<p>In this episode, John Athayde joins us to chat about how a student of architecture ends up in software, finding the Ruby and Rails community, working at the intersection of design and development, consulting in user experience, and his work on the Rails Guides refresh project.</p><p><strong>Related Links</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.johnathayde.com/">Website</a><br><a href="https://x.com/JohnAthayde">Twitter</a><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/johnathayde.com">Bluesky</a><br><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnathayde/">LinkedIn</a></p><p><a href="https://www.meticulous.com/">Meticulous</a> (John's consultancy)<br><a href="https://www.sfumatofarm.com/">Sfumato Farm</a> (John's farm)<br><a href="https://www.ocufii.com/">Ocufii</a><br><a href="https://knightsbridge.ltd/">Knightsbridge Research</a></p><p><a href="https://rubyonrails.org/2024/3/20/rails-guides-get-a-facelift">Rails Guides get a facelift</a><br><a href="https://www.rubyevents.org/talks/how-they-work-better-together-lean-ux-agile-development-and-user-centered-design">How They Work Better Together: Lean UX, Agile Development and User-Centered Design</a></p>

IndieRails

Jess Brown & Jeremy Smith

John Athayde - Guiding Design in Software

JAN 21, 2026109 MIN
IndieRails

John Athayde - Guiding Design in Software

JAN 21, 2026109 MIN

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In this episode, John Athayde joins us to chat about how a student of architecture ends up in software, finding the Ruby and Rails community, working at the intersection of design and development, consulting in user experience, and his work on the Rails Guides refresh project.Related LinksWebsiteTwitterBlueskyLinkedInMeticulous (John's consultancy)Sfumato Farm (John's farm)OcufiiKnightsbridge ResearchRails Guides get a faceliftHow They Work Better Together: Lean UX, Agile Development and User-Centered Design