Coding Blocks Allen Underwood, Michael Outlaw, Joe Zack

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Subscribe. Just do it. And get on their Slack channel. You'll thank yourself. *************************************
Been listening for a few years now, and it just gets better. This podcast has been a great resource for learning about all kinds of dev-related stuff. The hosts are continuously adding to their own knowledge and skills and bringing us along for the ride. And they make it a lot of fun! They also have an awesome Slack community that is probably the only truly non-toxic dev forum out there. Not only that, the hosts are approachable and genuinely interested in connecting with their listeners. Wish I could give it 10 stars. It's that good.
P.S. I was recently re-listening to one of the older episodes (#161) on Designing Data Intensive Applications, and Outlaw does this hilarious "melt-down voice" during the tip of the week. We need to hear it again, Michael. Someone else kept yawning during the show, and I found myself yawning, too. It wasn't because I was getting sleepy from sitting still and listening to people talk, because I was running on the treadmill at the time. Yawns are apparently so contagious they can be transmitted through a 2+-year-old podcast episode. Who knew?!
P.P.S. I agree with the other listeners: the late-night DJ voices from that same timeframe need to be brought back. In fact, you should test it out and see whether it makes a difference on number of reviews for the show 😁

I started listening to this podcast while I was at a very stagnant job that was not developing my skills as a software engineer. Freshly graduated with a comp sci degree, I was in a “data engineering” position that was anything but software development. The company/my team followed really bad practices, didn’t prioritize individual career growth, and stifled innovation. I wrote miserable SQL scripts all day long, which I hardly consider programming. Worried my skills would atrophy, I started listening to this podcast. It felt like a lifeline in that I could learn about trends & new tech in the coding industry, while deepening my knowledge of what I already knew. It really made a difference. It lifted my spirits when I felt I wasn’t learning anything at my job. I am particularly fond of their microservices episode — once i moved to a different company into a real software eng position, I was put on a team that works with microservices. I had already listened to the microservices episode months prior, before I was even searching for a different job. Amazingly, i found everything i learned from the episode was very applicable and helped me transition onto my new team. I have been with this new job for 7 months now, and I still listen to this podcast every week to continue learning.

I recently discovered the show and was struck by guilt because I found it too late. Even then, as I have recently moved from management to engineering, I am constantly listening to the show whenever possible I.e, driving, programming and even at home. Also, I am from South Asia so we don’t have similar content geared towards our local tech industry so it’s super useful in terms of gaining knowledge on best practices and other supporting resources such as development books, etc. Keep up the good work and thank you for doing this.