Join Michael as he is joined by B.J. Clarke to share family stories. Visit our linktree: https://linktr.ee/scatteredabroadnetwork Visit our website, www.scatteredabroad.org, and subscribe to our email list. "Like" and "share" our Facebook page: https:// www.facebook.com/sapodcastnetwork Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ the_scatter…

Join Michael and Wayne as they sit down and share stories with Jameson Steward. We want to express our thanks to House to House Studios for allowing us to use their studio to record many of the episodes of our summer content. Check them out at housetohouse.com "Like" and "share" on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/housetohouseStudios?mibextid=L…

Join Michael and Wayne as they are joined by Don Blackwell to share stories of ministry. We want to express our thanks to House to House Studios for allowing us to use their studio to record many of the episodes of our summer content. Check them out at housetohouse.com "Like" and "share" on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/housetohouseStudios?m…

Join Michael and Wayne as they are joined by David Smith to share fun and enjoyable stories on Did That Really Happen? We want to express our thanks to House to House Studios for allowing us to use their studio to record many of the episodes of our summer content. Check them out at housetohouse.com "Like" and "share" on Facebook at https://www.face…

This week Wayne and Michael are joined by Austin Fowler of House to House Heart to Heart. We want to express our thanks to House to House Studios for allowing us to use their studio to record many of the episodes of our summer content. Check them out at housetohouse.com "Like" and "share" on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/housetohouseStudios?…

This week Wayne and Michael are joined by Matt Wallin of House to House Heart to Heart. We want to express our thanks to House to House Studios for allowing us to use their studio to record many of the episodes of our summer content. Check them out at housetohouse.com "Like" and "share" on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/housetohouseStudios?mi…

Today Wayne and Michael are joined by Cliff Goodwin, the preacher for the Ironaton church of Christ, in Talladega, AL. Subscribe to Ironaton's Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/@ICOC "Like" and "share" their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/ironatonchurchofchrist Visit Memphis School of Preaching's website https://msop.org/ Subscribe to thei…

Join Michael and Wayne as they are joined by Jonathan Burns in this episode of Did That Really Happen. Visit our linktree: https://linktr.ee/scatteredabroadnetwork Visit our website, www.scatteredabroad.org, and subscribe to our email list. "Like" and "share" our Facebook page: https:// www.facebook.com/sapodcastnetwork Follow us on Instagram: http…

Join Michael and Wayne as they are joined by Chad Dollahite in this season four premiere of Did that Really Happen. We want to express our thanks to House to House Studios for allowing us to use their studio to record many of the episodes of our summer content. Check them out at housetohouse.com "Like" and "share" on Facebook at https://www.faceboo…

Podcasting has definitely been a journey for both of us. When we started BJ wasn't even a developer and Will was working for himself. Now 8 years later BJ is leading a team of developers and Will is back working for himself. It has been an amazing journey with you all this past years. We have both learned a lot about ourselves, programming, leaders…

Simple systems fail simply. Complex systems also fail simply, but their interconnectedness with other systems makes mitigating failures much more complex. Past a certain level of complexity, system failures are an emergent property of the system – that is, the set of system parts has a set of failure cases that the individual parts do not have by t…

Feedback is any information, observation, or even opinion about the performance or behavior of another individual our group. It can be formal as in performance or peer evaluations or informal such as with mentoring a junior developer. It is a form of communication designed to provide guidance that helps the other person to grow and achieve their go…

Database sharding is a process of storing a large database across multiple machines. Because a single machine can only hold and process so much data, eventually some systems will scale beyond the ability of a single machine to handle data. Further, as systems scale, they may also need to split data between machines due to security and location cons…

In this episode, Caleb and Michael sit down with The Light Networks own, Robert Hatfield. https://thelightnetwork.tv/ Visit our linktree: https://linktr.ee/scatteredabroadnetwork Visit our website, www.scatteredabroad.org, and subscribe to our email list. "Like" and "share" our Facebook page: https:// www.facebook.com/sapodcastnetwork Follow us on …

