597: Say Yes with Nick Merwin

Chad talks with developer and guitarist Nick Merwin about the challenges of balancing his career in development with his life as a musician. Nick tells of his time delivering code on the road as a guitarist with the band Capital Cities , the pros and cons of working as a solo programmer, what he’s learnt from saying yes for so many years, and Chad asks whether AI is diluting the art of coding. — Nick can be heard playing with his band Capital Cities , alternatively you can follow him on X or connect with him on LinkedIn . Your host for this episode has been Chad Pytel. You can find Chad all over social media as @cpytel, or over on LinkedIn . If you would like to support the show, head over to our GitHub page , or check out our website . Got a question or comment about the show? Why not write to our hosts: hosts@giantrobots.fm This has been a thoughtbot podcast. Stay up to date by following us on social media - LinkedIn - Mastodon - YouTube - Bluesky © 2025 thoughtbot, inc.

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597: Say Yes with Nick Merwin is an episode from Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots by thoughtbot.

This episode is 46:03 long.

This episode was published on Nov 20, 2025.

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