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RUBY 479: Mistakes Were Made with Jesse Spevack
Jesse Spevack tells us about a conference topic he gave where big mistakes were made at his company. Having lived through the choices that they made, we chat about the lessons learned.Links https://railsconf.com/2020/video/jesse-spevack-mistakes-were-made https://akka.io/ https://love.devchat.tv/you-dont-know-js-yet-challenge40653095 https://www.driftingruby.com/learning_paths/stimulus-js https://rails-hosting.com/2020/#javascript-rails https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrqIgMxLKkw PicksLukeAmerliorated Windows 10John -Among UsDave - Bamboo Flooring Elgato Key Light Jesse - RubyConf 2019 - Keynote: Lucky You by Sandi Metz ErgoDox Moonlander The Trouble with Peace (The Age of Madness Book 2) Special Guest: Jesse Spevack.
RUBY 478: 2020 Ruby on Rails Community Survey Results
2,049 members of the Rails community from 92 countries kindly contributed their thoughts on tools, frameworks, and workflows in their day to day development lives. From these responses we hope to get an understanding of where Rails stands as a framework in 2020.Sponsors Audible.com CacheFly Panel Dave Kimura John Epperson Charles Max Wood Linksrails-hosting.com/2020PicksChuck: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7932486-the-wheel-of-time-series-by-robert-jordan https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-teams/group-chat-software John Epperson: news.ycombinator.com Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended Dave Kimura:: Rode NTG5 Philips Hue Elgato Streamdeck Follow Ruby Rogues on Twitter > @rubyrogues
RUBY 477: Black-Belt Debugging with Chelsea Troy
In this episode of Ruby Rogues, Chelsea Troy teaches us to hone our debugging skills to a razor-sharp edge. We learn how to actively improve debugging skills, train troubleshooting instincts and practical strategies for tackling brain-bending bugs.Sponsors Audible.com Raygun | Click here to get started on your free 14-day trial CacheFly Panel John Epperson Luke Stutters Charles Max Wood GuestChelsea TroyLinkshttps://chelseatroy.com/2020/01/13/a-framework-for-debugging/PicksLuke Stutters:https://rclone.org/John Epperson: Large Mouse Pads The Coding Den – A place where people ask and answer questions about coding, etc. Charles Wood:: Logi wireless mouse he Wheel of Time https://mostvaluable.dev Chelsea Troy: The New Education: How to Revolutionize the University to Prepare Students for a World In Flux http://rubyconf.org/ Follow Ruby Rogues on Twitter > @rubyrogues Special Guest: Chelsea Troy.
RUBY 476: SQL, Arel and the Dark Side of ActiveRecord with Eric Hayes
In this episode of Ruby Rogues, Eric Hayes joins us with the story of his journey into the dark, undocumented depths of Arel, ActiveRecord’s private API. We learn why writing custom SQL queries in 2020 can make sense and how to unlock the more powerful features of modern databases without resorting to SQL strings. Eric tells us how he manages the potential pitfalls of using Arel and achieves massive performance wins for difficult queries on large databases.Sponsors Audible.com CacheFly Panel Dave Kimura John Epperson Luke Stutters Charles Max Wood GuestEric HayesLinks https://devhints.io/arel nice little cheat sheet https://astexplorer.net/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visitor_pattern https://twitter.com/ehayes PicksLuke Stutters:https://www.amazon.com/Micsig-DP10013-Differential-Attenuation-Tektronix/dp/B074K4XPW3Chuck: http://podcastplaybook.co/ mostvaluable.dev Amazon: Lightbringer Series Neewer 2 Packs Dimmable Bi-Color 480 LED with U Bracket Professional Video Light for Studio, YouTube Outdoor Video Photography Lighting Kit, Durable Metal Frame,3200-5600K, CRI 96 John Epperson:BuckeyeballsDave Kimura:: https://www.elgato.com/en/gaming/stream-deck https://www.philips-hue.com/en-us Eric Hayes: https://www.playgoodsudoku.com/ https://www.ansiblefordevops.com/ Follow Ruby Rogues on Twitter > @rubyrogues Special Guest: Eric Hayes.
