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To Be Continuous
by Heavybit
A show all about continuous delivery and software development.
Episodes
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Ep. #59, Game Changers and Product Clones
In episode 59 of To Be Continuous, Paul and Edith discuss the changes in production and monetization that have propelled the modern gaming industry, cloning products, and the merits of paying for distribution.
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Ep. #58, No Roadmap For Open Source
In episode 58 of To Be Continuous, Paul and Edith discuss open source as an onramp for developers, the sustainability of passion projects, and the need for non-engineer contributors in the space.
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Ep. #57, The Next Wave of Developer Tools
In episode 57 of To Be Continuous, Paul and Edith explore the vast differences between the devtools community of yesteryear and today, from the tooling to the business ecosystem, and even the developers themselves.
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Ep. #56, How Much Work is Too Much Work?
In episode 56 of To Be Continuous, Paul and Edith discuss burnout and psychological safety in the workplace, as well as differing views on the amount of hours a person should work each week.
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Ep. #55, Speaking of Conferences
In episode 55 of To Be Continuous, Paul and Edith discuss their conference experiences, as both attendees and hosts, as well their firsthand knowledge of freemium and low-tier pricing models.
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Ep. #54, Paul and Edith Dissect Startups
In episode 54 of To Be Continuous, Paul and Edith discuss startup companies, the culture they’re often born out of, how they can secure funding, and the common pitfalls early founders fall victim to.
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Ep. #53, A Closer Look at Open Source Today
In episode 53 of To Be Continuous, Paul and Edith discuss the evolution of open source over the last 20 years, maintainer sustainability, and the frequency of miscommunications in the world of texts and emojis. For more information, these related articles cover the advantages of open source and…
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Ep. #52, The Evolution of Local vs. Remote
In episode 52 of To Be Continuous, Paul and Edith discuss the changing landscape of recruiting, focusing specifically on remote vs. local hiring, and how a company’s personnel structure changes as it grows.
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Ep. #51, Dark and The Future of Deployment
In episode 51 of To Be Continuous, Paul and Edith are back in the studio to discuss Paul’s new company, Dark. Together they explore some of the challenges that many startups face, as well as what the future of software deployment may look like.
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Ep. #50, Marketing an Open Source Project
In episode 50 of To Be Continuous, Edith and Paul look at how marketing plays a role in open source and how creators can turn a vision into a successful developer community.
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Ep. #49, Another Look at Product Management
In episode 49 of To Be Continuous, Edith and Paul discuss how to lead and manage a developer product to success.
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Ep. #48, Resolving Accidental Complexity with Dark
In episode 48 of To Be Continuous, Edith asks Paul what it took to found his fourth startup, Dark.
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Ep. #47, Product Management with Adam Gross
In episode 47 of To Be Continuous, Edith and Paul are joined by Adam Gross, former CEO of Heroku, who explains why people get into product management and how the role has evolved alongside continuous delivery.
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Ep. #46, Microsoft Acquires GitHub
In episode 46 of To Be Continuous, Paul and Edith discuss Microsoft’s acquisition of GitHub. Is it a good thing? What will be the impact of such a massive deal on the companies and developers in the devtools space?
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Ep. #45, DevOps with Microsoft’s Sam Guckenheimer
In episode 45 of To Be Continuous, Paul and Edith meet with Sam Guckenheimer, Product Owner for Microsoft’s Visual Studio Team Services. They talk about how CI/CD has shaped the way teams approach DevOps today and how things might look in the not-so-distant future.
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Ep. #44, Open Source for Enterprise with HashiCorp
In episode 44 of To Be Continuous, Paul and Edith meet with Armon Dadgar, Co-Founder and CTO of HashiCorp, along with GGV Capital’s Glenn Solomon to dive into how CI/CD and open source can drive an enterprise-facing business strategy.
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Ep. #43, Startup Partnerships with Ellen Chisa and John Kodumal
In episode 43 of To Be Continuous, Edith and Paul are joined by Ellen Chisa, Paul’s co-founder and CEO of Dark, as well as John Kodumal CTO and co-founder of LaunchDarkly. The group discusses pitching, what it’s like finding a startup partner and the road to effective management.
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Ep. #42, Continuous Integration at Microsoft
In this episode of To Be Continuous, Edith and Paul meet up with Microsoft program managers Simina Pasat and Joshua Weber to discuss how continuous integration plays a role behind the scenes at Microsoft. Hear how they develop across platforms, use feature flags, approach user feedback, and more.
