Torqd

028 - LaraconUS 2019 - NYC

s.belyea@vehikl.com (Vehikl) — Thu, 18 Jul 2019 15:06:00 +0000

On July 22-26, 2019, the Vehikl team will be attending the largest LaraconUS to date! With over 900 attendees showing up to the Playstation Theatre in Times Square, NYC, it will surely be an incredible experience!

Join us as we speak with returning guest, Adam Frank! We’ll discuss upcoming talks, things to do in and around NYC, and what we’re looking forward to at this year’s conference.

We’ll be in the main lobby of the theatre at our booth! We’ll have t-shirts to give away as well as other swag items, so make sure to stop by before they’re gone!

Links and Resources:

LaraconUS website: https://laracon.us/
LaraconUS Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaraconUS
Laravel website: https://laravel.com/
NYC PHP Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/new-york-php/events/262484765/
Vehikl Twitter: https://twitter.com/vehikl
Adam Frank's Twitter: https://twitter.com/frankyfraaank

Contributions:

Guest: Adam Frank
Hosts: Dan Soppelsa and Margaret Tavares
Music and show art: Adam Frank
Audio Editing: Nick Down
Recording Facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: https://vehikl.com.

027 - VueConfUS 2019 - Tampa, Florida

s.belyea@vehikl.com (Vehikl) — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 18:09:00 +0000

On March 25-27, 2019, we will be travelling to Tampa, Florida for VueConf US! During today’s episode, we’re going to talk about this year’s schedule, last year’s conference in New Orleans, and all the fun things we’ll be doing on our trip!

Our guest speakers for this episode are Brian Hogg and first-time guest Natalie Mastracci! They’ll be talking about some of the things they’re looking forward to as first time VueConf attendees, and lots of other interesting things! Join us as we chat about fun facts and activities to do while we’re in the area.

Vehikl will have a booth at the conference, so if you plan to attend VueConf US this year stop by and see us in the Florida sunshine!

Links and Resources:

VueConf US: https://us.vuejs.org/
Brian: https://brianhogg.com
Natalie on Twitter: @NMastracci
Vehikl on Twitter: https://twitter.com/vehikl?lang=en

Contributions:

Guests: Brian Hogg and Natalie Mastracci
Hosts: Dan Soppelsa and Margaret Tavares
Music and show art: Adam Frank
Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: https://vehikl.com.

026 - Vehikl: Under The Hood (pt. 2)

s.belyea@vehikl.com (Vehikl) — Fri, 15 Feb 2019 20:15:00 +0000

Today we're discussing what's going on at the London Vehikl office! The London team has recently moved into a new building. The building is a beautiful and modern location. Caryn and James work in the London office and join us to tell us what it is like to work there, and what it's like working for Vehikl for general.

The London location is hiring developers. It is a nine person team and looking to grow. Caryn and James walk us through their on-boarding process and tell us what they look for in a new team member.

We also discuss the flourishing Dev community in London. Caryn tells us about the local meetups, conferences, and potential partnerships the London office may consider further down the line.

Some of the meetups and conferences James and Caryn mentioned today are:

Fanshawe Reactr Program
UX Centre Stage
Explode Conference
DevLondon meetup

Links and Resources:

Caryn Humphreys on GitHub: https://github.com/LadyCarni
James Abell on GitHub: https://github.com/jamesabell
Torqd Podcast: http://podcast.vehikl.com/
Vehikl on Twitter: https://twitter.com/vehikl?lang=en
Visual Studio (VS) Code: https://code.visualstudio.com/
Tech Alliance: http://www.techally.com/
Fanshawe: https://www.fanshawec.ca/
Fanshawe Reactr Program: http://www.reactr.ca/
Dev London: https://devldn.ca/
UX Centre Stage: https://ltux.ca/
Explode Conference: https://explodeconf.com/

Contributions:

Guests: Caryn Humphreys and James Abell
Hosts: Dan Soppelsa and Margaret Tavares
Music and show art: Adam Frank
Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: https://vehikl.com.

025 - Vehikl: Under The Hood (pt. 1)

s.belyea@vehikl.com (Vehikl) — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 15:15:00 +0000

Welcome to our first episode of the new year. Today’s episode is the start of a new series we are calling Vehikl: Under the Hood. We sit down with Colin DeCarlo and Brian Hogg and discuss some exciting developments in the London, Hamilton, and Waterloo offices. Vehikl is hiring new talent and we have many growth opportunities.

We also talk about upcoming meetups and conferences that Vehikl is involved in and what we’re looking forward to in 2019. The meetups we feature today are:

Dev London -- London office, January 29th.
Speed Networking Night -- Conestoga College, January 29th.
GPUG -- Waterloo office, January 30th.
KWJS -- Waterloo office, February 20th.

