In this episode of the Ruby Rogues podcast, we dive deep into the world of Hotwire Native with our special guest, Joe Masilotti. Hosted by Charles Max Wood, along with panelist Ayush Nwatiya, we explore the evolution from Turbo Native to Hotwire Native and the exciting new features and improvements that come with this transition. Joe shares insights from his journey of writing "The Rails and Hotwire Codex" and collaborates with Pragmatic Bookshelf to make the integration of web and mobile techno...
Mar 06, 2025•1 hr 27 min•Ep 672•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Top End Devs, we dive deep into the realm of security within the Rails ecosystem with our guest, Greg Molnar. Known for his expertise in this field, Greg joins our panelists Valentino Stoll and host Charles Max Wood to unravel the intricacies of security measures and updates in Rails 8 and 7.2. From exploring built-in features like rate limiting, authentication generators, and parameter filtering to discussing the importance of tools like dependabot and Brakeman, this episode ...
Feb 21, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Ep 671•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome back to another episode of the Top End Devs podcast! Today, we have an exciting lineup featuring our host Charles Max Wood and special guests Robbie Russell from Planet Argon, along with panelists Ayush Nawatia and Valentino Stoll. This episode dives deep into the insights from the latest Ruby community survey conducted by Robbie Russell. We explore topics such as the rise of Stimulus JS in the Rails community, trends in deployment practices, popular tools and services in the software ec...
Feb 07, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Ep 670•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Top End Devs, host David Camira is joined by panelists Luke Stutters and John Epperson, along with special guest Jesse Spivak, a senior engineer at Ibotta. Jesse shares his experiences and insights from a challenging project at Ibotta, where he navigated through four critical mistakes. These included choosing the wrong technology, siloing work, falling into premature optimization, and making too many changes at once. Jesse explains how these mistakes jeopardized the project bu...
Jan 24, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Ep 669•Transcript available on Metacast Ivan Nemytchenko is a freelancer. He's a speaker and conference organizer. Ivan spoke at RailsConf about abstract object-oriented programming ideas and how they can be expressed with pictures. The discussion goes into learning processes and how to create visual representations that help people understand Ruby, Rails, or other concepts. Links Chernoff Faces dmikhr/DudeGL - "Anthropomorphic UML": visualization of code and OOP concepts in a form of human body. dmikhr/Dudity - Analyze Rails code wit...
Jan 08, 2025•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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. Links GitHub's Online Schema Migrations for MySQL Gh-ost benchmark against pt-online-schema-change performance Picks Matt - Danger JS Luke - From jQuer...
Jan 01, 2025•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Charles and Valentino dive into the complexities of software design decisions with the esteemed guest, Uncle Bob Martin. They explore the pivotal question: How do you evaluate frameworks and dependencies in your projects? Uncle Bob shares his seasoned perspective on choosing frameworks based on an application's long-term goals and complexity, emphasizing the importance of thoughtful decision-making over defaulting to popular solutions. Together, they delve into the nuances of ev...
Dec 25, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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. Links 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/chronic...
Dec 18, 2024•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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. Picks Luke - https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf John - Walmart Grocery Pickup Dave - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Thin+Clients Dave - Apple ARM MacMini Ufuk - TCP/IP Illustrated, Vol. 1: The Protocol...
Dec 11, 2024•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Mailtrap Links https://chelseatroy.com/2020/01/13/a-framework-for-debugging/ Picks Luke - https://rclone.org/ John - Large Mouse Pads John - The Coding Den – A place where people ask and answer questions about coding, etc. Charles - Logi wire...
Dec 04, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week, our host Charles Max Wood sits down with co-host Valentino Stoll to dive deep into the cutting-edge tools and strategies in AI development and integration. Valentino shares his go-to resources, including Langchain and Rails plug-ins like RAIX and Ray, to enhance applications with AI. They discuss the nuances of agent-based systems, Justin Bowen’s frameworks, and AI engines from industry leaders like Alex Rudolph and Toby Lukett. Charles and Valentino also explore the significant impac...
