Tag: the hacks

Apr 13, 2021

The Balance of Product and Engineering

Chunga feels a little intimidated about this episode. Today, he and Tom are going to climb into the dark recesses of the mind of a software engineer! They’re talking about the balance of product and engineering. Where do most engineers start their…

Apr 6, 2021

You Had a Bad Launch--Now What?

After taking a short break, thanks to Chunga getting the CoronaVirus, The Hacks has returned! In this episode, Tom and Chunga are talking about something we’ve all had to go through–a launch that goes bad. It’s happened to all of us, Chunga thinks…

Mar 16, 2021

Do You Really Think Your Data Is Safe? Do You Really?

Chunga can tell Tom hasn’t slept well over the past few days. Typically, when he’s sleep-deprived, his brain tends to drift and focus on strange things like conspiracy theories. This time, Tom is obsessing over passwords. Thanks to his history in the…

Mar 10, 2021

Open Source Is Terrible At This...

Tom and Chunga are breaking their own cardinal rule on this episode of The Hacks! You all know they both love open source and that Tom is a bit of a rock star in the space, but that doesn’t mean that they believe open source is perfect; quite the…

Mar 2, 2021

Can Tech Professionals Ever Return To The Office?

Tom and Chunga have a question for all of you. A few days ago, they saw a news story that talked about the rapid decline of covid cases around the U.S. The main focus of this story was the growing concern over mental stability as people start…

Feb 23, 2021

Are Open Source Databases Dead?

Not too long ago, there was a story that made all of the industry trade publications. Elasticsearch created a huge stir by moving the core of their stack from Apache 2 to a registered license. Every time a large company does something like this,…

Feb 10, 2021

Programming Languages That Are Total Garbage!

In the last episode of The Hacks, Tom & Chunga were about programming languages that Tom feels are the best–the ones that everybody needs to know fluently. This week however, it’s time to explore the seedy underbelly of the bad programming…

Feb 2, 2021

Programming Languages Everyone Should Learn

Chunga is going to force Tom to do something he hates and typically avoids at all costs. He’s going to make Tom voice a strong opinion and talk about programming languages he thinks everyone needs to learn. Surprisingly, this won’t be a problem…

Jan 26, 2021

Tactics vs. Strategy

Last week, Tom and Chunga promised to do an episode that explored the vast differences between Tactics and Strategy. The truth is, most people get the two confused. Are you one of those people? It’s totally ok if you are! This problem goes back nearly…