Justin Searls

#CoFounder

Orlando, FL

his

mission (

chose to accept it):

Unearth bugs like no one else can

Noteworthy Achievements:

Co-founded a software agency back in 2011; contributed less than one might think as its people and clients surpassed all expectations
Peaked too young by keynoting at each of RubyConf 2014, RubyKaigi 2016, and RailsConf 2017
Cornered the market in over-opinionated mocking libraries—actively maintaining Mocktail for Ruby and testdouble.js for JavaScript
Gave a keynote in Japanese once at Ooedo Ruby 2020 ... that was scary
Spared myself and others a lot of pain by knowing myself well enough to avoid going into management—there's no shame in being a practitioner!

Dossier Quotes:

I'm the only full-time dev at my company, so I love this kind of video series. Even though you're not talking to me, it's easy to pretend that you recorded these "conversations" directly for my benefit. Being a solo dev slows my growth for all the obvious reasons, so I make sure to fill in the gap with content like yours.