Navigating Growth and Innovation in Tech with Dan Farrelly

Chats with Kent C. Dodds

In this episode, Kent C. Dodds interviews Dan Farrelly, the CTO and co-founder of Jest, about his journey from front-end engineer to CTO, the challenges of scaling a tech company, and the importance of staying small to maintain agility and innovation. Farrelly shares insights into the evolving challenges of a tech team, from infrastructure to front-end development, and emphasizes the value of a generalist approach in a small, dynamic team. The conversation also delves into Farrelly's upcoming conference talk on improving long-standing APIs and his enthusiasm for learning from and contributing to the developer community.

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Guest: Dan Farrelly

  • Twitter: @djfarrelly
  • GitHub: @djfarrelly
  • Website: danfarrelly.com

Host: Kent C. Dodds

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  • Twitter: @kentcdodds
  • GitHub: @kentcdodds
  • YouTube: Kent C. Dodds
  • Epic Web: epicweb.dev

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