Coding Blocks
Pragmatic talk about software design best practices: design patterns, software architecture, coding for performance, object oriented programming, database design and implementation, tips, tricks and a whole lot more. You'll be exposed to broad areas of information as well as deep dives into the guts of a programming language. Most topics discussed are relevant in any number of Object Oriented programming languages such as C#, Java, Ruby, PHP, etc.. All three of us are full stack web and database / software engineers so we discuss Javascript, HTML, SQL and a full spectrum of technologies and are open to any suggestions anyone might...
AI, Blank Pages, and Client Libraries…oh my!
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It’s Water Cooler Time! We’ve got a variety of topics today, and also Outlaw’s lawyering up, Allen can read QR codes now, and Joe is looking at second careers.
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Alternatives to Administering and Running Apache Kafka
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In the past couple of episodes, we’d gone over what Apache Kafka is and along the way we mentioned some of the pains of managing and running Kafka clusters on your own. In this episode, we discuss some of the ways you can offload those responsibilities and focus on writing streaming applications. Along the way, Joe does a mighty fine fill-in for proper noun pronunciation and Allen does a southern auctioneer-style speed talk.
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https://www.codingblocks.net/episode237
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Nuts and Bolts of Apache Kafka
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Topics, Partitions, and APIs oh my! This episode we’re getting further into how Apache Kafka works and its use cases. Also, Allen is staying dry, Joe goes for broke, and Michael (eventually) gets on the right page.
The full show notes are available on the website at https://www.codingblocks.net/episode236
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Thanks for the reviews! angingjellies and Nick Brooker Please leave us a review! (/review) Atlanta Dev Con is coming up, on September 7th, 2024 (www.atldevcon.com)Kafka Topics
They are partitioned – this means they are distributed (or can be) a...Intro to Apache Kafka
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We finally start talking about Apache Kafka! Also, Allen is getting acquainted with Aesop, Outlaw is killing clusters, and Joe was paying attention in drama class.
The full show notes are available on the website at https://www.codingblocks.net/episode235
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Atlanta Dev Con is coming up, on September 7th, 2024 (www.atldevcon.com)Intro to Apache Kafka
What is it?
Apache Kafka is an open-source distributed event streaming platform used by thousands of companies for high-performance data pipelines, streaming analytics, data integration, and mission-critical applications.
Core...
StackOverflow AI Disagreements, Kotlin Coroutines and More
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Joe Zack was on a brief holiday so Allen and Michael took over the helm for an episode. What would a new episode be without a little something regarding AI, some more love for Kotlin, and a number of excellent tips throughout (as well as at the end of) the episode.
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People trying to remove their answers from StackOverflow to not allow OpenAI to use their answers without permission/recognition?https://www...
Llama 3 is Here, Spending Time on Environmental Setup and More
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In this episode Joe introduces us to more security items you should be aware of in the world of CWE’s, Michael bends to the will of Joe and Allen in his favorite portion of the show, and Allen pontificates on the time spent setting up IDE’s and environments.
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Open Telemetry
The backend mattershttps://opentelemetry.io/ecosystem/integrations/ Some backends are mo...
Ktor, Logging Ideas, and Plugin Safety
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Picture, if you will, a nondescript office space, where time seems to stand still as programmers gather around a water cooler. Here, in the twilight of the workday, they exchange eerie tales of programming glitches, security breaches, and asynchronous calls. Welcome to the Programming Zone, where reality blurs and (silent) keystrokes echo in the depths of the unknown. Also, Allen is ready to boom, Outlaw is not happy about these category choices, and Joe takes the easy (but not longest) road.
The full show notes are available on the website at https://www.codingblocks.net/episode232
Importance of Data Structures, Bad Documentation and Comments and More
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In this episode, Allen, Joe and Michael finally make it back to record together! Allen revisits the basics, Michael kicks off boomer hour nicely, and JZ let’s us know that the dream of an 8-bit looking keyboard is not dead.
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Data structures are still incredibly important in your day to day software development Changing “lookup table” type of data when your data stores are document databases or search engine type of...Decorating your Home Office
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This time we are missing the “ocks”, but we hope you enjoy this off…ice topic chat about personalizing our workspaces. Also, Joe had to put a quarter in the jar, and Outlaw needs a cookie.
The full show notes are available on the website at https://www.codingblocks.net/episode230
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Decorating your Home Office
Joe’s Uplift Desk Review Mounting monitors, is there any other way? To grommet or not to grommet? How many keys do you want...Multi-Value, Spatial, and Event Store Databases
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We are mixing it up on you again, no Outlaw this week, but we can offer you some talk of exotic databases. Also, Joe pronounces everything correctly and Allen leaves you with a riddle.
The full show notes are available on the website at https://www.codingblocks.net/episode229