Podcast Episodes

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…

3 years ago

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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…

3 years, 1 month ago

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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…

3 years, 1 month ago

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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…

3 years, 2 months ago

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Should an Eloquent relationship include soft-deleted records?

Episode 74

Show notes:

(00:00) - Relationships and trashed records (02:00) - One-to-one relationship (02:39) - Are soft-deletes bad then? (03:30) - Balancing …

3 years, 2 months ago

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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, 2 months ago

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The benefits of working with other developers

Episode 72

Maybe you're a solo dev or working on a small team. What benefits are there in widening your circle of developers? We talk through our own personal e…

3 years, 3 months ago

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Changing our mind about queues in testing

Episode 71

We'll admit it: sometimes we change our mind. In this episode, we discuss how we used to setup queues in Laravel tests, and why we changed it.

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3 years, 3 months ago

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Too many rules?

Episode 70

Rules in programming can be extremely helpful, especially on a team. But is it possible to go too far with rules? We discuss a couple recent scenario…

3 years, 4 months ago

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Keeping an open mind with other languages and tools

Episode 69

Before you vent some frustration on another tool or programming community, take a deep breath and think about why you're irritated? We talk about our…

3 years, 4 months ago

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