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RAILS_ENV - Ruby 556
How do you manage your actual rails environment configurations? When you create a new rails application, do you utilize the provided development, test, and production environments, or deviate? Today on the show, Dave and Valentino share their best practices on how they manage their environment variables and workflows within their rails environments. In this episode… Staging environments QA environments Replicating data and sampling strategies Local environment testing Creating Ruby objects Internal API and servers vs. cloud data apps Sponsors Avo Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs Picks Dave- RESCUE Outdoor Reusable Fly Trap FTR-SF4 Dave- Glide Gear TMP 100 - Shoot Smartphone/ DSLR Camera to Prompt Tablet/ Smartphone Teleprompter Valentino- rubyatscale Valentino- Cloudflare's wall of lava lamps used to generate randomness for cryptographic key generation
Managing Files and Text in Rails with ActiveStorage and ActionText - Ruby 555
Today on the show, Charles shares about his current projects and inner workings related to managing files and text on his various podcast portals. The panel discusses their history with legacy platforms, their personal tool preferences, and the pros and cons of ActiveStorage and ActionText. In this episode… Paperclip, Attachment_Fu, CarrierWave, ConfiguringFog and other legacy tools FTP for file storage CDN support and preferences Digital ocean servers Trix compared to other rich text editors Sponsors Avo Raygun | Click here to get started on your free 14-day trial Top End Devs Links Add markdown support or state that it will not be added · Issue #626 · basecamp/trix Active Storage Overview - Ruby on Rails Guides Picks Charles- Marvel Legendary Dark City Board Game Charles- Vistaprint US Online Printing: Business Cards, Signage & More John- Glen Scotia 15 Year Old Scotch Whisky : The Whisky Exchange John- Drag and Drop File Uploads with Dropzone and StimulusReflex Valentino- Creating Excellent Developer User Experiences with Github Actions Valentino- Useful utilities and toys over DNS Valentino- doitlive - doitlive 4.2.1 documentation
Build an Admin for Your Rails App Easily with Avo - Bonus
Today Charles talks with Adrian Marin, a developer and founder of Avo, a Ruby on Rails admin framework. Coming with 10 years of developer experience, we discuss how Avo sets itself apart from other typical systems by allowing you to step out of the limitations of DSL and write custom code to meet the needs of each customer. We discuss the three main parts of this fully tested framework, and talk about how you can kick the tires before diving in. With such a wide range of companies successfully utilizing Avo, it’s something definitely worth checking out! Links Avo Admin for Rails Join the Avo Discord Server! GitHub - avo-hq/avo: Configuration-based, no-maintenance, extendable Ruby on Rails admin Twitter: @avo_hq GitHub: adrianthedev ADRIAN MARIN
Speed Up Your Rails App by Lazy Loading Your N+1 Queries - RUBY 554
Wouldn't it be great if ActiveRecord didn't make you think about eager loading and it just did the "right" thing by default? Lazy loading is extremely helpful when the list of associations to load is determined dynamically. Today on the show, Charles and Luke interview Evgeniy Demin, Principal Engineer at Toptal. They discuss how you can speed up your processes by lazy loading your N+1 queries, plus various tools to optimize your workflows. In this episode… N+1 queries and cases ActiveRecord methodology Developing new features quickly Various tools and ideas The fulfill method Alternative stacks Ruby Tik-Tok Sponsors Avo Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs Links LinkedIn: Evgeniy Demin GitHub - djezzzl/n1_loader: Loader to solve N+1 issues for good. Highly recommended for GraphQL API. GitHub - DmitryTsepelev/ar_lazy_preload: Lazy loading associations for the ActiveRecord models GitHub - salsify/goldiloader: Just the right amount of Rails eager loading N+1 problem will never be an issue with N1Loader gem Enhanced ActiveRecord preloading Picks Charles- PODFEST EXPO | Where Your Voice Matters Charles- Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game - Guardians of the Galaxy Charles- Vistaprint US Online Printing: Business Cards, Signage & More Charles- Products Charles - Winco Foods Evgeniy - Toptal Evgeniy - Telltale Games Luke- Watch The Lincoln Lawyer | Netflix Official Site
A Novel Type and Effect-Guided Synthesis Tool for Ruby with Sankha Guria - RUBY 553