Effective communication is a vital aspect of any organization or team's success, and one tool that has been proven to be very useful is the Four Square Report. This report is a simple and effective way to communicate information about a project or task to a team or stakeholders. It was originally developed by the U.S. military to help soldiers comm…

In this episode, Michael, Josh and Jameson sit down and swap stories. Visit our linktree: https://linktr.ee/scatteredabroadnetwork Visit our website, www.scatteredabroad.org, and subscribe to our email list. "Like" and "share" our Facebook page: https:// www.facebook.com/sapodcastnetwork Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ the_scatte…

If you haven't noticed, technology moves fast. There are constant improvements and reworking of every programming language out there. Sometimes the changes are small and easily dealt with, while sometimes the changes are huge. Complicating things further, most developers need to learn a wide variety of tools and frameworks in order to be effective …

Understanding ACID and BASE databases is critical for any organization or individual who is involved in developing, managing, or using modern database systems. Both types of databases have distinct characteristics and trade-offs, and choosing the wrong one can have serious consequences on the performance, reliability, and security of your applicati…

APIs are a huge part of development today and one of the most common types of API out there is a RESTful API. REST stands for representational state transfer, which is a software architecture that imposes conditions on how an API should work. Essentially, it was created as a set of guidelines for how communications should work between disparate sys…

There is a common demonstration, that we'll do as a thought experiment, when talking about priorities. It has a person fill a bucket with sand, then try to add as many pebbles to the bucket as possible, following that they are to add larger gravel, then fist sized rocks. The obvious thing that happens is the bucket fills with sand and they are not …

Mob programming is a technique for getting multiple developers in the room, working on the same code. While possibly not the best technique for many situations, it really shines in certain narrow use cases. When it does work, it can often produce impressive results that a few separate developers couldn't produce on their own. The collaborative aspe…

File transfer protocols can begin to look like alphabet soup when you first start learning about them, or even after you've been a developer for a while. Read more › The post File Transfer Protocols appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

You've probably heard of DDOS (or Distributed Denial of Service attacks). They are a common scourge of the modern web and are something you will occasionally see if you work on a popular product. Read more › The post DDOS Attacks appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Git is a version control system that allows developers to collaborate on projects, keep track of changes, and easily revert to previous versions if necessary. It's an essential tool for any software developer, but if you're new to Git, it can seem overwhelming. Read more › The post Basics of Git appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast. Hosted …

While most developers generally have at least a rough idea of what agile means, or at least what it means to them, many non-technical people are a bit puzzled by the term. It's clear that it means a lot of different things to different people and it's really important to get the explanation right if you want to be successful using it in a business …

It can be easy to say some people, especially developers, don't have personalities. This is far from the truth, even the most robotic of people have some form of personality though it may be difficult to understand. Read more › The post 404 Personality Not Found appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo…

OpenAI's transformer-based language model, can improve software development with its natural language processing capabilities and code generation. Read more › The post ChatGPT for Developers appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.By BJ Burns and Will Gant

Setting goals for yourself is a big task, even bigger is actually accomplishing those goals. When a goal is large it can seem overwhelming and unachievable. Read more › The post Breaking Down Goals appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Cross-platform applications are really helpful for many businesses, as they increase the size of the available customer base and make it easier to write code that runs on anything. However, like anything else, there are always tradeoffs. Read more › The post Cross Platform Pitfalls appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See …

Habits are ways that we simplify our behaviors so that we can do them over and over without much conscious thought. When healthy, habits can help us to grow and improve ourselves. Read more › The post 7 Habits of Highly Effective Developers appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

While a good software architect can be tremendously helpful to a team that is in a position to need one, software architects are also frequently in a position to do real damage to a team. In fact, software architecture mistakes are some of the most costly. Read more › The post Software Architecture Mistakes appeared first on Complete Developer Podc…

In this episode we look at the different types of social engineering attacks and the best practices for protecting yourself and your organization. Read more › The post Social Engineering appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.By BJ Burns and Will Gant

You might think that unix systems are the digital equivalent of dinosaurs, and that they have little to no relevance today. However, that's not true and the philosophical underpinnings of unix have had a huge impact up until the present day and will probably outlast all of us. Read more › The post Unix Philosophy appeared first on Complete Develope…

