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On July 22-26, 2019, the Vehikl team will be attending the largest LaraconUS to date! With over 900 attendees showing up to the Playstation Theatre in Times Square, NYC, it will surely be an incredible experience!

Join us as we speak with returning guest, Adam Frank! We’ll discuss upcoming talks, things to do in and around NYC, and what we’re looking forward to at this year’s conference.

We’ll be in the main lobby of the theatre at our booth! We’ll have t-shirts to give away as well as other swag items, so make sure to stop by before they’re gone!

Links and Resources:

  • LaraconUS website: https://laracon.us/
  • LaraconUS Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaraconUS
  • Laravel website: https://laravel.com/
  • NYC PHP Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/new-york-php/events/262484765/
  • Vehikl Twitter: https://twitter.com/vehikl
  • Adam Frank's Twitter: https://twitter.com/frankyfraaank

Contributions:

  • Guest: Adam Frank
  • Hosts: Dan Soppelsa and Margaret Tavares
  • Music and show art: Adam Frank
  • Audio Editing: Nick Down
  • Recording Facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: https://vehikl.com.

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On March 25-27, 2019, we will be travelling to Tampa, Florida for VueConf US! During today’s episode, we’re going to talk about this year’s schedule, last year’s conference in New Orleans, and all the fun things we’ll be doing on our trip!

Our guest speakers for this episode are Brian Hogg and first-time guest Natalie Mastracci! They’ll be talking about some of the things they’re looking forward to as first time VueConf attendees, and lots of other interesting things! Join us as we chat about fun facts and activities to do while we’re in the area.

Vehikl will have a booth at the conference, so if you plan to attend VueConf US this year stop by and see us in the Florida sunshine!

Links and Resources:

  • VueConf US: https://us.vuejs.org/
  • Brian: https://brianhogg.com
  • Natalie on Twitter: @NMastracci
  • Vehikl on Twitter: https://twitter.com/vehikl?lang=en

Contributions:

  • Guests: Brian Hogg and Natalie Mastracci
  • Hosts: Dan Soppelsa and Margaret Tavares
  • Music and show art: Adam Frank
  • Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: https://vehikl.com.

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Today we're discussing what's going on at the London Vehikl office! The London team has recently moved into a new building. The building is a beautiful and modern location. Caryn and James work in the London office and join us to tell us what it is like to work there, and what it's like working for Vehikl for general.

The London location is hiring developers. It is a nine person team and looking to grow. Caryn and James walk us through their on-boarding process and tell us what they look for in a new team member.

We also discuss the flourishing Dev community in London. Caryn tells us about the local meetups, conferences, and potential partnerships the London office may consider further down the line.

Some of the meetups and conferences James and Caryn mentioned today are:

  • Fanshawe Reactr Program
  • UX Centre Stage
  • Explode Conference
  • DevLondon meetup

Links and Resources:

  • Caryn Humphreys on GitHub: https://github.com/LadyCarni
  • James Abell on GitHub: https://github.com/jamesabell
  • Torqd Podcast: http://podcast.vehikl.com/
  • Vehikl on Twitter: https://twitter.com/vehikl?lang=en
  • Visual Studio (VS) Code: https://code.visualstudio.com/
  • Tech Alliance: http://www.techally.com/
  • Fanshawe: https://www.fanshawec.ca/
  • Fanshawe Reactr Program: http://www.reactr.ca/
  • Dev London: https://devldn.ca/
  • UX Centre Stage: https://ltux.ca/
  • Explode Conference: https://explodeconf.com/

Contributions:

  • Guests: Caryn Humphreys and James Abell
  • Hosts: Dan Soppelsa and Margaret Tavares
  • Music and show art: Adam Frank
  • Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: https://vehikl.com.

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Welcome to our first episode of the new year. Today’s episode is the start of a new series we are calling Vehikl: Under the Hood. We sit down with Colin DeCarlo and Brian Hogg and discuss some exciting developments in the London, Hamilton, and Waterloo offices. Vehikl is hiring new talent and we have many growth opportunities.

We also talk about upcoming meetups and conferences that Vehikl is involved in and what we’re looking forward to in 2019. The meetups we feature today are:

  • Dev London -- London office, January 29th.
  • Speed Networking Night -- Conestoga College, January 29th.
  • GPUG -- Waterloo office, January 30th.
  • KWJS -- Waterloo office, February 20th.

We plan to attend two conferences this year, here’s where we’ll be:

  • LaraCon Online -- March 6th.
  • Vue.js Conference US -- Tampa Bay, FL, March 25-27th.
  • LaraCon 2019 -- New York City, NY, July 24-25

Links and Resources:

  • Brian Hogg on GitHub: https://github.com/brianhogg
  • Colin DeCarlo on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/colindecarlo
  • Discover HamOnt: https://discoverhamont.ca/
  • Dev London Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/dev-london/
  • GPUG: http://meetu.ps/c/qCPs/vR6J7/f
  • KWJS Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/kwjavascript/
  • Vue.js Conference US: https://us.vuejs.org/
  • LaraCon Online: https://laracon.net/
  • LaraCon 2019: https://laracon.us/
  • Vehikl on Twitter: https://twitter.com/vehikl?lang=en
  • Vehikl email: Go@vehikl.com

Contributions:

  • Guests: Brian Hogg and Colin DeCarlo
  • Hosts: Dan Soppelsa and Margaret Tavares
  • Music and show art: Adam Frank
  • Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: https://vehikl.com.

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What does "serverless" really mean, and how do you get started working with it? Why is serverless infrastructure becoming a popular option? Join us as we have first time guest, Jesse Carter, a talented developer here at Vehikl, talk about his vast experience working with serverless architecture.

Links and Resources:

  • Jesse Carter on LinkedIn: https://goo.gl/ujj3PV
  • Amazon Aurora: https://goo.gl/qF7MSc
  • AWS Lambda: https://goo.gl/gsJLjv
  • Cosmo DB: https://goo.gl/2xUdDk
  • Docker: https://blog.docker.com/
  • EVault: https://goo.gl/4N8auP
  • Express: https://goo.gl/VEP2qZ
  • Google Functions: https://goo.gl/cnfsqX
  • Laravel Forge: https://goo.gl/tuh74H
  • Kubeless: https://goo.gl/crQNsA
  • Microsoft Azure: https://goo.gl/JYiMUn
  • Serverless Framework: https://goo.gl/XB8fVU
  • Twilio: https://goo.gl/yVGVp7
  • Vehikl on Twitter: https://goo.gl/RxfNMD
  • Yan Cui: https://goo.gl/hSZGXR
  • Zeit Now: https://goo.gl/6wK6Y3
  • Zeit Now 2.0: https://goo.gl/3MQKsc

Contributions:

  • Guest: Jesse Carter
  • Hosts: Dan Soppelsa and Margaret Tavares
  • Music and show art: Adam Frank
  • Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: https://goo.gl/DGS78p

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We take a look at Uncle Bob’s (Bob Martin) book The Clean Coder and discuss the topic of software professionalism. We have varying degrees of experience that we share with each other and the audience. We walk chapter by chapter through the book and give some general impressions of what we took away from it. We discuss work/life balance, time management, client communication, and many other aspects of the coding lifestyle.

No matter if you are a beginner or a veteran of the software industry, The Clean Coder is key for personal professionalism.

Links and Resources:

  • Lucas Gladding on LinkedIn: https://goo.gl/dPdWZo
  • Brian Hogg on GitHub: https://goo.gl/7ZiX4T
  • The Clean Coder - by Robert (Bob) C. Martin: https://goo.gl/67EmWV
  • Exercism: https://goo.gl/TcGyow
  • Vehikl on Twitter: https://goo.gl/PgrYof

Contributions:

  • Guests: Lucas Gladding and Brian Hogg
  • Hosts: Dan Soppelsa and Margaret Tavares
  • Music and show art: Adam Frank
  • Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: https://goo.gl/8LGjAU

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React Native is a framework that builds applications for both IOS and Android systems. We have some curiosity about React Native and Lucas and Alex join us to tell us about their experience with React and React Native.

  • How does React Native compare to the original React?
  • What sort of workflow can you expect?
  • What languages can you use with React Native?
  • How long does a build take?

Lucas and Alex answer all these questions and offer their opinions on the tool. We also discuss the alternative to React and how a newbie could get their feet wet.

Links and Resources:

  • Lucas Gladding on LinkedIn: https://goo.gl/1n8u7v
  • Alex Barry on LinkedIn: https://goo.gl/59Wsye
  • React: https://goo.gl/3Vcbkd
  • React Native: https://goo.gl/bJdz48
  • Learn JavaScript: https://goo.gl/3kHo89
  • Learn HTML: https://goo.gl/PkChzE
  • Learn CSS: https://goo.gl/apytuV
  • Firebug: https://goo.gl/o6wvc1
  • Chrome Dev Tools: https://goo.gl/zZv31q
  • Vue Dev Tools: https://goo.gl/gkwgvc
  • Flutter: https://goo.gl/xihwPk
  • Xamarin.IOS: https://goo.gl/s3EHqk
  • Apache Cordova: https://goo.gl/6eUJc8

Contributions:

  • Guests: Lucas Gladding and Alex Barry
  • Hosts: Dan Soppelsa and Margaret Tavares
  • Music and show art: Adam Frank
  • Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: https://goo.gl/MCYHbx

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So how do you like to work? Are you a multi-monitor user? Do you prefer the lights on or off? Dan and Margaret sit down with Adam Frank and Brian Hogg and compare preferences, quirks, and techniques when they want to get down to work and have a productive time.

