Our friend Justin Searls recently published a widely-read essay on enthusiast programmers, inter-generational conflict & what we do with this information. That seemed like a good conversation starter, so we grabbed Justin and Landon Gray to discuss. Let’s talk!

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Featuring:

• Justin Searls – Website, GitHub, Mastodon, X
• Landon Gray – LinkedIn
• Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
• Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X

Show Notes:

• Justin’s post
• Justin’s monthly newsletter
• Justin’s Ruby Kaigi coverage
• Justin’s previous Changelog appearances
• Test Double
• nodenv
• Destroy All Software
• Louisville’s AI Schoolbus Route fiasco

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!