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Pablo Curell
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A Junior, A Senior and I
27 - On Ruby (and Rails?) with Lucian and Stan
In this episode I am joined by Stan and Lucian to discuss Ruby (and Rails).We start by discussing why one would chose Ruby to start a new project and how weldoming it is for beginers.Then we discuss how the ecosystem of Ruby favors expressiveness and beauty .And end discussing the place of Rails in the environment. TakeawaysRuby's appeal lies in its elegance and creativityThe community's inflexibility and high standards can be a barrier for beginners Types in Ruby are a matter...
2026-01-07
1h 01
A Junior, A Senior and I
26 - On OOP with Tim and Rob
SummaryIn this episode, We discuss Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) with Tim and Rob, its origins, principles, and practical applications.The guests share their experiences and insights on the importance of naming conventions, the balance between purity and practicality in OOP, and the impact of Object-Relational Mappers (ORMs) on design. They also explore the challenges of modeling reality with objects and provide recommendations for those looking to deepen their understanding of OOP.TakeawaysObject-Oriented Programming is a...
2025-12-16
51 min
A Junior, A Senior and I
25 - On Taste with Sandjiv and Mathieu
A couple days ago Mathieu and Sandjiv joined me to discuss the nebulous concept of "taste" in programming.Is taste universal?How do mistakes and 'pain' shape your taste?All that and more in this episode. Find Sandjiv at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandjiv/Find mathieu at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathieu-slegten-03933b29/
2025-11-18
55 min
A Junior, A Senior and I
24 - on Misunderstood concepts in tech (sort of) with Steven and Dave
A few days ago I was joined by Dave and Steven to discuss misunderstood concepts in tech. We strayed away from that so as a bonus you also get: - A comparison of the state of the car industry vs the tech industry 60 years in. - Thoughts about what the role of software developer should be. - And, thoughts on why so many concepts don't have a consensus understanding among tech professionals. ---find Dave at:...
2025-10-28
53 min
A Junior, A Senior and I
23 - On Bootcamps with Aslihan and Sami
A couple days ago Aslihan and Sami joined me to talk about bootcamps. What has been their experience joining the industry after their bootcamps, what would they recommend to new graduates, and what is the place of bootcamps today and in the future. Were among the subjects we discussed.Find Sami at: https://samibirnbaum.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/samibirnbaum/Find Aslihan at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aslihan-hird/https://open.spotify.com/artist/4HE3uqIoOfCRiwT0g8W6HY
2025-10-23
1h 02
Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots
594: AI is Draining with Pablo Curell
Sami assesses the long term viability of AI with Pablo Curell, software developer at Recovr, as they break down the hype and logistics that surround the popular tool. The pair examine why it’s still important you learn to code, what AI’s best use cases are now and what they could be in the future, what a successful AI product actually looks like on the back end, as well as the ever growing and unsustainable economics behind AI tokens. — Read the article mentioned in this week’s episode - The Case Against Generati...
2025-10-09
45 min
A Junior, A Senior and I
22- on Team Practices with Thierry and Martin
I had the honor to host Thierry and Martin to discuss team practices for writing excellent software.I learned a lot from them and hope you will too!---Find Martin at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinvanakenhttps://www.joyouscoding.com/Find Thierry at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tdpauwhttps://thinkinglabs.io/---...
2025-10-06
55 min
A Junior, A Senior and I
21- on PWAs with Kevin
A couple days ago Kevin joined me for an enlightening discussion around PWAsAre they viable?What niche do they serve?----Find Kevin at: http://vzb.iohttp://prologuekit.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinvzbhttps://x.com/kevinvzb
2025-09-28
34 min
A Junior, A Senior and I
20 - on LLMs with George and Sami
George and Sami joined me to discuss LLMs a few days ago.What started innocently, ended with deep philosophical questions posed by Sami.How do they use LLMs?Should we use them?What questions arise with them?---Find Sami at: - https://samibirnbaum.com/- https://www.linkedin.com/in/samibirnbaum/Find George at: - https://www.linkedin.com/in...
2025-08-19
1h 07
A Junior, A Senior and I
19 - On metrics with Rachel and Thierry
A few days ago, Rachel and Thierry joined me for a discussion around software metrics.What metrics are worth having?What are the dangers of metrics?Where are metrics useful?---Find Thierry at: https://thinkinglabs.io/ and http://be.linkedin.com/in/tdpauwFind Rachel at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-grey-b69319/ and https://bsky.app/profile/greyoctagon.bsky.social
2025-08-14
42 min
A Junior, A Senior and I
18- On starting a new role
A few days ago, Martin and Kostas joined me to discuss what they take into account when starting a new role.How to win over your new colleagues quickly?What are good first tasks to tackle?----Find martin at: https://www.joyouscoding.com and https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinvanakenFind Kostas at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ksofianopoulos
2025-08-04
49 min
A Junior, A Senior and I
17 - on Marketing and Tech
A few days ago, Chloé and Manon joined me to discuss the relationship between Marketing and Tech. I learned a lot about how marketing works, and how we can better collaborate within our two roles! ---- Find Chloé at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chloe-bailly/Find Manon at:https://www.linkedin.com/in/manonforestier/
2025-07-17
36 min
A Junior, A Senior and I
16- on DDD
Not too long ago, Javier and George joined me to discuss DDD.What in it is useful?When is it useful?What does it solve?Should you use it?---Find Javier on:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/javier-venegasFind George on:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-kosmopoulosWebsite:http://gkosmo.eu
2025-07-04
47 min
A Junior, A Senior and I
15 - on Software Teaming
I had the privilege of hosting Woody and Philipe (from NodalView) to talk about software teaming.How can a team work together on a problem?How to organize ourselves so that everyone needed is in the room?These questions and more answered in the episode!---Find Woody on:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/woodyzuillFind Philippe on:https://www.linkedin.com/in/philippevaneerdenbrugghe
2025-06-16
1h 11
A Junior, A Senior and I
14 - On Legacy Code
A few days ago Stan and Remy joined me to talk about working in legacy code.What is legacy code?How to work with legacy code? Is legacy code inherently bad code?Join us as they answer these questions and more!---Find Remy on: - LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/rhannequin/- Mastodon https://ruby.social/@rhannequin- BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/rhannequin.bsky.social
2025-06-06
49 min
A Junior, A Senior and I
13 - on Building a Community
Building a community takes time and effort, especially in tech. In this episode Amanda and Pilou share with us their strategies, tips and day to day's in building and steering two very different types of communities, the 'Ruby on Rails' community and a community centered around Advent of Code and having fun solving the daily exercises.The passion they feel for these communities really shone through and it was amazing to see the effort required.If you are part of a community or trying to build one...