We discuss strategies and tips we’ve collected over time. We share tools we find work for us and what doesn’t work for us. Productivity is a personal experience and there is no right way to do it. Here at Vehikl we welcome all work styles and try to accommodate our team as much as possible.

Tune in to learn about some really helpful productivity tools!

Links and Resources: * Adam Frank on GitHub: https://goo.gl/wu8PtR * Brian Hogg’s website: https://goo.gl/6Rfnh2 * The 4-Hour Workweek: https://goo.gl/CHzGj7 * GitHub: https://goo.gl/zNcKXP * Waffle.io: https://goo.gl/m912rm * Jira: https://goo.gl/h5m57f * Trello: https://goo.gl/fCT3Pc * GitLab: https://goo.gl/ocvNDC * Focus@Will: https://goo.gl/Vi6gdK * Spectacle: https://goo.gl/5w4fF8 * MacBook Pro: https://goo.gl/U3V5eC * Magic Mouse: https://goo.gl/ftzwFz * Roost Laptop Stand: https://goo.gl/ub8WfC * Logitech G-Force Mouse: https://goo.gl/bL5JSH * Pomodoro Technique: https://goo.gl/XiSpTZ * Slack: https://goo.gl/uBSJuz * Unity: https://goo.gl/1RkD7Y * Gunnar Glasses: https://goo.gl/FfqD12 * F.lux: https://goo.gl/xoT6fN

Contributions: * Guests: Brian Hogg and Adam Frank * Hosts: Dan Soppelsa and Margaret Tavares * Music and show art: Adam Frank * Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: https://goo.gl/MCYHbx

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Are you heading to Laracon US 2018 in Chicago? We’ll see you there! Brian Hogg and Justin Buchanan join Dan and Margaret to talk baseball, food, museums, and the conference we’re all excited to check out.

Rumour has it, the first 50 people to attend Colin DeCarlo’s “Design Patterns with Laravel” talk will get something special.

Bonus: Come meet the Vehikl team and grab a t-shirt and Torqd sticker at our Laracon booth!

Links and resources: * Brian Hogg on Twitter: https://goo.gl/DRm2fA * Justin Buchanan on Twitter: https://goo.gl/di7P24 * Laracon US 2018 in Chicago, IL: https://goo.gl/B8S96G * Museum of Science and Industry: https://goo.gl/wfFj23 * Pequod’s Pizza: https://goo.gl/YBPu6i * Thrilllist Chicago: https://goo.gl/gPBkfY * The Original Rainbow Cone: https://goo.gl/CXgQuF * The Tamale Guy (via Yelp): https://goo.gl/at2bZK * Diamondbacks v. Cubs at Wrigley field (July 24): https://goo.gl/urhazP * Laracon conference schedule: https://goo.gl/A478Bs * Laracon speakers: https://goo.gl/1eMq4p * Wes Bos: https://goo.gl/b5atjz * Jason Fried (Basecamp founder) on Twitter: https://goo.gl/VMUQwN * Jocelyn Glei’s Hurry Slowly podcast: https://goo.gl/MWFMiW * Colin DeCarlo on Twitter: https://goo.gl/tYRaDF

Contributions: * Guests: Brian Hogg and Just Buchanan * Hosts: Dan Soppelsa and Margaret Tavares * Production and editing: Stephen Belyea * Music and show art: Adam Frank * Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: https://goo.gl/TdJjR7

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Moving to Laravel from an existing application doesn’t have to hurt! Adapting Laravel to fit your team’s needs doesn’t either. Colin DeCarlo and Lucas Gladding join Dan and Margaret to talk strategies and experience in shuffling Laravel components between applications.

Links and resources: * Colin DeCarlo on Twitter: https://goo.gl/tYRaDF * Lucas Gladding on Twitter: https://goo.gl/bAXU5P * Laravel PHP framework: https://goo.gl/M6X1kP * Illuminate database package on Packagist: https://goo.gl/tNQvon * Laravel Doctrine database object graph entity annotation: https://goo.gl/Rtu5zS * Laravel TwigBridge: https://goo.gl/r2qYpH * Stand Alone Blade Package: https://goo.gl/SKfrCn * Blade Package By Spatie: https://goo.gl/avPpfZ * Packagist: https://goo.gl/f5W5nE * Custom Auth Drivers in Laravel: https://goo.gl/hSDpXo * Respect validation: https://goo.gl/Yjc5oH * PSR-11 Container interface: https://goo.gl/xZvNdA * September 2016 issue of php[architect]: https://goo.gl/KVKKrL

Contributions: * Guests: Colin DeCarlo and Lucas Gladding * Hosts: Dan Soppelsa and Margaret Tavares * Production and editing: Stephen Belyea * Music and show art: Adam Frank * Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: https://goo.gl/TdJjR7

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What exactly is paired programming? How do you make it work for you and your team? What happens when you make it a mob? Colin DeCarlo and Grant Lovell join Dan and Margaret to talk through getting collaborative with your code.

