Tabs and Spaces Podcast
49 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago -Tabs AND Spaces is a podcast put together by three developers with over 40 years of collective experience in software development. We're here to tell you what we really think about the difficult problems that face software developers throughout their career and we promise that we won't always agree! Every month we meet new people who come on the show to share their experiences and make jokes at our expense, so what's not to like?
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Episodes
310 - Kickin butt then putting rockets under them
October 02, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 52.2 MB"Tabs and Spaces" offers a refreshing and hilarious take on productivity and flow states. Hosts Jamie Taylor, Zac Braddy, and James Studdart dive into their quirky habits and idiosyncrasies while tackling daily tasks, providing valuable insights and relatable anecdotes. From shamelessly promoting favorite apps to sharing unique music choices for concentration, this podcast embraces the messiness of work and the joy of finding your own rhythm. With their witty banter and comedic moments, "Tab...
309 - Jim's Greatest Hits (feat. Jim Humelsine)
September 04, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 44.4 MBDid you know that your career success is 95-99% showing up? That's what we heard from software developer Jim Humelsine on the latest episode of Tabs and Spaces! If you want to hear more episodes check out our website at https://tabsandspaces.io Tweet at us @tabsnspacesHQ Or join us for a chat on our discord server https://discord.gg/depv5npMTj Don't have discord? Shoot us an email at [email protected] Contact us for free stickers as well! Show Intro music Unity by Fat...
308 - *drops to knees* NOOOOO!
August 07, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 49.4 MBThe hosts of Tabs & Spaces take a hilarious and light-hearted approach to exploring the art of saying "no" in the world of developers. With witty banter and relatable stories, they share their own experiences and offer valuable insights on navigating the challenges of going against the grain in coding. From discussing the struggle of doing something "stupid" to sharing stories of impostor syndrome meltdowns, this episode is filled with laughter and relatability. If you're a developer looking...
307 - AI-n't no stopping us now (feat. Aaron Clawson and Devin Goble)
July 03, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 45 MBThe Tabs and Spaces team dives into the fascinating world of AI and its potential impact on various industries and professions. They discuss the accessibility and hype surrounding Chat GPT, while also acknowledging concerns about potential misuse in critical areas. Despite recognizing the need for human expertise, the panelists encourage listeners to get good at AI now to stay ahead of the curve. This podcast is a must-listen for anyone curious about the potential benefits and limitations of...
306 - Security Schemecurity (feat. Tanya Janca)
June 05, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 41.3 MBTnS lads invite special guest Tanya Janca to discuss the double standard between software developers and security professionals. While developers are expected to be both coding geniuses and security experts, Janca argues that it might not all be down to lazy developers saying bosses often prioritize feature delivery over security, leaving security analysts to deal with breaches and vulnerabilities. The conversation covers the challenges of prioritizing security in software development, inclu...
305 - Gotta Go Faster
May 01, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MBThe lads tackle the age-old dilemma of speed versus quality in software development, with hilarious insights and valuable recommendations. From the perfect number of monitors to subsisting on Mountain Dew and pizza, the hosts delve into the funny side of finding the right balance. But beyond the laughs, they discuss practical strategies for gaining speed, including creating a common base library and using off-the-shelf products. They also caution against over-promising and emphasize the impo...
304 - Conventional Code
April 03, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 41.4 MBThe lads delve into the importance of conventions in software development. They explore how following unwritten rules or practices can lead to consistency and efficiency in a team's code base, and offer tips for balancing personal experience with team conventions. With their witty banter and developer insights, Tabs and Spaces is a must-listen for anyone who wants to improve their coding skills and avoid the messy code bases of the past. Plus, free stickers! If you want to hear more ep...
303 - Red pill, Blue pill, Purple pill
March 06, 2023 05:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MBThe lads go deep on this one. In this episode, we're talking about Simulation theory. Do we all currently exist in a simulation, what are the signs that we might be and if we aren't already in a simulation, how far off are we? Could we do it now? If you want to hear more episodes check out our website at https://tabsandspaces.io Tweet at us @tabsnspacesHQ Or join us for a chat on our discord server https://discord.gg/depv5npMTj Don't have discord? Shoot us an email at tabsandspacesHQ...
