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Giant Robots Podcast Ep 599: Be Bold

Chad and Will start the new year off right by discussing their aspirations for 2026.
Chad Pytel and Will Larry
January 15, 2026
- Podcast
A JavaScript Developer's Guide to Rails - Series Introduction

Where does current_user come from? Why is there no import? A series for JavaScript developers learning Rails.
Will Larry
January 14, 2026
- Rails
- JavaScript
- Development
- Learning
Building programmable QA with AI

What’s one of the biggest challenges with using AI for QA? It’s the lack of programmability. We set out to find a solution by pairing Playwright MCP with several different LLM models. Find out where we landed.
Chad Pytel, Clarissa Borges & Michelle Taute
January 14, 2026
- AI
- Automation
- Llm
The Bike Shed Ep 489: What makes a codebase welcoming

Joël and Sally tidy up the place as they discuss the different ways a new codebase and team can feel welcoming to them.
Joël Quenneville and Sally Hall
January 13, 2026
- Podcast
Rapid prototyping with Claude Code: How we transformed our design sprint process

We’ve been running product design sprints for over a decade. Now Claude and Claude Code are helping us prototype faster than ever—without sacrificing quality. Here’s how we built a working prototype in hours, not days.
Chad Pytel, Kevin Kwon & Michelle Taute
January 13, 2026
Prevent the Robocalypse with Claude Code and TDD

Write tests first or watch Claude blow everything up. Your choice.
Louis Antonopoulos
January 12, 2026
- Ruby
- Rails
- AI
- Llm
ChatGPT agent: Experimenting with QA automation

Doing manual QA can be slow and tedious, but can ChatGPT agent handle real product QA? We ran a few experiments checking FrontrowMD widgets across sample web pages and discovered a lot of potential—plus a few pitfalls.
Chad Pytel, Michelle Taute & Yaser Mahmoud
January 6, 2026
- AI
- Automation
Wrapping up 2025 with our thanks

As 2025 comes to a close, we want to take a moment to share all we are thankful for in this past year.
Stephanie Kuroda
December 30, 2025
- News
Your legacy software is a ticking bomb

Tick tock… Act now, or this mess might blow up in your face.
Matheus Richard
December 29, 2025
- Technical Debt
- Programming
Working across time zones: When async becomes the default

When your workday ends as your teammates’ begins, synchronous communication stops being the default. The solution isn’t more meetings at late hours; it’s learning to anticipate questions before they’re asked.
Trésor Bireke
December 22, 2025
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