About the show

Public Function is a weekly show talking all things technology, software, development, gaming and related topics. Your hosts are Albert Park and Greg Parsons.

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Episodes

  • 012: Dumb and Optimistic

    5 March 2019  |  1 hr 16 mins
    development, gaming, news, software, technology

    This week, Albert and Greg are hangin’ loose! Greg works on a personal project. Albert hates on Apple for no reason (surprise!). We talk portfolio sites, GraphQL, and our favorite podcasts. Stick around for the post show!

  • 011: Editor Wars

    27 February 2019  |  1 hr 44 mins
    development, gaming, news, software, technology

    This week, Albert and Greg talk code editors. Greg tells us about his one true love. Albert gets particular about colors. We talk paying for software, Electron apps, keybindings, and strongly-typed languages.

  • 010: Edge Case Machine

    19 February 2019  |  1 hr 27 mins
    development, gaming, news, software, technology

    This week, Albert and Greg discuss dev tooling. Greg wants to organize his files. Albert focuses on localhost. We talk boilerplate code, unit testing, page performance, and mechanical keyboards.

  • 009: CSS is Hard

    14 February 2019  |  1 hr 51 mins
    development, gaming, news, software, technology

    This week, Albert and Greg talk about CSS. Greg thinks about Bootstrap. Albert declares his CSS House. We talk styled components, CSS modules, and the full stack developer myth. Be sure to check out the post show!

  • 008: Data Jiu Jitsu

    5 February 2019  |  1 hr 40 mins
    development, gaming, news, software, technology

    This week, Albert and Greg are back! The guys deep dive on content management systems and building web apps around them. Greg has complex data problems. Albert is afraid of schemas. We talk Linux updates, Gatsby CMS integrations, learning data modelling, and searching for the One.

  • 007: Super Blood Wolf Moon

    23 January 2019  |  1 hr 36 mins
    development, gaming, news, photography, software, technology

    This week, @alpark and @gregorskii talk photography and cameras. Greg and Albert are going in different directions. Albert ponders podcast competition. Greg worries about lefties. We talk iPads, Moment gear, and lens flares.

  • 006: Space Force Sniff

    18 January 2019  |  1 hr 32 mins
    development, gaming, news, software, technology

    This week, @alpark and @gregorskii try to find some focus. Albert issues corrections from last week. Greg tries to solve a Rubik’s Cube during the show. We talk keyboards and keyboard shortcuts. We go over lesser-known browsers. Greg talks about technology project management. Albert explains how time works.

  • 005: Everything is C

    8 January 2019  |  1 hr 38 mins
    development, gaming, news, software, technology

    This week, Albert and Greg talk Microsoft’s grand plan, how all programming languages are actually just C, listener feedback, Gatsby follow-up, Webpack struggles, 2019 predictions lightning round, and our Xmas gifts.

  • 004: Year of the Dog

    24 December 2018  |  54 mins 52 secs
    home automation, macbook pro, voice assistant

    This week, Albert and Greg talk about their best and worst of of 2018, including home automation, voice assistants, and Macbook Pros.

  • 003: The Great Gatsby

    18 December 2018  |  39 mins 6 secs
    development, gaming, news, software, technology

    This week, Albert and Greg go deep on the pros and cons of Gatsby, discuss React lifecycle woes, and talk headless content management systems.

  • 002: Open Sourcery

    4 December 2018  |  1 hr 13 mins
    development, gaming, news, software, technology

    This week, Albert and Greg talk about going to the Schiitr, communicating with open source maintainers, Christmas shopping, and best of/ end of year lists.

  • 001: Greg Hates Typescript

    26 November 2018  |  1 hr 7 mins
    development, gaming, news, software, technology

    This week, Albert and Greg go in-depth on the pros and cons of Typescript, discuss Facebook / Microsoft / Google as stewards of web standards, give you the picks, and more!