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The Ruby on Rails Podcast

The Ruby on Rails Podcast, a weekly conversation about Ruby on Rails, open source software, and the programming profession. Edited by Redrum Creative.
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Episode 30: 135: Brian Morearty and Thomas Hanley of Intuit

This episode was originally published on April 14, 2009. The developers of Intuit’s community site talk about building Rails applications. Also Mentioned Intuit Community Site Brian Morearty Thomas Hanley workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100....

Apr 15, 200926 min

Episode 29: 47: Jack Dorsey and Alex Payne of Twitter

This episode was originally published on April 6, 2007. The creator of Twitter talks about developing the popular messaging site. Also mentioned: Jack Dorsey Alex Payne workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100....

Apr 06, 20099 min

Episode 28: 46: Michael Buffington and Stikkit

This episode was originally published on March 29, 2007. The serial entrepreneur talks about his latest startup. Also mentioned: Stikkit Michael Buffington Blosxom blog engine Heaven on Earth workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100....

Mar 30, 200916 min

Episode 27: 100: Highgroove Studios

This episode was originally published on March 28, 2008. Derek Haynes and Andre Lewis on consulting and their side projects Scout and Placeshout . workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100.

Mar 29, 200925 min

Episode 26: 134: Highgroove and Scout

This episode was originally published on March 27, 2009. The members of Highgroove Studios talk about the technical details behind an update to their Rails-based server monitoring application. Also mentioned Highgroove Studios Scout XMPP Ara T. Howard workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100....

Mar 28, 200919 min

Episode 25: 99: John Chaffee of BusyMac

This episode was originally published on March 21, 2008. John Chaffee of BusyMac talks about how Rails helps their 2-man Mac development shop handle customer service easily. BusyMac received a MacWorld Best of Show award and recently passed the 10,000 sale mark . workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100....

Mar 22, 20096 min

Episode 24: 98: Ian Mcfarland of Pivotal Labs

This episode was originally published on March 17, 2008. Ian Mcfarland of Pivotal Labs in San Francisco talks about their internal project management app, pair programming, and company culture. workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100.

Mar 18, 200925 min

Episode 23: 45: Dan Webb

This episode was originally published on March 16, 2007. The stylishly sneakered leading proponent of unobtrusive Javascript gives advice about Rails freelancing and standards-based website development. Also mentioned: DanWebb.net @media Jeremy Keith on UJS RailsConf London Bape workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100....

Mar 17, 200926 min

Episode 22: 19: SXSWi Why the Lucky Stiff

This episode was originally published on March 14, 2006. A bootleg of the Why the Lucky Stiff concert at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival. workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100.

Mar 14, 200940 min

Episode 21: 133: Jacob Harris of the New York Times

This episode was originally published on March 13, 2009. The Senior Software Architect in the Interactive Newsroom Technologies group talks about deploying time-sensitive news applications with Rails. Sites mentioned NYTimes Open Blog Reconstruction Votes Election Election Map Election State Detail Election Words Madoff Claimants Superbowl Inauguration Photos SXSW Jacob Harris on GitHub Jacob Harris on Twitter workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Rub...

Mar 13, 200928 min

Episode 20: 18: SXSWi Shaun Inman

This episode was originally published on March 12, 2006. Popular designer and PHP developer Shaun Inman tries Ruby and talks about developing Mint . See him in Boston next month at a Carson Workshops seminar on developing extensible PHP web apps. workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100....

Mar 12, 200916 min

Episode 19: 17: Bruce Tate

This episode was originally published on March 10, 2006. Bruce Tate has created a stir in the Java community by promoting Ruby. His books include Beyond Java and the upcoming Ruby on Rails, Up and Running . workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100....

Mar 10, 200929 min

Episode 18: 44: The Camping Episode II

This episode was originally published on March 10, 2007. After a month, Camping Episode II! Chris van Pelt on his cropper and presenter apps. Manfred Stienstra talks about his HTTP authentication library for Camping and also UTF-8 encoding in “that other web framework.” workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100....

Mar 10, 200924 min

Episode 17: 97: John Medina (Conclusion)

This episode was originally published on March 8, 2008. We follow Part I with a discussion of the brain in relation to sleep and gender. Somewhere, I remember a mailing list post where Why the Lucky Stiff claimed to have a dream and subsequently changed the implementation of Shoes. Does anyone have the link to that? Brain Rules website (Contains references and video samples from the DVD) Brain Rules book (Amazon affiliate link) workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn t...

