Expanding Beyond
Monica Giambitto & Urban Hafner
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Episode 63: I am the mother of the agents
We finally come back to the mic to talk about what everyone is talking about: LLMs at work. Urban has stopped handwriting code, Monica is delegating debugging to Claude between meetings, and we both…
Episode 62: The one where we talk about AI
We finally have the in depth discussion about LLMs, how we use them, and what we think they might evolve into. We also touch on starting to pay more and more for stuff. Ask questions via our…
Episode 61: Keep your database close
It's side project time! Urban talks about moving a project from Heroku to fly.io and Monica starts volunteering her time to stay motivated. Fountain Pen Companion FPC Github…
Episode 60: Everyone is sick
Urban gets his AWS certificate and we discuss certifications in general and what they are good for. Especially in a B2B world. We also talk about project management and how no one seems to be in…
Episode 59: Asking why
In this episode we discuss meeting in person, thinking about architecture, and most importantly finding out the WHY for things. Fundamentals of Software Architecture How to think like an…
Episode 58: We use a spreadsheet for running retros
In this episode we discuss LLMs, writing blog posts, running retros (in spreadsheets!), Shape Up and other processes. We end by asking YOU (the listener) to get back to us with what process you are…
Episode 57: Software adulting
In this episode we talk about certifications and how they are somehow similar to hiring, cheating during interviews, and the pitfalls of employee surveys. Goodhart’s law Ask questions via our…
Episode 56: Switching jobs
It's been a hot minute since the last episode and a lot has happened. Urban and Monica discuss their new jobs, getting fired, and of course…
Episode 55: Approaching things with curiosity
Urban tells about his new job, and how it's quite different than the previous one. Monica thinks about her future and what kind of job to do next. Martijn Doolaard (renovating in the Italian…
Episode 54: I am YOLO releasing
Urban is just chilling, but Monica is trying to help her team to be less scared about releasing to production and maybe ... maybe go back to being a developer ... at some point. Cypress Ask…
Episode 53: I Am The Mother Of The Team
Urban talks about resigning and what to do for the remaining time and how different notice periods can affect offboarding. Monica is looking for contractors (let her know where to look!) and thinks…
Episode 52: Even This Guy Is Human
We discuss rubyday 2023, taking care of large applications, testing strategies for startups, and the dearth of practical literature around startups in general. rubyday 2023 Metaprogramming Ruby…
Episode 51: We have come out of hibernation
Monica and Urban discuss what they've been up to in the last six months. Why Construction Projects Always Go Over Budget Release It! by Michael Nygard Engineering Management for the Rest of Us by…
Episode 50: Make It As Easy As Possible
We are reminiscing about doing 49 episodes, as well as answer listener questions! Ask questions via our anonymous feedback form You can reach us via email at [email protected]. You can…
Episode 49: I quit!
Urban's company got acquired and Monica quits her job! You can reach us via email at [email protected]. You can follow us on Twitter at @podcast_eb. Where to find Monica on the…
Episode 48: User stories are supposed to burn in hell
Monica gets on her soapbox to complain about (the misuse of) user stories, rethinking processes in JIRA. We also discuss making decisions in big groups. Job Stories Offer a Viable Alternative to…
Episode 47: This is better than having a surprise
We discuss OKRs, release testing, and Urban's side project. Urban’s side project https://fpc.ink Github project for future development You can reach us via email at…
Episode 46: You have to feel the pain
We discuss how successful side projects require the same to scale than actual companies, but on a smaller scale, what to do as a manager when your team suddenly has a project manager, as well as…
Episode 45: The chances of you being 80% right are very slim
We discuss Urban's appearances on other podcasts (that you should listen to!) as well as Monica handling layoffs from the point of view of a manager. On the maintainable podcast with Robby Russel:…
Episode 44: Everybody is doing architecture!
You can reach us via email at [email protected]. You can follow us on Twitter at @podcast_eb. Where to find Monica on the internet: Website: monicag.me Twitter: @KFMolli Github:…
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