

Remote Ruby
Chris Oliver, Andrew Mason
Two Rubyists having conversations and interviewing others about Ruby and web development.
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Jun 18, 2021 • 41min
Jason Joins Team HAML?
[00:00:58] We start off by Andrew telling us he’s working in a weird area of the internet doing stuff with Adobe and the guys catch up on what’s going on in their lives. [00:07:59] It’s not a joke! Jason wants to talk about Haml, and how interested and excited he is to see they’re working on it again (you can certainly hear the cheering from Andrew). ☺ Andrew talks about Haml released their “roadmap” for what they want to do and how they’re trying to get some funds on Google sponsors. [00:09:55] Chris mentions lvh.me went down this week and a bunch of people were tweeting about it. [00:15:39] Andrew has a networking question and wants to know if he took a local domain on his computer but have that accessible to his WIFI for example, he wonders if you could get access to this but nowhere else. [00:22:42] Speaking of JavaScript, Chris mentions there’s some new enhancements to the Request.JS stuff that they talked about last week. [00:24:18] Andrew wonders if Turbo is more of a risk to use since the people that were building and maintaining Turbo have now moved on from basecamp. [00:33:51] We hear the CFP’s are open for RubyConf 2021 and RubyKaigi 2021 and you have to hear Andrew’s neurotic question he asks Jason. ☺[00:36:24] Jason and Chris chat about the visit they had with each other a few weeks ago and the events that took place, as well as some pretty funny stories shared that grossed Andrew out. Panelists:Jason CharnesChris OliverAndrew MasonSponsor:HoneybadgerLinks:Haml Become a sponsor to Haml-GitHibTweets about lvh.me-Levi CookSet window.Turbo on import #280-GitHubAutomatically inserts Turbo Stream responses #6-GitHubRubyKaigi Takeout 2021RubyConf 2021 Chris Oliver X/Twitter Andrew Mason X/Twitter Jason Charnes X/Twitter

Jun 11, 2021 • 57min
Rails' new Request.js library, Ruby Radar, and CSS for Email
[00:00:50] Andrew fills us in on the Ruby Radar stuff and if anyone is interested in being a part of it or helping out you can reach out to him! [00:03:25] Andrew tells us about using elink which is like a bookmarking tool.[00:05:03] Chris tells us about doing email work for the job board he wants to set up and we find out what happens since it’s been awhile that he did any CSS work in email.[00:07:32] Andrew explains what Maizzle does and how it works. [00:12:07] Chris tells us about Rails Request.JS which is a brand new Rails library.[00:16:13] We learn more about the WWW-Authenticate header.[00:23:42] Andrew talks about a really cool Web Component thing that Rails people like to use which is called Shoelace. He also mentions Lit and Bridgetown Quick Search plugin. [00:28:47] Andrew talks about working on multiple apps and building small web components to share that wraps all the JavaScript, and GitHub has a bunch of them such as <time> element. Chris talks about Local Time gem from basecamp and Andrew mentions using Design Tokens. [00:33:06] Andrew talks about struggling this week with remote JavaScript form stuff because he hasn’t done it in a long time and he’s using some existing code that he doesn’t understand, and Chris shares some advice. [00:38:49] Chris brings up Rails 7 hoping it will be released soon, and he mentions the Rails scaffolds are not updates yet for using Hotwire and Andrew wonders if they are waiting for Webpacker 6 and he talks about issues with upgrading Webpacker 5 to 6 is a major version change.[00:48:25] There’s a bunch of new stuff happening in Ruby and Andrew tells us all the new releases. He also mentions writing about Turbo is a really great thing to do right now because a lot of people are “thirstin’ for some Turbo!” ☺[00:51:00] Chris talks about Jonathan Reinink, the “Inertia Guy,” and everything he’s doing primarily in the Laravel world and how everything is Rails compatible too. Andrew mentions a podcast he listened to on The Bike Shed with Jonathan talking to Chris Toomey about Inertia, and how it sold Andrew on using the library. [00:54:12] We end with Andrew telling us a bit more about the Ruby Radar newsletter which they are trying to make it very “snack-sized.” ☺Panelists:Chris OliverAndrew MasonSponsor:HoneybadgerLinks: Ruby RadarRuby Radar TwitterelinkMaizzleRails Request.JSWWW-AuthenticateShoelaceLitBridgetown Quick Search plugin<time> element extensions-GitHubLocal Time-GitHubUniversal Tokens for Tailwind-GitHub Chris Oliver X/Twitter Andrew Mason X/Twitter Jason Charnes X/Twitter

