Survey Results TweetHere’s a list of all the polls we’ve run on the show, enjoy! Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressRegarding the frequency of the podcast, which would you prefer most:A show released once every three or so weeks around 1-1.5 hours in lengthShows released a few times a week around 10-15 minutes in lengthA show released once a week around 30 minutes in lengthJust testingAnytime, I can hear Michael's voice, would be awesome!!!Once a week, around an hour time frame.Keep the current release cycle, address simple questions with a 5-10 minute segment per episode, dedicate longer episodes as to questions as needed.A 1 hour show once per week would be nice. Any shorter and things often start to feel rushed or superficial.every 2 weeks, 45-1 hour. perfect.1 a week 1 hour long, sweet jesus~50 minutes once a week would be nice. .NET Rocks are around that length and I love them.I think the best podcast length is likely equivalent to the mean commute time (~25-30 minutes). Twice a week would be great because it is easier to carry a thread. Also, I think the audience begins to forget your exist if they are released only every few weeks.How about 30 minute weeklies and 90 minutes monthliesI don't have time for 10 minute shows. 30 minutes is my cutoff. If a podcast is less than 30 minutes long I usually don't bother playing it because it's distracting to navigate to a different podcast. Considering I often listen in my car, at the gym, or while doing other things with my hands I don't like short podcasts. And besides podcasts are not television, who wants to be reminded of the crappy experience television provides making you reach for the remote every 10 minutes because of commercials.Once a week but 30 mins is not enough to get into a topic. Officially I vote 1/week but if you have to go to every 2 or 3 weeks to have enough time to fully cover a topic I'd prefer that. Thanks guys, regardless of when you do it!!!!1 hour once per 5-10 daysIf possible I would like to hear 2 shows a week around 30 minutes in lengthbool isListenersHappy = (minutesPerShow == 60 && nrOfTimesPerWeek >= 1);All of the above.. I want more!!!. You guys rock!Twice a week. Each podcast is about 1 hour long.Othervote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressHow many years of professional programming experience do you have?Less than 1 year1-2 years2-5 years6-10 years11+ yearsvote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressShould this episode have a survey?YesNovote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressAre you better off spending more time learning learning specific frameworks, or the underlying technologies?Frameworks - I'll dive into the underlying as neededUnderlying Technologies - You gotta walk before you can run!vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressWhat is your favorite programming language?C#JavaPythonPerlRubyJavascriptPHPGroovyphpphpC++ (wild guess: the "others" will win this one...)GroovyScalaFortranLispCFML (Lucee, ColdFusion)c++C++aplPHPPL/SQLTransact SQLCCScalaOthervote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressHow important is dependency management?Super! How can you keep it up if you can't set it up.Important, but I wouldn't lose any sleep over it.Meh, maybe after I close out a few of these tickets...Ain't no body got time for dat!PHPGroovyphpphpC++ (wild guess: the "others" will win this one...)GroovyScalaFortranLispSuper important, and you do what little you can to avoid dependencies, but honestly not much you can do since it's mostly an artifact of the frameworks and technologies you use. Go Asp.net 5! Too bad I only work on native desktop apps, so I'm pretty screwed. HahhahaOthervote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressWhat's Better...Versions or Date Stamps?Major, Minor, and Patch Versions (Semantic Versioning)Date Stamp VersioningMixture of Semantic Versioning and Date Stampsvote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressWhy do these guys keep forgetting to think up a survey?Call of Duty: Black Ops 3Destiny: The Taken KingHalo 5: Guardiansvote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressOK, who's fault is it for not having a survey this time? It's probably ...Allen's fault.Joe's fault.Michael's fault.vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressWhich is the most important to study?Unit TestingLanguage featuresAlgorithm ComplexityDesign Patternsvote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressWhich series is more awesome?Star WarsStar Trekvote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressWatch the video. How would you cross the puddle?Hop around the side, who knows what's under there!?No wake zone! Slow and steady wins the race.Damn the torpedos, full steam ahead!vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressWho's the best?GaladrielLeiaNeithervote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressDo you leave a trail of commits in case you need them later, or do you prefer to keep things tidy?I squash because I care (squash)Everyone can learn from my path (don't squash)Wait. What?I suppose, but only if it's convenient...vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressBash on WindowsThe next big awesome?Much ado about nothing?vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressWhat type of development do you prefer?Front End / UIMiddle Tier / ServerBackend / DatabaseFull Stackvote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressIn last episode’s poll, only 1% of you identified as preferring front-end-only work. Why is that number so low?CSSLines have blurred, front-end working is leaking into the backFull stack is where it's atIrrelevant, the podcast poll demographics are skewed!vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressWhat is the hardest part of landing the technical job?The job requirements.Dealing with recruiters.The technical interview.Racism/Sexism/Ageism - discrimination of some form.Location, location, location.Just getting the call back about the job, period.vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressIf you were stranded on an island and you could have only one programming book, which would it be?Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software ConstructionClean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software CraftsmanshipStructure and Interpretation of Computer ProgramsDesign Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented SoftwareHead First Design PatternsRefactoring: Improving the Design of Existing CodeWorking Effectively With Legacy CodeIntroduction to AlgorithmsThe Pragmatic ProgrammerCracking the Coding InterviewThe Art of Unit TestingThe Art of Computer Programming (all volumes)The Practice of ProgrammingClean Coder : A Code of Conduct for Professional ProgrammersHow to Survive on a Deserted Island: Tim O'SheiRapid development - sidsavaraAdaptive Code via C# - Hall1I've read none of these and want to see recommendationsJoel on SoftwareOthervote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressWhat’s your favorite source of caffeine?Coffee: Fancy stuff, Espresso, Cold Brew, etcCoffee: Like, for Normal PeopleThe Hard Stuff: 5 Hour Energy, Caffeine PillsEnergy Drinks: Red Bull / Monster, etcSoda: Mountain Dew, Dr. Pepper, Coke Zero, etcNone: My body is a temple / wonderlandTea: Hot, cold, all the tea!vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressDo you regularly attend meetups or conferences?Yes, I need to get out of my cave every now and thenNo, ain't nobody got time for thatNo, I live light years away from any meetups / conferencesvote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressWhat is your preferred work environment?Love me some cubiclesOpen Floor Plan, collaboration!Home office (pants optional)A work office, with a doorCoffee / Tea Shoppevote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressDo you put stickers on your laptop?No. I've got class and I'm an adult. Stickers are for kids.STICKERS!!! STICKERS ALL THE THINGS!!!vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressNew Macbook Pro with Touch Bar...Is it?Amazing - Apple's done it again! They've predicted the future, and Touch Bar is it!Horrible - Give me back my function keys!Jury is out - I'll wait and see what others are saying before I pass judgement.vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressWhen you need to add new 1:1 columns to a SQL table, but they only apply to a subset of that data do you...Add it to the table, no reason to breakout a 1:1 relationshipCreate a new table for it, keep things nice and tight!Developers shouldn't be modifying schema!SQL? *NO*body does sql anymore!vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressDo you listen to anything while you code?Music, because I gotta get my jam on.Podcasts, how else do you think I'm listening to this?Audio books, because the book is always better than the movie.TV, how else am I going to stay up to date on Westworld?The office background, because I'm actually listening to my cubicle neighbors' gossip.White noise, rain, the ocean, any repetitive noise to drown out realityWho has time to listen to anything when I've got all of these fires to put out?vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressWhen PC gaming a console-like game, what is your preferred weapon of choice?Xbox ControllerPlaystation ControllerSteam ControllerAnything made by Logitech!Mouse and Keyboard - WASD 4 Lifevote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressWhen you need to add new 1:1 columns to a SQL table, but they only apply to a subset of that data do you...Add it to the table, no reason to breakout a 1:1 relationshipCreate a new table for it, keep things nice and tight!Developers shouldn't be modifying schema!SQL? *NO*body does sql anymore!vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressHow much of your code is covered by Unit Tests?What unit test? Oh, um, zero.Those old things? Its probably like 25% or less.We try but we're somewhere between 25 to 50% depending on the project.We're on top of things. Our tests cover 75% of our code.We're amazing. Our code is covered 100% by unit tests. And sprinkled with the glittery dust of a unicorn's breathe.Wait, work? Or personal? Work, um not so much. Personal, you'd be proud.vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressWhat type of overall development floats your boat?Gaming - I want to make something people play with..Business apps - I want to create apps that solve real business problems...Machine learning - data science gets my brain moving...Dev Ops - I want to make software delivery smooth as silk...Big data - I want to pour through all the bits...Hacking - reverse engineering is how I butter my bread...Frameworks - I want to build the next great tool for developers...vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressWhy did you start programming?Needed to fulfill a business needWanted to personalize my MySpace themeTook a class in school and thought it was awesome2 make gamez!I like getting paid to sitvote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressHow fast is your _personal_ Internet connection?Less than 5 Mbps (I <3 DSL)<= 25 Mbps<= 50 Mbps<= 75 Mbps<= 100 Mbps> 100 Mbps1 Gbps (Fiber FTW.)vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressWhich (programming) language are you most envious of?CC#C++F#GoHaskellJavaJavaScriptPythonRRubySwiftTypescriptVB.NETvote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressHow cool is your company?Extremely cool! They pay for my conferences!Very cool. They give me time off for conferences.They suck. I'm lucky if I get my time off approved.vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressWhat is your headphone style of choice while coding?On-Ear - Great sound in a compact shapeOver-Ear - Sweet pillows of soundIn-Ear - I need all of the sound in my headEarbuds - Because the pain is worth itvote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressDid you know what invariant meant?Yep.Nope.vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressAt what speed do you listen to podcasts?.5x1x1.5x2xvote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressHow many monitors do you use?Just one.Two is the minimum.Three. Like. A. Boss.More than three. Because if it's worth doing, it's worth over-doing.vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressYou have 4 near identical job applicants (quadriplets) - they differ only in how they learned to code. Who do you hire?6 week bootcamp-erBachelors degree graduate (state university)1 Year Job ExperienceFrequent committer to prestigous open source projectsvote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressiPhone 8 ...It's the iPhone we've always wanted.Evolutionary, not revolutionary.Time to switch to Android.vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressHaving multiple monitors is great. But are they ...A handicap?A hindrance?A must have?vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressHow many different podcasts do you subscribe to?There can only be one. (Coding Blocks obviously)Less than 10, YOLOLess than 25, Cull the weakLess than 50, Pro statusLess than 100, NPR is a second family to youvote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressHow often should your employer replace your computer?Every 3 yrsEvery 2 yrsEvery yearWho stays at any employer long enough to have this problem?Wait, they're supposed to replace it?Greater than 3 yrsvote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressHow often do you replace your phone?Every year. Gotta have the latest tech.Every other year.Not until it breaks. And maybe not even then.vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressDo you trust your family to buy the tech you want?I trust them. Why wouldn't I?I'm hoping for the best. But please include gift receipts.No way. Even with a very specific list, things will go sideways.vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressHow many developers are at your company?Just me!About 5 - Like Captain PlanetCloser to the 20 mark, headphones are required100, crazy right?1,000+ Enterprise!!vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressHow often do you shutdown your computer?Shutdown daily.Every week.Every month.Only when the updates force me.Who shutdowns their computer?I don't shutdown often. But when I do, it's because of a BSOD or kernel panic.Only right before taking some much needed time off.vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressIs it OK for a site to open links in a new tab/window for you?Absolutely. No one's got time for holding extra keys!Yes, but only for links to external sites.Yes, but the site better warn me first.No, nope, never, nuh-uh. That's what CTRL(or CMD)+Click is for!vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressWhat is the oldest code that you actively, regularly work with?Less than 1 year. Green as can be!1-3 years. Was there life before Angular?3-10 years. Back when JavaScript only ran in the browser.10-15 years. Pre-jQuery, we had to getElementById back then!More than 15 years old. Pre-Stack Overflow?!?!vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressHave you ever made a mix tape?Does a playlist count? Oh, it doesn't? Then no, I haven't.Man, I got my technique down and everything. I know exactly when to play Bon Jovi's five words ... yes I havevote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressWhen you are not coding for work/school, in your free time do you ...Eat. Sleep. Code. Repeat. Coding is all that matters.Gotta be well rounded. Get outside. Ride a bike. Climb a mountain. Hike a trail.Netflix. Gotta binge-watch *everything*.Rocket League! Or [INSERT VIDEO GAME TITLE HERE]vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressDo you pay attention to 3rd party licenses?Yes. Because my company forces me to.Yes. Because it's a good habit.No. Wait, you actually read those things?No. Wait, am I supposed to?vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressDo you participate in open source projects?Yes, but only on my own projects.Yes, but only when I'm trying to beef up the résumé.Yes, but it's documentation, not code.Yes, but I only participate in projects owned by others.Yes. I have some of my own projects _and_ I also participate in projects owned by others.Man. I'd love to. But dang, who has the time?vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressHow important is Docker?Very, Docker is the new GitEh, Containers are awesome, but Docker itself…Nah, this is just a stepping stone to something much biggerNope, I build and deploy from a laptopvote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressDo you use Docker in your current dev life?Yes, so I can install and remove software while keeping my system clean.Yes, it's part of my build chain.Yes, it's part of my production deployment.Ain't nobody got time for that.vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressHow important is it that developers have an understanding of computer science-y topics?Uh no.Uh, yeah...I guess it's good.It's not mission critical, but I prefer working with people who know their O from their Theta.* Super important, and I can prove it mathmatically...if you accept my base case!vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressDo you regularly evaluate your weaknesses in an effort to strengthen them?OMG. Daily.I try to pick up a new skill or get better at an existing one every few months.Yeah, but realistically, probably only once or twice a year.I learn what I want to learn, when I want to learn it.No, that's why I listen to you guys.Why? I already know everything I need to knowvote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressNow that you had some time to digest the news, how do you feel about Microsoft's acquisition of GitHub?Very excited! Looking forward to the awesome things Microsoft will add to GitHub.I'm concerned but not enough to do anything about it. Yet.I don't care. At all. Should I?OMG the sky is falling. Why? How could we let this happen?Already packed up my code and moved to GitLab.vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressWhat is your most productive season?Spring. Best way to avoid the pollen!Summer. Let me stay behind my keyboard in the nice air conditioned room.Fall. The sky, er, leaves are falling. Safer to stay inside.Winter. Olaf scares me, I'm not going out there.Seasons? We don't have seasons here!!vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressWhat is your most productive time of day?Morning. Gotta get my work done before the rest of the office gets in.Midday. Let everyone else go to lunch. I'm getting this commit merged.Evening. I'll let the traffic die down while I close one more ticket.Night. Now that all of the meetings are over, I can finally start my day.vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressWhat is your favorite book type?Hard cover. I want to protect my invest.Paperback. I like to curl the cover back with one hand while I read it.eBook. It's the only chance I won't lose it.Books? I ain't reading no books.vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressDoes having multiple monitors improve your productivity?Absolutely. And on the bright side (pun), I get to work on my tan from all of the extra UV light.No. But it can be a nice luxury.It depends on the codebase. The smellier the code, the more monitors I need. That and air fresheners.vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressHow's your math?There's an app for that.Was great...in primary school.I can tip 20% comfortably.I can still find the area under a curve.I can still ln(e) with the best of them!vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressWhat's your preferred password manager?1PasswordLastPassKeePass + DropboxRoboFormKeychainI just use the same 3 passwords everywhere.Whatever is built into the browser.vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressWhat's your social platform of choice?Facebook. For the old world.Twitter. It's the best way to catch up on my covfefe.Snapchat. Because a picture is worth a thousand words.Instagram. Because a picture is worth a thousand hashtags.LinkedIn. It's all about keepin' it profesh.Google Plus. I like the dust and cobwebs.Social? Get off my lawn kid! What? You *want* the gov't to know everything about you?vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressWho is your favorite virtual assistant?Alexa. The OG of assistants.Google Assistant. Because accuracy matters.Siri. Who needs accuracy with looks this good?Cortana. Hipsterific. I only like things no one else likes.vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressWhat do you value most in a job?Pay. It's all about the Benjamins.Tech stack. I need to remain interested.Commute. Or the lack thereof. I mean, I love listening to Coding Blocks and all, but a new set of tires every month is ridiculous.Location, location, location. Just like real estate.Team. I need to be surrounded by people better than me so I can grow.Industry. I want the type of problems I solve to matter. To me.Benefits. I like to take off for the summer.Work. Life. Balance. I have a life outside of the office.vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressWhat do you want to focus on improving in 2019?Front-End, there's a 3p service for everything now.Back-End, cuz Flexbox...done.Persistence is king, data data data.Algorithms and data structures, can't go wrong with fundamentals.Clean Code, master the tactical before the strategic.Architecture, I've ascended to higher levels of abstraction.DevOps, good luck doing anything without me!vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressHow do you plan to spend your time off this holiday season?Spending time with the family because the holidays are all about the memories.I'm not avoiding the family, I'm building my next great