302 - Dependencies Injected (feat. M. Scott Ford)
February 06, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MBIn this episodes Scott Ford spends an hour trying his best to explain to the Tabs and Spaces lads that just because a new javascript framework comes out every isn't an excuse to use them all in every project, and if they're going to, they should at least try and keep them updated! Scott's Socials: @corgibytes @mscottford on Twitter Check out Scott's podcast at https://legacycode.rocks If you want to hear more episodes check out our website at https://tabsandspaces.io Tweet at us @tab...
301 - Gaming the system (feat. Jeff Johnson)
January 01, 2023 23:23 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBThe TnS lads step outside our comfort zone on this one as we welcome our Featuring Artist Jeff Johnson, Principal Software Engineer at Zynga and head of his own games house who released Smash boats. We spend our time with him comparing software development in the games industry with our day to day. Jeff’s latest game release is Smash boats and its available on both Xbox and Switch, https://smashboatsgame.com/ If you want to hear more episodes check out our website at https://tabsandspace...
212 - James and the giant ball of mud
December 05, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 42.7 MBDelivery or technical brilliance? Which metric should be used to measure our success in software development? Is bad software delivered on time better than good software never delivered? We try to get to the bottom of that philosophical question in this episode. If you want to hear more episodes check out our website at https://tabsandspaces.io Tweet at us @tabsnspacesHQ Or join us for a chat on our discord server https://discord.gg/depv5npMTj Don't have discord? Shoot us an email at...
211 - When will my code begin (feat. Jaap Brasser)
November 07, 2022 05:00 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MBIn this episode, we're taking a look at all the best practices we sprinkle throughout our code and asking the question "when is too much of a good thing, not a good thing?" You can catch with Jaap and asking him further questions about the show on twitter, github or LinkedIn where is is @jaapbrasser on all of them. Or catch him in our discord! If you want to hear more episodes check out our website at https://tabsandspaces.io Tweet at us @tabsnspacesHQ Or join us for a chat on our di...
210 - Disney song pun about Professionalism
October 03, 2022 07:09 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBThe Tabs and Space cadets use this episode to explore the idea of professionalism in the workplace. What does it mean, and how has that meaning evolved from our early days in development to today? If you want to hear more episodes check out our website at https://tabsandspaces.io Tweet at us @tabsnspacesHQ Or join us for a chat on our discord server https://discord.gg/depv5npMTj Don't have discord? Shoot us an email at [email protected] Contact us for free stickers as well!...
209 - Be a Dev!
September 05, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 41.7 MBIn this episode the lads chat about feeling overwhelmed at work and in our side projects. We talk about times we've felt overwhelmed and how we've dealt with it, as well as lessons we've learned to try and avoid it! If you want to hear more episodes check out our website at https://tabsandspaces.io Tweet at us @tabsnspacesHQ Or join us for a chat on our discord server https://discord.gg/depv5npMTj Don't have discord? Shoot us an email at [email protected] Contact us for fre...
208 - No one knows, how far I'll code (feat. Damien Filiatrault)
August 01, 2022 04:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MBWe get deep on this episode with Damien Filiatrault talking about hiring globally in a new world. Where do we stand on hiring ethically across global lines and what this means for tech employees and employers. You can check out Damien's company if you're interested. They're Scalable Path - https://www.scalablepath.com/ If you want to hear more episodes check out our website at https://tabsandspaces.io Tweet at us @tabsnspacesHQ Or join us for a chat on our discord server https://disc...
207 - You got a dev in me (feat. Murali Suriar)
July 04, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 51.8 MBWhether it be entering new roles or being new to development altogether you'll always find that you'll need a helping hand from people ahead of you in your journey. But when it comes to your turn to be the helping hand it can be difficult to know how to be most effective. In this episode we spoke to Murali Suriar about how to be the best mentor/onboarder you can be! If you want to catch up with Murali you can find him here: https://twitter.com/msuriar https://github.com/msuriar http:...
