Programming

Minko Gechev

Programming is a weekly podcast that aims to make…

  • 24 minutes 51 seconds
    Episode 25 - Micro Frontends Patterns

    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 frontends and discussing when to use them versus relying on more straightforward and reliable techniques. In the second part of the episode, we cover five different micro frontend patterns and their trade-offs.


    Enjoy!

    20 December 2025, 11:01 pm
  • 18 minutes 38 seconds
    Episode 24 - AI Agents

    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!

    13 December 2025, 12:53 am
  • 17 minutes 54 seconds
    Episode 23 - Building a minimal reactive framework

    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 dynamic parts, and implementing fine-grained reactivity.

    17 January 2025, 8:01 pm
  • 11 minutes 19 seconds
    Episode 22 - Signals

    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 see how it relates to the traditional object-oriented design pattern observer.

    10 January 2025, 11:46 pm
  • 16 minutes 30 seconds
    Episode 21 - Maps, Hash Maps, Tree Maps, and Hash Tables
    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 episode, you'll understand how to implement hash tables using an array, hash function, and a linked list!
    1 July 2020, 2:25 am
  • 13 minutes 29 seconds
    Episode 20 - Static and Dynamic Systems
    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 properties of static systems and how they can help in better compile-time optimizations, development experience, and more!
    23 June 2020, 3:08 pm
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    Episode 19 - Type Systems and Type Checking
    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 dynamic typing and compile-time with static typing.
    16 June 2020, 3:41 am
  • 11 minutes 12 seconds
    Episode 18 - How JavaScript Bundlers Work
    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!
    25 May 2020, 11:50 pm
  • 10 minutes 24 seconds
    Episode 17 - Dependency Injection
    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, high-order functions, and testability.
    21 April 2020, 4:37 am
  • 10 minutes 46 seconds
    Episode 16 - Memoization
    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!
    14 April 2020, 2:54 am
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    Episode 15 - Compilers, Linters, and Formatters
    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, you'll understand what tool you should use to improve your development experience and team processes.
    7 April 2020, 3:35 am
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