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Coding Blocks

By Allen Underwood, Michael Outlaw, Joe Zack

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Latest release
Oct 7
Language
EN-US
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Inactive archive — no release in over a year

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Topics

Software Architecture

Application architecture, modularity, APIs, maintainability, and technical design decisions.

Big Tech

Major technology platforms, companies, ecosystems, leadership, and competitive behavior.

Programming Languages

Language design, runtimes, compilers, syntax, and language-specific engineering practice.

Formats

Technical Deep Dive

Detailed technical, architectural, or research-oriented examination.

Commentary & Analysis

Interpretation, opinion, debate, review, and analytical discussion.

Audience level

Advanced

Regularly assumes specialist knowledge and discusses implementation, architecture, protocols, code, or research in depth.

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Well, this is awkward. Coding Blocks is signing out for now, in this episode we’ll talk about what’s happening and why. We have had an amazing run, far better than we ever expected. Also, Joe recommends 50 games, Allen goes for the gold, and Outlaw is totally normal. (And we’re not crying you’re crying!) years.

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Two Water Coolers Walk Into a Bar…

Grab your headphones because it’s water cooler time! This episode we’re catching up on feedback, putting our skills to the test, and wondering what we’re missing. Plus, Allen’s telling it how it is, Outlaw is putting it all together and Joe is minding the gaps! What’s the sentiment like on Hacker News?

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How did We Even Arrive Here?

We were asked in one of our recent reviews in Apple Podcasts if we would share our career paths and how we got started and how we arrived where we are today.

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AI, Blank Pages, and Client Libraries…oh my!

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. What will it be like when we stop growing? What will people be doing instead? AI music generators are being sued!

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Alternatives to Administering and Running Apache Kafka

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.

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Nuts and Bolts of Apache Kafka

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. angingjellies and Nick Brooker Please leave us a review!

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Intro to Apache Kafka

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.

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StackOverflow AI Disagreements, Kotlin Coroutines and More

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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Llama 3 is Here, Spending Time on Environmental Setup and More

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. Reviews – Thank You! What if you’re just working on a bug?