Podcast The Pragmatic Programmers terbaik (2024)

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Episode 35 - The impact of LLMs in software development with Dave Thomas, co-author of the Pragmatic Programmer 56:55

20d ago56:55

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In today's episode I got to interview Dave Thomas, co-author of one of the most influential books in our industry: The Pragmatic Programmer. During the interview, we talk about the potential impact of LLMs (like Claude or ChatGPT) on the software development profession. Will we still be developing in the same way and following the same principles (…

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444: From Solutions To Patterns 34:58

11h ago34:58

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What’s the difference between solving problems and recognizing patterns, and why does it matter for developers? In this episode, Stephanie and Joël discuss transitioning from collecting solutions to identifying patterns applicable to broader contexts in software development. They explore the role of heuristics, common misconceptions among junior an…

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443: Rails World and Open Source with Stefanni Brasil 32:23

7d ago32:23

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Learning from other developers is an important ingredient to your success. During this episode, Joël Quenneville is joined by Stefanni Brasil, Senior Developer at Thoughtbot, and core maintainer of faker-ruby. To open our conversation, she shares the details of her experience at the Rails World conference in Toronto and the projects she enjoyed see…

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Episode 36 - Why and how to use AI to become a better developer 31:03

14d ago31:03

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Many developers avoid using AI in their day-to-day simply because they don't know how to use it. Maybe you're one of them? If reading AI automatically takes you to Copilot then you need to listen/watch to this episode. In this episode I cover 4 different ways in which AI can help you be a more efficient developer, and 2 of those are what I call BBT…

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442: Paradigms - What is a Program? 42:22

19d ago42:22

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What is a program? Your answer to this question will determine the paradigm through which you view programming. During this episode, you’ll come to understand how things change once you develop an awareness of your paradigm, and what. To kick off this episode, Stephanie shares key insights she took from Planet Argon’s 2024 Ruby on Rails survey and …

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441: The Pickaxe Book with Noel Rappin 39:44

26d ago39:44

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For a long time, Programming Ruby was the authority in the developing world. Now, a much-needed update has been published. During this conversation, we are joined by Noel Rappin, who shares how his frustration at the idea of static type in Ruby motivated him to investigate why he felt this way, as he published his findings in The Pickaxe Book. We d…

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Episode 34 - How to include AI into your dev workflow? 35:44

28d ago35:44

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Have you considered using AI as part of your dev workflow? Are you aware of all the benefits LLMs can bring to the table? Some companies fear AI simply because of misconceptions, or just lack of understanding. In this episode I cover the reasons why developers should include LLMs into their workflow and some of the best practices to keep in mind du…

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440: When we stray from Rails defaults 42:56

1M ago42:56

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When does it make sense to step away from Rails conventions? What are the limits of convention over configuration? While Rails conventions provide a solid foundation, there are times when customization is necessary to meet specific project needs. In this episode, Joël and Stephanie dive into the tradeoffs of breaking away from Rails defaults. They …

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Episode 33 - How to pick the right tech stack for your product? 28:31

1M ago28:31

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Sometimes as developers we spend way too much time thinking about the "perfect" tech stack for our projects, and while that doesn't exists, there are some considerations that you can take to make a somewhat smart decision when deciding on what tech to use. Some of the factors that can help you decide on your tech stack are: The complexity of your p…

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439: Async Ruby & Rails with Trevor Turk 34:11

1M ago34:11

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How can asynchronous programming transform your Ruby on Rails applications? Today, Stephanie sits down with Hello Weather co-creator Trevor Turk to unpack asynchronous programming in Ruby on Rails. Trevor Turk is a seasoned software developer known for his work on Hello Weather, a minimalist weather app that delivers essential weather data quickly …

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Episode 32 - Working at a startup vs working for bigger companies, which one is better? 43:09

1M ago43:09

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Where do you prefer to work, smaller startups with very small teams? Or huge multi-national companies where your team is just one of many inside a big department? Have you tried both worlds? I have! And in this episode, I share my own experience of what it's like to work for small, young startups, more mature ones and then making the jump into big,…

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We Need to Hang Out: A Memoir of Making Friends (Unabridged) 5:39:04

2M ago5:39:04

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In this “entertaining mix of social science, memoir, and humor, as if a Daniel Goleman book were filtered through the lens of Will Ferrell” (The New York Times Book Review) a middle-aged man embarks on an entertaining and relatable quest to reprioritize his ties with his buddies and forge new friendships, all while balancing work, marriage, and kid…