Links and resources: * Colin DeCarlo on Twitter: https://goo.gl/tYRaDF * Grant Lovell on Twitter: https://goo.gl/ARoaQC * deliver:Agile 2018 conference: https://goo.gl/LmYXx3 * Woody Zuill talk on “No Estimates”: https://goo.gl/xagf37 * Exercism code challenges: https://goo.gl/gmBBhQ * Coding Dojo Katas: https://goo.gl/DD8q1h * GPUG Meetup: https://goo.gl/VL7ziB * Woody Zuill talk on “Mob Programming”: https://goo.gl/isZcp1 * Brooks’ Law via Wikipedia: https://goo.gl/JFBAQq * PHP Mentoring: https://goo.gl/ALUWjk * “Extreme Programming Explained” by Kent Beck: https://goo.gl/4WLPVx * “Pair Programming Illuminated” by Laurie Williams and Robert Kessler: https://goo.gl/t5jiFh * “A day of Mob Programming” timelapse video: https://goo.gl/EfV78G * “The Clean Coder” by Robert Martin: https://goo.gl/DK5nyM

Contributions: * Guests: Colin DeCarlo and Grant Lovell * Hosts: Dan Soppelsa and Margaret Tavares * Production and editing: Stephen Belyea * Music and show art: Adam Frank * Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: https://goo.gl/TdJjR7

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We’re back with part two of our inaugural Torqd book club; discussing Robert “Uncle Bob” Martin’s “Clean Architecture” with Colin DeCarlo, Brad Brothers, and Lucas Gladding. This time, we’re starting from the beginning of the book, diving into the SOLID acronym, dissecting the principles behind it, and debating when and how to put new lessons from a book into daily practice.

If you haven’t read the book, it might be a good idea to give it at least a skim before listening to this episode. Heck, we’d argue that it’s worth reading for your career alone, whether or not you listen to Torqd! We got so much from it that we broke our discussion into a two-parter. You can listen to part one right here: https://goo.gl/CRjYbi

Links and resources: * Colin DeCarlo on Twitter: https://goo.gl/tYRaDF * Brad Brothers on Twitter: https://goo.gl/VkKoMk * Lucas Gladding on Twitter: https://goo.gl/bAXU5P * “Clean Architecture” by Robert Martin: https://goo.gl/mDdWM9 * Part 1 of our discussion: https://goo.gl/CRjYbi * Godwin’s Law via Wikipedia: https://goo.gl/1GqUJC * Hamburger emoji debate via The Verge: https://goo.gl/NSaVwz

Contributions: * Guests: Colin DeCarlo, Brad Brothers, and Lucas Gladding * Hosts: Dan Soppelsa and Margaret Tavares * Production and editing: Stephen Belyea * Music and show art: Adam Frank * Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: https://goo.gl/TdJjR7

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Gather ‘round for the inaugural Torqd book club. For our first entry, we’re looking at “Clean Architecture” by Robert “Uncle Bob” Martin. With guests Colin DeCarlo, Brad Brothers, and Lucas Gladding, we’ll explore some of the larger concepts covered in the book (dependency inversion, plugin architecture, design patterns, tech debt) and hit on a few of our guests’ favourite parts.

If you haven’t read the book, it might be a good idea to give it at least a skim before listening to this episode. Heck, we’d argue that it’s worth reading for your career alone, whether or not you listen to Torqd! We got so much from it that we broke our discussion into a two-parter. Listen to part two here: https://goo.gl/bxDEVW

Links and resources: * Colin DeCarlo on Twitter: https://goo.gl/tYRaDF * Brad Brothers on Twitter: https://goo.gl/VkKoMk * Lucas Gladding on Twitter: https://goo.gl/bAXU5P * “Clean Architecture” by Robert Martin: https://goo.gl/mDdWM9

Contributions: * Guests: Colin DeCarlo, Brad Brothers, and Lucas Gladding * Hosts: Dan Soppelsa and Margaret Tavares * Production and editing: Stephen Belyea * Music and show art: Adam Frank * Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: https://goo.gl/TdJjR7

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What is imposter syndrome? What makes it so tough to get over? Does it hit our industry harder than others? Brian and Daniel join Margaret and Dan to explore their own views on, experiences of, and ways to cope with that “I don’t belong here” feeling.

Links and resources: * Brian Hogg on Twitter: https://goo.gl/DRm2fA * Daniel Mills on GitHub: https://goo.gl/irnX3K * “Clean Coder”: https://goo.gl/DK5nyM * DHH on Twitter: https://goo.gl/LSfYCm * “13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do”: https://goo.gl/peUBGN * “The Imposter’s Handbook”: https://goo.gl/U1ojsv

Contributions: * Guests: Brian Hogg and Daniel Mills * Hosts: Dan Soppelsa and Margaret Tavares * Production and editing: Stephen Belyea * Music and show art: Adam Frank * Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: https://goo.gl/TdJjR7

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Adam and Stephen rejoin Margaret and Dan for a short recap of VueConf US 2018 in New Orleans. How much did we learn? What did we eat? Where did we drink? Who got searched for contraband at the airport? Tune in to find out!