Jun 4, 2021 • 48min
Announcing RubyRadar, new Rails 7 features, and Turbo Native Registration
[00:00:49] Andrew tells us Brittany Martin released a great podcast episode with Evan Phoenix and Marty Haught, about behind the scenes of Railsconf, and a story about how a man’s submarine was running Ruby. [00:04:56] We hear about Andrew’s move and the crazy things that happened before he moved, which included his house catching on fire and finding a place to live in Arizona during a housing shortage, and his experience shopping for furniture at IKEA for the first time in his life! ☺[00:11:40] Andrew talks about smart home he lives in now, getting Raspberry Pi 3, and going all out Apple buying an iPad, TV, an HomePod mini. Also, Chris and Andrew talk about the Nanoleaf shape hexagon lights that they think are so cool. [00:17:03] Chris and Andrew discuss what’s new in Ruby on Rails land, and newsletters are discussed. Andrew tells us about Inoreader that he’s a huge fan of! He also announces a newsletter that he’s doing with Collin Jilbert called, Ruby Radar. [00:24:14] Some other news in the Rails world, we find out although there are no signs of when Rails 7 is shipping, there is at least some nice summaries of what’s changed, and Chris and Andrew discuss the improvements. [00:30:35] Andrew brings up a Tweet that was on the Ruby on Rails account and a question about which debugging drop in do you use. Chris talks about Crystal and checking out LuckyCasts videos. [00:36:18] Chris tells us he just merged the Turbo Native registration into Jumpstart and the Swift iOS app. [00:39:22] Andrew brings up a previous episode with Joe Masilotti, where he talked about iOS related stuff, that’s worth listening to if you haven’t yet.[00:42:07] We find out that RubyConf 2021 is happening this November in-person! Panelists:Chris OliverAndrew MasonSponsor:HoneybadgerLinks: Ruby on Rails Podcast-Episode 372: The Railsconf 2021 Story with Marty Haught and Evan PhoenixLucky Raspberry Pi 3Apple iPadApple TVApple HomePod miniNanoleaf Shapes Hexagon Smarter KitInoreaderRuby RadarRuby on Rails TwitterLuckyCastsRemote Ruby Podcast-Episode 127-“Building iOS apps using Hotwire/Turbo” with Joe MasilottiRubyConf 2021 Chris Oliver X/Twitter Andrew Mason X/Twitter Jason Charnes X/Twitter

May 28, 2021 • 44min
Joined by CJ Avilla from Stripe
[00:03:26] CJ tells us about himself and what he does at Stripe.[00:07:18] We learn about two different paths and what Stripe does beyond card payments.[00:09:21] Chris wonders since CJ knows Ruby, if he ends up doing every language and every front-end framework too. Chris talks about using Sinatra as well.[00:12:48] CJ asks Chris how much Swift code he had to write or if he was using SwiftUI for his newly released iOS app for Jumpstart. [00:15:32] CJ helps Chris out with how he can do payment stuff for iOS versus the web with Stripe, and he tells us new things that are coming up with Stripe very soon. [00:16:52] Chris brings up the publishable key and then tells us about TurboBridge and what it does. [00:23:13] CJ fills us in on confirming Webhooks on web or mobile, and how you can automate fulfillment the same way, and he tells us about a demo he is working on right now with a payment method type called OXXO, which is a voucher-based payment type. [00:25:26] Find out about some other types of payment methods that are not credit card based or voucher based. [00:29:54] There’s something new coming soon about Elements, but for now CJ tells us how to currently set up Elements in Stripe. Jason shares a story when he migrated one of his side projects and did some custom Elements stuff, issues he had with tax rates, and he wonders if things might change with the TaxJar acquisition. [00:35:29] An exciting announcement is made about a new product Stripe is launching called Payment Links and CJ explains how it works.[00:39:07] There is a Stripe Sessions free conference happening in June, and CJ tells us where to go to sign up.[00:43:10] Find out where you can follow CJ online.Panelists:Jason CharnesChris OliverGuest:CJ AvillaSponsor:HoneybadgerLinks:CJ Avilla WebsiteCJ Avilla LinkedinCJ Avilla TwitterCJ Avilla YouTube-Screencasts for Web DevelopersOXXO Voucher PaymentSinatraStripe ElementsStripe Sessions Chris Oliver X/Twitter Andrew Mason X/Twitter Jason Charnes X/Twitter

