Code with Jason

In this episode I talk with Jordan Raine, Senior Developer at GitHub, about writing. We talk about writing PRs and writing emails. We also discuss some of our favorite books and authors.Links:Jordan Raine on TwitterJordan Raine on GitHubrefactoringwords.com

In this episode I talk with Jesse Spevack, Staff Engineer at Ibotta about Stimulus, conference talks, and hiring developers.Links:Jesse Spevack on Twitterjessespevack.comjesse.spevack@ibatta.comRefactoring Live: Primitive Obsession by James Dabbs

In this episode I talk with Jemma Issroff about how garbage collection in Ruby works. Concepts discussed include the Ruby heap and tri-color mark-and-sweep.Links:Jemma Issroff's blogJemma Issroff on TwitterWNB.rb

In this episode I talk with Vladimir Dementyev, software engineer at Evil Martians, about "frontendless Rails frontend". We talk about what this means and how it relates to ViewComponent, StimulusReflex and Hotwire.Links:Vladimir Dementyev on TwitterEvil MartiansHotwire:Reactive Rails with no JavaScript?Slides for Vlad's RailsConf talkViewComponent extensions

In this episode I talk with Casey Watts, author of Debugging Your Brain. We discuss modeling the brain, cognitive behavioral therapy, music, and bubbles.Links:Debugging Your BrainCaseyWatts.comCasey Watts on TwitterThinking in Systems: A PrimerThe Fearless Organization

In this episode I talk with Julian Fahrer, Engineer at Brightline, about complex scheduling challenges and service objects.Links:Julian Fahrer on TwitterLearnDocker.online

In this episode I talk with John Athayde, VP of Design at PowerFleet. John and I discuss some design tips for developers who want to improve their design skills. We also talk about farming and presidents.Links:John Athayde on TwitterSfumato Farm

In this episode I talk with Joel Hawksley, Software Engineer at GitHub, about GitHub's ViewComponent library.Links:ViewComponent.orgPrimer ViewComponents

In this episode I talk with Matt Swanson about the Shopify Upgrow guide (since taken offline), which recently made a small splash in the Rails community. Matt and I share our candid opinions regarding what in the Upgrow guide we agree with and what we disagree with.Links:Boring RailsMatt Swanson on TwitterUpgrow mirrorMatt's article, "All software advice is wrong"

In this episode I talk with Tom Rossi about how to keep Rails apps organized. Tom and I talk about POROs, "service objects", /lib vs. /app, the "slots" Rails gives you, and the limits of Rails' ability to help organize application code.Tom Rossi on TwitterHigher Pixels