How you start your morning sets the tone for the whole day. A good morning routine will improve your health and productivity. Read more › The post Improving Your Morning Routine appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.By BJ Burns and Will Gant

We had an issue with out CDN, we apologize for the issues with access to the episode HTTPS and SSL. We fixed it on the website but the podcatchers did not update because the RSS didn't push a new episode. This apology should fix that so that you are able to listen to that episode now. Read more › The post Apology appeared first on Complete Develope…

As security concerns have become more and more important on the web, there has been a growing movement to make sure that communication between the client and the server is ALWAYS encrypted. There are many reasons for this. For one, … HTTPS and SSL Read More » The post HTTPS and SSL appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See …

We're going to finish going through Mike Acton's list of things he expects from developers. We'll share our thoughts and reactions to his assessment. You don't have to listen to the first episode to understand this one, though you might want to check it out. Read more › The post Everyone Listening Is Rehired appeared first on Complete Developer Pod…

Parkinson's Law is an adage that work will expand to fill the time allotted for its completion. We typically understand this law to mean that allotting too much time to a task will cause the task to expand and waste time. However, it is much more useful viewed in the reverse, that allotting less time will make you more efficient. Read more › The po…

We react to Mike Acton's 2019 talk "Everyone Watching This Is Fired" by going through his "50 things he expects of developers" and discussing them, or as many as we can in an hour. If you haven't watched his video check out the link in the show notes. Read more › The post Everyone Listening Is Fired appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast. Hos…

This year's theme is time management. However, if everything is chaotic, it's kind of difficult to build a robust time management system that you can trust. Read more › The post Time Management Baseline appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

It's been an interesting year for many of us, with lots of changes. There have been both upsides and downsides to this year, and most of us have had to grow a lot. This is the first episode of 2023. Read more › The post Predictions 2023 appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

2022 was an interesting year. It brought a lot of unexpected yet not entirely unwelcome changes for both of us and for the podcast. As we review our resolutions we'll see how SMART our goals really were and then we'll discuss the yearly theme. Read more › The post Resolutions 2023 appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See a…

Have you ever wanted to write a book, start a business, learn a new skill, learn to play a musical instrument, change careers, or simply become world class at something you like to do? Did you try for a bit, only to realize that you didn't have time to do it, that you couldn't achieve your goal? Read more › The post Time Management Mistakes appeare…

We hear a lot about how to be a good leader, but rarely about how to be a good follower. If we are all leading then who is following? Following isn't about blindly agreeing with leadership but instead is the ability to work within any role to improve yourself, your team, and your organization. Read more › The post Being A Good Follower appeared fir…

Many people will tell you the importance of a morning routine, however without a nightly routine our evenings are all over the place and we are left with sleepless nights, but not in Seattle. To improve sleep and rest we have to look at habit formation and building routines and rituals into our evenings. Read more › The post Creating A Nightly Rout…

Integration points in complex systems have a tendency to surprise you, usually in an unpleasant fashion. While it takes a while to discover the underlying antipatterns that caused the system to have problems, there are certain "smells" you can look for that indicate common sources of issues. Read more › The post Integration Code Smells appeared fir…

So you got a new job and you are starting in a couple of days. You are probably both excited and anxious. What will the first day be like? If you are like many people, your first day at a new job will be something that happens to you, rather than something you control. Not ideal. Read more › The post Add Value On Your First Day appeared first on Co…

The millionaire mindset is a common phrase in the hustle culture of people who are working hard to better themselves and make their world a better place. But what exactly does it mean? Read more › The post Millionaire Mindset appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Procrastination is an insidious venom that slowly eats away at us by making us think we have plenty of time to do the things we need to do but may not want to do. Today is the day to stop procrastinating! Read more › The post Today Is The Day To Stop Procrastinating appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac…

You write code and solve problems, but are you a good engineer? Are there things you can do to improve yourself and be a better developer? What does it take to be a good software developer? Read more › The post 10 Rules To Be A Good Engineer appeared first on Complete Developer Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…