<p>Chad talks with developer and guitarist Nick Merwin about the challenges of balancing his career in development with his life as a musician. </p> <p>Nick tells of his time delivering code on the road as a guitarist with the band <a href="https://capitalcities.com" rel="nofollow">Capital Cities</a>, 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. </p> <p>—</p> <p>Nick can be heard playing with <a href="https://capitalcities.com" rel="nofollow">his band Capital Cities</a>, alternatively you can <a href="https://x.com/nickmerwin" rel="nofollow">follow him on X</a> or <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickmerwin/" rel="nofollow">connect with him on LinkedIn</a>.</p> <p>Your host for this episode has been Chad Pytel. You can find Chad all over social media as @cpytel, or over on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/cpytel/" rel="nofollow">LinkedIn</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://podcast.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@giantrobots.fm" rel="nofollow">hosts@giantrobots.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.linkedin.com/company/150727/" rel="nofollow">LinkedIn</a> - <a href="https://thoughtbot.social/@thoughtbot" rel="nofollow">Mastodon</a> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/thoughtbotvideo" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a> - <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/thoughtbot.com" rel="nofollow">Bluesky</a></p> <p>© 2025 thoughtbot, inc.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://github.com/sponsors/thoughtbot">Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots</a></p>

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597: Say Yes with Nick Merwin

NOV 20, 202546 MIN
Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

597: Say Yes with Nick Merwin

NOV 20, 202546 MIN

Description

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.

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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.

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