Will AI replace developers?

Will AI replace developers?

Ben and Josh discuss the benefits and perils of using AI assistants for programming. * Cursor [https://www.cursor.com/] * Codeium Windsurf [https://codeium.com/] * GitHub Copilot announcement [https://github.blog/news-insights/product-news/github-copilot-in-vscode-free/] * Perplexity [https://www.perplexity.ai/]

How to Sponsor a Conference

Ben, Josh, and John Nunemaker are back from RubyConf and take the opportunity to discuss how to sponsor a conference as a small software company. Protip: bring your furniture from home. * https://wiki.c2.com/?ResultObjectPattern= [https://wiki.c2.com/?ResultObjectPattern=] * https://www.chairigami.com [https://www.chairigami.com/] * https://twenty.com [https://twenty.com/] * https://rubycentral.org/news/make-railsconf-happen/ [https://rubycentral.org/news/make-railsconf-happen/] * Adam’s Judo Scale infomercial [https://bsky.app/profile/adamlogic.com/post/3lawkpcodu226] * https://boxoutsports.com/graphics/multi-format/multi-format-gameday-90-s-series [https://boxoutsports.com/graphics/multi-format/multi-format-gameday-90-s-series] * https://boxoutsports.com/graphics/tags/saved-by-the-bell [https://boxoutsports.com/graphics/tags/saved-by-the-bell]

Why does Bluesky love Alf so much?

Ben and Josh go off-script for a fun and hopefully-not-too-long chat about their favorite Twitter-like social network, Bluesky. * https://faineg.substack.com/p/how-i-accidentally-ruined-bluesky [https://faineg.substack.com/p/how-i-accidentally-ruined-bluesky] * The hosts of WSUA9 call it skeeting on air [https://bsky.app/profile/emilyliu.me/post/3laxrbbsrwk2e] * AOC endorses “team skeets” [https://bsky.app/profile/aoc.bsky.social/post/3lazuxw3iys24] * Jake Tapper says “skeeted” live on CNN [https://bsky.app/profile/cscotty00.bsky.social/post/3l74yjl7xpw2s] * Protocols, Not Platforms: A Technological Approach to Free Speech by Mike Masnick [https://www.techdirt.com/2019/08/28/protocols-not-platforms-technological-approach-to-free-speech/] * Composable moderation [https://bsky.social/about/blog/4-13-2023-moderation] * How to set your domain as your handle [https://bsky.social/about/blog/4-28-2023-domain-handle-tutorial] * Bluesky reaches 20M users [https://bsky.app/profile/jay.bsky.team/post/3lbd2eaura22r] * https://go.bsky.app/HD2Ty2o [https://go.bsky.app/HD2Ty2o] * https://go.bsky.app/EGczjGA [https://go.bsky.app/EGczjGA] * https://bsky.app/profile/bencurtis.com [https://bsky.app/profile/bencurtis.com] * https://bsky.app/profile/joshuawood.honeybadger.io [https://bsky.app/profile/joshuawood.honeybadger.io] * https://bsky.app/profile/founder.quest [https://bsky.app/profile/founder.quest] * https://bsky.app/profile/honeybadger.io [https://bsky.app/profile/honeybadger.io] * https://deck.blue/ [https://deck.blue/] * https://brid.gy/ [https://brid.gy/]

Selling Metrics Watch with JP Boily

Josh and Ben reconnect with their friend JP Boily to discuss building his startup Metrics Watch for just over 9 years before finding a new owner on Acquire.com. * Bluesky startups & bootstrappers starter pack [https://go.bsky.app/EGczjGA] * Join the Honeybadger/FounderQuest Discord server! [https://discord.gg/grJ9N8TtfG] * https://metricswatch.com/ [https://metricswatch.com/] * https://github.com/topfunky/gruff [https://github.com/topfunky/gruff] * https://simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/The_Homer [https://simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/The_Homer] * https://jumpstartrails.com [https://jumpstartrails.com/] * https://microconf.com [https://microconf.com/] * https://businessofsoftware.org [https://businessofsoftware.org/] * https://rubyconferences.org [https://rubyconferences.org/]

Acquiring Fireside with John Nunemaker

Josh and Ben catch up with John Nunemaker after Rails World and dig into John's recent acquisition of Fireside.fm, the podcasting platform created by Dan Benjamin. What's next for John? In short, he's curating some Very Good Software™. * https://www.johnnunemaker.com/acquiring-fireside/ [https://www.johnnunemaker.com/acquiring-fireside/] * https://www.johnnunemaker.com/how-to-find-a-business-partner/ [https://www.johnnunemaker.com/how-to-find-a-business-partner/] * https://danbenjamin.com/ [https://danbenjamin.com/] * http://sifterapp.com/ [http://sifterapp.com/] * https://www.indierails.com/ [https://www.indierails.com/]