Technically Sound: Recent Episodes
Technically Sound
Hosted by Ty Littlefield and Erick Rosso, Technically Sound covers various tech news, in-depth programming topics, and listener questions and answers. We will occasionally host other developres and/or listeners for interviews in a topic they have knowledge in.
Bringing more than 15 years programming experience in a plethora of environments, languages and projects, we want to bring you topics that can help you succeed at your next project or simply better understand concepts that you may be struggling with.
Episode 4: SOLID Design Principles; Nov 4, 2021. Hosts: Ty Littlefield and Erick Rosso
Successful software engineers understand that an attention to detail is important skill to possess. Design principles help developers create universally flexible and robust code. Episode four takes a look at the five object-oriented design (OOD) principles of SOLID, a widely accepted OOD developed by Robert C. Martin (AKA uncle Bob) nearly twenty-years ago. To effectively communicate concepts, we utilize real-world examples throughout the episode.
News:
- Robbers make off with a truckload’s worth of GPUs in GTA-style heist
- Shure’s first true wireless earbuds focus on music and call quality
- SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts can’t use Crew Dragon toilet on trip home
- Windows 11 just added a highly requested new feature to the taskbar
- Another new Windows 11 bug is slowing down people’s workflows
- Netflix launches its new video game platform on Android devices
- Cars Are Going Electric. What Happens to the Used Batteries?
- FBI Raids Chinese Point-of-Sale Giant PAX Technology – Krebs on Security
- Apple’s Federighi rails against app sideloading in single-note keynote | TechCrunch
We are always interested in thoughts and feedback. Follow what we're up to and keep in touch. E-Mail all questions, comments and ideas to technicallysound@venom.fm, or follow @techsound_cast on Twitter where you can get in touch or stay up-to-date with latest news. You can also join us on our Discord.
Bonus Episode: CVStats Demystified; Oct 31, 2021. Hosts: Ty Littlefield and Erick Rosso
CVStats is an accessible COVID-19 statistics tracker brought to you by show host Tyler Littlefield. Data is curated through various sources and accessed through a public-facing API. In this bonus episode, we step through the process of developing and deploying a React application. We draw on the existing project of CVStats to showcase concepts in a practical manner.
Resources:
- Accessible COVID-19 statistics tracker
- An open API for disease-related statistics. No signup required
- Tutorial: Intro to React
We are always interested in thoughts and feedback. Follow what we're up to and keep in touch. E-Mail all questions, comments and ideas to technicallysound@venom.fm, or follow @techsound\_cast on Twitter where you can get in touch or stay up-to-date with latest news. You can also join us on our Discord.
Episode 3: Exploring Python Libraries; Oct 28, 2021. Hosts: Ty Littlefield and Erick Rosso
Python is constantly proving its worth. In this episode, we bring our top Python libraries to the table and determine just what about them makes Python great. Well-known libraries for leveraging the power of the internet make an appearance in this episode. Libraries such as Request, Scrapy, FastApi, and Flask. Parsing English is made possible through the power of the Natural Language Toolkit (NLTK) which introduces ease to tagging and splitting parts of speech. Still more libraries are explored for their robustness, usefulness, and popularity, WXPython, SQLAlchemy, and more.
News articles:
- Missouri Governor Vows to Prosecute St. Louis Post-Dispatch for Reporting Security Vulnerability Krebs on Security
- Trump's Truth Social beta site violates open source license | ZDNet
- NPM Library (ua-parser-js) Hijacked: What You Need to Know | Rapid7 Blog
- Fake npm Roblox API Package Installs Ransomware and has a Spooky Surprise
- Iran gas stations reportedly hit by massive cyberattack
We are always interested in thoughts and feedback. Follow what we're up to and keep in touch. E-Mail all questions, comments and ideas to technicallysound@venom.fm, or follow @techsound_cast on Twitter where you can get in touch or stay up-to-date with latest news. You can also join us on our Discord.
Episode 2: Server Deployment and Security; Oct 21, 2021. Hosts: Ty Littlefield and Erick Rosso
In this episode, we discuss the basics of deploying and managing a server. Our points included dedicated vs vps/cloud hosting, and quickly moved into security. Ideas for a firewall, and securing your attack surface from people on the internet. We wrap up by talking about solutions for securing SSH and other services.
News articles:
- Missouri Governor Vows to Prosecute St. Louis Post-Dispatch for Reporting Security Vulnerability – Krebs on Security
- Python stands to lose its GIL, and gain a lot of speed | InfoWorld
- The ‘Broadband Gap’ Is Now a Housing Problem | WIRED
- Entry Level Kubernetes Certification to Help Advance Cloud Careers - Linux Foundation - Training
- Amazon warehouse workers on Staten Island seek union vote - The Washington Post
We are always interested in thoughts and feedback. Follow what we're up to and keep in touch. E-Mail all questions, comments and ideas to technicallysound@venom.fm, or follow @techsound_cast on Twitter where you can get in touch or stay up-to-date with latest news. You can also join us on our Discord.
In this episode, we talk about steps for designing and implementing a project. We discuss project planning, language choice, code organization and testing.