
Ruby Rogues
Our original panel podcast, Ruby Rogues is a weekly discussion around Ruby, Rails, software development, and the community around Ruby.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ruby-rogues--6102073/support.
Latest episodes

Feb 15, 2023 • 1h 16min
Keeping Up With The Currents - RUBY 582
Zachary Schroeder returns to the show to talk about the latest trends and frameworks in the community. Chuck starts off by sharing his own experience of staying on top of his podcast and current projects. They also discuss the significance of working on "side projects" in their field. Additionally, they discuss their perspective on using social media platforms in connecting with people.SponsorsChuck's Resume TemplateDeveloper Book ClubBecome a Top 1% Dev with a Top End Devs MembershipLinksFramework reimagined for the edge! - QwikHTML Over The Wire | HotwireGitHub - arbox/machine-learning-with-rubyGitHub - arbox/data-science-with-rubyPlease follow: Top End Devs in TiktokGitHub: robobluebirdPicksCharles - UNO ALL WILDCharles - Total Life FreedomCharles - DigitalOceanZachary - MicroserfsZachary - Macbat 64Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ruby-rogues--6102073/support.

Feb 9, 2023 • 55min
The Evolution of Opal With Elia Schito - RUBY 581
Elia Schito works at Nebulab. He is a Ruby enthusiast and move to a more supporting role for Opal development, mainly reviewing and merging PRs, handling releases, and so on. He returns to the show to talk about Opal and its new features. It is a Ruby to JavaScript source-to-source compiler. They also talk about the difference between Opal and ruby-wasm. Additionally, they discuss the e-commerce platform, "Solidus".Features recently added to Opalfreezingparallel compilationasync/await supportnative promisesio (gets/puts)bundle size reductionreadability of compiled JSruby 3.2 support (coming around Christmas 2022)binding.irbSponsorsChuck's Resume TemplateDeveloper Book ClubBecome a Top 1% Dev with a Top End Devs MembershipLinksOpal 💎GitHub - joeldrapper/phlexTry Opal: Browser compiler and REPLWebAssembly and advanced regular expressions with OpalTryRuby/try_ruby.js.rb at master · ruby/TryRuby · GitHubPhlexSolidusGitHub - opal/paggio: Ruby, HTML and CSS at warOpal Blog TryRuby playgroundElia Schito Twitter: @elia- Top End DevsRuby Delights Built Into The LanguageGitHub - nebulab/rails_console_toolkit: Configurable Rails Console HelpersPicksCharles - The Game | Board Game | BoardGameGeekCharles - TriDot: HomeCharles - 1923 (TV Series 2022–2023) - IMDbElia - Code I like (I): Domain-driven boldnessElia - The waning days of DEI's dominanceElia - nd podcast Archives - New DiscoursesValentino - Ruby Delights Built Into The LanguageValentino - Shopify’s latest thread on performance metrics from their Ruby 3.2 effortsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ruby-rogues--6102073/support.

Feb 1, 2023 • 1h 14min
The Significance Of Salary Transparency With Hilary Stohs-Krause - RUBY 580
Hilary Stohs-Krause is the Co-Owner and VP at Ten Forward Consulting. Having already spoken at the RubyConf mini last November 2022 about "Salary Transparency", she returns to the show to further talk about it. She explains how they were able to implement it in their company and why it is important. Moreover, she shares their company's process on how to decide on their employees' salaries. SponsorsChuck's Resume TemplateDeveloper Book ClubBecome a Top 1% Dev with a Top End Devs MembershipLinksRubyConf Mini- Top End DevsTen Forward ConsultingRock Agile ConsultingGitHub - reenhanced/gitreflowTwitter: @hilaryskLinkedIn: Hilary Stohs-Krause PicksCharles - AntidoteCharles - World Cup SoccerCharles - Meetup - We are what we doHilary - Greg - Plant Identifier & CareJohn - Pixel 7Valentino - How a strategically designed data platform elevates product outcomesAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ruby-rogues--6102073/support.

