Remote Ruby

[00:03:19] Andrew starts us off with a funny story starting with having some discrepancies on staging and locally and using redirect back method. [00:06:52] Chris and Andrew dive into discussing Leftpad.[00:12:05] Chris brings up the fiasco that went down on Twitter with mimemagic dependency and Andrew explains it.  [00:18:39] We learn about a new version of Rails that was just released, and Chris mentions the mimemagic gem has 110 million downloads! Andrew gives a shout-out to Jon Wood.[00:23:06] Andrew talks about licenses being hard to understand and about GPL (General Public License) packages that you may have in your app and not know about.[00:24:43] Chris tells us about fiddling with fixing some tests and things. [00:27:35] Vendor gem is explained by Andrew, and Chris shares a story about using legacy code.[00:32:38] Chris announces he finished his RailsConf 2021 talk after spending about forty hours working on it, he tells us more about the schedule of events, and how it’s going to be better than last year.[00:36:46] Chris and Andrew reminisce about missing the in-person conferences and just being able to hang out with everybody. Andrew tells us there are a ton of Ruby meetups virtually happening, not a lot are U.S. based, but anyone can join them, and he will be speaking at one soon. [00:37:58] Chris is doing a Q&A on day three of RailsConf 2021, and you can ask him your burning question about how cool Jason is! ☺ Chris also mentions to not miss Aaron Patterson’s talk.[00:41:33] Chris mentions we have this sort of revival of everything right now and how Rails 7 is slated for RailsConf and Webpacker 6 is coming out as well.[00:42:30] Andrew talks about how he wrote a comprehensive article on upgrading Webpack 6 and he tells us what happened.  Chris talks about doing a tuple the other day and he asks Andrew if he ran into the issue with the content hash being missing in Webpack 6. Panelists:Chris OliverAndrew MasonSponsor:HoneybadgerLinks:Jon Wood TwitterRailsConf 2021mimemagic 0.4.3Dependency on mimemagic 0.3.x no longer valid-GitHubYanked 0.3x breaks Rails install-GitHubGNU General Public License, version 2Mimemagic Dependency graph-GitHubWepacker 6: Upgrade Guide by Andrew MasonMissouri DMV Chris Oliver X/Twitter Andrew Mason X/Twitter Jason Charnes X/Twitter

[00:01:45] Fred gives us a brief introduction of what he’s working on these days.[00:03:50] Fred did a conference talk about the Third Age of JavaScript and he tells us what it is.[00:07:07] Andrew asks Fred to explain what ESM is and modules.  [00:10:53] We learn about using Skypack when Andrew brings up about not having to run NPM install on your local machine. [00:14:30] Chris wonders if there is a use for Babel still in the ESM world or not.[00:16:37] We find out more about Snowpack. [00:21:13] Andrew gives an example how he used Snowpack. [00:23:00] Andrew asks Fred to talk about any issues that he’s seen as people try to transition away from Webpack to Snowpack. [00:30:21] Fred fills us in about his team at Snowpack and Skypack. Andrew asks him what the differences are in a package that you would require from a script versus an ESM available package.[00:34:00] Andrew wonders if Fred can tell him what the exports field in a package JSON is because he has no idea what it is.[00:38:16] Fred tells us what we get with the service side rendering stuff they’ve been working on. [00:42:03] Andrew asks Fred if he thinks the web is every going to adopt a universal bundler now that ESM is fully specked out, or are we always going to be in the situation where if you need it you’re going to have to find it somewhere.[00:47:27] We learn one last important thing from Andrew and Fred about using Babel and bundling with Snowpack, and where you can follow Fred online.  Panelists:Jason CharnesChris OliverAndrew MasonGuest:Fred SchottSponsor:HoneybadgerLinks:Fred Schott TwitterFred Schott WebsiteSnowpack TwitterSkypack TwitterThe Third Age of JavaScript by Shawn@SWYX SkypackSnowpackCascadiaJS 2020-Snowpack, Webpack and the Third Age of JavaScript with Fred Schott Chris Oliver X/Twitter Andrew Mason X/Twitter Jason Charnes X/Twitter