We plan to attend two conferences this year, here’s where we’ll be:

LaraCon Online -- March 6th.
Vue.js Conference US -- Tampa Bay, FL, March 25-27th.
LaraCon 2019 -- New York City, NY, July 24-25

Links and Resources:

Brian Hogg on GitHub: https://github.com/brianhogg
Colin DeCarlo on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/colindecarlo
Discover HamOnt: https://discoverhamont.ca/
Dev London Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/dev-london/
GPUG: http://meetu.ps/c/qCPs/vR6J7/f
KWJS Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/kwjavascript/
Vue.js Conference US: https://us.vuejs.org/
LaraCon Online: https://laracon.net/
LaraCon 2019: https://laracon.us/
Vehikl on Twitter: https://twitter.com/vehikl?lang=en
Vehikl email: Go@vehikl.com

Contributions:

Guests: Brian Hogg and Colin DeCarlo
Hosts: Dan Soppelsa and Margaret Tavares
Music and show art: Adam Frank
Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: https://vehikl.com.

024 - Serverless Architecture

s.belyea@vehikl.com (Vehikl) — Fri, 23 Nov 2018 15:48:00 +0000

What does "serverless" really mean, and how do you get started working with it? Why is serverless infrastructure becoming a popular option? Join us as we have first time guest, Jesse Carter, a talented developer here at Vehikl, talk about his vast experience working with serverless architecture.

Links and Resources:

Jesse Carter on LinkedIn: https://goo.gl/ujj3PV
Amazon Aurora: https://goo.gl/qF7MSc
AWS Lambda: https://goo.gl/gsJLjv
Cosmo DB: https://goo.gl/2xUdDk
Docker: https://blog.docker.com/
EVault: https://goo.gl/4N8auP
Express: https://goo.gl/VEP2qZ
Google Functions: https://goo.gl/cnfsqX
Laravel Forge: https://goo.gl/tuh74H
Kubeless: https://goo.gl/crQNsA
Microsoft Azure: https://goo.gl/JYiMUn
Serverless Framework: https://goo.gl/XB8fVU
Twilio: https://goo.gl/yVGVp7
Vehikl on Twitter: https://goo.gl/RxfNMD
Yan Cui: https://goo.gl/hSZGXR
Zeit Now: https://goo.gl/6wK6Y3
Zeit Now 2.0: https://goo.gl/3MQKsc

Contributions:

Guest: Jesse Carter
Hosts: Dan Soppelsa and Margaret Tavares
Music and show art: Adam Frank
Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: https://goo.gl/DGS78p

023 - Essentials for Becoming a Software Professional

s.belyea@vehikl.com (Vehikl) — Mon, 5 Nov 2018 15:18:00 +0000

We take a look at Uncle Bob’s (Bob Martin) book The Clean Coder and discuss the topic of software professionalism. We have varying degrees of experience that we share with each other and the audience. We walk chapter by chapter through the book and give some general impressions of what we took away from it. We discuss work/life balance, time management, client communication, and many other aspects of the coding lifestyle.

No matter if you are a beginner or a veteran of the software industry, The Clean Coder is key for personal professionalism.

Links and Resources:

Lucas Gladding on LinkedIn: https://goo.gl/dPdWZo
Brian Hogg on GitHub: https://goo.gl/7ZiX4T
The Clean Coder - by Robert (Bob) C. Martin: https://goo.gl/67EmWV
Exercism: https://goo.gl/TcGyow
Vehikl on Twitter: https://goo.gl/PgrYof

Contributions:

Guests: Lucas Gladding and Brian Hogg
Hosts: Dan Soppelsa and Margaret Tavares
Music and show art: Adam Frank
Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: https://goo.gl/8LGjAU

022 - What's React Native All About?

s.belyea@vehikl.com (Vehikl) — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 17:05:00 +0000

React Native is a framework that builds applications for both IOS and Android systems. We have some curiosity about React Native and Lucas and Alex join us to tell us about their experience with React and React Native.

How does React Native compare to the original React?
What sort of workflow can you expect?
What languages can you use with React Native?
How long does a build take?

Lucas and Alex answer all these questions and offer their opinions on the tool. We also discuss the alternative to React and how a newbie could get their feet wet.

Links and Resources:

Lucas Gladding on LinkedIn: https://goo.gl/1n8u7v
Alex Barry on LinkedIn: https://goo.gl/59Wsye
React: https://goo.gl/3Vcbkd
React Native: https://goo.gl/bJdz48
Learn JavaScript: https://goo.gl/3kHo89
Learn HTML: https://goo.gl/PkChzE
Learn CSS: https://goo.gl/apytuV
Firebug: https://goo.gl/o6wvc1
Chrome Dev Tools: https://goo.gl/zZv31q
Vue Dev Tools: https://goo.gl/gkwgvc
Flutter: https://goo.gl/xihwPk
Xamarin.IOS: https://goo.gl/s3EHqk
Apache Cordova: https://goo.gl/6eUJc8

Contributions:

Guests: Lucas Gladding and Alex Barry
Hosts: Dan Soppelsa and Margaret Tavares
Music and show art: Adam Frank
Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: https://goo.gl/MCYHbx

021 - Helpful Productivity Tools & Practices

s.belyea@vehikl.com (Vehikl) — Thu, 4 Oct 2018 14:17:00 +0000

So how do you like to work? Are you a multi-monitor user? Do you prefer the lights on or off? Dan and Margaret sit down with Adam Frank and Brian Hogg and compare preferences, quirks, and techniques when they want to get down to work and have a productive time.