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Ep. #41, Docker with Windows
In Ep. #41 of To Be Continuous, Edith and Paul meet up with Taylor Brown, Program Management Lead in the Windows and Devices Group at Microsoft. The discussion of the day: showing the benefits of virtualization and using Docker with Windows.
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Ep. #40, Getting Acquired, Founder Conviction, DevOps in Continuous Delivery
In this episode of To Be Continuous, Edith and Paul are joined by Keith Ballinger and Thomas Dohmke from Microsoft. They share their experience of being acquired by Microsoft and discuss the role of DevOps in the continuous delivery process. They then consider the importance of balancing founder...
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Ep. #39, Transforming Microsoft Into An Open Source Company
In the latest episode of To Be Continuous, Edith and Paul are joined by Martin Woodward from Microsoft and Ed Blankenship from Algorithmia. They discuss the cultural and technological shift that was necessary to transform Microsoft into an open source company. Martin talks about how as the owner…
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Ep. #38, From Monolith to Microservices
In the latest episode of To Be Continuous, Edith and Paul discuss the challenges and benefits of refactoring monolithic applications into microservices. They examine various approaches for creating microservice boundaries and dispel the myth that they should be defined as small as possible.
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Ep. #37, The Man Behind Windows PowerShell
In the latest episode of To Be Continuous, Edith and Paul are joined by Jeffrey Snover, the inventor of Windows PowerShell. Jeffrey describes the tremendous cultural shift that was needed to shift Microsoft to a continuous delivery model. Jeffrey recalls how he overcame the cultural challenge by...
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Ep. #36, The Risks of Selling User Data
In the latest episode of To Be Continuous, Edith and Paul examine the recent backlash that Unroll.me faced over selling user data to other companies. Edith shares her experience as Product Manager at Tripit and discusses the risks of developing a service that requires accessing customer emails....
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Ep. #35, Celebrating Failure, Founder Guilt, Serial Entrepreneurs, Startup Myths, The Everything Else Person
In the latest episode of To Be Continuous, Edith and Paul discuss a medley of start-up pertinent topics. Paul wonders whether the pendulum has swung too far the other way, with too many startups now glorifying failure. They also examine ways of coping with founder guilt and dispel some common…
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Ep. #34, Common Developer Monetization Mistakes
In the latest episode of To Be Continuous, Edith and Paul examine how monetization approaches vary depending on the developer market you’re in. They discuss how developer markets can be divided into four spaces and examine the companies operating in each space. They also consider the pitfalls of...
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Ep. #33, Giving Founders Feedback, Outsourcing Early Development, Giving Gifts, Flat Orgs, Hacker News Comments
In the latest episode of To Be Continuous, Edith and Paul discuss 5 topics that are relevant to most startups. They first examine how you can constructively tell someone that their startup sucks. They then look at why it’s a bad idea to outsource early stage development. They also discuss what...
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Ep. #32, Finding Co-Founders, Engineers vs. Artists, Funding Napkin, NPS, Hiring
In the latest episode of To Be Continuous, Edith and Paul discuss 5 topics that are top of mind at most startups. First, they examine approaches for finding a good co-founder. Next, they delve into Michael Dearing’s course on the artistic side of engineering. They then move on to discuss the SaaS...
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Ep. #31, When Toasters Broke The Internet
In the latest episode of To Be Continuous, Edith and Paul discuss the massive DDoS attack against Dyn, a major DNS provider, in late 2016. They examine the security flaw that enabled millions of IoT devices to be hijacked and discuss how it could have been avoided. They conclude that to minimize...
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Ep. #30, How To Interview
In the latest episode of To Be Continuous, Edith and Paul examine why traditional hiring methods are failing. They discuss flaws of interviewing such as the interviewer’s bias toward pattern matching, and the impossibility of getting a true representation of a candidate through an interview...
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Ep. #29, What’s The Future of Continuous Delivery?
In this episode Edith and Paul are joined by Marianna Tessel, VP of Engineering at Docker to discuss the evolution of software delivery from the days of punch card systems. Marianna shares her thoughts on the future of continuous delivery, where she envisions software will be written in small...
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Ep. #28, Goal Setting
In the latest To Be Continuous, Edith and Paul talk about OKRs and other goal-setting methods. Hear them discuss the good, the bad and the gamability of measuring success. The pair remind us that there are learnings in the journey, not just the destination, despite what the term “growth hacking”...