Mar 08, 200927 min

Episode 16: 96: John Medina

This episode was originally published on February 29, 2008. Developmental molecular biologist Dr. John Medina talks about his new book, Brain Rules. Learn about the need for exercise, attention-grabbing events, and our inability to multitask. Brain Rules website (Contains references and video samples from the DVD) Brain Rules book (Amazon affiliate link) See also Part II . workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $1...

Mar 02, 200929 min

Episode 15: 132: Ryan Bates of RailsCasts

This episode was originally published on February 28, 2009. Ryan Bates of RailsCasts on his day job , bowling, and the Rails Activism team. workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100.

Feb 28, 200919 min

Episode 14: 16: Jim Weirich

This episode was originally published on February 24, 2006. The Ruby pioneer on rake task automation and good code design. workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100.

Feb 25, 200938 min

Episode 13: 95: MicroPlace

This episode was originally published on February 18, 2008. An eBay-funded microfinance company connects small investors with entrepreneurs in the developing world, powered by Rails. MicroPlace Muhammad Yunus Pierre Omidyar workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100....

Feb 19, 200932 min

Episode 12: 131: Ryan Tomayko

This episode was originally published on February 16, 2009. Rack and Sinatra committer Ryan Tomayko talks about the benefits of Rails, the value of middleware, and the future of deployment. Also Mentioned Ryan Tomayko Rack Sinatra Heroku workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100....

Feb 17, 200925 min

Episode 11: 94: Heroku

This episode was originally published on February 8, 2008. What if your server resources were metered like your electric bill? Heroku has set out to build a metered cloud computing deployment solution for Rails. Stick around for the last 10 minutes where we talk about the economics of startups. Heroku Y Combinator Trust Commerce workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100....

Feb 09, 200941 min

Episode 10: 15: Glenn Vanderburg

This episode was originally published on February 6, 2006. Glenn Vanderburg on metaprogramming. Formatted as MP3 this time…enhanced MPEG-4 versions will be available in a separate feed starting next episode. workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100.

Feb 06, 200935 min

Episode 9: 43: The Camping Episode

This episode was originally published on February 3, 2007. Three interviews with developers who use why the lucky stiff’s Camping framework. See also Presenter and DCSS by Myles Byrne Cheat by Chris Wanstrath Fog Creek Software Dream Ledger by Michael Gorsuch Mountain West Ruby Conference workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100....

Feb 03, 200921 min

Episode 8: 130: Giles Bowkett

This episode was originally published on January 30, 2009. Giles Bowkett , Ruby Inside Top Presenter of 2008, talks about success, startups, goals, and music. workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100....

Jan 31, 200923 min

Episode 7: 93: Err Free

This episode was originally published on January 30, 2008. A conversation with Chris Wanstrath and PJ Hyett of Err Free consulting in San Francisco. We talk about starting a profitable side project, sending and receiving email, git source code control, using JQuery, and code interfaces to databases. Also mentioned: Err the Blog FamSpam github god ambition JQuery workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100....

Jan 30, 200934 min

Episode 6: 14: Sean Chittenden

This episode was originally published on January 26, 2006. Sean Chittenden talks about his Rails re-design work with Penny-Arcade.com, server scalability, and the open source business model. workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100.

Jan 26, 200929 min

Episode 5: 42: Tim Lucas

This episode was originally published on January 23, 2007. Tim Lucas , co-developer of Web Connections and godfather of the Sydney Ruby Brigade, talks about developing with REST and JSON. workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100.

Jan 23, 200919 min

Episode 4: 92: Ezra Zygmuntowicz

This episode was originally published on January 23, 2008. The co-founder of Engine Yard and author of the upcoming book on Rails Deployment talks about Engine Yard’s recent $3.5 million funding for open source Ruby projects such as Rubinius . From San Francisco. workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100....

Jan 23, 200922 min

Episode 3: 129: Jeremy McAnally

This episode was originally published on January 16, 2009. Jeremy McAnally talks about his open source projects , documentation, and productivity. workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100.

Jan 17, 200934 min

Episode 2: 13: Scott Raymond

This episode was originally published on January 10, 2006. Scott Raymond, developer of Blinksale, Icon Buffet, and other wonderful Rails apps. workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100.

Jan 10, 200923 min

Episode 1: 41: Copenhagen Ruby Brigade

This episode was originally published on January 6, 2007. Obie Fernandez interviews the members of the Copenhagen Ruby Brigade in Denmark. workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100.

Jan 06, 200920 min
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