Podcasts by Tabs and Spaces Podcast

310 - Kickin butt then putting rockets under them from 2023-10-02T04:00

"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 whil...

309 - Jim's Greatest Hits (feat. Jim Humelsine) from 2023-09-04T04:00

Did 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 he...

308 - *drops to knees* NOOOOO! from 2023-08-07T04:00

The 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 the...

307 - AI-n't no stopping us now (feat. Aaron Clawson and Devin Goble) from 2023-07-03T04:00

The 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, whil...

306 - Security Schemecurity (feat. Tanya Janca) from 2023-06-05T04:00

TnS 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 secu...

305 - Gotta Go Faster from 2023-05-01T04:00

The 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 Mo...

304 - Conventional Code from 2023-04-03T04:00

The 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, a...

303 - Red pill, Blue pill, Purple pill from 2023-03-06T05:00

The 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...

302 - Dependencies Injected (feat. M. Scott Ford) from 2023-02-06T05:00

In 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 ...

301 - Gaming the system (feat. Jeff Johnson) from 2023-01-01T23:23

The 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 bo...

212 - James and the giant ball of mud from 2022-12-05T05:00

Delivery 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 ...

211 - When will my code begin (feat. Jaap Brasser) from 2022-11-07T05:00

In 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 ...

210 - Disney song pun about Professionalism from 2022-10-03T07:09

The 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 toda...

209 - Be a Dev! from 2022-09-05T04:00:05

In 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...

208 - No one knows, how far I'll code (feat. Damien Filiatrault) from 2022-08-01T04:00:24

We 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...

207 - You got a dev in me (feat. Murali Suriar) from 2022-07-04T04:00:10

Whether 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 tur...

206 - No one build soft-ware like Gaston (feat. Devin Goble) from 2022-06-05T04:00:56

We 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 ...

205 - Can you compute with all the colours of the wind? (feat. Sean Haas) from 2022-05-02T04:00:46

How 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...

204 - The Bear Necessities (feat. Shachar Langbeheim) from 2022-04-04T04:00:39

In 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 ca...

203 - Don't you dare enterprise! (feat. Ed Carney) from 2022-03-07T05:00:34

Today 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 i...

202 - Do you-ou-ou a-wanna test like me-e-e? (feat. Jim Humelsine) from 2022-02-07T05:00

It'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 ...

201 - Do you wanna do a contract? Doesn't have to be a contract... (feat. Chris Hoar) from 2022-01-03T05:00

Welcoming 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 o...

112 - Past, Present and Future (feat. Paul Seal) from 2021-12-06T05:00

In 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...

111 - The future of the workplace (feat. Szabi Keresztes) from 2021-11-01T04:00

This 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 ev...

110 - We. Are. Com-mun-ity (feat. Aaron Clawson) from 2021-10-04T04:00

In 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...

110 - We. Are. Com-mun-ity (feat. Aaron Clawson) from 2021-10-04T04:00

In 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...

109 - Full of crap stack (feat. Joe Zack) from 2021-09-06T04:00

The 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...

108 - Crypt-OMG (feat. Leisha Hussien) from 2021-08-02T04:00

Off 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 lo...

107 - 360 no-scope first tech jobs (feat. Henrijs Puspurs) from 2021-07-05T04:00

Henrijs 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...

106 - Learning in the deep (feat. Teddy Necsoiu) from 2021-06-07T04:00

In 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 wa...

105 - How to make your Brownfield, Bestfield (feat. Harry Bellamy) from 2021-05-03T04:00

Harry 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 pre...

104 - Head in the clouds...tech (feat. Phil Broderick) from 2021-04-05T04:00

Phil 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 re...

103 - What they didn't teach you in uni... (feat. Jim Humelsine) from 2021-03-01T05:00

Ever 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 arti...

102 - Trailblazing, how'd you make it into Software? (feat. Jay Miller) from 2021-02-01T05:00

Our 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 ...

101 - How to be a motivation maniac (feat. Paul Seal) from 2021-01-04T05:00

This 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 enliste...

012 - What even is success anyway?! from 2020-12-06T05:00

Quite 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 ...

011 - Creating Content about creating content from 2020-11-02T05:00

Another 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 cr...

010 - OMG OOP! - Talking about Programming Paradigms from 2020-10-05T04:00

This 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 t...

009 - How to stop reinventing the world from 2020-09-07T04:00

This 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 sto...

008 - LIVE! - Lies every developer tells from 2020-08-03T08:41:50

Let'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....

007 - Bringing your best interview game from 2020-07-06T04:00

Interviewing 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 bet...

006 - Learning...how do? from 2020-06-01T05:00

As 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..........

005 - To buy or to build from 2020-05-04T05:00

Whether 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...

004 - Dealing with Impostor Syndrome from 2020-04-06T04:44:29

The 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.

L...

003 - Dealing with Burnout from 2020-03-02T06:00

In 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 di...

002 - Toxic Workplaces from 2020-02-03T06:00

Back 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 foun...

001 - Should I really learn all the latest tech? from 2020-01-06T06:00

In 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 de...

Tabs and Spaces - Podcast Trailer from 2020-01-05T17:00

Welcome 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 t...