Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Ben and Samir Talwar of Codurance discuss the appeal of functional programming, mob programming, and a different take on conferences. This episode of Giant Robots is sponsored by: Digital Ocean: Simple and fast cloud hosting, built for developers. Use the code GiantRobots for a $10 credit towards your new account. Links & Show Notes Codurance What is Go? (the game, not the language) Mob Programming, and the Importance of Fun at Work Mob Programming- A Whole Team Approach- Woody Zuill SoCraTes UK Hound What Is An OpenSpace Conference? Werewolf / Mafia (Party Game) London Software Craftsmanship Community Samir on Twitter Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

As Giant Robots nears its 3 year anniversary, Ben welcomes back Chad Pytel to reflect on the highs and lows of the previous year at thoughtbot. This episode of Giant Robots is sponsored by: Digital Ocean: Simple and fast cloud hosting, built for developers. Use the code GiantRobots for a $10 credit towards your new account. Links & Show Notes Kaplan Acquires Dev Bootcamp Learn is Now Upcase Ship You a Haskell Paid Private Repos for Hound Books Now Available Individually Events (in) October, 2014 Introducing Formkeep Ruby, the Weird Way- Keep Ruby Weird organizers on Giant Robots #122 Announcing The Bike Shed Updated Test-Driven Rails Videos Upcase is Now More Affordable thoughtbot 2014 Report Counting All the F-Words- full podcast breakdown of our 2014 stats on GR #130 Upcase tmux Trail Maybe Haskell- Pat Brisbin Portland Office thoughtbot in Chicago thoughtbot Coaching Tropos Write Yourself a Roguelike- Goose Testing Rails- Josh Steiner Maintaining Open Source Projects- Tute Costa Rototo: Space Survival Design for the Web- Joshua Ogle Carnival for your Site Introducing Design Directors thoughtbot in London Chad on Twitter Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Ben welcomes Denise Yu and Rosa Fox of Codebar to discuss the importance of fostering community, mentoring tips, and more. Codebar Denise on Twitter Rosa on Twitter Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Ben discusses consulting and open source from within the government, as well as choosing the right clients, and the value of mentorship, with Aidan Feldman of 18F. 18F Hacker Hours Open Source Community Aidan on Twitter Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Ben talks with fellow thoughtbotter Derek Prior on conference speaking, code review, and podcasting. Implementing a Strong Code-Review Culture- Derek's RailsConf 2015 Talk How to Talk to Developers Giant Robots on Genius The Bike Shed Podcast Derek on Twitter Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Ben talks with fellow thoughtbotter Chris Toomey on networking, mentorship, React.js, and sustainable pace. Boston Vim Meetup Upcase React Pete Hunt- React: Rethinking Best Practices The Shockingly Simple Math Behind Early Retirement- Mr. Money Mustache Chris on Twitter Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Ben talks with Rebecca Miller-Webster, Managing Director of thoughtbot Chicago, on beginners contributing to open-source, organizing conferences, and cultivating a more inclusive culture. This episode of Giant Robots is sponsored by: Digital Ocean: Simple and fast cloud hosting, built for developers. Use the code GiantRobots for a $10 credit towards your new account. Links & Show Notes Write/Speak/Code Rebecca's Personal Site Increasing the Visibility & Leadership of Women in Tech- TEDx Talk The Becca Complex Rebecca on Twitter Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Ben welcomes on Saron Yitbarek to talk about creating communities that foster learning and niceness; as well as getting comfortable with being uncomfortable, and how confronting that discomfort can ultimately lead to success. This episode of Giant Robots is sponsored by: Digital Ocean: Simple and fast cloud hosting, built for developers. Use the code GiantRobots for a $10 credit towards your new account. Links & Show Notes Flatiron School NY Tech Meetup CodeNewbie Code Club Twitter Chats CodeNewbie Podcast CN Slack Chat Saron- the Flatiron Hopeful Cartoon Demons and CFPs Saron on Twitter Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Ben and Shelby Kelly discuss teaching at a coding bootcamp and the future of junior-developer programs. Stick around till the end to catch a sample of her Rocky Mountain Ruby rap! This episode of Giant Robots is sponsored by: Digital Ocean: Simple and fast cloud hosting, built for developers. Use the code GiantRobots for a $10 credit towards your new account. Links & Show Notes Galvanize Full Stack Rocky Mountain Ruby Rap Shelby on Twitter Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Ben talks to Sam Phippen on working on the RSpec core team, new features in 3.3, tips for contributing to open-source, and his favorite parts of Rails. This episode of Giant Robots is sponsored by: Digital Ocean: Simple and fast cloud hosting, built for developers. Use the code GiantRobots for a $10 credit towards your new account. Links & Show Notes rspec-rerun Sidekiq Kyle Kingsbury's Blog Sam on Twitter Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots