Rails with Jason

On today's episode, I'm joined by Friendly.rb speaker Lorin Thwaits to talk conferences past and future, gauging the intelligence of ChatGPT and its ability to create novel solutions, the evolution of intelligence, evolution's effects on reproduction, AI's potential capacity (or lack thereof) for power-seeking, the economic and societal impacts of AI, the amount of interest purely AI-generated content will be able to command, the power and limits of simulation, machines as synthetic animals and animals as biological machines, developing AI via evolutionary processes, the speed limit of evolution, and Lorin's project the Brick Gem.Friendly.rbRuby Conferences.orgBrighton RubyThe Blank Slate by Steven PinkerDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. DickThe Brick GemLorin Thwaits on GitHubLorin Thwaits on LinkedInSin City Ruby

On today's episode, Katie Langerman and Cameron Dutro of GitHub join me for a discussion of design systems, style guides and GitHub's design system Primer, view components, view-related logic, view testing, and how design changes can pass a system test and yet fail a common sense test. Primer.styleCameron Dutro.comComplementary podcastKatie Langerman on GitHubKatie Langerman on Twitter Katie Langerman on LinkedInCameron Dutro on GitHubCameron Dutro on MastodonCameron Dutro on LinkedIn

In this episode, Matt Swanson returns to discuss YAGNI (you ain't gonna need it),  Kent Beck's quote "make the change easy (warning: this may be hard) then make the easy change," why educational materials for beginners abound, but that's not the case for intermediate and advanced developers, what drives people to create educational materials, the purpose of testing, and being judicious in what you spend your time thinking about.Matt Swanson on TwitterMatt Swanson on GitHubMatt Swanson on DevTo

On this special episode of Code with Jason, Andy Atkinson returns but this time he's interviewing me.  We cover my new consulting venture, the sorts of things my consulting clients are looking for, consulting as a generalist rather than specializing, CTO coaching, using tests to help you plan your project, some of the thinking around my upcoming Sin City Ruby conference, and my Code with Jason World Tour.High Performance PostgreSQL for Rails by Andrew AtkinsonMillion Dollar Consulting by Alan WeissRailsConf DetroitRubyConfRails World TorontoAndy Atkinson.comAndrew Atkinson on TwitterAndrew Atkinson on GitHubSin City Ruby

In this episode, Vignesh Rajendran and I discuss his beginnings as a programmer, TDD, structuring your tests, organizing your workflow via testing, managing developers for success, and giving yourself permission to do a bad job in order to progress as a developer.Vignesh Rajendran on TwitterVignesh Rajendran on LinkedInVignesh Rajendran on GitHubTryPeach.io

On today's episode I'm joined by Stefanni Brasil to discuss her experience at Rubyconf in San Diego, what it's like being a maintainer on the open-source Faker-Ruby, her plans for her talk at the upcoming Sin City Ruby, her work with Thoughtbot, using templates to spin up new Rails applications, and we look ahead to 2024's packed conference slate.Testing JavaScript with Kent C. DoddsJumpstart ProRails BytesInstant_RailsRailsConfRubyConfRails WorldFriendly.rbSoutheast RubyTropical.rbStefanni Brasil on TwitterStefanni Brasil on LinkedInStefanniBrasil.meHex DevsThoughtbotFaker-RubySin City Ruby

In this episode, Mike Stone, co-founder of The Gnar Company and I talk about his journey to becoming a developer and founding a consultancy, finding clients via leveraging personal networks and beyond, marketing as hunting and farming, making sense of freelancing and utilization, using the correct value/pricing model, productized services, and what's next for The Gnar Company.Mike Stone on LinkedInMike Stone on TwitterThe Gnar CompanySin City Ruby

On today's episode, Simmon Li and I discuss his beginnings as a developer, finding a job,  the benefits of attending local developer meetups, being a lifelong learner, and the upcoming Sin City Ruby conference.Toronto RubyToronto Ruby on TwitterThe Odin ProjectOttaSin City RubySimmon Li on TwitterSimmon Li on LinkedIn

In this episode, Naijeria Toweett and I chat about her talk at Friendly.rb 2023, her beginnings as a developer, attending a bootcamp as Covid began to spread, how Naijeria came to speak at Friendly.rb, organizing a conference, and her motivation to speak at conferences.RubyConferences.orgSin City RubyNaijeria Toweett on LinkedInNaijeria Toweett on MediumNaijeria Toweett on Twitter