Nov 28, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Transcript available on Metacast In today's episode, they dive deep into the fascinating intersections of system security, rapid development, and the human factors that influence them, with our esteemed guest Emil Kampp. Emil, a seasoned expert in critical infrastructure and fintech, shares his experiences and strategies for using Ruby on Rails to achieve unparalleled speed and robust testing in development. They explore the nuances of dynamic typing versus static programming, why Ruby on Rails is often the go-to for swift feat...
Nov 21, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today, they delve deep into the world of application deployment with our special guest, Josef Stribny, a freelance software engineer and author of "Deployment from Scratch" and "Kamal Handbook". Joined by the insightful panelists, Valentino and Ayush, they explore the intricacies of deploying applications using Kamal, a minimalistic deployment tool inspired by Ruby on Rails creator David Heinemeier Hansson. In this episode, Josef shares his expertise on Kamal’s deployment process, Docker registr...
Nov 13, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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. Links 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 Picks Luke - The Kubernetes Book John - https://github.com/brunofacca/active-record-query-trace John - https://github.com/nesquen...
Nov 06, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast In today's episode, they dive deep into the world of AI, technology, and Ruby on Rails with our special guest, Gustavo Valenzuela. Charles and Valentino unpack everything from community-driven insights and AI advancements to the fascinating board game "Star Realms." They explore Gustavo’s journey, his innovative platform "Startups on Rails," and how it aims to document companies powered by Ruby on Rails. Plus, get ready for discussions on AI's transformative role in development, the economic lan...
Oct 30, 2024•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast Darren Broemmer joins the Rogues to discuss how Ruby on Rails enables a microservices architecture and when it's appropriate to approach your system's architecture with microservices. Chuck and Dave lend their experience and expertise in pointing out some of the challenges with microservices and the power of Rails in enabling the Majestic Monolith. Tradeoffs are discussed and approaches are considered for when parts of an application may make a good candidate for microservices. Links Twitter: Da...
Oct 23, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today, they dive deep into the world of observability in programming, particularly within Rails applications, with special guest, John Gallagher. Valentino openly shares his struggles with engineering challenges and the frustration of recurring issues in his company's customer account app. They explore a five-step process Valentino has developed to tackle these problems and emphasize the critical role of defining use cases and focusing on relevant data for effective observability. In this episod...
Oct 16, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Transcript available on Metacast Charles and Valentino are joined by special guest Brian Vallelunga, CEO and co-founder of Doppler, a leading secrets management platform often described as "GitHub for secrets." Dive into an engaging conversation about best practices for managing sensitive information, such as API keys and encryption keys, and treating all environment-configured settings as secrets. Brian shares insights on using tools like AWS Secrets Manager, Docker, and Doppler’s seamless integration with popular development ...
Oct 09, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Valentino and Ayush dive deep into the evolving landscape of web frameworks, particularly focusing on Ruby on Rails. Join them as they explore the challenges and advantages of transitioning from front-end-centric frameworks like Next.js to Rails, the seamless features Rails offers, and the complexities of integrating front-end components. They also discuss exciting potentials like better integration of Vue component libraries with Rails, the simplicity and utility of custom elem...
Oct 02, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today, Valentino dives deep into the world of Ruby development with our special guest, Andy Maleh. They explore innovative advancements in Glimmer DSL for LibUI and Glimmer DSL for Web. Andy talks about his after-hours efforts to improve productivity and maintainability in front-end development, his critiques of current JavaScript frameworks like React, and his preference for utilizing Ruby's simplicity. Valentino shares his intriguing project, building a robotic arm, and discusses teleoperation...
Sep 25, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Paul Zaich from Checkr tells us about a critical outage that occurred, what caused it and how they tracked down and fixed the issue. The conversation ranges through troubleshooting complex systems, building team culture, blameless post-mortems, and monitoring the right things to make sure your applications don't fail or alert you when they do. Links Paul's Twitter Paul's LinkedIn Picks Blood Pressure Monitor - Dave eft - Luke Ruby one-liners cookbook - Paul Podcast Growth Summit - Chuck Most Val...
