Allen Underwood

Caching Overview and Hardware

August 12, 2016 By Allen Underwood 7 Comments

In this episode we give a general overview of caching, where it’s used, why it’s used, and what the differences in hardware implementations mean in terms we can understand. This will be foundational to understanding caching at a software level in an upcoming episode. There’s also something about the number 37 that may be the most important number to remember…ever… [Read more…]

Command, Repository and Mediator Design Patterns

June 2, 2016 By Allen Underwood 19 Comments

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In this episode we go back to the design pattern well that we’ve been away from for so long. We cover the Command, Repository and Mediator design patterns. It was hard for us to believe, but it’s been almost a year since our last design patterns episode!!! Come on in for fun, learning, and of course, our tips of the week. [Read more…]

How to be an Intermediate Programmer

February 27, 2016 By Allen Underwood 4 Comments

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In Episode 38, we dug into the first section of the essay by Robert Read on what it takes to be a programmer. In that episode there was a lot of great information on what to expect and what should be expected of you as a developer. In this episode, we go into the second section of that essay which gives Mr. Read’s thoughts on what it means to be an intermediate programmer. As we do, we share our thoughts on each of the various topics for intermediate programmers. [Read more…]

Our Favorite Developer Tools for 2015

January 3, 2016 By Allen Underwood 47 Comments

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We wrapped up 2015 with another favorites of episode and a chance to win a gray Coding Blocks T-Shirt just by leaving a comment on the show notes page! Tools are anything from hardware, to software or a service that we feel is integral in our daily needs as programmers. There’s a total of 20 picks in all – each of our top 5 and then a consensus top 5. We’d love to hear your thoughts on any tools you find are invaluable so please head over to the show notes and leave a comment!

For a detailed set of show notes including all the links and goodies and the chance to win the T-Shirt just click in to this episode!
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The Twelve-Factor App: Backing Services, Building and Releasing, Stateless Processes

October 21, 2015 By Allen Underwood 1 Comment

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We’re headed back to the Twelve-Factor app territory and this time we’re picking up with the next three chapters – backing services, building and releasing and processes. Jump in to get the shownotes and listen to the next three pieces of building a manageable and scalable twelve-factor app. [Read more…]

Javascript Promises and Beyond

August 22, 2015 By Allen Underwood 6 Comments

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In this episode we dive into Javascript Promises. If you’re used to the olden way of doing an async call with a callback, you’ll definitely want to give this episode a listen as you could improve your mental sanity 10 fold by learning how to use promises in your application!
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Your Questions Our Answers SYN-ACK with Packet Loss

May 7, 2015 By Allen Underwood 15 Comments

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In this, Episode 27 of the Coding Blocks Podcast, we are answering several questions from our listeners regarding: more frequent episodes, naming of classes / assemblies, Test Driven Development, the differences between MVC and MVVM and a number of other side conversations such as aliasing tables in SQL. As always we’d love to hear back from you and thank you for taking the time to listen to our podcast!
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Algorithms, Puzzles and the Technical Interview

April 19, 2015 By Allen Underwood 17 Comments

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On this episode we discuss algorithms, puzzles and how to approach them when asked to solve one in the interview process. We discuss many of the problems programmers face when being asked to solve these types of problems as well as steps to alleviate some of these common issues. We also provide a number of resources for sharpening your problem solving skills and of course our favorite tips! [Read more…]

Javascript Closure – What they are and how they are useful

April 5, 2015 By Allen Underwood 2 Comments

We’ve made a couple of videos to walk you through the fundamentals of object oriented programming in Javascript, where it falls short, and how closures can help.

Back to Basics – Encapsulation for Object Oriented Programming

February 10, 2015 By Allen Underwood 5 Comments

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It’s time to get back to basics. It’s easy as a software developer to be working on the latest and greatest frameworks, using the best methodologies, trying out new things. Sometimes it’s a good idea to get a refresher on the very basic fundamentals. In this episode we go over the access modifiers that are common in C# and Java as well as ways to emulate these types of behaviors in Javascript. And let’s be honest – encapsulation is only effective if you’re providing programmers that come after you with a roadmap of how things should work. For that reason we also discuss Command Query Separation and some other ideas and practices that are a part of good programming practices. Be sure to head over to www.CodingBlocks.net/review and leave us a review on your favorite podcasting platform! [Read more…]

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