Friction Log Rick Blalock, Cesar Cavazos
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Rick Blalock & Cesar Cavazos dive into technical Developer Experience (DX) and UX. This podcast analyzes the emotions, friction, delights using tech products.
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Episode 28 - Full Stack Developer
Rick and Kincy delve into the intricacies of full stack development, exploring its pivotal role in crafting robust products from conception to launch. Tune in as they unravel the dynamic interplay between frontend and backend technologies, sharing insights and strategies to streamline the product development journey.
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Episode 27 - Supabase Migration
Follow along as Cesar shares his experience on migrating an old MySQL database to Supabase, with Rick by his side asking questions and offering insights. While they both praise Supabase for its capabilities, they diverge in their opinions on the clarity and helpfulness of the documentation.
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Episode 26 - When best practices become worst practices
In this week's episode, Rick & Kincy dive into the world of best practices and uncover some of the ways they can lead teams astray. From the pitfalls of autonomy, the misunderstood mantra of 'the customer is always right,' and the nuance of Don't Repeat Yourself, get ready for a discussion that challenges conventional wisdom!
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Episode 25 - Terrible Surveys
Almost all businesses use online and email surveys to gauge customer experiences with their products and services. This week, Rick and Kincy discuss six well-intentioned surveys that end up frustrating customers and likely provide unreliable data.
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Episode 24 - Unkey
Unkey is an open-source API authentication and authorization platform for scaling user facing APIs and this week Rick and Cesar have the pleasure to have James Perkins, CEO at Unkey, to talk about what they do, how they are building products and what's in the future for Unkey and their happy customers.
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Episode 23 - Building Products
Cesar is joined by special guest Kincy Clark to talk about qualitative and quantitative research, building products, and a more details about OneStudy, the startup that he and Rick are working on.