In this episode, Ryan and Brendan discuss the importance of documentation within a business and development context. They cover various types of documentation, including internal, user-facing, and code comments, and highlight the necessity of clear communication from story writing to feature documentation. They also share insights on tools and methods for keeping documentation organized and accessible within their teams.

00:00 Introduction and Greetings

00:26 Diving into Documentation

02:48 Defining Documentation

05:12 User Stories and Documentation

08:12 Internal vs External Documentation

15:54 Organizing Documentation

21:09 Centralizing Resources with Trello

23:02 Balancing Multiple Documentation Tools

23:40 Challenges with Search Functionality

24:41 Effective Use of Trello Tags and Labels

27:54 The Importance of Code Comments and Commit Messages

29:28 Rebase vs. Merge: A Developer's Dilemma

30:16 Interactive Rebase: Cleaning Up Commit History

36:02 Concluding Thoughts on Rebase and Merge

- Thoughtbot Rebase Workflow

- Ryan's Website

- Brendan's X/Twitter

- Brendan's Bluesky

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In this episode, the hosts are joined by Ernesto Tagwerker, founder of Ombuabs and FastRuby.io, a company specializing in Ruby on Rails upgrades as well as AI solutions.

Topics covered include:

- Rails Upgrades

- Technical Debt

- Developer Onboarding and more!

Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Ernesto Tagwerker
00:21 Ernesto's Developer Origin Story
01:10 Discovering and Embracing Rails
02:19 Building a Business Around Rails
02:51 Challenges and Solutions in Rails Upgrades
03:40 Client Needs and Service Offerings
06:18 Content Creation and Misconceptions
07:33 Best Practices for Rails Upgrades
10:34 Open Source Contributions and Tools
13:32 AI and Machine Learning Initiatives
18:27 Developer Experience and Technical Debt
29:46 Advice for Solo Developers
33:11 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

LINKS

- FastRuby.io

- OmbuLabs

- Ryan's Website

- Brendan's X/Twitter

- Brendan's Bluesky

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In this episode, Jess Brown, shares his journey from freelance consulting to becoming a Rails developer and business owner. Topics covered include Jess's origins with development and Rails, his roles in his businesses, Bootstrap upgrades, mobile apps and more!

00:00 Introduction to Jess Brown
00:12 Jess's Journey into Development
01:05 Transition to Rails
03:29 Business Ventures and Roles
07:30 Building and Managing Apps
12:46 Challenges and Solutions in Development
16:46 Upgrading and Modernizing
19:34 Bootstrap and Rails Upgrades
20:35 Dependency Management Challenges
23:16 AI in Development and Code Review
27:14 Using Videos for Task and PR Reviews
29:27 Buying and Growing Businesses
34:50 Conclusion and Contact Information

LINKS

- Jess's Blog

- Jess's X/Twitter

- Indie Rails Podcast

- CSePub

- Tract

- Ryan's Website

- Brendan's X/Twitter

- Brendan's Bluesky

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