Crafting Code Podcast

Coding is a specialized skill where we learn to communicate with a machine. Unfortunately, this can often blind us to the fact that crafting code involves a lot of communication with humans. Writing clean, expressive code communicates with other coders. Communicating well with non-coders helps us understand business needs so we can write the right code.

Failing projects are the bane of a software developer. In this episode, we discuss how principles of crafting software can rescue a failing project. Whether the problem is rooted in the code, the team, or the system, we can improve our feedback loops, make small but significant improvements, and focus on finishing instead of starting. Slowly but surely, the project can turn around.

What does it mean to craft software? In this first episode, your hosts David Adsit, Matt Baker, and Allan Stewart discuss what we think software craftsmanship is all about. We cover how crafting code helps you find better ways of doing things, steadily add value, and build a community of professionals. We also talk about how this craft is not about art as an expression or perfectionism; nor is it about elitism or exclusion.