Polyglot Software Development

We’ve been doing Software Development and Architecture work for a while at Snowpal, and currently have several B2B and B2C products in production. In this podcast, we’ll share our experiences on a regular basis to help you & your teams build great software. The topics covered in this podcast will include Product Management, Project Management, Architecture, Development, Deployment, Security, Release Management, Sales, Marketing, Advertising, and just about everything else an ambitious, fast growing startup based out of the US is likely to be involved in. So, join us. Let’s become better!

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Episodes

Saturday Jul 11, 2020

NoSQL vs SQL - what might you want to go with

Saturday Jul 11, 2020

Besides the obvious differences, there are a few reasons why I prefer one over the other, entirely driven by the nature of the problem I am trying to solve.

Saturday Jul 11, 2020

Our Git Workflow Process - after numerous tweaks, here's one that works beautifully for us.

Saturday Jul 11, 2020

As we all know, git is a piece of wonder. But, it still takes a little bit of time to arrive at the workflow that works best for you (given that it depends on a variety of factors). Here's one that works for us.

Saturday Jul 11, 2020

Our SaaS Platform - a quick look at the Dashboard

Saturday Jul 11, 2020

Snowpal Pitch is a powerful SaaS platform that lets you stay organized in all walks of life. Here's a quick 1-minute video on one of the many features (the first one you would encounter after you sign in - "Dashboard").

Saturday Jul 11, 2020

Aspect Programming (or even other flavors of it) come in real handy to solve certain types of problems

Saturday Jul 11, 2020

If you want to add or improve your logging or caching layers, you definitely want to consider doing them using Aspect Programming. Those are some common examples but there are numerous scenarios where touching your "core" coding layers (or, tiers or services) is not a good idea. Aspects come in quite handy on those occasions.

Saturday Jul 11, 2020

Come up with a design (in mind) before you get to your computer

Saturday Jul 11, 2020

To make the best use of your time at work, and/or when you are in front of a machine, it is a good idea to come up with a design (no matter how high level) in mind. This way, you can hit the ground running when you get to your machine. I've seen time and again that this approach works for me.

Snowpal Project Management

Snowpal Pitch is a SaaS platform that allows you to create content, & structure it in a way that works best for you. It provides support to track your progress, measure your performance & collaborate with other members (be it students, teachers, coworkers, friends and/or family) by granting them varying levels of access to your content. Use in-app conversations, rely on badge notifications, customize your content layout & visualize reports through rich charts. Enjoy productivity.