Special Episode: Giving Back in Today's World
Matt Pfaltzgraf, Brian Wetzel, and Julián Duque
More and more people are turning towards fundraising platforms as a way of contributing to the causes they care about. Softgiving is one such service which prides itself on working closely with influencers, pairing them with charities that...
75. gRPC
Doug Fawley and Robert Blumen
A Remote Procedure Call (RPC) is a protocol for communication between a client and a server, and, while it's not a new concept, Google has evolved the idea with their own version: gRPC. Learn more about gRPC from Doug Fawley, who is the tech...
Special Episode: Celebrating our Pride
Bryan Vanderhoof, Jace Bryan, Eric Routen, and Erin Allard
June is Pride Month in the U.S. and, against the backdrop of a pandemic and protests, celebrating one's identity has never been more necessary. We've established a dialog with several LGBTQ+ individuals to talk about what coming out to a...
74. How Dev.to Built a Community
Ben Halpern, Jess Lee, and Julián Duque
With six million unique users a month and 350,000 registered users, Dev.to has become the place for developers to engage with a broader community. The team behind the site has focused a lot of its energy on making sure the site is reliable,...
Special Episode: When Giving Back Saves 1000s of Jobs
Garrett Thornburg, Brett Allred, and Greg Nokes
In order to support small businesses affected by the COVID-19 shutdowns, the government launched a loaning program to disperse funds to help businesses keep their workforce employed. This program turned out to be extraordinarily popular,...
73. The Blockchain, Beyond Cryptocurrency
Adam Hanna, Melanie Plaza, and Owen Ou
Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin have gained popularity as people seek to reclaim more privacy in their online activities. But the underlying concept is built on a technology called blockchain, and while it's often associated with...
72. Designing with Lynn Fisher
Lynn Fisher and Charlie Gleason
Lynn Fisher has been designing websites for over 15 years. When she's not occupied by &yet, a software and design consultancy, she's working on art projects and illustrations that push the capabilities of frontend development. In this...
Special Episode: Celebrating Technology, Asian Heritage, and Our Communities
Vikram Sreedhar, Brian Chan, and Anna Chan
May is Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month. On this episode, members of Salesforce's Asian employee resource group--Brian Chan, Anna Chan, and Vikram Sreedhar--talk about their experiences as part of the Asian community...
71. Linking Data with Mulesoft
Dejim Juang and Becky Jaimes
Data drives every software application, from individual projects to massive enterprise workflows. Whether that information is kept in your database, or someone else's, chances are you'll likely need to unite disparate sources to provide a...
Special Episode: Active for Good
Luke Mysse, Troy Hickerson, and Charlie Gleason
During a time of uncertainty, it can be helpful to remember that opportunities to provide help are all around us. One such group with a unique approach to philanthropy is Active for Good. Active for Good is an app which tracks the number of...
70. Monitoring, Privacy, and Security in Public Cloud
Sean Porter and Robert Blumen
We're used to monitoring our applications for metrics like performance and availability. But increasingly, teams are also extending monitoring practices towards security and privacy of their systems and data. Whether it's ensuring that there...
69. Designing a Better 2FA Mobile App
Evan Grim and Chris Castle
These days, passwords aren't enough to keep you secure. More and more websites are relying on two-factor authentication, coupling traditional login forms with an additional component, such as a security code texted to your phone. There's...