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Ep. #27, The 10x Developer
In episode 27 of To Be Continuous, Edith and Paul dive into what it means to be a 10x developer. Is the 10x developer a myth? Is being a “rock star” a good thing? What about ninjas or pirates? The pair discusses what motivates them to see something through from start to finish, both in business…
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Ep. #26, Organizational Scaling
In this episode of To Be Continuous, Edith and Paul discuss the steps that a startup can take for successful organizational scaling. They bring up important questions including: What roles should your team members play as your company grows? How do you prioritize resources? Is Paul a good coder?
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Ep. #25, Specialization In Organization Design
In this episode of To Be Continuous, Edith and Paul dive into the question of specialization. They discuss the pros and cons of working with specialists vs. generalists, and how your decisions in this area can have a wide ranging impact on your product and company.
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Ep. #24, Category Creation
In this episode of To Be Continuous, Paul and Edith are joined by Martin Casado, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. The group discusses the deeply complicated and difficult process of category creation, with a special focus on technology infrastructure products.
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Ep. #23, Using Continuous Delivery To Find Product/Market Fit
In this episode of To Be Continuous, Edith and Paul discuss how you should use the principles of Continuous Delivery to find product/market fit for your startup, tool, or service. Along the way, they highlight common reasons startups fail to find product/market fit, from undervaluing sales and...
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Ep. #22, Crunch Time
In this episode of To Be Continuous, Edith and Paul discuss ‘crunch time’, work-life balance in the startup world, and the efficacy of the 80 hour workweek.
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Ep. #21, Scott Raney of Redpoint Ventures on Why Continuous Delivery Matters
In this episode Edith and Paul are joined by Scott Raney, Partner at Redpoint Ventures. Edith, and Paul hear from Scott why continuous delivery matters in modern software development.
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Ep. #20, Is Bimodal IT BullshIT?
In this episode, Edith and Paul discuss Gartner’s Bimodal IT model, they battle over Waterfall vs. Agile, and they talk about how Continuous Delivery will deliver you from your technical debt nightmares.
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Ep. #19, Have We Forgotten How To Code?
In this episode, Paul and Edith discuss the fallout after the widely covered ‘left-pad‘ incident, and while they agree that these sorts of moments move the entire open-source community forward, they wonder – have we forgotten how to code?
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Ep. #18, DevOps 2.0
In this episode, Edith and Paul discuss the emergence of the term DevOps 2.0 and try to decide what it means, they talk about the incredible early validation powers continuous delivery gives your team, and they denounce the unnecessary risks of April Fools jokes not backed by continuous delivery.
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Ep. #17, Open Source Economics
In this episode of To Be Continuous, Edith and Paul are joined by Sean Byrnes, CEO of Outlier.ai, and Nadia Eghbal. The group discusses open source economics, and examines several potential evolutions of adding money to the open source equation.
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Ep. #16, It’s The Future
In this episode, Edith and Paul discuss Paul’s blog post titled ‘It’s The Future‘.
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Ep. #15, All Software Is SaaS
In this episode, Edith and Paul talk about the history and shifting definition of SaaS, some of the last Continuous Delivery holdouts in tech, and the need for early customers to know there’s a person behind your software.
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Ep. #14, Staging Servers and Continuous Delivery
In this episode, Edith and Paul discuss a blog post by Edith in ReadWrite. In the article, Edith asserts that you should kill your staging servers so that continuous delivery can live. For more on Continuous Delivery you can follow To Be Continuous on Twitter at @continuouscast.
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Ep. #13, Software Development at VMware and Facebook
In this episode, Edith goes it alone with ex-Facebook & VMware, current angel investor Jocelyn Goldfein. Jocelyn and Edith have a great conversation about Continuous Delivery through the lens of Jocelyn’s experiences at both Facebook and VMware. For more on Continuous Delivery you can follow To…
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Ep. #12, Payment Strategies for Developers
In this episode Edith and Paul talk about the clash in OSS between developers looking to get paid and software companies looking for things for free. For more on Continuous Delivery you can follow To Be Continuous on Twitter at @continuouscast.
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Ep. #11, Pricing for Developer Tools
In this episode, Edith and Paul are joined by Peter Van Hardenberg from Heroku. The group discusses how continuous delivery works with and against organizational structure, databases, and the pricing of your product. For more on Continuous Delivery you can follow To Be Continuous on Twitter at...
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Ep. #10, Programming Languages
In this episode of To Be Continuous, Paul and Edith talk about programming languages and why they continue to evolve. For more on Continuous Delivery you can follow To Be Continuous on Twitter at @continuouscast.
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