May 21, 2021 • 41min
Joined by Jason Swett
[00:05:33] Jason introduces himself and tells us what he does. [00:06:48] Jason defines what a service object is and how he views them, and then asks the guys if they use service objects and what comes to mind when they hear the term service objects. [00:11:45] We find out about a blog post that Jason wrote recently that he tells us about. [00:13:49] Chris talks about good complicated examples are the hardest to come up with, and Jason tells us about a challenge he had with cases in his own work and he addresses something Chris said about testing. [00:17:01] We hear Jason’s hypothesis as to why service objects are so popular.[00:22:48] Chris tells us about an app that he made that supports sub domains and custom domains, and he talks about Basecamp open source Name of Person gem and what it does. [00:27:14] Jason talks about some distractions that they’ve come up in their app.[00:30:51] A great point is brought up by Jason about paying close attention to the names of things in Rails you will notice everything is made out of objects. [00:32:29] An obstacle to learning about this stuff is that Rails itself obscures a lot, so Jason shares some recommendations on how to get through it.[00:35:47] We learn more about Jason’s newest book he released on testing called, “The Complete Guide to Rails Testing.” (use code REMOTERUBY for an awesome discount!) [00:39:48] If the testing stuff sounds interesting to you and you want a sample of what Jason’s teaching, go to railstestingguide.com and get a little guide that he put together that helps you get started. [00:40:38] Find out where you can follow Jason online.Panelists:Jason CharnesChris OliverGuest:Jason SwettSponsor:HoneybadgerLinks:Jason Swett TwitterJason Swett LinkedinCode with JasonThe Rails with Jason PodcastThe Complete Guide to Rails Testing by Jason Swett (50% off with code REMOTERUBY)Name of Person-GitHubRailstestingguide.com Chris Oliver X/Twitter Andrew Mason X/Twitter Jason Charnes X/Twitter

May 14, 2021 • 42min
Joined by Andrea Fomera, Tony Hawk, and starting a Rails Hackathon!
[00:00:49] What an interesting week for Andrew! Find out exactly what happened to him and all about his “concerns” he had at work. [00:07:41] Chris was on Twitter this week talking about maybe bringing back “Rails Rumble” and he would love to make it happen but would need help. [00:12:20] We find out if anyone has participated in a Hackathon before. Chris and Jason talk about one time they tried to have their own Hackathon and what happened.[00:18:27] Andrea, the “Caddy Expert,” tells us all about Caddy and how Caddy 2 has the built in API. [00:22:21] Andrea talks about a “proof of concept” she put together instead of using an API.[00:24:53] Andrew wonders if Caddy is just a replacement for NGINX and Chris explains. He also mentions that Caddy is like NGNIX on steroids. ☺ [00:28:53] Chris tells us what Passenger does, and Andrea shares something about Passenger.[00:31:50] We learn more about Andrea’s Hotwire course, and she shares her opinions on good case uses for Hotwire or StimulusReflex. [00:37:35] Andrea tells us the biggest confusion with a lot of people who have gone through her course.[00:38:39] Andrea announces there is a link to her course as well as Jason’s course, and you should check them both out. Andrea also announces she is giving a 15% discount on her course for Remote Ruby listeners! ☺[00:39:08] We end with Chris announcing the launch of the Hotwire iOS template for Jumpstart Pro, which is going to be pretty sweet.Panelists:Jason CharnesChris OliverAndrew MasonGuest:Andrea FomeraSponsor:HoneybadgerLinks:Andrea Fomera WebsiteLearn Hotwire by Building a Forum-Course by Andrea FomeraInteractive Rails with StimulusReflex- Course by Jason CharnesRails RumbleCaddyMicrosoft Vista Speech Recognition Tested- Perl ScriptingJumpstart Pro iOSPassengerNGINX Chris Oliver X/Twitter Andrew Mason X/Twitter Jason Charnes X/Twitter

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Apr 30, 2021 • 51min
Building iOS apps using Hotwire / Turbo.js with Joe Masilotti
Joe Masilotti, an experienced developer, discusses building iOS apps using Hotwire/Turbo.js. Topics include early days with Turbolinks, JavaScript Bridge, Progressive Enhancement, Authentication, App Store approval, payments, testing on TestFlight, Android development, and where to follow Joe online.

Apr 23, 2021 • 51min
Railsconf Talk Success, Request Variants, Deploying to Render, and Caddy Server
[00:02:05] We learn how RailsConf 2021 was from Chris, and Andrew makes an announcement that he’s moving out of state and something about always wanting to be a trucker. ☺ [00:07:45] Chris fills us in on what he talked about at RailsConf 2021, which was on Action Text, Turbo, and ActionMailbox.[00:10:51] Jason tells us about using Action Text and what happened. Chris and Andrew chat more about Action Text, Trix, and Markdown Editor.[00:14:34] Turbo Native is brought up and Chris talks about working on the iOS wrapper for Jumpstart Pro. He also brings up a screencast he just did for GoRails on Request Variants for templates for phones and tablets.[00:22:45] Jason mentions working on a side project and how it’s going, using Render, and how Andrea wrote a blog post about it.[00:28:38] We learn more about Caddy 2 and Chris tells us something he built a few weeks ago with job boards using Caddy. [00:34:20] Andrew mentions his company is hiring so check the link below if you want to work with him! Chris and Andrew also talk about the need for juniors at companies.[00:38:02] Jason is excited to hear the new version of Hatchbox and Chris explains about how SSL has been the toughest parts of it. [00:40:49] Chris talks about Heroku, how it’s starting to show its age, and how they really need to have HTTP2.[00:43:55] Find out about one of the guys who bought Jumpstart Pro and a pull request he made to improve the Docker file there. [00:47:55] Chris mentions there was no rumblings about Rails 7.0 at RailsConf 2021. Panelists:Jason CharnesChris OliverAndrew MasonSponsor:HoneybadgerLinks:Render“How to Deploy Ruby on Rails to Render.com” by Andrea FomeraSenior Ruby Developer Job PostingJumpstart ProCaddy 2Trix-GitHubGoRails Screencast by Chris Oliver- “Multiple Device support with Request Variants in Rails.” Chris Oliver X/Twitter Andrew Mason X/Twitter Jason Charnes X/Twitter

Apr 16, 2021 • 56min
ViewComponents and the Future of Assets with Joel Hawksley
After Jason talked about his side project last week, he tells us he had to abandon Stripe checkout and did something else instead, and Chris announced he just did a Stripe Checkout video for GoRails this week. Joining us on today’s episode, we have Joel Hawksley, an Engineer at GitHub and creator of ViewComponent. We learn what ViewComponents are, how Joel came up with the idea, and his latest experiment and vision for it, which is a big one. Joel tells us some ideas he has for Cuprite, and Andrew talks about how Percy is a nice tool to use. Also, for those of you who haven’t used the components library or maybe haven’t started thinking about building Rails apps in terms of components, Joel is here to help answer some questions Andrew has for him. [00:03:23] Joel tells us about himself and what he does at GitHub.[00:05:38] Find out what ViewComponents are and how Joel came up with this idea.[00:09:38] Jason wonders if there are any experiments that Joel has tried that didn’t work out with ViewComponent or things that were experiments that were really successful. [00:10:52] Joel fills us in on his latest experiment and his vision for it.[00:16:33] Joel tells us about generating the styled component in React inline and he brings up a problem with view caching with styled components where he needs help from people.[00:21:12] Andrew talks about a gnarly Tailwind class he did.[00:22:52] Joel fills us in on some cool things they started experimenting with. He also mentions looking at Cuprite and having some wild ideas for it.[00:24:56] Andrew and Joel chat about using Percy.[00:29:36] Andrew asks Joel when to reach for the partial over the component.[00:31:01] Since the last time they talked, Joel said that they had a lot of success in building components out of smaller components, and Andrew wants to know if this is still the case.[00:32:16] Learn more about using partial components.[00:33:39] Find out what Joel thinks makes a good component. [00:38:30] Andrew asks Joel if some cool things he’s seen with ViewComponents that other people have done.[00:41:00] Jason wonders if Joel has any predictions and where does he think this is going. [00:43:34] Joel chats about parallels in between the JavaScript and the CSS space.[00:46:09] Jason brings up ViewComponent and a PR that was opened to get it into Rails, and then he found out that it isn’t going to be put into Rails, and Joel explains in depth the reason behind this. [00:51:09] RailsConf 2021 is coming up and Joel tells us what he’ll be talking about.[00:55:17] Find out where you can follow Joel online.Panelists:Jason CharnesChris OliverAndrew MasonGuest:Joel HawksleySponsor:HoneybadgerLinks:Joel Hawksley Website The Ruby Blend Podcast-Episode 9: ViewComponent at GitHub with Joel HawksleyStripe Checkout in Rails with the Pay gem by Chis Oliver Chris Oliver X/Twitter Andrew Mason X/Twitter Jason Charnes X/Twitter

Apr 9, 2021 • 40min
Building Marketplaces in Rails & Stripe Connect
[00:01:51] Jason tells us he’s been on “bug rotation” at Podia this week and he shares how they do it.[00:05:53] Chris explains how he was working on some Rewardful stuff.[00:08:00] Jason announces Andrea Fomera has released her Hotwire course and some great things that have happened with that. [00:12:05] Jason tells us about a new side project he’s been working on which is an E-commerce platform for physical goods aimed towards print shops. He picks Chris’s brain about payment gotchas he’s come across.[00:16:48] The guys chat about Stripe and Stripe Connect.[00:22:03] Chris asks Jason if he’s using OAuth connection or the Account linking and explains why he finds it very convenient. [00:23:55] Chris talks about the different complexities in marketplaces.[00:26:23] Paddle, which is built on top of Stripe, is explained by Chris. [00:27:52] Chris explains the differences in Stripe and Braintree. [00:29:28] Jason shares he’s had a lot of edge cases lately, explains what’s been going on, and Chris helps him out.Panelists:Jason CharnesChris OliverSponsor:HoneybadgerLinks:Learn Hotwire by Building a Forum by Andrea FomeraRewardfulStripeStripe ConnectPaddleBraintree Chris Oliver X/Twitter Andrew Mason X/Twitter Jason Charnes X/Twitter


