Code[ish]

A podcast brought to you by the developer advocate team at Heroku, exploring code, technology, tools, tips, and the life of the developer.

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Code[ish] • June 30th, 2020

74. How Dev.to Built a Community

Hosted by Julián Duque, Ben Halpern, Jess Lee

With six million unique users a month and 350,000 registered users, Dev.to has become the place for developers to engage with a broader community. The team behind the site has focused a lot of its energy on making sure the site is reliable, regardless of network speeds, and safe, with plenty of guidance and moderation tooling in place. Ben Halpern, its CEO, and Jess Lee, its COO, answer questions from Julián Duque on how they were able to build this fast-growing social network for tech.

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Code[ish] • June 25th, 2020

Special Episode: When Giving Back Saves 1000s of Jobs

Hosted by Greg Nokes, Garrett Thornburg, Brett Allred

In order to support small businesses affected by the COVID-19 shutdowns, the government launched a loaning program to disperse funds to help businesses keep their workforce employed. This program turned out to be extraordinarily popular, crashing the government website and using up all of the funds. MX Technologies was tasked to come up with a more automated solution, and over one long weekend, got an app running on Heroku to process applicants faster. Greg Nokes, a Master Technical Architect at Salesforce, interviews two members from MX, Garrett Thornburg, an engineering team lead, and Brett Allred, its CPO, on how they pulled this off.

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Code[ish] • June 23rd, 2020

73. The Blockchain, Beyond Cryptocurrency

Hosted by Owen Ou, Adam Hanna, Melanie Plaza

Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin have gained popularity as people seek to reclaim more privacy in their online activities. But the underlying concept is built on a technology called blockchain, and while it's often associated with cryptocurrencies, its potential can be applied in many more places. Host Owen Ou interviews Adam Hanna and Melanie Plaza at AE Studio to talk about what the blockchain is (and isn't), building on top of blockchain platforms like Ethereum, and the future implications for blockchain networks.

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Code[ish] • May 28th, 2020

Special Episode: Celebrating Technology, Asian Heritage, and Our Communities

Hosted by Brian Chan, Anna Chan, Vikram Sreedhar

May is Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month. On this episode, members of Salesforce's Asian employee resource group--Brian Chan, Anna Chan, and Vikram Sreedhar--talk about their experiences as part of the Asian community entering the world of technology. Find out what binds them together, despite their disparate backgrounds, heritages, and geographical locations. They'll share their personal stories, advice on how to get into technology, and how to give back to your communities.

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Code[ish] • May 21st, 2020

Special Episode: Active for Good

Hosted by Charlie Gleason, Luke Mysse, Troy Hickerson

During a time of uncertainty, it can be helpful to remember that opportunities to provide help are all around us. One such group with a unique approach to philanthropy is Active for Good. Active for Good is an app which tracks the number of calories you burn, and in exchange for that movement, donates a meal packet to malnourished children. Troy Hickerson and Luke Mysse join Charlie Gleason to talk about their work on Active for Good, sharing their personal stories of how they got involved as well as providing inspiration on what "good tech" can look like.

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Code[ish] • April 30th, 2020

Special Episode: Cybersecurity

Hosted by Corey Martin, Jason Meller

Companies often walk a fine line between securing employees' devices. If their guidelines are too stringent, their employees can't get their work done, but if they're too loose, outside threats could compromise their systems. Frustrated by this dichotomy, Jason Meller founded Kolide, a security solution for teams that value productivity, transparency, and employee happiness.

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Code[ish] • June 16th, 2020

72. Designing with Lynn Fisher

Hosted by Charlie Gleason, Lynn Fisher

Lynn Fisher has been designing websites for over 15 years. When she's not occupied by &yet, a software and design consultancy, she's working on art projects and illustrations that push the capabilities of frontend development. In this conversation with Heroku designer and developer Charlie Gleason, we'll explore her methodologies and interests in making unique web projects.

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Code[ish] • May 26th, 2020

71. Linking Data with Mulesoft

Hosted by Becky Jaimes, Dejim Juang

Data drives every software application, from individual projects to massive enterprise workflows. Whether that information is kept in your database, or someone else's, chances are you'll likely need to unite disparate sources to provide a useful user experience. Mulesoft can help. By providing over 150 connections to databases, third-party APIs, and other services, Mulesoft acts as single integration point between your code and data. Becky Jaimes, a product manager at Salesforce, chats with Dejim Juang, a Master Principal Solutions Engineer at Mulesoft, to talk about the various ways to incorporate Mulesoft in your projects.

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Code[ish] • May 19th, 2020

70. Monitoring, Privacy, and Security in Public Cloud

Hosted by Robert Blumen, Sean Porter

We're used to monitoring our applications for metrics like performance and availability. But increasingly, teams are also extending monitoring practices towards security and privacy of their systems and data. Whether it's ensuring that there isn't a wide configuration drift, or even ensuring that there are no anomalies on how a server is being accessed, monitoring internal server metrics can help provide engineers and DevOps teams enhanced peace of mind. Sean Porter, the CTO of Sensu, discusses these monitoring tactics with Robert Blumen, a DevOps engineer at Salesforce.

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Code[ish] • April 16th, 2020

Special Episode: Enabling a New Generation with Technology and Hawaiian Cultural Values

Hosted by Blaine Kaho'onei, David Pickett, Jennifer Hooper

There are many challenges facing young students who want to learn tech skills for future opportunities. Those difficulties are compounded in remote regions such as Hawai`i. Native Hawaiians must choose between leaving their home for boot camps and businesses on the mainland, or working with tools that aren't aligned with their values. The Purple Mai`a Foundation is an education nonprofit whose mission is to inspire and educate the next generation of builders — the makers of cultural, social and enterprise technologies. Join Blaine Kaho`onei, David Pickett, and Jennifer Hooper as they discuss Purple Mai`a’s learning platform and what working with the organization means for them.

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