Code with Jason

Jason Swett

On the Code with Jason podcast I discuss technical topics with interesting people. Guests include people from companies like GitHub, Google and Stripe.

  • 1 hour 8 minutes
    315 - Dave Thomas, RubyConf 2026 Keynote Speaker

    In this episode, I talk with Dave Thomas about RubyConf 2026, the essence of a good conference, and the philosophy of programming, including abstraction and the art of using AI in coding.

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    16 March 2026, 6:00 pm
  • 57 minutes
    313 - David Santoro, CTO of Carwow

    In this episode I talk with David Santoro, CTO of Carwow, about his journey from startup co-founder to leading a large engineering team. We discuss carwow's evolution, their focus on scalability, and how they tackled growth challenges across different countries. David also shares strategic product and technical decisions.

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    3 March 2026, 1:00 am
  • 59 minutes 39 seconds
    312 - AI, Observability, and Entrepreneurship with John Gallagher

    In this episode I talk with John Gallagher about changes in AI over the last 18 months and the impact of luck on success.

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    27 February 2026, 1:00 am
  • 1 hour 8 minutes
    311 - Tyler Ewing, Creator of Ductwork

    In this episode I talk with Tyler Ewing about Ductwork, his innovative workflow framework for Ruby and Rails. We explore its unique position between background job libraries like Sidekiq and heavier solutions like Temporal, and how Ductwork aims to streamline complex workflows with a focus on durability and usability.

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    14 February 2026, 8:00 pm
  • 1 hour 49 seconds
    310 - Brad Taylor, Fractional CTO

    In this episode I talk with Brad Taylor about his journey as a fractional CTO and advisor for various companies. We discuss his experience with open source medical records, the importance of business objects, and navigating complexity in software projects. We also touch on storytelling in code and managing technical debt.

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    14 February 2026, 7:00 pm
  • 1 hour 17 minutes
    309 - How I Built SaturnCI (Starring JP Camara)

    In this episode I talk with JP Camara about RubyConf 2026, submitting CFPs, and why everyone should give talks. JP shares his experience using SaturnCI on the Mastodon project, and we dig into Saturn CI's Docker-based setup, Kubernetes architecture, and test-focused UX philosophy.

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    10 February 2026, 2:00 am
  • 1 hour 24 minutes
    308 - Christian and Jason Fail to Talk About AI

    In this episode I talk with Christian Genco about IQ, the pros and cons of high intelligence, the Big Five personality traits, evolutionary differences between men and women, hypergamy, the origins of money, and whether Yuval Harari's "shared fiction" concept holds up. We never got to the AI topic we planned.

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    3 February 2026, 2:00 pm
  • 1 hour 23 minutes
    307 - Kody Kendall, Co-Founder and CEO of LlamaPress AI

    In this episode I talk with Cody Kendall about building software for his dad's HVAC business, learning usability testing, pivoting from contractor software to AI-generated code, and why he built LlamaPress.

    25 January 2026, 3:00 pm
  • 59 minutes 3 seconds
    306 - Steve Pike, Co-Founder of Infield

    In this episode I talk with Steve Pike, founder of Infield, about dependency management and automated Rails upgrades. We discuss the tradeoffs of taking on dependencies, authorization libraries like CanCanCan versus Pundit, open source maintainer obligations, and how AI is changing the upgrade automation landscape.

    23 January 2026, 9:00 pm
  • 1 hour 10 minutes
    305 - Sean Schertell, CEO and Founder of Codepilot

    In this episode I talk with Sean Schertell about his return to Rails after many years in JavaScript, the pain of node module hell, Kamal for deployment, and Sean's new startup ZiaMap for land surveyors.

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    15 January 2026, 3:00 am
  • 1 hour 20 minutes
    304 - Abstraction and Consciousness with Christian Genco

    In this episode I talk with Christian Jenko for round two. We explore abstraction as the most important idea in software, Michael Singer's philosophy on consciousness and thoughts, whether AI can become conscious, and how our mental abstractions shape what we see in reality.

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    14 January 2026, 2:00 am
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