Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchA couple handy features in PHPStorm
Episode 82
Developers spend a large part of their day inside an editor. For a full-featured editor like PHPStorm, there may be some useful features you've never…
2 years, 8 months ago
Tools should work for you, not boss you around
Episode 81
PHPStan is a great tool, but if you're not careful it might push you to write code in a way you wouldn't normally write it. How can you balance a too…
2 years, 8 months ago
Harnessing that post-conference excitement
Episode 80
It is so exciting to watch a conference talk announcing some new tool or feature. Now you're back at work and your fingers are itching to type `compo…
2 years, 9 months ago
How do you tell a teammate they might be wrong?
Episode 79
Programmers have opinions on things. Shocking, I know! How can we tell someone we think there's a better way to do something, without being counterpr…
2 years, 9 months ago
Lots of different ways to test record creation
Episode 78
We get a bit nerdy here and dive deep on a few different ways to test record creation.
(00:00) - We like testing (01:20) - One way to test creating a…2 years, 9 months ago
How do you avoid distractions?
Episode 77
Do you maintain laser focus when you work, or are you a normal human being? How do you balance use of email and social media for legitimate work reas…
2 years, 10 months ago
When should you use final classes or private properties?
Episode 76
The discussion of final classes was a hot topic recently. We had planned on discussing this even before it came up on Twitter, but here is our unsoli…
2 years, 10 months ago
Is it ever ok to delay writing tests?
Episode 75
We always write tests, and can't imagine working without them. But is there ever a time where it might make sense to delay writing some tests until l…
2 years, 11 months ago
Should an Eloquent relationship include soft-deleted records?
Episode 74
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2 years, 11 months ago
Interviewing other developers like a human
Episode 73
Some interviewing techniques can be pretty disrespectful of the applicant's time or humanity. On today's episode we talk about some ways of approachi…
3 years ago