Brains & Beards Show

Brains & Beards Show

Wojciech Ogrodowczyk, Brains & Beards, Patryk Peszko

Episodes 24
Avg. Duration 33m
Activity Highly Active
Since Jan 2021
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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Monthly
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Episodic
Consistency
4%
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About This Podcast

Patryk and Wojciech from Brains & Beards use their combined 25+ years of professional experience to discuss programming, building teams, workflows and everything else that it takes to deliver great mobile applications (in React Native, or otherwise).

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Recent Episodes

BBS 23: Our Favorite Dev Tools

Mar 10, 2026 31m

Patryk and Wojciech share their favorite less-obvious developer tools they use regularly, focusing on tools that genuinely improve day-to-day work rather than the usual basics like terminals or…

BBS 22: Are E2E Tests Just Burning Money?

Dec 05, 2025 36m

Key MomentsDefining end-to-end tests: The hosts clarify that true business end-to-end flows go far beyond what mobile teams can actually test, so the “ends” are usually artificially limited.How…

BBS 21: jj - It's Not All Sunshine and Roses

Nov 20, 2025 27m

Key MomentsOnboarding & docs are weak: They highlight that JJ’s official website has limited documentation, there’s no clear “I’m a Git user, how do I switch?” guide, and the flexibility of many…

BBS 20: Why we stopped using git

Nov 14, 2025 39m

https://brainsandbeards.com/Our video about JJ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2f3Pj58wTgKey Moments:Introducing JJ (Jujutsu): The hosts explain what JJ is, where it came from, and how it works as…

BBS 19: Documentation in Software Projects

Dec 15, 2023 36m

https://brainsandbeards.com/Key Moments:Documentation comes in different forms like code comments, README files, external documentation in Confluence, and architectural decision records (ADRs).Code…

BBS 18: Working with mobile teams

Nov 27, 2023 41m

https://brainsandbeards.com/Key Moments:Mobile development teams have responsibilities beyond just writing code, such as providing guidance on design, UX, platform best practices, and APIs.Mobile…

BBS 17: What's on My Desk?

Oct 10, 2023 30m

Find us on https://brainsandbeards.com/The hosts discuss their daily work setups and what equipment they use, including standing desks, laptops, external monitors, headphones, microphones, and other…

BBS 16: Maintainable React Native course

Oct 03, 2023 19m

You can find us on https://brainsandbeards.com/You can find our course on https://brainsandbeards.com/mrnKey MomentsThe podcast discusses a new online course called "Maintainable React Native" which…

BBS 15 - Juggling JS Bundles

Sep 25, 2023 27m

You can find us on https://brainsandbeards.com/Key Moments:React Native allows separating native app skeletons from JavaScript business logic bundles, providing opportunities for faster updates…

BBS 14: What's new on Internet

Aug 28, 2023 29m

Wojciech and Patryk are talking about recent quirks of the Internet. In this episode, we focused mostly on the infosec news, as there were plenty of disturbing discoveries in this space.Links from…

BBS 13: On separating style from components

Feb 27, 2023 11m

In this solo episode Wojciech discusses a pet peeve of his - separating styles from JSX in React Native components. Too long, didn't listen? Read the blog post instead:…

BBS 12: Normalising app state

Jan 09, 2023 27m

Wojciech & Łukasz discuss the benefits, implementation tips, and potential pitfalls of normalising app state in your React Native mobile app ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗThis podcast is sponsored by Brains & Beards,…

BBS 11: On Code Reviews

May 27, 2021 35m

This podcast is sponsored by Brains & Beards, a development studio dedicated to helping companies create better mobile applications faster. If you want to support us, there are two things you can…

BBS 10 - Fastlane Automation: How Far is Too Far?

Apr 09, 2021 30m

This podcast is sponsored by Brains & Beards, a development studio dedicated to helping companies create better mobile applications faster. If you want to support us, there are two things you can…

BBS 9 - Pre-Commit Hooks: Toxin or Cancer?

Apr 02, 2021 14m

This podcast is sponsored by Brains & Beards, a development studio dedicated to helping companies create better mobile applications faster. If you want to support us, there are two things you can…

BBS 8 - Does Your Coding Test Hurt Your Recruting Process

Mar 26, 2021 42m

This podcast is sponsored by Brains & Beards, a development studio dedicated to helping companies create better mobile applications faster. If you want to support us, there are two things you can…

BBS 7: How Not to Go Crazy When Getting Things Done

Feb 11, 2021 36m

This podcast is sponsored by Brains & Beards, a development studio dedicated to helping companies create better mobile applications faster. If you want to support us, there are two things you can…

BBS 6: Webviews, the money-saving crutch

Feb 04, 2021 28m

This podcast is sponsored by Brains & Beards, a development studio dedicated to helping companies create better mobile applications faster. If you want to support us, there are two things you can…

BBS 5: React Native Libraries that We Recommend

Jan 28, 2021 46m

We share some of the libraries we often use in our React Native projects. In no particular order that would be:React & Redux in TypeScript - Complete Guide:…

BBS 4: Holy Grail or How to Share Code between Web and Mobile

Jan 21, 2021 32m

Useful links:react-native-web: https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-native-webRadek Pietruszewski on cross-platform development in Nozbe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxSwRHi4lHkA Better…

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Brains & Beards Show has published 24 episodes since January 2021, covering topics in Business, Education.

Is Brains & Beards Show still active?

Brains & Beards Show is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 33m.

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