Links and resources: * VueConf US 2018: https://goo.gl/KEqY9b * Adam Frank on Twitter: https://goo.gl/ojQsfW * Stephen Belyea on Twitter: https://goo.gl/wcvM5n * Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop: https://goo.gl/7NJ1Zg * Cafe Du Monde: https://goo.gl/gGxUXY * Sheraton New Orleans: https://goo.gl/2SzoXL * House of Blue New Orleans: https://goo.gl/6SUFYm * Riverview Room: https://goo.gl/Wb2s2M * Willie’s Chicken Shack: https://goo.gl/64swLg * Three Legged Dog: https://goo.gl/RkjWx7 * Vue.js sponsors: https://goo.gl/HwToQN

Contributions: * Guests: Adam Frank and Stephen Belyea * Hosts: Dan Soppelsa and Margaret Tavares * Production and editing: Stephen Belyea * Music and show art: Adam Frank * Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: https://goo.gl/TdJjR7

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Heading to VueConf US in New Orleans this week? So are we! Adam and Stephen join Margaret and Dan to talk food, drinks, and fun in The Big Easy. Stick it out long enough, and we might even talk about the conference.

Bonus: Come meet the Vehikl team and grab a t-shirt at our VueConf booth!

Links and resources: * VueConf US 2018 (March 26-28 in New Orleans): https://goo.gl/KEqY9b * Adam Frank on Twitter: https://goo.gl/ojQsfW * Stephen Belyea on Twitter: https://goo.gl/wcvM5n * Sheraton New Orleans hotel: https://goo.gl/2SzoXL * Episode 12 of Torqd on Vue: https://goo.gl/r2uQNC * New Orleans episode of “The Layover”: https://goo.gl/JubQHZ * Crawfish episode of “Ugly Delicious” (referred to as “Ugly Food” by Steve): https://goo.gl/grpRqD

Contributions: * Guests: Adam Frank and Stephen Belyea * Hosts: Dan Soppelsa and Margaret Tavares * Production and editing: Stephen Belyea * Music and show art: Adam Frank * Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: https://goo.gl/TdJjR7

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With VueConf US approaching, we’re looking at our experiences with Vue in production. Returning guest Colin DeCarlo and new-to-the-show guest Brian Hogg sit down with Dan and Margaret for an overVue.

From bare bones usage as data-binding jQuery replacement, through enhancing existing environments without damaging the goods, to building out a ground-up SPA, Vue is useful for any project our guests (and Dan) have thrown at it.

Links and resources: * VueConf US 2018 (March 26-28 in New Orleans): https://goo.gl/KEqY9b * Colin DeCarlo on Twitter: https://goo.gl/tYRaDF * Brian Hogg on Twitter: https://goo.gl/DRm2fA * Vue’s “Getting Started” documentation: https://goo.gl/wcws3K * Adam Frank’s Shopify store (The Roasters Pack) with in-template Vue: https://goo.gl/K16XMo * Webpack Vue-loader on GitHub: https://goo.gl/2GjNsH * Colin’s MMA SPA (MMA Companion) built with Vue: https://goo.gl/Z6qHQn * Vue-router documentation: https://goo.gl/FF8JDo * Prerender.io crawler service: https://goo.gl/qe8YNe * VueX state management: https://goo.gl/nFV6Cv

Contributions: * Guests: Colin DeCarlo and Brian Hogg * Hosts: Dan Soppelsa and Margaret Tavares * Production and editing: Stephen Belyea * Music and show art: Adam Frank * Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: https://goo.gl/TdJjR7

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What is a11y all about? What does this mean from a user’s perspective? How does accessibility weigh-in on your project costs? Join us in this episode as our producer (and front end developer), Stephen Belyea talks about the importance of web accessibility.

Bonus: Come meet Stephen Belyea in person at GPUG’s monthly Meetup on Wednesday, February 28th, 2018, for his talk: End to End A11y. https://goo.gl/quR1yy

