Episode
495: A shortcut to years of experience
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- The Bike Shed
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- Feb 24, 2026
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- 2053
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- https://bikeshed.thoughtbot.com/495
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Summary
Sally and Aji flick through thoughtbot’s guide to best practices in a bid to brush up on their coding habits. Our hosts discuss key ideas from the guides that stand out to them the most, why they’re considered to be good practice, as well as reviewing the cons of complex writing and the benefits of simple coding. — Be sure to check out Sally’s new repo Michel if you’re looking to create an appointment database, and check out the thoughtbot guides for more general coding advice . If you’ve got some spare time and want to hear Aji’s talk on breaking the enigma code you can watch that here . Your hosts for this episode have been thoughtbot’s own Sally Hall and Aji Slater . If you would like to support the show, head over to our GitHub page , or check out our website . Got a question or comment about the show? Why not write to our hosts: [email protected] This has been a thoughtbot podcast. Stay up to date by following us on social media - YouTube - LinkedIn - Mastodon - BlueSky © 2026 thoughtbot, inc. Support The Bike Shed