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Coding Blocks

By: Allen Underwood Michael Outlaw Joseph Zack
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  • Summary

  • The world of computer programming is vast in scope. There are literally thousands of topics to cover and no one person could ever reach them all. One of the goals of the Coding Blocks podcast is to introduce a number of these topics to the audience so they can learn during their commute or while cutting the grass. We will cover topics such as best programming practices, design patterns, coding for performance, object oriented coding, database design and implementation, tips, tricks and a whole lot of other things. You'll be exposed to broad areas of information as well as deep dives into the guts of a programming language. While Microsoft.NET is the development platform we're using, most topics discussed are relevant in any number of Object Oriented programming languages. We are all web and database programmers and will be providing useful information on a full spectrum of technologies and are open to any suggestions anyone might have for a topic. So please join us, subscribe, and invite your computer programming friends to come along for the ride.
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Episodes
  • Llama 3 is Here, Spending Time on Environmental Setup and More

    Llama 3 is Here, Spending Time on Environmental Setup and More
    Apr 28 2024

    Full episode show notes can be found at:

    https://www.codingblocks.net/episode233
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    1 hr and 34 mins
  • Ktor, Logging Ideas, and Plugin Safety

    Ktor, Logging Ideas, and Plugin Safety
    Apr 14 2024

    Picture, if you will, a nondescript office space, where time seems to stand still as programmers gather around a water cooler. Here, in the twilight of the workday, they exchange eerie tales of programming glitches, security breaches, and asynchronous calls. Welcome to the Programming Zone, where reality blurs and (silent) keystrokes echo in the depths of the unknown. Also, Allen is ready to boom, Outlaw is not happy about these category choices, and Joe takes the easy (but not longest) road.

    The full show notes are available on the website at https://www.codingblocks.net/episode232

    News

    • Thanks for the reviews! Want to help us out? Leave a review! (/reviews)
      • ivan.kuchin, Nick Brooker, Szymon, JT, Scott Harden
    • Text replacements are tricky, replacing links to "twitter.com" with "x.com" enabled a wave of domain spoofing attacks. (arstechnica.com)

    Around the Water Cooler

    • Ktor is an asynchronous web framework based on Kotlin, but can it compete with Spring? (ktor.io)
    • docker init is a great tool for getting started, but how much can you expect from a scaffolding tool? (docs.docker.com)
    • Logging, how much is too much? What if we could go back in time?
    • Boomer Hour: Let's talk about GChat UX
    • What do you know about browser extensions?
      • ViolentMonkey is a modern remake of the infamous GreaseMonkey, but can you trust it? (chromewebstore.google.com)
    • Can you trust any extensions?
      • XZ Tools backdown timeline, wow (arstechnica.com)
    • Bookmarklets still rock! (freecodecamp.org)
    • Silent Key Tester for mechanical keyboards, you can specify a wide variety of switches (thockking.com)
      • Joe's preferences:
        • Durock Shrimp Silent T1
        • Tactile Gazzew Boba U4 Silent
        • Liner Kailh Silent Brown
        • Linear Lichicx Lucy Silent
        • Linear WS Wuque Studio Gray Silent
        • Tactile WS Wuque Studio
        • White Silent - Linear
        • Tactile Kailh Silent Pink
        • Linear Cherry MX Silent Red

    Tip of the Week

    • Feeling nostalgic for the original GameBoy or GameBoy Color? GBStudio is a one-stop shop for making games, it's open-source and fully featured. You can do the art, music, and programming all in one tool and it's thoughtfully laid out and well-documented. Bonus…you games will work in GameBoy emulators AND you can even produce your own working physical copies. (If you don't want the high-level tools you can go old skool with "GBDK" too) (gbstudio.dev)
    • If you're going to do something, why not script it? If you're going to script it, save it for next time!
    • Dave's Garage is a YouTube channel that does deep dives into Windows internals, cool electronics projects, and everything in between! (YouTube)
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    1 hr and 39 mins
  • Importance of Data Structures, Bad Documentation and Comments and More

    Importance of Data Structures, Bad Documentation and Comments and More
    Apr 1 2024

    Full show notes at:
    https://www.codingblocks.net/episode231
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    1 hr and 41 mins
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