Links and resources: * Stephen Belyea on Twitter: https://goo.gl/wcvM5n * WCAG 2.0: https://goo.gl/BmgH3i * A11ycasts’ introduction to Chrome’s a11y auditing tool: https://goo.gl/b44xdG * Global Accessibility Awareness Day: https://goo.gl/u8r2Ej * Jennison Asuncion on Twitter: https://goo.gl/jfczcX * A11ycasts With Rob Dodson: https://goo.gl/x7Hke7 * Ontario’s (AODA) Accessibility Laws: https://goo.gl/3onCk9 * WAI-ARIA 1.1: https://goo.gl/e6GaXz * BBC Accessibility Standards and Guidelines: https://goo.gl/eYqMf8 * Paypal’s Bootstrap Accessibility plugin: https://goo.gl/xtfceP * WCAG Contrast Minimum: https://goo.gl/9k7JdV * a11yTO Meetup group: https://goo.gl/vrxBuJ * a11yTO Camp: https://goo.gl/9zTD6U * a11yTO Conf: https://goo.gl/a4v77i * GPUG Meetup’s February 2018 Talk (End to End A11y): https://goo.gl/quR1yy * Léonie Watson on Twitter: https://goo.gl/mea2Am * Billy Gregory on Twitter: https://goo.gl/Qy2NaC * Karl Groves on Twitter: https://goo.gl/fgzLEb * Janna Cameron on Twitter: https://goo.gl/cRmq8b * Steve Faulkner on Twitter: https://goo.gl/Zr5UdK

Contributions: * Guest: Stephen Belyea * Hosts: Dan Soppelsa and Margaret Tavares * Production and editing: Stephen Belyea * Music and show art: Adam Frank * Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: https://goo.gl/TdJjR7

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New to CSS Grid? Heard of Grid but hesitant to ship it in the wild? Margaret and (our brand new co-host) Dan speak with designer Darren Galway about Grid’s new syntax, browser support, and getting it integrated into current projects.

Links and resources: * Darren Galway on Twitter: https://goo.gl/ZPddms * MDN Grid specs: https://goo.gl/ghWfBJ * “Can I Use” support for grid: https://goo.gl/fh49gQ * CSS Grid Garden: https://goo.gl/717hsT * Flexbox Froggy: https://goo.gl/fK9Zzt * CSS Tricks’ “A Complete Guide to Grid”: https://goo.gl/WSb6mg * Rachel Andrew’s “Grid by Example”: https://goo.gl/yfVwwD * Rachel Andrew on Twitter: https://goo.gl/Hqyh3a * “Start Using CSS Grid Today” talk by Rachel Andrew: https://goo.gl/bFQAMy * Wes Bos’ CSS Grid course: https://goo.gl/Kef5XT * Firefox Quantum announcement: https://goo.gl/QE7VgB * “Layout Land” video series with Jen Simmons: https://goo.gl/XiQB9a

Contributions: * Guest: Darren Galway * Hosts: Dan Soppelsa and Margaret Tavares * Production and editing: Stephen Belyea * Music and show art: Adam Frank * Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: https://goo.gl/TdJjR7

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What exactly is code review? Is it more than just telling somebody what’s wrong with their code? Of course it is! Join developers, Colin DeCarlo, Dan Mills, and Justin Buchanan, as they sit in with Margaret to drop comments, request changes, and give approvals.

Links and resources: * Colin DeCarlo on Twitter: https://goo.gl/tYRaDF * Colin DeCarlo on GitHub: https://goo.gl/ePFtPJ * Dan Mills on GitHub: https://goo.gl/irnX3K * Justin Buchanan on Twitter: https://goo.gl/di7P24 * Travis CI test and deploy platform: https://goo.gl/qjjmkd

Contributions: * Guests: Colin DeCarlo, Dan Mills, Justin Buchanan * Host: Margaret Tavares * Production and editing: Stephen Belyea * Music and show art: Adam Frank * Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: goo.gl/TdJjR7

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Tired of testing? We aren’t! We’re focusing on what goes into testing the front end. Alex Barry, one of our senior devs, weighs in on the process, differences from back end, and helping you code better.

Links and resources: * Alex Barry on Twitter: https://goo.gl/C181KJ * Alex Barry on GitHub: https://goo.gl/h63i3D * Mocha JS testing framework: https://goo.gl/Vh6yya * SeleniumHQ browser automator: https://goo.gl/aLrZY9 * Robert “Uncle Bob” Martin’s “Clean Code” handbook: https://goo.gl/rFNtzg * ESLint linting utility: https://goo.gl/bhoUQz * Chai assertion library: https://goo.gl/8eAyVq * JavaScript Standard Style: https://goo.gl/5d6zht

Contributions: * Guest: Alex Barry * Hosts: Eric Drouillard and Margaret Tavares * Production and editing: Stephen Belyea * Music and show art: Adam Frank * Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: goo.gl/TdJjR7

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Good testing is tough. We’re talking testing in design, development, and the future of your app with two of our senior devs - Brad Brothers, and Colin DeCarlo.

