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Wolf talks about making your programs better. There are lots of ways to make them better. It all starts with figuring out what matters and measuring it. Measuring it all the time. Measuring it more. This episode is about following that path. Show notes: Take-aways from the episode: Understand what you are optimizing for: (speed,memory,storage,developer, etc…) Measurement is job one, because that’s...

When setting up a new system there's many things to think about including choosing the filesystem. In this episode, Jim dives into all of the choices and describes the benefits of each. Wolf is here to ask the questions, and to fail at keeping Jim entirely on track. Show notes T hings to think about: For Linux, ext4 is the default for many distros and it's pretty good but btrfs has some...

People throw around the term Functional Programming but it's not always clear what they mean. In this episode, Wolf explains what goes into FP, and together we build a clearer picture that reveals you might already be doing it. Show notes and things to think about: Functional programing isn't academic.  It isn't overwhelming.  It isn't impossible to use.  It isn't inapplic...

Web browsers and web sites have been around for quite a while. Javascript has been the language driving those pages but there's a way to write in a lower-level language and speed up the slow parts without losing cross-platform compatibility. That way is called Web Assembly (WASM). In this episode Jim explains exactly what that is, and Wolf asks questions. Show notes: Take-aways from the episo...

Lots of people talk about Cryptocurrency. It's in the news all the time but who really knows what it is? In this episode, Wolf reports his research and together we dig into it and explain what it's all about. Show notes: Take-aways from the episode: Crypto is not really anonymous Crypto is both regulated and taxed (at least here in the US) Legal uses of crypto outweigh illegal uses.  Thi...

Have you thought about moving your computing into the Cloud? This episode takes a look at a real-world adventure that Jim went through when moving his computing infrastructure from purchased servers in a rented rack in a datacenter to a VM Running in a cloud service provider using Docker, Linux, managed PostgreSQL. He covers the steps he took to get there, how it's going, the good stuff and t...

There are many scams, some to get your password(s), some just for money.  Join us as Wolf tells everything he knows and together we discuss a new way to protect your online accounts. Show notes: Lists of login methods: https://testdriven.io/blog/web-authentication-methods/  https://www.logintc.com/types-of-authentication/ Who implements Passkeys? https://www.passkeys.com/websites-with-passkey-supp...