Codurance Fireside Chats
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Fireside Chat #63: Optimising Developer Productivity with CodeScene
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sandro Mancuso and Adam Tornhill debunk the myth that there's an inevitable trade-off between speed and quality. Instead, they demonstrate how the mod...
Fireside Chat #62: 10 years of Codurance
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Sandro, Mash and José as they reflect on Codurance's 10 year anniversary and discuss how the business and community has evolved, lessons learned...
Fireside Chat #61: How useful are tech bootcamps?
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Codurance MDs José, Mash and Sandro as they discuss the pros and cons of learning via bootcamps and academies in order to aid your career. The ...
Fireside Chat #60: How do we learn best?
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Codurance MDs José, Mash and Sandro for our latest Fireside Chat on what they're learning, and how they and our community is learning too. The...
Fireside Chat #59: Non-technical skills for tech careers
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as Codurance MDs José Enrique Rodriguez Huerta (Spain), Mashooq Badar and Sandro Mancuso (UK and global) discuss non-tech skills needed and b...
Fireside Chat #58: Finding confidence in your career
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as Codurance MDs José Enrique Rodriguez Huerta (Spain), Mashooq Badar and Sandro Mancuso (UK and global) discuss navigating confidence in a t...
Fireside Chat #57: Future-proofing your career - Establishing meaningful networks
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as Codurance MDs José Enrique Rodriguez Huerta (Spain), Mashooq Badar and Sandro Mancuso (UK and global) discuss all things Agile, software c...
Fireside Chat #56: Tech layoffs: what’s the resolution?
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as Codurance MDs José Enrique Rodriguez Huerta (Spain), Mashooq Badar and Sandro Mancuso (UK and global) discuss all things Agile, software c...
Fireside Chat #55: Challenges of team agreements
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as Codurance MDs José Enrique Rodriguez Huerta (Spain), Mashooq Badar and Sandro Mancuso (UK and global) discuss all things Agile, software c...
Fireside Chat 54: Software engineering and craftsmanship - what’s the fuss?
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as Codurance MDs José Enrique Rodriguez Huerta (Spain), Mashooq Badar and Sandro Mancuso (UK and global) discuss all things Agile, software c...
Fireside Chat #53: Speeding up your software delivery
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week Codurance MDs José Huerta and Mash Badar are joined by COO Steve Lydford to talk about all things software delivery. The Fireside Chats is...
Fireside Chat 52: How will ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot change software development?
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as Codurance MDs José Enrique Rodriguez Huerta (Spain), Mashooq Badar and Sandro Mancuso (UK and global) discuss all things Agile, software c...
Fireside Chat 51: How to create a successful feedback culture
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as Codurance MDs José Enrique Rodriguez Huerta (Spain), Mashooq Badar and Sandro Mancuso (UK and global) discuss all things Agile, software c...
Fireside Chat 50: Should you hire job hoppers?
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as Codurance MDs José Enrique Rodriguez Huerta (Spain), Mashooq Badar and Sandro Mancuso (UK and global) discuss all things Agile, software c...
Fireside Chat 49: Why is our software so complex?
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as Codurance MDs José Enrique Rodriguez Huerta (Spain), Mashooq Badar and Sandro Mancuso (UK and global) discuss all things Agile, software c...
Fireside Chat 48: The cult of the hero programmer
23 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as Codurance MDs José Enrique Rodriguez Huerta (Spain), Mashooq Badar and Sandro Mancuso (UK and global) discuss all things Agile, software c...
Fireside Chat 47: Are technical and business stories a false dichotomy?
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Many development teams struggle with the balance between business and technical stories. They often struggle to describe the business value of technic...
Fireside Chat 46: Do we need project managers?
09 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, our hosts are Codurance MDs Jose Huerta, Mashooq Badar and Sandro Mancuso discuss the role of Project Managers. The Fireside Chats ...
Fireside Chat 45: QA: The most misunderstood role in software development?
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, our hosts are Codurance MDs Jose Huerta, Mashooq Badar and Sandro Mancuso discuss the role of QA. What is QA? Do we need testers? Who...
Fireside Chat 44: Do you really need a mentor?
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The idea of the Fireside chat series is to record informal conversations between the three regular hosts. Topics are normally decided just before we s...
Fireside Chat 43: From MVP to Scalable Product
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The idea of the Fireside chat series is to record informal conversations between the three regular hosts. Topics are normally decided just before we s...
Fireside Chat 42: Useful & Useless Metrics
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The idea of the Fireside chat series is to record informal conversations between the three regular hosts. Topics are normally decided just before we s...
Fireside Chat 41: Is domain driven design worth the effort?
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The idea of the Fireside chat series is to record informal conversations between the three regular hosts. Topics are normally decided just before we s...
Fireside Chat 40: Shall we get rid of all Agile ceremonies?
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Fireside Chats the hosts discuss Agile ceremonies, where they come from and if as an industry we should get rid of them, and wh...
Fireside Chat 39: Do we need so many roles in a software project?
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this Fireside Chat we discuss do we need so many roles in a software project? How many roles do we need? Does it vary from project to project? Can ...
Fireside Chat 38: Dealing with the most common pain points in legacy systems (part 2)
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In part 2 we continue the conversation about some of the most common problems found in legacy systems and how to deal with them. Feel free to leave ...
Fireside Chat 37: Dealing with the most common problems in legacy systems
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this fireside chat, we discuss some of the most common problems found in legacy systems and how to deal with them. We start our conversation by dis...
Fireside Chat 36: How do you (re)start projects well?
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this Fireside chat, we discuss how do you start projects well? Discussing questions such as should we do any planning to start a project? and if ye...
Fireside Chat 35: The entitled programmer
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this Fireside chat, we discuss the entitled programmer. Focusing on questions such as is there an issue in the industry with entitlement, diva beha...
Fireside Chat 34: Is design upfront really a bad thing?
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this live streamed Fireside chat, we discuss how bad (or not) design upfront is. What are the problems with design upfront? What are the problems w...
Fireside Chat 33: What is a Minimum Viable Professional?
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this fireside chat, we discuss what it means to be a professional. What are the behaviours that make you feel someone is a good professional? What ...
Fireside Chat 32: How to set up an internal academy for developers and other software professionals?
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this fireside chat, we discussed the importance and challenges of creating an internal academy for software professionals. What problems we are try...
Fireside Chat 31: Are we going back to the office?
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's been two years since we went from 5 days a week in the office to fully remote. What has been our experience adapting to remote work? Do we like i...
Fireside Chat 30: How relevant is Extreme Programming today?
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this fireside chat, we discuss the relevance of Extreme Programming today? Is XP still relevant? Have some of its practices been superseded by more...
Fireside Chat 29: Are code reviews a waste of time?
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What do we need code reviews for? What should be discussed during a code review? Does pair programming eliminate the need for code reviews? What are t...
Fireside Chat 28: Driving Change
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Who should be driving change and the motivation behind it? In this episode, Codurance co-founders Sandro Mancuso and Mashooq Badar and Spain's Managi...
Fireside Chat 27: Are team leads an anti-pattern?
03 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is the role of a team lead? Are they needed in an Agile environment? Are they at odds with self-organising teams? What are the advantages and dis...
Fireside Chat 26: Dealing with pressure
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 26, the discussion is on how to deal with pressure. All three hosts have felt pressured at work at some point but, what are all the differe...
Fireside Chat 25: Whose responsibility is it to motivate you?
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The first episode of 2022 is on motivation. Whose responsibility is it to motivate you? How is your motivation is impacted by the environment and how ...
Fireside Chat 24: To Estimate or Not to Estimate, That is the Question? (Part 2)
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Codurance co-founders Sandro Mancuso and Mashooq Badar and Spain's Managing Director José E. Rodríguez Huerta went deeper into the ...
Fireside Chat 23: To Estimate, or Not to Estimate, That is the Question
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Codurance co-founders Sandro Mancuso and Mashooq Badar and Spain's Managing Director José E. Rodríguez Huerta discuss if teams shou...
Fireside Chat 22: How Coupling and Cohesion can Impact Software and Organisation Design?
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Codurance co-founders Sandro Mancuso and Mashooq Badar and Spain's Managing Director José E. Rodríguez Huerta discuss how coupling ...
Fireside Chat 21: Is it Enough to Have Shared Team Values?
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Codurance co-founders Sandro Mancuso and Mashooq Badar and Spain's Managing Director José E. Rodríguez Huerta discuss the importanc...
