A casual weekly virtual chat mostly focused on web and software development.
Weekly Dev Chat is a place to ask questions, hear different viewpoints, and get to know your fellow developers. Every week there is an initial topic posted to get the discussion started. Sometimes we discuss the initial topic the entire chat, and other times the topic changes several times through the natural flow of the conversation.
Everyone and anyone are welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others.
The hosts of Weekly Dev Chat are pleased to announce we will be hosting Advent of Code/Cyber. Come join us in real life on December 18 at Strathcona Public Library. We'll be participating in Advent of Code and Advent of Cyber. Bring your laptop and come join the fun!
See here for more details and registration.
The topic for the December 16th, 2025 chat is self-hosting. More and more developers are exploring it, but what are the benefits? Does it really improve security? And is the effort justified for a personal project or a small team?
Everyone and anyone are welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others. Zoom link will be posted at 12pm MDT.
I came across this article. I'll jump to the end and quote his conclusion:
Estimates – as defined in the English language – isn’t really the problem here. The problem is when estimates are treated as predictions, deadlines, and used to put pressure on developers who are just trying to do their jobs. Estimates – the way they are used in our industry today – hurts people and reduces the psychological safety in our organisations. I believe we would be better off if we could work in a way that allows developers to be transparent and continuously communicate updated estimates as development progresses.
What do you think? How can estimates be realistic? How are estimates done where you work? Agile, e.g. Story Points, planning poker? Or more formal software costing, e.g. COCOMO, Function Points?
Everyone and anyone are welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others. Zoom link will be posted at 12pm MDT.
