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The Ruby AI Podcast: The TLDR of AI Dev

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 15:42:53 +0000

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: 2025-10-25
Original URL: https://www.therubyaipodcast.com/2388930/episodes/18044989-the-tldr-of-ai-dev-real-workflows-with-justin-searls

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Dead Code: Fear-driven Everything

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:18:28 +0000

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 expansive discussion on why the agile movement fizzled out and what we can reclaim from a developer workflow perspective now that we're experiencing our first major market upheaval since then with the rise of coding agents.

Appearing on: Dead Code
Published on: 2025-09-09
Original URL: https://shows.acast.com/dead-code/episodes/fear-driven-everything-with-justin-searls

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Changelog: Saltiness about frostiness

Sat, 14 Jun 2025 02:22:06 +0000

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 the idle chatter on social media that tends to dominate WWDC discourse in favor of the more meaningful changes the keynote heralds.

You can find it on YouTube:

Appearing on: The Changelog
Recorded on: 2025-06-13
Original URL: https://changelog.com/friends/97

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Changelog: My Siri Theory

Sat, 22 Mar 2025 21:49:10 +0000

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:

Appearing on: The Changelog
Recorded on: 2025-03-18
Original URL: https://changelog.com/friends/85

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IndieRails: One-Person Framework

Thu, 24 Oct 2024 10:52:00 +0000

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: 2024-10-24
Original URL: https://www.indierails.com/45

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Vision Pros: Arrested Development

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 09:00:00 +0000

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: 2024-07-11
Original URL: https://visionpros.fm/2024/07/11/episode-19-justin-searls-from-breaking-change/

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Changelog: Putting the Apple in AI

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 02:22:06 +0000

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: https://changelog.com/friends/48

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Changelog: It Dependencies

Fri, 17 Nov 2023 12:00:00 +0000

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

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Changelog: 10x Programmers

Fri, 18 Aug 2023 12:00:00 +0000

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: https://changelog.com/friends/11

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Changelog: Stop Using React

Fri, 06 Jan 2023 12:00:00 +0000

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: https://changelog.com/podcast/521

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YAGNI: RSpec

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 12:00:00 +0000

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 RSpec.

Appearing on: YAGNI
Published on: 2022-11-21
Original URL: https://share.transistor.fm/s/4673c3ee

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Semaphore Uncut: Scaling

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 10:52:00 +0000

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: https://semaphore.io/blog/justin-searls-engineering-team

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Greater Than Code: Authenticity

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 12:00:00 +0000

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 RSpec.

Appearing on: YAGNI
Published on: 2022-02-09
Original URL: https://share.transistor.fm/s/4673c3ee

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Ruby on Rails: Mocktail

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 12:00:00 +0000

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: https://www.therubyonrailspodcast.com/391

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Ship It: Smooth

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 10:52:00 +0000

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: 2021-08-25
Original URL: https://changelog.com/shipit/16

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JS Party: Double Trouble

Fri, 25 Sep 2020 10:52:00 +0000

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

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Code With Jason: Consulting

Tue, 07 Apr 2020 10:52:00 +0000

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: https://www.codewithjason.com/podcast/9478276-039-talking-software-consulting-with-justin-searls-co-founder-of-test-double/

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Maintainable: Learn the Runtime

Mon, 14 Oct 2019 10:52:00 +0000

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: 2019-10-14
Original URL: https://maintainable.fm/episodes/justin-searls-learn-to-understand-the-runtime-C6e05XWb

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Testing Tools & Tips: Stuff

Fri, 05 Jul 2019 12:00:00 +0000

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: 2019-07-05
Original URL: 🤷‍♂️

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Remote Ruby: In Person

Fri, 17 May 2019 12:00:00 +0000

Chris Oliver and Jason Charnes interviewed me at RailsConf 2019, where I gave the talk The Selfish Programmer.

Appearing on: Remote Ruby
Published on: 2019-05-17
Original URL: https://www.remoteruby.com/2260490/episodes/13761105

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My Ruby Story: Searls

Wed, 03 Apr 2019 12:00:00 +0000

Was interviewed about how I got started in Ruby.

Appearing on: My Ruby Story
Published on: 2019-04-03
Original URL: https://topenddevs.com/podcasts/my-ruby-story/episodes/mrs-084-justin-searls

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Tech Done Right: Code Style

Wed, 30 Jan 2019 12:00:00 +0000

Noel Rapin invited me on Table XI's podcast for a third and final time. I got a chance to discuss my thinking on Standard Ruby's design, just a few months after launching it.

Appearing on: Tech Done Right
Published on: 2019-01-30
Original URL: https://www.techdoneright.io/54

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IT Career Energizer: Me

Sun, 11 Nov 2018 10:52:00 +0000

Phil Burgess interviewed me on his podcast about I.T. Career Advice.

Appearing on: I.T. Career Energizer
Published on: 2018-11-11
Original URL: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discovering-the-true-value-of-agile-and/id1231387865

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TalkScript: Don't Mock Me

Wed, 05 Sep 2018 12:00:00 +0000

Nick Nisi invited me to his TypeScript podcast to discuss my unrelated talk about mocking best practices in the JSConf edition of Please don't mock me.

Appearing on: TalkScript
Published on: 2018-09-05
Original URL: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-17-presentations-vulnerability-and-solving/id1072291074

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Tech Done Right: Back In The Weeds

Wed, 28 Mar 2018 12:00:00 +0000

Noel Rapin invited me on Table XI's podcast.

Appearing on: Tech Done Right
Published on: 2018-03-28
Original URL: https://www.techdoneright.io/33

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Ruby Rogues: Nothing New

Tue, 30 Jan 2018 12:00:00 +0000

Joined the Ruby Rogues panel to discuss my RubyConf talk on Ruby's history in the west: There's Nothing.new under the sun.

