RailsConf 2020 CE - Mistakes Were Made by Jesse Spevack

Mistakes Were Made by Jesse Spevack We picked the wrong technology. We worked in silos. We prematurely optimized. We introduced too many changes at once. And yet somehow we delivered a system that is integral to a shopping rewards app used by millions across the United States. I want to tell you the story of how the best of intentions led to crucial blunders. In this public, honest, and vulnerable post-mortem I will share the missteps I made so that you can avoid them. __________ Jesse Spevack is a father of twins, skier, marathoner, and Senior Platform Engineer at Ibotta, a cash back for shopping app whose mission is to make every purchase rewarding. Before getting into the tech world, Jesse worked in public K-12 education for 11 years in teaching, school leadership, and consulting. Jesse transitioned from education into technology by way of the Turing School of Software Design, a Denver based code school with a Ruby-centric curriculum.