In recent years, researchers have explored component-based synthesis, which aims to automatically construct programs that operate by composing calls to existing APIs. However, prior work has not considered efficient synthesis of methods with side effects that update a database. Today on the show, Sankha Guria shares about his research in this area, introducing a new approach to type and effect-guided synthesis tools for Ruby. In this episode… What is program synthesis? Lambda functions Generating in Ruby Assistive code generation Benchmarking your code Various tools Co-pilot vs. pilot Scratch software for kids Applying program synthesis to web assemblies How to use program synthesis to generates tests Sponsors Top End Devs Raygun | Click here to get started on your free 14-day trial Coaching | Top End Devs Links UMD Department of Computer Science RbSyn: Type- and Effect-Guided Program Synthesis GitHub - ngsankha/rbsyn: Program synthesis for Ruby ruby-rogues.md · GitHub Rosette: About Twitter: @ngsankha Sankha Narayan Guria Picks Luke- A better zip bomb Luke- Shawn Hymel – Tiny ML Sankha- Scythe Valentino - Stripe
Development on the Road - RUBY 552
How do you develop remotely in new ecosystems such as when you are on vacation, in a coffee shop, or traveling for business? The panel today discusses various strategies on how to manage these environments to achieve the most efficient outcomes. In this episode… Visual Studio Code and remote SSH extensions VPN tunnel networks Distractions, comfort Internet issues Time zone challenges Squid proxies Personalized keyboards and monitors Smart suitcases Sponsors Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs Links Conferences | Top End Devs Visual Studio Code - Code Editing. Redefined LogMeIn Remote Access | Secure Remote Software AirPods Pro Picks Charles - Unlock! Charles- Podcast Hosting and Analytics - Welcome to Fireside! Charles- Conferences | Top End Devs Dave- ZenScreen MB14AC｜Monitors｜ASUS Global Dave - Meshilicious (mesh case) Luke- GitHub - evrencoskun/TableView Luke- GitHub - jeremyevans/rodauth John- Anker PowerCore III Elite 25600 mah 87W USB-C PD Portable Charger Black A1291H11-1 - Best Buy John- Railsconf 2022
Unfinished Business - RUBY 551
Unfinished technology, unfinished products, unfinished gems, unfinished concepts, unfinished code, unfinished libraries, and more. In software development, everyone has those projects that never get finished or ever get started. Luke and Valentino banter about the various aspects of unfinished business, specifically technology ideas – from creating to implementing to fixing to scrapping. Sponsors Top End Devs Raygun | Click here to get started on your free 14-day trial Coaching | Top End Devs Picks Luke- GitHub - scenic-views/scenic: Versioned database views for Rails Valentino- Yamauchi No.10 Family Office Valentino- Elixir's Creator José Valim on the Development of a New Language - Semaphore
Kafka and Karafka Integrations with Maciej Mensfeld - RUBY 550
Making his second appearance on the podcast, Maciej Mensfeld joins the show to share his latest developments with his Kafka and Karafka integrations and libraries. He shares his framework for Kafka 2.0, his personal approach to Rails, and how to integrate Kafka and Karafka most effectively. The panel also discusses regulation and security risks with open-source libraries for developers. About this Episode…1. What is Kafka and Karafka and how are they used?2. The Rails mindset with Kafka and Karafka vs. batches3. What is making Karafka faster?4. Open-source libraries and regulation and security risks Sponsors Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs Links Apache Kafka GitHub - karafka/karafka: Framework for Apache Kafka based Ruby and Rails applications development. Closer to Code Mitigate Open Source Supply Chain Risks GitHub:Maciej Mensfeld Picks Charles- Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game Charles- FTP and SSH online - upload, edit, copy, move, rename & more Charles - domainagents.com Dave- Thunderbolt 4 Pro Cable (3 m) John- Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky | Aberlour John- OS 10 - Wikipedia Maciej- 100 W 1.5 Ohms Resistors Valentino- Lint Filenames - GitHub Marketplace Valentino- GitHub - domialex/Sidekick: A Path of Exile helper Valentino- Scoped gems proposal by mullermp · Pull Request #40 · rubygems/rfcs
Your Tools Matter: Should you change your tooling? - RUBY 549
