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On our special 100th episode Aaron Patterson joins Ben from RailsConf to talk AdequateRecord, frustrations in software, bulk meat discounts, the finer nuances of cat-naming and the importance of scientific thinking in web development. AdequateRecord Chicken Scheme Aaron's RailsConf Closing Keynote Aaron on Twitter Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

From RailsConf, Ben & Greg Baugues of Twilio discuss how mental illness affects the development community and the importance of, as well as resources to, proper treatment. Business of Software Video Developers and Depression book Devpressed Forum Open Sourcing Mental Illness prompt Campaign Greg on Twitter Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

From RailsConf, Ben talks to Chris Hunt of Github about techniques for enhancing spacial memory, competitive personalities, the coffee infamy of the Pacific Northwest and Clojure testing. Dominic O'Brien Bibliography World Memory Championships Chris on Twitter Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Live from RailsConf Ben & Ernie Miller explore his "Curmudgeon" talk, modules and the importance of nuance. TDD is Dead Appriss: VINE Ernie on Twitter Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Live from RailsConf, Ben talks to Executive Director of The Turing School Jeff Casimir on Conf-stress, the lack of jobs in open source and the challenges of learning to run a business. Turing School of Software & Design Heartbleed Bug The E-Myth Revisited Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

This week Ben sits down with Chas Emerick to discuss his latest venture, The Quilt Project, start up philosophies and the importance of balanced time management. 100% Time Clojure Programming: Practical Lisp for the Java World The Quilt Project PDF TextStream Rich Hickey's Ant Simulator Von Neumann architecture heaven forfend Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Ben is joined by Diana & Jessie of thoughtbot San Francisco to discuss their latest book, iOS on Rails, the concept of releasing a book in Beta and the importance of apprenticeships to emerging junior developers. iOS on Rails Roy Fielding Ray Wenderlich iPhone Tutorials Flinto Diana on Twitter Jessie on Twitter Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

On this weeks show Ben talks to David Nolen, Rails & JavaScript developer for the NY Times, about being a steward of ClojureScript, functional programming, the advantages of immutable values and Om. David Nolen ClojureScript React Kitchen Table Coders: The Immutable Stack David on Twitter iOS on Rails (Beta) Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Ben and Ryan Hoover, co-creator of Product Hunt, talk revenue models, the value of blogging, diversification of skills, and tiny steps towards major change. Tradecraft: Training people to succeed in traction roles at high-growth startups Product Hunt: A daily leaderboard of the best new products Knowing When It's Time To Move On Don't Learn To Code BJ Fogg- Tiny Habits method Ryan on Twitter Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

This week on Giant Robots, Ben talks to Rich Thornett, Co-Founder of Dribbble, about the formation and criticisms of the company, the role of product design and remote team management. dribbble Rich on Twitter Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots