Best Refactored Podcasts (2026)

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Code Smell 318 - Wasting Time Refactoring Dirty Code 6:54

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4d ago6:54

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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/code-smell-318-wasting-time-refactoring-dirty-code. Don't waste time refactoring code that never changes; focus on frequently modified problem areas. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content ab…

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Refactoring SQL Code 2:53

22d ago2:53

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One of the things I see software developers often talking about is how they refactor code. As they touch a class, method, etc., they may take the time to refactor the code to make it cleaner, perform better, or just add some documentation. It seems that a regular part of a software developer's job is refactoring code in the codebase. That is unless…

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The State of AI Adoption 📊 — with Matt McClernan 56:21

29d ago56:21

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Today's guest is Matt McClernan, CEO of Augment Code! With Matt, we went through the findings of our own research that we developed together with Augment, surveying more than 400 engineering teams about how they're using AI. And we went through many topics, from the differences between personal and team adoption, challenges, how documentation looks…

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We Asked 14 Tech Bloggers Why They Write. Here's What They Said 18:22

18h ago18:22

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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/we-asked-14-tech-bloggers-why-they-write-heres-what-they-said. 14 expert tech bloggers share why they started writing and why they continue. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #prog…

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The 10 Most Interesting C# Bugs We Found in Open Source in 2025 12:11

18h ago12:11

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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-10-most-interesting-c-bugs-we-found-in-open-source-in-2025. If you'd like to check whether your project has similar issues, now's the time to use a static analyzer. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check e…

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Special: The DORA 2025 Critical Review 58:31

1d ago58:31

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Share Episode "Those memes are not going to make themselves." > Dorota, CEO of Authress, joins us to roast the 2025 DORA Report, which she argues has replaced hard data with an AI-generated narrative. From the confusing disconnect between feeling productive and actually shipping code to the grim reality of a 30% acceptance rate, Warren and Dorota b…

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The North Star for the Year 2:34

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It's the beginning of the year, and some of you likely have today off. But plenty of you are at work, moving slowly through this Friday at the start of the year—handling busywork, catching up on maintenance you've let slide, or preparing for the tasks you know will start coming Monday. At Redgate, most engineering teams work toward a North Star goa…

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Episode 40: APL is mind-blowing! 1:31:38

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Learn more about APL at tryapl.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@1xDeveloperPodcast X/Twitter: https://x.com/1xDevPodcast Email: [email protected] Collin & Brendan

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What the Heck is GizmoSQL? 5:46

3d ago5:46

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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/what-the-heck-is-gizmosql. A brief look at GizmoSQL, a small server that runs DuckDB, with the Arrow Flight SQL protocol wrapped around it so that you can run DuckDB remotely. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also …

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Finding Motivation 2:57

3d ago2:57

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I ran across a tweet (are they still tweets?) on X/Twitter that was titled: how to ruin yourself. It had these items, which seem to be coming from a young person. Either a student or in their first job. Stay on your phone all day. Feel sad for no clear reason. Stop eating well and ignore your studies. Sleep super late and wake up in the afternoon. …

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SE Radio 701: Max Guernsey, III and Luniel de Beer on Readiness in Software Engineering 1:01:44

3d ago1:01:44

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Max and Luniel co-authors of the book - "Ready: Why Most Software Projects Fail and How to Fix It", discuss the concept of Readiness in software engineering with host Brijesh Ammanath. While Agile workflows and technical practices help delivery, many software efforts still struggle to achieve desired outcomes. Rework, shifting requirements, delays,…

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Episode 493: My boss one-ups my negativity and football engineering 21:01

3d ago21:01

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Hey Guys, long time listener, first time asker! At my BigCorp Co., whenever I talk to my skip level about my concerns, it seems we are playing the ‘Gloom Olympics’ every time we meet. I’ll mention I worked late, and he’ll counter with, ‘That’s nothing, I haven’t slept in three days!’ This re…

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The Side Job 2:18

5d ago2:18

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Most of you reading this are likely technology professionals of some sort. You might be a software developer in C# or a DBA or a manager of those teams. Maybe you're an analyst working with data and reporting. You have made this a career choice and (hopefully) are growing and learning more about your craft. I also expect that you want to continue w…

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Java’s Growing Graveyard: The Old APIs Being Buried—and What Replaced Them 11:38

7d ago11:38

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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/javas-growing-graveyard-the-old-apis-being-buriedand-what-replaced-them. The Java “tomb” is filling up. Here’s what’s being buried—and what you should use instead. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclus…

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The Most Dangerous Person on Your Team is "Dave" (And He Just Quit) 3:52