206 - No one build soft-ware like Gaston (feat. Devin Goble)
June 05, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBWe all build software but why is it so hard for people to build software right?! You know, like you do? You do build software right....right? In this episode we speak with Devin Goble about why we all struggle to build great software despite us all knowing exactly how it should be done! If you have any questions you want to ask Devin then just drop by our discord or catch him here: https://twitter.com/devinbgoble https://www.linkedin.com/in/devingoble/ If you want to hear more episod...
205 - Can you compute with all the colours of the wind? (feat. Sean Haas)
May 02, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBHow much do you know about computers? Like...really know? How about computing history? Sean Haas joins us in this episode to talk about why knowing the steps we've taken in computing history can help us inform our next steps. If you want to hear more about computing history from Sean you can check out his podcast. The twitter for that is @adventofcomp If you want to hear more episodes check out our website at https://tabsandspaces.io Tweet at us @tabsnspacesHQ Or join us for a chat on ...
204 - The Bear Necessities (feat. Shachar Langbeheim)
April 04, 2022 04:00 - 58 minutes - 40.3 MBIn modern software development you can find that it's really easy to outsmart yourself. In this episode we talk to Sharchar Langbeheim about out to spot complexity and slow it down so that we can all work with brains that aren't melted! If you want more Sharchar content then just youtube his name to find his very complex lectures! If you want to hear more episodes check out our website at https://tabsandspaces.io Tweet at us @tabsnspacesHQ Or join us for a chat on our discord server ...
203 - Don't you dare enterprise! (feat. Ed Carney)
March 07, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 48.7 MBToday we talk about all things great small when it comes to companies. What it's like to work for two person startups all the way up to global enterprise and the different ways you can succeed in each. This podcast is not instructional but somewhat therapeutic for the hosts. Ed's Socials Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/edward-carney-8776b998/ Twitter - @NullRefEd Tabs and spicey advicey links: Algorithms book by Panos Loridas FreeCodeCamp’s Web3 Dev Course If you want to hear m...
202 - Do you-ou-ou a-wanna test like me-e-e? (feat. Jim Humelsine)
February 07, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBIt's the return of the great Jim Humlesine to the show. Jim is back for more after his season 2 episode and this time he's interested in talking about all things testing. This podcast is not instructional but somewhat therapeutic for the hosts. Jim's Socials Twitter: @jhumelsine Tabs and spicey advice links: Dave Farley’s Continuous Delivery YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/ContinuousDelivery/featured Quick Sort Folk Dance - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywWBy6J5gz8 ...
201 - Do you wanna do a contract? Doesn't have to be a contract... (feat. Chris Hoar)
January 03, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBWelcoming us into the new year is Chris Hoar who has come on board to ask the question, "Should I also be a contractor?". In this episode, we chat about all things contracts, from running your own small business to how best to enjoy all that sweet, sweet, contract moola! This podcast is not instructional but somewhat therapeutic for the hosts. You can catch Chris on Twitter @chrishoar If you want to hear more episodes check out our website at https://tabsandspaces.io Tweet at us @tab...
112 - Past, Present and Future (feat. Paul Seal)
December 06, 2021 05:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBIn the spirit of Christmas, the ghosts of development career past, present and future visit the Tabs and Spaces lads live at DDD Eastmidlands. In this episode, we explore what we would have been if we couldn't have been a developer? Did we very nearly not become developers? And do we think that we'll always be a developer? This podcast is not instructional but somewhat therapeutic for the hosts. If you want to hear more episodes check out our website at https://tabsandspaces.io Tweet a...
