Edaqa & Stephane (Podcast): Recent Episodes
Edaqa & Stephane
We used to work together, then both went our separate ways, left cushy jobs for the uncertainty of freelancing work. Years have passed, and it's now time for more action. Stephane wants to start his own venture, edA-qa is starting a new life. Follow us as we make our way to financial freedom or the good life (pick one?).
Stephane gives an update on his bitcoin privacy and command-line bookkeeping efforts Edaqa explains how TransferWise Borderless account can be a good way to get paid in USDs and we grumble about PayPal as a transit account for USDs
Edaqa gives an update on his coding interview website, and markup language, Stephane plays captive audience, and we discuss the intricacies of becoming an affiliate generally (and Udemy specifically).
Stephane goes on a mission in Nicosia, Edaqa tumbles bitcoin, and we talk about bitcoin wallets privacy
Edaqa starts his own markdown processor, Stephane coinjoins and gets a polyo shot, and we talk about carb intake
Stephane finally gets some bitcoins, Edaqa starts promoting his book on podcasts, and we ponder: do we need a mailing list?
Edaqa's book launches, Stephane's ring arrives, and we ponder: what did Eagleson really mean back in 1991?
Edaqa reaches a first book milestone, Stephane gives a bitcoin privacy update, and we ponder: is a 'good enough' programming philosophy like poetry?
Stephane's adventures in buying bitcoins anonymously, Edaqa's impressions on the 'Mindset' book, and we ponder: what defect handling habit distinguishes the novice from the expert?
Edaqa explains pure functions, Stephane groks pure functions, and we ponder: can a function be all you need?
Edaqa boldly strides into the future, Stephane rocks Berlin (and not much else), and we ponder: what's the OOP version of spaghetti code?
Edaqa clears is inbox and writes a lot, Stephane buys a hardware bitcoin wallet, and we ponder: what are our go-to languages for now and the coming couple years?
Stephane writes the first post on his privacy-related blog, Edaqa registered a domain for his cooking website, and we ponder: how to split a day's work between personal and paid projects?
Edaqa yearns for easier local python packaging and adds a new page to his hugo powered website, Stephane create a couple wordpress websites using an affiliate network platform, and we ponder: why use javascript for Martin Fowler's 2nd edition of 'Refactoring'?
Stephane gets an insulin prescription, Edaqa does not like emptying his physical inbox in the evening, and we ponder: how big a timebox should you have to make a dent in your personal projects?
Edaqa picks a tweet, Stephane's fsharp exercism pull request gets accepted, and we ponder the meaning of a @codewisdom tweet about starting coding early in a project
Stephane experiences the sound of silence in reddit, and retreats (for now), Eda-qa's website takes shape, and we pick our favorite guitar playing learning program
Edaqa and Stephane discuss options for monetizing fruits & nuts bar recipes, Stephane fixes his redirect bug for real this time, and we ponder: how much glucose does the body need?
Edaqa makes the introduction, Stephane doubts his redirect fix, and the show gets its own shiny logo
Stephane destroys a website while Edaqa creates a new one. Featuring Edaqa's much better microphone.
Status update on the ongoing mvp from Stephane and Edaqa's blogging activity. This also goes into breaking a finger, considering data privacy from the start, getting in and out of the low spirit zone, and meetups.
On: getting lost in Jupyter notebooks, animating with javascript / css, the complexity of cross-platform, ux misses and learning math.
Our first episode to get the ball rolling, please leave comments if you need more info on one of the products and services mentioned in the show.