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The Opinionated thoughtbotter: Linting is Non-Negotiable

Linting isn’t about tabs vs. spaces. It’s about team consistency. thoughtbot senior developers Svenja Schäfer and Rémy Hannenquin talk code style, automation, PR review sanity, and why “just format the whole codebase” might be the least painf…
Svenja Schäfer
February 27, 2026
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The Bike Shed Ep 495: A shortcut to years of experience

Sally and Aji flick through thoughtbot’s guide to best practices in a bid to brush up on their coding habits.
Sally Hall and Aji Slater
February 24, 2026
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Giant Robots Podcast Ep 603: The product we are going to build

Sami makes his triumphant return to the Giant Robots Smashing into other Giant Robots Podcast as he and his fellow hosts discuss a brand new tool currently in pre-production at thoughtbot.
Chad Pytel, Will Larry & Sami Birnbaum
February 19, 2026
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The Bike Shed Ep 494: Primitive Obsession

Joël and Sally examine the simpler components of programming and why using basic data structures may not always be the best approach to solving a problem.
Joël Quenneville and Sally Hall
February 17, 2026
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The Bike Shed Ep 492: Defining value within your team

Sally and Aji assess some common metrics for success when working a project and how they may not always provide the clearest picture of how things are going.
Sally Hall and Aji Slater
February 3, 2026
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Giant Robots Podcast Ep 601: The thing that makes us human

Chad and Will examine the ever expanding AI bubble and ponder on what we can expect it to see evolve in the coming years.
Chad Pytel and Will Larry
January 29, 2026
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The Bike Shed Ep 491: Influences that shaped our thinking

Joël and Aji reference their personal bibliographies as they compare the different influences that have shaped their programmer world view.
Joël Quenneville and Aji Slater
January 27, 2026
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Giant Robots Podcast Ep 600: The Special One

Celebrate Giant Robots’ 600th episode in style as Sami pulls together thoughtbot staff old and new to celebrate this monumental milestone.
Chad Pytel, Will Larry & Sami Birnbaum
January 22, 2026
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The Bike Shed Ep 490: Large Language Misadventure

Aji and Sally sit down to dissect the complicated beast that is AI.
Sally Hall and Aji Slater
January 20, 2026
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Giant Robots Podcast Ep 599: Be Bold

Chad and Will start the new year off right by discussing their aspirations for 2026.
Chad Pytel and Will Larry
January 15, 2026
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