Episode 466: Pairing on Code and Conference Talks with Selena Small and Michael Milewski
The Ruby on Rails Podcast
Show Notes
Selena Small and Michael Milewski are a pair of Senior developers from Melbourne, Australia that not only love to pair on code but getting ready for a world tour of conference talks. Fresh off the roles as co-MCs for Rubyconf AU, the pair speak with Jemma and Brittany about why they are advocates for pairing, some pairing horror stories and how they would describe the Australian Ruby community.
Show Notes:
- Failure Driven
- Failure Driven on Twitch
- Selena Small (@selenasmall88) / Twitter
- Michael Milewski (@saramic) · Twitter
- Selena on Sessionize
- Michael on Sessionize
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