John Epperson and Luke Stutters discuss developer tools - whether those are the IDEs or Text Editors we use, the gems/libraries we include in our projects, or the OS we make use of. We talk about How we decide to replace our tools, and we talk about a number of tools that we use, the ones that we like and the ones that we wish had better replacements. Sponsors Top End Devs Raygun | Click here to get started on your free 14-day trial Coaching | Top End Devs Picks John- Turbo, the speed of a single-page web application without having to write any JavaScript John- Use Stimulus in your Ruby on Rails app John- Ever:J Clothing line Luke - 2022 State of Software Engineers Luke- GitHub - ankane/pgsync Luke- Panels and System Monitoring - Victron Energy
Be a 1x Developer - RUBY 548
A 10x developer is defined as a professional who is 10 times more productive than other developers with an equal level of expertise in the field. Accordingly, a 10x developer would be able to complete 10 times more tasks and writes 10 times better code than any other competent member of their team working in the same conditions. Does a 10x developer exist, or is this a myth? Today on the show, Charles and Valentino parse out this philosophy by comparing a 1x developer vs. a 10x developer. In this episode…1. What do you expect out of a programmer?2. Increasing work output on a team3. The ego of a programmer4. Being a team player5. Sustaining a steady pace toward a common goal6. The time to fix things is now7. Focusing on your team and output Sponsors Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs Links1x ProgrammingPicks Charles - Game pigeon Charles - Signs on the Cheap Charles - Make.com Charles - Podio Charles - Top End Devs Valentino - Ninja Keys Library Valentino - Httpstat.us Valentino - Rust and Ruby Integration
Desktop Apps in Ruby ft. Andy - RUBY 547
Andy Maleh joins the show today to share his opensource desktop development library app for Ruby, Glimmer. Enjoy hearing about why and how Andy created Glimmer, specific applications for implementation, comparison to other apps, DSL framework, using widgets within Glimmer, feature additives, testing, and various compatibilities.In this episode… What is Glimmer and how does it work The story on why Andy built Glimmer The DSL framework Using widgets in Glimmer Distribution for Glimmer Missing features in Glimmer Compatibility with RubyMotion How to test with Glimmer Sponsors Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs Links Code Master Blog: Glimmer Glimmer DSL for SWT Video Tutorial 1 - Hello, World! - YouTube GitHub: AndyObtiva/glimmer Picks Charles- Pandemic Iberia Charles- Podio Charles- Make.com Charles- GlobiMail Charles- RightSignature Charles- TopEndDevs | Conferences Dave- StickerMule John- Avocados John- GitHub: ankane/pretender Luke- PwnFunction - YouTube Special Guest: Andy Maleh.Sponsored By: Coaching | Top End Devs: Do you want to level up your career? or go freelance? or start a podcast or youtube channel? Let Charles Max Wood Help You Achieve Your Dreams Top End Devs: Learn to Become a Top 5% Developer. Join our community of ambitious and engaged programmers to learn how.
The Joy Of Structs - RUBY 546
Is it a class? Is it a hash? No, it's Ruby Struct! Brooke Kuhlmann joins the Rogues to explore this often-overlooked object. We extend simple structs with refinements, use pattern matching to compress complex logic and close the door on OpenStructs. Brooke talks about the challenges and rewards of introducing busy teams to advanced techiques, software craftsmanship and the transformational philosophy of alchemists.io.Sponsors Top End Devs Raygun | Click here to get started on your free 14-day trial Coaching | Top End Devs Links Ruby Refinements | Alchemists Refinements | Alchemists Class: Pathname (Ruby 2.6.3) dry-rb - dry-monads v1.3 - Introduction What's New in Python 2.6 GitHub - troessner/reek Software Craftsmanship and Code Retreats with Corey Haines Master the Object Oriented Mindset in Ruby and Rails - avdi.codes Picks Brooke- Polished Ruby Programming Brooke- Everdell Luke- WarnerBros.co.uk | Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore | Movies Luke- Ruby Pattern Matching by Brooke Kuhlmann of the Alchemists Collective - YouTube Valentino- GitHub - thisredone/rb Valentino- What About A Plain Text Web - Earthly Blog Valentino- A morse themed arcade rhythm game Special Guest: Brooke Kuhlmann.Sponsored By: Coaching | Top End Devs: Do you want to level up your career? or go freelance? or start a podcast or youtube channel? Let Charles Max Wood Help You Achieve Your Dreams Raygun : Raygun now offers a modern approach to error and performance monitoring. Start your 14-day free trial now. Top End Devs: Learn to Become a Top 5% Developer. Join our community of ambitious and engaged programmers to learn how.
