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70: Make Small Things (Sandi Metz)
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Sandi Metz joins us live from RailsConf to talk about the rules, the trouble with naming things, making the right kinds ... Read more
6 Jul 2016
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10: I Don't Get Functional Programming
10: I Don't Get Functional Programming
Pat Brisbin joins Derek to discuss the many advantages of Haskell programming. note: at 27:01 Pat says "referential inte... Read more
20 Mar 2015
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4: Put Everything on the Front End
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129: You Wanna Talk About GraphQL?
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150: I Fight For the Users
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5: Rails is Not Your Architecture
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125: Less Bad Than Expected
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28 Sep 2017
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204: I Don't Like Rest
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166: Are Services the New Rewrite?
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Chris & Derek discuss the world of services, exploring the various forms SOA can take, the oft stated benefits, and ... Read more
10 Aug 2018
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165: The Tables Have Turned
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Chris & Derek talk about beginnings and ends, borrowing from their consulting mindset for a conversation spanning CI... Read more
3 Aug 2018
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