Code with Jason

In this episode I talk with Edward Tewiah about his journey with PropertyWebBuilder, a Ruby on Rails toolkit for real estate websites. We discuss the challenges of building a flexible UI, meeting client needs, and how AI is revolutionizing Edward's approach to development.Links:- PropertyWebBuilder on GitHub- Nonsense Monthly

Errol Schmidt, developer and co-founder of Reinteractive, talks agency strategy and adapting Rails shops to AI. He covers how AI shifts estimates and pricing, the tension between quick AI output and professional quality, why humans still define product taste and UI, and pragmatic ways agencies can use or avoid AI without hurting value.

In this episode, I talk with Dave Thomas about RubyConf 2026, the essence of a good conference, and the philosophy of programming, including abstraction and the art of using AI in coding.Links:The Pragmatic ProgrammerThe Pragmatic BookshelfPragDave.meNonsense Monthly

In this episode I talk with David Santoro, CTO of Carwow, about his journey from startup co-founder to leading a large engineering team. We discuss carwow's evolution, their focus on scalability, and how they tackled growth challenges across different countries. David also shares strategic product and technical decisions.Links:CarwowDavid Santoro on LinkedInCarwow Product Engineering BlogNonsense Monthly

In this episode I talk with John Gallagher about changes in AI over the last 18 months and the impact of luck on success.Links:John's LinktreeJoyful ProgrammingJohn's LinkedInNonsense Monthly

In this episode I talk with Tyler Ewing about Ductwork, his innovative workflow framework for Ruby and Rails. We explore its unique position between background job libraries like Sidekiq and heavier solutions like Temporal, and how Ductwork aims to streamline complex workflows with a focus on durability and usability.Links:Ductwork WebsiteDuctwork GitHubDuctwork DocsNonsense Monthly

In this episode I talk with Brad Taylor about his journey as a fractional CTO and advisor for various companies. We discuss his experience with open source medical records, the importance of business objects, and navigating complexity in software projects. We also touch on storytelling in code and managing technical debt.Links:Brad Taylor's CompanyBrad Taylor's SubstackNonsense Monthly

In this episode I talk with JP Camara about RubyConf 2026, submitting CFPs, and why everyone should give talks. JP shares his experience using SaturnCI on the Mastodon project, and we dig into Saturn CI's Docker-based setup, Kubernetes architecture, and test-focused UX philosophy.Links:jpcamara.comSaturnCINonsense Monthly

In this episode I talk with Christian Genco about IQ, the pros and cons of high intelligence, the Big Five personality traits, evolutionary differences between men and women, hypergamy, the origins of money, and whether Yuval Harari's "shared fiction" concept holds up. We never got to the AI topic we planned.Links:Nonsense Monthly

In this episode I talk with Cody Kendall about building software for his dad's HVAC business, learning usability testing, pivoting from contractor software to AI-generated code, and why he built LlamaPress.LlamaPress AINonsense Monthly