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Seriously Good Software

20 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Seriously Good Software  Marco Faella & Michael Carducci This week we're joined by Macro Faella - Computer Science professor at the University of Nap...

Java is not Dead

26 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're joined by Java Champion and JetBrains Developer Advocate Trisha Gee. Trisha helps us sort through the noise and confusion around some ...

Developing an Outward Mindset

12 Feb 2020

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This week we're joined by Paul Wilhelm Software Development Manager at MasterControl. We discuss leadership in Tech and how to develop an "outward min...

Introducing Bazel

29 Jan 2020

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This week is a double-header. We're joined by Benjamin Muschko and Joshua Van Allen. We get both a front-end and back-end perspective of Bazel. Ben's ...

The Art of Learning for Technology Professionals

15 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Heinz Kabutz is gifting a course to NFJS podcast listeners. Redeem this course here. This week I'm joined by Dr. Heinz Kabutz. Heinz is the author ...

Developer Productivity - Tools & Metrics

01 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the 2020 season of the NFJS podcast! New episodes every other Wednesday! This week we're joined with Hans Docter discussing developer produ...

WebAssembly and the Future of Software

13 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

WebAssembly is live, it's in your browser, and it's poised to completely transform how we build, run, and think about software. The promise of "write-...

Developer First Leadership

30 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're joined by Kate Wardin, founder of Developer First Leadership (https://www.developer-first.com/). She shares some insights on how to em...

So you Want to be a Software Architect

16 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we benefit from hard-won wisdom coming from decades of experience as a software architect. In this episode, Ken shares the vast skillset and...

Exploring Smart-Home Skills & Conversational UI

02 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded LIVE at UberConfX. This week we're joined by Craig Walls, Spring expert extraordinaire but we'll be discussing one of his other passions - sm...

Mini-Episode: The state of Java in 2019

18 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we catch up with Chris Judd (@javajudd) to get his analysis of the state of Java in 2019 - the new release cadence, the new licensing model,...

Communicating like an Architect

04 Sep 2019

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Recorded live @ UberConfX this week Nate Schutta shares his wisdom on the skills necessary to be a truly great software architect.

The End of Agile, Leadership and Self Management

21 Aug 2019

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More insights and wisdom from Johanna Rothman. Don't miss this week's episode! https://leanpub.com/u/johannarothman

The Future of the Web

07 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week I'm joined by Mike Hartington to talk about some of the new developments from the Ionic community. Ionic support for Vue and React, Stencilj...

Tech Leadership Skills: OKRs

31 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're joined by Chris Hansen where he shares the what/why/how of OKRs (Objective/Key Result) as well as pitfalls to avoid from hard experie...

Developer Productivity, Builds, and UberConf X

17 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded LIVE from UberConfX, This week I sit with Eric Wendelin and talk about how the team at Gradle is creating a better build process--even if yo...

Testing, Mobbing and a new Take on Documentation

26 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we are joined once again by Llewellyn Falco (@LlewellynFalco) to discuss lessons he's learned an epiphany he recently had around documentati...

The Journey to 20,000 Microservices Deployments in a year

19 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we are joined by Chris Maki to learn about his journey from monolith to 20,000 microservices deployment in a single year. Chris is the fou...

What's New With Groovy & Grails

05 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week I caught up with Søren Glasius at Gr8Conf in Denmark to get an update on what's going on in the world of groovy/grails.   Grails 4 RC2 de...

Security, Identity, OAUTH and more

22 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week I'm joined by Matt Raible and we discuss identity, security, and some best practices all developers should know. 

Learning and Growing in Git

08 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Lyndsey Padget is a NoFluff speaker, Git Consultant and all-around Bad-ass. This week she joins us to share her expertise and journey with Git.  I...

AR, VR, and Emerging Tech

17 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

After a single interaction with VR, Eldon Alameda immediately recognized that this technology would be a seismic shift in our industry. He dove in hea...

Containers, Knative, and reducing Developer Stress

10 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It seems like every time we solve one problem, it opens the door to a more complex problem. Tools like docker and Kubernetes have solved many problems...

Aurelia in Action with Sean Hunter

27 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're joined by Sean Hunter, author of Aurelia in Action. He gives us the history as well as the current state of the Aurelia framework.  ...

Exploring Kotlin with Ken Kousen

20 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kotlin is an exciting new language for the JVM from the folks at Jetbrains. Kotlin has been making waves for a couple years now in the Android space b...

Raju Gandhi on Vuejs and Evaluating web frameworks

06 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

For better or worse, the industry has coalesced around the big three frameworks: Angular, React and Vue. Each framework has it's own strengths and wea...

Debugging Technical Teams

27 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week I'm joined by Esther Derby and we discuss how tech teams get so toxic and dysfunctional and what we can do about it. Esther will be speaking...

Hands-on learning with KataCoda

20 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week I sit with Ben Hall and Jon Johnson to discuss an incredible tool for software engineers to learn, teach, and polish their craft - Katacoda....

Adopting the Open Source Model in the Enterprise

13 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week developer, architect, and open source contributor David Sietz and I sit and discuss how enterprises can adopt the open source model, the cha...

Nanoservices? Miniservices? Macroservices?

06 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week I'm joined by Rod Cope of Rogue Wave Software. The topic is multi-grain services. How to evaluate the tradeoffs and to chose the architectu...

Big Data and the Cloud

30 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we look at the big shift happening in Big Data as it moves to the cloud. Dave Hendrickson shares his experience at Thomson Reuters moving...

Quality Metrics and Improving Architecture (REMASTERED)

23 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week I'm joined by Alexander Von Zietzewitz from Hello2Morrow whose stated mission is to empower software craftsmanship. We talk about how to me...

The Future of the IDE

16 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The way we write software, our tools, and technologies have remained largely unchanged. This Week Tudor Girba demonstrates an entirely new set of tool...

The Convergence of Web and Big Data Architecture

02 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week I'm joined once again by Steve Pousty (@theSteve0) and we're talking about the convergence of Big Data and Web architecture, how we're enter...

Lifelong Learning Redux

26 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we celebrate the holidays and roll into 2019 with the legendary Venkat Subramanium (@Venkat_S). In this episode Venkat shares his philosophy...

TradeOffConf - Software Architecture & Compromise

19 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

With the conclusion of ArchConf 2018 we've wrapped the 2018 tour. This week I sit with Neal Ford of ThoughtWorks. We talk about the trade-offs of soft...

Analyzing Software Architectures

28 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

"Software Architecture is the stuff you can't google." There's no one answer.  In this episode, I interview hands-on architect, speaker and trainer, ...

An Inside Look at Tech Speaking

21 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

With the Thanksgiving holiday fast approaching in the United States, we've decided to change gears on the NFJS podcast, pulling back the curtain on wh...

Developer Automation and the Art of Yak Shaving

14 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week I get to sit with Jessica Kerr (aka jessitron) to discuss a topic developers love to hate – yak shaving. Jessica takes a different approa...

Don't Fear Kubernetes

07 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week I'm joined by Steve Pousty, author of Getting Started in OpenShift. In this episode he gives me some insight into what kubernetes is, wh...

Mob Programming with Llewellyn Falco

31 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the NFJS podcast I'm joined again by LLewellyn Falco where we discuss Mob Programming. Mob programming is a software development appr...

The Future of Software Development

17 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week our host is joined in the studio with Rod Cope, speaker at the upcoming Tech Leader Summit, and we Discuss the future of software developmen...

Dealing with Legacy Code

26 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We all have to deal with legacy code. As frustrating as legacy code can be, legacy code is important. Legacy code has users. Legacy code is in the wil...

Launching the Micro Future

12 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week I get to sit down with Jeff Brown of Object Computing and we talking about Micronaut, the latest framework designed for creating fast, ligh...

Thinking Architectually

29 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

New software technology appears every year. Like clockwork, another language, library, pattern, or approach will arrive on the scene with plenty of h...

Exploring Kafka

15 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I'm joined by Tim Burglund who heads up developer relations at confluent. Tim brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in distribut...

From Chaos to Successful Distributed Agile Teams

01 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The NFJS podcast is back after the summer break. This week Michael Carducci is joined by Johanna Rothman talking about agile. How to do it right; esp...

Tales from the Jar Side

31 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week I gather around the microphone with Ken Kousen where he reflects on a life and career focused on the JVM. 

Docker, Kubernetes and Containers

02 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week I sit with Jonathan Johnson and talk all things containers. What are the current trends, what are currently recommended tools and best pract...

Thoughtworks: Build Your Own Tech Radar

07 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

At ArchConf 2017, leading engineers and software architects converged to teach, learn and discuss all the skills and elements necessary to be a great ...

Evolutionary Architecture and Fitness Functions

24 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we dive into evolutionary architecture.    The software development ecosystem is constantly changing, with a constant stream of innov...

Architecting for GDPR - Start Coding Now

10 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

GDPR is a regulation that requires businesses to protect the personal data and privacy of EU citizens for transactions that occur within EU member sta...

Changing the way we code w/ Tudor Girba

27 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Tudor Girba gives us an update on how he and his team are changing the way we interact with code.

NFJS Live: Emerging Tech

29 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we dive deep into the emerging trends with Brian Sletten, a forward-thinking software Engineer. Recording live in Chicago, IL.  

NFJS LIVE - Deep Dive into Docker & Containers

17 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week on NoFluffJustStuff Live we dive deep into containers with the freshest face on the NFJS tour, Jonathan Johnson. 

NFJS Live Halloween Special: Tech Horror Stories

31 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

From an unchecked rm -rf to almost starting World War III, we've experienced them. To celebrate the holiday Michael Carducci and NFJS attendees share ...

NFJS Live: Security with Brian Sletten

06 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In episode one of NoFluffJustStuff Live, we dive into where we need to shift our mindset as developers around security, best practices and resources w...

Podcast: A look back (and forward) with Daniel Hinojosa

30 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I explore a number of topics with Daniel Hinojosa. We talk about skills that should spread beyond developers, look back on our career...

Remote Work and Thoughts on Travel

10 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Many of the NFJS speakers are independent and frequently work remotely. This is a trend we're seeing more and more in our industry. Michael Carducci ...

Reflecting on Javascript and Developer Evolution

26 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week I have the opportunity to sit down with Nate Schutta. We had a fascinating conversation about the history and current state of Javascript a...

Microservice REST API Design in 10 Steps – Part II

12 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week I sit with Rohit and we continue our discussion of his 10 step process for Microservice API design. 

Microservice REST API Design in 10 Steps - Part I

27 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The NFJS podcast is back for the 2017 Season! This week I sit with Rohit and discuss his 10 step process for Microservice API design. 

Professional Git with Brent Laster

28 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week I sit down with Brent Laster, author of "Professional Git."

Software Environmentalism with Tudor Girba

14 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

At the 2016 ArchConf in Clearwater, FL, I sat down with Tudor Girba to discuss his ideas around Software Environmentalism. 

Leadership with Jake Harriman of Nuru International

30 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The NFJS tour series has supported Nuru International for many years. This week I sit down with founder Jake Harriman and talk about his journey to st...

Lifelong Learning with Venkat Subramaniam

16 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week we discuss Venkat's philosophy on learning and work. Don't miss this insightful episode!

The Challenges facing Software Architects

02 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week I sit with Mark Richards, author of several popular books and Software Architecture as well as hit O'Reilly video series and we discuss the ...

What's new in Groovy, Grails & the G3 summit

19 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week I sit down with Ken Kousen (Kousen IT, Groovy Podcast) and Jeff Brown (OCI) and we talk about what's new in the world of Groovy, Grails as w...

Debugging QA in the Agile World with John Borys

05 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

QA is a difficult area to integrate into an agile process. This week we discuss common pitfalls and their solutions. 

Reflections on Agile in 2016 - What's Wrong and How to Fix It

21 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week I sit with John Borys and we talk all things agile. We spend a great deal of time reflecting on where most teams and organizations go wrong ...

Diving into Angular2 with Daniel Zen

31 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

At AngularSummit West, I sat down with Daniel Zen of Zen Digital and talked about all things Angular2. Specifially what are some of the consideration...

From failure to mastery with Janelle Klein

10 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Critical Thinking, Technology and Magic with Brian Sletten

28 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Reflecting on UberConf 2016, we dive deep into technology thinking critically about all the implications-both good and bad-of our ever evolving world...

Behind the tour with Jay Zimmerman

14 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

We sat down with Jay Zimmerman, creator of NoFluffJustStuff to talk about the philosophy behind the tour and what to expect this year.   

Digging into functional programming with Venkat Subramaniam

10 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

We're joined this week by Venkat Subramaniam digging into functional programming, why it's exciting and how you can begin to see the benefits.

Inside Security with Ksenia Dmitrieva

22 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week I was able to sit down with Ksenia and talk security.

Diving into the internals of the JVM with Doug Hawkins

30 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

At the tail end of the Rich Web Experience, I had a chance to sit down with Doug Hawkins and talk about his work optimizing the JVM in performance cr...

Solving problems without reading code - With Tudor Girba

15 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Tudor Girba joins us at ArchConf 2015 where he discusses the work he's doing to change the way we deal with code and why fundamentally, code is not te...

Checking out Aurelia with Peter Pavlovich

22 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

We're joined by Peter Pavlovich to discuss Aurelia, why Rob Eisenburg left Google to work on it and why it's definitely worth checking out! 

Scala & Functional Programming with Danial Hinojosa

08 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Daniel Hinojosa talks Scala, the importance of being multi-lingual, and in the end shares his secret for learning new languages fast!

Ionic 2, AngularJS 2 and the future of hybrid apps - Mike Hartington

25 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're joined by Mike Hartington, Ionic Developer advocate. We're discussing what's new in Ionic 2, Angular 2.0 along. Also, how to build you app...

Exploring Groovy, Grails3 and more with Ken Kousen

11 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

We're joined with Ken Kousen to discuss the current state of Groovy, Grails3 and why those technologies are well worth exploring. The time for Groovy...

REST is Dead, Long Live the Web! - Peter Pavlovich

28 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Is REST really dead? What are the alternatives and how could they be so superior?  We're joined this week by Peter Pavlovich, Principal Architect a...