Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Ben discusses consulting and open source from within the government, as well as choosing the right clients, and the value of mentorship, with Aidan Feldman of 18F. 18F Hacker Hours Open Source Community Aidan on Twitter

Ben talks with fellow thoughtbotter Derek Prior on conference speaking, code review, and podcasting. Implementing a Strong Code-Review Culture - Derek's RailsConf 2015 Talk How to Talk to Developers Giant Robots on Genius The Bike Shed Podcast Derek on Twitter

Ben talks with fellow thoughtbotter Chris Toomey on networking, mentorship, React.js, and sustainable pace. Boston Vim Meetup Upcase React Pete Hunt- React: Rethinking Best Practices The Shockingly Simple Math Behind Early Retirement - Mr. Money Mustache Chris on Twitter

Ben talks with Rebecca Miller-Webster, Managing Director of thoughtbot Chicago, on beginners contributing to open-source, organizing conferences, and cultivating a more inclusive culture. This episode of Giant Robots is sponsored by: Digital Ocean : Simple and fast cloud hosting, built for developers. Use the code GiantRobots for a $10 credit towards your new account. Links & Show Notes Write/...

Ben welcomes on Saron Yitbarek to talk about creating communities that foster learning and niceness; as well as getting comfortable with being uncomfortable, and how confronting that discomfort can ultimately lead to success. This episode of Giant Robots is sponsored by: Digital Ocean : Simple and fast cloud hosting, built for developers. Use the code GiantRobots for a $10 credit towards your new...

Ben and Shelby Kelly discuss teaching at a coding bootcamp and the future of junior-developer programs. Stick around till the end to catch a sample of her Rocky Mountain Ruby rap! This episode of Giant Robots is sponsored by: Digital Ocean : Simple and fast cloud hosting, built for developers. Use the code GiantRobots for a $10 credit towards your new account. Links & Show Notes Galvanize Full...

Ben talks to Sam Phippen on working on the RSpec core team, new features in 3.3, tips for contributing to open-source, and his favorite parts of Rails. This episode of Giant Robots is sponsored by: Digital Ocean : Simple and fast cloud hosting, built for developers. Use the code GiantRobots for a $10 credit towards your new account. Links & Show Notes rspec-rerun Sidekiq Kyle Kingsbury's Blog...

Ben talks to Pam Selle on the importance of self-impossed structure, voice coding, and living with RSI. Recurse Center Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs MacVimSpeak Hands-Free Coding Keyboardio It's Not Carpal Tunnel Syndrome! Choosing a JavaScript Framework Pam on Twitter Turing-Incomplete Podcast Haymakers For Hope : Ben's Charity Boxing Match

Ben talks with Carin Meier on the writer's process, how programming relates to the arts, and the importance of a graduated and immersive approach to learning. Living Clojure Mathematica Ease into 5k 4Clojure Wonderland Katas Hitchhiker's Guide to Clojure Parrot AR Drones How Clojure Saved My Chickens Carin on Twitter

Ben talks with Justin Gitlin on changing the experience of a social media platform, as well as shaping game dev to art (and vice versa). Mode Set Ello Facebook real-name policy controversy OhHeckYeah Dwarf fortress Rototo An Interview With Scott Adams Communikey Festival Justin on Twitter

Ben sits down with therapist/writer/podcaster/speaker/Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu champion Georgia Dow to discuss the value of new experiences, the advantages of private mentorship, and living life to its fullest. iMore Vector Podcast Isometric Podcast Royal Mews Georgia, true to her word Georgia on Twitter

Ben talks to Sir John Hargrave, CEO of Media Shower, about his new book Mind Hacking on the power of reprogramming one's thoughts to maintain new habits, and innovations to the traditional publishing model. Media Shower Mind Hacking CBT Therapy Philsophy Software is Eating the World - Marc Andreessen GitBook Sir John on Twitter

