The Scripting Den Podcast Fernando Doglio

As developers, if we're not constantly updating ourselves, we're easily replaced by others who do. 
So how can you stay up-to-date in our industry without collapsing under the weight of all the new technologies being released every day?

Here's the gist of the episode:
Figure out the best way for you to learn new concepts. Start curating sources of information to understand what's going on in the industry.Join a community and figure out what they're excited about.Play with the tech you're interested in. Create demos, create content around it.
Interesting links
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In this week's episode, I got to interview Natalia Venditto, ex-MVP and current GDE, working on JavaScript tooling in Microsoft.
She's been working with JavaScript for a long time and shares her insights into how best to stay updated without getting burned out by the ever-changing JS ecosystem.

We also cover some great advice about how to pick your information sources that will help you stay updated and the effect social media ( and tech influencers) has on new developers.

Give it a listen and tell us what you think!

Meet Natalia:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnfibiaCreativaMicroservices website: https://microfrontend.dev/Github:  Get in touch!
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On this episode of the podcast, I got to interview Alex Olivier, co-founder of Cerbos about what comes after the initial MVP stage of a new project.
During our conversation, we focused on the role of security and how relevant it is for founders and solo builders after they publish the initial version of their project.

If you're building a complex system that will require extensive user access control, check out the episode, it's filled with useful details and advice from someone who's already gone through it and ended up building a product that can help you at the same time.

Get to know Alex & his work
Cerbos: https://www.cerbos.dev/Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexolivier
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In this episode I cover some aspects of the code review process.  Some good and bad practices as well as some recommendations as to how to tackle a code review from the reviewer and the reviewee.

Main concepts takled:
Code review should be part of every dev process.Establish a secure place during a CR session.Coming into a code review expecting problems.As the dev being reviewed, you should have a chance to explain your work, this is not just about getting told you're bad.A CR session should never be personal.As a reviewer you have to remember that this might be a stressful experience for the other person.As a reviewer you're not automatically right, you have to be open to be corrected and learn through the review process.The CR sessions is not the moment where you find big bugs, if that happens, then there are other problems (like lacking unit tests, etc). 

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What process do you go through when learning a new language or a new piece of technology?
Many developers will suggest you should first focus on going through the fundamentals of the technology before jumping into a framework. Others would argue that going framework first is a much faster way to get a job.

So which one is your go-to strategy?
In this episode I cover the pros and cons of both approaches, and I also suggest a 3rd, alternative way of going about it.

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During this episode I'm going to play the "I'm an old & wise developer" card, and I'll cover 5 completely wrong and inaccurate lies about our industry that sadly, are still around in some communities.

The points I'll cover are:


You need to know math to be a good developer.You need to have passion for software development to be any good.You need to start young or you'll never make it.You need a CS degree to be a developer.Stack A is better than stack B.
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