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Async Ruby - RUBY 537
Not a fan of typical Ruby? We got you. In this episode, the Rogues talk with Bruno Sutic, an Async Ruby developer who will convince you why Async Ruby is a fantastic and stable alternative. “Async Ruby was invited to Ruby’s standard library, so it’ll enjoy the support of Ruby.” - Bruno Sutic In This Episode1) What you NEED to know about Async Ruby if you’re new to it 2) Why Async Ruby is SUPER promising for 2022 and beyond 3) The ONE thing Ruby’s creator regrets (and what it reveals about Ruby!)Sponsors Top End Devs Raygun | Click here to get started on your free 14-day trial Coaching | Top End Devs Picks Bruno- RSS Charles- Wavelength | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Charles- Upcoming workshops at topenddevs.com! John- A’bunadh Scotch Whisky John- RailsBump Valentino- SmarTek-Home Valentino- Timescale: Time-series data simplified Valentino- Brad Frost A/B Bird Feeder Special Guest: Bruno Sutic.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.
The State of State Machines - RUBY 536
Interested in state machines? We’re not sure you should be…but it depends. In this episode, the Rogues discuss the merits of state machines and how to know if you actually need one…or if you just need to do some soul searching. They lay out the KEY to organizing your code, how automobile analogies will help you simplify your situation, and what to know about callbacks, records, and controllers this year.In This Episode1) Why you probably don’t need a state machine (with SOME exceptions) 2) How remembering “the car and its oil level” keeps you from overcomplicating your situation 3) The BEST tools for organizing your code and reducing headaches 4) Do’s and don’ts of callbacks, records, and controllers in 2022 (hint: go slow and steady!)Sponsors Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs Picks Charles- Calico | Board Game | BoardGameGeek (Great to play with your kiddos!) Charles- Invest time and money in your local economy Dave- Airthings CO2 Dave- AlgenAir Luke- MacBook M1 Luke- Wire touch turn off hack Luke- Uninstall Polkit Luke- Join your local professional developers’ society! (ACM in the States) Valentino- 99 Bottles of OOP - 2nd Edition Valentino- ELEGOO Saturn MSLA 3D Printer Valentino- GitLab V2.35 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.
How to Migrate to Rails 7 - RUBY 535
Rails 7 is HERE and we’re pumped. In this episode, the Ruby Rogues discuss all things migration, including the BEST method for a safe move, why you NEED to learn about “Turbo Frames” to streamline your Rails 7 experience, and everything you need to know about gems to help you stay on track.In This Episode1) The CORRECT way to migrate to Rails 7 (and the best tools to get the job done) 2) Why learning “Turbo Frames” will make your Rails 7 experience WAY easier 3) The BIGGEST perks of Rails 7 (and why you’ll feel inspired using them!) 4) How to get your gems up and running in Rails 7 WITHOUT slowing you downSponsors Top End Devs Raygun | Click here to get started on your free 14-day trial Coaching | Top End Devs Picks Dave- Right Angle USB-C extension adaptor Dave- ASUS 14in USB-C powered monitor John- Rails Dev John- Amazon for building your own PC John- PCPartPicker Luke- Cruiser 3D Printer Luke- Tinkercad | Create 3D digital designs with online CAD Valentino- Developer Conference Agenda 2022 Valentino- 12x6 LCD Panel 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.
