The Code Gardener

Alan Ridlehoover & Fito von Zastrow

An occasional podcast about writing software well and whatever else strikes our fancy!

Episodes

  1. 18 AUG

    Ryan Findley

    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 Russell at Rails World 2024Strangler Fig by Martin FowlerThings You Should Never Do, Part I by Joel SpolskyMicrosoft Developer Experience LabUnderstand and Optimize Developer Productivity with the SPACE Framework by Hillary Nussbaum @ CodeClimateIn Praise of Small Pull Requests by Elliotte Rusty Harold @ Google Testing BlogStory Points Revisited by Ron JeffriesCode and the Coding Coders Who Code It by Drew Bragg   Text us your thoughts! How to reach us... Blog: The Code Gardener Bluesky: Alan, Fito LinkedIn: Alan, Fito Ruby Events: Alan, Fito

    35 min

  2. 17 JUL

    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

    1h 11m
  3. 2024 Wrapped

    30/12/2024

    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 Events: Alan, Fito

    46 min

  4. 30/12/2024

    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 Merb Story by Yehuda KatzWorking Effectively with Legacy Code by Michael FeathersText us your thoughts! How to reach us... Blog: The Code Gardener Bluesky: Alan, Fito LinkedIn: Alan, Fito Ruby Events: Alan, Fito

    42 min

  5. 30/12/2024

    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 Explained: Embrace Change by Kent Beck and Cynthia Andres (page 25), though Beck & Andres may have been influenced by Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit by Mary Poppendieck and Tom Poppendieck (page 57), which was released a year earlier.Text us your thoughts! How to reach us... Blog: The Code Gardener Bluesky: Alan, Fito LinkedIn: Alan, Fito Ruby Events: Alan, Fito

    30 min

  6. 30/12/2024

    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 Events: Alan, Fito

    27 min
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About

An occasional podcast about writing software well and whatever else strikes our fancy!

Information

  • Creator
    Alan Ridlehoover & Fito von Zastrow
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 The Code Gardener
  • Show Website
    The Code Gardener

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