Remote Ruby

Welcome to Remote Ruby and thanks for joining us!  We’ve been trying to have our guest on for a really long time, and that time is here folks!  Today, we're joined by Konnor Rogers, a Developer at Microsoft known for his knowledge of all things front-end. On this episode, we’ll hear Konnor’s journey from being an EMT, getting into tech, and Andrew introducing him to Snowpack. Konnor tells us more about a new JavaScript runtime called Bun, his go-to Vite Ruby, and using Import Maps as a start tool.  The guys have some deep conversations about ESBuild, Webpack, Webpacker, Web Components, and the new Lit Web Component. Also, there’s some great Web Components on GitHub that are mentioned, as well as a cool package called Catalyst.  And if you’re a Junior Developer, Konnor, Jason, and Andrew share some important tips that may help with your journey in finding a job.  Download this episode now![00:04:58] We find out when Konnor first met Andrew. [00:08:02] Konnor fills us in on his first job leading into what he’s doing now.[00:09:54] We hear about Konnor’s journey with Andrew introducing him to Snowpack.[00:14:12] Konnor tells us about a new JavaScript runtime called Bun, what he does when he spins up a Rails Project, and his go-to these days which is Vite Ruby.[00:16:52] The guys chat about ESbuild, Webpack, and Webpacker.[00:22:44] How important is it to target ES5?[00:27:36] Konnor shares his thoughts on something Jason brings up with splitting out the CSS part of things to be a separate process and letting a bundler just bundle JavaScript.[00:31:34] Konnor tells us more about Import Maps.[00:34:58] The conversation takes a turn to Web Components, what a Web Component is, and we hear about the new Lit Web Component.   [00:38:24] If you want to get more Lit, find out how to start, and what you would use the Web Component for. [00:41:02] If you want to install a package, add a custom element and it’s there, and you can style it, Andrew wonders how Rails Developers can start taking advantage of this or if it’s something we should continue to watch. ,[00:43:09] Andrew mentions a bunch of Web Components on GitHub that are being used by a lot of people, and Konnor tells us about a package they have called Catalyst.[00:46:24] Konnor explains how his experience with Web Components helped him with getting a job at Microsoft, and Andrew shares advice on finding a job. [00:52:02] If you’re a Junior Developer, Konnor, Jason, and Andrew share some fantastic tips for you. [00:58:12] Find out where you can follow Konnor on the internet.Panelists:Jason CharnesAndrew MasonGuest:Konnor RogersSponsor:HoneybadgerLinks:Konnor Rogers TwitterStimulus Reflex DiscordGoRails project DiscordRemote Ruby Podcast-Episode 122: Skypack and Snowpack with Fred SchottBunVite RubyEstimator-GitHub Chris Oliver X/Twitter Andrew Mason X/Twitter Jason Charnes X/Twitter

Welcome to Remote Ruby and thanks for joining us! Do you want to know the secret to getting on the Rails Core Team?  Click the play button now to find out.  On today’s episode, our special guest from the Rails Core Team is Xavier Noria, who’s the author of Zeitwerk, author of Rails Contributors, and gave the keynote at RailsConf 2022.  We’ll find out more about Xavier and how got his start into programming. He then takes us through the early days of Rails and how it’s changed, what led him into working on autoloading and Zeitwork, and what got him into open source. He tells an awesome story on how he got involved in Rails and then, how he got invited to join the Core Team. Go ahead and download this episode now to find out more![00:04:45] Xavier tells us about himself, what he does, and when he started programming.[00:10:55] We hear how Xavier did some Java, got into Perl, and how it went.[00:14:47] Chris asks Xavier how Rails v1 was back in the early days.[00:21:13] Xavier explains why he got into open source and what he likes about it.[00:27:25] We hear a great story how Xavier got involved in Rails and the Core Team.[00:36:23] Find out what work Xavier did to get invited on the Rails Core Team. [00:40:42] Where was Xavier when he started working on site work?[00:46:52] Chris tells us about his first open source project. [00:53:37] Xavier shares some future plans and projects he wants to take on. [01:03:00] Find out where you can follow Xavier online.Panelists:Jason CharnesChris OliverAndrew MasonGuest:Xavier NoriaSponsor:HoneybadgerLinks:Jason Charnes TwitterChris Oliver TwitterAndrew Mason TwitterXavier Noria TwitterXavier Noria websiteXavier Noria GitHubZeitwerk-GitHubRuby Radar NewsletterRuby Radar Twitter Chris Oliver X/Twitter Andrew Mason X/Twitter Jason Charnes X/Twitter