Making Ruby Prettier with Kevin Newton - RUBY 534
If you feel like Ruby could use a makeover, you’re not alone. In this episode, the Rogues sit down with Kevin Newton, a Ruby aficionado who’s got some exciting news about Ruby in 2022. They talk about how “prettier Ruby” will make you pivot in your approach, how YJIT is going to make Ruby “crazy fast” this year, and the GIANT reason why rewriting in C is becoming less common than in Ruby. “There’s always gonna be the purist in the back of your head…and then you have your deadline. Just write the dang parser!” - Kevin Newton In This Episode1) Why Kevin’s “prettier Ruby” will change how you use the language (and how to integrate it this year 2) The BIG differences between hand rolled dissent over parse generators (and why there’s NO single answer!) 3) How YJIT is going to make Ruby “crazy fast” as it gets smoothed out 4) The BIG reason why more and more programmers are going to rewrite things IN Ruby and not C (we’re surprised too!)Sponsors Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs LinksGitHub: Kevin Newton ( kddnewton )Picks Dave- DEWALT Multi-Tool Dave- Hotwire: HTML Over The Wire John- Myths and Legends Podcast John- 16 Year Old Scotch Whisky Double cask - Aberlour Luke- REMOTE RUBY: David Heinemeier Hansson on Rails 7.0, Hotwire, and the future of Rails Luke- RubyConf 2021 - Vertical Assignment in Ruby by Kevin Kuchta Kevin- Ruby implementation in C++ YouTube videos Kevin- Idiosyncratic Ruby Valentino- GitHub : wordle Valentino- Table Tennis on Oculus Special Guest: Kevin Newton.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.
What to Look for in a Job - BONUS
If you’re looking for a job that WANTS you to succeed, we’ve got a great option for you. In this bonus episode of Ruby Rogues, Charles sits down with Valentino and Sarah Reid to discuss their awesome experience working at Doximity. They talk about the REAL reason people will stay or leave a job, how Doximity eliminates burnout, and why you ABSOLUTELY should apply to Doximity this year. “As a software developer, you’re always learning. You gotta have a culture that has enough psychological safety to ask ‘stupid’ questions.” - Sarah Reid Find their jobs here: https://workat.doximity.com/ In This Episode What you should look for in a remote job in 2022 The REAL reason people either stay or leave a job after a few years Interested in Doximity? Here’s why you SHOULD apply this year (especially if you want to work remote!) How Doximity eliminates burnout and keeps everyone in sync (and why other companies don’t!) Special Guest: Sarah Reid.
How To Become A Top End Dev - RUBY 533
You keep hearing the phrase “Top End Dev”, but in the real competitive world, what does it take to be the best of the best? In this episode, the Rogues get real and lay it all out, including the real way to test your chops in the marketplace, the big “C” to break out of your comfort zone, and why joining the top 5% comes down to THIS step.In This Episode Why becoming Top End comes down to THIS approach (hint-hint: don’t cram the night before!) Want to test your chops? Darren says that doing THIS is the REAL test of your skills How to leverage the big “C”s to break out of your comfort zone (and no, none of them stand for “code”!) Feedback and failure are crucial, but there’s an art to them—keep THESE points in mind and get better faster Sponsors Doximity Raygun | Click here to get started on your free 14-day trial Top End Devs Picks Charles- Pandemic: The Cure | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Charles- New developments at Top End Devs! Darren- Freelance writing for complicated topics (check out his Twitter: @BroemmerThe for more info) Darren- The Animator’s Survival Kit Luke- Nori Keyboard Luke- Crafting Interpreters Valentino- Rethinking Computer Science Education Valentino- Rwag Automated API Documentation talk by Sarah Reid Sponsored By: Top End Devs: Learn to Become a Top 5% Developer. Join our community of ambitious and engaged programmers to learn how. Raygun : Raygun now offers a modern approach to error and performance monitoring. Start your 14-day free trial now. Doximity: Doximity's mission is to help Physicians save time to be able to provide better care for patients. They build secure and modern communication workflow and networking tools
Comments are the Devil - RUBY 532
