Podcast Episodes

039 - Talking Software Consulting with Justin Searls, Co-Founder of Test Double

Episode 41

In this conversation Justin and I talk about our respective experiences in software consulting, the different types of consulting/agency work, and ho…

6 years, 3 months ago

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038 - Andy Leverenz, Creator of Hello Rails

Episode 39

In this episode Andy and I talk about learning Rails, Tailwind CSS, graphic design, usability testing, entrepreneurial mistakes, and more.

Hello Rails…

6 years, 4 months ago

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037 - Server Infrastructure, systemd, and the Business Side of Sidekiq with Mike Perham

Episode 38

Me and Mike start with a detailed discussion of how systemd and systemctl work in Linux, then transition into server infrastructure in general, then …

6 years, 4 months ago

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036 - Jason Gedge, Staff Production Engineer at Shopify

Episode 37

In this episode I talk with Jason Gedge, Staff Production Engineer at Shopify, about Shopify's Rails monolith.

Jason Gedge on TwitterDomain Driven Des…

6 years, 4 months ago

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035 - [Solo Episode] How to Write a Test When the Implementation Isn't Obvious

Episode 36

In this solo episode I explain how to write a test when the implementation isn't obvious.

How to write a test when the implementation isn't obvious (b…

6 years, 4 months ago

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034 - David Bryant Copeland, Author of Sustainable Web Development with Ruby on Rails

Episode 35

It's a challenge to keep projects organized as they grow and to sustain a high level of productivity. In this episode me and David Bryant Copeland ta…

6 years, 4 months ago

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033 - How to Speak at Conferences with Karl Hughes, Creator of CFP Land

Episode 34

Speaking can be a really effective way to advance your programming career. In this episode me and Karl Hughes both share our advice for landing speak…

6 years, 5 months ago

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032 - Test Desiderata with Kent Beck and Kelly Sutton

Episode 33

I talk with Kent Beck and Kelly Sutton about their recent video series, Test Desiderata.

Kent Beck's Test Desiderata postKent Beck's YouTube videosKen…

6 years, 5 months ago

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031 - Noah Gibbs on His New Book, Mastering Software Technique

Episode 32

Noah is working on a new book called Mastering Software Technique. In this episode Noah and I talk about his book, parallels between visual art and p…

6 years, 5 months ago

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029 - AWS Deployment with Andreas Wittig

Episode 30

Me and Andreas talk about various AWS deployment options including EC2, Elastic Beanstalk, Heroku (which uses AWS under the hood), ECS, Packer, Farga…

6 years, 5 months ago

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