RR 475: Succeeding to Your Next CodingPhase with Joe Santos Garcia
In this episode of Ruby Rogues, Joe Santos Garcia from CodingPhase joins the panel to talk about how to successfully get into coding and grow into a coding career. He talks about growing his YouTube channel, membership site, and deciding where you want to land in your career.Sponsors Audible.com Raygun | Click here to get started on your free 14-day trial CacheFly Panel Dave Kimura John Epperson Luke Stutters Charles Max Wood GuestJoe Santos GarciaLinks https://driftingruby.com https://www.preetamnath.com/blog/grow-shopify-micro-saas-to-25k-mrr-in-14-months PicksLuke Stutters: Ubiquiti products Piotr Solnica Youtube Channel Charles Max Wood: https://thedevrev.com/ https://devchat.tv/mvp Smoking Meat because “you” John Epperson:Don’t Call It That: A Naming WorkbookDave Kimura::https://www.elgato.com/en/gaming/stream-deckJoe Santos Garcia: https://levels.io/ https://www.codingphase.com/ Follow Ruby Rogues on Twitter > @rubyrogues Special Guest: Joe Santos Garcia.
RR 474: React on Rails V12 - Don't Shave That Yak! with Justin Gordon
React on Rails version 12 brings major improvements for hot reloading and bundle splitting. Justin Gordon talks about creating a great developer experience with React and Rails, the best way to manage your webpack configuration, simplify server and client-side rendering and avoid shaving those yaks!Sponsors Audible.com Raygun | Click here to get started on your free 14-day trial CacheFly Panel John Epperson Luke Stutters Charles Max Wood GuestJustin GordonLinks https://www.shakacode.com/react-on-rails-pro/ RailsConf 2020 CE – Webpacker, It-Just-Works, But How? by Justin Gordon https://github.com/shakacode/react_on_rails https://github.com/reactjs/react-rails PicksLuke Stutters: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-53835079 https://www.linux.com/training-tutorials/improving-putty-settings-windows/ John Epperson: StimulusJS MaCallan 15-Year-Old Double Cask Chuck:: Super Mario Odyssey podcastplaybook.co Justin Gordon: Wing Foiling Dr. Matthew Walker on Sleep for Enhancing Learning, Creativity, Immunity, and Glymphatic System Vacation Rentals React on Rails Pro Follow Ruby Rogues on Twitter > @rubyrogues Special Guest: Justin Gordon.
RR 473: GraphQL Doesn't Need To Be Hell with Dmitry Tsepelev
Different doesn’t need to be worse. Dmitry Tsepelev tells us how to make the most of using GraphQL with Rails, the advantages over REST-based API queries and best practices for security and schemas.Sponsors Audible.com CacheFly Panel Dave Kimura John Epperson Charles Max Wood Luke Stutters GuestDmitry TsepelevLinks https://github.com/anycable/anycable https://graphql-ruby.org/ https://evilmartians.com/chronicles/persisted-queries-in-graphql-slim-down-apollo-requests-to-your-ruby-application https://evilmartians.com/chronicles/graphql-on-rails-1-from-zero-to-the-first-query https://evilmartians.com/chronicles/graphql-on-rails-2-updating-the-data https://evilmartians.com/chronicles/graphql-on-rails-3-on-the-way-to-perfectionGraphql-ruby benchmark https://gist.github.com/DmitryTsepelev/36e290cf64b4ec0b18294d0a57fb26ff Saint P Rubyconf 2019 https://github.com/DmitryTsepelev/ar_lazy_preload https://github.com/DmitryTsepelev/graphql-ruby-persisted_queries PicksLuke Stutters:https://blog.phusion.nl/2018/11/28/stopping-slow-client-dos-attacks-with-puma-on-passenger-6/Chuck:The Black PrismJohn Epperson:https://www.stickermule.com/Dave Kimura:: StarTech.com Under Desk CPU Mount – Adjustable – Heavy-Duty Computer Tower Mount – 360° Swivel – Computer Mounting Bracket https://noctua.at/ Dmitry Tsepelev:https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.comFollow Ruby Rogues on Twitter > @rubyrogues Special Guest: Dmitry Tsepelev.
