General

General brings together 89 interviews from 2011 to 2015. Recurring themes include developer community and conference conversations, community building and user-group organizing, and conference speaking and presentation skills. Featured interviewees include Aaron Bedra, Aaron Holbrook, Aaron Kalin, and Adewale Oshineye.

  • Coverage: 89 interviews from 2011 to 2015.
  • Featured interviewees: Aaron Bedra, Aaron Holbrook, Aaron Kalin, Adewale Oshineye, and Amitai Schlair.
  • Common themes: developer community and conference conversations, community building and user-group organizing, conference speaking and presentation skills, Ruby and Rails practice, and developer education and learning.

Notable Contributors

  • Sandro Mancuso — Co-founder of the London Software Craftsmanship community. Focus: Software craftsmanship practice, mentoring, and engineering standards. Interview
  • James Edward Gray II — Ruby core library contributor (FasterCSV), author, educator, and founding panelist on Ruby Rogues. Focus: Inclusive developer education, accessibility in technology, welcoming newcomers, and community-driven open source podcasting. Interview
  • Robert Martin — Agile Manifesto signatory; co-author of the Software Craftsmanship Manifesto; Clean Code author. Focus: Software craftsmanship, engineering professionalism, and sustainable delivery practices. Interview
  • Andy Lester — Creator of ack, longtime Perl/C open source maintainer, and author. Focus: Developer ergonomics, fast code search tooling, open source stewardship, and practical software maintenance. Interview
  • Brian Marick Interview
  • Corey Haines Interview
  • Giles Bowkett Interview
  • Avdi Grimm Interview
  • James Edward Grey III Interview