Hacking the Grepson

Matt and Mike, two career developers, discuss their experiences and talk about programming in a (hopefully) not-too-technical way.

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Episodes

27 minutes ago

Advent of Code is not the only periodic programming puzzle game in town. Matt and Mike discuss Everybody Codes, a similar development challenge that is inspired by it.
Note: we spoil the first 2 of 20 quests with our approaches and answers.
* Everybody Codes
* Advent of Code

Hacking the Grepson 081: Factorio

Wednesday Nov 27, 2024

Wednesday Nov 27, 2024

Ever wanted to automate industry on an alien world? Factorio has got you covered. Matt and Mike finally dig into this fascinating factory simulator that features familiar programming challenges.
* Factorio
* The Planet Crafter
* PlateUp!
* Don't Starve

Wednesday Nov 13, 2024

Matt explains the computer science behind Big O notation. Mike mainly listens.
Big O notation
Previous related episode: P v NP

Hacking the Grepson 079: Deckdle

Wednesday Oct 30, 2024

Wednesday Oct 30, 2024

Matt and Mike talk about Mike's latest web game: Deckdle. Try your hand (oof, sorry) at a new solitaire setup each day, as you attempt to move all the cards in the tableau to your base before your stock runs out!
* Deckdle, a daily solitaire card game
* Solitaire (Wikipedia)
  * Golf variant (Wikipedia)

Wednesday Oct 16, 2024

Rubber duckies may make bath time lots of fun, but they can also make debugging easier. Matt and Mike discuss this curiosity of the development world.

Wednesday Oct 02, 2024

Blogging is a way to share your thoughts about something in a long-form way, and doing so about development or programming can be helpful to others, as well as yourself. Matt and Mike chat about it.

Wednesday Sep 18, 2024

What's with all the sound in this podcast that isn't talking? Mike explains.

Wednesday Sep 04, 2024

You write code, you run it through linting, you run it through tests, it gets built somewhere and gives you a report. But did you have another human being look at it, regardless? Code reviews can have benefits and drawbacks, and Matt and Mike discuss them.

Wednesday Aug 21, 2024

While we probably spend just as much, if not more, time on file formats, the crux of this episode is data formats. What are they? Why so many? Matt and Mike discuss.

Wednesday Aug 07, 2024

Sure, you wrote some code. But have you considered...rewriting it? Actually, just refactor it a little, for the sake of Future You. Matt and Mike talk about a man who once tried some IRL "refactoring" and the realizations that came from it.
* How refactoring almost ruined my marriage

Wednesday Jul 24, 2024

The Twelve-Factor App is a methodology for building web apps, especially those referred to as SaaS (Software as a Service). Matt and Mike continue diving into this intriguing concept and go over factors 6 to 12.
* 12factor.net
* Github source for 12factor.net

Wednesday Jul 10, 2024

The Twelve-Factor App is a methodology for building web apps, especially those referred to as SaaS (Software as a Service). Matt and Mike introduce this intriguing concept and go over factors 1 to 5.
* 12factor.net
* Github source for 12factor.net

Wednesday Jun 26, 2024

All the software we use these days is much better at getting, retaining, and deciphering user data than it was in the past. How that's done and whether it's a net positive is a good discussion topic, and Matt and Mike are here to do some analysis.

Wednesday Jun 12, 2024

Sometimes a job that is done well solo can be done even better with a compatriot. Matt and Mike discuss the pros and cons of reciprocal development.

Hacking the Grepson 068: APIs

Wednesday May 29, 2024

Wednesday May 29, 2024

Programs you interact with, especially on the Internet, usually have some kind of Application Programming Interface. Matt and Mike query this episode's API and let you know the results.

Wednesday May 15, 2024

There are both pros and cons to developing alone or with others. Matt and Mike discuss what those are, unsurprisingly, as that is the point of our podcast.

Hacking the Grepson 066: SPAs

Wednesday May 01, 2024

Wednesday May 01, 2024

They may not be as relaxing to experience as the lowercase version, but SPAs, or Single Page Applications, are just as, if not more, important to our modern world wide web. Matt and Mike book an appointment and tell you how it goes.

Wednesday Apr 17, 2024

One or more of the hosts of Hacking the Grepson is changing their job! Matt and Mike discuss the ups and downs of moving from one work establishment to another.

Hacking the Grepson 064: Dailies

Wednesday Apr 03, 2024

Wednesday Apr 03, 2024

Everyone's got their daily routine. Ours just happens to involve a lot of web games. Matt and Mike go over their gotta-dos each day.

Wednesday Mar 20, 2024

Matt and Mike discuss how our concept of what a "computer" is has always been a box -- it's just that nowadays those boxes are much smaller and digital.

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