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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 150: 150: Jamis Buck - Basil & Fabian (formerly of 37signals)

Sean Devine talks with Jamis Buck about his new fantasy blog/book about algorithms - "Basil & Fabian" and his history with Rails and 37signals. lynda.com - lynda.com offers thousands of video courses in software, creative, and business skills—everything from productivity and collaboration to photography and video editing. Access unlimited courses for $25 per month. Try out lynda.com for free for 7 days at lynda.com/rubyonrails . Codeship - The Codeship is continuous deployment made simple. Y...

May 14, 201458 min

Episode 149: 149: Chad Fowler - Wunderlist

Sean Devine talks with Chad Fowler about the early days of Ruby and Rails and the heterogeneous architecture of Wunderlist. Codeship - The Codeship is continuous deployment made simple. You can set up continuous integration in a few steps and automatically deploy when all your tests have passed. It has great support for lots of languages and test frameworks. Integrates with GitHub and Bitbucket. Deploy to cloud services like Heroku, AWS, Nodejitsu, Google App Engine or your own servers. Start wi...

May 08, 20141 hr 2 min

Episode 148: 148: Chad Pytel of thoughtbot discusses @dhh's RailsConf 2014 keynote (and more)

Sean Devine and Chad Pytel discuss @dhh's controversial RailsConf 2014 keynote and the current state of thoughtbot. Links for this episode: Justin.tv - Confreaks - Live Streaming - RailsConf 2014 Opening Keynote Part 1 Codeship - The Codeship is continuous deployment made simple. You can set up continuous integration in a few steps and automatically deploy when all your tests have passed. It has great support for lots of languages and test frameworks. Integrates with GitHub and Bitbucket. Deploy...

Apr 29, 20141 hr 25 min

Episode 147: 147: RailsConf 2014 Preview

Sean Devine and Eric Steele preview RailsConf 2014. Codeship - The Codeship is continuous deployment made simple. You can set up continuous integration in a few steps and automatically deploy when all your tests have passed. It has great support for lots of languages and test frameworks. Integrates with GitHub and Bitbucket. Deploy to cloud services like Heroku, AWS, Nodejitsu, Google App Engine or your own servers. Start with the free plan and setup only takes 3 minutes. Find The Codeship at ww...

Apr 21, 20141 hr 21 min

Episode 146: 146: Horace Dediu of Asymco - Open Source Software

Sean Devine has a conversation with Horace Dediu of Asymco about open source software. Squarespace - the all-in-one platform that makes it fast and easy to create your own professional website, portfolio, and online store. For a free trial and 10% off, visit Squarespace.com and enter offer code UNICORN at checkout. A better web starts with your website. workonrails.com - use code RELAUNCH to post your job for free...

Apr 16, 20141 hr 10 min

Episode 145: 145: Eric Steele - "What Do I Test?"

Eric Steele - Rails contractor and author of the upcoming book "What Do I Test?" - talks about growing up in rural Pennsylvania, his programming history, and his new book about learning to test. Squarespace - the all-in-one platform that makes it fast and easy to create your own professional website, portfolio, and online store. For a free trial and 10% off, visit Squarespace.com and enter offer code UNICORN at checkout. A better web starts with your website. workonrails.com - use code RELAUNCH ...

Apr 08, 20141 hr 44 min

Episode 144: 144: Mike Perham - Sidekiq & Sidekiq Pro

Mike Perham - creator of Sidekiq and Sidekiq Pro - talks about the history of Sidekiq, the brand new 3.0 release, the Sidekiq Pro commercial add on, money in open source, and related topics. workonrails.com Ruby on Rails job board. Use code RELAUNCH to post a job for free while supplies last.

Apr 05, 20141 hr 12 min

Episode 141: 141: RELAUNCH! Dave Paola of Bloc

This is the relaunch episode of the podcast after a nearly 5 year hiatus. In this episode, Sean has a conversation with Dave Paola , the cofounder and CTO of Bloc . workonrails.com Ruby on Rails job board. Use code RELAUNCH to post a job for free while supplies last. bloc.io : Online apprenticeship program. Use code RAILS to save $100....

Mar 14, 20141 hr 4 min

Episode 140: 12: Avi Bryant

This episode was originally published on December 22, 2005. The creator of the Seaside Smalltalk framework talks about the philosophy behind different web frameworks. workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100.

Dec 22, 200925 min

Episode 139: 11: Technoweenie

This episode was originally published on December 17, 2005. Rick Olson explains the Rails plugin system, RJS templates, and Rails-weenie. workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100.

