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In this episode of the Dead Code podcast, host Jared Norman interviews Robby Russell, the CEO of Planet Argon and creator of Oh My Zsh, who shares insights from his extensive experience in software development, particularly Ruby on Rails. Robby discusses the challenges of software maintenance and technical debt, emphasizing the importance of understanding and managing different types of debt within teams. He advocates for building simpler, more maintainable systems, taking ownership of the codebase, and integrating maintenance work into regular workflows through effective communication and documentation.
Links:
Robby’s TikTok
Robby’s LinkedIn
Robby’s X
Oh My Zsh
Planet Argon
Maintainable Software Podcast
Michael Feathers' book "Working Effectively with Legacy Code"
Ward Cunningham and the concept of Technical Debt
RailsConf
Ruby on Rails
Refinery CMS
Solidus
Spree
Martin Fowler's book "Refactoring"
John Osterhout's book "A Philosophy of Software Design"
Rails World 2024
Dead Code on Mastodon
Dead Code on X
Jared on Mastodon
Jared on X
Episode Transcript
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In this episode of the Dead Code podcast, host Jared Norman interviews Robby Russell, the CEO of Planet Argon and creator of Oh My Zsh, who shares insights from his extensive experience in software development, particularly Ruby on Rails. Robby discusses the challenges of software maintenance and technical debt, emphasizing the importance of understanding and managing different types of debt within teams. He advocates for building simpler, more maintainable systems, taking ownership of the codebase, and integrating maintenance work into regular workflows through effective communication and documentation.
Links:
Robby’s TikTok
Robby’s LinkedIn
Robby’s X
Oh My Zsh
Planet Argon
Maintainable Software Podcast
Michael Feathers' book "Working Effectively with Legacy Code"
Ward Cunningham and the concept of Technical Debt
RailsConf
Ruby on Rails
Refinery CMS
Solidus
Spree
Martin Fowler's book "Refactoring"
John Osterhout's book "A Philosophy of Software Design"
Rails World 2024
Dead Code on Mastodon
Dead Code on X
Jared on Mastodon
Jared on X
Episode Transcript
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.