Maintainable

Trae Robrock: Understanding Your Risk Tolerance As An Engineer


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Episode Notes

Robby speaks with Trae Robrock, Software Developer Engineer at GoDaddy. They discuss why readability matters (and how Ruby on Rails aligns well with this), the importance of implementing good team processes and communication channels, and the differences between explicit and non-explicit tradeoffs. Trae also share stories of successful and not-so-successful software rewrites. 

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  • Trae's Website
  • Green Bits
  • [Book Recommendation] Atomic Habits
  • [Book Recommendation] The 4-Hour Workweek
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