Tech Book Club Episodes

Reaping the benefits of Elixir: how to get started

September 24, 2020

Is Elixir the right tool for your job? Find the answer to that question from Sasa Juric, the author of “Elixir in Action”.

What is PKCE grant type in OAuth and how to use it?

September 17, 2020

Learn the secrets of building a secure web application by using OAuth 2.0. The framework has already become an industry standard. Aaron Parecki, author of the book "OAuth 2.0 Simplified,” guides you through some of the main reasons to use the framework and what it takes to build a secure web server.

Unlock the secrets of great, lasting APIs

September 10, 2020

Have you been tasked with creating a web APIs for your organization? Mike Amundsen, author of the book "Design and Build Great Web APIs,” goes through some of the secrets of building great APIs and what the best process and tools are for doing that.

Martin Fowler and Sam Newman: When to Use Microservices (And When Not To!)

September 3, 2020

Upgrade your microservices knowledge by listening to a spirited conversation between two living legends: Sam Newman and Martin Fowler

Anniversary Edition of the Pragmatic Programmer

August 27, 2020

Join the authors of “Pragmatic Programmer” throughout their journey of writing the book to the 20th secondary edition. Dave Thomas and Andy Hunt share how the book has evolved and what has remained unchanged in the past two decades.

Upgrade Your Front-end Game – Be an Elm Wizard

July 3, 2020

Elm is a purely functional language that compiles to Javascript in less than 4 seconds. We sat down with Richard Feldman, author of the book "Elm in Action" to understand how learning to code in Elm can help software developers whether they work with it on a daily basis or not.

How can you be certain you’ll succeed? Interview with Erik Schön, author of “The Art of Strategy”

June 15, 2020

In these challenging times, strategy is more important than ever. We sat down with Erik Schön, author of The Art of Strategy, to find out how we can leverage the learning of three main strategists to ensure success in a modern business setting

Do or don't (?) break your system in production. Casey Rosenthal and Nora Jones on Chaos Engineering

Upcoming

Casey Rosenthal and Nora Jones, authors of “Chaos Engineering,” highlight some of the best practices that famous companies like Netflix and Capital One use to break (or not break) their systems in productions, so that you can get a taste of it.

Life at the frontier: how to use organizational and technical knowledge to effect change in their company

Upcoming

Get some practical advice on how you, as a software architect or senior developer, can bring about change in your organization by combining both technical and organizational knowledge. Gregor Hohpe, the author of "The Software Architect Elevator" shares some of the real-life lessons that will help you have a significant impact on your role.