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438: Writing abstractions in tests 49:08

2M ago49:08

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Writing abstractions in tests can be surprisingly similar to storytelling. The most masterful stories are those where the author has stripped away all of the extra information, and given you just enough knowledge to be immersed and aware of what is going on. But striking that balance can be tricky, both in storytelling and abstractions in tests. To…

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Episode 31 - How (and why) to optimize your unit tests for performance? 25:55

2M ago25:55

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Unit tests are usually 2nd (if not 3rd) class citizens in any codebase, teams usually work on them only once they're done with all the "important" features. However, if you do it like that, chances are those tests will eventually start slowing your development process down. They will affect your coding, and your deployment pipelines, affecting your…

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437: Contributing to Open Source in the Midst of Daily Work with Steve Polito 35:28

2M ago35:28

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Are you passionate about open source but struggling to find time amidst your daily work? Today on the podcast, Joël Quenneville sits down with Steve Polito to discuss practical strategies for making meaningful contributions to the open-source community, even when your schedule is packed. Steve is a developer with extensive experience in the open-so…

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Episode 30 - How to have a side project without burning out 25:30

2M ago25:30

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Getting burned out by a side project is, sadly, quite common in our industry. While side projects are not mandatory for developers, they are quite common. Whether your own side project is technical or not is irrelevant, if you're not careful about it, you will end up burned out by it. So to help you avoid that tragic end, and keep enjoying your sid…

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436: Creating Conditions For Your Best Work with Steph Viccari 43:09

2M ago43:09

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How can we optimize our time and environment to do our best work as developers? In today’s episode, we are joined by Stephanie Viccari, former co-host of The Bike Shed and Senior Developer at thoughtbot, to unpack the steps for creating work conditions that enhance productivity. In this conversation, we delve into her unique communication style and…

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Episode 29 - How to get IT and Business to work together 22:39

2M ago22:39

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In this new episode of the podcast, I get to talk about how IT (or the dev department) should align with the Business and what strategies are there to do it. Remember, IT and Business are not always aligned, to the point that sometimes IT is neglected and treated as a second-class department that is there only to follow everyone else's direction. S…

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435: Cohesive Code with Jared Norman 28:45

3M ago28:45

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How easy is it for a layperson to understand your systems? Jared Norman is a software consultant, speaker, and host of the Dead Code Podcast who specializes in building e-commerce applications in Ruby on Rails. This episode follows two recent talks at RailsConf and covers a theme that emerged from both of them: coupling and cohesion. Tuning in, you…

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434: Git and GitHub Workflows 47:42

3M ago47:42

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It's Calls for Proposals (CFP) season, and in the process of helping our friends and colleagues flesh out their CFPs, we came up with a few questions to help them frame their proposals for success. After learning about the importance of finding your audience and angle of approach for your CFP, we dive into today's main topic – our Git and GitHub wo…

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Episode 28 - DevOps for dummies with Bret Fisher 1:08:42

3M ago1:08:42

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In this information-packed episode, I got to interview Bret Fisher, DevOps expert, YouTuber, Course creator and more. If you're new to the DevOps space, or just working adjacently to it, this episode covers everything you ever wanted to know about DevOps but were too afraid to ask. Meet Bret YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BretFisher Website: htt…

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433: Riffing with Kasper Timm Hansen 37:20

3M ago37:20

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Have you ever wondered how improvisation can revolutionize coding? In today’s episode, Stephanie sits down with Kasper Timm Hansen to discuss his innovative “riffing” approach to code development. Kasper is a long-time Ruby developer and former member of the Rails core team. He focuses on Ruby and domain modeling, developing various Ruby gems, and …

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Episode 27 - Creating your own company as a developer with Tapas Adhikary 39:42

3M ago39:42

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In this episode I got to interview the great Tapas Adhikary, he's been working as a developer for 16 years, and recently launched his own startup, and has been successfully growing ever since. During this episode, he shares the entire journey to becoming his own boss, from saving up for years, planning, finding the right partner and even the impact…

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432: The Semantics and Meaning of Nil 38:13

3M ago38:13

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The term ‘nil’ refers to the absence of value, but we often imbue it with much more meaning than just that. Today, hosts Joël and Stephanie discuss the various ways we tend to project extra semantics onto nil and the implications of this before unpacking potential alternatives and trade-offs. Joël and Stephanie highlight some of the key ways progra…

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Episode 26 - How to build applications that scale? 25:51

