In this episode of the Dead Code podcast, Jared welcomes RailsConf speakers Joël Quenneville and Stephanie Minn, both from thoughtbot and co-hosts of The Bike Shed podcast. Stephanie discusses her talk on the stages of change model, initially about codebase changes but ultimately focusing on adopting testing practices, highlighting the evolution of her topic and the importance of addressing test pain. Joël introduces Hotwire and Turbo through building an interactive Dungeons & Dragons character sheet in Rails, emphasizing decoupling code and progressively enhancing applications without JavaScript. The conversation delves into managing coupling and cohesion in software development, the benefits of visualizing code structure, and using tests as tools for gathering information and improving code quality, with practical insights and reflections on enhancing the development process.

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The Bike Shed Podcast

thoughtbot

RailsConf

RubyConf 

Hotwire

Turbo

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