The Code Gardener

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The Code Gardener

Alan Ridlehoover & Fito von Zastrow

6 episodes

3 months ago

In this episode, our guest Ryan Findley discusses doing things the Rails Way™ versus following other patterns, the case against rewriting software (and how you might anyway), the case against story points (and why you might want to use them anyway), how to measure developer productivity without triggering the wrong behavior, and bonsai gardening as it relates to software stewardship. Guests: Ryan FindleyNeomind LabsLinks: Prepare to tack: Steering Rails apps out of technical debt by Robby Rus...

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Episodes (6/6)

The Code Gardener

Ryan Findley

3 months ago

35 minutes

The Code Gardener

RailsConf Reminiscing

In this episode, we take a nostalgic look back at what RailsConf has meant to us over the years. Text us your thoughts! How to reach us... Blog: The Code Gardener Bluesky: Alan, Fito LinkedIn: Alan, Fito Ruby Events: Alan, Fito

4 months ago

1 hour 10 minutes

The Code Gardener

2024 Wrapped

In this episode, we look back at what an amazing year it was, from adopting our puppies, to our first international conference, Tropical.rb, to RailsConf, RailsWorld, Rocky Mountain Ruby, and RubyConf. Heck, we even started a podcast!If you want to watch our conference talks, you can find us on RubyVideo.dev: Alan FitoText us your thoughts!How to reach us... Blog: The Code Gardener Bluesky: Alan, Fito LinkedIn: Alan, Fito Ruby Video: Alan, Fito

10 months ago

46 minutes

The Code Gardener

So DRY It Chafes

In this special Thanksgiving weekend episode, Fito and Alan discuss what they're thankful for this year, and then tackle why DRY is the worst programming advice ever.Links...A Brewer's Guide to Filtering out Complexity and Churn from Rocky Mountain Ruby 2024.The Case for WET Tests by Amanda BeinerLet's Not by Joe Ferris3A – Arrange, Act, Assert by Bill WakeRule of Three from Refactoring by Martin Fowler (page 58), attributed to Don Roberts"Last Responsible Moment" from Extreme Programming Exp...

10 months ago

29 minutes

The Code Gardener

Hexagonal Architecture + Rails

In this episode of The Code Gardener, we discuss the Ports & Adapters pattern, also known as Hexagonal Architecture.STOP! Before listening to the episode, please take the time to go watch Alistair Cockburn's excellent talk on Hexagonal Architecture at the Tech Excellence Conference (link below).Seriously. We'll be here when you get back.Links...Hexagonal Architecture by Alistair Cockburn at Tech Excellence ConferenceHexagonal Rails by Matt Wynne from GoRuCo 2012Together: The Mer...

10 months ago

41 minutes

The Code Gardener

Introductions

In this, our first episode ever, we introduce ourselves and talk about one of our favorite projects.RubyConf Talk mentioned: Workshop: No Static Types? No Problem! by Noel Rappin Text us your thoughts!How to reach us... Blog: The Code Gardener Bluesky: Alan, Fito LinkedIn: Alan, Fito Ruby Video: Alan, Fito

10 months ago

27 minutes