Johnny Boursiquot

We often have code that’s similar between projects and we find ourselves copying that code around. In this episode we discuss what to do with this common code, how to organize it, and what code qualifies as this common code. Join the discussionChangelog++ members save 5 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Square – Develop on the platform that sellers trust. There is a massive opportunity for developers to support Square sellers by building apps for today’s business needs. Learn more at changelog.com/square to dive into the docs, APIs, SDKs and to create your Square Developer account — tell them Changelog sent you. Sourcegraph – Move fast, even in big codebases. Sourcegraph is universal code search for every developer and team. Easily search across all the code that matters to you and your organization: find example code, explore and read code, debug issues, and more. Head to info.sourcegraph.com/changelog and click the button “Try Sourcegraph now” to get started. FireHydrant – The reliability platform for every developer. Incidents impact everyone, not just SREs. FireHydrant gives teams the tools to maintain service catalogs, respond to incidents, communicate through status pages, and learn with retrospectives. Try FireHydrant free for 14 days at firehydrant.io SignalWire – Build what’s next in communications with video, voice, and messaging APIs powered by elastic cloud infrastructure. Try it today at signalwire.com/video and mention “Go Time” to receive an extra 5,000 video minutes. Featuring:Ian Lopshire – GitHub, XKris Brandow – GitHub, XJohnny Boursiquot – Website, GitHub, XShow Notes: Thoughts on how to structure Go code Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Join Kevin Ball, a seasoned software engineer, Johnny Boursiquot, the vibrant host of Go Time, and José Valim, the mastermind behind Elixir, as they dive into the complex dance between AI and software development. They discuss AI’s potential to enhance developer skills while grappling with its limitations. The trio explores how AI tools might reshape jobs and emphasizes the importance of human oversight. Plus, they tackle the evolving role of developers and the unique challenges facing the Elixir community in an AI-driven world.

New Go developer questions answered - best practices, language quirks, reimagining alerting with FireHydrant, error handling tips, project management, database handling, concurrency with mutex and channels

Discussing the challenges of diving into unfamiliar codebases, exploring the importance of knowledgeable guides, good documentation, and experienced team members. Delving into tracing functions in different languages, using interfaces, and navigating codebase changes. Touching on the significance of meaningful data collection, observability, and effective knowledge management. Advocating for discipline, clarity, and gradual improvements over rash rewrites.

Johnny Boursiquot, known for his engaging workshops, joins the conversation to discuss the most intriguing tech opinions of 2023. They dive into the benefits of starting with a monolithic architecture before moving to microservices, sharing humorous anecdotes along the way. The group reflects on unconventional perspectives regarding web browsers and programming languages, critiquing Python's evolution. The episode wraps up with a light-hearted debate about tech, cooking, and IntelliJ IDEs, all sprinkled with clever insights.