103: Code Quality and Balancing TDD
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Ben’s been adding variety to work by biking to breakfast and the beach, while working in-between during his stay on Martha’s Vineyard. He’s feeling lucky to work remotely, and still be able to connect with co-founders!

Derrick enjoys a change of scenery from time-to-time during workdays, especially to kickstart his blood flow during an afternoon lull or breaking point.

Today’s Topics Include:

• Writing code is like riding a bike: Tuple moving forward with adding single sign-on

• Caring about Code Quality: Ben’s higher level tests prove more valuable, less coupled

• Evolution of Testing: Derrick’s progress from test-driven development (TTD) to practical testing for StaticKit’s structure and features

• Devise Deal Breaker: Digested passwords in Tuple database wouldn’t need to be reset

• Pair programming proves powerful in preventing mistakes and being blocked

• Marketer? Developer? Sales? Ben’s possible future role and responsibilities with Tuple

• Hockeystick Metrics: First-paying StaticKit customer leads to 200% growth increase

• Content Marketing: Using Tailwind CSS with Next.js spikes StaticKit sign ups

• Self-serve Engine: Easily upgrade and deploy StaticKit from sandbox to live mode

• Prioritize Priorities: Ben encourages Derrick to focus on forms for StaticKit

• AoP Podcast: Is fanbase willing to pay for extra-special content? Share ideas with Ben and Derrick via Twitter

Links and resources:

Art of Product on Twitter)

Derrick Reimer) Website

Derrick Reimer on Twitter)

Ben Orenstein) Website

Ben Orenstein on Twitter)

Tuple)

Tuple’s Pair Programming Guide)

StaticKit)

Using Tailwind CSS with Next.js) 

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AoP Episode 22: Finishing the Year Strong)

Tailwind CSS)

Next.js)

Rob Walling)

Drip)

Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML))

Ruby on Rails)

Thoughtbot)

RubyGems)

Devise)

DigitalOcean)

JSON)