111 - The future of the workplace (feat. Szabi Keresztes)
November 01, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 46.6 MBThis month Szabi Keresztes joins us to talk about what he thinks the future of the workplace looks like after the craziness we've all seen in the past 2 years. Will it ever be the same? Do we even want it to be? Over the course of an hour's conversation, we find out. Listeners are encouraged to listen to our experiences and use them to decide how they will conduct themselves in their career. This podcast is not instructional but somewhat therapeutic for the hosts. Szabi's Socials You'l...
110 - We. Are. Com-mun-ity.
October 04, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 48.6 MBIn this episode, Aaron Clawson helps us to understand why having solid communities to rely on in tech can help you out so much. Also, we talk about how you can benefit those communities that you rely on so much. Deep right...? Listeners are encouraged to listen to our experiences and use them to decide how they will conduct themselves in their career. This podcast is not instructional but somewhat therapeutic for the hosts. Aaron's Socials You can find Aaron on pretty much everything a...
110 - We. Are. Com-mun-ity (feat. Aaron Clawson)
October 04, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 48.6 MBIn this episode, Aaron Clawson helps us to understand why having solid communities to rely on in tech can help you out so much. Also, we talk about how you can benefit those communities that you rely on so much. Deep right...? Listeners are encouraged to listen to our experiences and use them to decide how they will conduct themselves in their career. This podcast is not instructional but somewhat therapeutic for the hosts. Aaron's Socials You can find Aaron on pretty much everything a...
109 - Full of crap stack (feat. Joe Zack)
September 06, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 45.6 MBThe one and only Joe Zack of Coding Blocks fame joins us for an evening of dissecting the term Fullstack and how we use it within the industry. Listen and enjoy as each of us almost rhythmically flit between being in favour of calling yourself full stack and being vehemently against it. If there's a correct answer we certainly didn't find it but we had fun trying. Listeners are encouraged to listen to our experiences and use them to decide how they will conduct themselves in their career. ...
108 - Crypt-OMG (feat. Leisha Hussien)
August 02, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 47.7 MBOff the back of the amazing chat we had with Leisha about all things crypto and NFTs we're proud to announce that we're exactly no closer to releasing TnS-coin, the only crypto powered by the lost minutes arguing about the position of curly braces on if statements. Listeners are encouraged to listen to our experiences and use them to decide how they will conduct themselves in their career. This podcast is not instructional but somewhat therapeutic for the hosts. Leisha's Socials Twitte...
107 - 360 no-scope first tech jobs (feat. Henrijs Puspurs)
July 05, 2021 04:00 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MBHenrijs is a recent initiate into the Software development community. In this episode, we hope that other people new to the industry might be able to get some solid and modern advice for getting your first tech job from someone who has done it recently! Unlike the dusty old hosts, you're used to hearing from! Listeners are encouraged to listen to our experiences and use them to decide how they will conduct themselves in their career. This podcast is not instructional but somewhat therapeut...
106 - Learning in the deep (feat. Teddy Necsoiu)
June 07, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBIn this episode, Teddy has decided to talk 1's and 0's to us until our brain's leak out our ears! All in the name of learning and self-improvement. We talk all about ALUs, microprocessors and wafers, OH MY! Listeners are encouraged to listen to our experiences and use them to decide how they will conduct themselves in their career. This podcast is not instructional but somewhat therapeutic for the hosts. Teddy's Socials Twitter: @teddynecsoiu If you want to hear more episodes check o...
105 - How to make your Brownfield, Bestfield (feat. Harry Bellamy)
May 03, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 47.1 MBHarry Bellamy has some extensive brownfield experience so this month we basked in his knowledge and learned how we might make the next hulking behemoth code base we came across, a little bit prettier. Listeners are encouraged to listen to our experiences and use them to decide how they will conduct themselves in their career. This podcast is not instructional but somewhat therapeutic for the hosts. Harry's Socials Twitter: @hbellamy LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/harry-bellamy-...