Links and resources:

  • Brad Brothers on Twitter: https://goo.gl/VkKoMk
  • Brad Brothers on GitHub: https://goo.gl/p6uL2q
  • Colin DeCarlo on Twitter: goo.gl/tYRaDF
  • Colin DeCarlo on GitHub: goo.gl/ePFtPJ
  • Adam Wathan’s TDD Course: https://goo.gl/iXst3U
  • David Heinemeier Hanson on Twitter: https://goo.gl/rh8GSY
  • Breaking Up the Behemoth graph and blog post: https://goo.gl/jFvH9z
  • Magic Tricks of Testing talk: https://goo.gl/6fxjtk
  • Dave Development blog: https://goo.gl/2AAktB
  • Dev.to blog: https://goo.gl/58vTgR
  • Martin Fowler’s site: https://goo.gl/bEw8RX
  • Sandy Metz’s site: https://goo.gl/5eiYhP
  • Growing Object-Oriented Software, Guided by Tests: https://goo.gl/q64Xf8

Contributions:

  • Guests: Brad Brothers and Colin DeCarlo
  • Hosts: Stephen Belyea and Margaret Tavares
  • Production and editing: Stephen Belyea
  • Music and show art: Adam Frank
  • Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team.Check out Vehikl online: goo.gl/TdJjR7

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The time has come for Colin Mills and Justin Buchanan to graduate from their 16-month co-op term at Vehikl. We talk highlights, experiences, and career growth throughout the term.

Get real advice from students on turbo boosting your career through co-op and understanding the ins and outs of the industry from the starting line.

Links and resources:

  • Colin Mills on Twitter: goo.gl/2MeM3B
  • Colin’s Program at Conestoga: Software Engineering Technology: goo.gl/ufLA7Y
  • Justin Buchanan on Twitter: goo.gl/di7P24
  • Justin’s Program at Conestoga: IT Innovation and Design: goo.gl/jNu1wZ
  • Margaret’s Program at Conestoga: Computer Programmer / Analyst: goo.gl/anGTz8
  • Episode 2 of Torqd: goo.gl/uDw5kX

Contributions:

  • Guests: Colin Mills and Justin Buchanan
  • Hosts: Eric Droulliard and Margaret Tavares
  • Production and editing: Stephen Belyea
  • Music and show art: Adam Frank
  • Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: goo.gl/TdJjR7

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The dust has settled since our trip to Laracon 2017 in New York City. Join Product Designer Caryn Humphreys, and Developers Jesse O’Brien and Adam Frank to dig into impressions and the Laracon experience.

We’ll touch on the wide variety of talk topics, from education to inspirational, and how to make the most of any conference.

Links and resources:

  • Laracon US 2017 in New York: goo.gl/rMKE6A
  • Jesse O’Brien on Twitter: goo.gl/z4i42G
  • Caryn Humphreys on Twitter: goo.gl/5hep7R
  • Adam Frank on Twitter: goo.gl/ojQsfW
  • Sean Larkin: goo.gl/yD1iTU
  • Adam Wathan: goo.gl/M6MW3q
  • Jack McDade: goo.gl/XR8s3n
  • Justin Jackson: goo.gl/sJbnYA
  • Taylor Ottwell: goo.gl/B6g8YY
  • Laravel Slack channel: goo.gl/6GuEn1
  • Michael Dyrynda: goo.gl/HesNx8
  • Tom Schlick: goo.gl/mTgzFo
  • Torqd via @Vehikl on Twitter: goo.gl/WEaS1w
  • Torqd via Vehikl by email: go@vehikl.com

Contributions:

  • Guests: Jesse O’Brien, Caryn Humphreys, Adam Frank
  • Hosts: Eric Droulliard and Margaret Tavares
  • Production and editing: Stephen Belyea
  • Music and show art: Adam Frank
  • Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: goo.gl/TdJjR7

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Day 1 of Laracon US 2017 is a wrap and the after party is well underway. We grabbed a few developer friends for a quick recap of the day’s events.

Links and resources:

  • Laracon US 2017 in New York City: goo.gl/rMKE6A
  • Science Fair at Laracon: goo.gl/Xx7kSj
  • “Introducing Laravel Horizon” blog post from Taylor Ottwell: goo.gl/GK9Lda
  • Jesse O’Brien on Twitter: goo.gl/z4i42G and Github: goo.gl/orDGuJ
  • Ben Corlett on Twitter: goo.gl/PQQqf6 and Github: goo.gl/6Vma3G
  • Tom Schlick on Twitter: goo.gl/mTgzFo and Github: goo.gl/BBHkve
  • Shawn McCool on Twitter: goo.gl/cNykS7
  • Matt Machuga on Twitter: goo.gl/eb7CaG and Github: goo.gl/cBiHP1
  • Torqd via @Vehikl on Twitter: goo.gl/WEaS1w
  • Torqd via Vehikl by email: go@vehikl.com

Contributions:

  • Guests: Jesse O’Brien, Ben Corlett, Tom Schlick, Shawn McCool, Matt Machuga
  • Host: Stephen Belyea
  • Production and editing: Stephen Belyea
  • Music and show art: Adam Frank
  • Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team.Check out Vehikl online: goo.gl/TdJjR7

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It’s Laracon week and we’re getting ready for Laravel’s 5.5 release. Developers Jesse O’Brien, Colin DeCarlo, and Dan Soppelsa sit down to chat through features, updates, and tools implemented for the release.

