TPDP E38: COBOL Development on the Mainframe

If you’re interested in learning about COBOL, you’ll find a lot of value in, COBOL Development on the Mainframe, the latest episode of The Polyglot Developer Podcast.

There’s been a lot of buzz around COBOL in recent news, which is amazing considering how far the programming technology dates back. In this episode of the podcast, I’m joined by Elizabeth Joseph from IBM, and we discuss the things that COBOL does well, where it’s used the most, and why it’s making such a huge comeback.

You don’t have to be a system admin, mainframe developer, or COBOL expert to get a lot of value out of this episode.

TPDP E37: Writing Tests in a Development Project

I’m pleased to announce that the latest episode of The Polyglot Developer Podcast has been published!

In Writing Tests in a Development Project, the topic is testing and it features repeat guest Corbin Crutchley, author and co-founder at Unicorn Utterances.

Writing tests can often feel overwhelming, or a chore, and it prevents a lot of developers from including them when developing, but the goal of the episode is to break things down and make it easier to understand and implement.

If you’ve been curious about the different types of tests to include in the development process, whether that be unit tests, integration tests, end to end tests, or something else, this is the podcast episode for you.

TPDP Episode #36: Machine Learning, AI, and Data Science

The latest episode of The Polyglot Developer Podcast, episode thirty-six featuring Upkar Lidder from IBM, can be found on all of the major podcast networks, including, but not limited to, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

In this episode titled, Machine Learning, AI, and Data Science, Upkar and myself explore what people mean when they talk about machine learning as well as when and how it should be implemented in your own projects.

TPDP Episode #35: Developing on the Blockchain

I’m pleased to announce that the latest episode of The Polyglot Developer Podcast has been published to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and pretty much every other major podcasting networking that exists.

The topic of this episode, Developing on the Blockchain, is the blockchain, and I’m joined by expert Lennart Frantzell from IBM to help walk us through everything you should know when it comes to developing on it.

If you’re interested in cryptocurrency, this episode is not for you. Instead, we’re exploring what the blockchain is, why people are developing on it, and how you can start developing your next application on it as well.

TPDP Episode #34: Containers, Virtual Machines, and Orchestration, Part 2

I’m pleased to announce that the second part of the Containers, Virtual Machines, and Orchestration podcast episode, featuring Marek Sadowski from IBM, has been published!

Marek and I had run out of time in the first episode which focused on container and virtual machine strategies, so we didn’t get to dive deep into Kubernetes and similar orchestration services like Red Hat OpenShift. However, in this episode we pick up where we left off and talk about exactly that, Kubernetes (K8s) and OpenShift, and how they differ or how one might be more beneficial than the other.

If you’re new to the container orchestration world and are sure how to make sense of all the terminology, strategies, and best practices, this episode of the podcast is something you should take time to listen to.

TPDP Episode #33: Containers, Virtual Machines, and Orchestration, Part 1

I’m pleased to announce that Containers, Virtual Machines, and Orchestration has been published to all of the popular podcast networks. This is the 33rd episode of the show and the first two-part episode to make an appearance.

This episode features Marek Sadowski from IBM and dives into the DevOps space, focusing particularly on deployment strategies such as virtual machines and containers, and how to orchestrate potentially massive amounts of them in an efficient and automated fashion.

If you’re not quite comfortable with Docker, virtual machines, Kubernetes (K8s), and similar, this is an episode you should listen to, since all are very relevant and necessary skills for developers.

TPDP E32: Getting Familiar with TypeScript for Development

I’m happy to announce that E32 of The Polyglot Developer Podcast is now available for download!

This episode features Corbin Crutchley, a friend, regular guest, and owner of the blog, Unicorn Utterances. You might remember Corbin from the episode, Asynchronous JavaScript Development, where we focused on promises, callbacks, and a lot of other asynchronous topics in JavaScript. This time around we’re focusing on TypeScript, which is a super-set to JavaScript, and is becoming an increasingly popular development technology.