Code with Jason

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176 - How to Build a Feature with Irina Nazarova, CEO of Evil Martians Mar 26, 2023

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This week, Irina Nazarova and I discuss the way we think about building features. We get into the kinds of questions you should ask at the beginning of a project, using feedback loops to make sure you understand the user's needs, the propensity of users to muddle through using software rather than reading documentation, releasing smaller chunks of work frequently to limit risk, and focusing on helping the user rather than on the tech. We also discuss upcoming conferences and our travel plans.

175 - Preventing Software Defects with Vitor Oliveira Mar 07, 2023

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On today's episode, I'm joined by Vitor Oliveira for a discussion including learning spoken languages and whether that relates to programming, testing and QA, the false dichotomy of perfect vs. good code, the types of defects (bugs, design defects, & missing features), and code review.

174 - Freelancing with Jeremy Smith Feb 20, 2023

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This episode, Jeremy Smith and I get together for an in-depth conversation on his approach to freelancing. We also discuss his upcoming conference Blue Ridge Ruby (June 8-9).

173 - Phlex with Joel Drapper Jan 30, 2023

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In today's episode, I'm joined by Joel Drapper for a discussion of all things Phlex. We also talk about some of the projects Joel worked on at Shopify.

172 - Collin Jilbert, Developer at GoRails Jan 23, 2023

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In this episode, Collin Jilbert and I discuss finding a job as a junior developer, tracing family history and learning foreign languages, how Collin came to work at GoRails, the Pay gem, software estimation, testing as you go, skateboarding and how your hobbies make you a better programmer.

171 - Smart Testing Practices with Rich Steinmetz Jan 16, 2023

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In this episode, Rich Steinmetz and I talk about the connections between programming, music, and poker, living and traveling in various parts of the world, test driven development, arranging your namespaces and testing, and the art of persuasion.

170 - Growing Large Rails Applications with Collin Donnell Jan 09, 2023

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On this episode, Collin Donnell returns for a discussion of the process of creating content, among many other miscellaneous topics. We also get into some of what I'm working on for my next book, called Growing Large Rails Applications.

169 - Rails Concerns with Jorge Manrubia of 37signals Dec 22, 2022

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In today's episode, Jorge Manrubia returns for a discussion of Rails concerns.

168 - Irina Nazarova, CEO of Evil Martians Dec 22, 2022

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This episode, I'm joined by Irina Nazarova, CEO of Evil Martians for a discussion of her time in Portugal, her time with Evil Martians and her previous experience with startups, my hair salon software, and how focusing on the user can influence design decisions.

167 - "Vanilla Rails is Plenty" with Jorge Manrubia of 37signals Dec 12, 2022

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In this episode I talk with Jorge Manrubia about his recent blog post, "Vanilla Rails is Plenty".

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