RR 472: Inertia.js - The Modern Monolith with Jonathan Reinink
In this episode of Ruby Rogues, guest Jonathan Reinink joins the Rogues to talk about what Inertia.js is and why Rails developers would want to use it.Sponsors Audible.com Raygun | Click here to get started on your free 14-day trial CacheFly Panel John Epperson Luke Stutters GuestJonathan ReininkLinks https://inertiajs.com https://reinink.ca/articles/introducing-inertia-js https://reinink.ca/articles/getting-started-with-inertia-js https://remoteruby.transistor.fm/66 https://www.fullstackradio.com/episodes/127 PicksLuke Stutters:The Kubernetes BookJohn Epperson: https://github.com/brunofacca/active-record-query-trace https://github.com/nesquena/query_reviewer How to Prune Tomatoes for Maximum Yield and Plant Health Jonathan Reinink: https://tailwindcss.com/ https://eloquent-course.reinink.ca/ NanoBeam Follow Ruby Rogues on Twitter > @rubyrogues Special Guest: Jonathan Reinink.
RR 471: Sorbet with Ufuk Kayserilioglu
In this episode of Ruby Rogues, we talk with Ufuk about how Shopify made the transition to using Sorbet and about the benefits they felt they received from implementing it. Ufuk also reveals a little bit about how Shopify transitioned to fully remote and about how that will be the default moving forward.Sponsors Audible.com Raygun | Click here to get started on your free 14-day trial CacheFly Panel Dave Kimura John Epperson Luke Stutters GuestUfuk KayseriliogluPicks Luke Stutters: https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf John Epperson: Walmart Grocery Pickup Dave Kimura:: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Thin+Clients Apple ARM MacMini Ufuk Kayserilioglu: TCP/IP Illustrated, Vol. 1: The Protocols (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series) Follow Ruby Rogues on Twitter > @rubyrogues Special Guest: Ufuk Kayserilioglu.
RR 470: Performance Improvement of Ruby 3.0 JIT with Takashi Kokubun
In this episode of Ruby Rogues, the panelists discuss the progress, problems, and strategies for implementing JIT in Ruby for the Ruby 3×3 goal all while being humbled a bit as Takashi improves our understanding around the subject.Sponsors Audible.com CacheFly Panel John Epperson Matt Smith Luke Stutters GuestTakashi KokubunLinks https://github.com/mame/optcarrot medium.com/@k0kubun/jit-development-progress-at-ruby-2-7 Koichi Sasada PicksLuke Stutters:The World of Transcendental Programming (Amazon.co.jp Kindle)Matt Smith:All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthyJohn Epperson:GoJSTakashi Kokubun:Animal CrossingFollow Ruby Rogues on Twitter > @rubyrogues Special Guest: Takashi Kokubun.
RR 469: Refactoring with James Dabbs
In this episode of Ruby Rogues, we talk to James Dabbs as we explore a number of subjects and topics around refactoringSponsorCacheFlyPanel Dave Kimura John Epperson Matt Smith Luke Stutters GuestJames DabbsLinkshttps://github.com/github/scientistPicksJohn Epperson:Refactoring CheatseetsJames Dabbs: Learn You a Haskell for Great Good! A tour of Unison Luke Stutters:Meet Author R.A. SalvatoreDave Kimura:: Video Chat with WebRTC DEWALT 20V MAX XR Hammer Drill Matt Smith:Mostly Adequate GuideFollow Ruby Rogues on Twitter > @rubyrogues Special Guest: James Dabbs.