[00:00:42] Each panelist gives us an introduction, where they’re calling from, and what they’re known for. [00:04:23] Aaron tells us about Tuple and what he does there. [00:06:51] Andy shares his thoughts on why it matters to him that we had a successful in-person RailsConf and if he thinks conference participation is going to keep people in the community.[00:08:11] As a virtual community organizer, Jemma tells us how attendees of a virtual conference like RailsConf could get the most out of it, and Jason shares how his experience was speaking on Day 3.[00:10:06] Brian explains the difference between a career and a job and if you can build a career around working Ruby on Rails.[00:12:32] Jason tells us what it’s going to take for Hanami to make it and what “making it” even means, Andy shares his thoughts on Hanami, and we find out if Brian has ever gotten any requests for Hanami.[00:16:42] Since Drew is the newest addition to the Ruby Podcast community, we hear how it’s been going for him so far, he shares some lessons for those who are thinking about starting a podcast, and Jemma and Andy share some advice.[00:20:28] Aaron brings up what Jemma was talking about and expands on how frameworks and podcasts are similar and gives some recommendations for breaking out of the Ruby community and listening to other ideas in other communities. [00:23:00] Brittany asks Drew two questions: “Does that mean you’re going to be on the dating market at some point for a co-host and what are you looking for?” And a listener asks, “What’s up with ViewComponents?”[00:24:35] Brian gives us tips for employers who are looking to hire now, and Brittany tells us she’s a huge fan of The Art of Product Podcast.[00:26:58] Jason explains how podcasts can stay connected with their listeners and Drew mentions going on GoRails discord, Andy mentions Ruby-Talk and TikTok, and Jemma mentions the Open Source communities as places to go to connect with your listeners.[00:29:32] Jemma tells us how she’s been enjoying working on Ruby itself and where she gets the tips she posts in Ruby Weekly, and Andy tells us why he writes his blog.[00:31:50] How is Aaron so good at Twitter?[00:33:31] Brian explains how much it matters about actual community content that someone’s putting out in terms of finding a job, Andy mentions to take dates off blog posts, and Aaron, Jemma, Drew, and Jason talk about sharing content. [00:38:12] Andy tells us if you want to start a conference he can help you, and he shares some tips on how he pulls off doing the Brighton Ruby Conference.[00:40:27] Jason takes us home and closes us out with a deep thought.  Moderator:Brittany MartinPanelists:Jason CharnesAaron FrancisAndy CrollBrian MarianiDrew BraggJemma IssroffSponsor:HoneybadgerLinks:Jason Charnes TwitterRemote Ruby Podcast Chris Oliver X/Twitter Andrew Mason X/Twitter Jason Charnes X/Twitter

[00:08:50] Ufuk tells us how he got into programming and Ruby, and how he applied to a job that was put out by Rafael França. [00:12:21] We learn about how large the team was when Ufuk became manager, the growth of the, and if he had to learn a lot of management stuff.[00:14:48] Ufuk gives is an overview of what his Ruby Infrastructure team encompasses.[00:20:07] Does Shopify have any production services running TruffleRuby?[00:22:21] If TuffleRuby becomes the Ruby implementation at Shopify, Jason wonders if Ufuk is still able to use the tooling he’s built for developer experience and apply it to TruffleRuby?[00:25:12] Earlier Ufuk talked about organizing things as project teams instead of long-term teams and he tells us the benefits to that.[00:27:37] Jason wonders what Ufuk’s team decides to work on and where project ideas come from.  Ufuk explains how they do road mapping and prioritization with the teams.[00:31:06] Ufuk goes in depth about always having a product mindset and how he applies those principles into developing products with the teams he works with. [00:35:40] We learn some ways Ufuk and his team adopt the Lean methodology in the way they’re developing a product which works very well for them. [00:40:55] Jason tells us something he was blown away by that has to do with YJIT, Ufuk explains how they built a lot of benchmarks, and there’s a YJIT Benchmark dashboard that you can check out. Also, find out where you can follow Ufuk on the web.Panelists:Jason CharnesChris OliverGuest:Ufuk KayseriliogluSponsor:HoneybadgerLinks:Jason Charnes TwitterChris Oliver TwitterUfuk Kayserilioglu TwitterUfuk Kayserilioglu websiteRafael França TweetShopifyYJIT BenchmarksTruffleRubyJason Charnes TweetRuby Radar NewsletterRuby Radar Twitter Chris Oliver X/Twitter Andrew Mason X/Twitter Jason Charnes X/Twitter

[00:01:36] Colleen and Aaron introduce themselves and tell us what they do. [00:03:04] There was a workshop at RailsConf that Colleen and Aaron had around Advanced Active Record and we learn about the purpose of the workshop.  [00:04:42] We find out what Arel is and what it gives us, and how Laravel handles everything you need but in a different way. [00:09:07] We find out where the query builders are in the process of launching for each side. [00:10:57] Andrew wonders if Aaron used CSS variables to make it customizable or if he went with a manual approach, and Aaron tells us a problem they ran across. [00:12:49] Jason asks if they are able to share the front-end libraries between both the Rails and Laravel one or if they’re shipping separately.  [00:13:54] For the Rails side, Jason asks if they are mounting a Rails engine to access a query builder or how does someone access it once it’s in the app. [00:16:06] Colleen and Aaron explain what it’s like to maintain feature parity between the two. [00:20:56] We hear the story of how Colleen and Aaron ended up in a place where they’re both working on a product for two different frameworks, the beginnings of Refine, and how they met. [00:27:40] Colleen tells us all about Simple File Upload, which is predominately a Heroku add-on, and how the adoption has been over the past year. [00:31:18] Aaron tells us all about Torchlight, which is a syntax highlighter, and the positive responses he’s had from releasing this product. [00:40:24] We learn all about using Serverless. [00:44:02] Aaron shares his thoughts on what his experience has been coming from the outside world as a Laravel developer and going to RailsConf. [00:48:17] Colleen shares what she’s going to talk about at The Rails SaaS Conference. [00:52:32] Find out where you can follow Colleen and Aaron online and their podcasts.   Panelists:Jason CharnesAndrew Mason  Guests:Colleen SchnettlerAaron Francis  Sponsor:Honeybadger  Links:Jason Charnes TwitterAndrew Mason TwitterColleen Schnettler TwitterAaron Francis TwitterAaron Francis WebsiteHammerstoneSimple File UploadTorchlightTupleLaravelThe Hammerstone PodcastSoftware Social PodcastFramework Frie Chris Oliver X/Twitter Andrew Mason X/Twitter Jason Charnes X/Twitter

[00:01:18] Bridgetown 1.1 beta is out, we hear what kind of cool stuff it does, and a demo Andrew did for Bridgetown Torchlight.[00:08:54] Jason brings up Podia’s UI library and the problems they had with it, and Andrew tells him he’s been plotting to pull the library back out. [00:12:42] Why does Andrew hate Sass?[00:15:34] The guys chat about Safari, issues with it, and how they’re getting better. Andrew talks about a Raindrop extension that can also be done on your phone.[00:17:53] The Sass Movement and CoffeeScript Movement is brought up, and Jason explains why he likes ERB, ES6, and CSS, and Chris talks about JavaScript.[00:21:29] Chris gives us an update of his house, we find out about Andrew’s new house, and the guys chat about fiber internet and usage.[00:25:57] Jason started working on his Active Record course that he put down for a bit and he tells us about the lessons he added.[00:28:13] Chris brings up a talk from some people who worked at GitHub where they talked about designing the “diff page.”[00:31:01] What hear about some new things that Jason, Andrew, and other people at Podia, have been working on, and one of them is free! We also hear about an issue with subscriptions and Stripe Payment Element and how it was resolved, and Chris explains an approach he did with a similar issue he had. [00:46:42] Andrew tells us why they had to stop everything and restart some things is because the information they wanted to change didn’t work for subscriptions, and Chris shares a solution that helped him with that same issue.[00:50:29] Find out some great benefits of making friends in the Ruby community, and Jason explains the “freemium” work they’re doing with the new tier at Podia.[00:54:38] Andrew talks about the Rails Extension Power Pack he just released. Panelists:Jason CharnesChris OliverAndrew MasonSponsor:HoneybadgerLinks:Jason Charnes TwitterChris Oliver TwitterAndrew Mason TwitterRuby Radar NewsletterRuby Radar TwitterBridgetown Torchlight DemoBridgetown feat: add HTML & XML Inspectors API using NokogiriBridgetown v1.1.0. beta2 (Pre-release)Rails Extension Power PackRaindrop.ioCoffeeScript Chris Oliver X/Twitter Andrew Mason X/Twitter Jason Charnes X/Twitter