[00:01:00] The guys chat about what happened this week in their lives, getting COVID vaccines, and Chris trying to get a title transferred on an old car.[00:10:57] Andrew poses a question to Jason and Chris which has to do with Delegated Types. Chris and Jason have a discussion about using it.[00:17:13] Chris mentions pagination being a problem and how querying and then merging could work. After having the discussion, Andrew says it all makes sense to him.  [00:22:14] Jason tells us about a pretty gnarly JSONB data migration he had to write this week. [00:24:16] Chris tells us he got his RailsConf talk approved and what it’s about.[00:26:19] Andrew asks the guys for advice on what their process is on building a course because he started to make a VS course for Rails and he’s trying to figure out a system. Is it a HAML course?[00:32:46 Andrew asks Jason’s advice about the right time to register for Podia.[00:38:21] Since Andrew is in the process of making his course, Jason tells Andrew since he’s a VS code user, he would love to see something tailored towards Ruby developers.Panelists:Jason CharnesChris OliverAndrew MasonSponsor:HoneybadgerJob Openings:SpectoraSpectora-Full Stack Developer (Ruby on Rails/JavaScript) WantedLinks:Active Record-Delegated TypesGiphy-Achievement HunterRailsConf 2021Chris' Railsconf talk Chris Oliver X/Twitter Andrew Mason X/Twitter Jason Charnes X/Twitter

[00:04:17] Chris asks the guys if they submitted a talk to RailsConf 2021. Andrew tells us about a virtual talk at a meetup he’s giving in June.[00:08:53] Chris tells us about something he helped start a long time ago called LaunchCode.[00:11:58] Find out what Chris’s submission to RailConf 2021 is on. [00:16:54] Chris helps Andrew understand Turbo better.  [00:25:40] Jason talks about wondering what it would be like to shove turbo into React Native since he’s built stuff in it. Chris shares his ideas. [00:28:11] Andrew asks Chris if you can use Turbo to build a PWA. Jason tells us about a PWA he built once.[00:31:15] Jason brings up htmx and asks the guys if they are familiar with it. [00:35:26] The guys chat about JSON and another version of it.[00:37:21] Andrew talks about how he put Turbo on is website since he was rebuilding it. He was also wondering in Rails7 if they are going to remove Rails UJS, and if so, that is going to majorly change the upgrade or the feasibility of the upgrade as well. Chris shares some ideas.[00:41:28] Andrew explains how DHH talked about if you’re building libraries, TypeScript is awesome, and also mentions a book by Noel Rappin. [00:45:38] Andrew and Chris talk about the importance of learning to write better Ruby to solve problems.Panelists:Jason CharnesChris OliverAndrew MasonSponsor:HoneybadgerLinks:RailsConf 2021LaunchCodeAction Mailbox Turbo-GitHubhtmx-GitHubReact Native-GitHubTypeScript-GitHubJSON5Modern Front-End Development for Rails: Webpacker, Stimulus, and React By Noel Rappin (Pre-order)  Chris Oliver X/Twitter Andrew Mason X/Twitter Jason Charnes X/Twitter

[00:01:40] Mike tells us about himself, what he was doing before he started Sidekiq, and what led in the idea of him starting it.[00:03:46] Jason asks Mike if he thinks a lot of thread safe code in our ecosystem came from just people adopting Sidekiq, and when he started Sidekiq did he have plans of it becoming paid tiers or was it purely an open source project at the time.[00:06:07] When he moved to the open core model, Mike tells us if he had both the pro and enterprise license at one time or if it was there just one license. [00:08:35] Jason asks Mike when you’re searching for things about Sidekiq, and you see other libraries that aren’t from Sidekiq, but they’re Sidekiq dash and its open source versions, does he ever feel like that is an issue for his business.[00:10:50] Mike explains how Active Job plays into all of this for him. [00:15:55] Mike tells us where Faktory came from, what it is, and would it be any use to Ruby Developers to choose over Sidekiq. He also tells us how the adoption of it has been compared to Sidekiq.[00:19:37] Jason brings up an experiment Mike did awhile back with Sidekiq and Crystal, and he was wondering how that went and if he still has interest in it. [00:25:54] Mike shares with us how he turned Sidekiq and Faktory into his full-time gig and the economics around it. [00:33:05] Chris mentions always looking up to Mike after reading his blog posts, and Chris realizing his dream what he wanted to do and Mike shares advice with him as well.[00:34:39] Chris and Mike talk about writing blog posts, building gems, and building trust in a lot of different ways. Mike also mentions how important teaching is to build trust. They mention Jeremy Evans and Andrew Kane as widely trusted people in the Ruby community. [00:37:47] Andrew and Mike explain what Sidekiq is.  Panelists:Jason CharnesChris OliverAndrew MasonGuest:Mike PerhamSponsor:HoneybadgerLinks:Mike Perham TwitterMike Perham WebsiteSidekiqFaktoryJeremy Evans-GitHubAndrew Kane-GitHub Chris Oliver X/Twitter Andrew Mason X/Twitter Jason Charnes X/Twitter

