A group of software developers, mostly from western Canada, mostly in the Microsoft .NET space, and all west of someplace else get together to discuss topics that tickle their fancy.
Should developers be held accountable for security breaches?
Wherein the Western Devs expect you not only to show up to meetings, but to read as well
Sleep easy knowing all your interactions with the Western Devs are secure and free from prying eyes
In a leaner half-hour podcast, we discuss whether we should still be rendering web pages on the server
The Western Devs aren't getting any younger. We take time out of our exercise routines to talk about keeping healthy
Wherein the Western Devs determine if, when, and how companies should publish salary and diversity numbers
Yeah, so Pokemon Go was still a thing when we originally recorded this. Add procrastination to the list of hazards for working from home.
When it comes to planning your career, the Western Devs have it aaaaaaaall worked out. But when it comes to audio issues...sorry about that, westerners.
Chillax with the Western Devs as they relieve their stress through podcast therapy
Kyle hijacks Matthew Renze at Prairie Dev Con 2016 to talk about exploratory data analysis and the increasingly popular programming language, R.
The Western Devs kidnap Rachel Reese at Prairie Dev Con and force her to speak on functional programming and F# in exchange for empanadas
The Western Devs discuss the ins and outs of mobile development and Xamarin
The Western Devs reminisce on their experience at Prairie Dev Con and offer tips to speakers, conference organizers, and attendees.
The Western Devs pontificate on the latest Microsoft Build announcements
Special guest, Jake Belcham, joins the Western Devs as they review the state of diabetes technology today and what's coming in the future
We talk with Igal Tabachnik and discuss the finer points of building tools for Visual Studio
The Western Devs take a break from their collective workdays to discuss developer productivity
Open source addict, Adam Ralph sits down with the Western Devs to give us tips on getting started in the wacky world of open source
The Western Devs try to fight off the various aches and pains that come with chatting online all day
The devs track down Microsoft MVP Yves Goeleven in a busy Thai restaurant and talk to him about Azure
The Western Devs discuss whether web development really is terrible
Special guest Rachel Thomas and the Western Devs discuss the barriers facing women when they enter and when they stay in technology
The Western Devs pontificate on the future of computing
Learn what the Western Devs might have got this year for Christmas if any of them were nice
The definitive answer on how to hire your next dev
Ways to encouraging and educate kids in the dark art of coding. With special guest Wendy Closson
The Western Devs discuss working outside your comfort zone
The Western Devs tackle the eternal debate: do we refactor or rewrite?
The Western Devs welcome Lori Lalonde and D'Arcy Lussier to the podcast and discuss ethics in software
In honour of Botswanan Independence Day, the Western Devs discuss going independent with special guest, Wendy Closson
The WesternDevs try their hand at pronouncing, then describing Kanban
Wherein the Western Devs try to balance work and not work
In this episode, special guest Steve Rogalsky helps the Western Devs understand the #NoEstimates movement
The Western Devs sound off on why your company should share and collaborate on its internal code
Continuing the theme of making grandiose claims about vaguely defined terms, the Western Devs take on the Rise of DevOps
The Western Devs delve into the mire that is the Internet of Things
In our inaugural podcast, the Western Devs tackle what is either the new hotness, retro SOA, or a flash in the pan: microservices.
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