Well, comments may not be satanic, but they CAN be a nuisance if not used carefully. In this episode, the Ruby Rogues sit down with Matheus Richard to discuss why he isn’t a fan of comments. They unpack the WHY behind “use code, not comments”, tools to help you sort through variables and avoid “shotgun surgery”, and an alternative to magic numbers, TODOs, and notes. “Use code, not comments.” - Matheus Richard In This EpisodeTo code or comment? Matheus breaks down HOW to know which will be best Matheus and Luke debate on how helpful comments REALLY are (and why one may not prepare you for the other) The team talks tools to determine what will help you sort through variables and avoid “shotgun surgery” Hate magic numbers, TODOs, and notes? Matheus offers a solution to your woes (hint-hint: stop procrastinating)Sponsors Doximity Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs Picks Charles- Forbidden Island | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Charles- Forbidden Desert | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Charles- DigitalOcean® App Platform Charles- Podcast bootcamp is coming back! Email at chuck@topenddevs.com Luke- The History of Philosophy Luke- “What is a Monad?” Matheus- Rectangle for MacOS Matheus- Crafting Interpreters Special Guest: Matheus Richard.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. Doximity: Doximity's mission is to help Physicians save time to be able to provide better care for patients. They build secure and modern communication workflow and networking tools
Stimulus, Hotwire, and Turbo, Oh My! - RUBY 531
If you’re wondering how to make sense of all these frameworks, you’ve come to the right podcast. In this episode, the Rogues dive DEEP into the pros and cons of Stimulus, Hotwire, Turbo, React, Rails, and more; why certain communities are divided amongst each other (and how to fix it); and what tools you NEED to try in 2022.In This EpisodeThis tendency in the Rails community that reveals why users are slow to try Hotwire What Charles learned from comparing React vs. Stimulus at his old job (and how Rails came to the rescue) Why those in the Java community are seeing React as a “blackhole that’s sucking up everything” (and why some of the Rogues disagree) Up and coming frameworks that you NEED to consider this year This ONE separation in Ruby that’s creating division in its community (and how we can fix it) Luke asks the REAL question: What can we do to reduce our JavaScript footprint?Sponsors Doximity Raygun | Click here to get started on your free 14-day trial Top End Devs Picks Charles- Vue component Stimulus post by Jared Reed Charles- Okta Charles- Gods Love Dinosaurs | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Charles- King of Tokyo | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Charles- “Let’s be understanding of each other. Reach out.” John- Stimulus components John- Cal.com | Open Scheduling Infrastructure Luke- Luke’s very own Turbo protocol Valentino- RubyExplorer Valentino- Ruby Conf 2021 videos on YouTube Sponsored By: Top End Devs: Learn to Become a Top 5% Developer. Join our community of ambitious and engaged programmers to learn how. Raygun : Raygun now offers a modern approach to error and performance monitoring. Start your 14-day free trial now. Doximity: Doximity's mission is to help Physicians save time to be able to provide better care for patients. They build secure and modern communication workflow and networking tools
Commanding Your Command Line with Adam Gordon Bell - RUBY 530
Ready to COMMAND your command line? Then listen up! In this episode, the Ruby Rogues sit down with Adam Gordon Bell, a software developer and host of the CoRecursive podcast. The guys discuss the tools that every developer MUST know in 2022, what users of Jekyll and Ruby can expect this year, and why Adam believes that JQ will save you hours from Google and Stack Overflow. “I remember when I used to chase the “shiny new thing”, but now, I want to find the tools that last.” - Adam Gordon Bell In This EpisodeThe tools that every developer MUST know in 2022 What Adam learned from chasing the “shiny new thing” (and how you can avoid making the same mistake) What people using Jekyll and Ruby can expect this year (spoiler: Elixir may make an appearance) Why Adam believes JQ will save programmers from digging through Google and Stack Overflow The “Grammarly for markdown files” that’ll help you speed up your flow and keep things neat and tidySponsors Doximity Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs Links CoRecursive Podcast - The Stories Behind The Code The Original Remote Developer With Paul Lutus Understanding AWK 6 Command Line Tools for Productive Programmers An Introduction to JQ Picks Adam- GitHub: auchenberg/volkswagen Charles- Family Business | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Charles- The Expanse Charles- Text Charles! (801) 877-3787 Dave- 6ft Butcher Block Dave- Grommet Hole USB Hub Luke- The Art of UNIX Programming Luke- Having a good chair Valentino- mess with dns! Valentino- Wizard Zines Valentino- Evil Martians Valentino- Thanos JS Special Guest: Adam Gordon Bell.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. Doximity: Doximity's mission is to help Physicians save time to be able to provide better care for patients. They build secure and modern communication workflow and networking tools
