Episode

318 - Adam Dawkins, CTO of Dragon Drop

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Code with Jason
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Apr 9, 2026
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Summary

In this episode I talk with Adam Dawkins, CTO of Dragon Drop, about building internal tools using Ruby on Rails, the challenges of growing codebases, and how to effectively manage design and technical debt. We explore abstractions, code quality, and the philosophy behind good testing practices. Links: - Dragon Drop - adamdawkins.com - Adam Dawkins on LinkedIn - Nonsense Monthly