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Class of 2024

Forty conversations

  • 40 classmates
  • 31 hours of conversation
Robby Russell in 2024
Class host Robby, 2024

A note from your host

Forty guests this year, the second-biggest class so far. AI started showing up in the conversation, right next to old favorites like databases, static analysis, and the art of making a problem smaller.

The class of 2024

  • Class of 2024

    EP-157 Andrew Atkinson Maintainable... Databases? January 23, 2024, 54 min Listen to the episode
    EP-171 Stig Brautaset Understanding Alien Artifacts in Legacy Code June 4, 2024, 46 min Listen to the episode
    EP-163 Kyle Daigle Scaling Up with AI: A New Era of Code Maintenance March 5, 2024, 47 min Listen to the episode
    EP-174 Paola Ducolin Building Trust and Communication in Engineering Teams July 10, 2024, 46 min Listen to the episode

    Andrew AtkinsonStig BrautasetKyle DaiglePaola Ducolin

  • Class of 2024

    EP-167 Martin Emde Ruby Central and the Art of Being Tolerant to Change April 23, 2024, 53 min Listen to the episode
    EP-180 Obie Fernandez Pioneering AI in Ruby on Rails Development August 20, 2024, 44 min Listen to the episode
    EP-177 Julia Ferraioli Capturing Untold Open Source Stories July 30, 2024, 48 min Listen to the episode
    EP-155 Hila Fish Maintainable Infrastructure Code, Culture, and Documentation January 9, 2024, 62 min Listen to the episode

    Martin EmdeObie FernandezJulia FerraioliHila Fish

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    EP-161 Chad Fowler How Small Can We Make This Problem February 20, 2024, 59 min Listen to the episode
    EP-190 Justine Gehring Refactoring Software at Scale with AI November 12, 2024, 48 min Listen to the episode
    EP-176 Tanmai Gopal Unlocking the Potential of Unified APIs July 23, 2024, 45 min Listen to the episode
    EP-169 Andrea Guarino Leveraging Static Analysis for Better Code May 21, 2024, 36 min Listen to the episode

    Chad FowlerJustine GehringTanmai GopalAndrea Guarino

  • Class of 2024

    EP-172 Scott Hanselman The Fear Factor in Maintainable Software June 11, 2024, 37 min Listen to the episode
    EP-173 Robin Heinze React Native and the Art of Flexibility June 18, 2024, 41 min Listen to the episode
    EP-187 Kate Holterhoff From Front-End Engineering to Developer Advocacy October 15, 2024, 52 min Listen to the episode
    EP-183 Lutz Hühnken Crafting Resilient Systems with Event-Driven Design September 10, 2024, 45 min Listen to the episode

    Scott HanselmanRobin HeinzeKate HolterhoffLutz Hühnken

  • Class of 2024

    EP-159 Jemma Issroff Running the Parser in the Rain February 6, 2024, 40 min Listen to the episode
    EP-178 Ryosuke Iwanaga The Benefits of Cell-Based Architecture August 8, 2024, 42 min Listen to the episode
    EP-191 Gulcin Yildirim Jelinek Maintaining Postgres for Modern Workloads November 19, 2024, 38 min Listen to the episode
    EP-192 Tom Johnson From Auto-Documentation to Better Collaboration November 26, 2024, 43 min Listen to the episode

    Jemma IssroffRyosuke IwanagaGulcin Yildirim JelinekTom Johnson

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    EP-156 Jimmy Koppel Aspects of Good Code January 16, 2024, 44 min Listen to the episode
    EP-162 Jon Moniaci Can We Draw A Boundary? February 27, 2024, 54 min Listen to the episode
    EP-193 Dan Moore Building Developer-Friendly Authentication Solutions December 3, 2024, 49 min Listen to the episode
    EP-170 Brit Myers Decoding Product vs. Technical Risk May 28, 2024, 42 min Listen to the episode

    Jimmy KoppelJon MoniaciDan MooreBrit Myers

  • Class of 2024

    EP-164 Irina Nazarova Investing in Innovation: The Consultancy's Guide to Growth March 12, 2024, 46 min Listen to the episode
    EP-160 John Nunemaker How Scary Is This Change? February 13, 2024, 63 min Listen to the episode
    EP-168 Staffan Nöteberg On the Power of Monotasking in Software Development May 7, 2024, 47 min Listen to the episode
    EP-166 Esther Olatunde AI's Role in Evolving Software Engineering Practices April 16, 2024, 48 min Listen to the episode

    Irina NazarovaJohn NunemakerStaffan NötebergEsther Olatunde

  • Class of 2024

    EP-182 Noel Rappin Reviving the Pickaxe— A Journey through Ruby's Legacy September 3, 2024, 44 min Listen to the episode
    EP-186 Alan Ridlehoover Building Robust Systems Through Behavior-Centric Testing October 8, 2024, 48 min Listen to the episode
    EP-188 Moriel Schottlender The Challenges of Modernizing MediaWiki's Monolith October 22, 2024, 46 min Listen to the episode
    EP-189 Katerina Skroumpelou Bridging Engineering and Advocacy for Scalable Software November 5, 2024, 37 min Listen to the episode

    Noel RappinAlan RidlehooverMoriel SchottlenderKaterina Skroumpelou

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    EP-175 James Socol Building Social Capital in Engineering Teams July 16, 2024, 44 min Listen to the episode
    EP-158 Jeanine Soterwood Helping Clients Understand Maintenance Work January 30, 2024, 39 min Listen to the episode
    EP-194 Austin Story Making Software Easier to Change, Remove, and Evolve December 10, 2024, 47 min Listen to the episode
    EP-179 Tekin Süleyman Balancing Complexity and Team Size August 13, 2024, 43 min Listen to the episode

    James SocolJeanine SoterwoodAustin StoryTekin Süleyman

  • Class of 2024

    EP-165 Robbie Wagner Whiskey, Front-End, and Whatnot March 26, 2024, 40 min Listen to the episode
    EP-185 April Wensel Navigating Legacy Code with Compassion October 1, 2024, 52 min Listen to the episode
    EP-181 Cassidy Williams Navigating the Career Jungle Gym in Tech August 27, 2024, 43 min Listen to the episode
    EP-184 Saron Yitbarek The Balance Between Maintainable Code and Multiple Streams of Income September 24, 2024, 41 min Listen to the episode

    Robbie WagnerApril WenselCassidy WilliamsSaron Yitbarek

For the record

First day of school
Hila Fish, January 9, 2024
Longest conversation
John Nunemaker, 01:03:10
Last bell
Austin Story, December 10, 2024