
You Ain't Gonna Need It, the podcast where we look at software practices and tools and ask: "do we need it?"
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 19 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | TechnologyBusiness | |||

🔗 Impatient Programming: an invite for YAGNI listeners. This is a free guide to how Stephen’s team at Zar builds software with coding agents. It reworks Extreme Programming’s rules for working with agents and includes case studies, essays and tools.... more
Matt just got back from Rails World, where DHH's keynote left a lot of people thinking Rails was over. Justin Searls of Breaking Change, who gave his own retirement talk at Rails World two years ago, joins him to sort it out. They cover why the keyno... more
Thorsten Ball, who works on Amp, doesn't like the term "software factory." He'd rather be in a workshop, a garden or a "primordial soup" of throwaway tools. He and Matt talk about custom tools you build in minutes and throw away, why the huge jumps i... more
John Nunemaker runs Fireside, Flipper and Box Out. He used to think of himself as a craftsman, until last December, when he found out that what he really loves is shipping. Now he reads the data models and queries but not the JavaScript. He's also dr... more
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The show concentrates on modern software practices, automation, and the evolving role of developers in a fast-changing ecosystem. Across episodes, discussions center on AI-assisted workflows, software factories, the tension between speed and quality, and the impact of rapid tooling on careers, teams, and infrastructure. Notable threads include skepticism about traditional frameworks, the rise of agent-based tooling, and practical guidance for engineers to stay relevant, upskick, and deliver business value. A recurring strength is candid, real-world anecdotes from practitioners and contributors who build and ship software in production environments.
This program stands out for its pragmatic take on how tooling, processes, and organizational... more
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Recent guests on YAGNI include:
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2. Justin Searls
3. Thorsten Ball
4. John Nunemaker
5. Justin Duke
6. Nate Berkopec
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