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433: Riffing with Kasper Timm Hansen
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 providing consulting services in the developer space. He has become renowned for his approach of “riffing” to software development, particularly in the Ruby on Rails framework. In our conversation, we delve into his unique approach to coding, how it differs from traditional methods, and the benefits of improvisation to code development. Discover the “feeling” part of riffing, the steps to uncovering relationships between models, and why it is okay not to know how to do something. Explore how riffing enhances collaboration, improves communication with and between teams, identifies alternative code, why “clever code” does not make for good solutions, and much more! Tune in to learn how to take your coding skills to the next level and uncover the magic of riffing with Kasper Timm Hansen!
Key Points From This Episode:
Introduction to Kasper, his background in Ruby, and experience as a consultant.
An overview of his RailsConf 2024 presentation on domain modeling.
His motivation behind his presentation and the overall reception of the concept.
Unpack the concept of “riffing” with code as a developer.
Insights into his methodology and how it differs from traditional approaches.
Examples of “riffing" and how it benefits the development process.
How he determines the best code to implement during his process.
Kasper shares how he frames problems and builds solutions.
Ways riffing highlights gaps in skillsets early in the development process.
Hear about the various ways riffing fosters and improves collaboration.
Unpack how riffing can help developers communicate more effectively.
Balancing the demands of code review with the riffing approach.
Final takeaways for listeners and how to contact Kasper to begin riffing!
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Some of Kasper's open source work:
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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 providing consulting services in the developer space. He has become renowned for his approach of “riffing” to software development, particularly in the Ruby on Rails framework. In our conversation, we delve into his unique approach to coding, how it differs from traditional methods, and the benefits of improvisation to code development. Discover the “feeling” part of riffing, the steps to uncovering relationships between models, and why it is okay not to know how to do something. Explore how riffing enhances collaboration, improves communication with and between teams, identifies alternative code, why “clever code” does not make for good solutions, and much more! Tune in to learn how to take your coding skills to the next level and uncover the magic of riffing with Kasper Timm Hansen!
Key Points From This Episode:
Introduction to Kasper, his background in Ruby, and experience as a consultant.
An overview of his RailsConf 2024 presentation on domain modeling.
His motivation behind his presentation and the overall reception of the concept.
Unpack the concept of “riffing” with code as a developer.
Insights into his methodology and how it differs from traditional approaches.
Examples of “riffing" and how it benefits the development process.
How he determines the best code to implement during his process.
Kasper shares how he frames problems and builds solutions.
Ways riffing highlights gaps in skillsets early in the development process.
Hear about the various ways riffing fosters and improves collaboration.
Unpack how riffing can help developers communicate more effectively.
Balancing the demands of code review with the riffing approach.
Final takeaways for listeners and how to contact Kasper to begin riffing!
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Some of Kasper's open source work:
Support The Bike Shed
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