Code with Jason

This week, Irina Nazarova and I discuss the way we think about building features.  We get into the kinds of questions you should ask at the beginning of a project, using feedback loops to make sure you understand the user's needs, the propensity of users to muddle through using software rather than reading documentation, releasing smaller chunks of work frequently to limit risk, and focusing on helping the user rather than on the tech. We also discuss upcoming conferences and our travel plans.

• Irina Nazarova on Twitter
• Irina Nazarova on LinkedIn
• Evil Martians.com
• Don't Make Me Think by Steve Krug
• A Different Way to Think About Rails Models
• Razom for Ukraine
• Nova Ukraine
• World Central Kitchen

On today's episode, I'm joined by Vitor Oliveira for a discussion including learning spoken languages and whether that relates to programming,  testing and QA, the false dichotomy of perfect vs. good code, the types of defects (bugs, design defects, & missing features), and code review. 

• Napice
• Vitor Olivera on LinkedIn

This episode, Jeremy Smith and I get together for an in-depth conversation on his approach to freelancing.  We also discuss his upcoming conference Blue Ridge Ruby (June 8-9). 

• Hybrd
• JeremySmith.co
• Blue Ridge Ruby
• Jeremy Smith on Twitter
• Jeremy Smith on ruby.social
• Million Dollar Consulting by Alan Weiss
• Software Estimation by Steve McConnell

In today's episode, I'm joined by Joel Drapper for a discussion of all things Phlex.  We also talk about some of the projects Joel worked on at Shopify.

• Phlex.fun
• Phlex on GitHub
• Joel Drapper on Ruby.Social Mastodon
• Stimulus Reflex Discord

In this episode, Collin Jilbert and I discuss finding a job as a junior developer, tracing family history and learning foreign languages, how Collin came to work at GoRails, the Pay gem, software estimation, testing as you go, skateboarding and how your hobbies make you a better programmer.

• Collin Jilbert on Twitter
• GoRails Discord
• Code Complete by Steve McConnell
• Software Estimation by Steve McConnell

In this episode,  Rich Steinmetz and I talk about the connections between programming, music, and poker, living and traveling in various parts of the world, test driven development, arranging your namespaces and testing, and the art of persuasion.

• Test Driven Development by Kent Beck
• Code Complete by Steve McConnell
• Rich Steinmetz on Twitter
• Rich Stone.io

On this episode, Collin Donnell returns for a discussion of the process of creating content, among many other miscellaneous topics. We also get into some of what I'm working on for my next book, called Growing Large Rails Applications.

• @[email protected]
• Collin Donnell.com

In today's episode, Jorge Manrubia returns for a discussion of Rails concerns.

• Vanilla Rails is Plenty
• Code I Like: Good Concerns
• Kent Beck - Software Design: Tidy First?
• Jorge Manrubia.com
• Jorge Manrubia on Twitter
• Jorge Manrubia on GitHub
• Code with Jason Meetup

This episode, I'm joined by Irina Nazarova, CEO of Evil Martians for a discussion of her time in Portugal, her time with Evil Martians and her previous experience with startups, my hair salon software, and how focusing on the user can influence design decisions.

• Irina Nazarova on Twitter
• Irina Nazarova on LinkedIn
• Evil Martians.com
• Nova Ukraine
• Razom for Ukraine
• World Central Kitchen

In this episode I talk with Jorge Manrubia about his recent blog post, "Vanilla Rails is Plenty".

• Vanilla Rails is Plenty
• Code I Like: Domain-Driven Boldness
• Code I Like: Fractal Journeys
• Code I Like: Good Concerns
• Smalltalk Best Practice Patterns
• CurrentAttributes Rails Feature
• JorgeManrubia.com
• Jorge Manrubia on Twitter
• Jorge Manrubia on GitHub