Expanding Beyond

Monica Giambitto & Urban Hafner

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Monica and Urban discuss their work life as developers and development managers.

07/21/2025

Episode 62: The one where we talk about AI

We finally have the in depth discussion about LLMs, how we use them, and what we think they might evolve into. We also touch on starting to pay more and more for stuff. Ask questions via our anonymous feedback form You can reach us via email at hosts@expandingbeyond.it. Where to find Monica on the internet: Website: monicag.me Bluesky: @nirnaeth.bsky.social Mastodon: @nirnaeth@mastodon.online Github: @nirnaeth Blog: dev.to/nirnaeth Where to find Urban on the internet: Mastodon: @ujh@masto.ai Bluesky: @urbanhafner.bsky.social 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).

47 min
02/24/2025

Episode 61: Keep your database close

It's side project time! Urban talks about moving a project from Heroku to fly.io and Monica starts volunteering her time to stay motivated. Fountain Pen Companion FPC Github repository [fly.io](fly.io) LiteFS Pgvector Vostel Freetown Christiania Ask questions via our anonymous feedback form You can reach us via email at hosts@expandingbeyond.it. Where to find Monica on the internet: Website: monicag.me Bluesky: @nirnaeth.bsky.social Mastodon: @nirnaeth@mastodon.online Github: @nirnaeth Blog: dev.to/nirnaeth Where to find Urban on the internet: Mastodon: @ujh@masto.ai Bluesky: @urbanhafner.bsky.social 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).

41 min
12/18/2024

Episode 60: Everyone is sick

Urban gets his AWS certificate and we discuss certifications in general and what they are good for. Especially in a B2B world. We also talk about project management and how no one seems to be in charge in a lot of places, as well as LLM generated code as yet another level of abstraction. Roles and Responsibilities retro Trillions by Robin Wigglesworth Dreamweaver AI Won't Fix the Fundamental Flaw of Programming Ask questions via our anonymous feedback form You can reach us via email at hosts@expandingbeyond.it. Where to find Monica on the internet: Website: monicag.me Bluesky: @nirnaeth.bsky.social Mastodon: @nirnaeth@mastodon.online Github: @nirnaeth Blog: dev.to/nirnaeth Where to find Urban on the internet: Mastodon: @ujh@masto.ai Bluesky: @urbanhafner.bsky.social 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).

50 min
11/07/2024

Episode 59: Asking why

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 hosts@expandingbeyond.it. Where to find Monica on the internet: Website: monicag.me Mastodon: @nirnaeth@mastodon.online Github: @nirnaeth Blog: dev.to/nirnaeth Where to find Urban on the internet: Mastodon: @ujh@masto.ai 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).

46 min
10/09/2024

Episode 58: We use a spreadsheet for running retros

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 hosts@expandingbeyond.it. Where to find Monica on the internet: Website: monicag.me Mastodon: @nirnaeth@mastodon.online Github: @nirnaeth Blog: dev.to/nirnaeth Where to find Urban on the internet: Mastodon: @ujh@masto.ai 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).

51 min
09/19/2024

Episode 57: Software adulting

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 hosts@expandingbeyond.it. Where to find Monica on the internet: Website: monicag.me Mastodon: @nirnaeth@mastodon.online Github: @nirnaeth Blog: dev.to/nirnaeth Where to find Urban on the internet: Mastodon: @ujh@masto.ai 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).

38 min
08/19/2024

Episode 56: Switching jobs

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 hosts@expandingbeyond.it. Where to find Monica on the internet: Website: monicag.me Mastodon: @nirnaeth@mastodon.online Github: @nirnaeth Blog: dev.to/nirnaeth Where to find Urban on the internet: Mastodon: @ujh@masto.ai 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).

48 min
11/03/2023

Episode 55: Approaching things with curiosity

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 hosts@expandingbeyond.it. Where to find Monica on the internet: Website: monicag.me Mastodon: @nirnaeth@mastodon.online Github: @nirnaeth Blog: dev.to/nirnaeth Where to find Urban on the internet: Mastodon: @ujh@masto.ai 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).

52 min

Monica and Urban discuss their work life as developers and development managers.

Creator

Monica Giambitto & Urban Hafner
Years Active

2020 - 2025
Episodes

62
Rating

Explicit
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© 2026 Monica Giambitto, Urban Hafner
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Expanding Beyond