Have you ever built a strong case for something, only to realize later you were solving the wrong problem?

In the latest episode of the No Compromises podcast, we discuss Aaron's surprising reversal on down migrations, a topic we've publicly discussed on this podcast.

We walk through the original arguments for writing down migrations and deconstruct each one.

• (00:00) - The original case for down migrations
• (03:45) - Aaron changes his stance
• (05:15) - Why seeders beat rollbacks for local dev
• (10:30) - Rethinking the production rollback scenario
• (14:45) - Silly bit

Ever catch yourself second-guessing decisions you were confident about just months ago? Does that mean you're getting worse at your job?

In the latest episode of the No Compromises podcast, we explore why senior developers often feel "wrong" more frequently than they did earlier in their careers.

Aaron makes the case that this isn't a sign of declining skill—it's evidence of a richer mental model that reveals nuance where things once seemed black and white.

We discuss how feedback sources shift with experience, why changing your mind signals growth rather than failure, and how to reframe architectural decisions as a spectrum rather than binary choices.

• (00:00) - Feeling wrong more often as a senior dev
• (01:45) - Knowledge plateaus and how growth resets them
• (04:45) - How feedback sources change with experience
• (07:00) - Binary thinking versus nuanced decision-making
• (09:15) - Silly bit

Ever feel like you're wasting your time tweaking a section of code to get it just right? We have tools for that, don't we?

In the latest episode of the No Compromises podcast, we discuss when to trust auto-formatters and when to nudge code by hand.

Aaron makes the case that a few mindful minutes of “prettying up” can unblock harder thinking, without surrendering judgment to tools.

We set limits on this approach, share a tiered break strategy, and make it clear why you still own what the formatter changes.

• (00:00) - Auto-formatters vs subjective style choices
• (01:15) - Edge cases tools miss and human tweaks
• (03:15) - Using light formatting to unlock hard problems
• (05:15) - A tiered break strategy for focus
• (07:00) - Silly bit