Merge Commits

Merge Commits

Justin Searls

English Technology Explicit
Episodes 42
Avg. Duration 53m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (2)
Since Jun 2012
Latest Episode Mar 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Semi-Annually
Consistency
31%
Hosting
justin.searls.co

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About This Podcast

While Breaking Change is a (mostly) solo act, other shows are gracious enough to host Justin Searls from time to time. This feed mirrors all those appearances. Questions, concerns, invitations? [email protected]

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Recent Episodes

freeCodeCamp: Which Devs Are Screwed?

Mar 17, 2026 1h 29m

Quincy Larson over at freeCodeCamp had me on their podcast to discuss how the rapidly changing software industry is impacting junior developers and what they can do about it. I don't normally spend…

The Ruby AI Podcast: The TLDR of AI Dev

Oct 21, 2025 55m

Joe Leo and Valentino Stoll sat with me to talk about why I quit speaking and an exciting year of iteration on AI development workflows. Appearing on: The Ruby AI Podcast Published on:…

Dead Code: Fear-driven Everything

Oct 08, 2025 1h

Jared Norman interviewed me after he wrote about the order in which programmers choose to write their code and I offered this response. In this episode, we touch on this before launching into a more…

Changelog: Saltiness about frostiness

Jun 14, 2025 2h 6m

Jerod and I sat down after WWDC to rifle through Apple's various announcements and dish our takes. As usual, we found a lot to like and (IMNSHO) did a better job than other commentators in ignoring…

Changelog: My Siri Theory

Mar 22, 2025 2h 2m

Had a blast, as usual, joining my Changelog friends for a vigorous discussion of Apple's Intelligence struggles and the tumultuous state of the software industry. It's also on YouTube: …

IndieRails: One-Person Framework

Oct 24, 2024 42m

Recorded an episode of IndieRails with Jess Brown & Jeremy Smith live at Rails World 2024 in Toronto about my final talk and Becky's new app. Appearing on: IndieRails Published on:…

Vision Pros: Arrested Development

Jul 11, 2024 2h 16m

Was featured on Timothy Chaten's "Vision Pros" podcast, a show where the dozens of us dedicated Vision Pro users gather to chat about the fledgling platform. Appearing on: Vision Pros Published on:…

Changelog: Putting the Apple in AI

Jun 14, 2024 2h 1m

Jerod, Adam, and myself chat about the ill-fated WWDC in which a more intelligent Siri would be forthcoming. Appearing on: The Changelog Recorded on: 2024-06-14 Original URL:…

Changelog: It Dependencies

Nov 17, 2023 1h 9m

Jerod had me on The Changelog to talk about dependency management, and other nightmares. Appearing on: The Changelog Published on: 2023-11-17 Original URL: https://changelog.com/friends/22 Comments?…

Changelog: 10x Programmers

Aug 18, 2023 1h 22m

The Changelog gang had me on to discuss my controversial post, "The looming demise of the 10x developer." Appearing on: The Changelog Published on: 2023-08-18 Original URL:…

Changelog: Stop Using React

Jan 06, 2023 1h 21m

I threatened Jerod with a "You might not need React" screed (in favor of HTMX and Stimulus). Appearing on: The Changelog Published on: 2023-01-06 Original URL:…

YAGNI: RSpec

Nov 21, 2022 51m

Matt Swanson interviewed me on his very creative YAGNI ("You Ain't Gonna Need It") podcast, which invites hosts to essentially roast conventionally-adopted tools as unnecessary. I chose…

Semaphore Uncut: Scaling

Mar 22, 2022 31m

Semaphore CI asked me on their podcast a few years back and Darko Fabijan interviewed me about scaling high-quality engineering. Appearing on: Semaphore Uncut Published on: 2022-03-22 Original URL:…

Greater Than Code: Authenticity

Feb 09, 2022 1h 3m

Matt Swanson interviewed me on his very creative YAGNI ("You Ain't Gonna Need It") podcast, which invites hosts to essentially roast conventionally-adopted tools as unnecessary. I chose…

Ruby on Rails: Mocktail

Nov 10, 2021 38m

Brittany Martin interviewed me on the Ruby on Rails podcast to discuss my Mocktail gem. Appearing on: The Ruby on Rails Podcast Published on: 2021-11-10 Original URL:…

Ship It: Smooth

Aug 25, 2021 58m

Gerhard Lazu interviewed me on the first season of Ship It!, where I (characteristically) decided to emphasize the importance of not shipping it. Appearing on: Ship It! Published on:…

JS Party: Double Trouble

Sep 25, 2020 52m

JS Party hosted me for a chat about, what else, JavaScript. Appearing on: JS Party Published on: 2020-09-25 Original URL: https://changelog.com/jsparty/145 Comments? Questions? Suggestion of a…

Code With Jason: Consulting

Apr 07, 2020 1h 5m

Jason Swett had me on his show to discuss my take on software consulting. Appearing on: Code With Jason Published on: 2020-04-07 Original URL:…

Maintainable: Learn the Runtime

Oct 14, 2019 51m

Robby Russell had me on his podcast to discuss, among other things, the value in learning the fundamentals beneath whatever framework you're using. Appearing on: Maintainable Published on:…

Testing Tools & Tips: Stuff

Jul 05, 2019 45m

Applitools used to have a podcast called "Testing Tools & Tips", but they appear to have completely scrubbed it from the Internet. Oh well! Appearing on: Testing Tools & Tips Published on:…

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