The [REFACTORED] Podcast

Refactored 165: "Counting Is Hard"

Wherein the guys time travel but Chris can't clone a repo.

Show Notes

• The guys never recorded episode 162. So in case you were wondering, it just doesn’t exist. Joke’s on you.
• Unexpected surprise: this episode includes a cameo by Matt Damon, soundtracked by Europe.
• Chris can’t clone a repo. There’s no commentary on that… it’s so-sad-it’s-funny enough on its own.
• The guys talk beers, lizards, real customers, and interpersonal conflict.
• FAANG is discussed: what “special” skills do you actually need?
• … and much more!

Communication Culture Hiring Interviews Performance Workflow

Refactored 164: "Vibe Check: Messrs. Dunning and Kruger Would Like a Word"

Wherein the guys autocomplete on steroids.

Show Notes

• The guys are going to start a vibe-code-cleanup consultancy. Lot of money to be made…
• Yet Another Debate about whether LLM are going to but technologists out of business.
• Chris explains why lack of understanding creates false confidence in LLM capability.
• The guys spend some time chatting about the malware industry.
• … and much more!

Artificial-Intelligence Code Culture Performance Tech-Debt Tooling

Refactored 163: "It's Always Permissions (or DNS)"

Wherein the guys hate all databases.

Show Notes

• Chris has a war story about PosgtreSQL upgrades changing default permissions. TLDR: stuff breaked then Chris fix.
• Frank drops some trivia: MySQL, MariaDB, and MaxDB are named after Monty Widenius’ kids.
• DeepSeek [non-]update: they just stole and lied. More at 11 after sports, weather, and traffic.
• TikTok: Stealing data from your phone? Frank believes it, Chris doesn’t.
• The guys debate religiosity of tech stack choices within companies.
• Frank decries cutls of personality, and also ColdFusion. Like… duh. Honestly, which is worse?
• … and much more!

Culture Database Management Open-Source Performance