We discuss strategies and tips we’ve collected over time. We share tools we find work for us and what doesn’t work for us. Productivity is a personal experience and there is no right way to do it. Here at Vehikl we welcome all work styles and try to accommodate our team as much as possible.

Tune in to learn about some really helpful productivity tools!

Contributions:

Guests: Brian Hogg and Adam Frank
Hosts: Dan Soppelsa and Margaret Tavares
Music and show art: Adam Frank
Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: https://goo.gl/MCYHbx

020 - Laracon US 2018 Preview

s.belyea@vehikl.com (Vehikl) — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 12:39:00 +0000

Are you heading to Laracon US 2018 in Chicago? We’ll see you there! Brian Hogg and Justin Buchanan join Dan and Margaret to talk baseball, food, museums, and the conference we’re all excited to check out.

Rumour has it, the first 50 people to attend Colin DeCarlo’s “Design Patterns with Laravel” talk will get something special.

Bonus: Come meet the Vehikl team and grab a t-shirt and Torqd sticker at our Laracon booth!

Links and resources:

Brian Hogg on Twitter: https://goo.gl/DRm2fA
Justin Buchanan on Twitter: https://goo.gl/di7P24
Laracon US 2018 in Chicago, IL: https://goo.gl/B8S96G
Museum of Science and Industry: https://goo.gl/wfFj23
Pequod’s Pizza: https://goo.gl/YBPu6i
Thrilllist Chicago: https://goo.gl/gPBkfY
The Original Rainbow Cone: https://goo.gl/CXgQuF
The Tamale Guy (via Yelp): https://goo.gl/at2bZK
Diamondbacks v. Cubs at Wrigley field (July 24): https://goo.gl/urhazP
Laracon conference schedule: https://goo.gl/A478Bs
Laracon speakers: https://goo.gl/1eMq4p
Wes Bos: https://goo.gl/b5atjz
Jason Fried (Basecamp founder) on Twitter: https://goo.gl/VMUQwN
Jocelyn Glei’s Hurry Slowly podcast: https://goo.gl/MWFMiW
Colin DeCarlo on Twitter: https://goo.gl/tYRaDF

Contributions:

Guests: Brian Hogg and Just Buchanan
Hosts: Dan Soppelsa and Margaret Tavares
Production and editing: Stephen Belyea
Music and show art: Adam Frank
Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: https://goo.gl/TdJjR7

019 - Open for Extension: Adaptability in Laravel

s.belyea@vehikl.com (Vehikl) — Tue, 3 Jul 2018 12:00:00 +0000

Moving to Laravel from an existing application doesn’t have to hurt! Adapting Laravel to fit your team’s needs doesn’t either. Colin DeCarlo and Lucas Gladding join Dan and Margaret to talk strategies and experience in shuffling Laravel components between applications.

Links and resources:

Colin DeCarlo on Twitter: https://goo.gl/tYRaDF
Lucas Gladding on Twitter: https://goo.gl/bAXU5P
Laravel PHP framework: https://goo.gl/M6X1kP
Illuminate database package on Packagist: https://goo.gl/tNQvon
Laravel Doctrine database object graph entity annotation: https://goo.gl/Rtu5zS
Laravel TwigBridge: https://goo.gl/r2qYpH
Stand Alone Blade Package: https://goo.gl/SKfrCn
Blade Package By Spatie: https://goo.gl/avPpfZ
Packagist: https://goo.gl/f5W5nE
Custom Auth Drivers in Laravel: https://goo.gl/hSDpXo
Respect validation: https://goo.gl/Yjc5oH
PSR-11 Container interface: https://goo.gl/xZvNdA
September 2016 issue of php[architect]: https://goo.gl/KVKKrL

Contributions:

Guests: Colin DeCarlo and Lucas Gladding
Hosts: Dan Soppelsa and Margaret Tavares
Production and editing: Stephen Belyea
Music and show art: Adam Frank
Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: https://goo.gl/TdJjR7

018 - Gives Everybody The Context: Paired Programming

s.belyea@vehikl.com (Vehikl) — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 18:49:00 +0000

What exactly is paired programming? How do you make it work for you and your team? What happens when you make it a mob? Colin DeCarlo and Grant Lovell join Dan and Margaret to talk through getting collaborative with your code.

Links and resources:

Colin DeCarlo on Twitter: https://goo.gl/tYRaDF
Grant Lovell on Twitter: https://goo.gl/ARoaQC
deliver:Agile 2018 conference: https://goo.gl/LmYXx3
Woody Zuill talk on “No Estimates”: https://goo.gl/xagf37
Exercism code challenges: https://goo.gl/gmBBhQ
Coding Dojo Katas: https://goo.gl/DD8q1h
GPUG Meetup: https://goo.gl/VL7ziB
Woody Zuill talk on “Mob Programming”: https://goo.gl/isZcp1
Brooks’ Law via Wikipedia: https://goo.gl/JFBAQq
PHP Mentoring: https://goo.gl/ALUWjk
“Extreme Programming Explained” by Kent Beck: https://goo.gl/4WLPVx
“Pair Programming Illuminated” by Laurie Williams and Robert Kessler: https://goo.gl/t5jiFh
“A day of Mob Programming” timelapse video: https://goo.gl/EfV78G
“The Clean Coder” by Robert Martin: https://goo.gl/DK5nyM

Contributions:

Guests: Colin DeCarlo and Grant Lovell
Hosts: Dan Soppelsa and Margaret Tavares
Production and editing: Stephen Belyea
Music and show art: Adam Frank
Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: https://goo.gl/TdJjR7

017 - I Think “It Depends”: Clean Architecture (Part 2)

s.belyea@vehikl.com (Vehikl) — Thu, 7 Jun 2018 13:03:00 +0000

We’re back with part two of our inaugural Torqd book club; discussing Robert “Uncle Bob” Martin’s “Clean Architecture” with Colin DeCarlo, Brad Brothers, and Lucas Gladding. This time, we’re starting from the beginning of the book, diving into the SOLID acronym, dissecting the principles behind it, and debating when and how to put new lessons from a book into daily practice.

If you haven’t read the book, it might be a good idea to give it at least a skim before listening to this episode. Heck, we’d argue that it’s worth reading for your career alone, whether or not you listen to Torqd! We got so much from it that we broke our discussion into a two-parter. You can listen to part one right here: https://goo.gl/CRjYbi

Links and resources:

Colin DeCarlo on Twitter: https://goo.gl/tYRaDF
Brad Brothers on Twitter: https://goo.gl/VkKoMk
Lucas Gladding on Twitter: https://goo.gl/bAXU5P
“Clean Architecture” by Robert Martin: https://goo.gl/mDdWM9
Part 1 of our discussion: https://goo.gl/CRjYbi
Godwin’s Law via Wikipedia: https://goo.gl/1GqUJC
Hamburger emoji debate via The Verge: https://goo.gl/NSaVwz

Contributions:

Guests: Colin DeCarlo, Brad Brothers, and Lucas Gladding
Hosts: Dan Soppelsa and Margaret Tavares
Production and editing: Stephen Belyea
Music and show art: Adam Frank
Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: https://goo.gl/TdJjR7

016 - Back to the Book: Clean Architecture (Part 1)

s.belyea@vehikl.com (Vehikl) — Wed, 23 May 2018 17:14:00 +0000

Gather ‘round for the inaugural Torqd book club. For our first entry, we’re looking at “Clean Architecture” by Robert “Uncle Bob” Martin. With guests Colin DeCarlo, Brad Brothers, and Lucas Gladding, we’ll explore some of the larger concepts covered in the book (dependency inversion, plugin architecture, design patterns, tech debt) and hit on a few of our guests’ favourite parts.

Links and resources:

Colin DeCarlo on Twitter: https://goo.gl/tYRaDF
Brad Brothers on Twitter: https://goo.gl/VkKoMk
Lucas Gladding on Twitter: https://goo.gl/bAXU5P
“Clean Architecture” by Robert Martin: https://goo.gl/mDdWM9

Contributions:

Guests: Colin DeCarlo, Brad Brothers, and Lucas Gladding
Hosts: Dan Soppelsa and Margaret Tavares
Production and editing: Stephen Belyea
Music and show art: Adam Frank
Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: https://goo.gl/TdJjR7

015 - I Don’t Belong Here: Imposter Syndrome

s.belyea@vehikl.com (Vehikl) — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 12:54:00 +0000

What is imposter syndrome? What makes it so tough to get over? Does it hit our industry harder than others? Brian and Daniel join Margaret and Dan to explore their own views on, experiences of, and ways to cope with that “I don’t belong here” feeling.

Links and resources:

Brian Hogg on Twitter: https://goo.gl/DRm2fA
Daniel Mills on GitHub: https://goo.gl/irnX3K
“Clean Coder”: https://goo.gl/DK5nyM
DHH on Twitter: https://goo.gl/LSfYCm
“13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do”: https://goo.gl/peUBGN
“The Imposter’s Handbook”: https://goo.gl/U1ojsv

Contributions:

Guests: Brian Hogg and Daniel Mills
Hosts: Dan Soppelsa and Margaret Tavares
Production and editing: Stephen Belyea
Music and show art: Adam Frank
Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: https://goo.gl/TdJjR7

014 - VueConf US Recap

s.belyea@vehikl.com (Vehikl) — Tue, 10 Apr 2018 13:23:00 +0000

Adam and Stephen rejoin Margaret and Dan for a short recap of VueConf US 2018 in New Orleans. How much did we learn? What did we eat? Where did we drink? Who got searched for contraband at the airport? Tune in to find out!

Contributions:

Guests: Adam Frank and Stephen Belyea
Hosts: Dan Soppelsa and Margaret Tavares
Production and editing: Stephen Belyea
Music and show art: Adam Frank
Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: https://goo.gl/TdJjR7

013 - The Vueture: VueConf US Preview

s.belyea@vehikl.com (Vehikl) — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 01:00:00 +0000

Heading to VueConf US in New Orleans this week? So are we! Adam and Stephen join Margaret and Dan to talk food, drinks, and fun in The Big Easy. Stick it out long enough, and we might even talk about the conference.

Bonus: Come meet the Vehikl team and grab a t-shirt at our VueConf booth!

Links and resources:

VueConf US 2018 (March 26-28 in New Orleans): https://goo.gl/KEqY9b
Adam Frank on Twitter: https://goo.gl/ojQsfW
Stephen Belyea on Twitter: https://goo.gl/wcvM5n
Sheraton New Orleans hotel: https://goo.gl/2SzoXL
Episode 12 of Torqd on Vue: https://goo.gl/r2uQNC
New Orleans episode of “The Layover”: https://goo.gl/JubQHZ
Crawfish episode of “Ugly Delicious” (referred to as “Ugly Food” by Steve): https://goo.gl/grpRqD

Contributions:

Guests: Adam Frank and Stephen Belyea
Hosts: Dan Soppelsa and Margaret Tavares
Production and editing: Stephen Belyea
Music and show art: Adam Frank
Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: https://goo.gl/TdJjR7

012 - Batteries Included: Vue In Practice

s.belyea@vehikl.com (Vehikl) — Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:05:00 +0000

With VueConf US approaching, we’re looking at our experiences with Vue in production. Returning guest Colin DeCarlo and new-to-the-show guest Brian Hogg sit down with Dan and Margaret for an overVue.

From bare bones usage as data-binding jQuery replacement, through enhancing existing environments without damaging the goods, to building out a ground-up SPA, Vue is useful for any project our guests (and Dan) have thrown at it.

Links and resources:

VueConf US 2018 (March 26-28 in New Orleans): https://goo.gl/KEqY9b
Colin DeCarlo on Twitter: https://goo.gl/tYRaDF
Brian Hogg on Twitter: https://goo.gl/DRm2fA
Vue’s “Getting Started” documentation: https://goo.gl/wcws3K
Adam Frank’s Shopify store (The Roasters Pack) with in-template Vue: https://goo.gl/K16XMo
Webpack Vue-loader on GitHub: https://goo.gl/2GjNsH
Colin’s MMA SPA (MMA Companion) built with Vue: https://goo.gl/Z6qHQn
Vue-router documentation: https://goo.gl/FF8JDo
Prerender.io crawler service: https://goo.gl/qe8YNe
VueX state management: https://goo.gl/nFV6Cv

Contributions:

Guests: Colin DeCarlo and Brian Hogg
Hosts: Dan Soppelsa and Margaret Tavares
Production and editing: Stephen Belyea
Music and show art: Adam Frank
Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: https://goo.gl/TdJjR7

011 - The Entirety of Humanity: Web Accessibility

s.belyea@vehikl.com (Vehikl) — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 11:00:00 +0000

What is a11y all about? What does this mean from a user’s perspective? How does accessibility weigh-in on your project costs? Join us in this episode as our producer (and front end developer), Stephen Belyea talks about the importance of web accessibility.

Bonus: Come meet Stephen Belyea in person at GPUG’s monthly Meetup on Wednesday, February 28th, 2018, for his talk: End to End A11y. https://goo.gl/quR1yy

Links and resources:

Stephen Belyea on Twitter: https://goo.gl/wcvM5n
WCAG 2.0: https://goo.gl/BmgH3i
A11ycasts’ introduction to Chrome’s a11y auditing tool: https://goo.gl/b44xdG
Global Accessibility Awareness Day: https://goo.gl/u8r2Ej
Jennison Asuncion on Twitter: https://goo.gl/jfczcX
A11ycasts With Rob Dodson: https://goo.gl/x7Hke7
Ontario’s (AODA) Accessibility Laws: https://goo.gl/3onCk9
WAI-ARIA 1.1: https://goo.gl/e6GaXz
BBC Accessibility Standards and Guidelines: https://goo.gl/eYqMf8
Paypal’s Bootstrap Accessibility plugin: https://goo.gl/xtfceP
WCAG Contrast Minimum: https://goo.gl/9k7JdV
a11yTO Meetup group: https://goo.gl/vrxBuJ
a11yTO Camp: https://goo.gl/9zTD6U
a11yTO Conf: https://goo.gl/a4v77i
GPUG Meetup’s February 2018 Talk (End to End A11y): https://goo.gl/quR1yy
Léonie Watson on Twitter: https://goo.gl/mea2Am
Billy Gregory on Twitter: https://goo.gl/Qy2NaC
Karl Groves on Twitter: https://goo.gl/fgzLEb
Janna Cameron on Twitter: https://goo.gl/cRmq8b
Steve Faulkner on Twitter: https://goo.gl/Zr5UdK

