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Fragmented - The Software Podcast
Spec, Kaushik Gopal, Donn Felker
The Fragmented Podcast is a podcast for Software Developers hosted by Donn Felker and Kaushik Gopal. Our goal is to help you become a better Software Developer. We chat about topics such as Testing, Dependency Injection, Patterns and Practices, useful libraries, and much more. We will also be interviewing some of the top developers out there. Subscribe now and join us on the journey of being a Software Developer.
A Software Developer Podcast hosted by Donn Felker and Kaushik Gopal
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Coffee & Coding: the App Developer Podcast
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Interviews & insights with experienced developer's across all aspects of App Development. Whether you're a veteran developer or just getting started - listen weekly as I go in depth with professionals on topics ranging from Flutter, Cyber Security, Freelancing, Android, iOS & much much more!
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Your browser does not support the audio element. Download In this episode, Donn and Kaushik talk about one of the age old bike shedding topics – code formatting, and how you can solve it with automation and tools. Code formatting can turn into an endless debate amongst peers and teams, and what Kaushik and Donn have found is that this can be delega…
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S4 E2: Building a mobile keyboard w/ Antonio Pallares of Fleksy
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Today’s guest is iOS lead @ Fleksy– Antonio Pallares. In this episode we discuss: What goes into building a mobile keyboard How to build your own mobile keyboard with minimal effort Diagnosing medical conditions from the keyboard and much more! Things discussed in the episode: Fleksy Connect with Antonio You can find Antonio over on LinkedIn @ http…
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242 - Kotlin Code Formatting with ktfmt and spotless
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In this episode, Donn and Kaushik talk about one of the age old bike shedding topics - code formatting, and how you can solve it with automation and tools. Code formatting can turn into an endless debate amongst peers and teams, and what Kaushik and Donn have found is that this can be delegated to a tool and automated. Freeing you and your team of …
Your browser does not support the audio element. Download In this episode, Donn and Kaushik talk about one of the age old bike shedding topics – code formatting, and how you can solve it with automation and tools. Code formatting can turn into an endless debate amongst peers and teams, and what Kaushik and Donn have found is that this can be delega…
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S4 E1: Building a Developer Conference w/ Øivind Jorfald
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Today’s guest is senior developer, consultant and founder of the AppRise conference – Øivind Jorfald In this episode we discuss: What goes into starting a developer conference Working as a developer consultant His favourite mobile development platform and much more! Things discussed in the episode: AppRise Conference (with discount code) Connect wi…
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241: The Pressure to Ship. Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt
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In this episode, Donn and Kaushik talk about the fear of shipping, some impostor syndrome and how it contributes to uncertainty and doubt in your capabilities as a software developer. Recently Donn embarked on a mission to come up with an idea and ship it within 24 hours (which he did do). The end result was a net benefit of confidence, speed and s…
Your browser does not support the audio element. Download In this episode, Donn and Kaushik talk about the fear of shipping, some impostor syndrome and how it contributes to uncertainty and doubt in your capabilities as a software developer. Recently Donn embarked on a mission to come up with an idea and ship it within 24 hours (which he did do). T…
Your browser does not support the audio element. Download In this episode, Donn and Kaushik talk about the fear of shipping, some impostor syndrome and how it contributes to uncertainty and doubt in your capabilities as a software developer. Recently Donn embarked on a mission to come up with an idea and ship it within 24 hours (which he did do). T…
In this episode, Donn and Kaushik talk about 5 new-ish Kotlin constructs that you might not be aware of. The constructs that they talk about are: fun interface (SAM - Single Abstract Method), and they juxtapose them vs function types type alias import alias value class data object You'll learn what they are, how you can use them and when or when yo…
Your browser does not support the audio element. Download In this episode, Donn and Kaushik talk about 5 new-ish Kotlin constructs that you might not be aware of. The constructs that they talk about are: fun interface (SAM – Single Abstract Method), and they juxtapose them vs function types type alias import alias value class data object You’ll lea…