Fireside Chat 20: How Effective are we Really?
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Codurance co-founders Sandro Mancuso and Mashooq Badar and Spain's Managing Director José E. Rodríguez Huerta discuss how effective...
Fireside Chat 19: From Expert Engineer to Terrible Manager
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the Codurance co-founder Sandro Mancuso, Spain Managing Director José E. Rodríguez Huerta and Special Guest for this episode, the R...
Fireside Chat 18: Why do we Learn What we Learn?
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, our co-founders Sandro Mancuso, Mashooq Badar, and Spain Managing Director José E. Rodríguez Huerta discuss why do we learn what we...
Fireside Chat 17: Do we Have to Lower the bar to Grow our Development Teams?
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Codurance co-founders Sandro Mancuso, Mashooq Badar, and Spain Managing Director José E. Rodríguez Huerta discuss how to grow devel...
Fireside Chat 16: How Does Architecture Impact the Organisation?
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Codurance co-founders Sandro Mancuso, Mashooq Badar, and Spain Managing Director José E. Rodríguez Huerta discuss how different typ...
Fireside Chat 15: Should Teams be Kept the Same or be Changed According to Business Needs?
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Codurance co-founders Sandro Mancuso, Mashooq Badar, and Spain Managing Director José E. Rodríguez Huerta discuss how people, teams...
Fireside Chat 14: How do I Convince my Team to Adopt Technical Practices?
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Codurance co-founders Sandro Mancuso, Mashooq Badar, and Spain Managing Director José E. Rodríguez Huerta discuss how we can convin...
Fireside Chat 13: What Does Being a Senior Developer Mean?
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Codurance co-founders Sandro Mancuso, Mashooq Badar, and Spain Managing Director José E. Rodríguez Huerta discuss what makes someon...
Fireside Chat 12: Evolution vs Revolution in Software Development
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Codurance co-founders Sandro Mancuso, Mashooq Badar, and Spain Managing Director José E. Rodríguez Huerta discuss the advantages an...
Fireside Chat 11: Is Consultancy an Essential Skill in Software Development?
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Codurance co-founders Sandro Mancuso, Mashooq Badar, and Spain Managing Director José E. Rodríguez Huerta discuss how important con...
Fireside Chat 10: Difficult Conversations
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Codurance co-founders Sandro Mancuso, Mashooq Badar, and Spain Managing Director José E. Rodríguez Huerta discuss how to deal with ...
Fireside Chat 9: Managing Technical Debt
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Codurance co-founders Sandro Mancuso, Mashooq Badar, and Spain Managing Director José E. Rodríguez Huerta discuss how to manage tec...
Fireside Chat 8: How to Measure Quality?
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Codurance co-founders Sandro Mancuso and Mashooq Badar and Spain Managing Director José E. Rodríguez Huerta discuss how we can meas...
Fireside Chat 7: To specialise or not to specialise?
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Codurance co-founders Sandro Mancuso and Mashooq Badar and Spain Managing Director José E. Rodríguez Huerta discuss if we should sp...
Fireside Chat 6: Is it Possible to Bring Agile and Developers Back Together?
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Codurance co-founders Sandro Mancuso and Mashooq Badar and Spain Managing Director José E. Rodríguez Huerta discuss if it is possib...
Fireside Chat 5: Do we need Architects?
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Codurance co-founders Sandro Mancuso and Mashooq Badar and Spain Managing Director José E. Rodríguez Huerta discuss the need for ar...
Fireside Chat 4: Culture of Learning
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the fourth Fireside Chat, Codurance co-founders Sandro Mancuso and Mashooq Badar and Spain Managing Director José E. Rodríguez Huerta talk about ...
Fireside Chat 3: Why is it so Hard to Delegate?
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Why is it so difficult to delegate? What are the different types and drivers for delegation? What can we do so that other people feel more comfortable...
Fireside Chat 2: Why Retrospectives Don’t Work?
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Not all of us like retrospectives. Episode 2 of the Fireside Chats discusses what we like and dislike about retrospectives, when (or if?) we should ha...
Fireside Chat 1: Career Progression in the Software Industry
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the first Fireside Chat, Codurance co-founders Sandro Mancuso and Mashooq Badar and Spain Managing Director José E. Rodríguez Huerta talk about c...