Contributions:

Guest: Stephen Belyea
Hosts: Dan Soppelsa and Margaret Tavares
Production and editing: Stephen Belyea
Music and show art: Adam Frank
Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: https://goo.gl/TdJjR7

010 - Don’t Float Things Anymore: CSS Grid

s.belyea@vehikl.com (Vehikl) — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 15:21:00 +0000

New to CSS Grid? Heard of Grid but hesitant to ship it in the wild? Margaret and (our brand new co-host) Dan speak with designer Darren Galway about Grid’s new syntax, browser support, and getting it integrated into current projects.

Links and resources:

Darren Galway on Twitter: https://goo.gl/ZPddms
MDN Grid specs: https://goo.gl/ghWfBJ
“Can I Use” support for grid: https://goo.gl/fh49gQ
CSS Grid Garden: https://goo.gl/717hsT
Flexbox Froggy: https://goo.gl/fK9Zzt
CSS Tricks’ “A Complete Guide to Grid”: https://goo.gl/WSb6mg
Rachel Andrew’s “Grid by Example”: https://goo.gl/yfVwwD
Rachel Andrew on Twitter: https://goo.gl/Hqyh3a
“Start Using CSS Grid Today” talk by Rachel Andrew: https://goo.gl/bFQAMy
Wes Bos’ CSS Grid course: https://goo.gl/Kef5XT
Firefox Quantum announcement: https://goo.gl/QE7VgB
“Layout Land” video series with Jen Simmons: https://goo.gl/XiQB9a

Contributions:

Guest: Darren Galway
Hosts: Dan Soppelsa and Margaret Tavares
Production and editing: Stephen Belyea
Music and show art: Adam Frank
Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: https://goo.gl/TdJjR7

009 - What Changed and Why: Code Reviews

s.belyea@vehikl.com (Vehikl) — Fri, 22 Dec 2017 13:57:00 +0000

What exactly is code review? Is it more than just telling somebody what’s wrong with their code? Of course it is! Join developers, Colin DeCarlo, Dan Mills, and Justin Buchanan, as they sit in with Margaret to drop comments, request changes, and give approvals.

Links and resources:

Colin DeCarlo on Twitter: https://goo.gl/tYRaDF
Colin DeCarlo on GitHub: https://goo.gl/ePFtPJ
Dan Mills on GitHub: https://goo.gl/irnX3K
Justin Buchanan on Twitter: https://goo.gl/di7P24
Travis CI test and deploy platform: https://goo.gl/qjjmkd

Contributions:

Guests: Colin DeCarlo, Dan Mills, Justin Buchanan
Host: Margaret Tavares
Production and editing: Stephen Belyea
Music and show art: Adam Frank
Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: goo.gl/TdJjR7

008 - Sane Looking Results: Testing the Front End

s.belyea@vehikl.com (Vehikl) — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 17:20:00 +0000

Tired of testing? We aren’t! We’re focusing on what goes into testing the front end. Alex Barry, one of our senior devs, weighs in on the process, differences from back end, and helping you code better.

Links and resources:

Alex Barry on Twitter: https://goo.gl/C181KJ
Alex Barry on GitHub: https://goo.gl/h63i3D
Mocha JS testing framework: https://goo.gl/Vh6yya
SeleniumHQ browser automator: https://goo.gl/aLrZY9
Robert “Uncle Bob” Martin’s “Clean Code” handbook: https://goo.gl/rFNtzg
ESLint linting utility: https://goo.gl/bhoUQz
Chai assertion library: https://goo.gl/8eAyVq
JavaScript Standard Style: https://goo.gl/5d6zht

Contributions:

Guest: Alex Barry
Hosts: Eric Drouillard and Margaret Tavares
Production and editing: Stephen Belyea
Music and show art: Adam Frank
Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: goo.gl/TdJjR7

007 - Given, When, Then: an Intro to Application Testing

s.belyea@vehikl.com (Vehikl) — Thu, 28 Sep 2017 13:48:00 +0000

Good testing is tough. We’re talking testing in design, development, and the future of your app with two of our senior devs - Brad Brothers, and Colin DeCarlo.

Links and resources:

Brad Brothers on Twitter: https://goo.gl/VkKoMk
Brad Brothers on GitHub: https://goo.gl/p6uL2q
Colin DeCarlo on Twitter: goo.gl/tYRaDF
Colin DeCarlo on GitHub: goo.gl/ePFtPJ
Adam Wathan’s TDD Course: https://goo.gl/iXst3U
David Heinemeier Hanson on Twitter: https://goo.gl/rh8GSY
Breaking Up the Behemoth graph and blog post: https://goo.gl/jFvH9z
Magic Tricks of Testing talk: https://goo.gl/6fxjtk
Dave Development blog: https://goo.gl/2AAktB
Dev.to blog: https://goo.gl/58vTgR
Martin Fowler’s site: https://goo.gl/bEw8RX
Sandy Metz’s site: https://goo.gl/5eiYhP
Growing Object-Oriented Software, Guided by Tests: https://goo.gl/q64Xf8

Contributions:

Guests: Brad Brothers and Colin DeCarlo
Hosts: Stephen Belyea and Margaret Tavares
Production and editing: Stephen Belyea
Music and show art: Adam Frank
Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team.Check out Vehikl online: goo.gl/TdJjR7

006 - Co-Op Recap

s.belyea@vehikl.com (Vehikl) — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 18:00:00 +0000

The time has come for Colin Mills and Justin Buchanan to graduate from their 16-month co-op term at Vehikl. We talk highlights, experiences, and career growth throughout the term.

Get real advice from students on turbo boosting your career through co-op and understanding the ins and outs of the industry from the starting line.

Links and resources:

Colin Mills on Twitter: goo.gl/2MeM3B
Colin’s Program at Conestoga: Software Engineering Technology: goo.gl/ufLA7Y
Justin Buchanan on Twitter: goo.gl/di7P24
Justin’s Program at Conestoga: IT Innovation and Design: goo.gl/jNu1wZ
Margaret’s Program at Conestoga: Computer Programmer / Analyst: goo.gl/anGTz8
Episode 2 of Torqd: goo.gl/uDw5kX

Contributions:

Guests: Colin Mills and Justin Buchanan
Hosts: Eric Droulliard and Margaret Tavares
Production and editing: Stephen Belyea
Music and show art: Adam Frank
Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: goo.gl/TdJjR7

005 - Laracon Recap and Conferences 101

s.belyea@vehikl.com (Vehikl) — Wed, 9 Aug 2017 13:15:00 +0000

The dust has settled since our trip to Laracon 2017 in New York City. Join Product Designer Caryn Humphreys, and Developers Jesse O’Brien and Adam Frank to dig into impressions and the Laracon experience.

We’ll touch on the wide variety of talk topics, from education to inspirational, and how to make the most of any conference.

Links and resources:

Laracon US 2017 in New York: goo.gl/rMKE6A
Jesse O’Brien on Twitter: goo.gl/z4i42G
Caryn Humphreys on Twitter: goo.gl/5hep7R
Adam Frank on Twitter: goo.gl/ojQsfW
Sean Larkin: goo.gl/yD1iTU
Adam Wathan: goo.gl/M6MW3q
Jack McDade: goo.gl/XR8s3n
Justin Jackson: goo.gl/sJbnYA
Taylor Ottwell: goo.gl/B6g8YY
Laravel Slack channel: goo.gl/6GuEn1
Michael Dyrynda: goo.gl/HesNx8
Tom Schlick: goo.gl/mTgzFo
Torqd via @Vehikl on Twitter: goo.gl/WEaS1w
Torqd via Vehikl by email: go@vehikl.com

Contributions:

Guests: Jesse O’Brien, Caryn Humphreys, Adam Frank
Hosts: Eric Droulliard and Margaret Tavares
Production and editing: Stephen Belyea
Music and show art: Adam Frank
Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: goo.gl/TdJjR7

004 - Laracon US 2017 Recap: Day 1

s.belyea@vehikl.com (Vehikl) — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 01:10:00 +0000

Day 1 of Laracon US 2017 is a wrap and the after party is well underway. We grabbed a few developer friends for a quick recap of the day’s events.

Links and resources:

Laracon US 2017 in New York City: goo.gl/rMKE6A
Science Fair at Laracon: goo.gl/Xx7kSj
“Introducing Laravel Horizon” blog post from Taylor Ottwell: goo.gl/GK9Lda
Jesse O’Brien on Twitter: goo.gl/z4i42G and Github: goo.gl/orDGuJ
Ben Corlett on Twitter: goo.gl/PQQqf6 and Github: goo.gl/6Vma3G
Tom Schlick on Twitter: goo.gl/mTgzFo and Github: goo.gl/BBHkve
Shawn McCool on Twitter: goo.gl/cNykS7
Matt Machuga on Twitter: goo.gl/eb7CaG and Github: goo.gl/cBiHP1
Torqd via @Vehikl on Twitter: goo.gl/WEaS1w
Torqd via Vehikl by email: go@vehikl.com

Contributions:

Guests: Jesse O’Brien, Ben Corlett, Tom Schlick, Shawn McCool, Matt Machuga
Host: Stephen Belyea
Production and editing: Stephen Belyea
Music and show art: Adam Frank
Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team.Check out Vehikl online: goo.gl/TdJjR7

003 - Laravel 5.5

s.belyea@vehikl.com (Vehikl) — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 03:15:00 +0000

It’s Laracon week and we’re getting ready for Laravel’s 5.5 release. Developers Jesse O’Brien, Colin DeCarlo, and Dan Soppelsa sit down to chat through features, updates, and tools implemented for the release.