project.Escaping the family _and_ the keyboard. What time off?vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressHow good were the holidays to you?Awesome. Got everything I hoped for.I got things I didn't even ask for.It was good. I got everything I purchased.Glad to be back at work.I didn't get squat.vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressHow much time do you spend coding outside of work?Nada. I don't write code for free.Until I go to bed.I take the weekend off. Otherwise I'm writing code.Like a sine wave, I go through phases. Sometimes more. Sometimes less.vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressWhat do you think of JAMStack?It's like, the future, yo.Eh, I'll let this front-end fad pass and maybe grab on to the next one.You can pry the back-end from my cold dead hands.vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressWhat interests you the most?Learning the low level nuts and bolts of how computers and OSes work, i.e. the lowest possible level, can I build my own hardware or OS?Or the highest possible level, i.e. subjects like formal algorithms, machine learning, artificial intelligence, etc.Those other options are nice, but I enjoy prototyping and experimenting with all the things, broadening my horizons.vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressHow many conferences do you go to per year?I usually average 1-3 conferences a year.Somewhere in the range of 4-6.More than 6 but nothing crazy.I go to all of them. That I can afford. Or my company can afford.I travel all over speaking at conferences, so I go to too many.Zero. I don't like them, they're too expensive, they take too long, they're too far away, or some other similar reason.vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressWho is your favorite cloud provider?Amazon AWS baby. The original gangsta of cloud providers.Microsoft Azure. Remember when they called it Windows Azure? Awkward.Google Cloud. Because I also need them to know how I cloud.IBM Cloud. I'm all about the business.Rackspace Cloud. Big enough to be a big deal. Small enough to care.Linode. You gotta love that pricing.Vultr. Bare metal for bare prices.Digital Ocean. A refreshing "droplet".Other. Because how did you not know about my dog's groomer's dad's side cloud business.vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressWhat's your favorite time to listen to podcasts?During my commute. What else am I supposed to pay attention to?While I work. I need an escape.While I exercise. Nothing better than staying physically _and_ mentally fit.Every. Waking. Moment.I wish my schedule was that routine.vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressDid you improve on the things you wanted to for 2018?I did, as well as improving on additional things.I was able to focus on my 2018 goals and improve on them.I crushed some. Failed at others.No, dang it.Wait. I was supposed to set some goals?vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressWhy don't you go to conferences?Too expensive. Gotta think about that ROI.Too far. I could finish an entire Coding Blocks podcast just getting there.What about both of the above? Oh, that's this option.But I do go to conferences. Why can't I participate in the survey?vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressWhat is your preferred type of language to spend most of your day in?Dynamically typed languages like JavaScript or Python. I can't be bothered to compile. I catch my errors at runtime.Statically typed languages like Java, C, or C#. I'd like to say that my errors are caught at compile time. But sadly not always.Functional languages like Haskell or F#. Here's a quarter kid, get a real programming language. SQL. If you're not working in sets, you're wasting your time with one-offs. vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressDo you discuss podcasts with your friends or co-workers?Are you kidding? That's all we talk about.Absolutely. They need all of the help they can get.Absolutely. I need all of the help I can get.No. It's my secret, super power. They can't know where my tips come from.vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressHow much data do you use per month for your home ISP?Less than 250GB.Less than 500GB.Less than 1TB.No idea, unlimited plan bro.You'd have to ask my neighbor.vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressWhat's your structured text format of choice?XMLJSONYAMLCSVvote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressWhat your favorite shell of choice?bashkshashDashzshfishCommand PromptPowerShellvote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressWhat native language are you most interested in?Rust, because safety first.Go, because I wanna be fast and parallel.C, the old ways are best.C++, the good parts.No thanks, I have deadlines.You forgot mine, you expletives.vote Anonymous VoteSign in with WordpressWhen you want to bring in a new technology or take a new approach when implementing something new or add to the tech stack, do you ...?a.) Ask peer's if it's a good idea before implementing it? The voice of many carries more weight.b.) Ask the relative team lead if you can implement it? If the boss doesn't like it, it doesn't matter.c.) Implement a proof-of-concept and get stakeholders to weigh in? Because they don't know about it, they need to be sold on it.d.) Just do it. I can't waste precious time checking if other's like my idea.e.) Abandon it. It's already too much effort.vote
