Code[ish]

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Code[ish] • September 1st, 2020

86. Innovations in Business Modeling

Hosted by Becky Jaimes, Nick Frandsen

Evolving a startup into a business can be tough, even after you've raised funds and found a few customers. To get to the next level, you'll need strong product design, investments in marketing, and a strategy to execute it all. Dovetail is an Australian company which both invests in and works alongside early stage companies to meet those goals. We'll be chatting with Nick Frandsen, one of its founders, on how they set themselves up as a long-term partner for companies they're helping to grow.

Hosted By:

Becky Jaimes

Product Manager, Heroku
@theebecky

with Guest:

Nick Frandsen

Co-founder / Managing Partner, Dovetail

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Code[ish] • August 25th, 2020

85. The New Definition of Frontend Development

Hosted by Charlie Gleason, Ben Vinegar

Even just ten years ago, frontend development wasn't really a thing. The web was predominantly powered by PHP and JavaScript was an immature language lacking tooling and best practices. Ben Vinegar saw an opportunity to immerse himself in the world of CSS and JavaScript development to become an expert. He and Charlie Gleason reflect on how frontend development evolved to be considered a real software discipline.

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Code[ish] • August 18th, 2020

84. Salesforce for Heroku Developers

Hosted by Greg Nokes, Chris De Gour

It's been nearly ten years since Salesforce acquired Heroku as a way to help enterprise corporations iterate more quickly in their software development lifecycle. In this episode, two engineers who have been with both companies since the acquisition share their thoughts on why Salesforce was interested in Heroku, and what Heroku brings to Salesforce.

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Code[ish] • August 11th, 2020

83. SEO and Accessibility

Hosted by Eric Chen, Justin Abrams, Michael Rispoli

SEO has become the digital nucleus around which websites are being developed. Far from being simply about search results, SEO work centers around accessibility, site performance, branding, and more. Increasingly, the gap between SEO work and frontend development is shrinking. Justin Abrams and Michael Rispoli from Cause of a Kind share how the two halves of marketing and programming are essential in helping websites stand apart from their competition.

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Code[ish] • August 6th, 2020

Special Episode: Creativity and Connection in a Remote Workplace

Hosted by Rick Newman, Badri Rajasekar

The current pandemic has thrust many workplaces into adopting a remote-first attitude which they may not have been prepared for. Serendipitous events, like chance encounters at the water cooler or camaraderie built during lunches, not only help strengthen but also lead to improved productivity. Jamm is a startup seeking to rebuild these crucial social experiences for remotely distributed teams. Its founder, Badri Rajasekar, explains his motivations for the app, and why solving remote communication is about more than just video chats.

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Code[ish] • August 4th, 2020

82. Processing Large Datasets with Python

Hosted by Greg Nokes, JT Wolohan

Python is familiar to most developers as a high-level scripting language that's popular in scientific communities. But some of its main benefits include the data processing ecosystem that's been built around it. In particular, the machine learning communities, coupled with its lightweight asynchronous frameworks, have brought a new interest in how Python works with massive datasets. J.T. Wolohan, the author of "Mastering Large Datasets with Python," joins us to talk about the application of Python in these contexts. We'll also be giving away a 40% off discount code for his book!

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Code[ish] • July 30th, 2020

81. Exploring Technical Documentation

Hosted by Lenora Porter, Sejal Parikh

Technical documentation is an oft uncelebrated component of software development, but it is an essential piece towards empowering and educating users. Sejal Parikh talks about the functions of this vital role, including her own journey of discovering what a tech writer does.

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Code[ish] • July 28th, 2020

80. Defining Operational Agility

Hosted by Rick Newman, Yotam Hadass

Team productivity depends on more than just your tools. It's about your people, and how they can be most effective. Planning outcomes and measuring results can have a massive effect on the efficacy of your teams. The art of iterating on these processes has a name: operational agility. Yotam Hadass, the VP of Engineering for Electric, joins us to talk about how to introduce these new benchmarks for success.

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Code[ish] • July 23rd, 2020

79. A Podcast about Podcasts

Hosted by Charlie Gleason, Jennifer Hooper, David Routen, Satoshi Nagano, Chris Castle

On this episode, the team behind Code[ish] — Charlie Gleason, Jennifer Hooper, David Routen, Satoshi Nagano, and Chris Castle — sit together to talk about how this podcast is produced. They'll go over how Code[ish] got its start, and provide equipment and software tips for anyone curious to start their own podcast.

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Code[ish] • July 21st, 2020

78. Changing Culture Through Technology

Hosted by Chris Castle, Jonathan Lister Parsons

Technology has transformed our working lives, but not every industry has been so quick to change. The financial services sector, in particular, still relies on paper and ink for many of its transactions. PensionBee is a UK-based company that's seeking to modernize some antiquated process. Their faith in the power of tech is so strong that they have even developed novel ways to improve team collaboration internally. Learn more about how cultures can be improved from Jonathan Lister Parsons, the CTO of PensionBee.

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