243 episodes

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.

Fragmented - The Software Podcast Spec, Kaushik Gopal, Donn Felker

    • Technology
    • 5.0 • 62 Ratings

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.

    242 - Kotlin Code Formatting with ktfmt and spotless

    242 - Kotlin Code Formatting with ktfmt and spotless

    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.

    • 39 min
    241: The Pressure to Ship. Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt

    241: The Pressure to Ship. Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt

    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.

    • 45 min
    240: Important Kotlin Constructs

    240: Important Kotlin Constructs

    In this episode, Donn and Kaushik talk about 5 new-ish Kotlin constructs that you might not be aware of.

    • 55 min
    239: Require PR Reviews with CODEOWNERS

    239: Require PR Reviews with CODEOWNERS

    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.

    • 12 min
    238: How to Land a Job (if you got laid off or if you're just starting out)

    238: How to Land a Job (if you got laid off or if you're just starting out)

    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 work. We're hoping some of these tips help those affected by the recent tech layoffs.

    • 26 min
    237: Compose vs XML - Which one should you learn as an Android Dev?

    237: Compose vs XML - Which one should you learn as an Android Dev?

    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.

    • 40 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
62 Ratings

62 Ratings

scranton boi ,

Primarily a Swift/iOS dev and this is incredible

Amazing

J. Barshop ,

Invaluable content for Android Developers 🙏

Donn, Kaushik and their amazing guests provide some incredibly actionable and compelling content, spotlighting absolute best tools and tactics to help you drastically improve as an Android Developer.

Highly recommend listening and subscribing to Fragmented if you want the knowledge AND mindsets to get ahead of the curve and sharpen your professional toolkit! 🙌

tbsmith11111 ,

Great Info

This is my new favorite podcast. I love the depth of each topic and how relevant it is for my career.

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