This week, Jason Charnes and I got together to talk about my monthly newsletter, job hopping, taking time to sharpen the saw, fixing bugs, front end development, design, reusability, defining abstraction, and things to do and where to eat in Las Vegas while attending Sin City Ruby.Nonsense Monthly, my newsletterThe Non-Designer's Design Book by Robin WilliamsSin City RubyJason Charnes.comRemote Ruby PodcastActive Record CookbookJason Charnes on Twitter

For my 200th episode of Code with Jason, I spoke with Saron Yitbarek, Founder of CodeNewbie and RubyConf Keynote Speaker.  We talk about her beginnings in tech, the founding of CodeNewbie, the power of simply asking for things, how to go about asking for things, how being self-taught still relies upon materials made available by the work of other developers, possible topics for Saron's upcoming keynote at RubyConf, and how to get the most out of your in-person conference experience. NotADesigner.ioSaron.ioSaron Yitbarek on MediumSaron Yitbarek on TwitterSaron Yitbarek on LinkedIn

This week, Samuel Giddins and I discuss life on call as a developer, the upcoming RubyConf,  the pitfalls of online communications, Sam's beginnings as a developer, software supply chain security, and the difference between "amicable" and "amiable."  Sam will be at the Ruby Gems and Bundler open space at RubyConf in San Diego on Monday, November 13th 2023.Samuel Giddins' SiteSamuel Giddins on Hachyderm.ioRubyGems BlogRubyConf

On this episode, Wisen Tanasa joins me to talk Test Driven Development.  We discuss why TDD is intuitive, translating specifications into tests, the balance between design and execution, developing a walking skeleton, the value of learning design principles and UX, minimizing the need to use willpower with positive feedback loops, and understanding what TDD is.Growing Object-Oriented Software Guided by Tests by Steve Freeman and Nat PryceThe Non-Designer's Design Book by Robin WilliamsWisen Tanasa on TwitterWisen Tanasa on LinkedInWisen Tanasa's Newsletter Quantum Steps

On this week's episode, Thiago Massa joins me for a conversation about international pizza styles, life in Berlin as compared to São Paulo, guitars and playing music, writing books, and reading well to write well.  Thiago Massa on LinkedInThiago Massa on TwitterThe Complete Guide to Rails Testing by Jason SwettMy snail mail newsletter

This week I'm joined by Prarthana Shiva for a discussion of defensive programming.  We talk guard clauses, assertions, null tricks, secure coding, offensive programming, and loud failure.  We also get into debugging processes, Prarthana's background, and my upcoming book on AI assisted programming.Prarthana Shiva on LinkedIn

Mark Shead joins me for a discussion on effective communication as an engineering leader.  We also get into how understanding your client's needs can help you work efficiently, the difference in difficulty between creating something completely new and iterating on an existing design, how early and frequent feedback helps make the development process more efficient, and focusing on the value developers provide, rather than checking off tasks completed.Mark Shead's YouTube ChannelMark Shead on TwitterMark Shead.com Starting Agile: Finding Your Path by Mark Shead

This week, Josh Doody joins me for a conversation on the ins and outs of salary negotiation.  We also discuss increasing your value as an employee, negotiating raises, the importance of precision in professional communications and avoiding pronouns for proper nouns, using positive language as opposed to negative language, and the effect of building goodwill wherever you work.How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale CarnegieFearless Salary Negotiation.comFearless Salary Negotiation by Josh DoodyJosh Doody on Twitter

This week I'm joined by Amanda Perino, Executive Director of the Rails Foundation.  We discuss the upcoming Rails World conference in Amsterdam on October 5th & 6th.  We also discuss what makes for a great conference experience, learning new languages and studying abroad, cultural differences between the US and Europe, and what's new at the Rails Foundation.The Rails FoundationRails World 2023The Rails Foundation on TwitterThe Rails Foundation on LinkedInThis Week In Rails NewsletterAmanda Perino on TwitterAmanda Perino on LinkedInSin City Ruby

Today, I'm joined by Yeong Sheng Tan. We discuss his work as a coach and a consultant, how he integrates himself with a team to gain insight into workflows and to gain buy-in on his recommendations.  We also get into test design, taking small steps and making frequent commits, epistemology, Bayesian reasoning, and multiple assertions in test cases. 99 Bottles of OOP by Sandy Metz, Katrina Owen, and TJ StankusOdd-eYeong Sheng Tan on TwitterYeong Sheng Tan at Odd-eSin City Ruby

This week, I'm joined by Dan Ribbens for an in-depth conversation about his headless CMS software Payload CMS.  We also discuss other CMS platforms and Dan's experience with Y Combinator. Payload CMSPayload CMS on TwitterPayload CMS on DiscordDanRibbens.comDan Ribbens on TwitterSin City Ruby