[00:02:42] Andrew does a follow up from last week when he talked about moving and archiving repos and he gives an update. Jason tells us problems they’ve had with Dependabot.[00:05:36] We learn about Andrew perfecting a gem release workflow and using Conventional Commits.[00:09:43] Chris was busy this week and he tells us about a live stream he did with Freek Van der Herten, who created an app called Ray. [00:13:15] Find out about the product streaming Chris did with 12in12.io and how he did a zoom call to talk about job boards and domaining with Jon Hainstock and Peter Askew. Peter is famous for the VidaliaOnions.com domain he bought, which is an interesting story you really need to read about. Jason and Chris talk about job postings for junior developers.  [00:16:04] Chris tells us what kind of job boards he’s wanting to do, and Jason and Andrew talk about job postings and some within their companies as well. Andrew shares a story of how he was hired as an intern at his company which he thought was a great way to start, and how companies should hire juniors.  [00:22:42] Andrew stresses how teaching others is how you learn the best, which is why hiring juniors is a benefit, and Chris shares his thoughts as well. [00:27:42] Andrew asks the guys if they heard about the “Dependency Confusion” attack that was going around on the Interwebs this week and talks about a GitHub blog article that explains how to prevent this with NPM. [00:31:36] Andrew talks about Diffend, a free service to help make sure your Ruby dependencies are secure.[00:32:15] Jason tells us he finished the course and launched it so go buy it!  Chris and Jason discuss about making videos, re-recording, and editing them.[00:41:06] Jason explains to us what a recurring rotation does.[00:47:08] Chris gives us information if you want to join in on 12in12.io.Panelists:Jason CharnesChris OliverAndrew MasonSponsor:HoneybadgerLinks:Fix gem name in release action-andrewmcodes-GitHub Conventional CommitsRelease Please Action-GitHubCreating a Ruby gem for Ray-LiveStream with Freek Van der Herten and Chris OliverDebug with Ray to fix problems faster=GitHubAvoiding npm substitution attacks-The GitHub Blog3 Ways to Mitigate Risk When Using Private Package Feeds-Microsoft Azure“Dependency Confusion: How I Hacked Into Apple, Microsoft and Dozens of Other Companies,” by Alex BirsanDiffend.io12in12.ioInteractive Rails Chris Oliver X/Twitter Andrew Mason X/Twitter Jason Charnes X/Twitter

[00:00:22] The guys share stories of things that happened to them this past week.[00:06:30] Jason announces he got all his testing videos done for his course and it pushed him to do more work on the StimulusReflex testing library. [00:09:25] Chris asks the guys if they knew of a library that has test helpers for both frameworks.  [00:12:22] Jason tells us his testimonials are done and he’s hit a weird spot with the app being a little bit incomplete, and he’s thinking about making a video.[00:14:20] Jason talks about when he’ll launch the video since he just has two left. Chris announced the OmniAuth 2.0 course is out and what happened. [00:17:08] Jason and Chris talk about issues with recording videos for courses.[00:21:00] Chris explains about saving and resurrecting madmin. [00:29:14] Chris tells us about the “12 in 12” project that was released this week, made popular by Pieter Levels years ago.[00:31:22] Andrew talks about cleaning up projects, tying up loose ends, and how his GitHub is a mess and what he wants to do to clean it up.  He asks Jason and Chris for advice on what he can do to clean up his GitHub. [00:37:55] Andrew mentions not being able to find a single product online to help manage your GitHub repos, but he has used something called GitHub Unwatch, which is a Heroku app that has helped. Panelists:Jason CharnesChris OliverAndrew MasonSponsor:HoneybadgerLinks:Interactive Rails with Stimulus Reflex Course by Jason CharnesStimulusReflex Testing-GitHubAction Cable Testing-GitHubGitHub Bulk UnwatcherOmniAuth URLs Course-YouTubeMadmin-GitHub12in12.io Chris Oliver X/Twitter Andrew Mason X/Twitter Jason Charnes X/Twitter