[00:09:02] We find out what Steve is doing now and what he did before thoughtbot.[00:13:30] Steve explains how the team works at thoughtbot.[00:17:00] Since people roll in and out of the team, how does Steve manage to bring someone up to speed quickly?[00:20:02] We learn what the onboarding process is when they get new clients so the team can easily jump in.[00:23:46] Jason brings up a thoughtbot gem called Suspenders and Steve tells us more about it.[00:25:26] Steve explains how working at IMPACT set him up for what he’s doing now. [00:29:26] Andrew wants to know what Steve’s response would be to someone asking him to stop building maintainable software and just pump out code.  [00:31:39] Chris wonders if Steve works with their client’s developers or his own team.[00:33:45] Steve spoke earlier about leaving notes using the Rails Note tool and how important is to comment, and Jason highlights why he thinks that is so important.  [00:35:20] We find out some other things Steve’s working on besides finishing up on building Rails Auth from scratch. Panelists:Jason CharnesChris OliverAndrew MasonGuest:Steve PolitoSponsor:HoneybadgerLinks:Remote Ruby Podcast Chris Oliver TwitterJason Charnes TwitterAndrew Mason TwitterRuby Radar NewsletterRuby Radar TwitterSteve Polito TwitterSteve Polito BlogSteve Polito LinkedInLearn Ruby on Rails For Free thoughtbot Suspenders Chris Oliver X/Twitter Andrew Mason X/Twitter Jason Charnes X/Twitter

[00:00:00] Jemma Issroff: Live from Portland at rails comp 2020. We're recording a podcast panel crossover episode. I'm Gemma is off one of the co-hosts of the Ruby on rails podcast. I'll be moderating this panel. We have five podcasts represented here across eight panelists. We're going to go around to start and hear what all everyone is excited about.For rails comp. First up, we have Brittany Martin from the Ruby on rails podcast. Brittany, what talker workshop are you most looking forward to? [00:00:29] Brittany Martin: I have to admit I'm going to go with a meta answer and it's going to be this panel, but also as well to make a switch track, which I ended up curating. We already saw Joel Hawksley gave a fantastic talk as well as David Hill.And I'm just excited for that track to continue. [00:00:44] Jemma Issroff: Sounds great. Looking forward to hearing the rest. Next up, we have Robbie Russell of maintainable software podcast. [00:00:51] Robby Russell: Hello, I'm enjoying so far. The, uh, what does it talk to me like I'm five or I forgot the way it's titled, but yeah, the tracks there have been really great in terms of getting down to some of the basics and such.And so. Kind of mandating most of my teams at, and those ones in particular, if they can do which ones have you been to so far? I just sat in the rails console one and I learned a few things that I didn't know about or I'd forgotten about like using jobs in rails console is pretty fun having sub-processes and there was one earlier on maintaining rails applications.I really enjoyed that one. Next up [00:01:26] Jemma Issroff: Andrew Culver from framework friends. [00:01:28] Andrew Culver: Yeah. So for me, conferences are about people. And so I'm kind of notorious for hanging out in the hallway, track, all attend a few talks, but mostly like for the limited time that I'm here, I come in late. I leave real early. Cause I got kids that I got to get back to back home.But for the time that I'm here, I just try to have as much face time with, you know, everybody like who's in the room right now. [00:01:50] Jemma Issroff: Nick swatter, Ruby on rails pod. [00:01:53] Andrew Culver: I'll do [00:01:53] Nick Schwaderer: two things. One, I like trails con for me, his bag. I'm just so hyped for it. I'll call out. Hi, joined the Ruby community in first week of March, 2014 and never been to rails comp.I've like followed the content for eight. So it's such a treat to be here by will to honor your question, pick a specific thing. I'm excited to see the remote group began talking about a pocket while I won't spoil anything. I love our community, but seeing people not just carving out their niche, but like helping to grow more of things in the community to make it sustainable, to make it more welcoming and open to more people.And so I'm absolutely, as you're saying, the UK buzzing to see, and I agree began, [00:02:31] Robby Russell: and there's a whole [00:02:32] Jemma Issroff: community content. Speaking of remote Ruby, Andrew Mason. [00:02:36] Andrew Mason: Yeah, what's up everybody. I was excited for Joel Hawksley's talk, which is great. Joel, again, Joe's in the audience for anyone listening. I'm excited for Schwan's talk because Schwab always gives amazing talks.I'm always excited for Brittany's talk a Chris Oliver X/Twitter Andrew Mason X/Twitter Jason Charnes X/Twitter

