Torqd

Tired of testing? We aren’t! We’re focusing on what goes into testing the front end. Alex Barry, one of our senior devs, weighs in on the process, differences from back end, and helping you code better. Links and resources: Alex Barry on Twitter: https://goo.gl/C181KJ Alex Barry on GitHub: https://goo.gl/h63i3D Mocha JS testing framework: https://goo.gl/Vh6yya SeleniumHQ browser automator: https://goo.gl/aLrZY9 Robert “Uncle Bob” Martin’s “Clean Code” handbook: https://goo.gl/rFNtzg ESLint linting

Good testing is tough. We’re talking testing in design, development, and the future of your app with two of our senior devs - Brad Brothers, and Colin DeCarlo. Links and resources: Brad Brothers on Twitter: https://goo.gl/VkKoMk Brad Brothers on GitHub: https://goo.gl/p6uL2q Colin DeCarlo on Twitter: goo.gl/tYRaDF Colin DeCarlo on GitHub: goo.gl/ePFtPJ Adam Wathan’s TDD Course: https://goo.gl/iXst3U David Heinemeier Hanson on Twitter: https://goo.gl/rh8GSY Breaking Up the Behemoth graph and blog

The time has come for Colin Mills and Justin Buchanan to graduate from their 16-month co-op term at Vehikl. We talk highlights, experiences, and career growth throughout the term. Get real advice from students on turbo boosting your career through co-op and understanding the ins and outs of the industry from the starting line. Links and resources: Colin Mills on Twitter: goo.gl/2MeM3B Colin’s Program at Conestoga: Software Engineering Technology: goo.gl/ufLA7Y Justin Buchanan on Twitter:

The dust has settled since our trip to Laracon 2017 in New York City. Join Product Designer Caryn Humphreys, and Developers Jesse O’Brien and Adam Frank to dig into impressions and the Laracon experience. We’ll touch on the wide variety of talk topics, from education to inspirational, and how to make the most of any conference. Links and resources: Laracon US 2017 in New York: goo.gl/rMKE6A Jesse O’Brien on Twitter: goo.gl/z4i42G Caryn Humphreys on Twitter: goo.gl/5hep7R Adam Frank on Twitter:

Day 1 of Laracon US 2017 is a wrap and the after party is well underway. We grabbed a few developer friends for a quick recap of the day’s events. Links and resources: Laracon US 2017 in New York City: goo.gl/rMKE6A Science Fair at Laracon: goo.gl/Xx7kSj “Introducing Laravel Horizon” blog post from Taylor Ottwell: goo.gl/GK9Lda Jesse O’Brien on Twitter: goo.gl/z4i42G and Github: goo.gl/orDGuJ Ben Corlett on Twitter: goo.gl/PQQqf6 and Github: goo.gl/6Vma3G Tom Schlick on Twitter: goo.gl/mTgzFo and

It’s Laracon week and we’re getting ready for Laravel’s 5.5 release. Developers Jesse O’Brien, Colin DeCarlo, and Dan Soppelsa sit down to chat through features, updates, and tools implemented for the release. Links and resources: Jesse O’Brien on Twitter: goo.gl/z4i42G Jesse O’Brien on GitHub: goo.gl/orDGuJ Colin DeCarlo on Twitter: goo.gl/tYRaDF Colin DeCarlo on GitHub: goo.gl/ePFtPJ Dan Soppelsa on Twitter: goo.gl/WvWKAw Dan Soppelsa on GitHub: goo.gl/2fDMXJ “Package Auto-Discovery In Laravel

We’re sitting down with Senior Developer Colin DeCarlo, and occasional computer user Daniel Mills, to discuss how they started, where they’ve been, and choices made along the way. Regardless of where your career is at, Colin and Dan have wisdom to spare. From early days during the dot-com bust, to running and hosting Southern Ontario’s premiere PHP user’s group, Colin’s breadth of perspective and experience is tough to beat. Dan’s start as a co-op, through Angular pro, and onto expert and proponent

We’re talking our favourite lightweight Javascript framework/libraries: React and Vue. Senior full-stack developers Jesse O’Brien and Dan Soppelsa join our co-hosts, Eric and Margaret, for this debut Torqd chat. Sit-in as we learn more about Jesse and Dan’s careers, history with the Javascript landscape, and philosophies on getting started or just keeping up. Stick around for thoughts on the future of jQuery, what to jump into for a first framework, and where best to start tinkering and