Author : weeklychat

What non-development tasks are required to run a business and/or a household that aren’t fun but required?  Taxes, budgeting, paying bills, managing subscriptions, HR, contracts, certification, and likely others.  When do you need professional help such as a lawyer or accountant?  Have you been able to automate some of these tasks? The theme for November […]

How do people who are looking for your particular skill set find you as an employee, consultant, or business?  Blogs, resume, social media, world of mouth, something else? Theme for November is business side of software development with a focus on employees, consultants, freelancers, and small business owners: Everyone and anyone is welcome to join […]

It’s almost Halloween so it’s time to talk about scary code. Do you have an example of code that looked nice but just didn’t smell right? Have you ever let our an audible gasp of fear when first viewing some scary code? A production issue that momentarily stopped your heart? Come and share you scariest […]

It’s starting to get cold, at least in Edmonton which means getting ready for winter. Disconnecting the hose, emptying the rain barrels, digging out winter clothes, putting the snow brush the car, etc. What are similar activities you take to winterize code or prepare code for a storm? How do you make you code more […]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!  Today’s Weekly Dev Chat is giving thanks.  What are you thankful for both technology related and just in general.  Any successes you want humble brag about?  Obviously inspired by Thanksgiving. I’m thankful for the Weekly Dev Chat community. Thank you for making the Weekly Dev Chat a welcoming place where everyone feels supported […]

What seeds have you planted in the past that you are now harvesting?  For example, any skills you spent the time mastering that are now paying off?  Any other past investments that you are now reaping the benefits of?  Inspired by harvesting my IRL garden. Most of it harvested but I still need to dig […]

What is something that some people love and other hate, or just don’t care about?  Are there any yearly trends in software development? Theme for October is Fall: Learn how to join the chat, and other useful information, here. Everyone and anyone is welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of […]

The initial topic is security in general. I’ll be hosting live from BSides and hopefully there won’t be an technical details. Looking forward to chatting about what I’ve learned at BSides and any security topics we haven’t touched on during this month. September’s security theme schedule: Sep 3rd: OWASP Top 10. Focus on how to […]

In this chat we will discuss privacy and if people think it matters anymore. I figure by now all my personal information is already out there (e.g. credit card, SIN, names, etc) that it doesn’t matter anymore but I’m likely mistaken. Less click-baity is the topic of data retention. What should be stored? Where to […]