[00:01:43] The guys chat about callbacks. [00:04:46] Chris tells us about the new course he did, “Ruby on Rails for Beginners.”[00:08:58] Andrew asks Chris if he actually talked to people who are newer in Rails to figure out about the pry or if he had a sense of it because of where he’s at in the community. [00:11:57] Jason hints at wanting to make a course on SQL for Active Record for Rails Developers, which gets Chris and Andrew excited.  [00:14:22] Chris mentions how he put up a bare bones site that needed some examples for better minitests.com.[00:16:48] Jason spills the beans about rebuilding their site editor. Andrew wonders what specifically wasn’t working in StimulusReflex for him and what prompted him to rely more heavily on CableReady. [00:23:36] Andrew tells us a “fun fact,” and he asks Jason what he thinks is the coolest part about the new editor and how is he adding Webpacker.[00:27:43] Chris talks about fiddling with madmin and using Skypak. Andrew tells us all the things you can do with Skypak. [00:32:08] Andrew and Chris talk about Snyk, a security company.[00:33:07] Chris announces that Heroku now has a license for Rails LTS to test against old Rails versions for the Ruby Buildpack.[00:33:34] Chris talks about an issue he dove into with turbo that came up on the GoRails community. [00:37:17] We end with Jason announcing the release date of his final StimulusReflex course. Panelists:Jason CharnesChris OliverAndrew MasonSponsor:HoneybadgerLinks:“Ruby on Rails for Beginners” by Chris OliverBaseDashSkypack Docs-Pinned URLs (Optimized)SnykSnyk gemfileSnyk-ruby-semverRemote Ruby Podcast- Episode 115 with David Heinemeier Hansson Chris Oliver X/Twitter Andrew Mason X/Twitter Jason Charnes X/Twitter

[00:01:50] Brian tells us what he does and how he got into Rails.[00:04:15] We learn about Brian’s company, Audience Ops, and ProcessKit, which is a SaaS product that he’s been working on.[00:05:40] Jason is curious to know what it was like for Brian to build his first product on WordPress. Also, he talks about learning Rails to build SaaS apps. [00:11:58] Brian tells us about building Sunrise KPI in Ruby.[00:13:28] Chris is curious to know if Brian’s designer focus makes him a little bit more meticulous.[00:16:29] ProcessKit is explained since it’s Brian’s biggest project that he’s worked on. He tells us what it is, what it does, and all the things he’s learned since he started building it. [00:22:40] Chris asks Brian if he uses RSpec, MiniTests, and System Tests. [00:26:11] Brian tells us all about his new launch, Thready, a tool for drafting and publishing Twitter threads.  [00:33:07] Chris mentions DHH’s new post on the Tailwinds CSS for Rails gem.[00:38:43] Brian tells us where we can find him online.Panelists:Jason CharnesChris OliverAndrew MasonGuest:Brian CaselSponsor:HoneybadgerLinks:Brian Casel TwitterBrian Casel LinkedinAudience OpsSunrise KPIProcessKitBootstrapped Web PodcastThreadyTailwind CSS for Rails-GitHub Chris Oliver X/Twitter Andrew Mason X/Twitter Jason Charnes X/Twitter

[00:00:41] Chris and Jason tell us what they’ve been working on with Hotwire and StimulusReflex. [00:03:19] Tobias tells us all about himself and what he does at Makandra.     [00:05:04] Tobias explains to us the idea behind Rails LTS, why it was created, and what it does for people. He talks about a Tweet by Patrick McKenzie. [00:08:08] Chris asks Tobias if it’s hard to maintain all that stuff or even just keeping an eye on the security vulnerabilities, and if he can monitor the newer versions of Rails or if they are not necessarily relevant to the older Rails. He also tells us if Rails 5.2 will be a new Rails LTS version that he’ll maintain.[00:11:07] Chris wonders if Tobias has to regularly fork other things around Rails to support older apps in order to maintain those too. He also tells us about maintaining Ruby versions too.[00:17:17] Chris asks Tobias if his company is helping people upgrade from Rails LTS to a new version if you want to make the investment. [00:20:50] Jason asks Tobias if his company has a significant amount of people that still come in with these projects to be supported.[00:21:53] We learn when Tobias got started in Rails and if his company does any other work other than Ruby on Rails. [00:28:09] The guys chat about TypeScript and JavaScript.Panelists:Jason CharnesChris OliverGuest:Tobias KrazeLinks:MakandraRails LTS “If Your Business Uses Rails 2.3 You Need To Move To A Supported Option ASAP,” by Patrick McKenzieHotwire for RailsInteractive Rails with StimulusReflex course with Jason Charnes Chris Oliver X/Twitter Andrew Mason X/Twitter Jason Charnes X/Twitter