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Your backstage pass to the people behind Changelog and the things that interest them


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Backstage Backstage #24

Reflecting on 500 episodes

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2022-08-05T16:00:00Z šŸŽ§ 2,946

This is Adam and Jerodā€™s pre-show call before hooking up with Chris Coyier to record episode 500 of The Changelog. Weā€™ve been doing these off and on for awhile now. We hang out for 30ish minutes before the show begins and ship that conversation as a bonus for our Changelog++ members.

Weā€™re doing this one different. You donā€™t hit a round number like this very often. So, here it is. A standalone Backstage episode. Thanks for listening and hereā€™s to the next 500! šŸ„‚

Backstage Backstage #23

The Oban Pro

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2022-04-19T14:30:00Z #elixir +2 šŸŽ§ 3,162

Weā€™ve been using Parker Selbertā€™s Oban library for years and he even helped us hold it right by improving our open source implementation!

So, Jerod invited him Backstage to discuss the library, how weā€™re using it, Parkerā€™s plan to make it financially sustainable, his ā€œfreedom numberā€ of Oban Pro subscribers, and a bunch of other random stuff along the way. Letā€™s go!

Backstage Backstage #20

New Mac day!

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2021-11-24T18:00:00Z #apple +2 šŸŽ§ 3,115

We upgraded to the new MacBook Pro M1 Max and decided to share our first impressions of the new hardware, how we migrate data and settings from our old machines (or donā€™t), which apps were ā€œinstant installsā€ for each of us, which apps weā€™re trying to live without, and how we get our new machines set up for work and play. Nerd out with us!

Backstage Backstage #19

Honoring Veterans Day and #VetsWhoCode

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2021-11-11T20:00:00Z #learn +2 šŸŽ§ 2,654

Weā€™re ā€œdoing it liveā€ with Jerome Hardaway, a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft and the Executive Director of Vets Who Code ā€” a veteran-led and operated 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that focuses on training veterans, active duty military, and military spouses in software development and open source with the goal of starting careers in the technology industry.

This is a lengthly conversation in and around Jeromeā€™s story, the Vets Who Code mission and impact, the experience of being in the United States Military, and the opportunity and potential of 1.5xā€™ing one of the most elite group of people on the planet.

Backstage Backstage #18

Tenet with heavy spoilers

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2021-08-27T21:30:00Z #culture šŸŽ§ 2,982

After months of talking about and planning this episode, we decided near the very end to invite Paul from Heavy Spoilers to join us for a deep, spoiler filled, discussion on the movie Tenet, which was directed by Christopher Nolan and released September 2020. If youā€™re a fan of Tenet, youā€™ll love this episode.

Warning: This episode literally includes heavy spoilers. So come back after youā€™ve watched the film, or proceed if that doesnā€™t bother you.

Backstage Backstage #17

Consuming podcasts like PB&J

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2021-06-09T15:10:00Z šŸŽ§ 2,279

Adam and Jerod sit down to answer a listener question (Hi, Alex! šŸ‘‹) about how we podcast. Not how we create podcasts, but how we consume podcasts. Along the way we share an update on our comments feature, discuss the Apple Podcasts rollout debacle (and how it affected us launching Ship It!), and give a few personal recommendations of podcasts weā€™re listening to.

Backstage Backstage #16

Let us know in the comments

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2021-04-16T21:00:00Z šŸŽ§ 2,136

Jerod and Adam share their thoughts on Clubhouse, Twitter Spaces, et al, then discuss the value and weight of hosting commentary onsite vs on Twitter, Slack, etc. Let us know what you think in the comments.

Backstage Backstage #15

Podcasting platform Q&A

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2020-10-21T18:00:00Z #practices šŸŽ§ 2,154

Marc Beinder is building a podcast hosting web application as a part of his senior project while at Lindenwood University. In this brief Backstage episode, Marc picks Jerodā€™s brain about how we built our platform and challenges we ran into along the way.

Backstage Backstage #13

Changelog++ launch thoughts

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2020-09-21T18:30:00Z #updates šŸŽ§ 2,144

Adam and Jerod take a moment to review the soft launch of Changelog++ and feedback received from members and the community. We talk through some of the feedback weā€™ve received, how some folks still want the ads, updated thoughts on extended and bonus content, hiccups and lessons learned, the ā€œWorking in Publicā€ winners, and where we go from here.

