
Remote Ruby
Two Rubyists having conversations and interviewing others about Ruby and web development.
Latest episodes

Jun 28, 2024 • 35min
Desks, Deployments, and Databases
Discover tips for creating a cozy and organized home office while reminiscing about classic video games. Dive into the technical world with discussions on database migrations to Crunchy Data and the nuances of web concurrency settings. Learn about the trials of deploying with Kamal and navigating AWS complexities. The hosts shine a light on observability, contrasting user-centric insights with traditional metrics. Finally, they share the importance of investing in comfortable office furniture, including the perfect chair for long work hours.

Jun 21, 2024 • 46min
Auditing in Rails & Andrew's Cursed Idea
Dive into tracking changes in Rails models with gems like Paper Trail and Audited. Explore challenges in bulk actions, mentorship, and mastering Ruby skills for Rails development. Hear about experiences at RailsConf, community impact, and reflections on career growth through continuous learning.

Jun 14, 2024 • 48min
Rails 7.2 beta 1 with the GoRails Gang
Collin Jilbert and Kent Crutchfield from the GoRails team dive into Rails 7.2's exciting new features, including development containers and browser version guard. They share their troubleshooting adventures and discuss community feedback on performance. The conversation highlights the balance between speed and user experience, advocating for a user-centric approach in development. They also emphasize the importance of community engagement and promoting positivity to attract new developers to the Rails ecosystem.

Jun 7, 2024 • 50min
Railsconf and Tech Debt
The hosts share their experiences at RailsConf, highlighting the importance of community and inclusivity at tech events. They dive into technical debt, discussing the shift from Single Table Inheritance to delegated types for better scalability. Subscription and payment models are examined, with insights on leveraging Stripe for pricing strategies. They emphasize the significance of the 2024 Ruby on Rails Community Survey to inform developers and discuss the evolution of software architecture. Plus, effective observability solutions are introduced to enhance production clarity.

May 31, 2024 • 46min
RailsConf 2024 Recap with the GoRails crew
Kent Crutchfield and Collin Jilbert share insights from RailsConf 2024, discussing the conference's highlights, transition to RubyConf, and personal interactions. They emphasize accessibility in backend development, favorite talks, networking experiences, and community engagement. From scholars' presentations to hack day projects, the episode showcases the vibrant Ruby on Rails community and the value of professional growth through shared experiences.

May 10, 2024 • 49min
Continuous Delivery and Continuous Self-Improvement
In this podcast, the hosts discuss Fast and Furious movies, writing in Ruby, React development, and OAuth 2.0 challenges. They explore testing efficiency, Docker frustrations, web accessibility, and the Web Awesome project. The conversation also covers CI setup, security measures, and optimizing Rails apps for performance and security.

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Apr 12, 2024 • 50min
Irina Nazarova from Evil Martians
CEO of Evil Martians, Irina Nazarova, discusses Rails and React integration challenges, marketing developer-facing products, open-core business models, Docker relevance, and the future of software deployment. She also introduces new tools like Superglue and Skooma, and invites listeners to RailsConf and Ruby meetups in San Francisco.

Apr 5, 2024 • 40min
Code, Confessions, and Casinos - Sin City Ruby
In this episode, the hosts discuss their personal and programming lives, tackling issues with Rails, Turbo, and Stimulus for web development. They share stories from the Sin City Ruby conference, including challenges with live coding, networking, and exploring casinos. The debate on JavaScript frameworks leads to discussions on coding tools like Hotwire and Alpine.

Mar 21, 2024 • 47min
RailsConf 2024 with Ufuk Kayserilioglu
Ufuk Kayserilioglu, Engineering Manager at Shopify's Ruby Infrastructure Team, discusses RailsConf 2024, Ruby Central's contributions, and forming a Ruby Developer Experience team at Shopify. They delve into enhancing developer experiences, financial support for open-source projects, and preparations for RailsConf, emphasizing community interaction and special experiences for attendees.

Mar 15, 2024 • 35min
Struggles and Strategies-Dev Dilemmas
Join Chris and Andrew as they share their struggles and strategies in software development projects, including the impact of ADHD on productivity, troubleshooting coding issues, working with React, Docker variations, CI/CD optimization, Rust for CLI, Rails development, Docker containers for development, and considerations for multi-tenancy architecture.