2025-03-04
40 min
A Junior, A Senior and I
12- on Team Efficiency
"Focus on outcomes, not output" 🚀 Join Stan, Thierry and I as we discuss what makes a team efficient and what practices will help raise the efficiency of any team. If you are part of a software team, this episode is definitely worth listening! You can find Thierry at: https://thinkinglabs.io/ You can find Stan at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/boyet
2025-02-23
51 min
A Junior, A Senior and I
11- On tests and RSpec
Steven and Philippe joined me to dive deep into testing and RSpec. We covered best practices, common pitfalls, and shared some real-world insights that every developer can relate to. If you're into writing better tests (or just want to hear some passionate devs chat about it), this one's for you! You can find Steven here: www.stevenrbaker.com - https://fosstodon.org/@srbaker - https://x.com/srbaker You can find Philippe here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philippevaneerdenbrugghe - https://www.linkedin.com/company/nodalview/
2025-02-14
53 min
A Junior, A Senior and I
10 - on Tests First
In this episode, Philippe, Jose, and I dive into one of the most debated practices in software development: Test-First Development .We explore:- The advantages of writing tests before code- The correlation between testable code and 'good' code- The common arguments against testing first Whether you're a junior developer curious about improving your coding practices, or a seasoned engineer looking to refine your techniques, this episode has something for everyone. What are your thoughts on Test-First Development? Have you embraced it, or are you still on...
2025-01-16
51 min
A Junior, A Senior and I
09- on Customer Support/Experience and Tech
I had the immense pleasure to have a conversation with Andrea and Rita on Customer Support and Success. They were full of insights about their job and how they relate to tech departments in their companies. You can find Andrea at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amarengo You can find Rita at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rita-m-79736086
2025-01-13
46 min
A Junior, A Senior and I
08- On eXtreme Programming
A few days ago I had the best time learning from Rob and Steven about eXtreme Programming. It was great having such experienced people on! You can find Rob at: https://ruby.social/@purinkle - https://www.linkedin.com/in/purinkle/ You can find Steven at: https://stevenrbaker.com/ - https://x.com/srbaker - https://fosstodon.org/@srbaker
2025-01-05
42 min
A Junior, A Senior and I
On what makes a good team
Last Friday I was really fortunate to have Stan and Melissa with me to discuss what makes a good team, and the role of a leader in the team. Their insights were superb! I truly encourage you to check this one out. You can find Melissa at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melidomi You can find Stan at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/boyet/ The Belbin team roles come from: https://www.belbin.com/about/belbin-team-roles
2024-11-18
54 min
A Junior, A Senior and I
On Agile
George and Martin joined me a few days ago to talk about agile.It was truly a very interesting conversation. Both of them have really interesting insights and experiences with agile. I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did. You can find Martin at: https://bsky.app/profile/martinvanaken.bsky.social / joyouscoding.com / https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinvanaken/And George at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-kosmopoulos/https://gkosmo.eu DORA Metrics: https://dora.dev/guides/dora-metrics-four-keys/ Modern Agile: https://mode...
2024-11-08
50 min
A Junior, A Senior and I
On Sales and Tech
In this Episode, Solenn and Martin join me to discuss the relationship between Sales people and Tech people, and to give a better understanding of how Sales People work You can find Martin at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-schr%C3%B6der-optimy You can find Solenn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sotaveau
2024-10-12
1h 06
A Junior, A Senior and I
On being a Generalist
I am joined in this episode by Alkiviadis and Corentin to discuss what being a generalist means. How they manage to thrive in a world that pushes to specialization and what lessons they have learned in their journey. You can find Alkis at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alkiviadis-tzaras/ You can find Corentin at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cpeyresblanques/
2024-09-27
43 min
A Junior, A Senior and I
On Solo-preneurship
In this episode, Prabin, Simon and I discuss their journey into solo-preneurship. You can find Simon on: X (Twitter), and his current project: Proggy.io You can find Prabin on: X (Twitter), and his current project: Zero Config Rails
2024-06-17
52 min
A Junior, A Senior and I
On Power and Responsibility
In this eposiode, Kalindi, Philippe and I discuss what power we have as Software Engineers and what our responsibilities should be. You can find Kalindi on: Linkedin, Instagram, and her personal website You can find Philippe (CTO of Nodalview) on Linkedin Links: - Ethics can’t be a side hustle article - Spike of phone usage after work
2024-05-08
52 min
A Junior, A Senior and I
On continuous learning
In this Episode: - Aslihan Hird: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aslihan-hird/ - Martin Van Aken: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinvanaken/ and I discuss topics centered around continuous learning in tech (Big thanks to Aslihan (IG: @aksak.ak) for the final edit and fixing of the audio files!)
2024-03-28
34 min