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Code Philosophy: Why Worse is Better (Ep. 15) 22:56

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The Zombie Coder is back for a new season! Today’s episode focuses on one of the Zombie’s key coding philosophies: Worse is Better. Learn about the history of the phrase and join the “Cult of Done” if you dare. Key Resources for today: Why Perfectionism and Burnout Go Hand in Hand – A lifehacker article addressing the evils of perfectionism Worse Is Better – Jeff Atwood at Coding Horror discussing worse is better with some examples The Cult of Done Manifesto – Read the Manifesto and consider adopting it in one or more areas The Unix Hater’s Handbook – A PDF of the Unix Hater’s Handbook Credits: Audionautix – Intro music…

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After Hours and Season 2 Preview (Ep 14) 14:57

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In this episode I’ll talk a bit about plans for the next season of Zombie Coder, and review some of the lessons learned over the past several months. Look for more episodes to resume after the new year! Music: https://audionautix.com

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CS Topics: Welcome to Hash World (Ep. 13) 25:05

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In this episode, I conclude a series on Merkle Trees – or, the key technology and ideas behind distributed systems. I hope this episode captures your imagination to the potential applications of the distributed web. Resources and Links: https://www.codementor.io/blog/merkle-trees-5h9arzd3n8 – Codementor article on merkle trees. This covers most of the material I discuss in this episode. https://ipfs.io/ – IPFS project homepage https://odysee.com/ – Odysee Video sharing service operating off of the Hash World Credits: https://audionautix.com/ – Music…

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Avoiding Death March Projects 30:48

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What is a death march project? Recognizing Death March projects is easier than you might expect, and avoiding them means simply setting your own boundaries. Death March [Amazon]: The “standard” book describing death march projects. https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/changing-death-march-project-parade-6066 : Paper describing death march projects https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/13/15782200/one-device-secret-history-iphone-brian-merchant-book-excerpt : Article on the history of the iPhone https://ea-spouse.livejournal.com/274.html : Livejournal post that sparked substantial discussion and reforms in the video game industry https://dzone.com/articles/scrum-is-the-new-death-march : Description of scrum death marches “21 signs of a bad manager” : Article on signs of a bad manager Inc.com: Importance of work-life boundaries TheMuse.com: Article on setting work-life boundaries Business.com: Article on setting work-life boundaries And remember: Don’t work for Sh*tBags!…

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CS Topics: Rand and Xor Magic 25:30

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In this week’s episode, we dive a bit deeper into the underlying theory behind how random numbers and the importance behind the XOR operator when creating hashes. This episode does depend on pre-existing knowledge of basic boolean operators. If you aren’t familiar check out this page . GNU C Sources : Look for the linear congruential method in __random_r Sha1 Js Implementation : A well explained implementation of SHA-1 algorithm Md5 Algorithm Wikipedia Page : There’s pseudo code to try implementing in your favorite language. https://www.fourmilab.ch/hotbits/ – Get random numbers from Radioactive decay Credits: https://audionautix.com/ – Music…

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Nix News: Embedded Linux Update 22:28

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Today I’ll cover my major take-homes from a couple embedded Linux conferences that I (virtually) attended. Subjects: Let’s be positive All about embedded linux Be prepared: Containers are coming! (Someone please make docker-lite for embedded!) Risc V is up and coming real soon now Learn VSCode if you want a common IDE experience Diversity thoughts – there’s a person behind the email Open Source maintainers ask for our patience Check out Virtual Conferences in 2020 Resources: https://www.raspbian.org/ – The Raspbian Linux Distribution https://www.yoctoproject.org/ – The Yocto Linux Project https://www.docker.com/ – Yep, it’s coming to the embedded world. Time to learn it. https://theia-ide.org/ – An alternative that’s compatible to VSCode https://vscodium.com/ – VSCode without Microsoft’s proprietary brew https://open-vsx.org/ – Alternative extension store for Theia or VSCodium Special Thanks to: https://audionautix.com/ – Rockin’ zombie track…

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Hope for the Camel’s Second Hump 25:51

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Today I offer some advice for those currently staring down the barrel of failing midterm grades for CS and Engineering students. The Camel Doesn’t Have Two Humps – Commentary on the retraction of the oft-mentioned article on Computer Science being bi-modal. Reforming Mathematics – A detailed paper on Mathematics pedagogy, including coverage on educational theory and peer reviewed studies. DOJ vs Google – Washington Post story on the DOJ vs Microsoft Edge For Linux – Edge for Linux announcement and information…

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CS Topics: Hash Functions 29:02

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Today we cover one of the primary building blocks for blockchain – Hash Functions. References: Introduction to Algorithms 3rd Ed. (CLRS) pg. 262 FNV Algorithm Wikipedia SHA-2 Page

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Episode 7 – XLS, XLSX What is Difference? 9:46

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Today I cover a small “oops” from the UK health center, and extend some thoughts on its relationship to “Real Programming”.

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Episode 6 – Sanity while remote for coders 24:30

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How I’m trying to keep sane while working remote. Some basic guidelines I’ve adopted over years of remote work.

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Episode 5 – Ethics of Software Programmers 28:50

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Today I discuss the implications of ethics in software development. We’ll take a look at some of my personal experience, and 2 new Netflix documentaries: The Social Dilemma, and Challenger: The Final Flight. IBM and the Nazis – HBR podcast on IBM and the Holocaust Twitter apologizes for racist algorithm – Controversy on twitter algorithm … Continue reading "Episode 5 – Ethics of Software Programmers"…

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Episode 4 – Fall 2020 Programming Developments 30:15

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A look at major new developments in the coding world for C/C++ – and some brief talk on Amazon BottleRocket and Microsoft’s Hyper-V advancements. Amazon Announcement for “BottleRocket” Linux distribution ZDNet Coverage – Microsoft Hyper-V patches for Linux kernel as root Infoworld Coverage – C++20 technical approval CMake feature tracker – CMake C++ modules support … Continue reading "Episode 4 – Fall 2020 Programming Developments"…

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Episode 3 – To College or not to College? 35:55

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For new and aspiring developers – in this episode I answer the #1 question asked from future coders – should I go to college? Pros and Cons of a college degree and the University system. Contents: The Cold Truth of Job Seeking. Beware of For-Profit systems. Selecting a Degree. The actual meaning of a Computer … Continue reading "Episode 3 – To College or not to College?"…

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Episode 2 – The Decline of Usenet 25:05

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We return to the early 80s and 90s to discuss the rise of consumer access to Usenet and the following decline of the service and its rise to the ranks of the undead. Contents: Show introduction Merging of networks SPAM, SPAM, more SPAM A brief analysis of the “Decline” Resources: Mozilla Thunderbird: https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/ Eternal September: … Continue reading "Episode 2 – The Decline of Usenet"…

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Episode 1 – The Creation of Usenet 29:10

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Today, we go back in time to the late 70’s and observe the events that led to the creation of newgroups and usenet. Especially as this podcast covers historic events, factual corrections will be attached to the original post and/or episode as required. Contents: Introduction The A News Reader The B News Reader Creation of … Continue reading "Episode 1 – The Creation of Usenet"…

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