Legacy Code Rocks Andrea Goulet and M. Scott Ford

To build anew or to rebuild? Many developers have a knee-jerk reaction to start building existing software systems from scratch because they think that is the easiest way forward. 
Today, we talk with John Ousterhout. John is the Bosack Lerner Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University. His current research focuses on new software stack layers to allow data center applications to take advantage of communication and storage technologies with microsecond-scale latencies. He is the author of the book "A Philosophy of Software Design", co-creator of the Raft consensus algorithm, and creator of the Tcl scripting language and the Tk toolkit. He tells us about the software designs of legacy systems, why incremental changes of legacy systems are inevitable, and how to resist the impulse of rewriting large software systems from scratch. 
When you finish listening to the episode, connect with John on Twitter, read his book, and join his discussion group on software design. 
Mentioned in this episode:
John on Twitter at https://twitter.com/johnousterhout?lang=en
John’s profile at Stanford University at https://web.stanford.edu/~ouster/cgi-bin/home.php
A Philosophy of Software design at https://www.amazon.com/Philosophy-Software-Design-John-Ousterhout/dp/1732102201
Raft Consensus Algorithm at https://raft.github.io
TCL/Tk at https://www.tcl.tk/about/language.html
John’s Software Design Discussion Group at software-design-book@googlegroups.com 
 

Working on legacy code is never easy, but some programming languages make it more enjoyable. 
Today, we talk with Richard Feldman, the creator of the Roc programming language, the author of Elm in Action, and the creator of the Frontend Masters courses Introduction to Elm and Introduction to Rust. Richard tells us about the advantages of the Elm, Rock, and Rust languages and why they are more enjoyable to work with than other languages. 
When you finish listening to the episode, connect with Richard on Twitter, check out his book and courses, and take a look at the Roc programming language. 
Mentioned in this episode:
Richard on Twitter at https://twitter.com/rtfeldman
Roc programming language at: https://www.roc-lang.org
Elm in Action at https://www.manning.com/books/elm-in-action
Richard’s Frontend Masters courses at: https://frontendmasters.com/teachers/richard-feldman/

Product teams are scared of technical debt and refactoring. They press on to make something new, not to question what they have already created. However, the urgency to deliver new products carries the risk of technical debt. 
Today, we talk with Andreas Creten, a software engineer turned CTO. Andreas is a co-founder of Made With Love, a company that helps startups and scaleups to get out of technical trouble. Andreas tells us how to work with product teams to address technical debt in the early stages of software development, what tools to use, and what mistakes to avoid. 
When you finish listening to the episode, connect with Andreas on Twitter or LinkedIn and visit madewithlove.com. 
Mentioned in this episode:
Andreas on Twitter at https://twitter.com/andreascreten
Andreas on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreascreten
Made With Love at https://madewithlove.com

How can cooking help you have a better team?
Today, we talk with Kimberly Fox. Kimberly leads virtual and in-person cooking classes and is a recipe developer and writer for her blog, From Market to Table. Building on more than ten years of experience working in STEM and witnessing gender inequalities and micro-cultures in corporate settings, Kimberly developed her signature corporate cooking experiences helping leaders to build more inclusive and diverse teams.
When you finish listening to the episode, start following Kimberly on Instagram and check out her blog, From Market to Table.

In this episode, we are talking with Michael Kennedy, Python expert and the founder and host of two podcasts - Talk Python To Me and Python Bytes. He also runs Talk Python Training which provides online courses for Python developers. Michael tells us about the reception of Python version changes and the most challenging aspects of the transition to ARM processors. 
When you finish listening to the episode, connect with Michael on LinkedIn and Twitter, subscribe to his podcasts, and check out his training courses. 
Mentioned in this episode:
Michael on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mkennedy 
Michael on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mkennedy 
Talk Python To Me Podcast: https://talkpython.fm/ 
Python Bytes Podcast: https://pythonbytes.fm/ 
Talk Python Training: https://training.talkpython.fm/ 

Software security has become one of the most important topics affecting the lives of millions of people. 
Today we talk with Rob Dickinson, a co-founder, and CTO of Resurface Labs, a data-driven API security solution. He tells us how can security be woven into the culture of a software team, how to build more secure software, and how to adapt traditional security tools to the challenges of cloud computing. 
When you finish listening to the episode, connect with Rob on Twitter and check out resurface.io. 
Mentioned in this episode:
Rob on Twitter at https://twitter.com/robfromboulder
Resurface Labs at https://resurface.io