Code with Jason

This episode, I'm joined by Irina Nazarova, CEO of Evil Martians for a discussion of her time in Portugal, her time with Evil Martians and her previous experience with startups, my hair salon software, and how focusing on the user can influence design decisions.Irina Nazarova on TwitterIrina Nazarova on LinkedInEvil Martians.comNova UkraineRazom for UkraineWorld Central Kitchen

In this episode I talk with Jorge Manrubia about his recent blog post, "Vanilla Rails is Plenty".Vanilla Rails is PlentyCode I Like: Domain-Driven BoldnessCode I Like: Fractal JourneysCode I Like: Good ConcernsSmalltalk Best Practice PatternsCurrentAttributes Rails FeatureJorgeManrubia.comJorge Manrubia on TwitterJorge Manrubia on GitHub

In this episode, Julian Fahrer returns to discuss feature flags and duplication.CodeTales.ioJulian Fahrer on GitHubJulian Fahrer on TwitterLearnDocker.Online

This week Ernesto Tagwerker returns for a discussion of his work upgrading Rails apps with FastRuby, the benefits of exercise and getting outside, and the ins and outs of productized services. Ernesto Tagwerker on TwitterOmbuLabs BlogJobs at OmbuLabsFastRuby.io30 x 500 AcademyUpgradejs.com

Code with Jason is back! On this episode, TJ Stankus returns for a discussion of Object Oriented Programming and his book 99 Bottles of OOP.  We also discuss managing large applications with Rails, models, organizing by domain concept, and microservices.99 Bottles of OOP by Sandi Metz, Katrina Owen, and TJ StankusResponsibility-Driven Design by Rebecca Wirfs-BrockDesign Stamina Hypothesis by Martin FowlerThe Magic of Reality by Richard DawkinsDomain Driven Design by Eric EvansWhy I Organize my Tests by Domain Concept, not by Test Type by Jason SwettTJ.Stank.usTJ Stankus on Twittertjstankus@gmail.com

Nick Schwaderer returns for the final episode before the show goes on hiatus.  In this episode, recorded live on Twitter, we discuss a cornucopia of topics, including running a live event on Twitter, the vegetable drink V8, multi-level marketing, conference organizing, air quality, structuring large applications, and soup.Nick Schwaderer on TwitterSchwad.github.ioPastrubies.liveJaques Pepin's black bean soup

In this episode, I'm joined by Alex Evanczuk for a conversation about large Rails applications, how they grow, and how to keep things under control as they grow.Alex Evanczuk's EmailLaying the Cultural and Technical Foundation for Big Rails (blog post)Laying the Cultural and Technical Foundation for Big Rails (talk)Ruby/Rails Modularity SlackRuby At Scale on GitHubAlex Evanczuk on TwitterAlex Evanczuk on LinkedInAlex Evanczuk on GitHubCode Complete by Steve McConnell

In this episode, I talk with Adrian Marin about Avo Admin and how it compares to Jumpstart and Bullet Train, the origins of Avo Admin, the early struggles of developing Avo Admin, making the leap to working on Avo full time, the size of the Rails community,  achieving profitability and the price of ramen.Adrian Marin on TwitterAvo AdminAdrianthedev.com

In this episode I talk with Andrew Atkinson about PostgreSQL and databases. We talk about check constraints, foreign keys, and other PostgreSQL/database concepts.Andy Atkinson.comAndrew Atkinson on TwitterAndrew Atkinson on GitHubPuny to Powerful PostgreSQL Rails Apps (RailsConf 2022 talk)Creating a constraint that is initially "not valid"Slides 16 & 17 of this presentation also deal with "not valid" constraintsThe Strong Migrations gem at GithubLukas Fittl's pganalyzeHaki Benita's post on adding constraints without validating immediately

In this episode, I'm joined by Brian Hogan for a conversation about the state of hiring in tech, the problems surrounding the need to generate new senior developers, and developing your personal network with an eye towards career advancement. Brian P. Hogan's websiteBrian P. Hogan on Twitter