The Beer Driven Devs attended ADAConf again, this time with Matt presenting. In this episode Liam and Matt reflect on what they learned about change at this year's conference.
Matt and Liam unpack the stubborn stereotype of the socially inept specialist, how it still shapes expectations today, and why great leadership has nothing to do with whether you can code — and everything to do with how much you care.
This week Matt introduces Cabinet — a lightweight, encrypted offline data store for .NET apps — and shares the story, design decisions, and trade-offs behind it.
Matt and Liam share how they actually use AI day-to-day—from code assistants to creative projects—and explore whether AI is really coming for our jobs, or just changing what those jobs look like.
Matt and Liam pull apart the reflex to start with tables and let an ORM shape your code. We talk aggregates, normalisation vs denormalisation, many-to-many pain, and when a document or relational store actually fits the job.
We keep using these words—agile, governance, risk, contracts—but do they mean what we think they mean? This episode digs into the trouble with shared language and mismatched definitions.
The recent nx exploit grabbed a lot of attention for using a novel AI prompt injection attack. This episode unpacks what happened, the dangers of blind trust, and some ways to minimise risk.
Matt and Liam are joined by Jimmy Bogard for a deep dive into the ethics and commercials of maintaining sustainable open-source software in the .NET ecosystem.
In this episode, we explore the impact of interruptions on deep work and productivity, discussing the hidden costs of meetings and the importance of maintaining focus.
Why do we keep getting estimates wrong? We explore the psychology behind estimation, planning fallacies, and the real reasons tasks feel harder than they should.
In Part 2 of our chat with Ulysses Maclaren, we dive deeper into AI, agency, and the big existential questions — with plenty of laughs along the way.
In part 1 of this 2-part series, we welcome back Ulysses Maclaren to discuss AI, agency, and the big existential questions — with plenty of laughs along the way.
Lucy Quinlan shares the story of Villey — building a tech company without a tech background, bootstrapping, and the power of trust and community support.
Fresh from /NEW conference, we explore financial independence, Aussie defense tech, merit narratives, and how to back founders who’ve overcome more.
A vulnerable chat on leadership under pressure, balancing empathy and steadiness, and what it really means to be the calm center of a team storm.
With guest Sarah Kenyon, we break down personal branding myths, navigating LinkedIn noise, and why 'just let the work speak' isn’t always enough.
Matt gets personal on Superman, hope, and why stories matter — plus reflections on practical effects, mythology, and backyard birthday laser tag.
We unpack the hype and snake oil behind AI marketing, questioning authenticity and what real, trustworthy engagement should look like.
We tackle the wave of open-source projects going commercial in .NET, community trust, and what it means for the future of the ecosystem.
A fiery debate on REST conventions, idempotence, and when breaking the 'rules' of API design is genius — or just lazy.