Jesse Spevack currently works at Stripe and specializes in Ruby on Rails. He talks about his success story of shifting careers from being an Educator to a Software Engineer. Jesse returns to show to share his humble beginnings when he started out his first job in the Tech world. About this Episode Changing Careers Experience working in Stripe Transitioning from working in an office to working remotely "Hello Turing World Podcast" Sponsors Chuck's Resume Template Developer Book Club starting with...
Nov 23, 2022•54 min
Masafumi Okura is a freelance software developer focusing on Ruby on Rails. He joined RubyKaigi 2022 as a helper staff and the chief organizer at Kaigi on Rails 2022 which took place last October. He joins the Rogues to share his experiences and some pointers on arranging a successful Conference amidst the pandemic. Topics discussed How Technology took part in creating a virtual event Recruiting and Inviting speakers for the conference Approaches used to make the process smooth and hassle-free f...
Nov 16, 2022•50 min
In this all-panelist episode, Chuck, Dave, and Valentino give insights on how to choose your career path, how to kickstart your career, how to take control, and how to advance in your profession. They also share their experiences and some advice on what qualities you should possess in order to become successful Sponsors Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs Picks Charles - Irish Gauge | Board Game - BoardGameGeek Charles - I Am Not a Serial Killer Dave - Drifting Ruby: Modern Ruby on Rails Screen...
Nov 02, 2022•1 hr 7 min
The Rogues discuss Turbo and Hotwire with Alexandre Ruban, who created a course on Hotwire and Turbo for Rails at Hotrails.dev . The dive into its origins with TurboLinks and then discuss the various options and tools that come with Hotwire development in Rails and compare it to other front-end frameworks and solutions they've used. Links: Hotrails.dev Hotwire React Bootstrap Tailwind Alexandre's Twitter Picks:Dave DaisyUI Valentino Neo4J Ruby Kaigi Chuck Irish Gauge Kajabi Chuck's Coaching Offe...
Oct 25, 2022•59 min
In recent news, Heroku announced they will eliminate free plans and shut down all free data services. With that said, today on the show, the panel discusses tools to substitute this platform and other possible workaround options. In this episode… The Huroku platform Render (tool) Digital Ocean (tool) Fly.io (tool) Words of caution and possible issues Rails templates and docker deployment files Setting up options at home AWS App Runner vs AWS Elastic Beanstalk OpenShift containerization software ...
Oct 05, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Import maps is the new feature in Rails 7 that allows us to forego Node.js and tools like Webpack, plus it prevents the need for bundling. Today on the show, Valentino interviews Paweł Dąbrowski to share his insights about import maps in Rails 7. In this episode… Mortal Kombat coding Mastering CSV in Ruby (book) CSV features What are Import maps in Rails 7 and how do you get started Rails app generator and Rails formation How to handle upgrades New Rails features Sponsors Top End Devs Coaching |...
Sep 28, 2022•41 min
Post pandemic, remote work is here to stay. Today on the show, the panel and Jake Yesbeck share their insights about remote work for developers and the latest developments for the 2022 workforce and beyond. In this episode… The transition to remote Being intentional about career growth Book clubs Separating work from life Changes post pandemic Connecting in public channels How do you measure productivity? Interviews / interviewing remotely Sponsors Top End Devs Raygun | Click here to get started...
Sep 21, 2022•1 hr 23 min
For years, the Rails community has been clamoring for Active Deployment, a magical out-of-the-box mechanism for deploying applications. Today on the show, Cameron Dutro shares how you can deploy Rails apps on Kubernetes with Kuby. De-stress your deployments today with these simple strategies. In this episode… Active deployments for Rails apps Docker containers and Kubernetes Controlling your environment Flexible without vendor lock in Building images with Kuby Plug in providers Why Kubernetes fo...
Sep 14, 2022•1 hr
Ben Taylor joins the show today to share his recent developments about integrating Ruby snippets within a browser in less than a day. The panel asks about his process and what he did to make this a quick and successful strategy. Learn about this new process and what you can do today to make this happen! In this episode… Merging WASI based WebAssembly support The functions to run ruby snippets in your browser Programming education and WebAssembly tooling The WebAssembly package manager Web browse...
Sep 07, 2022•59 min
Adam Gordon Bell is back on the show again! Today he shares his views on language tooling, new articles he has recently written, documentation for Ruby, software consulting, and insights into other programming topics. In this episode… What is language tooling? How can tooling be improved? Code linting Documentations for Ruby An unfixable programming language Staff vs line engineers Software consulting Why open source? Sponsors Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs Links The Other Kind of Staff So...
Aug 31, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Wearable technology, Web 3.0, augmented reality, and other emerging technologies are poised for shifting the future for DevOps. Today on the show, the panel discusses how the future of Ruby can adapt to make these changes a reality. In this episode… Wearable tech Virtual reality Web 3.0 Blockchains Non-fungible tokens React native Dragon ruby and rails The future for Ruby Sponsors Top End Devs Coaching | Top End Devs Picks Charles- Antidote Charles- - Top End Devs Charles- Ready Player One: A No...
Aug 24, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Today on the show, Máximo Mussini shares how your front-end framework can benefit from integrating rails models and routes concurrently. Topics they discuss today include everything from complex structures with serializers to generating JS from rails routes. In this episode… Advantages of serializers Contact serializers Parse float and typescripts Complex structures with serializers Path helpers in JS Generating JS from rails routes Typed interface files configurations Types and Ruby Sponsors Av...
Aug 17, 2022•1 hr 13 min
Imagine a tool that lets you write templates that can generate code, but also parse that code back into the initial variables. Depending on how flexible your templates are, it can even parse code that has been modified by hand after generation. Today on the show, the panel interviews Lucas Luitjes, creator of Monocle, the tool that allows for this kind of integration. In this episode… What is bidirectional code generation Visual rails editor prototype How does the program work, step by step Pars...
Aug 10, 2022•49 min
Vendor lock-in refers to a situation whereby the cost of switching to a different vendor or platform is so high that you are essentially stuck with the original platform. Today on the show, Charles and Dave share personal stories of how they were forced to continue using a specific platform and what they did to rectify the various scenarios, plus they provide their insights on workaround strategies and how to prevent this from happening in the first place. In this episode… Designing your API to ...
Aug 03, 2022•42 min
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 Inter...
Jul 27, 2022•47 min
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 Sp...
Jul 20, 2022•45 min
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 u...
Jul 15, 2022•33 min
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 met...
Jul 13, 2022•39 min
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 Generatin...
Jul 06, 2022•56 min
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 L...
Jun 29, 2022•55 min
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 Pi...
Jun 22, 2022•58 min
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 Kar...
Jun 15, 2022•1 hr 11 min
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 singl...
Jun 08, 2022•1 hr 16 min
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 thi...
Jun 01, 2022•52 min
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 feat...
May 25, 2022•1 hr 8 min
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 t...
May 18, 2022•1 hr 19 min
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 b...
May 11, 2022•50 min
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 ho...
May 08, 2022•47 min
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 lon...
Apr 28, 2022•41 min
David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH) creator of Ruby on Rails joins the Rogues to discuss the successor to the asset pipeline and webpacker that's coming in the next version of Ruby on Rails.He talks through the differences between the asset pipeline, webpacker, and propshaft and talks about the reasons you may or may not want to use each solution.Sponsors Top End Devs Raygun | Click here to get started on your free 14-day trial Coaching | Top End Devs Links David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH) David Heinem...
Apr 20, 2022•1 hr 19 min
