# ardentdev.com > AI-optimized mirror of ardentdev.com containing 29 pages totalling 16,923 words of clean markdown content, structured data, and semantic HTML. Original source: https://ardentdev.com/. Last updated: 2026-06-13T19:48:52.354Z. Each page is available as HTML (with JSON-LD structured data) and Markdown (text-only, ideal for LLMs and RAG). ## Homepage - [Latest Episodes](/content/site-root.html): Derek Hatchard and Ron Smith talk with practitioners and thought leaders in the software development industry in search of inspiration and insights that apply across disciplines including programming, testing, product management, project management, people management, user experience, and security. 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(2,756 words) - [Where to find Kevin Grossnicklaus](/content/episodes/005-programmer-nostalgia-with-kevin-grossnicklaus/index.html): Kevin Grossnicklaus is an old school developer who lives in St. Louis, MO and runs a great team of 7 developers at his company ArchitectNow. At ArchitectNow, he and his team build apps targeting a ... (4,596 words) - [Where to Find Ron Smith](/content/episodes/003-meet-the-host-with-ron-smith/index.html): Ron Smith is the founder of Chalder Consulting, a consultancy offering IT advisory, project management, and business analyst services. He is a husband and father based in New Brunswick, Canada. Ron... (2,076 words) - [Where to find Andrew Burke](/content/episodes/002-weird-things-about-time-with-andrew-burke/index.html): Andrew Burke has been a professional independent developer for over 20 years, working in everything from HyperCard and Lotus Notes to Ruby on Rails and iOS. Besides building software for various bu... (5,484 words) - [Where to Find Luke Ball](/content/episodes/010-reimagining-your-product-with-luke-ball/index.html): Luke Ball is a product leader at Salesforce. After studying computer science in school, Luke started his career in front-end coding and UX. He’s worked as a consultant, an independent contractor, e... (300 words) - [Where to Find Vaidehi Joshi](/content/episodes/012-learning-compilers-with-cartoons-with-vaidehi-joshi.html): Vaidehi Joshi started BaseCS to document her self-guided journey into computer science. It turned into a much-loved blog, podcast, and video series. Vaidehi is an engineer at Tilde, in Portland, Or... (280 words) - [Where to Find April Wensel](/content/episodes/011-jerk-programmer-to-compassionate-coder-with-april-wensel.html): April Wensel, founder of Compassionate Coding, is a veteran software engineer and technical leader whose varied career spans such fields as education, research, healthcare, and entertainment. She h... (258 words) - [Where to Find Dan Forkosh](/content/episodes/013-test-automation-culture-with-daniel-forkosh/index.html): Early in Dan’s career, he saw the clear need for companies to solve technical and cultural challenges around automated testing.  He made this challenge his focus. Dan has been in roles ranging from... (246 words) - [Where to find Adam Englander](/content/episodes/008-fingerprints-are-forever-biometric-factors-for-authentication-with-adam-englander.html): Adam Englander is a software architect with a passion for developing secure and maintainable software. He is the founder of PHP Vegas and truly loves supporting the local and global developer commu... (259 words) - [Where to Find Gerry O’Brien](/content/episodes/009-small-town-to-tech-giant-with-gerry-o-brien/index.html): Gerry O’Brien is a Senior Content Development Manager at Microsoft Learning with a focus on software development and database platforms. 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