On The Bike Shed, hosts Joël Quenneville, Sally Hall, and Aji Slater discuss development experiences and challenges at thoughtbot with Ruby, Rails, JavaScript, and whatever else is drawing their attention, admiration, or ire this week.
The Bike Shed
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On The Bike Shed, hosts Joël Quenneville, Sally Hall, and Aji Slater discuss development experiences and challenges at thoughtbot with Ruby, Rails, JavaScript, and whatever else is drawing their attention, admiration, or ire this week.
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Recent Episodes
June 2, 2026
501: What makes for good technical writing?
Hosts Joël Quenneville and Sally Hall discuss what makes effective technical blog posts, emphasizing consistent terminology and reader engagement.
May 26, 2026
500: Celebrating with past hosts
Hosts Joël Quenneville, Sally Hall, and Aji Slater interview past hosts Derek Prior, Sage Griffin, Stephanie Viccari, Chris Toomey, and Stephanie Minn to celebrate 500 episodes and reflect on the show's history.
April 28, 2026
499: BikeTube ShedTacular!
<p>Take a trip through Joël and Aji’s YouTube recommended list as they go over the media that has inspired their work the most over the course of their careers. </p> <p>Our hosts highlight different creators that feature regularly in their YouTube rotation, the long standing channels that have had the most impact on them, the video essays that inspire their work, as well as a small detour Into the world of history videos. </p> <p>—</p> <p>Here’s a handful of Joël and Ali’s personal recommendations:<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Vsauce" rel="nofollow">VSauce</a> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@veritasium" rel="nofollow">Veritasium</a> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@jetlagthegame" rel="nofollow">Jet Lag the Game</a> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheCodingTrain" rel="nofollow">The Coding Train</a> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TomScottGo" rel="nofollow">Tom Scott </a>- <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@KingsandGenerals" rel="nofollow">Kings and Generals </a>- <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DanielsimsSteiner" rel="nofollow">Daniel Steiner</a> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@assassinscreedEOH" rel="nofollow">Assassin’s Creed: Echoes of History</a> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@JayForeman" rel="nofollow">Jay Foreman / Map Men</a> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@PracticalEngineeringChannel" rel="nofollow">Practical Engineering</a> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@hannahmorrisbouldering" rel="nofollow">Hannah Morris</a> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Computerphile" rel="nofollow">Computerphile</a></p> <p>Your hosts for this episode have been thoughtbot’s own <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/joel-quenneville-96b18b58/" rel="nofollow">Joël Quenneville</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/doodlingdev/" rel="nofollow">Aji Slater</a>.</p> <p>If you would like to support the show, head over to our <a href="https://github.com/sponsors/thoughtbot" rel="nofollow">GitHub page</a>, or check out <a href="https://bikeshed.thoughtbot.com" rel="nofollow">our website</a>.</p> <p>Got a question or comment about the show? Why not write to our hosts: <a href="mailto:hosts@bikeshed.fm" rel="nofollow">hosts@bikeshed.fm</a></p> <p>This has been a <a href="https://thoughtbot.com/" rel="nofollow">thoughtbot</a> podcast. <br> Stay up to date by following us on social media - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@thoughtbot/streams" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a> - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/150727/" rel="nofollow">LinkedIn</a> - <a href="https://thoughtbot.social/@thoughtbot" rel="nofollow">Mastodon</a> - <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/thoughtbot.com" rel="nofollow">BlueSky</a></p> <p>© 2026 thoughtbot, inc.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://github.com/sponsors/thoughtbot">Support The Bike Shed</a></p>
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