Code with Jason

Jason Swett

On the Code with Jason podcast I discuss technical topics with interesting people. Guests include people from companies like GitHub, Google and Stripe.

  1. 300 - TDD and AI with Paul Hammond

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    300 - TDD and AI with Paul Hammond

    In this episode I talk with Paul Hammond about TDD as a discoverable principle—something alien programmers would independently arrive at. We discuss my "specify, encode, fulfill" formulation, why programming needs theory instead of rules of thumb, and the business payoff of technical quality: Paul returned to a well-built project after 18 months and delivered months of planned work before Christmas. Links: ScenaristNonsense Monthly

    1 t 25 min
  2. 301 - Bekki Freeman, Staff Software Engineer at Caribou and Co-Organizer of Rocky Mountain Ruby

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    301 - Bekki Freeman, Staff Software Engineer at Caribou and Co-Organizer of Rocky Mountain Ruby

    In this episode I talk with Becky Freeman, staff engineer at Caribou and co-organizer of Rocky Mountain Ruby, about legacy code, refactoring long-running applications, and the psychological skills required to get team buy-in for technical improvements. Links: Bekki Freeman on LinkedInRocky Mountain RubyCaribouNonsense Monthly

    53 min
  3. 293 - Cory Zue, Solopreneur

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    293 - Cory Zue, Solopreneur

    In this episode I talk with Cory Zue about his solopreneur journey building SaaS Pegasus, a Django boilerplate product. We discuss AI's potential impact on the business of selling code, the financial anxiety that persists even when things are going well, and content marketing strategies for technical products. Links: coryzue.comSaaS PegasusNonsense Monthly

    58 min
  4. 294 - The Dubious Idea of Code Reuse with Dave Thomas

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    294 - The Dubious Idea of Code Reuse with Dave Thomas

    In this episode I talk with Dave Thomas about why code reuse is overrated, the economics of programming principles, and why we can't empirically test whether practices work—we have to scrutinize the arguments behind them. Dave also discusses his new book Simplicity and his "developer without portfolio" concept. Links: SimplicityNonsense Monthly

    1 t 18 min
  5. 295 - Freelancing and Consulting with Wale Olaleye

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    295 - Freelancing and Consulting with Wale Olaleye

    In this episode I talk with Wale Olaleye about finding consulting clients through referrals and word of mouth. We discuss the "hunting vs farming" analogy for marketing, simplifying your pitch, filtering clients with deposits, and how genuine community relationships lead to business over time. Links: railsfever.comWale Olaleye on LinkedInNonsense Monthly

    1 t 5 min
  6. 296 - Software Design Principles with Andrea Laforgia

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    296 - Software Design Principles with Andrea Laforgia

    In this episode I talk with Andrea Laforgia about programming principles, why good code is code that's easy to change, and his motto: "write your code so it can be easily deleted." We discuss technical debt as an operating model, the fallacy of sacrificing quality for speed, and AI's impact on learning fundamentals. Links: Andrea Laforgia on LinkedInNonsense Monthly

    1 t 8 min
  7. 297 - AI-Assisted Coding with Steven Diamante

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    297 - AI-Assisted Coding with Steven Diamante

    In this episode I talk with Steven Diamante about coaching teams on XP practices and AI coding agents. We discuss why change is so hard (people have to want it), his success turning an underperforming team around through weekly learning hours, and how to use TDD with AI—including "predictive TDD" where you have the agent guess if tests will pass or fail. Links: Diamante Technical CoachingSteven Diamante on LinkedInNonsense Monthly

    1 t 7 min
  8. 298 - AI-Assisted Rails Upgrades with Ernesto Tagwerker

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    298 - AI-Assisted Rails Upgrades with Ernesto Tagwerker

    In this episode I talk with Ernesto Tagwerker about using AI for Rails upgrades, AI as an unblocking tool rather than just a speeder-upper, and the dangers of AI-generated "speculative code" that adds liability without value. Links: FastRuby.ioOmbuLabs

    47 min
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On the Code with Jason podcast I discuss technical topics with interesting people. Guests include people from companies like GitHub, Google and Stripe.

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    Jason Swett
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    2019 - 2026
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