The Bike Shed

490: Large Language Misadventure

January 20th, 2026  |  Season 2  |  41 mins 4 secs

Aji and Sally sit down to dissect the complicated beast that is AI.

489: What makes a codebase welcoming

January 13th, 2026  |  Season 2  |  39 mins 13 secs

Joël and Sally tidy up the place as they discuss the different ways a new codebase and team can feel welcoming to them.

488: The Playful Portland Programming Paradigm

January 6th, 2026  |  Season 2  |  30 mins 47 secs

Aji and Joël talk all things hackerthons and why taking the time to have a little having fun with your work every now and then is important for developers.

487: ActiveModel custom attributes

December 30th, 2025  |  Season 2  |  37 mins 28 secs

Joël contributes some thoughts on working with custom attributes as he follows up on last week’s discussion about ActiveModels with Sally.

486: ActiveModel Everywhere

December 23rd, 2025  |  Season 2  |  27 mins 11 secs

Aji and Sally join forces to discuss the different ways they utilise active models in their workflows.

485: HTTP Basic Auth

December 16th, 2025  |  Season 2  |  40 mins 49 secs

Joël and Aji kick off a new season by discussing the best use cases for HTTP basic auth and talking all things security.

484: The Season 1 Recap

November 25th, 2025  |  Season 1  |  36 mins 15 secs

Our Bike Shed trio check back in with one another to follow up on some topics that caught their attention over the course of season 1.

483: Comparing notes on note-taking

November 19th, 2025  |  Season 1  |  38 mins 57 secs

Joël and Sally compare various note taking styles as they set out to find which ones work best for them.

482: Labels for our job

November 11th, 2025  |  Season 1  |  43 mins 51 secs

Joël and Sally analyse their job titles as they try to figure out exactly which borrowed labels best define their work at thoughtbot.

481: Dev Horror Stories

November 4th, 2025  |  Season 1  |  43 mins 22 secs

Joël and Sally grab a flashlight to share some scary dev stories with each other to celebrate spooky season.

480: The President's Doctor with Jared Turner

October 28th, 2025  |  Season 1  |  33 mins 3 secs

Aji gets their priorities straight as they talk with fellow thoughtboter Jared Turner about his recent article titled The President’s Doctor.

479: Hardly Strictly Remotely In-Person

October 21st, 2025  |  Season 1  |  33 mins 42 secs

Aji and Sally set out to crack the problems surrounding remote working as they share their thoughts on the various aspect of working from home.

478: ADHD at work

October 14th, 2025  |  Season 1  |  37 mins 47 secs

Aji and Sally sit down to discuss their struggles with ADHD and the systems they have in place to stay focused at work.

477: Change Management

October 7th, 2025  |  Season 1  |  44 mins 25 secs

Time to plan an upgrade as Joël and Aji talk about the hurdles involved with various change management in their projects.

476: Green Flags for Code

September 30th, 2025  |  Season 1  |  36 mins 39 secs

Joël and Sally sit down to discuss their green and red flags when it comes to PR review.

475: Invisible Mentorship

September 23rd, 2025  |  Season 1  |  38 mins 11 secs

co-workers, code review, mentorship, programming

Sally and Aji discuss their experiences with invisible mentorship when it comes to code review.