2022
Interviewing developers: what questions to ask
So you need to hire a software developer. Do you know how? Can you tell if a developer actually knows what they are talking about or just blowing smoke? Do you know what questions to ask a developer to find the difference? It is tough for non-technical people to evaluate technical expertise. Most fall back […]
REST vs GraphQL
POV: a stubborn front-end hardliner There I was, happily Axios-ing my REST endpoints, when a friend sent me a link to this interesting new toy (his words) that would apparently replace REST. Having invested a ton of time in researching REST’s finer points, and as somebody who has spent more than a few hours–sometimes with […]
Architecting APIs with James Higginbotham
How much of the world runs on APIs someone built, waiting for you to use it? In this week’s podcast, Cal talks with renowned API architect James Higginbotham about the difference between API design and API architecture, building for your client, and what to take into account when you’re starting from scratch with your latest […]
Interviewing developers: reviewing the profile
So, you need to hire a software developer. Do you know how? Can you tell if a developer actually knows what they’re talking about, or if they’re just blowing smoke? It’s tough for non-technical people to evaluate technical expertise. Most fall back into patterns of narratives like “They sounded like they knew what they […]
Not for techies: NFTs for everyone–Pt. 1
In part one of a three-part series, our guest writer, Roberto Cano, shares how to get started on building your NFT empire, even if you don’t know the difference between Remix and Rinkeby.
Gunslinger interview: William Rodriguez
At the heart of everything we do here at Gun.io are our incredible Gunslingers. They’re the talent we send out to tackle the big ideas and help brands build and scale. And we want to share their stories with you in a new series called the Gunslinger Interviews. This week, Cal Evans talks with William […]
3 secrets to hiring a software developer
Our Developer Evangelist, Cal Evans, shares a few tips on how to hire a developer for your project, even if tech isn’t your area of expertise. Know your product, hire professionals, and don’t skimp if you want success.
Using AWS Athena to query AWS service logs
Athena is a powerful tool for ad-hoc data analysis that may also be used as a log-querying engine. After all, logs are just data on S3! In this Gun.io blog post, Dustin Wilson explains how to use AWS Athena to query your service logs, illustrating with a sample configuration.
Nailing the interview
Every interview invites a few nerves along with it. Sometimes it’s great to get back to the basics and remember the easiest things: come prepared, come interested, and please, for the love of Boba Fett, move that dirty laundry pile out of the background. In this week’s Frontier Podcast, Cal Evans talks with our very […]
Retaining your talented developers
Are you on the losing end of the hiring see-saw, or are you retaining your talented developers by pushing them to get to the next level?
Lessons learned managing remote
Whether you’ve been working with remote and distributed teams for a decade, or you’re new to the game thanks to the pandemic, managing a team you don’t see every day has its challenges. In this week’s Frontier Podcast, Cal Evans sits down with Dave Hall, who has mastered the art of management from afar. Listen […]
Building a talent stack for software developers
Long before I could express ideas in computer code, I could express myself in written form. I didn’t know the term back then, but this was the beginning of my personal “talent stack”.