272: Hacking the Gibson

In this week's episode, Chris undertakes long-running background jobs that are performing duplicate work and adding significant load on the database. Steph shares her initial take of the book "Soul of a New Machine", a non-fiction account that chronicles the development of a mini-computer in the 1980s. They also dive into the question "how can teams turn a slow, hard to maintain test suite from a liability into an asset?" and touch on how to identify highly-functioning teams. This episode is brought to you by: ScoutAPM - Give Scout a try for free today and Scout will donate $5 to the open source project of your choice when you deploy. HelloFresh - Visit HelloFresh and use code bikeshed80 to get $80 off including free shipping. ExpressVPN - Click through to can get an extra 3 months free on a one-year package. Sidekiq The Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kidder Bike Shed Episode 236 - Featuring "The Cuckoo's Egg" by Cliff Stoll Hackers WarGames Labyrinth Therapeutic Refactoring by Katrina Owen Goodhart's law Drive by Daniel Pink Become a Sponsor of The Bike Shed!Sponsored By:HelloFresh : Visit HelloFresh and use code `bikeshed80` to get $80 off including free shipping. Promo Code: bikeshed80ExpressVPN: Click through to get get an extra three months FREE on a one-year package!Scout: Give Scout a try for free today and Scout will donate $5 to the open source project of your choice when you deploy.Support The Bike Shed