A podcast in mini-series where we explore unimportant programming questions in extreme detail.

First Episodes

Ep. 1: The line between migration and…?

In the first episode of the podcast we explore the boundary between database migrations and other operations that need to happen when the database is being migrated. H...

Ep. 2: Over-engineering migrations even more!

In the second episode of the podcast we talk with Tim MacDonald [https://phpc.social/@timacdonald] about a few other approaches to how you might manage other operation...

Ep. 3: Referencing specific database records in your code

Season 1 continues with a discussion of how to deal with special database records that need to be referenced directly in code. We've all been there before: you've got...

Ep. 4: The dreaded status column

Over Engineered is all about those things that bug you but you never get a chance to "solve." Today's episode is about the dreaded "status" column. This is another to...

Ep. 5: What about event sourcing?

In this episode we indulge in the purest form of Over Engineering—a 90 minute discussion of a completely different application paradigm/architecture. Our team has used...

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