Code with Jason

Today I welcome back Evil Martians CEO Irina Nazarova for a discussion of her travels, the relentless march of time, changes we expect to see in the future of large language models, preparing for AI tools of the future, the most effective ways of using ChatGPT, AI as a performance enhancing drug, the upcoming Sin City Ruby conference (March 21-22, 2024), the support of the Ruby community and the importance of surrounding yourself with open, positive people.Irina Nazarova on TwitterIrina Nazarova on LinkedInArtificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach by Stuart Russell and Peter NorvigEvil Martians.comRazom for UkraineNova UkraineWorld Central KitchenSin City Ruby

On today's episode, I'm joined by Sin City Ruby Keynote Speaker Obie Fernandez for a discussion of AI.  We talk about his AI project Olympia and the utility of opinions in an AI model.  We also get into the suspension of disbelief that AI is capable of engendering, the function and necessity of politeness in AI models, the feasibility of custom AI models, next steps for AI, and social interactions at conferences.The Rails Way by Obie FernandezOlympia.chatRCRDSHPMagmaChatImprov EffectBusiness Improv by Val Gee and Sarah GeeObie Fernandez.com The Rails 7 Way by Obie Fernandez, Lucas Dohmen, and Tom Henrik AadlandObie Fernandez on SpotifyObie Fernandez on Twitter

This week, Jimmy Miller joins me for a discussion that touches on layoffs, the pitfalls of vulnerability reporting, our paths to programming, YJIT and performance, why we need as many programming languages as possible, writing clever code, collective ownership of code, duplication, and the value of liberalizing your education.Jimmy Miller on TwitterJimmy Miller on TwitchFuture of CodingCode Complete by Steve McConnell

This week, Vladimir Dementyev returns for a discussion of test suite performance. We talk profiling your test suite, looking for commonalities between tests, using TestProf to identify the slowest parts of your tests, and dividing your tests by type.  We also get into how ChatGPT can be used by developers, specialized versions of ChatGPT for development use, how I've used ChatGPT to assist with my debugging process, and the (extremely low) risk of exposing your code to hackers by using ChatGPT.Vladimir Dementyev on TwitterVladimir Dementyev's home pageLayered Design for Ruby on Rails Applications by Vladimir DementyevEvil MartiansTestProf

This week Moiz Ali and I talk ChatGPT and its likely impact on the programming profession.  We look at how ChatGPT has already impacted our workflows, potential use cases, using ChatGPT to explain programming concepts to you, software engineers becoming prompt engineers, why AI is unlikely to completely replace human interaction with code, and why programming is like farming.Moiz Ali on TwitterMoiz Ali on LinkedInMoiz Ali on GitHubmock graphql_ai

On today's episode, Ufuk Kayserilioglu returns for a discussion of what he's been up to with the Ruby infrastructure team at Shopify, the challenges of parsing Ruby, how AI tools like ChatGPT will change programming, the likelihood of AI replacing programmers, and how AI is democratizing programming. Ufuk.devUfuk Kayserilioglu on TwitterUfuk Kayserilioglu on GitHub

Lee McAlilly returns for a discussion of his experiences using ChatGPT, strategies for using ChatGPT in your work, how getting correct answers isn't the only value to be derived from ChatGPT, what the future of programming with AI tools looks like, the potential downsides of AI technology, and how AI will or will not affect employment. Ruby on Rails Tutorial by Michael HartlEnlightenment Now by Steven PinkerOriginal Fuzz Guitar StrapsLee McAlilly on Twitter

On today's episode I'm joined by Dan Manges, founder of RTX, to discuss strategies for diagnosing and fixing flaky tests.What causes flaky testsHow I fix flaky testsDan Manges on TwitterRWXRWX Captain

In today's episode I'm joined by J. B. Rainsberger for an assessment of what value can be derived from using ChatGPT as a programming tool. We also discuss why you should write your tests backwards, using ChatGPT to make tests pass, and J. B.'s philosophy and approach as a consultant.  Finally, we get into the benefits of joining J. B.'s JBrains Experience mentoring group.Extreme Programming Explained by Kent BeckExtreme Programming Installed by Ron Jeffries, Ann Anderson, and Chet HendricksonPlanning Extreme Programming by Kent Beck and Martin FowlerSwitch by Chip and Dan HeathTest Driven Development at Wiki.C2.comJBrains.ca - J.B. Rainsberger's SiteThe JBrains ExperienceThe Code WhispererBlog.JBrains.caThe World's Best Intro to TDD, Level 1J. B. Rainsberger on Twitter

In this episode, Nick Schwaderer returns for a wide-ranging discussion that touches upon the weather in Belfast, my trip to France, cocktail recipes, the thrill of receiving snail mail, my new newsletter, ChatGPT and the alleged end of programming, and Nick's new project Scarpe.Nick Schwaderer on TwitterSchwad.github.ioRebuilding Rails by Noah GibbsNobody Knows Shoes by Why the Lucky StiffScarpe