Railway Oriented Development and DRY-Monads - RUBY 545
It's not every day that you learn a new approach to error handling for Ruby. Today Abiodun Olowode shares her insights with railway oriented programming (ROP), a functional programming technique that allows sequential execution of functions, not necessarily synchronous. The key concept is that each function can only accept and return Container of either Success or Failure. They also dive into the topic of dry monads, the gems that helps you achieve railway oriented programming in that it helps bind your methods together and give you a success or failure result.In this Episode… What is railway oriented programming (ROP) Examples of ROP and dry monads Limitations of dry monads How to test your configurations Dry schema implications What is the developer culture like in Nigeria, Africa? LinksRailway Oriented Programming In Rails Using Dry-Monads - Honeybadger Developer BlogPicks Abiodun- Bridgerton Charles- Scythe: Invaders from Afar Charles- Hover.com Charles- Podio.com Luke- A new bootable USB solution Luke- Front end load library Special Guest: Abiodun Olowode .Sponsored By: Coaching | Top End Devs: Do you want to level up your career? or go freelance? or start a podcast or youtube channel? Let Charles Max Wood Help You Achieve Your Dreams Top End Devs: Learn to Become a Top 5% Developer. Join our community of ambitious and engaged programmers to learn how.
GraphQL with David Sanchez - RUBY 544
GraphQL is a flexible, strongly-typed query language. It's useful because it gives front-end developers the ability to query the database without many changes to the back-end. In this episode, David Sanchez explains how to design and build GraphQL APIs in Rails. In this Episode… What is GraphQL and how do you get started with it? What are the advantages and disadvantages of GraphQL? What is REST and how do you integrate in your workflow? Common misconceptions with GraphQL What is GraphiQL and how does it differ from GraphQL? How to use max_depth in your queries. Sponsors Top End Devs Raygun | Click here to get started on your free 14-day trial Coaching | Top End Devs Links GraphQL APIs in Rails Codeando Twitter: David Sanchez ( @SanchezDav90 ) Picks David- GraphQL APIs in Rails Luke- Build something new and fun at your local MakerSpaces Valentino- RubyConf 2021 video favorites playlist Valentino- A Wordle alternative called Hurdle Special Guest: David Sanchez.Sponsored By: Coaching | Top End Devs: Do you want to level up your career? or go freelance? or start a podcast or youtube channel? Let Charles Max Wood Help You Achieve Your Dreams Raygun : Raygun now offers a modern approach to error and performance monitoring. Start your 14-day free trial now. Top End Devs: Learn to Become a Top 5% Developer. Join our community of ambitious and engaged programmers to learn how.
Isolator with Sidekiq - RUBY 543
Anton Ivanopoulos joins the show today to share his approach with using Isolator and Sidekiq to ensure simple, efficient background jobs for Ruby. Discover how Isolator and Sidekiq integrate and how you can have more reliable message processing, group jobs into a set to follow their progress, and ultimately stop worrying about queues and focus on your app. Anton shares his story how he moved from delayed jobs to Sidekiq and why he replaced his backend and why Sidekiq is more effective in the long run. In this Episode…What is Isolator and how does it integrate with Sidekiq? A new way to catch the errors and add confidence and reliability message processing. How to build good habits, moving deploys from being atomic things to things where there is continuous deployment for efficient background jobs.Sponsors Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs Links Do you want to take your career to the next level? Access a free coaching session with Charles Max Wood today Listen to these podcasts, ad free, with Top End Devs Premium! Delivering Video with Less than 1s Latency with CacheFly Picks Anton – Spirit Island Board Game Charles – The Lost Ruins Of Arnak Board Game Charles – Rails Remote Conf John – GitHub: importmap-rails John – Turbo John – Stimulus Valentino – Julia Evans Special Guest: Anton Ivanopoulos.Sponsored By: Coaching | Top End Devs: Do you want to level up your career? or go freelance? or start a podcast or youtube channel? Let Charles Max Wood Help You Achieve Your Dreams Top End Devs: Learn to Become a Top 5% Developer. Join our community of ambitious and engaged programmers to learn how.