A Junior, A Senior and I

I had the privilege of hosting Woody and Philipe (from NodalView) to talk about software teaming.How can a team work together on a problem?How to organize ourselves so that everyone needed is in the room?These questions and more answered in the episode!---Find Woody on:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/woodyzuillFind Philippe on:https://www.linkedin.com/in/philippevaneerdenbrugghe

A few days ago Stan and Remy joined me to talk about working in legacy code.What is legacy code?How to work with legacy code? Is legacy code inherently bad code?Join us as they answer these questions and more!---Find Remy on: - LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/rhannequin/- Mastodon https://ruby.social/@rhannequin- BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/rhannequin.bsky.socialFind Stan on: - LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/in/boyet

Building a community takes time and effort, especially in tech. In this episode Amanda and Pilou share with us their strategies, tips and day to day's in building and steering two very different types of communities, the 'Ruby on Rails' community and a community centered around Advent of Code and having fun solving the daily exercises.The passion they feel for these communities really shone through and it was amazing to see the effort required.If you are part of a community or trying to build one, you definitely need to listenAmanda is the executive director of the Rails FoundationPilou is Co Founder of ShipOnRails, they have a chat already available: https://ai.shiponrails.com/

"Focus on outcomes, not output" 🚀 Join Stan, Thierry and I as we discuss what makes a team efficient and what practices will help raise the efficiency of any team. If you are part of a software team, this episode is definitely worth listening! You can find Thierry at: https://thinkinglabs.io/ You can find Stan at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/boyet

Steven and Philippe joined me to dive deep into testing and RSpec. We covered best practices, common pitfalls, and shared some real-world insights that every developer can relate to. If you're into writing better tests (or just want to hear some passionate devs chat about it), this one's for you! You can find Steven here: www.stevenrbaker.com - https://fosstodon.org/@srbaker - https://x.com/srbaker You can find Philippe here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philippevaneerdenbrugghe - https://www.linkedin.com/company/nodalview/

In this episode, Philippe, Jose, and I dive into one of the most debated practices in software development: Test-First Development .We explore:- The advantages of writing tests before code- The correlation between testable code and 'good' code- The common arguments against testing first Whether you're a junior developer curious about improving your coding practices, or a seasoned engineer looking to refine your techniques, this episode has something for everyone. What are your thoughts on Test-First Development? Have you embraced it, or are you still on the fence? Let's discuss in the comments! You can find Jose at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josedanielblanco/ | www.thoughtbot.com You can find Philippe at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philippevaneerdenbrugghe/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/nodalview/

I had the immense pleasure to have a conversation with Andrea and Rita on Customer Support and Success. They were full of insights about their job and how they relate to tech departments in their companies. You can find Andrea at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amarengo You can find Rita at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rita-m-79736086

In this discussion, Rob Whittaker, a senior developer and director at Thoughtbot with nearly 20 years in web development, teams up with Steven Baker, a seasoned software developer known for creating RSpec. They dive into the transformative power of eXtreme Programming (XP), debunking myths about continuous integration. The conversation also covers agile development and its impact on team dynamics, emphasizing user-centric approaches. With practical examples, they stress the importance of collaboration and feedback in creating successful software projects.

Last Friday I was really fortunate to have Stan and Melissa with me to discuss what makes a good team, and the role of a leader in the team. Their insights were superb! I truly encourage you to check this one out. You can find Melissa at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melidomi You can find Stan at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/boyet/ The Belbin team roles come from: https://www.belbin.com/about/belbin-team-roles

George and Martin joined me a few days ago to talk about agile.It was truly a very interesting conversation. Both of them have really interesting insights and experiences with agile. I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did. You can find Martin at: https://bsky.app/profile/martinvanaken.bsky.social / joyouscoding.com / https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinvanaken/And George at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-kosmopoulos/https://gkosmo.eu DORA Metrics: https://dora.dev/guides/dora-metrics-four-keys/ Modern Agile: https://modernagile.org/