7d ago3:52

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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-most-dangerous-person-on-your-team-is-dave-and-he-just-quit. Stop letting knowledge walk out the door. Use this system prompt to turn every commit into a well-documented masterpiece. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. Yo…

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Java’s Greatest Hits (of Failure): Top 10 Open-Source Errors of 2025 17:22

8d ago17:22

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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/javas-greatest-hits-of-failure-top-10-open-source-errors-of-2025. PVS-Studio’s year-end roundup of the top 10 strangest Java errors found in open-source projects in 2025. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check…

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2 Billion Requests, 100ms Deadlines, $10k a Month: Engineering a Lean Global RTB System 13:32

8d ago13:32

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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/2-billion-requests-100ms-deadlines-$10k-a-month-engineering-a-lean-global-rtb-system. Inside a lean RTB system processing 350M daily requests with sub-100ms latency, built by a 3-person team on a $10k cloud budget. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hack…

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The Truth About “Cancelling” Async/Await: You’re Mostly Just Ignoring Results 20:16

9d ago20:16

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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-truth-about-cancelling-asyncawait-youre-mostly-just-ignoring-results. JavaScript can’t truly cancel async/await work—most “cancellation” just stops waiting. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive…

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Symfony 7.4’s Share Directory Solves the Cache Problem for Kubernetes Apps 10:25

9d ago10:25

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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/symfony-74s-share-directory-solves-the-cache-problem-for-kubernetes-apps. Symfony 7.4 introduces var/share to separate local system cache from shared application data—solving cache inconsistency in Kubernetes without the NFS hit. Check more stories related to programming a…

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Discomfort as Human Technology: A Brain Function Beyond Predictive Coding 9:58

10d ago9:58

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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/discomfort-as-human-technology-a-brain-function-beyond-predictive-coding. Predictive coding explains how the brain keeps us trapped in existing frameworks. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive cont…

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The Rural Banking Stack-2 5:41

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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-rural-banking-stack-2. I would like to narrate how I am conceptualizing and building an intelligent supply chain financing network which will become part of a rural bank. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also c…

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SE Radio 700: Mojtaba Sarooghi on Waiting Rooms for High-Traffic Events 1:07:46

11d ago1:07:46

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Mojtaba Sarooghi, a Distinguished Product Architect at Queue-it, speaks with host Jeremy Jung about virtual waiting rooms for high-traffic events such as concerts and limited-quantity product releases. They explore using a virtual queue to prevent overloading systems, how most traffic is from bots, using edge workers to reduce requests to the custo…

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Is "Agentic Programming" the Next Big Shift? 4:15

11d ago4:15

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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/is-agentic-programming-the-next-big-shift. In 2025, the developer's role is shifting from a manual "writer" to a strategic "orchestrator," managing teams of digital agents that can self-correct. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/program…

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Best Amazon Scraper APIs for 2025: Top Picks Compared 17:08

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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/best-amazon-scraper-apis-for-2025-top-picks-compared. Compare the best Amazon Scraper APIs for 2025, analyzing speed, pricing, reliability, and features for scalable eCommerce data extraction. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programmi…

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Building a Decentralized Event Ticketing System Web3 with Symfony 7.4 5:04

12d ago5:04

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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/building-a-decentralized-event-ticketing-system-web3-with-symfony-74. Build a production-ready NFT ticketing system with Symfony 7.4 and PHP 8.3 using async message queues and Ethereum JSON-RPC. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/program…

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Code Smell 10: Functions With Too Many Arguments 4:40

12d ago4:40

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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/code-smell-10-functions-with-too-many-arguments. Passing too many arguments to functions hurts maintainability. Learn how to refactor parameters into meaningful domain objects. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also…

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Episode 492: Fresh grads and startups or the goog 33:30

12d ago33:30

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Listener AWS multi-region is not real multi-region, ask me how I know asks, We’ve recently acquired some bright-eyed and bushy-tailed new grads. What have you found to be the most effective way to onboard new grads into development roles? How has it changed (if at all) since the advent of LL…

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Go's New Experimental Packages: What to Know 17:08

13d ago17:08

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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/gos-new-experimental-packages-what-to-know. This blog post is about Go 1.25’s new experimental encoding/json/v2 and encoding/json/jsontext packages, which bring long-awaited improvements and fixes. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/prog…

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How I Mastered JavaScript Event Loop and Concurrent Model 2:02

15d ago2:02

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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/how-i-mastered-javascript-event-loop-and-concurrent-model. Discover practical tips for building responsive web applications without freezing the UI. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content abo…

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I Got 15K People to Practice SQL by Turning Them Into Detectives 11:13

15d ago11:13

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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/i-got-15k-people-to-practice-sql-by-turning-them-into-detectives. See how SQL Case Files became a top choice for anyone searching for free SQL games or challenging SQL puzzles. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also…

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Your Value from a Conference 3:30

15d ago3:30

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The PASS Data Community Summit 2025 was held in Seattle last month, and it was an interesting event for me. I wrote a wrap-up on my blog, but a few things stood out. The event was a little smaller, with over 50% first-time attendees, but seemed to be a bit more vibrant. Perhaps people coming for the first time added something that I hadn't expected…

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How Astro Made My Portfolio 82% Faster to Build 7:05

16d ago7:05

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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/how-astro-made-my-portfolio-82percent-faster-to-build. I moved my portfolio website from Next.js to Astro after three years. Faster builds, less JavaScript, better SEO, and a simpler setup that just works. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.co…

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What We Know (and Don’t) About Modern Code Reviews 15:13

16d ago15:13

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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/what-we-know-and-dont-about-modern-code-reviews. A deep review of modern code review research, its evolution, key themes, and the growing gap between academic findings and practitioner needs. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programmin…

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SE Radio 699: Benjamin Brial on Internal Dev Platforms 55:17

16d ago55:17

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In this episode, Benjamin Brial, CEO and co-founder of Cycloid, speaks with host Sriram Panyam about internal developer platforms (IDPs) and internal developer portals. The conversation explores how these platforms address the growing challenges of DevOps scalability, multi-cloud complexity, and cloud waste, all of which organizations face as they …

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Acclaim, Side Projects, and Content Marketing 41:19

17d ago41:19

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🔗 Show Notes Acclaim / Pixel Washer Washlist Pixel Washer on Steam 🔥 Acclaim is publishing my game Pixel Washer 🕹️ How I got a publisher for my indie game 📺 Video: Publishing with Acclaim Diggy, an open source JavaScript game engine (with example game) Onslaught! Arena by Lost Decade Games Onslaught! Arena Bacon and Games Game Dev Comics by Matt Ha…

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Episode 39: Programmers as tradesmen? 1:11:29

17d ago1:11:29

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Are programmers tradesmen? Why or why not? Maybe there are some things we could learn from them. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@1xDeveloperPodcast X/Twitter: https://x.com/1xDevPodcast Email: [email protected] Collin & Brendan

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The Challenge of AI 3:51

17d ago3:51

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In his book, The Coming Wave, the CEO of Microsoft AI laid out the risks of AI tech bluntly. "These tools will only temporarily augment human intelligence. They will make us smarter and more efficient for a time, and will unlock enormous amounts of economic growth, but they are fundamentally labor-replacing," he wrote. Suleyman advocated for regula…

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What I Learned from Giving People a Choice in Ride Types 14:32

18d ago14:32

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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/what-i-learned-from-giving-people-a-choice-in-ride-types. How I redesigned a ride-hailing order form for 360M users inside a 7-year-old monolith. Lessons on legacy code, user habits, and breaking production. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.…

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The "API First" Illusion: Why Your "Simple" Endpoints Turn Into Technical Debt (And How to Fix It) 4:13

18d ago4:13

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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-api-first-illusion-why-your-simple-endpoints-turn-into-technical-debt-and-how-to-fix-it. Stop treating API design like a plumbing task. Use this system prompt to enforce Richardson Maturity Model Level 3 and build endpoints that actually scale. Check more stories relat…

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Here's How You Can Build a FinTech Approval System With Symfony 7.4 9:31

19d ago9:31

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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/heres-how-you-can-build-a-fintech-approval-system-with-symfony-74. In this article, we will build a robust Multi-Signature Approval System for a FinTech application. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check excl…

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Code Smell 316 - The Syntax Police Review Anti-Pattern 5:53

19d ago5:53

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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/code-smell-316-the-syntax-police-review-anti-pattern. Syntax-focused code reviews hide architecture flaws, waste human attention, and lower quality. Automating style checks lets teams review what truly matters. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackerno…

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Episode 491: Re-arranging deck chairs on the Titantic and my boss leaks private info 36:48

19d ago36:48

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: I handed in my resignation this past Monday. During the conversation, my manager confided in me that this coming Wednesday, 25% of the workforce is being laid off. For context, this is the second round of layoffs. The first round happened a year ago and was a disaster. It was announced via a…

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Browser Native Auth and FedCM is finally here! 49:44

19d ago49:44

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Share Episode ⸺ Episode Sponsor: Incident.io - https://dev0ps.fyi/incidentio "My biggest legacy at Google is the amount of systems I broke." — Sam Goto joins the show with a name that strikes fear into engineering systems everywhere. As a Senior Staff Engineer on the Chrome team, Sam shares the hilarious reality of having the last name "Goto," whic…