Remote Ruby The Learn Hotwire Course, GitHub Sign-off for CI and Yarn versions
Mar 28, 2025
This engaging discussion highlights the hosts' journey with the 'Learn Hotwire' course, featuring over 50 videos on various modern technologies. They explore the challenges of version management with Yarn and ASDF, sharing insights on packaging and deployment processes. The duo reflects on hitting notable milestones, including their 300th episode, while emphasizing the importance of effective CI practices through GitHub Sign-Off for optimal testing. With humorous anecdotes and technical advice, their camaraderie shines throughout the conversation.
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Learn Hotwire Course Depth
- Chris Oliver shared that the Learn Hotwire course content is massive and covers Rails, iOS, Kotlin, Swift, and Android.
- He explained their deep dive approach and how recording revealed new insights that improved the course naturally.
Hotwire Course Used for Team Onboarding
- Some users buy Learn Hotwire course team licenses for onboarding new hires due to scarce documentation.
- Chris Oliver noticed course production uncovered unknown techniques, which they then added as lessons.
Feature Flags Ease Deployment Risk
- Feature flags enable safer deployments by controlling new features activation independently from deploy timing.
- Deploying just before travel can be less stressful with proper feature management.