4M ago25:51

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What exactly does it mean for your application to scale? How do you architect its backend so you make sure there is room for scaling? In this episode I cover different tips and techniques you can apply to your backend architecture to help it scale. The main topics covered are: The benefits of microservices. Add load balancing. Downside of stateful …

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431: Developers Are Professional Question Askers 38:54

4M ago38:54

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Stephanie shares her newfound interest in naming conventions, highlighting a resource called "Classnames" that provides valuable names for programming and design. Joël, in turn, talks about using AI to generate names for D&D characters, emphasizing how AI can help provide inspiration and reasoning behind name suggestions. Then, they shift to Joël's…

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Episode 25 - Understanding open-source licenses 28:22

4M ago28:22

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In this episode, I cover 5 open-source licenses that every developer dealing with open-source (either creating it or using it) should be aware of. In this episode I also talk about what open-source actually is and how it affects the overall software industry. The licenses covered in this episode are the following: GPL MIT Apache BSD Mozilla Public …

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430: Test Suite Pain & Anti-Patterns 40:57

4M ago40:57

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Stephanie and Joël discuss the recent announcement of the call for proposals for RubyConf in November. Joël is working on his proposals and encouraging his colleagues at thoughtbot to participate, while Stephanie is excited about the conference being held in her hometown of Chicago! The conversation shifts to Stephanie's recent work, including comp…

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Episode 24 - Top 5 skills you should have as a backend developer 24:59

4M ago24:59

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In this episode I cover some of the basic skills you should focus on learning or perfecting if you're looking to become a backend developer. Are these all the technologies/skills to focus on? Absolutely not! This is just a starting point. There are many more aspects of the role to look into, and that is why I'm also linking some extra articles belo…

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429: Transforming Experience Into Growth 43:38

4M ago43:38

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Stephanie has a newfound interest in urban foraging for serviceberries in Chicago. Joël discusses how he uses AI tools like ChatGPT to generate creative Dungeons & Dragons character concepts and backstories, which sparks a broader conversation with Stephanie about AI's role in enhancing the creative process. Together, the hosts delve into professio…

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428: Ruminating on Ruby Enumerators 35:44

4M ago35:44

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Joël explains his note-taking system, which he uses to capture his beliefs and thoughts about software development. Stephanie recalls feedback from her recent RailsConf talk, where her confidence stemmed from deeply believing in her material despite limited rehearsal. This leads to a conversation about the value of mental models in building a compr…

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Episode 23 - How to get your manager to love you 27:33

4M ago27:33

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In this episode, I'm covering some of the tasks that as developers we need to worry about, even when they're not really about coding. As developers, we're often faced with tasks that are just not "fun", like tracking our work, going into meetings, etc. Truth is, all "cool developers" tend to say they avoid them, however instead of avoiding them, if…

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Episode 22 - Getting started with Open Source, with Santosh Yadav 39:18

5M ago39:18

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In this episode I got to interview Santosh Yadav, Developer, GDE and Github Star about his own Open Source journey. During the episode, we discuss different topics around the practicality and usefulness of contributing to Open Source for new developers. As well as how easy it is, in reality, to get started down that path. If you're interested in le…

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427: RailsConf Recap and Conversing About Coupling 37:03

5M ago37:03

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Joël and Stephanie talk RailsConf!. Joël shares how he performed as a D&D character, Glittersense the gnome, to make his Turbo features talk entertaining and interactive. Stephanie's talk focused on addressing test pain by connecting it to code coupling, offering practical insights and solutions. They agree on the importance of continuous improveme…

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Episode 21 - Microservices vs Monolith, what's the better architecture pattern? 26:47

5M ago26:47

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In this episode I try to answer the age-old question: are microservices really better than monoliths? What do you think? During the episode talk about: - What exactly is a monolith? - What exactly are microservices? - What are the implications of going monolith? - The implications of going microservices. - Main differences and final verdict. Get in…

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Episode 20 - Moving from developer to tech lead 41:45

5M ago41:45

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Kind of a long episode, but in these 40-ish minutes I cover everything you need to know about the process of going from dev to tech lead. I recall how my particular process was, and how I became a tech lead for the first time, what went wrong, and what went right. I also cover what to expect and what makes a great tech lead, as well as some tips to…

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426: Bringing "Our Selves" to Work 33:04

