#16: SXSW recap
On this episode of Off Script, James Hall (Parallax) runs us through his recent trip to South By South West (SXSW) and analyses what it all means with Josh Nesbitt (Stac)
#15: Over-engineering
What can we learn from the success and simplicity of Wordle? How can we be more aware of when we’re likely to over-engineer a solution?
#14: What is the metaverse?
What is the metaverse and what has it got to do with Facebook? How do NFTs fit into it? Is it all 3D and gaming or is there more to it with business applications? Hosts James Hall (Parallax) & Josh Nesbitt (Stac) speak with our guest, Jack Sails and discuss where to begin with it and how to make sense of it all.
#13: 2021 Developer round-up
2021 has been an eventful year! From January's coming together to launch the AVIF image format, April's Basecamp employee speech controversy and the web hitting 30 years old plus much more. Hosts James Hall (Parallax) & Josh Nesbitt (Stac) take us on a journey through the highs and lows of the year.
#12: Productivity & mental health
How do you avoid burnout and keep productivity high? What methods can you use to help produce an efficient flow state? How have companies addressed these issues around hybrid working? Productivity and mental health go hand in hand but how do you manage it? Hosts James Hall (Parallax) & Josh Nesbitt (Stac) explore these issues around creating a positive motivated team.
#11: Leadership
What leadership style do you have? How do you foster a productive culture? When do you give people autonomy and when do you put your foot down? The decisions around how to lead a team can affect how successful a project delivery is.
#10: Software estimation
How long will a project take to complete? How can you get this as close to reality as possible? Software estimation is an essential part of the development process and one that many people don’t know how to approach correctly. Is your team equipped with the right tools? Is there a shared understanding of the process within your team? Hosts James Hall (Parallax) and Josh Nesbitt (Stac) explore these questions and look at practical solutions to get it right.
#09: Application performance
What would your first steps be when working on application performance? What tools can you use to help you through this process? What are the challenges when you overly optimise your application? Our hosts James Hall (Parallax) and Josh Nesbitt (Stac) dive into these questions and outline their thoughts on this and much more.
#08: Web application security
Off Script hosts Josh Nesbitt (Stac) and James Hall (Parallax) discuss all things web application security. It’s something that is getting more and more important to get right. More cyber attacks. More ransomware attacks. They address good application hygiene and the common pitfalls they are seeing people fall for.
#07: Career progression
We’re happy to welcome James Hall to Off Script as a new co-host alongside Josh Nesbitt in our new podcast format! The topic today is ‘Career progression’.
#06: Why the cyber security industry needs to hire more anthropologists
Why does the cyber security industry need to hire more anthropologists? Because the criminals already are.
#05: Empathy at work
Transformational culture starts with empathy. But how do you make that happen? How do you create a culture that everyone feels heard in? Respected? Where each individual knows them and their ideas are valuable to not only their coworkers, but the company at large? We discuss these topics and more with Sharon Steed.
#04: It's never too late to get into technology
What's it like to get into tech from scratch? Can you do it at any stage of your career? What are the main lessons people who have made this transition have taken from their journey? Find out in this episode of Off Script by Hey! Radio
#03: Using the web for social good
How can we use the web for social good? What tools and techniques already exist, and how can we retain our rights while we use them?
#02: Running a conference
In this episode of Off Script, All Day Hey! co-founders Josh Nesbitt and Harry Roberts break down what it takes to run a conference and how it came to be.
#01: Wasn't the web better 10 years ago?
In the pilot episode of Off Script, we sit down with James Hall to discuss "wasn't the web better 10 years ago?". We'll cover topics such as the JavaScript ecosystem becoming more complicated, the evolution of web technologies, and why it's probably a good idea to write tests.
#00: Trailer
A introduction to Off Script by Hey! Radio. A podcast for the tech community.