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Code[ish] • May 2nd, 2019

12. Mindfulness at Work

Hosted by Raúl Barroso, Francis Lacoste

You might believe that meditation techniques are best practiced in silence and solitude. However, there are ways to bring that sense of calm into the office, too. Google launched a mindfulness program to improve the mental wellbeing of its employees. Francis Lacoste talks about how he adapted that program for Heroku's distributed workforce, and how mindfulness can also be a shared experience with your colleagues.

Hosted By:

Raúl Barroso

Engineer, Heroku

with Guest:

Francis Lacoste

Director of Engineering, Heroku
@fjlacoste

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Code[ish] • April 30th, 2019

11. The Agony and Ecstasy of Maintaining Good Documentation

Hosted by Charlie Gleason, Stephen Barlow

It may be challenging to see the value in spending time on writing robust, detailed documentation. That is, until you try and implement software without it. Stephen Barlow, lead strategist for Heroku's Dev Center—the documentation behind the Heroku platform—dives into why spending time on documentation isn't just valuable—it's necessary.

Code[ish] • April 25th, 2019

10. How to Learn Something New

Hosted by Jonan Scheffler, Vaidehi Joshi

There's programming, and then there's computer science. As developers, we may understand how to code a solution to a problem, but we may not know some of the fundamentals of how software actually works. Unable to find direct answers herself, Vaidehi Joshi started BaseCS, a blog that explains (with pictures!) everything from counting in binary to analyzing algorithms and data structures in memory.

Code[ish] • April 23rd, 2019

9. Coordinating Remote Work

Hosted by Silvia Gheorghita, Dane Harrigan, Owen Ou, Joanne Yeung

Staying connected to your teammates is essential when you're working on a remote team. One team shares the tactics they use to keep in touch with one another, even as they're sitting in offices all across the country. All levels of their communication matters, from the way they name themselves, to the way they run face-to-face meetings, and even applying proper emoji usage in Slack.

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Code[ish] • April 18th, 2019

8. Sharing Data with Dataclips

Hosted by Chris Castle, Becky Jaimes

Heroku Dataclips has been around since 2012, and it's still a reliable part of the Heroku Postgres ecosystem. Dataclips lets you quickly, easily, and safely access your database, allowing you to share the results with others to see. Dataclips makes it easier for anyone in your organization to get the data that they need, without connecting to a production server and memorizing the correct SQL incantation.

Recently, Dataclips was updated with newer features and functionality. Join us as we talk about what's changed and what's reliably staying the same.

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Code[ish] • April 16th, 2019

7. Application Performance and Building SaaS on PaaS

Hosted by Chris Castle, Ryan Townsend

When it comes to web performance, there are plenty of trade-offs to make to ensure a page renders as quickly as possible. Ryan Townsend joins us from Shift Commerce to talk about how milliseconds of delay can cause millions of dollars in lost revenue. He and his team have several frontend and backend strategies that make sure the site stays fast, even through massive traffic spikes.

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Code[ish] • April 11th, 2019

6. Making Remote Work Work

Hosted by Chris Castle, Raúl Barroso, Alasdair Monk, Jon McCartie, Annie Sexton, Niklas Richardson

Heroku is a remote-first company, and for some employees, it's their first time working on a distributed team. Five different Herokai talk about what's worked (and what hasn't), ranging from their home office setup, the necessity in establishing a schedule, staying engaged with the rest of the company, and how to get a strong Internet connection atop the Rocky Mountains.

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Code[ish] • April 9th, 2019

5. Solving Social Problems with Data Science

Hosted by Jonan Scheffler, Isaac Slavitt

There's data being generated and collected all around us, from the shows we binge watch to the shoes we buy online. Isaac Slavitt has a different concern: can data scientists use their methodologies to prevent diseases, combat pollution, or track wildlife migration patterns?

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Code[ish] • April 4th, 2019

4. Delivering Amazing Presentations

Hosted by Jonan Scheffler, Nickolas Means

For many developers, public speaking can be an intimidating endeavor. Whatever your experience level, it can be difficult coming up with a topic, formatting your slides, or even identifying which conference to deliver your talk.

Whether it's on a technical or non-technical topic, there are tired and true techniques you can use to make sure your talk is an amazing one. We'll go over some of those strategies, starting from the beginning: how to find a conference to present at, what conference organizers are looking for in a CFP, and how to maintain your audience's interest.

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Code[ish] • April 2nd, 2019

3. Spreading the Database Love

Hosted by Jonan Scheffler, Brendon Murphy

Spring has come, and chocolate bunnies aren't the only delights worth cracking open. Your database is filled with all sorts of data that's useful to your organization and your customers. But what's the best way to get insight into that information? You could connect directly to production and run queries, but one wrong command and your database could lock up, or worse, result in data loss. And what if non-engineering teams want to run their own analytics, or if external customers are asking for results pertaining to their subscribers?

There are ways to lower the barriers of access to your database. Rather than write one-off queries for your Sales or Marketing teams--likely requiring test suites and redeploys--you can construct safer SQL queries through a web UI. That data can also be shared through an API, so you can hook it up to a Slack bot, or even generate a unique password-protected URL, to share with people outside your company.

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