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Signup to Generate a PitchWhile Breaking Change is a (mostly) solo act, other shows are gracious enough to host Justin Searls from time to time. This feed mirrors all those appearances. Questions, concerns, invitations?
Merge Commits is hosted by Justin Searls. The show has published 42 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "YAGNI: Retiring from programming" (2 October 2026, 82 minutes), "freeCodeCamp: Which Devs Are Screwed?" (17 March 2026, 90 minutes), and "The Ruby AI Podcast: The TLDR of AI Dev" (21 October 2025, 55 minutes).
Merge Commits publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 74 minutes across 42 episodes.
Booking probability for Merge Commits is 28%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Merge Commits requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Merge Commits's contact route on record: verified email.
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Justin Searls hosts Merge Commits, a technology podcast with 42 episodes published.
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Matt Swanson had me back on YAGNI to talk about the fallout from DHH's Rails World keynote and what it means for your weekend. We discuss what happens to the "one-person framework" when agents write the code, how...
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<p>Quincy Larson over at freeCodeCamp had me on their podcast to discuss how the rapidly changing software industry is impacting junior developers and what they can do about it. I don't normally spend time talking about...
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<p>Joe Leo and Valentino Stoll sat with me to talk about why I quit speaking and an exciting year of iteration on AI development workflows.</p> <p>Appearing on: The Ruby AI Podcast<br/> Published on: 2025-10-25<br/>...
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<p>Jared Norman interviewed me after he wrote about the order in which programmers choose to write their code and I offered this response. In this episode, we touch on this before launching into a more expansive...
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<p>Jerod and I sat down after WWDC to rifle through Apple's various announcements and dish our takes. As usual, we found a lot to like and (IMNSHO) did a better job than other commentators in ignoring the idle chatter...
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<p>Had a blast, as usual, joining my Changelog friends for a vigorous discussion of Apple's Intelligence struggles and the tumultuous state of the software industry.</p> <p>It's also on YouTube:</p> <p>Appearing on: The...
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<p>Recorded an episode of IndieRails with Jess Brown & Jeremy Smith live at Rails World 2024 in Toronto about my final talk and Becky's new app.</p> <p>Appearing on: IndieRails<br/> Published on: 2024-10-24<br/>...
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<p>Was featured on Timothy Chaten's "Vision Pros" podcast, a show where the dozens of us dedicated Vision Pro users gather to chat about the fledgling platform.</p> <p>Appearing on: Vision Pros<br/> Published on...
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<p>Jerod, Adam, and myself chat about the ill-fated WWDC in which a more intelligent Siri would be forthcoming.</p> <p>Appearing on: The Changelog<br/> Recorded on: 2024-06-14<br/> Original URL...
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<p>Jerod had me on The Changelog to talk about dependency management, and other nightmares.</p> <p>Appearing on: The Changelog<br/> Published on: 2023-11-17<br/> Original URL: https://changelog.com/friends/22</p>...
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<p>The Changelog gang had me on to discuss my controversial post, "The looming demise of the 10x developer."</p> <p>Appearing on: The Changelog<br/> Published on: 2023-08-18<br/> Original URL...
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<p>I threatened Jerod with a "You might not need React" screed (in favor of HTMX and Stimulus).</p> <p>Appearing on: The Changelog<br/> Published on: 2023-01-06<br/> Original URL: https://changelog.com/podcast/521</p>...
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<p>Matt Swanson interviewed me on his very creative YAGNI ("You Ain't Gonna Need It") podcast, which invites hosts to essentially roast conventionally-adopted tools as unnecessary. I chose RSpec.</p> <p>Appearing on...
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<p>Semaphore CI asked me on their podcast a few years back and Darko Fabijan interviewed me about scaling high-quality engineering.</p> <p>Appearing on: Semaphore Uncut<br/> Published on: 2022-03-22<br/> Original URL...
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<p>Matt Swanson interviewed me on his very creative YAGNI ("You Ain't Gonna Need It") podcast, which invites hosts to essentially roast conventionally-adopted tools as unnecessary. I chose RSpec.</p> <p>Appearing on...
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<p>Brittany Martin interviewed me on the Ruby on Rails podcast to discuss my Mocktail gem.</p> <p>Appearing on: The Ruby on Rails Podcast<br/> Published on: 2021-11-10<br/> Original URL...
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<p>Gerhard Lazu interviewed me on the first season of Ship It!, where I (characteristically) decided to emphasize the importance of not shipping it.</p> <p>Appearing on: Ship It!<br/> Published on: 2021-08-25<br/>...
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<p>JS Party hosted me for a chat about, what else, JavaScript.</p> <p>Appearing on: JS Party<br/> Published on: 2020-09-25<br/> Original URL: https://changelog.com/jsparty/145</p> <p>Comments? Questions? Suggestion of a...
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<p>Jason Swett had me on his show to discuss my take on software consulting.</p> <p>Appearing on: Code With Jason<br/> Published on: 2020-04-07<br/> Original URL...
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<p>Robby Russell had me on his podcast to discuss, among other things, the value in learning the fundamentals beneath whatever framework you're using.</p> <p>Appearing on: Maintainable<br/> Published on: 2019-10-14<br/>...
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co-founder and CTO, Breaking Change
author of 'Transforming Travel' and 'Clean Breaks, 500 Ways to See the World', co-founder of Tourism Declares a Climate Emergency, co-author of the Glasgow Declaration for Climate Action in Tourism, Tourism Declares a Climate Emergency
founder of the 'We Get To' run club, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
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