Code with Jason

In this wide-ranging episode I talk with Andy Croll about tech conferences, living in Singapore, spicy food, Andy's employer CoverageBook, and legacy code.

• CoverageBook
• Andy Croll on Twitter
• andycroll.com

In this episode I talk with Tim Canty, Senior Software Engineer at VTS, about keeping Rails applications organized as they grow. Topics discussed include Plain Old Ruby Objects (POROs) and where to put them, Jason's enduring antipathy for service objects, and the pros and cons of using gems as a tactic for keeping code organized.

• Tim Canty on Twitter

In this episode Ross Kaffenberger and I talk about technical blogging. We discuss the benefits that blogging can bring to your career, how to get started, and whether you need to wait until you're an expert to start blogging.

• rossta.net
• Ross Kaffenberger on Twitter
• Stitch Fix Engineering

In this episode I talk with Matt Swanson, creator of Boring Rails, about SPAs vs. traditional Rails apps, ways of structuring model code, POROs, service objects, Interactors, the merits of FormBuilder, and some other stuff.

• Boring Rails
• Matt Swanson on Twitter

In this episode I talk with Cameron Dutro, software engineer at quip, about deploying Rails applications using Docker and Kubernetes. Cameron has built a tool called Kuby which helps with Rails/Kubernetes deployment.

• Kuby
• Cameron on Twitter

In this episode I talk with Noah Gibbs about when NOT to use Rails. We also talk about aliens, cephalopods, and several other pertinent topics.

Links:

• Noah Gibbs on Twitter
• Ruby Mad Science
• Securing Rails Applications
• Squid Empire: The Rise and Fall of the Cephalopods
• Hanami

In this episode I talk with Brittany Martin, Lead Web Developer at the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and host of the 5x5 Ruby on Rails Podcast. Brittany and I talk about working successfully with poor-quality APIs, whether to extract application code into gems or not, and, of course, roller derby.

• brittanymartin.dev
• Brittany Martin on Twitter

In this episode I talk with Tim Cheadle, Director of Engineering at Resolve to Save Lives. Tim and I discuss the app Tim works on, called Simple, which helps healthcare professionals in India and elsewhere manage hypertension patients' needs. We also talk about scaling issues and usability testing.

• Tim Cheadle on Twitter
• Resolve to Save Lives
• Simple
• Simple's Rails developer job ad

In this episode I talk with Chelsea Troy regarding the debugging techniques she shared in her recent RailsConf talk, "Debugging: Techniques for Uncertain Times". Chelsea and I talk about "progress mode" vs. "investigation mode", binary search, tests as scientific experiments, and, naturally, outer space.

• Chelsea Troy on Twitter
• Debugging: Techniques for Uncertain Times (transcript)
• JuneteenthConf

In this episode I talk with Itamar Turner-Trauring, author of The Secret Skills of Productive Programmers. We share a number of productivity tips including don't get stuck, don't work long hours, implement the riskiest part first, write down what you're working on, and much more.

• Itamar Turner-Trauring on Twitter
• Code Without Rules
• The Secret Skills of Productive Programmers