RR 358: Code Automation

Panel: Charles Max WoodDave KimuraIn this episode of Ruby Rogues, the panel discusses code automation. They talk about how automating things tends to make them more efficient and speed the time up it takes to complete them. In a world where time is precious, it’s important to automate anything you can so that you can save yourself valuable time and money. They also touch on the importance of having a structure and a consensus among the company in order to have the best productivity and the pros and cons of using “sprints”.In particular, we dive pretty deep on:The more automated things are, the more efficient they tend to beWhat can we automate and delegate to make work easier?Why do you think people are having trouble filling senior positions?Retention is a problem among companiesCompanies need to be more aggressive with incentives to keep people they want to stayThere are more jobs every day and not enough people are being trained fast enoughPeople leave companies because their priorities don’t match up with the job prioritiesAgile processesWhat is DevOps?Make sure everyone understands the processThe importance of structureWithout structure, conflicts are going to ariseMerge conflictsPlanning out the “sprint”The pros and cons to “sprints”Velocity is a planning tool onlyTest runnersTypeScript, CoffeeScript, and ES6 build processesWhat to do when the “sprint” timeline doesn’t match up with your actual performance?And much, much more!Links:[email protected]:CharlesProcrastinate on Purpose by Rory VadenAlexa Flash Briefings to comeDaveHaving a good soldering ironHeat shrink tubingExercise trampolineAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ruby-rogues--6102073/support.