Links and resources:

  • Jesse O’Brien on Twitter: goo.gl/z4i42G
  • Jesse O’Brien on GitHub: goo.gl/orDGuJ
  • Colin DeCarlo on Twitter: goo.gl/tYRaDF
  • Colin DeCarlo on GitHub: goo.gl/ePFtPJ
  • Dan Soppelsa on Twitter: goo.gl/WvWKAw
  • Dan Soppelsa on GitHub: goo.gl/2fDMXJ
  • “Package Auto-Discovery In Laravel 5.5” blog post from Taylor Ottwell: goo.gl/Yi4V3K
  • Torqd via @Vehikl on Twitter: goo.gl/WEaS1w
  • Torqd via Vehikl by email: go@vehikl.com

Contributions:

  • Guests: Jesse O’Brien, Dan Soppelsa, and Colin DeCarlo
  • Hosts: Eric Drouillard and Margaret Tavares
  • Production and editing: Stephen Belyea
  • Music and show art: Adam Frank
  • Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: goo.gl/TdJjR7

Tech mentions: Laravel, Laracon, PHP, PHP 7, long term support (LTS), pivot casting, JSON, serialize array, dump and die, collections, transformation, pipeline, debug, class, framework, Symfony, service provider, stack trace, SOAP, validation, rule contract, callback, Node, boolean, filter, Ruby, exceptions, database schema, migration, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Linux, sudo, Git, rebase, Vue, Bootstrap, React, front end presets, Blade templates, API, Javascript frameworks, Horizon

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We’re sitting down with Senior Developer Colin DeCarlo, and occasional computer user Daniel Mills, to discuss how they started, where they’ve been, and choices made along the way. Regardless of where your career is at, Colin and Dan have wisdom to spare.

From early days during the dot-com bust, to running and hosting Southern Ontario’s premiere PHP user’s group, Colin’s breadth of perspective and experience is tough to beat. Dan’s start as a co-op, through Angular pro, and onto expert and proponent of Javascript fundamentals, is nothing to sniff at. Listen in for a fun romp through two careers’ worth of dos, don’ts, and dunnos.

Links and resources:

  • Colin DeCarlo on Twitter: goo.gl/tYRaDF
  • Colin DeCarlo on GitHub: goo.gl/ePFtPJ
  • “Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software” book by the “Gang of Four”: goo.gl/ydwczo
  • Dominic Tarr on GitHub: goo.gl/FVcC5t
  • GPUG via Meetup: goo.gl/VL7ziB
  • GPUG on Twitter: goo.gl/ChbkPr
  • Jeremy Cook on Twitter: goo.gl/WDxeX6
  • Torqd via @Vehikl on Twitter: goo.gl/WEaS1w
  • Torqd via Vehikl by email: go@vehikl.com

Contributions:

  • Guests: Colin DeCarlo and Daniel Mills
  • Hosts: Eric Drouillard and Margaret Tavares
  • Production and editing: Stephen Belyea
  • Music and show art: Adam Frank
  • Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: goo.gl/TdJjR7

Tech mentions: Angular, Angular directives, Knockout, programming fundamentals, React, lifecycle methods, design patterns, adapter pattern, Oracle, PHP

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We’re talking our favourite lightweight Javascript framework/libraries: React and Vue. Senior full-stack developers Jesse O’Brien and Dan Soppelsa join our co-hosts, Eric and Margaret, for this debut Torqd chat.

Sit-in as we learn more about Jesse and Dan’s careers, history with the Javascript landscape, and philosophies on getting started or just keeping up. Stick around for thoughts on the future of jQuery, what to jump into for a first framework, and where best to start tinkering and learning.

Links and resources:

  • Jesse O’Brien on Twitter: goo.gl/z4i42G
  • Jesse O’Brien on GitHub: goo.gl/orDGuJ
  • Dan Soppelsa on Twitter: goo.gl/WvWKAw
  • Dan Soppelsa on GitHub: goo.gl/2fDMXJ
  • Laracasts online: goo.gl/RUAMfE
  • Egghead.io online: goo.gl/icpLBU
  • Dan Abramov on Twitter: goo.gl/eqrLFV
  • Torqd via @Vehikl on Twitter: goo.gl/WEaS1w
  • Torqd via Vehikl by email: go@vehikl.com

Contributions:

  • Guests: Jesse O’Brien and Dan Soppelsa
  • Hosts: Eric Drouillard and Margaret Tavares
  • Production and editing: Stephen Belyea
  • Music and show art: Adam Frank
  • Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: vehikl.com

Tech mentions: CodeIgnitor, FuelPHP, Laravel, C++, Java, jQuery, Angular, Backbone, Marionette, React, WordPress, responsive, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Vue, ES6, Typescript, CDN, Redux, VueX, MVC, Polymer