Wednesday 31 May 2017

Damo's May 2017 Podcast Highlights

I subscribe to many podcasts, you can see the list as it was in 2015 here: Developer podcasts v2. I'm keeping a podcast blog here of the episodes that I find interesting or useful in some way.

Architecture and Devops

[GOTO 2017] The Many Meanings of Event-Driven Architecture https://martinfowler.com/videos.html#many-meanings-event
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STKCRSUsyP0
  • Event notification: components communicating via events
  • Event-based State Transfer: allowing components to access data without calling the source.
  • Event Sourcing: using an event log as the primary record for a system
  • CQRS: having a separate component for updating a store from any readers of the store

[The Cloudcast] The ServerlessCast - Event-Driven Design Thinking http://www.thecloudcast.net/2017/05/the-serverlesscast-6-events-vs-functions.html
  • How to run a company entirely on serverless, the on-going benefits of not maintaining servers, new application patterns with events, and the potentials of serverless in the future.
  • 3-tier applications and architectures vs. event-driven architectures?
  • What is a "bulky function"? How to evolve from procedural thinking to event or asynchronous thinking?
  • How to optimize the many functions that make up an application

[InfoQ] Daniel Bryant on Microservices and Domain Driven Design https://www.infoq.com/podcasts/daniel-bryant
  • Moving from monoliths to micro-services, covering bounded contexts, when to break up micro-services, event storming, practices like observability and tracing, and more.
  • Migrating a monolith to micro-services is best done by breaking off a valuable but not critical part first.
  • Designing a greenfield application as micro-services requires a strong understanding of the domain.
  • When a request enters the system, it needs to be tagged with a correlation id that flows down to all fan-out service requests.
  • Observability and metrics are essential parts to include when moving micro-services to production.
  • A service mesh allows you to scale services and permit binary transports without losing observability.

[DockerCon 2016] Making friendly micro services https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRg7pIS3TjM
  • Small is the new big, and for good reason. The benefits of microservices and service-oriented architecture have been extolled for a number of years, yet many forge ahead without thinking of the impact the users of the services. 
  • Consuming micro services can be enjoyable as long as the developer experience has been crafted as finely as the service itself. But just like with any other product, there isn’t a single kind of consumer. 
  • Together we will walk through some typical kinds of consumers, what their needs are, and how we can create a great developer experience using brains and tools like Docker.
  • Helpful docs are always up to date
  • Revision history - what changed and why
  • Trouble shooting built in, monitoring
  • Easy to deploy and scale
  • Easy to consume, how to consume and when
  • Must co-exist in a larger eco system, don’t be the biggest tree in the forest. 

Programming and Testing

[funfunfunction - youtube] Functional programming in JavaScript https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0zVEGEvSaeEd9hlmCXrk5yUyqUag-n84
  • Some really good fun overviews of functional programming concepts in javascript

[InfoQ] Lisa Crispin and Justin Searls on Testing and Innovation in Front End Technology https://www.infoq.com/podcasts/crispin-searls
  • Pair testers to write production code with the programmers.
  • Developers have to be focused on right now, testers have freedom to look at more of the big picture
  • People know testing is good and there a lot of tools for it, but some tools are ill-conceived.
  • We need a better language for talking about good QA and full stack testing.

[Simple programmer] The Future of Software Development (With Erik Dietrich) http://simpleprogrammer.libsyn.com/449-the-future-of-software-development-with-erik-dietrich-simple-programmer-podcast
  • What could the future of software development look like and how should you prepare for it

Agile

[Youtube] Agile Product Ownership in a Nutshell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=502ILHjX9EE

[Deliver it] Back to Basics http://deliveritcast.com/ep50-back-to-basics
  • Episode 50 is an overview of the last 50 episodes revisiting many of them and giving a taste of what past episodes you might like to catch up on
  • A common theme for Product Owners is how do I get better? The best answer is to get better at the basics.  Inspired by another show that looks at its core purpose every so often, this episode looks at what the basics are since our initial podcast, what might have changed, and also serves as a reflection point for what we’ve covered in our first 50 shows. If you’re a PO who’s new to the show, this is a great place to start.

[Deliver it] DevOps for Product Owners http://deliveritcast.com/ep49-devops-for-product-owners
  • In order for Product Owners to help teams deliver value to our customers, the product has to actually be delivered.  The teams must perform some level of effort to get the code deployed and out the door. For that to be easy for everyone, DevOps is a set of skills and practices that allow that process to be automated, error-free, and turn delivery into a routine event.  
  • In this episode, Lee Eason joins to discuss what a PO needs to know about DevOps, why you should insist on it, and what you can do to help the teams achieve it.  

[Agile uprising] Agile Architecture with Martin Fowler and Rebecca Wirfs-Brock http://agileuprising.libsyn.com/agile-architecture-with-martin-fowler-and-rebecca-wirfs-brock
  • https://www.martinfowler.com/ieeeSoftware/whoNeedsArchitect.pdf
  • Martin and Rebecca provide a very clear definition of what architecture is to start the conversation which then leads into an honest conversation about how architecture is defined in the product’s unique context. They also provide great insight into the dynamics of what can be and cannot be considered architecture, and how the definition is fluid based on the engineering context.
  • We discuss the impact of unit tests on architecture, and to what degree tests and emergence define architecture, vs. up front design.
  • We also discuss the importance of domain models, and who should be involved in the definition of the domain model – specifically the requirement that the business folks be in the conversation.
  • As the interview draws to a close, we discuss the importance of documentation in agile architecture. The discussion covers the “the code is the documentation” stance to more comprehensive documentation stances.

/Stuff

[Tim Ferriss] Accelerated Learning and Mentors – My Personal Story http://tim.blog/2017/05/17/meta-learning/
  • An episode on education and accelerated learning amongst other things
  • Want to learn something fast? Listen to this reverse interview.

[The school of greatness] Nelson Dellis is training your brain to do the impossible https://lewishowes.com/podcast/e-nelson-dellis/
  • Not only does Nelson compete in memory championships around the world, he also has created great courses, videos, and soon a book to teach others his techniques.
  • it’s important to train our brains as much as we train our bodies.

[TED] The future we are building — and boring https://www.ted.com/talks/elon_musk_the_future_we_re_building_and_boring
  • Elon Musk discusses his new project digging tunnels under LA, the latest from Tesla and SpaceX and his motivation for building a future on Mars in conversation with TED's Head Curator, Chris Anderson.

[Decrypted] Fake News in the French Elections http://pca.st/iErg
  • What is fake news and why does it matter?

[Code and cast] publishing content on Pluralsight and some javascript http://codeand.us/podcast/episode-16-pluralsight-and-javascript/
  • On Pluralsight and presenting
  • Javascript and Architecture questions and answers

Other interesting blog posts

“I have nothing to hide. Why should I care about my privacy?” https://medium.com/@FabioAEsteves/i-have-nothing-to-hide-why-should-i-care-about-my-privacy-f488281b8f1d

Privacy Protects Bothersome People https://martinfowler.com/articles/bothersome-privacy.html

Facebook users unwittingly revealing intimate secrets http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/mar/11/facebook-users-reveal-intimate-secrets
Facebook users are unwittingly revealing intimate secrets – including their sexual orientation, drug use and political beliefs – using only public "like" updates, according to a study of online privacy

Get your loved ones off Facebook http://www.salimvirani.com//facebook/

Why I Can’t/Won’t Point to Facebook Blog Posts http://scripting.com/2017/05/31.html#a110526
A reply to not posting on facebook https://daringfireball.net/2017/06/fuck_facebook