Your browser does not support the audio element. Download In this episode, Donn and Kaushik talk about 5 new-ish Kotlin constructs that you might not be aware of. The constructs that they talk about are: fun interface (SAM – Single Abstract Method), and they juxtapose them vs function types type alias import alias value class data object You’ll lea…
In this short episode, Donn talks about the CODEOWNERS file and how it can help you ensure teams review the code that they are responsible for before merging. The CODEOWNERS file is a file that you drop into the root of your project (or into the /docs or .github/ directory) that tells GitHub (or whatever git host you're using) to require a review f…
Your browser does not support the audio element. Download In this short episode, Donn talks about the CODEOWNERS file and how it can help you ensure teams review the code that they are responsible for before merging. The CODEOWNERS file is a file that you drop into the root of your project (or into the /docs or .github/ directory) that tells GitHub…
Your browser does not support the audio element. Download In this short episode, Donn talks about the CODEOWNERS file and how it can help you ensure teams review the code that they are responsible for before merging. The CODEOWNERS file is a file that you drop into the root of your project (or into the /docs or .github/ directory) that tells GitHub…
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238: How to Land a Job (if you got laid off or if you're just starting out)
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In this episode, Donn talks about the tips and tricks he's used over the last 20 years of consulting, freelancing and working full time to find jobs and new opporftunities. We're hoping some of these tips help those affected by the recent tech layoffs. These are tips that Donn still uses to this day. They work wonders to help you land a job quickly…
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Your browser does not support the audio element. Download In this episode, Donn talks about the tips and tricks he’s used over the last 20 years of consulting, freelancing and working full time to find jobs and new opporftunities. We’re hoping some of these tips help those affected by the recent tech layoffs. These are tips that Donn still uses to …
Your browser does not support the audio element. Download In this episode, Donn talks about the tips and tricks he’s used over the last 20 years of consulting, freelancing and working full time to find jobs and new opporftunities. We’re hoping some of these tips help those affected by the recent tech layoffs. These are tips that Donn still uses to …
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S3 E8: Michael Vogiatzis - How to Build Wealth as a Software Developer
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Today’s guest is Senior Software Engineer, and author of the investment site FoxyMonkey - Michael Vogiatzis. In this episode we discuss: Building wealth as a software developer Investment options for freelancers Putting your money to work for you How to get more out of your limited company and much more! Things discussed in the episode: Company Inv…
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237: Compose vs XML - Which one should you learn as an Android Dev?
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In this episode, Donn and Kaushik talk about their thoughts on Jetpack Compose and XML for Android layouts and which one you should learn first. As with every conversation in tech ... it depends on what you're trying to do, where you are at in your career, what the company is doing and more. Donn and Kaushik go into both of their thought processes …
Your browser does not support the audio element. Download In this episode, Donn and Kaushik talk about their thoughts on Jetpack Compose and XML for Android layouts and which one you should learn first. As with every conversation in tech … it depends on what you’re trying to do, where you are at in your career, what the company is doing and more. D…
Your browser does not support the audio element. Download In this episode, Donn and Kaushik talk about their thoughts on Jetpack Compose and XML for Android layouts and which one you should learn first. As with every conversation in tech … it depends on what you’re trying to do, where you are at in your career, what the company is doing and more. D…
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S3 E7 – Catalin Ghita: Is Compose Really the End Of XML? (& How to Nail Your Next interview!)
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Today’s guest is Android Developer, Author and Udemy instructor – Catalin Ghita. In this episode we discuss: Jetpack Compose Nailing your next Android interview Mentoring Secondary income streams for developers and much more! Things discussed in the episode: Catalin’s Book Connect with Catalin You can find Catalin over on Twitter @CatalinGhita4, hi…
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S3 E6 - How To Get 5 Years Experience, in Just 2 Years!
