Reflection as a Service

The last episode of RaaS? Maybe. This episode is a retrospective on RaaS. Following the format of Agile retrospectives from several different points of view.

Ideas. The things that turn into businesses. Giselle Aldridge guest hosts as we talk about ideas. What are they worth? How do you vet them? When do you protect them? Join us to talk about ideas for businesses.

Maaret Pyhäjärvi joins us to talk testing. Maaret is one of the world's leading software testers. She's an international Keynote speaker and thought leader in the software testing community. Listen now.

James and Paul talk inbound and outbound marketing. What does marketing matter to software engineers? Why should or shouldn't new business owners be looking to inbound marketing? Join us for James' Farewell episode.

Brian Okken from the popular "Test & Code" and "Python Bytes" podcasts joins us as guest-host to talk through software and testing models. We get into our differing perspectives and experiences on TDD, Test Automation, and Mike Cohn's Testing Pyramid. Listen now!

Dave Rael, host of the Developer on Fire podcast joins us to talk about his experience creating and hosting his show. Join us to learn more about Dave, his podcast, his career and what's in store for him.

Author of the best-selling book "The Pragmatic Programmer" and original signatory of the Agile Manifesto, Andy Hunt joins us. We talk about what actually happened to get 17 of the strongest developers in the country together to create the agile manifesto. What arguments were had? Who was the hardest to work with? We talk about Andy's publishing company PragProg and what he's currently up to. Enjoy!

How does commitment play a part in your business? How does it play a part of your software development team? Listen to learn co-hosts James and Paul talk about their experience in running businesses and how commitment factors in!

Jared Richardson, creator of the Grows method joins us to discuss GROWS and Agile.

Jared Richardson of Agile Artisans joins us to talk about the Agile Methodology he created - The GROWS Method. In this two part interview, we talk with Jared about his software origins, GROWS and where he sees Agile going in the future.

Tom Davies guests to share with us his journey in entrepreneurship. We talk about his endeavors including his latest venture Burst Commerce and Best Seller Insights, an app for the Shopify marketplace.

If you're an entrepreneur that rarely takes a break, this is the episode for you. We talk about why breaks are good and how we work them into our schedules. Take a break and listen!

Paul and James talk boundaries - in entrepreneurship, in business and in the workplace.

Mike Lyles, QE Program Manager at Belk and Keynote Speaker joins us to talk about testing software, his career in quality, and #STPCon.

How our thoughts about marketing have changed in moving from software engineers to business owners. All the "fluffy fluffiness" we thought marketing was before now intrigues us both. Why? Take a listen to find out.

Cory Bryan talks with us about the role of the Product Owner, Agile, and his career in Product Ownership.

As co-founder of Out of Milk, one of the most downloaded apps on the android marketplace, Chase Sheaffer knows a thing or two about software development and start-ups. Chase shares his story and sheds light on what it's like to start a successful software business.

Michael Kimsal, Freelance Software Developer, joins us in what quickly became a fun interview! We talk about "the people side" of software development, career development, and

James and I talk about Avoiding Career Stagnation & Positioning Companies.

This episode, James and I talk about a subject from software engineering: the role of Team Lead and a subject from Entrepreneurship: Coaching.

Jeff talks with us about several startups he's been a part of and founded. We talk about his MBA and how it helped his career. Finally, we talk about his new company Marlow Consulting Group.

James interviews Paul about his business, Beaufort Fairmont Automated Testing Services. Learn how the business came to be, and how Beaufort Fairmont works with clients to rid the world of bad code.

Brian Goad from DigitalSmiths ®, a Tivo Company, joins us to talk continual learning. We discuss why it's important to study our craft, what mechanisms he uses, and how it affects his daily work and career trajectory as a test automation engineer and test lead.

James and Paul take on Codes of Conduct and talk about "What's a bug worth?"

Josh Anderson of Dude Solutions guests to talk Agile, "The Agile Doughnut", and a bit of Bearcat football.

We interview Adam about his company Automatak and how it's securing the US Power grid. Adam talks about the software Automatak uses. Adam explains how he started Automatak in 2012.

Resilience in Entrepreneurship and Software Careers, plus commentary on a recent post about "The Death of Staging Servers".

Vic Weigman, PhD is our guest. He joins us to talk about how his team writes software to learn about DNA and find the right drug for patients' treatment. We talk about why Agile won't work for his team and how his team has changed over time.

We talk about "When NOT to Test" software and follow it up with a discussion about what you need to do in the U.S. when starting a small consulting business (EIN, Insurance, Business License, etc).

We talk with the Icon of the PHP Community, Cal Evans!

Co-Host James takes the guest seat along with Miki Jeffers to talk about their new service DigitalObit.com. We talk through how they built the site, what its like working together, and what they've learned along the way.

James and Paul interview Bryan Fricke of ARA about his concepts related to Human Centered Design in software.

James and Paul talk about the programming books that have made the biggest difference in their careers. They coin the term "Relationship Debt" & talk about some API Tools they found.

Paul & James Interview Nathaniel about starting Spreedly and his career as a software engineer.

Paul and James talk about "the blues" they've experienced in their companies and in their careers, plus some tips for how to get through them.

Co-hosts James Jeffers and Paul Merrill are joined by Mary Thorn, Director of Software Test Engineering at Ipreo to talk about "Three Pillars of Agile Quality and Testing" a book she co-authored with Bob Galen.

Paul Merrill and James Jeffers talk about how their perspectives on Time have changed as Entrepreneurs since their development days. Conversation on Software Engineers hiring other Software Engineers. Finally, Slack vs Skype.

The first episode of Reflection as a Service podcast. James and Paul talk about Persistence (storage) and Pricing.