What's New in Rails 7 with Stefan Wienert - RUBY 529
With all this hype around Rails 7, how do you ACTUALLY use it? And is it better than its predecessors? In this episode, the Ruby Rogues sit down with Stefan Wienert, a software developer whose passion for Ruby and technical expertise speak for themselves. The group talks about how to avoid headaches in these new systems, the BEST way to encrypt your data, and plenty of details for navigating Ruby on Rails like you’ve always wanted to. _“You can jump in and fix it right away. It’s very dangerous and very powerful, so it’s great that they have this kind of gem. I’m really excited to about it.” Stefan_ In This Episode: Stefan’s perspective on cssbundling and jsbundling vs. webpacker Why importmaps is a viable alternative to the bundling combinations Have headaches with sprockets? Stefan tells you why The reason nodes may not be necessary in the future…if you do THIS correctly How you can implement AR encryption and keep your backups safe forever Sponsors Doximity Raygun | Click here to get started on your free 14-day trial Roundtable Picks: Darren’s Godot Free and Open Source game engine https://godotengine.org/ Valetino’s Reddit article “The Time is Right for Hotwire” Architecture Decision Records Chuck’s Marvel Legendary board game Dotcom Secrets Expert Secrets Traffic Secrets Think and Grow Rich Stefan’s trestle admin interface like ActiveAdmin, but less dependencies, lot of features, couple of relevant plugins (TinyMCE, JSONEditor, Sidekiq Dashboard), BS4 based theme i18n-tasks - Gem & cli for managing your config/locales/*.yml - Auto Sort, Auto “Route” keys, sync between locales, find unused, find untranslated, auto translate via Google Translate API Connect with Stefan: Github: zealot128 (Stefan Wienert) · GitHub Twitter @stefanwienertSpecial Guest: Stefan Wienert.Sponsored By: Raygun : Raygun now offers a modern approach to error and performance monitoring. Start your 14-day free trial now. Doximity: Doximity's mission is to help Physicians save time to be able to provide better care for patients. They build secure and modern communication workflow and networking tools
How VIte.js is Changing the Game with Máximo Mussini - RUBY 528
If you’re on the search for a robust, lightning-fast solution in your programming language, listen up. The roundtable sits down with Máximo Mussini, a software developer who’s passionate about integrating Ruby and Vte.js together to create something that’s both razor-sharp and freakishly easy to use. The lads discuss how powerful http2 is becoming, the easiest way to slash loading times and be more strategic with your page building, and why you NEED Vite.js’s incredible integration tools to stop playing around and get your pages up and soaring. “This set of new tools brings an on-demand mentality, which has a lot of benefits.” Máximo Mussini In This Episode: How http2 is changing the game with Javascript How Vite.js and Ruby are slashing reload times and keeping programmers in their flow Why you need Vite’s incredible integration capabilities to include any packages or files you can imagine The #1 benefit of Vite.js that’s changing how programmers are able to code, integrate packages, and get their applications up and running Roundtable Picks! Máximo’s: GitHub - ElMassimo/jumpstart-vite: ⚡️ Jumpstart a new Rails app with Vite.js + Turbo + Stimulus, and more https://chat.vitejs.dev/ 1 John’s Pathfinder: Wrath of The Righteous - https://wrath.owlcatgames.com/ Pick: StimulusJS - https://stimulus.hotwired.dev/ Valentino’s ES modules: A cartoon deep-dive – ES modules: A cartoon deep-dive - Mozilla Hacks - the Web developer blog Women on Rails Newsletter – https://womenonrails.substack.com/ Rails 7 adds in_order_of to queries – Rails 7 adds ActiveRecord::QueryMethods#in_order_of to return query results in a particular sequence | Saeloun Blog Monads explained with cats – https://twitter.com/TartanLlama/status/1460608706048106501 Luke’s BCS and Chartered Engineer status https://www.bcs.org/ Rage clicks - what do they tell you about user behavior? - Understand your customers | MiSpecial Guest: Máximo Mussini .