Appearing on: Ruby Rogues
Published on: 2018-01-30
Original URL: https://topenddevs.com/podcasts/ruby-rogues/episodes/rr-347-there-s-nothing-new-under-the-sun-with-justin-searls-and-josh-greenwood

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The Bikeshed: S.A.L.T.

Mon, 10 Jul 2017 12:00:00 +0000

Joined the folks running Thoughtbot's podcast after my 2017 RailsConf keynote: How to Program.

Appearing on: The Bikeshed
Published on: 2017-07-10
Original URL: https://bikeshed.thoughtbot.com/117

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My JavaScript Story: Searls

Thu, 27 Apr 2017 12:00:00 +0000

Was asked my life story, the JavaScript parts.

Appearing on: My JavaScript Story
Published on: 2017-04-27
Original URL: https://topenddevs.com/podcasts/my-javascript-story/episodes/mjs-015-justin-searls

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Tech Done Right: In The Weeds

Wed, 22 Feb 2017 12:00:00 +0000

Noel Rapin invited me on Table XI's podcast.

Appearing on: Tech Done Right
Published on: 2017-02-22
Original URL: https://www.techdoneright.io/004-testing-with-sam-and-justin

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JS Jabber: Test Doubles

Tue, 19 Jul 2016 12:00:00 +0000

Joined the JS Jabber panel to discuss my testdouble.js library.

Appearing on: JS Jabber
Published on: 2016-07-19
Original URL: https://topenddevs.com/podcasts/javascript-jabber/episodes/226-jsj-test-doubles-with-justin-searls

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Developer on Fire: Hip To Be Slow

Mon, 30 May 2016 12:00:00 +0000

Was interviewed by Dave Rael preaching my usual slow makes smooth, smooth makes fast bullshit.

Appearing on: Developer on Fire
Published on: 2016-05-30
Original URL: https://developeronfire.com/podcast/episode-134-justin-searls-hip-to-be-slow

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InfoQ: Testing the Frontend

Thu, 26 May 2016 10:52:00 +0000

Lisa Crispin and I were both interviewed live from this offshoot of the national Agile software conference that was more focused on, you know, actual software. No one was surprised when it didn't last.

Appearing on: The InfoQ Podcast
Published on: 2016-05-26
Original URL: https://www.infoq.com/podcasts/crispin-searls/

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Fog Creek: Open Source Fragility

Wed, 04 Nov 2015 10:52:00 +0000

Fog Creek (before it became Glitch) hosted me as the fifth and final entrant in its podcast series "Make Better Software".

Appearing on: Fog Creek: Make Better Software
Published on: 2015-11-04
Original URL: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/justin-searls-the-problems-with-open-source-and-how/id1042282738

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.NET Rocks: Mature TDD

Tue, 20 Oct 2015 12:00:00 +0000

Came back to .NET Rocks to discuss TDD after the capital-A agile boomtimes.

Appearing on: .NET Rocks
Published on: 2015-10-20
Original URL: https://www.dotnetrocks.com/details/1207

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RubySteps: Building on Trust

Mon, 01 Jun 2015 12:00:00 +0000

Pat Maddox used to have a podcast called RubySteps, and I joined to talk a bit about how we sought to differentiate Test Double from other software consultancies.

Appearing on: RubySteps
Published on: 2015-06-01
Original URL: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/005-justin-searls-builds-a-software-consultancy/id994166212?i=1000343723148

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Ruby Rogues: Social Coding

Tue, 24 Feb 2015 12:00:00 +0000

Joined the Ruby Rogues panel to discuss my first-and-only RubyConf keynote: The Social Coding Contract.

Appearing on: Ruby Rogues
Published on: 2015-02-24
Original URL: https://topenddevs.com/podcasts/ruby-rogues/episodes/197-rr-the-social-coding-contract-with-justin-searls

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Changelog: Lineman.js

Thu, 28 Aug 2014 12:00:00 +0000

My first appearance on The Changelog podcast, promoting Test Double's doomed-but-now-defunct JavaScript project management CLI, Lineman.js.

Appearing on: The Changelog
Published on: 2014-08-28
Original URL: https://changelog.com/podcast/128

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.NET Rocks: Enterprise JavaScript

Thu, 09 Jan 2014 12:00:00 +0000

Was a guest on the long-running .NET Rocks show with Carl Franklin & Richard Campbell to discuss the JavaScript world with a couple C# guys.

Appearing on: .NET Rocks
Published on: 2014-01-09
Original URL: https://www.dotnetrocks.com/details/940

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.NET Rocks: Live in Bulgaria

Tue, 29 Oct 2013 12:00:00 +0000

One of the weirdest conference trips I ever took was to Sofia, Bulgaria, where I talked about JavaScript testing to a room full of .NET developers at a conference in a shopping mall run by Telerik.

Appearing on: .NET Rocks
Published on: 2013-10-29
Original URL: https://www.dotnetrocks.com/details/919

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JS Jabber: Jasmine

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Joined the JS Jabber panel to discuss the Jasmine testing library, back when that was still a new thing.

Appearing on: JS Jabber
Published on: 2012-12-14
Original URL: https://topenddevs.com/podcasts/javascript-jabber/episodes/038-jsj-jasmine-with-justin-searls

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Wide Teams: Test Double

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 10:52:00 +0000

Avdi Grimm used to host a podcast about remote work, and he had me on to discuss Test Double. The fact we were remote from day one was a bit controversial back in 2011, as silly as that sounds now.

Appearing on: Wide Teams
Published on: 2012-06-20
Original URL: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/podcast-37-justin-searls-of-test-double/id526426688

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