September 12, 2019

103: Code Quality and Balancing TDD

35 minutes

Ben’s been adding variety to work by biking to breakfast and the beach, while working in-between during his stay on Martha’s Vineyard. He’s feeling lucky to work remotely, and still be able to connect with co-founders!

Derrick enjoys a change of scenery from time-to-time during workdays, especially to kickstart his blood flow during an afternoon lull or breaking point.

Today’s Topics Include:

Writing code is like riding a bike: Tuple moving forward with adding single sign-on

Caring about Code Quality: Ben’s higher level tests prove more valuable, less coupled

Evolution of Testing: Derrick’s progress from test-driven development (TTD) to practical testing for StaticKit’s structure and features

Devise Deal Breaker: Digested passwords in Tuple database wouldn’t need to be reset

Pair programming proves powerful in preventing mistakes and being blocked

Marketer? Developer? Sales? Ben’s possible future role and responsibilities with Tuple

Hockeystick Metrics: First-paying StaticKit customer leads to 200% growth increase

Content Marketing: Using Tailwind CSS with Next.js spikes StaticKit sign ups

Self-serve Engine: Easily upgrade and deploy StaticKit from sandbox to live mode

Prioritize Priorities: Ben encourages Derrick to focus on forms for StaticKit

AoP Podcast: Is fanbase willing to pay for extra-special content? Share ideas with Ben and Derrick via Twitter

Links and resources:

Art of Product on Twitter

Derrick Reimer Website

Derrick Reimer on Twitter

Ben Orenstein Website

Ben Orenstein on Twitter

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By Ben Orenstein and Derrick Reimer

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