Links and resources:

Jesse O’Brien on Twitter: goo.gl/z4i42G
Jesse O’Brien on GitHub: goo.gl/orDGuJ
Colin DeCarlo on Twitter: goo.gl/tYRaDF
Colin DeCarlo on GitHub: goo.gl/ePFtPJ
Dan Soppelsa on Twitter: goo.gl/WvWKAw
Dan Soppelsa on GitHub: goo.gl/2fDMXJ
“Package Auto-Discovery In Laravel 5.5” blog post from Taylor Ottwell: goo.gl/Yi4V3K
Torqd via @Vehikl on Twitter: goo.gl/WEaS1w
Torqd via Vehikl by email: go@vehikl.com

Contributions:

Guests: Jesse O’Brien, Dan Soppelsa, and Colin DeCarlo
Hosts: Eric Drouillard and Margaret Tavares
Production and editing: Stephen Belyea
Music and show art: Adam Frank
Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: goo.gl/TdJjR7

Tech mentions: Laravel, Laracon, PHP, PHP 7, long term support (LTS), pivot casting, JSON, serialize array, dump and die, collections, transformation, pipeline, debug, class, framework, Symfony, service provider, stack trace, SOAP, validation, rule contract, callback, Node, boolean, filter, Ruby, exceptions, database schema, migration, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Linux, sudo, Git, rebase, Vue, Bootstrap, React, front end presets, Blade templates, API, Javascript frameworks, Horizon

002 - Career Progression

s.belyea@vehikl.com (Vehikl) — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 15:00:00 +0000

We’re sitting down with Senior Developer Colin DeCarlo, and occasional computer user Daniel Mills, to discuss how they started, where they’ve been, and choices made along the way. Regardless of where your career is at, Colin and Dan have wisdom to spare.

From early days during the dot-com bust, to running and hosting Southern Ontario’s premiere PHP user’s group, Colin’s breadth of perspective and experience is tough to beat. Dan’s start as a co-op, through Angular pro, and onto expert and proponent of Javascript fundamentals, is nothing to sniff at. Listen in for a fun romp through two careers’ worth of dos, don’ts, and dunnos.

Links and resources:

Colin DeCarlo on Twitter: goo.gl/tYRaDF
Colin DeCarlo on GitHub: goo.gl/ePFtPJ
“Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software” book by the “Gang of Four”: goo.gl/ydwczo
Dominic Tarr on GitHub: goo.gl/FVcC5t
GPUG via Meetup: goo.gl/VL7ziB
GPUG on Twitter: goo.gl/ChbkPr
Jeremy Cook on Twitter: goo.gl/WDxeX6
Torqd via @Vehikl on Twitter: goo.gl/WEaS1w
Torqd via Vehikl by email: go@vehikl.com

Contributions:

Guests: Colin DeCarlo and Daniel Mills
Hosts: Eric Drouillard and Margaret Tavares
Production and editing: Stephen Belyea
Music and show art: Adam Frank
Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: goo.gl/TdJjR7

Tech mentions: Angular, Angular directives, Knockout, programming fundamentals, React, lifecycle methods, design patterns, adapter pattern, Oracle, PHP

001 - React and Vue

s.belyea@vehikl.com (Vehikl) — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 17:30:00 +0000

We’re talking our favourite lightweight Javascript framework/libraries: React and Vue. Senior full-stack developers Jesse O’Brien and Dan Soppelsa join our co-hosts, Eric and Margaret, for this debut Torqd chat.

Sit-in as we learn more about Jesse and Dan’s careers, history with the Javascript landscape, and philosophies on getting started or just keeping up. Stick around for thoughts on the future of jQuery, what to jump into for a first framework, and where best to start tinkering and learning.

Links and resources:

Jesse O’Brien on Twitter: goo.gl/z4i42G
Jesse O’Brien on GitHub: goo.gl/orDGuJ
Dan Soppelsa on Twitter: goo.gl/WvWKAw
Dan Soppelsa on GitHub: goo.gl/2fDMXJ
Laracasts online: goo.gl/RUAMfE
Egghead.io online: goo.gl/icpLBU
Dan Abramov on Twitter: goo.gl/eqrLFV
Torqd via @Vehikl on Twitter: goo.gl/WEaS1w
Torqd via Vehikl by email: go@vehikl.com

Contributions:

Guests: Jesse O’Brien and Dan Soppelsa
Hosts: Eric Drouillard and Margaret Tavares
Production and editing: Stephen Belyea
Music and show art: Adam Frank
Recording facilities: Vehikl (Waterloo)

Special thanks for the help and support from the entire Vehikl team. Check out Vehikl online: vehikl.com

Tech mentions: CodeIgnitor, FuelPHP, Laravel, C++, Java, jQuery, Angular, Backbone, Marionette, React, WordPress, responsive, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Vue, ES6, Typescript, CDN, Redux, VueX, MVC, Polymer