The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source
The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source
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DO repeat yourself! (Interview)
1 hour 19 minutes Posted Nov 12, 2025 at 9:00 pm.
Welcome to The Changelog
Sponsor: Tiger Data
Start the show!
Sean's blogging story
Having something to say
Do repeat yourself!
Let's get political (in our orgs)
Confidence: how?
How to influence company politics
Sponsor: Depot
Emotional Intelligence
What is good taste
Agents rock the foundations
Same stuff, different pile
The value of code review
Spec-driven change
Tools change the game
Sponsor: Augment Code
Sponsor: NordLayer
Mistakes engineers make in code review
Outsized influence
Getting the main thing right
The TikTok intern
A high stakes game
How to top Hacker News
Jerod fluffs you up ;)
Everyone's a critic
Wrapping up
Closing thoughts (join ++!)
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Show notes
Prolific software blogger, Sean Goedecke, joins us to discuss why he believes software engineers need to be involved in the politics of their organization, how to avoid worry driven development, what is "good taste" in software engineering, where agentic coding will take our industry, why getting the main thing right is so important, and how to get your blog to the top of Hacker News.