104 - Head in the clouds...tech (feat. Phil Broderick)
April 05, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 45.6 MBPhil Broderick is VERY excited by cloud technologies and being that the cloud is all he's ever known is able to provide a fresh perspective on the tech and where he thinks it's headed in this refreshingly technical episode of Tabs and Spaces. Listeners are encouraged to listen to our experiences and use them to decide how they will conduct themselves in their career. This podcast is not instructional but somewhat therapeutic for the hosts. Phil's Socials Website: https://www.philbroder...
103 - What they didn't teach you in uni... (feat. Jim Humelsine)
March 01, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 50.4 MBEver wondered what it sounds like when the TnS guys do an episode with a developer that has more experience in the industry than all of them combined? Wonder no more! This month's featuring artist Jim Humelsine came on this month to share with us some amazing insights on what he thinks university does and doesn't teach you. Listeners are encouraged to listen to our experiences and use them to decide how they will conduct themselves in their career. This podcast is not instructional but som...
102 - Trailblazing, how'd you make it into Software? (feat. Jay Miller)
February 01, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 47 MBOur featuring artist in this episode has had a very long but also rather interesting journey into the field of software development. So we decided to sit him down and crack jokes with him about it for an hour. Listeners are encouraged to listen to our experiences and use them to decide how they will conduct themselves in their career. This podcast is not instructional but somewhat therapeutic for the hosts. Jay's Socials Twitter: @Kjaymiller He said you could search for him on linke...
101 - How to be a motivation maniac (feat. Paul Seal)
January 04, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 45.1 MBThis episode was inspired by one of our listeners, Duncan Gallow, who got in touch to tell us that he was having a hard time staying motivated when came to learning about development. We enlisted the help of this episode's featuring artist Paul Seal of Codeshare.co.uk Listeners are encouraged to listen to our experiences and use them to make decisions about how they will conduct themselves in their career. This podcast is not instructional but somewhat therapeutic for the hosts. Paul's S...
012 - What even is success anyway?!
December 06, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 45 MBQuite a lot of podcasts like to wrap up their "amazing" year by talking about it. You should know by now though that we do things differently at TnS. In this episode, we talk about what success in your career looks like to us, and whether we feel like we've achieved, we also give suggestions on how you might try to repeat the results...if that's something you're interested in doing Listeners are encouraged to listen to our experiences and use them to make decisions about how they will cond...
011 - Creating Content about creating content
November 02, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 45.6 MBAnother month, another listener getting in contact with us, another wave of excitement at us getting so much listener interaction. This month SWHarden got in touch to ask us about our content creation process. He asked how we decided who to make content for, how we stay motivated and how we decide which content to make. Listeners are encouraged to listen to our experiences and use them to make decisions about how they will conduct themselves in their career. This podcast is not instruction...
010 - OMG OOP! - Talking about Programming Paradigms
October 05, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 41.2 MBThis episode has been inspired by one of our listeners Shachar Langbeheim who wrote to us to ask us for our thoughts on programming paradigms. They wanted to know what we thought were the best times to use them and how to get the best results with each of other. While our experience using a lot of different programming paradigms was relatively limited we've never let our inexperience get in the way of having an opinion before, and we weren't about to start now! Listeners are encouraged to ...
009 - How to stop reinventing the world
September 07, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBThis episode was inspired by one of our listeners holywolf232 whose codebase was getting the better of their impulses. They've asked how what techniques we have to share around being able to stop ourselves refactoring every little thing and just get down to the business of writing great software. The fact that holywolf232 might have thought we wrote great software in the first place is obviously something we are hopefully assuming! Listeners are encouraged to listen to our experiences and ...
008 - LIVE! - Lies every developer tells
August 03, 2020 08:41 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBLet's be honest for a moment, developers lie. They lie to themselves, to their colleague, to their bosses. They lie about themselves, about the work they've done and the state of their projects. But are all these lies going to come back to haunt them or are they harmless little white lies? In this episode recorded live at the .Next Gen meetup group we dig into the topic of Lies every developer tells. Listeners are encouraged to listen to our experiences and use them to make decisions about...
007 - Bringing your best interview game
July 06, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 47.4 MBInterviewing can be a stressful experience. Try to convey your value to a prospective employer can be tough, especially when that value is as low as ours! Still, we've done enough interviews between us to have some idea of what we think you should and shouldn't do. Why don't you have a listen? You might find we say something useful for once! Never know, we might be right?! Listeners are encouraged to listen to our experiences and use them to make decisions about how they will conduct thems...
006 - Learning...how do?
June 01, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 45.8 MBAs a developer (and a human) you're going to spend a lot of your time learning that might explain why there are so many terms to describe different aspects of learning. T-shaped, I-Shaped.......auditory learners, we cover everything we know about them and tell you what our thoughts are on the topic. Listeners are encouraged to listen to our experiences and use them to make decisions about how they will conduct themselves in their own career. This podcast is not instructional but rather mer...
005 - To buy or to build
May 04, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 48 MBWhether you've got 99 npm packages but left-pad ain't one or whether the first thing you do when you start a software project is to write a new programming language for it, we have a opinion for you.....and you ain't gonna like it! Listeners are encouraged to listen to our experiences and use them to make decisions about how they will conduct themselves in their own career. This podcast is not instructional but rather merely therapeutic for the hosts. If you want to hear more checkout ou...
004 - Dealing with Impostor Syndrome
April 06, 2020 04:44 - 1 hour - 48.1 MBThe gang tackle Impostor Syndrome the only way they know how, with a drawn out rant in which we inspect Impostor Syndrome and it's effects from every angle. Even the uncomfortable ones. Listeners are encouraged to listen to our experiences and use them to make decisions about how they will conduct themselves in their own career. This podcast is not instructional but rather merely therapeutic for the hosts. If you want to hear more checkout out our website at https://tabsandspaces.io Tw...
003 - Dealing with Burnout
March 02, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 47.4 MBIn this episode we Jamie, James and Zac talk about their experiences with Burnout. What happens when you try to do too much all at once? But as always we look at all sides of the argument and discuss whether sometimes it's beneficial to red line yourself to attempt to get what you want out of your career. Listeners are encouraged to listen to our experiences and use them to make decisions about how they will conduct themselves in their own career. This podcast is not instructional but rath...
002 - Toxic Worplaces
February 03, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 51.2 MBBack for our second monthly episode and this time we're tackling toxic workplaces. We talk about the ones we've been in, how to spot a good workplace going down hill and what we did when we found ourselves in that position. Listeners are encouraged to listen to our experiences and use them to make decisions about how they will conduct themselves in their own career. This podcast is not instructional but rather merely therapeutic for the hosts. If you want to hear more checkout out our we...
002 - Toxic Workplaces
February 03, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 51.2 MBBack for our second monthly episode and this time we're tackling toxic workplaces. We talk about the ones we've been in, how to spot a good workplace going down hill and what we did when we found ourselves in that position. Listeners are encouraged to listen to our experiences and use them to make decisions about how they will conduct themselves in their own career. This podcast is not instructional but rather merely therapeutic for the hosts. If you want to hear more checkout out our we...
001 - Should I really learn all the latest tech?
January 06, 2020 06:00 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MBIn this our first episode, Jamie, James and Zac talk at length about their experiences learning the latest tech. When they've been burned by the latest tech and when it's been a boon to their development. Listeners are encouraged to listen to our experiences and use them to make decisions about how they will conduct themselves in their own career. This podcast is not instructional but rather merely therapeutic for the hosts! If you want to hear more checkout out our website at https://tabs...
Tabs and Spaces - Podcast Trailer
January 05, 2020 17:00 - 2 minutes - 2.84 MBWelcome the Tabs and Spaces podcast. A developer podcast that goes out of its way to be a "warts and all" look at being a Software Engineer in these modern times. In this podcast, we share our thoughts and experiences on a wealth of development topics in the hopes that you might be able to take stories of our adventures through development, mix them with your own and become some sort of supercharged developer hybrid of us all!! Listeners are encouraged to listen to our experiences and use ...