RFC Podcast   /     Episode 6– Buy vs Build

After a bit of absence due to the holidays and some family time, Chris and John are back, this time discussing the age-old conflict of Build versus Buy. When do you build your tools from scratch, and when do you purchase a pre-built solution to handle your needs. As developers we often quickly jump to building as a cheaper option but our instincts can sometimes deceive us.

Show notes:

What we’ve been doing (sorry for the absence)

Chris

• EDD 2.5 Released (and 2.5.1-2.5.6)
• EDD Recurring 2.4 Work
• 1 Week in Kansas with other co-lead
• Built a dashboard for my everyday work life to help with managing my tasks

John

• Web Hosts Ranked
• Annual planning
• Internet Outlaw Video planning

Build vs Buy

• Why is this even a question
  • Sometimes building is good
  • Sometimes building is not a good ROI
  • Sometimes it doesn’t exist
• The argument for building
• The argument for buying
• How the hacker mentality can deceive you into building

Links to products mentioned

• https://easydigitaldownloads.com/blog/recover-lost-revenue-with-carthook/
• http://www.phpservermonitor.org/

Updates

• Anti-social media report (John)
• Night Shift in iOS 9.3 Beta 1 (Chris)
• WordPress 4.4.1 Security/Maintenance release
  • https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8358
  • https://wordpress.org/news/2016/01/wordpress-4-4-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
  • Automattic paid a bounty for XSS found by Crtc4L
    • HackerOne.com

Reading

• Chris
  • We Make Beer: Inside the spirit and Artistry of America’s craft brewers by Sean Lewis
  • The Enemy Within: Actions that self-destruct companies, customer service and jobs by Richard W Buchanan
• John
  • Post Office: A Novel by Charles Bukowski
  • Web Penetration Testing with Kali Linux – Second Edition by Juned Ahmed Ansar