Jan 25, 2023 • 1h 13min
Things Software Developers Should Know to Succeed With Andy Hunt - RUBY 579
Andy Hunt is a programmer turned consultant, author, and publisher. He also co-authored the best-selling and seminal book, "The Pragmatic Programmer". He joins the show to discuss the important things that software developers should know in this generation. He talks about some of the things that have evolved since he started. Important PointsReliable CI/CD PipelineEffective low-friction collaboration Free flow of informationConstant Learning / Skills improvementa. Read more technical booksb. Read more fictionThink about how we build softwarea. Software that is replaceable and deposableSponsorsChuck's Resume TemplateDeveloper Book Club starting with Clean Architecture by Robert C. MartinBecome a Top 1% Dev with a Top End Devs MembershipLinksToolshed TechnologiesThe Pragmatic ProgrammerManifesto for Agile Software DevelopmentLinkedIn: Andy HuntTwittter: @PragmaticAndyPicksAndy - Linear – A better way to build productsCharles - Camel UpDave - Tiltaing Camera CageAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ruby-rogues--6102073/support.

Jan 18, 2023 • 35min
Boosting Your App's Performance - RUBY 578
Gavin Morrice is a Senior Ruby Engineer at Cookpad. It is a food tech company and the largest online recipe platform. He joins the Rogues to tackle his article, "How we improved our Rails app’s performance with Conditional Get Requests". He explains the idea of their article, what led them to develop their technique, and the way that this technique improves the user's experience.SponsorsAppSignalDeveloper Book Club starting with Clean Architecture by Robert C. MartinBecome a Top 1% Dev with a Top End Devs MembershipLinksHow we improved our Rails app’s performance with Conditional Get RequestsHTTP conditional requests - HTTP | MDNETagRails’s etag methodRails Etag validators conceptCookpad - Make everyday cooking fun!GitHub: BodaciousLinkedIn: Gavin MorriceTwitter: @MorriceGavinPicksCharles - Meadow | Board Game - BoardGameGeekCharles - Yellowstone - TV Series | Paramount NetworkCharles - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Gavin - ComtéGavin - Amsterdam (2022) - IMDbGavin - Sushi and BeyondJohn - Home | RubyConf 2022John - Pixel 7 ProAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ruby-rogues--6102073/support.

Jan 11, 2023 • 55min
Leaving Rails and the Journey Back with Trae Robrock - RUBY 577
Returning guest, Trae Robrock is the founder of greenbits.com but eventually sold the company. In addition, he experimented with various technologies such as node.js, lambda, python, etc. before returning to Rails. He also got into real estate and started a new tech company in the real estate space called," https://comfort.ly". Trae joins the show with John and Valentino to discuss his experience and challenges encountered in developing the applications. Moreover, they also tackle some of the tools and software that he used to maintain the apps. SponsorsAppSignalDeveloper Book Club starting with Clean Architecture by Robert C. MartinBecome a Top 1% Dev with a Top End Devs MembershipLinkstrobrockTwitter: @trobrockPicksJohn - RubyConf 2022: HomeJohn - RubyConf MiniTrae - Never Split the DifferenceValentino - Galactic Unicorn Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ruby-rogues--6102073/support.

Jan 4, 2023 • 54min
DevOps, Mentoring, and Careers with Kinsey Durham - RUBY 576
Kinsey Durham Grace is an Enterprise Infrastructure Engineer at GitHub. She is also a lecturer at RailsBridge where they run a workshop to teach scholars to write code. She joins the show with John and Valentino to about a variety of topics mostly focused on DevOps and Mentoring. She shares her experience in teaching scholars in the Ruby Community. Additionally, she talks about her career transition from Go to Ruby. On YouTubeDevOps, Mentoring, and Careers with Kinsey Durham - RUBY 576SponsorsAppSignalDeveloper Book Club starting with Clean Architecture by Robert C. MartinBecome a Top 1% Dev with a Top End Devs MembershipLinksKinsey Durham GraceGitHub: kinseydurhamgraceTwitter: @KinseyAnnDurhamPicksJohn - Rented office spacesKinsey - Ruby CentralKinsey - BridgeFoundry Valentino - Mexico City Rails Meet-up RebootAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ruby-rogues--6102073/support.

