38: J.B. Rainsberger - Unit Testability and the Universal Architecture

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In this episode, Adam talks to J.B. Rainsberger about how to keep your adapter layer thin, designing unit testable code, and the importance of paying attention to how your code is changing vs. how your code looks today.

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