new dev tools, and balancing growth with maintaining foundational skills.

A short, festive wrap-up to close the year — looking back with gratitude and raising a glass to all our listeners. Cheers!

We unpack the hidden dangers of tech debt, why it's like financial debt, and how to communicate its impact to non-technical stakeholders before it sinks your project.

A reflective episode on Simon Sinek’s 'Start with Why', personal motivations, and how thinking strategically can transform careers and team dynamics.

Wrapping up ADAConf highlights, hallway chats, and what we’re taking into next year’s events — plus bonus stories from the flight home.

A recap of ADAConf Melbourne — standout talks, decision-making in architecture and teams, and why this conference left such an impression.

A practical, approachable guide to authentication and authorisation — demystifying OIDC, OAuth, PKCE, and helping you finally understand those tokens and cookies.

We unpack the ethics of open source, corporate freeloading, and how maintainers balance community goodwill with burnout and business realities.

A no-holds-barred debate on best practices — DDD, TDD, Agile, layered architectures — and whether we’ve been getting it all hilariously wrong.

A year after Unity’s big fee fiasco, we reflect on game dev, community backlash, and what we’ve learned after 12 months of podcasting.

From technical puzzles to life’s big challenges — we explore mindsets, DDD, YAGNI, and whether every problem really needs a solution at all.