Happy Path Programming

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#41 "Never gonna give you up" (FP that is) with Wiem Zine Elabidine Sep 26, 2021

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Bruce and James hear about Wiem's journey in Functional Programming, her contributions to Scala ZIO, and how she never gave up despite the challenges she faced.

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#40 Poisoned Agile with Barry Hawkins Sep 17, 2021

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Bruce and James chat with Barry Hawkins about software methodologies, their triumphs and abuses.

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#39 Cracking the Company Culture Conundrum with Sharon Schmidt Sep 10, 2021

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According to James, Heroku had the best company culture / vibe of anywhere he has worked. Bruce & James talk with Sharon Schmidt who is in large part responsible for creating that magical experience.

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#38 Databases are Insufficient with Jonas Bonér Aug 27, 2021

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James rants about databases with Jonas Bonér, CEO of Lightbend and creator of Akka. Bruce & James also learn about the actor model, Reactive, and Akka Serverless.

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#37 The Future of Everything with Paul Snively Aug 14, 2021

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Paul Snively helps us see the future of programming. Spoiler: It's Typed & Functional.

Referenced talks:

Types vs. Tests: An Epic Battle?

Type Systems - The Good, Bad and Ugly

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#36 The Freedom of Structured Unconferences Aug 06, 2021

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Bruce describes his multi-decade journey running conferences and how letting go of control, while still having a structure, has led to conferences where attendees connect in meaningful ways.

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#35 The Pattern of Design Patterns Jul 23, 2021

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As usual, Bruce & James try to figure out monads & type classes. Then something new, as they go meta on design patterns.

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#34 Fear, Uncertainty, and Monads with Dick Wall Jul 09, 2021

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FEE, FOO, FUD, and FUM (Fear, Uncertainty, and Monads) - Scala Giant, Dick Wall, joins Bruce and James to talk about life, work, and Functional Programming.

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#33 Rethinking "Thinking in Objects" Jul 02, 2021

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Object Oriented Programming might just be a series of solutions to self-created problems.

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#32 Adopting Kotlin & FP with Katie Levy Jun 18, 2021

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Katie Levy joins Bruce & James to talk about how to help teams adopt Kotlin and Functional Programming.

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