Sep 23, 2024•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Valentino Stoll takes us on a tour of the "gems" of features built into the core Ruby language. We explore tips and tricks for using irb that can also improve your Rails console. Links Dependency on mimemagic 0.3.x no longer valid Add this `.irbrc` file and your Rails console will show a colorized banner with the environment | Twitter GitHub | pry/pry Ruby Jard Tree-sitter GitHub | ruby/ruby GitHub | ruby/reline GitHub | tree-sitter/tree-sitter GitHub | bcicen/ctop codenamev Twitter: Valentino S...
Sep 11, 2024•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Chuck, Ayush, and Valentino join Olly Headey as he shares his expansive career journey, from co-founding FreeAgent to navigating the intricate world of cloud migration and technology adoption. They dive deeply into the various challenges and decisions involved in choosing frameworks like React, tackling server costs with CDN solutions, and simplifying complex tech stacks. Olly also discusses his experiences with boot camps, emphasizing the importance of foundational knowledge ov...
Sep 04, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Transcript available on Metacast Mason McLead from software.com shows us the editor-integrated suite of tools that help you become a better developer. We find out what music makes you code better (and worse), how data reveals the habits of the world's top coders and why Saturday is code day. Links Software Top 40 Software.com LinkedIn- Mason Mclead Picks Charles- Fanatical Prospecting Charles- Who Not How Charles- Monday.com Charles- Zapier Dave- J-B Weld Luke- Rubyist Mason- Materialize Mason- Darn Tough Vermont Become a suppo...
Aug 28, 2024•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, they dive deep into the world of Ruby concurrency and explore the nuances of optimizing performance in web applications. Join our Chuck and Valentino together with special guest JP Camara as they share insights on the tools and techniques that can transform your Ruby projects. JP kicks things off with a discussion on their new Wave 3 microphone purchase, which has dramatically improved their audio quality for podcasts and meetings. They also share their experiences at the Boston...
Aug 14, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast In today's episode, they dive deep into the world of databases and scaling with the Rogues with Ayush, Chuck, and special guest Muhammad Hassan. They discuss Muhammad's innovative solution involving Postgres and local database copies, the complexities of scaling, and the cost-effectiveness of powerful servers. They unravel the magic of SQLite, especially for web applications, with a closer look at configuring for simultaneous reads and writes, handling locking errors, and optimizing database cal...
Aug 07, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Transcript available on Metacast Richard Feldman - author of Elm in Action - joins the Rogues to discuss the advantages of Functional Programming and using Elm. Elm is a programming language that is a functional programming language built for the front-end that compiles to JavaScript. Due to its set of enforced assumptions, it leads to clean code and powerful programming constructs. Links Vue.js GitHub- NoRedInk/elm-rails ELM Homepage Discourse ELM ELM Slack Built with Elm Picks John- GitHub: spree/spree John- GitHub: solidusio...
Jul 24, 2024•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast In today's episode, Valentino is joined by Evgeny Li, a seasoned software developer and founder of Bemi, to delve into the complex world of data recovery and auditing within SQL databases. They explore advanced solutions like paper trail and refi for querying historical changes, point-in-time recovery features offered by cloud-managed databases, and the use of AI to humanize data structures and enhance monitoring. They highlight the critical role of Change Data Capture (CDC) in tracking and trou...
Jul 17, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Rogues dive into who are top 5% developers, what they're doing and how to recognize them. They start out discussing how mid-level developers can move up and how developers can grow in more ways that technical skills. Links Devchat.tv | Dev Rev Picks Charles- The 360 Leader: Developing your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization by John C. Maxwell Charles- The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell Charles- Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen by Do...
Jul 10, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast They dive deep into the world of advanced development techniques and tools. In today's episode, Valentino and Scott explore the challenges and breakthroughs in the realm of AI and code generation with a particular focus on Ruby. Valentino vents about the complexities of prompt engineering, while Scott shares insights on prompt design, function calling for structured output, and the importance of breaking down code for reliability and testing. They highlight the declining effectiveness of prompt ...
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