Hacking the Grepson

Hacking the Grepson 012: Open vs. Closed Source

All the applications on your computer started out as source code. Whether that source is open to the public or not is worth a discussion from Matt and Mike on today's episode.

Hacking the Grepson 011: Text Editors vs IDEs

Need to add or change some text for your application? You have a choice: a humble text editor or a proper IDE. How do you choose? Matt and Mike break it down.

Hacking the Grepson 010: Favorite Scripts

Full-blown programs are great, but what of the lowly script? They're often short, dirty, and highly personal to the programmer, but they're also the true workhorses. Matt and Mike go over some of their favorites.

Hacking the Grepson 009: Technical Interviews

When you interview (or are interviewing) for a job, there's a certain je ne sais quoi about technical types. Matt and Mike explore their experiences and preferences when employment is on the line.

Hacking the Grepson 008: Wordle

Today, group talks about Wordl(e). Convo great! Times spent worth money bunch.

Hacking the Grepson 007: Software Development Life Cycle

Software is conceived, born, maintained, and retired much like other things. Matt and Mike explain how it works and what kind of SDLCs they've experienced.

Hacking the Grepson 006: Tech in Media

Portrayal of programmers (and computer technology, in general) in media has not always been kind, let alone accurate, but it's getting better.

Hacking the Grepson 005: Name Change / AoC 2021 Wrapup

The podcast you thought you knew is not exactly the podcast you thought you knew, but also is basically the podcast you thought you knew. Also, we wrap up our coverage of the (now-completed) Advent of Code 2021.

Hacking the Grepson 004: Programming Paradigms

Every programming language can be written using one or more different paradigms, or models. Matt and Mike discuss several popular ones in today's episode.

Hacking the Grepson 003: Advent of Code

Matt and Mike talk about a cool annual coding competition to solve daily challenges as quickly as possible.

Hacking the Grepson 002: Programming Languages

There are a lot of ways to write code. Pop quiz time for both Matt and Mike! Let's take a quick reading on a bunch of languages.

Hacking the Grepson 001: Hello World

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