Sally Hall

494: Primitive Obsession

February 17th, 2026  |  Season 2  |  40 mins 41 secs

Joël and Sally examine the simpler components of programming and why using basic data structures may not always be the best approach to solving a problem.

492: Defining value within your team

February 3rd, 2026  |  Season 2  |  32 mins 52 secs

Sally and Aji assess some common metrics for success when working a project and how they may not always provide the clearest picture of how things are going.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

473: Mental models for browsers

September 9th, 2025  |  Season 1  |  44 mins 12 secs

Joël prepares to write his new book by asking Sally some fundamental questions about Web browsers.

472: What is the skill in software development?

September 2nd, 2025  |  Season 1  |  41 mins 26 secs

Sally and Joël kick off a new season of the Bike Shed by asking the question, what exactly is it that we as developers even do around here?