Welcome to Remote Ruby and thanks for joining us!  Today the guys cover bet, basketball, and Adidas! And if we haven’t lost you yet, we have a “Three-peat” guest joining us, and that is Steve Polito, who’s a Developer at thoughtbot. We’ll be talking with Steve about careers around programming, the importance of practicing Code Review, and great emojis to use for a good PR Review.  We also find out from Steve how the non-technical/technical interview was like, how Rails helped him get better at architecture, he shares some recommendations on ways you can get a job if you have no prior experience, and how his Twitter presence has helped him.  Go ahead and download this episode now to find out more![00:01:45] We hear Steve’s background and how he got to where he is today.[00:08:05] Steve tells us how the process was going from IMPACT to thoughtbot, he explains the things he liked about the interview process at thoughtbot and doing Code Review after the interview.[00:13:43] Jason and Andrew talk about how praise is important when leaving feedback on PRs.[00:15:42] Steve brings up a good point Andrew made abut PR Review misses in the guide and he shares advice what he does.[00:16:26] Andrew explains how some emojis mean different things to different people and to keep that in mind when using them, and the guys shares which ones they use for a good PR Review.[00:20:01] Steve tells us what the non-technical/technical interview was like.[00:23:00] Andrew asks Steve if by the nature of way Rails works, if that helped him get better at architecture versus some of the other things out there. [00:26:41] The topic of hiring is brought up, searching a candidate, and things you can do to bolster your resume when you have no experience, and Steve shares some recommendations that may help if you have no prior experience.[00:29:53] Jason brings up Steve wanting to learn to build an authentication generator from scratch and he explains what he did. [00:33:40] Andrew announces to please make your users confirm their email address if they input it on your sign-up form.[00:34:31] We find out how Steve’s Twitter presence helped him since Andrew says he’s one of the best out there, and if he’s naturally open to feedback. Panelists:Jason CharnesAndrew MasonGuest:Steve PolitoSponsor:HoneybadgerLinks:Ruby Radar NewsletterRuby Radar TwitterJason Charnes TwitterAndrew Mason TwitterSteve Polito TwitterSteve Polito WebsiteSteve Polito LinkedInRemote Ruby Podcast-Episode 88: Following up with Steve PolitoRemote Ruby Podcast-Episode 74: From Agency Life to Software Development: Q&A with St Chris Oliver X/Twitter Andrew Mason X/Twitter Jason Charnes X/Twitter

[00:02:49] Jason and Andrew have been working on some GitHub actions and what’s been going on with that. Also, Jason and Chris challenge Andrew to do the typing speed test before the end of this episode! ☺[00:06:07] We hear about a cool thing Andrew’s been working on, Chris and Jason tell us they ran out of build minutes, and Andrew mentions “act” to test your Actions locally.[00:08:54] Chris and Jason have a great discussion on perfectionism and writing code, and they share their struggles.[00:27:23] Chris asks Jason how he feels about testing is one example of something that you can easily get to that point of perfectionism. Jason explains how he’s been thinking about this lately with Job Board.[00:31:27] Jason talks about finding value right now in writing controller level specs and Chris touches on why those are good.[00:33:34] Andrew shares his struggles on how his perfectionism impacts him with having an eye for design that he can’t create, which he contributes to his ADHD. Chris and Jason share stories with the same frustrations.[00:39:44] We find out what Jason realizes is the issue with his perfectionism and  Andrew explains his issue with procrastinating, how so much of his time is spent in his head, and he tells us about Log4brains.[00:43:38] Jason shares some thoughts on avoiding discomfort and Andrew explains how he feels more comfort knowing that the guys struggle with similar things as well.[00:45:56] Jason shares one more embarrassing trait of his that has to do with side projects and starting over, and ironically Andrew admits to this same thing. Chris shares a story from college and the first project he ever wrote.[00:49:28] We hear Jason express his reasons for why he stopped working on Jumpstart with Chris, and Chris explains why he got further with it and why running a business is so hard.[00:54:08] The guys reflect on how taking a mental health day and talking about this stuff is so important with burnout being so high in programmers.[00:58:05] Chris explains his life as a business owner and what his day entails, and he expresses how going to conferences has always been so helpful to him being able to hang out and have these conversations with people there.Panelists:Jason CharnesChris OliverAndrew MasonSponsor:HoneybadgerLinks:Ruby Radar NewsletterRuby Radar TwitterLog4brainsRailsConf 2022 Chris Oliver X/Twitter Andrew Mason X/Twitter Jason Charnes X/Twitter