5M ago33:04

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Joël shares his preparations for his RailsConf talk, which is D&D-themed and centered around a gnome character named Glittersense. Stephanie expresses her delight in creating pod-related puns within thoughtbot's internal team structure, like "cross-podination" for inter-pod meetings and the adorable observation that her pod resembles "three peas in…

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Episode 19 - Culture vs Code - Building successful dev teams 19:41

5M ago19:41

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In this short episode, I cover the topic of "Culture vs Code" when building development teams. What should be the priority? And the type of effects prioritizing one over the other will have on the dev team. In the end, I also provide some advice on how to build a successful and welcoming culture for your dev teams, so make sure you listen until the…

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425: Modeling Associations in Rails 29:39

6M ago29:39

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Stephanie shares an intriguing discovery about the origins of design patterns in software, tracing them back to architect Christopher Alexander's ideas in architecture. Joël is an official member of the Boston bike share system, and he loves it. He even got a notification on the app this week: "Congratulations. You have now visited 10% of all docki…

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Episode 18 - The journey to becoming a developer with Sergii Kirianov 59:49

6M ago59:49

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In this episode I got to interview the JavaScript Messiah himself: Sergii Kirianov. Sergii is a former seaman who after 10 years of working at sea decided to switch careers and become a developer. During this episode, Sergii shares his journey, how he managed to start learning development, how much time he spent doing it until he landed his first j…

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424: The Spectrum of Automated Processes for Your Dev Team 36:47

6M ago36:47

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Joël shares his experience with the dry-rb suite of gems, focusing on how he's been using contracts to validate input data. Stephanie relates to Joël's insights with her preparation for RailsConf, discussing her methods for presenting code in slides and weighing the aesthetics and functionality of different tools like VS Code and Carbon.sh. She als…

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Episode 17 - How to stay relevant in the IT industry and not die trying 18:34

6M ago18:34

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As developers, if we're not constantly updating ourselves, we're easily replaced by others who do. So how can you stay up-to-date in our industry without collapsing under the weight of all the new technologies being released every day? Here's the gist of the episode: Figure out the best way for you to learn new concepts. Start curating sources of i…

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Episode 16 - Dealing with JavaScript fatigue with Natalia Venditto 46:02

6M ago46:02

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In this week's episode, I got to interview Natalia Venditto, ex-MVP and current GDE, working on JavaScript tooling in Microsoft. She's been working with JavaScript for a long time and shares her insights into how best to stay updated without getting burned out by the ever-changing JS ecosystem. We also cover some great advice about how to pick your…

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423: Cognitive Strategies for Coders 39:52

6M ago39:52

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Stephanie is back with a book recommendation: "Thinking in Systems" by Donella Meadows. This book has helped to bolster her understanding of complex systems in environmental, organizational, and software contexts, particularly through user interactions and system changes. Joël describes his transformative experience watching last week's total solar…

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Episode 15 - What comes after the MVP with Alex Olivier 33:41

6M ago33:41

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On this episode of the podcast, I got to interview Alex Olivier, co-founder of Cerbos about what comes after the initial MVP stage of a new project. During our conversation, we focused on the role of security and how relevant it is for founders and solo builders after they publish the initial version of their project. If you're building a complex s…

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422: Listener Topics Grab Bag 35:23

6M ago35:23

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Joël conducted a thoughtbot mini-workshop on query plans, which Stephanie found highly effective due to its interactive format. They then discuss the broader value of interactive workshops over traditional talks for deeper learning. Addressing listener questions, Stephanie and Joël explore the strategic use of if and else in programming for clearer…

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Episode 14 - The art of code review 15:59

7M ago15:59

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In this episode I cover some aspects of the code review process. Some good and bad practices as well as some recommendations as to how to tackle a code review from the reviewer and the reviewee. Main concepts takled: Code review should be part of every dev process. Establish a secure place during a CR session. Coming into a code review expecting pr…

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421: The Idealistic vs. Pragmatic Programmer 41:01

7M ago41:01

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Stephanie revisits the concept of "spiking"—a phase of exploration to determine the feasibility of a technical implementation or to address unknowns in feature requests—sharing her recent experiences with a legacy Rails application. Joël brings a different perspective by discussing his involvement with a client project that heavily utilizes the dry…

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Episode 13 - Framework first vs Fundamentals first 18:45

7M ago18:45

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What process do you go through when learning a new language or a new piece of technology? Many developers will suggest you should first focus on going through the fundamentals of the technology before jumping into a framework. Others would argue that going framework first is a much faster way to get a job. So which one is your go-to strategy? In th…

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