

Code with Jason
Jason Swett
On the Code with Jason podcast I discuss technical topics with interesting people. Guests include people from companies like GitHub, Google and Stripe.
Episodes
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Apr 13, 2021 • 46min
091 - Debugging Your Brain with Casey Watts
In this episode I talk with Casey Watts, author of Debugging Your Brain. We discuss modeling the brain, cognitive behavioral therapy, music, and bubbles.Links:Debugging Your BrainCaseyWatts.comCasey Watts on TwitterThinking in Systems: A PrimerThe Fearless Organization

Apr 6, 2021 • 58min
090 - Scheduling and Service Objects with Julian Fahrer
In this episode I talk with Julian Fahrer, Engineer at Brightline, about complex scheduling challenges and service objects.Links:Julian Fahrer on TwitterLearnDocker.online

Mar 30, 2021 • 47min
089 - Design Tips for Programmers with John Athayde, VP of Design at PowerFleet
In this episode I talk with John Athayde, VP of Design at PowerFleet. John and I discuss some design tips for developers who want to improve their design skills. We also talk about farming and presidents.Links:John Athayde on TwitterSfumato Farm

Mar 23, 2021 • 40min
088 - ViewComponent with Joel Hawksley of GitHub
In this episode I talk with Joel Hawksley, Software Engineer at GitHub, about GitHub's ViewComponent library.Links:ViewComponent.orgPrimer ViewComponents

Mar 16, 2021 • 49min
087 - The Shopify Upgrow Rorschach Test with Matt Swanson
In this episode I talk with Matt Swanson about the Shopify Upgrow guide (since taken offline), which recently made a small splash in the Rails community. Matt and I share our candid opinions regarding what in the Upgrow guide we agree with and what we disagree with.Links:Boring RailsMatt Swanson on TwitterUpgrow mirrorMatt's article, "All software advice is wrong"

Mar 9, 2021 • 1h 2min
086 - Keeping Rails Apps Organized with Tom Rossi
In this episode I talk with Tom Rossi about how to keep Rails apps organized. Tom and I talk about POROs, "service objects", /lib vs. /app, the "slots" Rails gives you, and the limits of Rails' ability to help organize application code.Tom Rossi on TwitterHigher Pixels

Mar 3, 2021 • 42min
085 - Systematic Debugging with Matt Swanson
In this episode I talk with Matt Swanson about how to debug systematically rather than haphazardly.Links:A systematic methodology for solving any programming problemBoringRails.comMatt Swanson on Twitter

Feb 23, 2021 • 1h 4min
084 - Debugging Techniques with Noah Gibbs
In this episode I talk with Noah Gibbs, author of Rebuilding Rails, about debugging techniques, the scientific method, a useful concept called "the presenting complaint", and more.Links:Noah Gibbs on TwitterRebuilding Rails

Feb 16, 2021 • 37min
083 - How to Estimate Accurately with Matt Swanson
If you've ever experienced the pain of having woefully underestimated something, this episode is for you. In this one I talk with Matt Swanson about how to estimate accurately as well as why I'm not a big fan of story points.Links:BoringRails.comMatt Swanson on Twitter

Feb 9, 2021 • 44min
082 - Code Quality with Ernesto Tagwerker, Founder at FastRuby.io
In this episode I talk with Ernesto Tagwerker, founder of FastRuby.io, about the topic of code quality. We discuss what code quality means as well as some tools that can assist with giving code quality proper attention.Links:FastRuby.ioErnesto Tagwerker on TwitterRuboCopReekSkunk


