Expanding Beyond

Dec 17 2024 60 ep. 42 mins 11
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Monica and Urban discuss their work life as developers and development managers.

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Episode 60: Everyone is sick

Dec 17 2024 49 mins  
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

Episode 59: Asking why

Nov 07 2024 45 mins  
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 [email protected]. Where to find Monica on the internet: Website: monicag

Episode 58: We use a spreadsheet for running retros

Oct 09 2024 51 mins  
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

Episode 57: Software adulting

Sep 19 2024 37 mins  
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 [email protected]. Where to find Monica on the internet: Website: monicag.me Mastodon: @[email protected] Githu

Episode 56: Switching jobs

Aug 19 2024 48 mins  
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 [email protected]. Where to fi

Episode 55: Approaching things with curiosity

Nov 03 2023 52 mins  
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 [email protected]. Where to find Monica on the internet: Website: monicag.me Mastodon: @n

Episode 54: I am YOLO releasing

Sep 14 2023 45 mins  
Urban is just chilling, but Monica is trying to help her team to be less scared about releasing to production and maybe ... maybe go back to being a developer ... at some point. Cypress Ask questions via our anonymous feedback form You can reach us via email at [email protected]. You can follow us on Twitter at @podcast_eb. Where to find Monica on the internet: W

Episode 53: I Am The Mother Of The Team

Jul 27 2023 42 mins  
Urban talks about resigning and what to do for the remaining time and how different notice periods can affect offboarding. Monica is looking for contractors (let her know where to look!) and thinks about the similarities and differences when working for small or big companies. Ask questions via our anonymous feedback form You can reach us via email at [email protected].

Episode 52: Even This Guy Is Human

Jul 10 2023 47 mins  
We discuss rubyday 2023, taking care of large applications, testing strategies for startups, and the dearth of practical literature around startups in general. rubyday 2023 Metaprogramming Ruby 2 Programming Ruby (Pickaxe book) Pragmatic Programmer packwerk Software Testing | worx4you Inc Scratch from MIT Gosu PyGame Zero Guinea Pig YouTube channel Ask questions via our anony

Episode 51: We have come out of hibernation

Jun 12 2023 53 mins  
Monica and Urban discuss what they've been up to in the last six months. Why Construction Projects Always Go Over Budget Release It! by Michael Nygard Engineering Management for the Rest of Us by Sarah Drasner An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management by Will Larson Listener question: https://masto.ai/@[email protected]/109501793033994252 Ask questions via