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Episode 465: Kevlin Henney and Trisha Gee on 97 Things Every Java Programmer Should Know

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Episode 465: Kevlin Henney and Trisha Gee on 97 Things Every Java Programmer Should Know

Trisha Gee and Kevlin Henney of 97 Things Every Java Developer Should Know discuss their book, which is a collection of essays by different developers. Host Felienne spoke with Gee and Henney about Java, including how to use immutability in Java, the value of type inference, and how to use your IDE most effectively when […]

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Episode 380: Margaret Burnett on Gender, Cognitive Styles and Usability Bugs

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Episode 380: Margaret Burnett on Gender, Cognitive Styles and Usability Bugs

Margaret Burnett of Oregon State University spoke with SE Radio’s Felienne about GenderMag, a way to assess the inclusivity of software. This episode explores ‘inclusivity bugs’ — issues that might impede software’s usability — discussing the different cognitive styles people can have, and how to make sure that the software we create is usable for […]

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SE-Radio Episode 304: Evgeny Shadchnev on Code Schools

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SE-Radio Episode 304: Evgeny Shadchnev on Code Schools

Evgeny Shadchnev talks with Felienne about code schools, programs that prepare people to become software developers in a few months. This episode explores the idea of code schools. Can we really teach programming in a few months rather than years in university? Who teaches in those programs? Who attends them? What are their business models, and […]

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Episode 137: SQL with Jim Melton

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Episode 137: SQL with Jim Melton

In this episode, Arno talks to Jim Melton about the SQL programming language. In addition to covering the concepts and ideas behind SQL, Jim shares stories and insights based on his many years’ experience as SQL specification lead.

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