
Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots
A podcast about the design, development, and business of great software. Each week thoughtbot is joined by the people who build and nurture the products we love.
Latest episodes

Dec 8, 2014 • 44min
125: Rebooting (Adarsh Pandit)
Chad talks to Adarsh Pandit, thoughtbot SF Managing Director & host of the Reboot podcast, about his personal journey which inspired our newest show.
Reboot
"The Pickaxe"
Agile Development with Rails
Learn to Program
apprentice.io
Adarsh on Twitter
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Nov 24, 2014 • 33min
124: Maintaining Your Legacy (Scott Ford)
Chad talks to Scott Ford, founder & COO of Corgibytes, about the business of software remodeling/retrofitting, and finding value and beauty in old code.
Corgibytes
Scott on Twitter
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Nov 18, 2014 • 25min
123: Don't Call It a Codecation (Chris Hunt)
Ben & Chris Hunt catch up on their latest conference talks, podcasts, and things accomplished on their recent coding retreat.
Service Oriented Architecture at Square
Solving the Rubik's Cube in 20 Seconds
Trailmix
Turing School
Spanulate Podcast
You Should Take a Codecation
Codcation on reddit
Healthy Hacker Podcast
trailmix repo
Chris on Twitter
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Nov 10, 2014 • 50min
122: Ruby, the Weird Way (Britt Ballard, Caleb Thompson, Richard Schneeman, Terence Lee)
Britt Ballard leads this roundtable discussion on home-growing your own conference and their experiences, from theme and logo selection to scheduling guests and venues, turning Keep Ruby Weird from a dream into a reality.
Keep Ruby Weird
Jeremiah The Innocent
FormKeep
Scheduling, made simple
Badges
O.Henry Pun-Off
Chauffeuring
Ruby Rody
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Nov 3, 2014 • 33min
121: Prolificness (Allison House)
Guest-Ben Chad Pytel talks with Allison House about maintaining personal growth while freelancing, and her approach to harnessing your capacity to learn.
allison.house
Origins
Tiny Habits- BJ Fogg
"Summer Noon"- Tweedy
Design Tips Signup
House on Twitter
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Oct 28, 2014 • 54min
120: Open Your World For Commentary (Tom Lehman)
Ben talks with Tom Lehman, creator of Genius, about the power of honesty in corporate culture, and navigating the mores of discussing salary.
Genius
The Genius ISMs
Dunning–Kruger effect
Don't Call Yourself a Programmer, and Other Career Advice- Patrick McKenzie
Tom on Twitter
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Oct 20, 2014 • 28min
119: Create Value or Create Technology? (Pete Hunt)
Ben talks with Pete Hunt, formerly of Facebook & Instagram, on React and what makes this unique JavaScript library tick, as well as shifting from a technical to a business focused mindset.
React
Fielding Dissertation
Simple Made Easy- Rich Hickey
Pete on Twitter
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Oct 13, 2014 • 38min
118: Scare Yourself (Dan Martell)
Ben talks with Dan Martell, CEO and founder of Clarity, about self-actualization in business, how life is affected by those around which one surrounds themselves and the value of staying outside one's comfort zone.
Maslow's hierarchy of needs
Ira Glass on closing "the gap" between what you want to do and what you can do
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Entrepreneurial Needs- Dan Martell
The E-Myth Revisited
The 4-Hour Chef- Tim Ferriss
Portage Program
Friendventory
Headspace App
Clarity
Dan on Twitter
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Sep 22, 2014 • 27min
117: Designing Quality (Will Sulinski)
Ben talks with Will Sulinski, founder of Pistol Lake, on translating lessons learned from the tech sector into success in the fashion industry.
Pistol Lake
Let My People Go Surfing
Chris Lindland Episode
Will on Twitter
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Sep 15, 2014 • 32min
116: A Model Jellyfish (Carl Smith)
Ben talks with nGen Works founder Carl Smith about alternatives to a "flat" structure, remote management & community building.
nGen Works
BizCraft Podcast
Technically Simple Podcast
Drive by Daniel Pink
DPM Radio
The Bureau of Digital Affairs
QCat
Carl on Twitter
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