Lexxy, Basecamp, and the Joy of Building
Talking with Will Larry about building Basecamp 5, chasing down a memory leak after launch, open-sourcing Lexxy, and what AI could mean for junior developers.
Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant RobotsPodcast appearances
2026
2025
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Abstraction and Emergence
Exploring how abstractions should hide distracting details while showing essential information, and examining how good explanations distinguish useful abstractions from poor ones.
Code with Jason
2023
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Exploring Turbo 8
Deep dive into Active Record encryption and the latest advancements in Turbo 8 technology.
The Rails Changelog -
Turbo Morph & ActiveRecord Encryption
Discussion covering Active Record Encryption, Console1984, and the development of Turbo Morph for Turbo 8.
Remote Ruby
2022
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Rails Concerns
A deep dive into Rails concerns, when to use them, and how to write good ones.
Code with Jason -
Vanilla Rails is Plenty
Discussion about how vanilla Rails capabilities are sufficient for building applications, drawing on experience at 37signals.
Code with Jason