3 Fundamental Pillars You Need to Succeed as an Entrepreneur - BONUS
Get Lifetime Access to Mani's Entrepreneurship Pack and Book Club. Use coupon code "GREAT"Mani has summarized hundreds of business books that outline how to build, grow, and operate a business and he shares his expertise with Chuck and the listeners in this special episode.Chuck and Mani discuss what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur. They talk about their businesses on a regular basis and Chuck's been getting a lot of requests for entrepreneurship help.He and Mani talk about the 3 primary things that add momentum to your business and help you keep the momentum up when setbacks come your way. Get Lifetime Access to Mani's Entrepreneurship Pack and Book Club. Use coupon code "GREAT"Special Guest: Mani Vaya.
Ractors ft. Ivo Anjo - RUBY 527
Ivo Anjo joins the Rogues to discuss Ractors in Ruby and how they can be used. They're not actors as they appear in other languages. They communicate via message passing.Ivo clarifies several things about Ractors and what their powerful features and the understanding of what they do and how they work.Panel John Epperson Valentino Stoll GuestIvo AnjoSponsors Top End Devs Raygun | Click here to get started on your free 14-day trial Coaching | Top End Devs Links Ruby Ractor Experiments: Safe async communication - ivo's awfully random tech blog Unsafe Concurrent Ruby Patterns JRuby in production applications 1 subscribe to my newsletter! Ivo Anjo.me Twitter: Ivo Anjo ( @KnuX ) Picks Ivo- Ruby Hacking Guide Ivo- Lone Echo II: Journey In Zero Gravity With Rift S | Oculus John- bullet | RubyGems.org | your community gem host John- RubyConf 2021 Valentino- Creating a UDP server with Ruby Ractors Special Guest: Ivo Anjo.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.
Bridgetown.rb ft Felipe Vogel - RUBY 526
This week the Rogues talk to Felipe Vogel about how he's using Bridgetown and pros of using it over Jekyll.Bridgetown is a modernized blogging and static site generator platform forked from Jekyll to provide updated capabilities and a webpack based JavaScript asset pipeline for more modern applications.It also expands up on the work done on JAMstack applications to provide Rubyists with a stable launchpad for their applications.For more on Bridgetown, listen to the November 2021 update and AMA by Bridgetown creator Jared WhitePanel Charles Max Wood Darren Broemmer Valentino Stoll GuestFelipe VogelSponsors Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs Links Build a blog with Bridgetown Build a blog with Bridgetown - New Update github.com/fpsvogel/learn-ruby-and-cs 1 The Era of Bridgetown v1 Has Begun. Welcome to the “Pearl” My first Rails app, Plain Reading Ruby for the self-taught developer Felipe Vogel: Rubyist in Training GitHub: Felipe Vogelf ( psvoge ) Twitter: Felipe Vogel ( @fpsvogel ) Picks Charles- Xero Charles- Author | Top End Devs Darren- RUBY ON RAILS DEVELOPER Demographics And Statistics In The US Felipe- Bridgetown Fundraising Valentino- letter_opener_web Special Guest: Felipe Vogel.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.
MailCatcher ft. Samuel Cochran - RUBY 525
Samuel Cochran, creator and maintainer of MailCatcher joins the Rogues to discuss how he pulled EventMachine together with Ruby to build out MailCatcher.He goes into the maintenance and contributions that have come in over the years. He dives into changes that are being made and the stability of the project.Panel Charles Max Wood Darren Broemmer John Epperson Valentino Stoll GuestSamuel CochranSponsors Top End Devs Raygun | Click here to get started on your free 14-day trial Coaching | Top End Devs Links mailcatcher Buildkite async gem rails 6.1’s new multi-database gear pgbouncer Horizontal sharding schema management Avoiding integer overflows with zero downtime Rails · Ruby on Rails GitHub: Samuel Cochran ( sj26 ) Twitter: Samuel Cochran ( @sj26 ) Picks Charles- Author | Top End Devs Charles- Shadow Hunters | Board Game | BoardGameGeek Charles- Dune Darren- EngineYard – PaaS Platform as a Service | PaaS Solution John- Face Masks John- Laundry Detergent Sheets Samuel- async gem Valentino- GitHub-Shopify/toxiproxy Special Guest: Samuel Cochran.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.