RR 468: Diversity Matters: Diversifying Your Applicant Pool with Tricia Ball
Tricia Ball talks to the Rogues about diversity in tech. We discuss the declining numbers of women in tech (and the rest of STEM) since the 1980s, reasons why women are leaving mid-career and how we can help reverse this trend. Tricia gives practical actions that can be taken to improve company culture, recruitment and retention of under-represented groups.Sponsors Scout APM | We'll donate $5 to the open source project of your choice when you deploy Scout Want to level up on DevOps? Check out our Adventures in Devops Podcast The MaxCoders' Guide to Finding Your Dream Developer Job by Charles Max Wood Panel Charles Max Wood Luke Stutters John Epperson Special GuestTricia BallLinks Women in Tech Report Laughter in the Male Dominated Room The Culture of Sexism at Riot Games PicksLuke Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell DragonRuby Dragon Ruby episode with Lori Olson John Marco Rogers talk from RailsConf 2017 Project Farm YouTube channel Chuck The 12 Week Year (book) The Obstacle is the Way (book) TriciaSimone Giertz' Youtube channel Special Guest: Tricia Ball.
RR 467: Rails at Super Scale with Kyle d'Oliveira
Kyle d'Oliveira (Clio) shares his survival tips for dealing with tens of thousands of commits, massive migrations and the very limits of databases. We discuss the lessons learned from Rails megaprojects and how to use these tips in your own projects to reduce technical debt and tools to keep your monolith majestic when the code won't stop coming.Panel Dave Kimura Luke Stutters Matt Smith GuestKyle d'OliveiraSponsorsScout APM | We'll donate $5 to the open source project of your choice when you deploy ScoutRails Remote Conf 2020Links GitHub's Online Schema Migrations for MySQL Gh-ost benchmark against pt-online-schema-change performance PicksMatt Smith:Danger JSLuke Stutters:From jQuery to ES6 | Drifting RubyDave Kimura: Titan Security Key Teach, Learn, and Make with Raspberry Pi Follow Ruby Rogues on Twitter > @rubyrogues Special Guest: Kyle d'Oliveira.
RR 466: Beating Impostor Syndrome with Dylan Andrews
In this episode of Ruby Rogues guest, Dylan Andrews (GoNoodle) shares his journey from pro-drummer to junior developer to successful senior software engineer. Dylan and the rogues talk about on-boarding junior developers and building up confidence.Panel Charles Max Wood John Epperson Matt Smith Luke Stutters GuestDylan AndrewsSponsorsScout APM | We'll donate $5 to the open source project of your choice when you deploy ScoutRails Remote Conf 2020PicksDylan Andrews: Follow Dylan on Twitter > @dylan1andrews, Blog Amazon Redshift Charles Max Wood:Podcast PLaybookLuke Stutters:Writing an Ajax long polling server in Ruby, Part 1John Epperson:Sublime Merge - Git Client, done SublimeMatt Smith:Pragmatic Bookshelf: By Developers, For DevelopersFollow Ruby Rogues on Twitter > @rubyrogues Special Guest: Dylan Andrews.
RR 465: WebAuthn in Ruby with Gonzalo Rodriguez and Braulio Martinez
As the world becomes more security conscious, we need to think about the ways we allow people to authenticate to our applications. WebAuthn is a standard that allows you to accept biometric, device based, and other types of authentication as a second or first factor. Gonzalo and Braulio have published a gem that allows you to add webauthn to your Ruby applications and have joined the Rogues to talk through the implications of using it in your applications.Panel Charles Max Wood Dave Kimura John Epperson Matt Smith Guests Gonzalo Rodriguez Braulio Martinez SponsorsScout APM | We'll donate $5 to the open source project of your choice when you deploy ScoutRails Remote Conf 2020Links FIDO Alliance - Open Authentication Standards More Secure than Passwords eremyevans/rodauth: Ruby's Most Advanced Authentication Framework Rodauth's demo site ported to Rails, showing Rodauth/Rails integration Bart de Water PicksGonzalo Rodriguez: Follow Gonzalo > Github,Cedarcode GitHub Desktop Braulio Martinez: Follow Braulio > Github, Cedarcode ProForm Treadmills Charles Max Wood: Rails Remote Conf 2020 Codineer Podsurge Dave Kimura: Carbon | Create and share beautiful images of your source code Rubidium John Epperson:S'wellMatt Smith:YubiKey 5 | strong authentication for secure loginFollow Ruby Rogues on Twitter > @rubyrogues Special Guests: Braulio Martinez and Gonzalo Rodriguez.