#474 – DHH: Future of Programming, AI, Ruby on Rails, Productivity & Parenting
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The following is a conversation with David Heinemeier Hansen, also known as DHH. He is a legend in the programming and tech world, brilliant and insightful, sometimes controversial, and always fun to talk to. He's the creator of Ruby on Rails, which is an influential web development framework behind many websites used by millions of people, including Shopify, GitHub, and Airbnb. He is the co-owner and CTO of 37signals that created Basecamp, Hay, and Once. He is a New York Times bestselling author, together with his co-author, Jason Fried, of four books, Rework, Remote, Getting Real, and It Doesn't Have to be Crazy at Work. And on top of that, he's also a race car driver, including being a class winner at the legendary 24-hour Le Mans race.
And now a quick few second mention of a sponsor. Check them out in the description or at lexfriedman.com slash sponsors. It's the best way to support this podcast. We got a couple of new sponsors actually, so please go support them. Uplift Desk for beautiful workspaces. Lindy for building AI agents. Element for hydration. Shopify for selling stuff online. And NetSuite for your business. Choose wisely, my friends. And now onto the full ad reads. I do try to make them interesting, but if you skip, please still check out our sponsors. I enjoy their stuff. Maybe you will too. To get in touch with me for whatever reason, go to lexfreeman.com contact. All right, let's go. This episode is brought to you by Uplift Desk.
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Anyway, I can't believe they're sponsoring the podcast. I feel truly fortunate that they are. I feel truly fortunate to be alive. It's just all of this feels like a simulation because I've been using it for so long. The fact that they somehow decided out of nowhere to be sponsoring this podcast is like, what? is happening. Anyway, go to upliftdesk.com slash Lex and use code Lex to get four free accessories, free same-day shipping, free returns, a 15-year warranty, and an extra discount off your entire order. That's U-P-L-I-F-T-D-E-S-K dot com slash Lex. This episode is also brought to you by Lindy. It's a platform that helps you build multiple AI agents in minutes. No code. It could do a lot of stuff.
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