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Today’s episode is a solo one, where I talk about how to get much more development experience, in a lot less time! Things discussed in the episode: Video version of this episode Rob J on Vasily Zukanov's PodcastBy Coffee and Coding
In this episode, Donn and Kaushik talk about the thought of having a terminal for Android. Have you ever wished you could whip up a quick script to get the current location of a device, add it to cron and do some automated tasks on your phone? Wouldn't it be nice to have low level access to your system like you do on your desktop? In this episode, …
Your browser does not support the audio element. Download In this episode, Donn and Kaushik talk about the thought of having a terminal for Android. Have you ever wished you could whip up a quick script to get the current location of a device, add it to cron and do some automated tasks on your phone? Wouldn’t it be nice to have low level access to …
Your browser does not support the audio element. Download In this episode, Donn and Kaushik talk about the thought of having a terminal for Android. Have you ever wished you could whip up a quick script to get the current location of a device, add it to cron and do some automated tasks on your phone? Wouldn’t it be nice to have low level access to …
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S3 E5 - Ed Holloway-George: Building Secure Apps, Root/Jailbreak Detection, Tap Jacking & more!
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Today’s guest is Ed Holloway-George, Senior Android Engineer @Asos & speaker on all things cyber app security. In this episode we discuss: The most common app vulnerabilities in 2022 How to build more secure apps Using hardware keystores What is Tap Jacking and much more! Things discussed in the episode: DroidCon London 2022 Connect with Ed You can…
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S3 E4 - Rafael Costa: Is Compose Production Ready, What is Clean Code, Compose Navigation and more!
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Today’s guest is Rafael Costa, Principle Android Engineer @SaltPay & author of Compose Destinations. In this episode we discuss: Is Jetpack Compose necessary in 2022 What is Clean Code The problem with Compose navigation Building an open source library and much more! Things discussed in the episode: Compose Destinations Connect with Rafael You can …
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S3 E3 - Florian Walther: From Youtube Developer to Startup Founder
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Today’s guest is Florian Walther aka Coding in Flow. In this episode we discuss: Founding a startup as a solo developer Making the switch from mobile to web development Deciding on what to build How to promote your product and much more! Things discussed in the episode: TutHub.io Connect with Florian You can find Florian over on Twitter @flo_walthe…
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S3 E2 - Alex Styl: Quitting Apple to Become an Indie App Developer
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Today’s guest is Alex Styl - ex Apple employee turned independent app developer. In this episode we discuss: Working at Apple Choosing happiness over profit What it's really like being an indie dev How to find users How to promote your product and much more! Things discussed in the episode: View to Composable [Book] Composables.co Connect with Alex…
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S3 E1 - Donn Felker: Freelance Developer Masterclass, How to Price Yourself, How to Find Clients, Consulting, Contracting & more!
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Today’s guest is Donn Felker - software developer, freelancer & host of the Fragmented Podcast. In this episode we discuss: The truth about being a Freelance Developer Pro's & Con's of Being a Freelancer How to price yourself How to find clients Freelancing vs Contracting and much more! Discussed in this episode: Donn's Books - https://www.amazon.c…
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235: Pair programming with Ben Orenstein & Tuple
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In this episode, Kaushik goes solo and interviews Ben Orenstein. Ben is a prolific Ruby developer, an amazing conference speaker, an ardent vim-ster, and now the CEO of Tuple. Kaushik has been a big fan of Ben's work and was super stoked to talk to Ben and pick his brains on a host of topics: starting the company Tuple, pair programming in general,…
Your browser does not support the audio element. Download In this episode, Kaushik goes solo and interviews Ben Orenstein. Ben is a prolific Ruby developer, an amazing conference speaker, an ardent vim-ster, and now the CEO of Tuple. Kaushik has been a big fan of Ben’s work and was super stoked to talk to Ben and pick his brains on a host of topics…
Your browser does not support the audio element. Download In this episode, Kaushik goes solo and interviews Ben Orenstein. Ben is a prolific Ruby developer, an amazing conference speaker, an ardent vim-ster, and now the CEO of Tuple. Kaushik has been a big fan of Ben’s work and was super stoked to talk to Ben and pick his brains on a host of topics…