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"Working Effectively with Legacy Code" by Michael Feathers (Part 2) Jul 22, 2024

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In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups discuss the second half of "Working Effectively with Legacy Code" by Michael Feathers. Join them as they discuss how to keep up a good attitude while working on legacy code, how to get started when you're intimidated, and some of the legacy and greenfield projects they've worked on in their careers! ------------ Book Overflow is a podcast for software engineers, by software engineers dedicated to improving our craft by reading the best technical books in the world. Join Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups as they read and discuss a new technical book each week! The full book schedule and links to every major podcast player can be found at https://bookoverflow.io https://x.com/bookoverflowpod

Neal Ford Reflects on "Fundamentals of Software Architecture" Jul 17, 2024

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In this special episode of Book Overflow, Neal Ford joins the podcast to reflect on his book "Fundamentals of Software Architecture!" Join Carter and Nathan as they discuss the challenges of compromising with the business, what shifts AI is bringing to the software architecture world, and what sci-fi Neal's been reading lately!

"Working Effectively with Legacy Code" by Michael Feathers (Part 1) Jul 15, 2024

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Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups read and discuss the first half of "Working Effectively with Legacy Code" by Michael Feathers. Join them as they reflect on dependency inversion, the importance of interfaces, and continue their never-ending debate on the pros and cons of Test-Driven Development!

(The audio gets a little de-synced in the last three minutes. Carter isn't talking over Nathan on purpose!)

Chapter markers:

00:00 Intro

04:51 Thoughts on the book

10:54 Defining Legacy Code

21:53 Quick Break: Pull Requests

22:38 How to change software

44:30 Quick Break: CI/CD

45:15 Testing Legacy Code

1:15:10 Quick Break: Linting

1:16:01 Closing Thoughts

Brian Kernighan Reflects on "The Practice of Programming" Jul 10, 2024

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In this very special episode of Book Overflow, Dr. Brian Kernighan, the author of "The Practice of Programming" joins us to discuss his experience writing the book! Tune in as he talks about his experience at Bell Labs, what it was like co-authoring the book with Rob Pike, his thoughts on LLMs and the future of programming, and more!

00:00 - Intro

02:38 - Why write this book?

12:23 - Working at Bell Labs

16:29 - Life Learning Process

22:33 - What motivates you to write a book?

28:13 - AI and LLMs

35:48 - Layers of Abstraction

37:50 - What excites you about the future?

41:34 - Programmatic Thinking in Humanities

50:13 - Favorite Books

57:39 - Closing Thoughts

"Clean Coder" by Robert “Uncle Bob” Martin Jul 08, 2024

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In this episode of Book Overflow, Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups read and discuss "Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers" by Bob Martin. Join them as they discuss what it means to be a professional, how you can say "no" to your boss, and more!

Mark Richards Reflects on "Fundamentals of Software Architecture" Jul 03, 2024

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In this very special episode of Book Overflow, Mark Richards joins the podcast to reflect on his book, "Fundamentals of Software Architecture"! Join us as we discuss with Mark what inspired the book, what he wish he had changed, and what he's excited about for the future!

"Fundamentals of Software Architecture" by Mark Richards and Neal Ford (Part 2) Jul 01, 2024

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This week Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups finished reading "Fundamentals of Software Architecture" by Mark Richards and Neal Ford. They provide an overview of their favorite architectures from the book as well as discuss the importance of soft skills in selling your technical vision!

"Fundamentals of Software Architecture" by Mark Richards and Neal Ford (Part 1) Jun 24, 2024

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This week Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups read the first half of "Fundamentals of Software Architecture" by Mark Richards and Neal Ford. They discuss what exactly software architecture is, how everything is a trade-off, and how we can keep our architectural skills sharp as software engineers. You don't want to miss this great discussion!

"What Is ChatGPT Doing... And Why Does It Work?" by Stephen Wolfram Jun 17, 2024

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Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups discuss Stephen Wolfram's excellent primer on ChatGPT! An incredibly dense work, they briefly summarize its key takeaways, talk about whether or ChatGPT is truly intelligent, and reflect on how their views of the current AI landscape have changed after reading this book. Enjoy!

"Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code" by Martin Fowler Jun 12, 2024

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Carter Morgan and Nathan Toups discuss "Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code" by Martin Fowler. Join them as they talk about the importance of automated testing when refactoring, how to play nice, and how refactoring can be justified as a business consideration!

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