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**Full Stack Radio**

A podcast for developers interested in building great software products. Every episode, Adam Wathan is joined by a guest to talk about everything from product design and user experience to unit testing and system administration.

Latest Episodes:

33: David Hemphill - Building PushSilver with Vue.js and Beard Jan 12, 2016

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Topics include:

Deciding when to build something yourself vs. paying for something off the shelf
Choosing a Javascript framework for more traditional server rendered apps
Vue.js compared to Angular and Ember
The advantages of using a utility-focused CSS approach
Distributing front-end libraries

This episode is brought to you by Laracasts.

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32: DHH - Building Basecamp 3 like a Porsche 911 Dec 22, 2015

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Topics include:

Why Basecamp is a "majestic monolith", and the impact of organizational shape and size on technical decision making in product development
How ActionCable works, and where Basecamp 3 uses websockets that you might not expect
Strategies for avoiding duplication in client-side and server-side code
The automated testing strategy for Basecamp 3, and how it's influencing the future of testing in Rails 5
Why Basecamp 3 has 179 controllers, and what you can learn from their approach that will clean up your codebase

This episode is brought to you by Laracasts.

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Basecamp 3
Business of Software talk on Rewriting Basecamp
RailsConf presentation introducing ActionCable and Turbolinks 3
Trix, Basecamp's new open source WYSIWYG editor
Rake Stats for Basecamp 3
Rails 5.0.0.beta1 announcement
DHH on Medium
Sponsored by Laracasts

31: Woody Zuill - #NoEstimates Dec 09, 2015

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They talk about the #NoEstimates hashtag, and what it means and where it came from. They also talk about ways to manage software projects without worrying about estimation, and alternative ways to make the decisions that estimates are usually used for.

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Woody's #NoEstimates blog posts
"What price estimation?" by Neil Killick
"What is software design?" by Jack Reeves
The Mob Programming Conference
MobProgramming.org
Sponsored by Laracasts

30: Evan You - Diving Deep into Vue.js Nov 24, 2015

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Evan also explains in depth how data binding works in Vue, and how it's different and more performant than Angular. Additionally, Evan discusses the benefits of Vue over React, why Vue works so well in both SPAs and traditional server-side web applications, and strategies for testing Vue components.

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29: Mark Otto - Bootstrap 4 and CSS architecture at scale Nov 10, 2015

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They talk about the brand new alpha release of Bootstrap 4 and some of the most significant changes. They also talk about choosing units, when to use utility classes and the importance of a component-based CSS strategy.

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Mark's blog
Bootstrap 4
CSS Stats
Parker, CSS analysis tool
Code Guide, Mark's HTML and CSS standards
WTF, HTML and CSS?, Mark's collection of useful front-end gotchas
BassCSS
Tachyons
About HTML Semantics and Front-End Architecture by Nicholas Gallagher
"Medium's CSS is actually pretty f***ing good." by @fat
GitHub Primer
Sponsored by Laracasts

28: Jeffrey Way and Dave Marshall - "Don't mock what you don't own" Oct 27, 2015

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They talk about how to design code that needs to work with external services, how you should test that code, and the pitfalls you run into when you use mocks incorrectly in your test suite.

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Mock roles not objects, the original paper
Integrated tests are a scam by J.B. Rainsberger
Eric Evans' Domain Language e-course
Effective tests: Setting up a database fixture on Dave's blog
Integration testing a Stripe wrapper on Laracasts
Sponsored by Laracasts

27: Ben Orenstein - Outside-in TDD and Dependency Injection in Rails Oct 13, 2015

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Ben's blog
Upcase
DHH on "Dependency injection is not a virtue"
A criticism of DHH's post on Dependency Injection
Dependency Management in Rails on Upcase
Refactoring by Martin Fowler
Understanding the 4 Rules of Simple Design by Corey Haines
Coupon link for 50% off your first month of Upcase
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26: Josh Pigford - What do you need when you launch? Sep 29, 2015

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25: Matt Machuga - Tips and tricks to make your code awesome Sep 15, 2015

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They talk about bringing functional programming concepts to OO, simple patterns for cleaning up typical MVC web app code, and about how imposing crazy rules like banning conditionals and loops can lead to creative solutions that change the way you think about solving problems. They also get a little too excited about anonymous functions and compositional chains.

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