Programming

Episodes

1. Episode 25 - Micro Frontends Patterns

   20 Dec 2025 · 25 min

   The episode is inspired by research I conducted a few years ago in which I interviewed hundreds of other senior engineers and architects building web applications at scale. I begin by introducing the concept of micro…

2. Episode 24 - AI Agents

   13 Dec 2025 · 19 min

   In this episode, we'll cover what AI agents are, how they work, common agentic implementation patterns, and how agents manage their context window. Enjoy!

3. Episode 23 - Building a minimal reactive framework

   17 Jan 2025 · 18 min

   This episode explores building a minimal reactive framework using signals as a reactivity primitive. We'll look into implementing a simple component model, composing components, separating the view into static and…

4. Episode 22 - Signals

   10 Jan 2025 · 11 min

   In this episode, we'll explore a concept called Signal that has been getting a lot of traction in JavaScript over the past few years. I'll describe a simple implementation so you can understand the internals and then…

5. Episode 21 - Maps, Hash Maps, Tree Maps, and Hash Tables

   1 Jul 2020 · 17 min

   Today in less than 20 minutes, we'll explore what maps are and how they work under the hood. We'll talk about the differences between treemaps, hash maps, and hash tables. We'll dig pretty in-depth...By the end of the…

6. Episode 20 - Static and Dynamic Systems

   23 Jun 2020 · 13 min

   Today we'll look into static and dynamic systems. We'll discuss what does it mean for a programming language or a framework to be static or dynamic. In the second part of the podcast, we'll focus on some of the…

7. Episode 19 - Type Systems and Type Checking

   16 Jun 2020 · 6:00

   In this episode, we'll look at the very basics of type systems and their enforcement. We'll discuss strongly and weakly typed languages. After that, we'll dig into different enforcement strategies - runtime with…

8. Episode 18 - How JavaScript Bundlers Work

   25 May 2020 · 11 min

   In this episode, we'll look at what data structures and algorithms JavaScript bundlers use. We'll talk about ECMAScript modules, strongly connected components, depth-first search, and more! Enjoy!

9. Episode 17 - Dependency Injection

   21 Apr 2020 · 10 min

   Today we'll talk about using dependency injection across paradigms! You'll understand what this pattern is all about and how to use it. During the episode, we'll touch on topics such as inversion of control,…

10. Episode 16 - Memoization

    14 Apr 2020 · 11 min

    Today we'll learn about memoization! Memoization is a practice that helps us improve the performance of our apps using caching. In the episode, we'll also discuss pure functions, caching strategies, and much more!

11. Episode 15 - Compilers, Linters, and Formatters

    7 Apr 2020 · 8:39

    In this episode of the programming podcast, we'll discuss static analysis and code transformation. In particular, we'll look at the difference between compilers, linters, and formatters. By the end of the episode,…

12. Episode 14 - The Four Principles of OOP

    31 Mar 2020 · 14 min

    In today's episode, you'll learn the four principles of object-oriented programming. We'll discuss abstraction, inheritance, encapsulation, and polymorphism. By the end of the show, you'll understand each one of them;…

13. Episode 13 - Binary Heaps

    24 Mar 2020 · 13 min

    Today we're going to discuss the binary heap data structure. In this episode, you'll learn where to use heaps in practice, how they can come handy to you during a coding interview, and how to implement them! Along the…

14. Episode 12 - COVID-19. Epidemic modeling with SIR.

    17 Mar 2020 · 9:39

    Instead of digging into algorithms and data structures, today, you'll learn about epidemic modeling. In 9 minutes in this episode, you'll get a mathematical intuition on the spread of COVID-19 and the essential…

15. Episode 11 - Coupling and Cohesion

    10 Mar 2020 · 11 min

    Today you'll learn how keeping your abstractions more cohesive and less coupled can improve the quality and maintainability of your software.

16. Episode 10 - Topological Sort

    3 Mar 2020 · 13 min

    The chances are that the information from this episode will come in handy to you during a coding interview and likely in real life! In this episode, you'll learn the topological sort algorithm. Along the way, you'll…

17. Episode 9 - Sorting. Counting Sort.

    26 Feb 2020 · 13 min

    Have you ever been frustrated during interviews thinking that your interviewer expects you to have memorized a bunch of sorting algorithms you'd never need in real life? In this episode of the podcast learn how to…

18. Episode 8 - Decorator Pattern

    18 Feb 2020 · 13 min

    Today you'll learn how at runtime, you can enhance the behavior or existing objects using the decorator pattern. In this episode, we'll discuss the advantages of decorators over inheritance and look at two examples…

19. Episode 7 - Tries

    11 Feb 2020 · 11 min

    In the episode today, we'll talk about the trie data structure. You'll learn what tries are, how you can use them in practice, and how to implement them in your favorite programming language!

20. Episode 6 - Graphs and Graph Traversal

    4 Feb 2020 · 22 min

    In this episode, we'll discuss graphs. You'll learn how this data structure looks like and what are its applications. Later on, we'll talk about algorithms for traversing graphs. You'll understand how breadth-first…

21. Episode 5 - Arrays and Linked Lists

    26 Jan 2020 · 19 min

    In this episode, we'll discuss two fundamental data structures in computer science - arrays and linked lists. Their understanding is essential not only in your day to day job but also for performing well on your next…

22. Episode 4 - Quickselect

    21 Jan 2020 · 11 min

    Today we're going to talk about quickselect. This algorithm helps us quickly find the n-th smallest element in unsorted arrays. It'll not only help you improve the performance of your applications, but it's also a very…

23. Episode 3 - Partial Application (not Currying)

    14 Jan 2020 · 9:05

    Today we'll discuss partial application and currying. By the end of the episode, you'll understand what these two different concepts are how they are different from each other, and where you can apply them in practice.…

24. Episode 2 - Binary Search

    5 Jan 2020 · 19 min

    Today we'll discuss the binary search algorithm. We'll go through several examples when the algorithm makes sense and discuss in detail how it works. By the end of the episode, you'll know when to apply a binary search…

25. Episode 1 - How Compilers Work

    5 Jan 2020 · 12 min

    In this episode, we discuss how compilers work. By the end of the show, you'll have a high-level understanding of the phases the source code you write goes though before executed!