Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Chad talks with Ben Arent, product manager at Rackspace, on the pros/cons of app acquisition, as well as their favorite Sass tools. Rackspace Airbrake Go Programing Language Hybrid Cloud OnMetal Cloud Servers Open Computer Project Segment Intercom Tender Support Slate Temper Hubspot Ben on Twitter Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Chad talks with Paul Dowman, founder of OK GROW!, on replacing Rails with Meteor, and how martial arts has made him a better developer. OK GROW! Meteor Velocity Test Framework Wasting Less Time Replace CoffeeScript with ES6 Jeet Kune Do Paul on Twitter Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Chad talks with Matt Aimonetti, co-founder of Splice, on remote worker strategies, fundraising, and his vision for the future of digital musical collaboration. Splice Chromebox For Meetings #NoEstimates excercism.io Matt on Twitter Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Chad talks with fellow thoughtbotters Adarsh Pandit and Kyle Fiedler on the pros and cons of stories, story points, and job stories. Adarsh’s tweets on points Converting to Jobs Stories Pivotal Tracker Basecamp Lighthouse Agile Manifesto Replacing The User Story With The Job Story- Alan Klement Trello thoughtbot’s research board Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Chad talks with Irene Ros, data visualization practice lead at Bocoup, about her pursuit of making data visualization function in a social context. What is Lotus Notes? Many Eyes Mant Bills Bocoup Roosters Stickers Around the World Popcorn.js AngelList OpenVis Conf Science Club for Girls BostonJS Meetup Boston Data Visualization Meetup Miso d3.Chart Irene on Twitter Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Chad & developer Joanne Cheng break down thoughtbot's statistical year in review! Data by Design (Giant Robots ep 112) thoughtbot 2014 Report Feltron Reports "The Weight of Rain"- Jonathan Corum csvkit Build Phase Joanne on Twitter Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Chad talks with Ian Logan, an Engineering Manager at Airbnb, on the challenges, ideology, implementation, and future of their payments system. Airbnb Combinatorics Open Air: Payments on a Global Scale 13 Secret Rock Stars of Silicon Valley Airbnb Disaster Response trebuchet Ian on Twitter Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Chad talks with thoughtbot CMO Dan Croak about our content marketing strategy, managing the flow of new media, and the origin of our growth team. Bourbon Paperclip thoughtbot Playbook How To Scale a Development Team- Adam Wiggins Semantic Linefeeds- Brandon Rhodes Coelevate Hound North Star Metric Words to Avoid Dan on Twitter Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Jeff Smith talks to Meng To, author of Design + Code about the blurring line between developers and designers, learning tools to better communicate, and the difficulties of planing a world-wide workshop tour. Design + Code Framer Sketch Meng's Design Blog Sketch + Swift Workshops Meng on Twitter Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Chad talks to Zach Dunn, CPO of Robin, about the future of smart spaces, working with family, and when to shift your company's scope. Robin One Mighty Roar either 2013 Boston 25 Under 25 Robin: The Boy Wonder Bathroom Ocupancy Proof of Concept Zach on Twitter Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots