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Code[ish] • August 3rd, 2021

118. Why Writing Matters for Engineers

Hosted by Ian Varley, Laura Fletcher, Wesley Beary

In this episode, Ian, Laura, and Wesley talk about the importance of communication skills, specifically writing, for people in technical roles. Ian calls writing the single most important meta skill you can have. And the good news is that you can get better at it, with deliberate practice!

Hosted By:

Ian Varley

Principle Architect, Architecture Strategy, Salesforce
@thefutureian

with Guests:

Laura Fletcher

Sr. Program Manager, Leadership Development, Salesforce

Wesley Beary

Architect, Engineering Practices and Culture, Salesforce
@geemus

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Code[ish] • June 22nd, 2021

117. Open Source with Jim Jagielski

Hosted by Alyssa Arvin, Jim Jagielski

Jim Jagielski is the newest member of Salesforce’s Open Source Program Office, but he’s no newbie to open source. In this episode, he talks with Alyssa Arvin, Senior Program Manager for Open Source about his early explorations into open source software during his time as an actual rocket scientist at NASA, what he’s learned from open source over the years, and how you can get started in open source, from both a company and an individual contributor perspective.

Code[ish] • June 8th, 2021

116. Success From Anywhere

Hosted by Greg Nokes, Lisa Marshall

This episode of Codeish includes Greg Nokes, distinguished technical architect with Salesforce Heroku, and Lisa Marshall, Senior Vice President of TMP Innovation & Learning at Salesforce. Lisa manages a team within technology and product that focuses on overall employee success in attracting technical talent and creating a great onboarding experience.

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Code[ish] • May 11th, 2021

115. Demystifying the User Experience with Performance Monitoring

Hosted by Greg Nokes, Innocent Bindura

How do you know an application is performing well beyond the absence of crash reports? Innocent Bindura, a senior developer at Raygun, shares the company's tools and utilities, discusses the importance of monitoring P99 latency, and talks about why developers should use data to drive decision-making.

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Code[ish] • April 27th, 2021

114. Beyond Root Cause Analysis in Complex Systems

Hosted by Marcus Blankenship, Robert Blumen

How can developers learn from catastrophic errors such as airline disasters? Learn how understanding the root causes of failure in complex systems can prevent their recurrence.

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Code[ish] • April 13th, 2021

113. Principles of Pragmatic Engineering

Hosted by Marcus Blankenship, Karan Gupta

How can applying the right technology choices at the right time impact your coding and business choices? Karan Gupta explains how practicing “pragmatic engineering” can have an oversized impact on business and business efficiency.

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Code[ish] • March 30th, 2021

112. Managing Public Key Infrastructure within an Enterprise

Hosted by Robert Blumen, Matthew Myers

The episode focuses on managing a certificate authority (CA) within an enterprise. The internal CA is compared on many points to PKI on the public internet.

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Code[ish] • March 16th, 2021

111. Gift Cards for Small Businesses

Hosted by Chris Castle, James Dong

How much can a day of coding help others? James Dong created a platform to help small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic sell gift cards online. Learn how this platform, built on Heroku, provided a way for residents to support local businesses by generating over $6000 in sales.

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Code[ish] • February 18th, 2021

110. Scaling a Bernie Meme

Hosted by Greg Nokes, Dan Mehlman,

Having a goofy meme project go viral can be an exhilarating feeling. It can also cause your heart to drop, as you've suddenly been saddled with new responsibilities around uptime and scaling resources. Nick Sawhney shares his experiences using Heroku when an afternoon project exploded into a worldwide phenomenon.

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Code[ish] • February 2nd, 2021

109. Meditation for the Curious Skeptic

Hosted by Chris Castle, Andrew Lenards

Meditation can take many forms. While it may conjure up cliched images of people sitting on cushions and chanting, in actually, many different groups, from the Harvard Business Review to medical professionals, are exploring the ways in which various mindfulness practices can help us manage stress and improve our well-being. This episode will take a cursory look at mindfulness from the perspective of a practicing software developer.

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