Dec 28, 2022 • 1h 8min
Dealing with System Issues In Your Apps - RUBY 575
When working with software or applications, developers and programmers encounter a variety of distinct system issues or problems. The Rogues join the show to share their thoughts about troubleshooting. They discuss identifying and fixing system problems in their applications, whether they're at the front end or the back end, using their own experiences as examples. Additionally, they talk about some of the tools they use to help them fix system issues or errors.SponsorsAppSignalDeveloper Book Club starting with Clean Architecture by Robert C. MartinBecome a Top 1% Dev with a Top End Devs MembershipPicksCharles - Betrayal at House on the HillCharles - Keeper of the Lost CitiesCharles - NCIS (Official Site) Watch on CBSJohn - PryJohn - ErrbitValentino - rb-trace | RubyGems.org | your community gem hostValentino - The Rails Foundation - Ruby on RailsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ruby-rogues--6102073/support.

Dec 22, 2022 • 1h 13min
Optimizing Ruby User Experience With Ivo Anjo - RUBY 574
Ivo Anjo is a Software Engineer at Datadog. His main focus is the Ruby Language. He is currently working on building a Ruby profiler and was a speaker at RubyKaigi 2022. He returns to the show with Chuck and Valentino to discuss the gvl-tracing gem, a Ruby gem that he recently created. It is a Ruby gem for getting a timeline view of Global VM Lock usage in your Ruby app. Additionally, he describes how this may be applied to improve performance and speed up Ruby Apps.About this EpisodeFeatures of gvl-tracing GemApplying Global VM Lock to Ruby ApplicationsHow Ruby Profiler worksAll about Heap Sampling and its benefitsSponsorsAppSignalDeveloper Book Club starting with Clean Architecture by Robert C. MartinBecome a Top 1% Dev with a Top End Devs MembershipLinkstracing ruby’s (global) vm lockGVL Instrumentation API ivoanjo/gvl-tracing[EN]Hunting Production Memory Leaks with Heap Sampling / @KnuX and @KJTsanaktsidis - YouTubeAnalyze Ruby Code Performance With Datadog Continuous Profiler | DatadogAll About Queueing In Rails Applications / Nate Berkopec - YouTubeHunting Production Memory Leaks with Heap Sampling - RubyKaigi 2022GitHub - zendesk/ruby_memprofiler_pprof: Experimental memory profiler for Ruby that emits pprof files.GitHub - bloomberg/memray: Memray is a memory profiler for Pythonsubscribe to my newsletter!Ivo Anjo.meTwitter: @KnuXPicksCharles - Tenpenny Parks | Board Game - BoardGameGeekCharles - Keeper of the Lost CitiesIvo - Linus Torvalds’ interview snippet where he mentions that “the Ruby people, strange people”, helped a lot in popularizing gitIvo - Real World Applications with the Ruby Fiber Scheduler - RubyKaigi 2022Ivo - TRICK 2022 (Returns) - RubyKaigi 2022Ivo - Megaruby - Running mruby/c programs on Sega Mega Drive - RubyKaigi 2022Ivo - The Culture Map by Erin MeyerValentino - First Ruby Friend Valentino - Galactic Unicorn (Pico W Aboard) - PimoroniAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ruby-rogues--6102073/support.

Dec 16, 2022 • 28min
Tracking Errors and Performance Using AppSignal With Thijs Cadier - BONUS
AppSignal is a real-time APM provider for Ruby, Rails, Elixir & Phoenix. In addition to host monitoring and an intuitive custom analytics platform, it provides insights into errors and performance problems. Thijs Cadier is the Cofounder and CTO of AppSignal. He starts off by sharing how their company was founded and what inspired them to develop AppSignal. He joins Chuck in the show to talk about AppSignal’s useful and new features. Moreover, he explains the details of how it functions and how users can benefit from subscribing to it. LinksAppSignal Twitter: @AppSignalTwitter: @thijscAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ruby-rogues--6102073/support.