On The Bike Shed, hosts Joël Quenneville and Stephanie Minn discuss development experiences and challenges at thoughtbot with Ruby, Rails, JavaScript, and whatever else is drawing their attention, admiration, or ire this week.
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Thoughtbot Podcasts
A podcast about the design, development, and business of great software. Each week thoughtbot is joined by the people who build and nurture the products we love.
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Build Phase is a weekly technical podcast discussing iOS development and design.
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Tentative is a podcast about digital product design. Hosted by thoughtbot's Chief Design Officer Kyle Fiedler & Boston Design Director Jaclyn Perrone.
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Welcome to the official Digicorp Podcast - D’Podcast. Digicorp is a software consultancy and startup studio based in Ahmedabad, India. We build usable software products for startups. We also work on home-grown ideas and spin off the most promising ones as separate ventures. But why one more podcast? There are millions of them already! WHY, WHY, WHY? Well, we hear a lot of quality podcasts like a16z Podcast, Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots by ThoughtBot, Track Changes by Post Li ...
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Host Wendy Closson interviews technologists, founders, and coaches on novel ways to find success.
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COO at Amazatic and The C-Suite Perspective podcast host Chris Gylseth has 20 years of experience with startups and established companies alike in the software development, consulting, and entrepreneurial space! Companies want more sales and better technology. So I help provide them with better processes. Chris now helps companies increase their net profit through a systematic approach that yields phenomenal results.
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589: Behind the Scenes at thoughtbot - Our work setups
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The Giant Robots trio are back as they sit down at their desks to discuss their home setups for thoughtbot. Together they break down each core aspect of their office environment and why they chose the things they did, why future proofing and getting your setup just right is important, Sami learns all about teleprompters, while Chad spills the beans…
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Joël is joined by some familiar faces in today’s episode of the Bike Shed to help reveal some exciting changes to the show as he asks his new co-hosts, what’s new in your world? — Thanks to our sponsors for this episode Judoscale - Autoscale the Right Way (check the link for your free gift!), and Scout Monitoring. Joining Joël Quenneville as your n…
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588: When a designer meets a developer with Jeremy Blaze
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Sami faces his fear of program designers by talking with Jeremy Blaze, Founder & Design Lead at Never Before Seen. Together they ask the question of whether their roles as developer and designer are slowly become one, how to rediscover the challenge of working on code when AI can do so much heavy lifting, as well as grappling with the idea of a the…
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Joël talks with Adam McCrea, founder of Judoscale, about the best ways to manage your queues and autoscaling. Adam discusses some tough lessons he learnt recently during a technical outage at Judoscale, what exactly autoscaling is and how it works, the best signals to assess when working with an autoscaler, and provides some simple tips to better o…
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587: How to go viral with Michael Praetorius
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Sami looks to go viral as he discusses digital marketing with Michael Praetorius, Founder of Praetorius. Together they examine the roots of marketing and how it’s focus and tactics have shifted over time, the secrets social media analytics hold and how the information is used, and Sami takes notes as Michael relives his personal experience of creat…
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469: How are we using AI? with Jimmy Thigpen
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Joël and fellow thoughtbotter Jimmy Thigpen assess their AI workflows and question whether LLM partners really are as helpful as they claim to be. Joël points out the blindspots AI can have when processing certain requests, they each share the ways they utilise AI into their workflow and pros and cons of doing so, as well as looking at some of the …
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586: What is your self-age? with Leanne Clark-Shirley
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Chad discusses the changing world of AgeTech with Leanne Clark-Shirley, President and CEO of the American Society on Aging, as they break down how age really has just become a number. They discuss the growing irrelevancy of the “AgeTech” label and how it’s use case is shifting to benefit everyone, how generational boundaries mean less when it comes…
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The host of Giant Robots are back to impart some wisdom as they share some notable failures from their careers and the teachable moments that emerged from them. Discover what went wrong for Sami when he put his trust in AI, the survey that shifted the way Will thinks about others, Chad’s mistake with thoughtbot’s first major client and the lessons …
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584: When AI Meets Healthcare and Buddhism with Jan Kroschinski
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Sami assesses the way AI is driving change within the global healthcare system and big pharma with Jan Kroschinski, founder of Singularity Ventures. Jan touches on the changes we can expect to see to the delivery of healthcare over the next few decades, what it’s like to work as a freelancer within the sector, as well as discussing the wider implic…
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Joël sits down with Tess Griffin as they take a moment to recap the very last RailsConf together. The pair discuss their favourite moments from final conference, how their love of D&D has crossed over to shape their experiences attending RailsConf, and the future of the show as a whole. — Thanks to our sponsors for this episode Judoscale - Autoscal…
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583: Solid Queue with Rosa Gutierrez from 37Signals
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Sami goes behind the scenes of Ruby on Rails with Rosa Gutierrez, principle programer at 37Signals, to discover what its like to work on one of the most widely used frameworks out there. Rosa breaks down how the team at 37Signals work and implement new tools for Ruby, the challenges of working remotely, as well as the current practical use of AI wi…
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582: Product market fit is the hardest thing with Jon Gamble
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Chad dives into a different kind of development with Jon Gamble, CTO of Fordje, as they talk all things city code and construction. Jon breakdowns the different types of construction Fordje covers and the clients they aim to serve, the reality of building a new starter business with a such a small team, the value of trust and communication when dev…
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581: Crafting Community & Code: Henrique Cardoso on Euruko 2025 & BSPK
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Sami talks with Henrique Cardoso about his unified commerce platform BSPK and the challenges of organising a large scale developer conference. Henrique talks in depth about the bespoke nature of BSPK and how it differs from other CRM tools, how they went about unifying all the major commerce platforms to fit under one platform, as well as the hurdl…
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467: How to get the most out of attending a conference with Matheus Richard
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Joël continues his preparations for the last RailsConf as he talks with Matheus about how to make the most of your time at the conference. Hear their tips to connect and communicate with other attendees, the different ways to take notes at the various talks you can attend, what to do when your discussions have a lull, as well as how to draw inspira…
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580: Taking the complexity out of toddler's nutrition with Kay Lim
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Will gets to grips with nutrition as he talks with Kay Lim, founder of Heartful Sprout, about the importance of feeding our kids right. Kay relives her journey of moving to the US, learning a whole new language from scratch and how becoming a new mom far from home sparked the idea for Heartful Sprout. — Interested in giving your children the best s…
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As the final RailsConf draws near Joël and Aji Slater sit down to discuss its varied and interesting history of keynote presentations. The pair reminisce on their previous trips and talks at RailsConf, share some tips on creating the perfect keynote, as well as discussing the strong community that’s rallied behind RailsConf for so many years and ho…
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579: Products you don't want to build with Sami and Chad
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Chad and Sami get creative as they discuss the product ideas they would potentially like to develop. Sami lays out his plan to rejuvenate the queuing system at theme parks, Chad has a bone to pick with his CRM tool, and the pair breakdown why success for a new business is not always as black and white as it might seem. — You can find Chad all over …
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