Software Development interviews conducted by Jason Swett.
Episodes
27 Apr 2026
Covers physical programming's tactile appeal, career shifts from engineering to compliance, AI in fraud detection, minimalism in code, community learning, and AI's impact on fintech and education.
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9 Apr 2026
Scaling Ruby on Rails projects faces challenges from rigid conventions that hinder flexibility, requiring intentional architecture, refactoring, and modular design to counter pitfalls like short-term solutions, poor testing, and overreliance on inheritance, while promoting collaboration through shared terminology and practical strategies.
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29 Mar 2026
A real estate website toolkit, Property Web Builder, faced UI/UX complexity and monetization hurdles despite AI-driven customization efforts, revealing challenges in balancing technical execution, client preferences, and shifting business priorities.
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27 Mar 2026
AI tools like Claude and Codex are revolutionizing software development by boosting productivity and shortening timelines, yet raise concerns about agency business models, critique "vibe coding" as unprofessional, explore evolving developer roles with AI handling complex tasks, anticipate job market shifts and obsolescence, emphasize human creativity and judgment, and contrast software's ephemeral value with art's enduring qualities in an AI-driven landscape.
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16 Mar 2026
Dave Thomass discusses revitalizing RubyConf 2026 through social interaction and unstructured engagement, exploring Ruby's class-based philosophy versus Elixir's functional approach, emphasizing data transformation, abstraction, clarity, variable naming, jargon critique, AI collaboration, systems thinking, and non-technical analogies to simplify complex processes and enhance software design readability.
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2 Mar 2026
A podcast discusses the launch of a physical newsletter, *Nonsense Monthly*, and a conversation on startup co-founder dynamics, idea validation, technical leadership, and engineering best practices.
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26 Feb 2026
The podcast covers topics related to programming, business, and personal development, including entrepreneurship, career growth, and emotional resilience, with discussions on strategy, marketing, and technology innovation.
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14 Feb 2026
The podcast discusses the development of a physical newsletter and a Ruby/Rails workflow framework, along with related topics such as framework design, product development, and customer feedback.
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14 Feb 2026
The podcast explores the creation of **Nonsense Monthly**, a physical programming newsletter covering diverse topics from software development to risk management and intentional design.
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9 Feb 2026
The podcast explores various topics, including a programming newsletter, tech experiences, and reflections on speaking at events, along with discussions on using a CI platform and plans for a Ruby concurrency book.
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