The Ruby on Rails Podcast, a weekly conversation about Ruby on Rails, open source software, and the programming profession. Hosted by Brittany Martin and Brian Mariani. Produced by Mirror Placement. Edited by Peachtree Sound.
Similar Podcasts
The Rabbit Hole: The Definitive Developer's Podcast
Welcome to The Rabbit Hole, the definitive developers podcast. If you are a software developer or technology leader looking to stay on top of the latest news in the software development world, or just want to learn actionable tactics to improve your day-to-day job performance, this podcast is for you.
Remote Ruby
Three Rubyists having conversations and interviewing others about Ruby and web development.
Inside Java
Inside Java is a podcast for Java Developers brought to you directly from the people that make Java at Oracle. We'll discuss the language, the JVM, OpenJDK, platform security, innovation projects like Loom and Panama, and everything in between.
Episode 324: 324: Rails::Engine with Vladimir Dementyev
Vladimir Dementyev is a mathematician who found his happiness in programming Ruby and Erlang, contributing to open source and being an Evil Martian. He is the author of AnyCable, TestProf and an advocate for building monoliths with Rails Engines. Links for this episode:Evil Martians | Distributed Product Development ConsultancyErlang Programming Languageanycable / anycablepalkan / test-profRailsconf: Between monoliths and microservicesGetting Started with Engines — Ruby on Rails GuidesVladimir Dementyev (@palkan) on GithubVladimir Dementyev (@palkan_tula) · TwitterEpisode Introduction and Outro by Michael SpringerEpisode Music by Kevin MacLeodBrought to you by: Raygun Raygun gives you a window into how users are really experiencing your software applications. Raygun is thrilled to launch the next chapter in their ongoing support for Application Performance Monitoring: Ruby support for Raygun APM. Don’t wait for users to report problems. Raygun gives you complete visibility on errors, crashes and performance problems affecting your end-users. They have end to end monitoring with features like detailed trace transactions, dashboards, user experience monitoring and more. Raygun APM offers a seamless integration with the Heroku platform via buildpack, so you can get all the benefits of APM for your Rails app. To start your free 14 day trial, go check it out by visiting Raygun.com/apm today.
Episode 323: 323: Keen to Keeping Using Ruby with Nick Schwaderer
The cat is out of the bag! Nick Schwaderer is back to answer all of Brittany's questions about his new role at Chef. They also dive into graphic design/typography, Ruby's popularity and the new minimal Rails app skeleton generator. Links for this episode:Embrace digital transformation with DevOps and ChefChef InSpecZeitwerk: A new code loader for Ruby Stack Overflow's 2020 Developer Surveyrails new --minimal: A Minimal Rails App Skeleton GeneratorBe a Guest on the 5 by 5 Ruby on Rails PodcastSchwad4HD14 (@Schwad4HD14) | TwitterEpisode Introduction and Outro by Michael SpringerEpisode Music by Kevin MacLeodBrought to you by: Raygun Raygun gives you a window into how users are really experiencing your software applications. Raygun is thrilled to launch the next chapter in their ongoing support for Application Performance Monitoring: Ruby support for Raygun APM. Don’t wait for users to report problems. Raygun gives you complete visibility on errors, crashes and performance problems affecting your end-users. They have end to end monitoring with features like detailed trace transactions, dashboards, user experience monitoring and more. Raygun APM offers a seamless integration with the Heroku platform via buildpack, so you can get all the benefits of APM for your Rails app. To start your free 14 day trial, go check it out by visiting Raygun.com/apm today.
