
DevBrite
By BriteCore Podcasts
A discussion of software engineering and technology with BriteCore engineers.

Episode 12: That New New
Call us Cudi! Myles & Ben talk through how we approach newer technologies, how to get started and build with that new new. From Hello World’s to PoC’s, any amount of code is a step in the right direction!
J Cole Morrison’s Learning Process
The Super Mario Effect - Mark Rober
Rubber Duck Debugging
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Music by Komiku.
33:31
September 17, 2020

Episode 11: The Code Review Review
Myles, Amanda & Ben get together and discuss an important part of the software development process - the code review. We discuss the concept in general, pros and cons, and things we’ve seen work and fail in practice.
A Guide to Mindful Communication in Code Reviews
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Follow Amanda on Twitter at @acquint.
Music by Komiku.
32:40
July 31, 2020

Episode 10: Lambda Party
Myles & Ben host a Lambda Party! 🎊The two discuss AWS Lambda - what we use it for at BriteCore, what all applications Lambda can support, and the overall pros & cons of the Amazon service. Also this podcast is definitely not sponsored by Swiss Army products. 🙃
Serverless Journey
AWS Step Functions in the Wild
Zappa
Lambda Limits
Yumda
Finra Case Study (Not Shinra, you nerds)
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Music by Komiku.
38:56
July 01, 2020

Episode 9: BriteCore’s Excellent Adventure
Ben, Myles, and Amanda take a trip down memory lane this episode with a BriteCore Historical Review dubbed BriteCore’s Excellent Adventure. Ben’s dogs make a triumphant return at the end of the show.
The only link that matters: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_%26_Ted_Face_the_Music
But also, go MSU? https://www.missouristate.edu/
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Music by Komiku.
44:17
June 01, 2020

Episode 8: Remote Work 2: Tips for Healthy Living
Ben and Myles talk about remote working (again) and have some ideas around how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Note: as healthy as possible during COVID-19 craziness.
Take breaks, grow vegetables, step away from your keyboard and get some sunshine
Myles is 1000% muscle
Phil Reynold’s Remote Work Q&A
Implement your very own JUST EAT Power Hour™
Bono says set some OKRs
It was Andy Grove
Ben's dog Thunder says hello at ~26 minutes
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Music by Komiku
29:54
May 04, 2020

Episode 7: Design Thinking with Will Guldin
Ben and Grant interview Will Guldin, BriteCore’s Director of Design. Topics include design thinking and design systems, followed by an impromptu CSS quiz.
Lean Startup
Lean UX
Pendo
BriteCore Design System
Vue.js
Element-UI
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Follow Grant on Twitter at @gmcconnaughey.
Send Will a carrier pigeon.
Music by Komiku.
27:60
March 31, 2020

Episode 6: Engineering Management
Ben and Grant chat about Engineering Management! Topics include one-on-ones, setting expectations, empowering engineers, performing focus work, and more.
Note: Grant’s audio is pretty rough at the beginning of the podcast. It is fixed at 1:33. Sorry about that.
Ben’s Manager README
Grant’s Manager README
https://www.donut.com/
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Music by Komiku.
29:11
March 23, 2020

Episode 5: Working Remotely
Ben and Grant chat about how to communicate, be productive, and remain healthy working for a remote company.
Communication
Slack
Discord
IRC
Screenhero (RIP)
Zoom
Grammarly
Productivity
Focus
Google Keep
Todoist
Zapier
Trello
Toggl
Other Stuff
Pomodoro technique
Treadmill Laptop Stand
Remote: Office Not Required
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Music by Komiku.
27:37
March 02, 2020

Episode 4: Application Messaging with Myles Loffler
Ben and Grant join BriteCore’s VP of Product Architecture Myles Loffler to discuss application messaging, commands, events, and more.
Software Engineering Radio ep. 369: Derek Collison on Messaging Systems and NATS
AWS EventBridge
Kafka
NATS
AWS SNS
Vuex/Redux
Well-Architected Framework
AWS re:Invent 2019: Application integration patterns for microservices
The Tao of Microservices
Martin Fowler - What do you mean by "Event-Driven?"
Martin Fowler - Event Collaboration
Martin Fowler - Smart endpoints, dumb pipes
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Encourage Myles to send his first tweet in 11 years at @MylesLoffler.
Music by Komiku.
28:44
February 21, 2020

Episode 3: The Insurance Software Industry with Wes St.Clair
Ben and Grant interview Wes St.Clair (BriteCore Engineering Manager, Policies) about changes and challenges in the insurance software industry.
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Follow Wes on Twitter at @wes_stclair.
Music by Komiku.
21:48
February 03, 2020

Episode 2: Programming Environment
Ben and Grant talk at you about setting up the best programming environment, complete with music, coffee, and sparkling water with “those bubbles that make your tongue feel right.”
Music
Celeste
Hollow Knight
Icelandic neoclassical sad boi music pick of the week: Ólafur Arnalds
Grant’s epic Work playlist on Spotify
http://programmingmusic.net/
Zelda & Chill / lowfi hiphop
Video game music / Chiptunes
Metal covers
Funk
Prog
Stuff
Coffee
Tacky mugs
Coffee warmer to burn your coffee
Rubber ducky
Sonos One
Pup
Coffee / Water / La Croix
Headset with that hardware mute
Kinesis Freestyle2
An actual beef stick
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Music by Komiku .
32:06
January 18, 2020

Episode 1: AWS re:Invent 2019 Recap
Ben, Grant, Myles, and Amanda recap AWS re:Invent 2019!
AWS re:Invent 2019 talks on YouTube
Innovation at Speed
AWS Well-Architected
Automation Safety: How to avoid breaking things at Scale
Amazon’s approach to running service-oriented organizations
Application integration patterns for microservices
Step Functions in the Wild
AWS Amplify
https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/09/aws-ebs-cloud-backups-leak/
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Music by Komiku.
33:47
January 08, 2020