Ben talks to Mike Brittain, VP of Engineering at Etsy, on interacting with the development community, strides in diversity practices, the pros/cons of an open office, and the difficulties in transitioning from engineering to management. The Art of the Dojo Spotify's NYC Office Facebook's Vending Machines Managing Humans - Michael Lopp Mike on Twitter

Ben talks to Craig Andera, developer at Cognitect, on his latest 20% time project, how Clojure gets made, and driving immutability into a database. Cognicast Kinesis Keyboards khordr Datomic "Simplicity Matters" - Rich Hickey Mile...Mile & a Half (Documentary) "Programming with Hand Tools" - Tim Ewald Falcon 4.0 Craig on Twitter

Ben talks with Pat Brisbin on his new book, and the future of Haskell at thoughtbot. Maybe Haskell announcement thoughtbot's books Learn You a Haskell for Great Good Upcase Haskell excercises Carnival haskell on heroku Yesod Maybe Haskell (50% off for our listeners!) Pat on Twitter

Chad officially welcomes Ben back to the podcast, discuses the employer/employee ideology that can facilitate a successful sabbatical, and reveals some exclusives on the future of thoughtbot. Turing School Ben on the Healthy Hacker podcast Pogo-stick Chair Hound Upcase Rugby explained for Chad New thoughtbot Office Bath Ruby

Chad talks with Ben Arent, product manager at Rackspace, on the pros/cons of app acquisition, as well as their favorite Sass tools. Rackspace Airbrake Go Programing Language Hybrid Cloud OnMetal Cloud Servers Open Computer Project Segment Intercom Tender Support Slate Temper Hubspot Ben on Twitter

Chad talks with Paul Dowman, founder of OK GROW!, on replacing Rails with Meteor, and how martial arts has made him a better developer. OK GROW! Meteor Velocity Test Framework Wasting Less Time Replace CoffeeScript with ES6 Jeet Kune Do Paul on Twitter

Chad talks with Matt Aimonetti, co-founder of Splice, on remote worker strategies, fundraising, and his vision for the future of digital musical collaboration. Splice Chromebox For Meetings #NoEstimates excercism.io Matt on Twitter

Chad talks with fellow thoughtbotters Adarsh Pandit and Kyle Fiedler on the pros and cons of stories, story points, and job stories. Adarsh’s tweets on points Converting to Jobs Stories Pivotal Tracker Basecamp Lighthouse Agile Manifesto Replacing The User Story With The Job Story - Alan Klement Trello thoughtbot’s research board

Chad talks with Irene Ros, data visualization practice lead at Bocoup, about her pursuit of making data visualization function in a social context. What is Lotus Notes? Many Eyes Mant Bills Bocoup Roosters Stickers Around the World Popcorn.js AngelList OpenVis Conf Science Club for Girls BostonJS Meetup Boston Data Visualization Meetup Miso d3.Chart Irene on Twitter

Chad & developer Joanne Cheng break down thoughtbot's statistical year in review! Data by Design (Giant Robots ep 112) thoughtbot 2014 Report Feltron Reports "The Weight of Rain" - Jonathan Corum csvkit Build Phase Joanne on Twitter

Chad talks with Ian Logan, an Engineering Manager at Airbnb, on the challenges, ideology, implementation, and future of their payments system. Airbnb Combinatorics Open Air: Payments on a Global Scale 13 Secret Rock Stars of Silicon Valley Airbnb Disaster Response trebuchet Ian on Twitter

Chad talks with thoughtbot CMO Dan Croak about our content marketing strategy, managing the flow of new media, and the origin of our growth team. Bourbon Paperclip thoughtbot Playbook How To Scale a Development Team - Adam Wiggins Semantic Linefeeds - Brandon Rhodes Coelevate Hound North Star Metric Words to Avoid Dan on Twitter

Jeff Smith talks to Meng To, author of Design + Code about the blurring line between developers and designers, learning tools to better communicate, and the difficulties of planing a world-wide workshop tour. Design + Code Framer Sketch Meng's Design Blog Sketch + Swift Workshops Meng on Twitter