Dec 17, 200922 min

Episode 138: 91: James Cox

This episode was originally published on December 7, 2007. James Cox , former PHP team member and current Rails consultant. From London. Also mentioned: Get the scoop on Rails 2.0 from Ryan Daigle’s PDF minibook at PeepCode. workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100....

Dec 08, 200937 min

Episode 137: 10: Dan Benjamin

This episode was originally published on December 7, 2005. A List Apart Systems Developer Dan Benjamin talks about developing a high traffic volume site with Rails. workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100.

Dec 07, 200923 min

Episode 136: 40: Yukihiro Matsumoto

This episode was originally published on December 5, 2006. The creator of Ruby. From RubyConf in Denver, Colorado. Translation by Stephen Munday. workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100.

Dec 06, 200918 min

Episode 135: 9: Chad Fowler

This episode was originally published on November 29, 2005. Chad Fowler talks about his new book, RubyGems, and RailsConf. workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100.

Nov 29, 200929 min

Episode 134: 128: Monty Williams on MagLev

This episode was originally published on November 22, 2008. Monty Williams of Gemstone recounts the history of the MagLev Ruby interpreter project. From RubyConf 2008 in Orlando. workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100.

Nov 22, 200921 min

Episode 133: 90: Ryan Daigle

This episode was originally published on November 21, 2007. Ryan Daigle talks about his blog , the upcoming Rails 2.0 , and freelancing with style. workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100.

Nov 22, 200925 min

Episode 132: 39: EdgeCase

This episode was originally published on November 21, 2006. A chat with the members of EdgeCase , a Ruby consulting firm in Columbus, Ohio. workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100.

Nov 21, 200930 min

Episode 131: 89: Hal Fulton

This episode was originally published on November 17, 2007. Hal Fulton , author of The Ruby Way . From RubyConf in Charlotte, North Carolina. workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100....

Nov 17, 20098 min

Episode 130: 127: RubyConf 2008

This episode was originally published on November 14, 2008. Conversations from RubyConf 2008. With Matt Aimonetti of Merb , Blake Mizerany of Sinatra , and Josh Peek of Rails . workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100....

Nov 15, 200916 min

Episode 129: 88: Stuart Halloway

This episode was originally published on November 9, 2007. Robert Stevenson interviews Stuart Halloway at eRubyCon in Ohio. workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100.

Nov 10, 200931 min

Episode 128: 38: Josh Schairbaum and Dan Manges

This episode was originally published on November 3, 2006. Correspondent Robert Stevenson interviews two developers from investment banking company JPMorgan Chase. workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100.

Nov 03, 200925 min

Episode 127: 8: ODEO Rabble

This episode was originally published on October 29, 2005. ODEO’s lead developer talks about developing with agility and moving to Rails 1.0 workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100.

Oct 29, 200932 min

Episode 126: 87: Rob McKinnon: TheyWorkForYou.co.nz

This episode was originally published on October 26, 2007. A London-based developer talks about keeping government accountable in New Zealand and around the world. Also mentioned: They Work For You NZ The Sunlight Foundation workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100....

Oct 27, 200910 min

Episode 125: 37: RubyConf2006

This episode was originally published on October 26, 2006. A chat with Greg Edwards of EyeTools ( blog ), a user interface research lab. Elsewhere: Matz Keynote , Adam Keys USSRuby Sketch ( alt ), and the Erlang promo video . workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100....

Oct 26, 20099 min

Episode 124: 126: RailsConf Europe: Jacqui Maher, Pat Allan and Intridea

This episode was originally published on October 24, 2008. Jacqui Maher talks about the technical challenges involved in writing Rails apps for a medical team in Malawi. Pat Allan encourages Rails developers to volunteer their time and skills. Developers from Intridea discuss hacking Rails internals, UI design, and mid-end development. From RailsConf 2008 in Berlin. Also mentioned: Baobab Health workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use...

Oct 25, 200922 min

Episode 123: 86: RailsConf Europe 2007

This episode was originally published on October 19, 2007. Interviews with David Chelimsky , Dave Troy , Nick Sieger , and David Heinemeier Hansson . workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100....

Oct 20, 200919 min

Episode 122: 7: Amy Hoy

This episode was originally published on October 19, 2005. Amy Hoy talks about learning Rails, website usability and her upcoming book. workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100.

Oct 19, 200937 min

Episode 121: 36: BillMonk

This episode was originally published on October 18, 2006. The founders of BillMonk talk about building a community site with Rails, email as an API, and dynamically generated graphics. workonrails.com : Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs. bloc.io : Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100.

Oct 18, 200933 min
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