In this episode we discuss meeting in person, thinking about architecture, and most importantly finding out the WHY for things. Fundamentals of Software Architecture How to think like an architect Architectural Katas Ask questions via our anonymous feedback form You can reach us via email at [email protected]. Where to find Monica on the internet: Website: monicag.me Mastodon: @[email protected] Github: @nirnaeth Blog: dev.to/nirnaeth Where to find Urban on the internet: Mastodon: @[email protected] Github: @ujh Blog: urbanhafner.com The intro and outro music is Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes. It's licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).

In this episode we discuss LLMs, writing blog posts, running retros (in spreadsheets!), Shape Up and other processes. We end by asking YOU (the listener) to get back to us with what process you are using and if it works for you or not. Using a LLM to fight spam Obie Fernandez: Pioneering AI in Ruby on Rails Development Retromat Avoiding Waste retro Shape Up™ Ask questions via our anonymous feedback form You can reach us via email at [email protected]. Where to find Monica on the internet: Website: monicag.me Mastodon: @[email protected] Github: @nirnaeth Blog: dev.to/nirnaeth Where to find Urban on the internet: Mastodon: @[email protected] Github: @ujh Blog: urbanhafner.com The intro and outro music is Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes. It's licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).

In this episode we talk about certifications and how they are somehow similar to hiring, cheating during interviews, and the pitfalls of employee surveys. Goodhart’s law Ask questions via our anonymous feedback form You can reach us via email at [email protected]. Where to find Monica on the internet: Website: monicag.me Mastodon: @[email protected] Github: @nirnaeth Blog: dev.to/nirnaeth Where to find Urban on the internet: Mastodon: @[email protected] Github: @ujh Blog: urbanhafner.com The intro and outro music is Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes. It's licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).

It's been a hot minute since the last episode and a lot has happened. Urban and Monica discuss their new jobs, getting fired, and of course LLMs! https://www.fountainpencompanion.com/blog/10-new-pen-and-ink-suggestion-widget-now-with-ai https://cursor.sh/ Ask questions via our anonymous feedback form You can reach us via email at [email protected]. Where to find Monica on the internet: Website: monicag.me Mastodon: @[email protected] Github: @nirnaeth Blog: dev.to/nirnaeth Where to find Urban on the internet: Mastodon: @[email protected] Github: @ujh Blog: urbanhafner.com The intro and outro music is Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes. It's licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).

Urban tells about his new job, and how it's quite different than the previous one. Monica thinks about her future and what kind of job to do next. Martijn Doolaard (renovating in the Italian Alps) Ask questions via our anonymous feedback form You can reach us via email at [email protected]. Where to find Monica on the internet: Website: monicag.me Mastodon: @[email protected] Github: @nirnaeth Blog: dev.to/nirnaeth Where to find Urban on the internet: Mastodon: @[email protected] Github: @ujh Blog: urbanhafner.com The intro and outro music is Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes. It's licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).

Urban is just chilling, but Monica is trying to help her team to be less scared about releasing to production and maybe ... maybe go back to being a developer ... at some point. Cypress Ask questions via our anonymous feedback form You can reach us via email at [email protected]. You can follow us on Twitter at @podcast_eb. Where to find Monica on the internet: Website: monicag.me Mastodon: @[email protected] Github: @nirnaeth Blog: dev.to/nirnaeth Where to find Urban on the internet: Mastodon: @[email protected] Github: @ujh Blog: urbanhafner.com The intro and outro music is Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes. It's licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).

Urban talks about resigning and what to do for the remaining time and how different notice periods can affect offboarding. Monica is looking for contractors (let her know where to look!) and thinks about the similarities and differences when working for small or big companies. Ask questions via our anonymous feedback form You can reach us via email at [email protected]. You can follow us on Twitter at @podcast_eb. Where to find Monica on the internet: Website: monicag.me Mastodon: @[email protected] Github: @nirnaeth Blog: dev.to/nirnaeth Where to find Urban on the internet: Mastodon: @[email protected] Github: @ujh Blog: urbanhafner.com The intro and outro music is Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes. It's licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).

We discuss rubyday 2023, taking care of large applications, testing strategies for startups, and the dearth of practical literature around startups in general. rubyday 2023 Metaprogramming Ruby 2 Programming Ruby (Pickaxe book) Pragmatic Programmer packwerk Software Testing | worx4you Inc Scratch from MIT Gosu PyGame Zero Guinea Pig YouTube channel Ask questions via our anonymous feedback form You can reach us via email at [email protected]. You can follow us on Twitter at @podcast_eb. Where to find Monica on the internet: Website: monicag.me Mastodon: @[email protected] Github: @nirnaeth Blog: dev.to/nirnaeth Where to find Urban on the internet: Mastodon: @[email protected] Github: @ujh Blog: urbanhafner.com The intro and outro music is Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes. It's licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).

Monica and Urban discuss what they've been up to in the last six months. Why Construction Projects Always Go Over Budget Release It! by Michael Nygard Engineering Management for the Rest of Us by Sarah Drasner An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management by Will Larson Listener question: https://masto.ai/@[email protected]/109501793033994252 Ask questions via our anonymous feedback form You can reach us via email at [email protected]. You can follow us on Twitter at @podcast_eb. Where to find Monica on the internet: Website: monicag.me Mastodon: @[email protected] Github: @nirnaeth Blog: dev.to/nirnaeth Where to find Urban on the internet: Mastodon: @[email protected] Github: @ujh Blog: urbanhafner.com The intro and outro music is Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes. It's licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).

We are reminiscing about doing 49 episodes, as well as answer listener questions! Ask questions via our anonymous feedback form You can reach us via email at [email protected]. You can follow us on Twitter at @podcast_eb. Where to find Monica on the internet: Website: monicag.me Mastodon: @[email protected] Github: @nirnaeth Blog: dev.to/nirnaeth Where to find Urban on the internet: Twitter: @ujh Mastodon: @[email protected] Github: @ujh Blog: urbanhafner.com The intro and outro music is Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes. It's licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).