Backstage Backstage #12

Why we're launching Changelog++

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2020-08-05T00:08:04Z #updates šŸŽ§ 2,388

We first launched a membership back in 2013ā€¦ before they were cool! šŸ˜† Now weā€™re back with a brand new edition. Itā€™s called Changelog++ and we hope you love it. This episode of Backstage is a tell-all about the program. Why we think the timing is right, what we hope it can become, how weā€™re experimenting with ideas to make it great, and what you can do to get involved.

Backstage Backstage #11

What's your backstory Adam?

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2020-05-22T16:45:00Z šŸŽ§ 3,033

Weā€™re bringing Brain Science backstage ā€” Mireille puts on her interviewer hat for a deep dive into Adamā€™s backstory. When and how did he get involved with podcasting? How did he get in to software development? When did he get his first shot at leadership? How did he learn about sales? Why is he so curious?

Backstage Backstage #9

Ten years of Changelog šŸŽ‰

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2019-11-21T16:00:00Z #startups +2 šŸŽ§ 2,365

On this special re-broadcast of the freeCodeCamp podcast, Quincy Larson (freeCodeCampā€™s founder) interviewed Adam and Jerod in the ultimate Backstage episode to celebrate a decade of conversations, news, and community here at Changelog. Yes, this month we turn 10 years old! We go deep into our origin stories, our history as a company, becoming and being a leader, the backstory of our branding, our music from Breakmaster Cylinder, and where we might be heading in the future.

Backstage Backstage #8

To GraphQL or not to GraphQL?

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2019-11-12T17:47:01Z #graphql +2 šŸŽ§ 2,969

Go Time panelist Mat Ryer joins Jerod to talk through the pros and cons of GraphQL vs REST for a future Changelog API. Thereā€™s also a fair bit of language chat around Go and JavaScript, a section on Machine Learning, and some inside baseball on where Go Time is heading.

Backstage Backstage #7

The John Wick trilogy

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2019-10-15T16:00:00Z #culture šŸŽ§ 2,035

In a world where an ex-hit-man named John Wick comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that killed his dog and stole his car ā€” three die-hard fans (Adam, Jerod, and Brett) spend nearly 2 hours discussing the John Wick trilogy and then some.

Backstage Backstage #6

Dwayne Johnsonā€™s movies are actually really educational

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2019-07-25T19:21:24Z #oscon šŸŽ§ 2,086

Come hang with Adam and Jerod at OSCONā€™s expo hall. Normally here is where we list off the topics of the conversation, but weā€™ll shoot it straight with you. We didnā€™t have any topics. We talk about blockchain and serverless, but not insightfully. This is just us hanging out, being nerds, and making each other laugh. If youā€™re in to that, youā€™ll be in to this.

Backstage Backstage #5

The Pro Stand costs more than my first car

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2019-06-04T11:10:00Z #apple šŸŽ§ 2,229

Jerod, Adam, and Nick get together mere minutes after Appleā€™s 2019 WWDC keynote to talk about all the news and announcements. Will we be buying the new Mac Pro? What about that drool-worthy 6k retina display? Will iOSā€™s dark mode deliver where Mojaveā€™s hasnā€™t? Expect all that and at least 2 bad puns in this episode of Backstage.

Backstage Backstage #2

Gettin' Plexy wit it

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2018-10-12T21:58:01Z šŸŽ§ 1,753

Adam, Jerod, and Tim get together to talk about Plex! Plex is a media server which allows you to store your movies, TV shows, music, photos, etc. Turns out, you can actually use it together with an antenna to watch live TV and DVR content. They chat about what has Adam so excited, the pros and cons (or as Adam said, ā€œtrade-offsā€), and how to get started.

Backstage Backstage #1

Live at OSCON 2018

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2018-07-27T11:00:00Z #oscon šŸŽ§ 1,759

Adam, Jerod, and Tim sit down to talk at OSCON 2018 about their favorite parts of the conference, meeting new people, seeing old friends, and telling people about all the new things happening at Changelog.

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