# Ryan Cromwell: Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?

EP-059 | June 22, 2020 | 48:00




Robby speaks with Ryan Cromwell, Technical Director at Sparkbox. They discuss the importance of simplifying deployments, technical debt in the client-services industry, and the traits to seek when hiring software engineers for client-services based work.





## Show Notes

Robby speaks with Ryan Cromwell, Technical Director at Sparkbox. They discuss the importance of simplifying deployments, technical debt in the client-services industry, and the traits to seek when hiring software engineers for client-services based work.

## Helpful Links

- Follow Ryan [on Twitter](https://twitter.com/cromwellryan)
- [Sparkbox](https://seesparkbox.com)
- [Book] [Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps](https://www.amazon.com/Accelerate-Software-Performing-Technology-Organizations/dp/1942788339)
- [Michael Feathers on Maintainable](https://maintainable.fm/episodes/michael-feathers-be-curious-chase-the-rabbit-holes-c01Bs039)
- [Book] [Working Effectively with Legacy Code](https://www.amazon.com/Working-Effectively-Legacy-Michael-Feathers/dp/0131177052/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=michael+feathers&qid=1592615955&s=books&sr=1-1)

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