Episode 322: 322: Rails CI Pipeline Performance with Kelly Sutton
Kelly Sutton is a software engineer at Gusto on their application infrastructure team. He and Brittany discuss his project, TestDesiderata, and his latest blog post, "From 25 Minutes to 7 Minutes: Improving the Performance of a Rails CI Pipeline". Links for this episode:GustoKent BeckTest Desiderata From 25 Minutes to 7 Minutes: Improving the Performance of a Rails CI PipelineBuildkiteKelly Sutton (@KellySutton) | TwitterEpisode Introduction and Outro by Michael SpringerEpisode Music by Kevin MacLeodBrought to you by: Raygun Raygun gives you a window into how users are really experiencing your software applications. Raygun is thrilled to launch the next chapter in their ongoing support for Application Performance Monitoring: Ruby support for Raygun APM. Don’t wait for users to report problems. Raygun gives you complete visibility on errors, crashes and performance problems affecting your end-users. They have end to end monitoring with features like detailed trace transactions, dashboards, user experience monitoring and more. Raygun APM offers a seamless integration with the Heroku platform via buildpack, so you can get all the benefits of APM for your Rails app. To start your free 14 day trial, go check it out by visiting Raygun.com/apm today.
Episode 321: 321: Ruby API and Bundler with Colby Swandale
Colby Swandale is a Ruby Engineer at Envato in Melbourne. He is also a core contributor to the Bundler, RubyGems & RubyGems.org projects. Colby recently started a new project called Ruby API to help improve finding and reading Ruby documentation on the web! Links for this episode:Bundler: The best way to manage a Ruby application's gemsWorking Towards Bundler 3 | RubyKaigi 2019Ruby APIRuby TogetherColby Swandale (@oceanicpanda) | TwitterEpisode Introduction and Outro by Michael SpringerEpisode Music by Kevin MacLeodBrought to you by: Raygun Raygun gives you a window into how users are really experiencing your software applications. Raygun is thrilled to launch the next chapter in their ongoing support for Application Performance Monitoring: Ruby support for Raygun APM. Don’t wait for users to report problems. Raygun gives you complete visibility on errors, crashes and performance problems affecting your end-users. They have end to end monitoring with features like detailed trace transactions, dashboards, user experience monitoring and more. Raygun APM offers a seamless integration with the Heroku platform via buildpack, so you can get all the benefits of APM for your Rails app. To start your free 14 day trial, go check it out by visiting Raygun.com/apm today.
Episode 320: 320: ViewComponents in Action with Andrew Mason
Andrew Mason is the lead developer for CodeFund, an ethical advertising platform. When he is not working on CodeFund, he is podcasting on The Ruby Blend or Remote Ruby, writing blog posts, or working on open source projects. He and Brittany discuss his implementation of ViewComponent at CodeFund. Links for this episode:CodeFund | Ethical Advertising Platform Remote Ruby PodcastThe Ruby Blend PodcastRuby Meetup: Onlinegithub / view_componentAndrew's Personal SiteAndrew Mason (@andrewmcodes) | TwitterEpisode Introduction and Outro by Michael SpringerEpisode Music by Kevin MacLeodBrought to you by: Datadog Datadog is a monitoring and analytics platform for cloud-scale infrastructure, applications and logs. Datadog integrates seamlessly with more than 400 technologies, so you can track every layer of your complex microservice architecture, all in one place. Distributed tracing for Ruby applications and APM provide end-to-end visibility into requests wherever they go, across hosts, containers, and service boundaries. With rich dashboards, algorithmic alerts, and collaboration tools, Datadog provides your team with the tools they need to quickly troubleshoot and optimize modern applications. See for yourself - start a 14-day free trial today and Datadog will send you a free T-shirt! Visit datadog.com/rubyrailspodcast to get started.
Episode 319: 319: Gap Here and 10x Customers with Sean Devine
Sean Devine, CEO of XBE, is welcomed back to the show to discuss hiring Rails developers in this climate, introduce XBE's innovative new program for graduating high school seniors ("Gap Here") and reveal the value of a 10x customer. Join Brittany in cheering Sean on to write a book! Links for this episode:Hiring - XBEXBE Announces "Gap Here" Program For Graduating High School SeniorsSean Devine on Twitter(@barelyknown)Episode Introduction and Outro by Michael SpringerEpisode Music by Kevin MacLeodBrought to you by: ExpressVPN ExpressVPN protects your privacy and security online but you can also use ExpressVPN to unlock movies and shows that are only available in other countries! If you visit https://EXPRESSVPN.com/RUBY right now, you can get an extra three months of ExpressVPN for free! Support the show, watch what you want, and protect yourself at https://EXPRESSVPN.com/RUBY.
Episode 318: 318: Error Messages Are Your Friends with Gina Verrastro
Gina Verrastro is a Rubyist, writer, and proud graduate of LEARN Academy. She is a Tech Support Engineer at SOCi who specializes in taking the most optimistic view of every bug-hunting situation. Links for this episode:SOCiHow to Read and Resolve Common Error Codes in Ruby by Gabbie PirainoBetterErrors/better_errors: Better error page for Rack | GitHubbanister/binding_of_caller: Retrieve the binding of a method's caller in MRI 1.9.2+ | GitHubCode Copy Coffee | Gina's Personal SiteGina Verrastro (@codecopycoffee) | TwitterEpisode Introduction and Outro by Michael SpringerEpisode Music by Kevin MacLeodBrought to you by: Datadog Datadog is a monitoring and analytics platform for cloud-scale infrastructure, applications and logs. Datadog integrates seamlessly with more than 400 technologies, so you can track every layer of your complex microservice architecture, all in one place. Distributed tracing for Ruby applications and APM provide end-to-end visibility into requests wherever they go, across hosts, containers, and service boundaries. With rich dashboards, algorithmic alerts, and collaboration tools, Datadog provides your team with the tools they need to quickly troubleshoot and optimize modern applications. See for yourself - start a 14-day free trial today and Datadog will send you a free T-shirt! Visit datadog.com/rubyrailspodcast to get started.
Episode 317: 317: Coming Home to Rails with Vince Eberle
Vince Eberle is a Full Stack Developer at 412 Food Rescue. Over the last decade, he has worked on app development on-and-off using Ruby on Rails and EmberJS. He and Brittany discuss coming back to Rails and how powerful Rails can make a developer in a non-profit. Links for this episode:412 Food RescueSpiceworks: Software, Forums & Tools for IT Pros412 Food Rescue (@412FoodRescue) · TwitterRuby on Rails Link - A Slack CommunityEpisode Music by Kevin MacLeodEpisode Introduction and Outro by Michael Springer
Episode 316: 316: MongoDB and Onboarding Junior Developers with Emily Giurleo
Emily Giurleo works as a Software Engineer at MongoDB, where she helps maintain the MongoDB Ruby Driver and Mongoid Object-Document Mapper for Ruby on Rails. She brought advice on how to successfully onboard a junior engineer in three steps, with the goals of building their trust, instilling confidence in their technical abilities, and enabling them to be an autonomous contributor to your team. Links for this episode:Codecademy: Learn to CodeMongoDBRailsConf 2020.2: Couch Edition FreeFromRagtagEmily Giurleo (@EmilyGiurleo) · TwitterEmily Giurleo's Personal SiteEpisode Introduction and Outro by Michael SpringerEpisode Music by Kevin MacLeod
Episode 315: 315: Worrying About the Wrong Things with Hilary Stohs-Krause
Hilary Stohs-Krause is a co-owner and full-stack software developer at Ten Forward Consulting. She joined Brittany to discuss her upcoming RailsConf 2020.2 Couch Edition session. Together, they explored the root causes of fear and anxiety and how we can start to deliberately rewrite our instincts. Links for this episode:Ten Forward Consulting: Custom Software DevelopmentMadison Women in TechRailsConf 2020.2: Couch Edition Hilary's Personal SiteHilary Stohs-Krause (@hilarysk) | TwitterEpisode Introduction and Outro by Michael SpringerEpisode Music by Kevin MacLeodBrought to you by: ExpressVPN ExpressVPN protects your privacy and security online but you can also use ExpressVPN to unlock movies and shows that are only available in other countries! If you visit https://EXPRESSVPN.com/RUBY right now, you can get an extra three months of ExpressVPN for free! Support the show, watch what you want, and protect yourself at https://EXPRESSVPN.com/RUBY.
Episode 314: 314: Active Storage & Modern Images with Mark Hutter
Mark is a lead engineer at Landing, a new platform for providing flexible living solutions for today’s renters. He is also the co-organizer of the Birmingham on Rails conference. He guested on the podcast to propose the simple question: can ActiveStorage be used for image serving in your modern web apps? Links for this episode:Page Speed Insights | GoogleLighthouse | GoogleMoving towards a faster web | Google See How Images Affect Your Page Speed | imgixTest a website's performance | Web Page TestGoogleChrome / lighthouse | Read the Docs!Birmingham on Rails 2020 - Validating and Processing the Content of a File with Active Storage by Claudio B.ActiveStorage Feature Request - Support for CDN (Cloudfront) #35926Mark's Personal SiteMark Hutter (@mrkhutter) | TwitterEpisode Introduction and Outro by Michael SpringerEpisode Music by Kevin MacLeod
Episode 313: 313: Strangler Fig Pattern & God Objects with Adrianna Chang
Adrianna Chang is a developer intern at Shopify and a member of the inaugural cohort for Shopify’s Dev Degree program, a 4-year work-integrated learning program. She joined Brittany to discuss her latest blog post, "Refactoring Legacy Code with the Strangler Fig Pattern”. Links for this episode:Dev DegreeRefactoring Legacy Code with the Strangler Fig PatternPolly want a message | Sandi Metzseattlerb/flog | GitHubStranglerFigApplication - Martin FowlerShopify Engineering (@ShopifyEng) · TwitterEpisode Introduction and Outro by Michael SpringerEpisode Music by Kevin MacLeod
Episode 312: 312: (PFN) Podcasting From Home with Brittany & Nick
Nick Schwaderer popped on to the show to talk about his recent job search (Ruby & Rails are thriving!) and his recent commit to Rails core. Brittany discussed how she is taking the opportunity to work on her Googlepay gem and the recent conference cancellations. Links for this episode:Railsconf CancellationNick's PR into Rails: WIP: Ensure rails new . --master builds a complete bleeding edge application (not just core gems) Google Pay API | Google DevelopersEpisode Introduction and Outro by Michael SpringerEpisode Music by Kevin MacLeod
Episode 311: 311: Pareto Product Programming with Philip Poots
Philip Poots is the VP of Engineering at ClubCollect, a FinTech startup in Amsterdam. He is a Pareto product programmer, remote advocate and a self proclaimed dilettante. His recent talk, "Rediscovering Ruby" was a big point of discusssion between Brittany and him. Links for this episode:ClubCollect - have a financially healthy organisationUnderstanding the Pareto Principle (The 80/20 Rule)Deep Work - Cal Newportpootsbook (Philip Poots) · GitHubPhil's Blog | Crossing the Rubicon Episode Music by Kevin MacLeodEpisode Introduction and Outro by Michael SpringerBrought to you by: ExpressVPN ExpressVPN protects your privacy and security online but you can also use ExpressVPN to unlock movies and shows that are only available in other countries! If you visit https://EXPRESSVPN.com/RUBY right now, you can get an extra three months of ExpressVPN for free! Support the show, watch what you want, and protect yourself at https://EXPRESSVPN.com/RUBY.
Episode 310: 310: Pivoting Brighton Ruby 2020 with Andy Croll
Andy Croll is CTO at CoverageBook & AnswerThePublic, Rubyist, conference organizer of Brighton Ruby, author, speaker, bootstrapper & twin dad. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Andy had to pivot this year's conference into a new experience. He and Brittany discuss the details and the potentially lasting effects on the community. Links for this episode:Brighton Ruby Conference 2020Andy Croll's Personal SiteOne Ruby ThingAndy Croll (@andycroll) | TwitterEpisode Music by Kevin MacLeodEpisode Introduction and Outro by Michael Springer