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59: I Wish They Wouldn't Do That
Derek and Sean discuss the left-pad saga, how other programming communities are reacting to it, and what you should learn from it as a library or app…
10 years ago
58: Nobody Gets Fired For Buying IBM
Should you rewrite or refactor? What should you consider as you weigh this decision and what exactly constitutes a rewrite anyway?
Things You Should…10 years ago
57: Mutability Ruins the Whole Party (José Valim)
We chat with José Valim about bringing light to Elixir's dark corners, the design goals of Ecto, and the future of Elixir, Ecto, and Phoenix.
José V…10 years ago
56: Most People Aren't Building Trello
Is ActiveRecord reinventing Sequel? If it is, does it matter? Derek and Sean discuss that and whether maybe we could all stand to tone down the JavaS…
10 years, 1 month ago
55: Hot Dog is Not a Dessert
Derek and Sean talk about their experience with the Rails 5 betas, how to test against them today, and things that you might want to look out for whe…
10 years, 1 month ago
54: Argument Error
Derek shares some Elixir annoyances with Sean and they discus how a consulting role colors their perception of languages and frameworks, both for bet…
10 years, 1 month ago
53: Cache Machine
Laila and Derek go on a tour of the various caching mechanisms available to web applications in general, and Rails specifically. When is the right ti…
10 years, 2 months ago
52: You're an Elixir Developer Now
Derek and Laila discuss Derek's excitement for Elixir and Phoenix. Is Elixir as fun to write as Ruby? Is Phoenix a better Rails?
Elixir and Phoenix …10 years, 2 months ago
51: Is Sim City Running? (Steve Klabnik)
We enjoy a wide-ranging discussion with Steve Klabnik on the importance of good documentation, the sometimes cloudy definition of a breaking change, …
10 years, 2 months ago
50: Open Mic
It's Open Mic day at The Bike Shed. We hear from other thoughtbot designers and developers about what they're excited to be spending their investment…
10 years, 2 months ago