Ruby Rogues

Charles M Wood
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Dec 14, 2022 • 1h 10min

MJIT, YJIT, and HAML with Takashi Kokubun - RUBY 573

Takashi Kokubun is a staff developer at Shopify. He has been working with Ruby’s MJIT compiler for over 5 years but has been recently maintaining YJIT as well.  JIT compilation is a method of running computer code that involves compilation after a program has begun running rather than before. He joins the show to talk about these topics alongside Chuck and Valentino. He also explains their importance as this contributes to running Ruby applications smoothly. He also shares his experience working with rust and creating HAML 6.0.0. About this EpisodeUnderstanding JIT CompilerDifference between YJIT and MJITTools used to keep track of the optimization progressHAML UpdatesSponsorsAppSignalChuck's Resume TemplateBecome a Top 1% Dev with a Top End Devs MembershipLinkstenderlove/tenderjitShopify/yjit-bench[EN]Towards Ruby 4 JIT / Takashi Kokubun @k0kubunk0kubun/railsbenchruby/yjit.md at masterYJIT BenchmarksShopify/bootbootZig Programming Languagek0kubun/hamlitk0kubun/templeYJIT: Dive into Ruby's JIT compiler written in Rust / Rust.Tokyo 2022RubyKaigi - YouTubeYJIT Hackinghaml/hamlGitHub: k0kubunTwitter: @k0kubunPicksCharles - Timpanogos Game Convention - Home | FacebookCharles - Rails Remote Conference 2022Takashi - Jiro Ramen Recipe (二郎系ラーメン)Takashi - I bondsValentino - [EN]Towards Ruby 4 JIT / Takashi Kokubun @k0kubunAdvertising 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.
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Dec 7, 2022 • 1h 10min

Building Desktop and Mobile Video Games with DragonRuby with Amir Rajan - RUBY 572

Game Developer and CEO of DragonRuby, Amir Rajan returns to the show. He joins the rogues to talk about DragonRuby. DragonRuby is a zero dependency, cross-platform, Ruby runtime built on top of mRuby, libSDL, and LLVM. Additionally, Amir talks about how it allows you to use the Ruby language to build video games. He also shares his experiences when it comes to working with mruby.About this EpisodeAll about DragonRubyBuilding VR games using RubyRuntime and how it worksSponsorsAppSignalDeveloper Book Club starting with Clean Architecture by Robert C. MartinBecome a Top 1% Dev with a Top End Devs MembershipLinks272 RR Game Development and RubyMotion with Amir RajanRR 333: RubyMotion and the Aesthetic of Ruby with Amir RajanRUBYMOTIONDragonRubyFlappy Dragon by DragonRubymrubySimple DirectMedia LayerRyan C. Gordon's Homepagefiddle.dragonruby.orgChipmunk2D PhysicsToby FoxGitHub: DragonRuby/dragonruby-game-toolkit-contribIntro to DragonRuby Game ToolkitPico-8 FancineDuelistsamirrajan.netTwitter: @amirrajanPicksAmir - Project Hail MaryAmir - We Are Legion (We Are Bob)Amir - The Broken Earth TrilogyCharles - King of TokyoCharles - Command your coding careerCharles - Rails Remote Conference 2023Luke - UTMLuke - Modules! Magnets! MiRage Mk3: The Mechanical Keyboard You're Meant to Modify!Luke - Real Hardware Hacking (with a hacksaw): My New Wearable ComputerValentino - Apple Watch UltraAdvertising 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.
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Nov 30, 2022 • 1h 5min

The New Ruby Parser with Kevin Newton - RUBY 571

Kevin Newton works at Shopify. He is specifically assigned to the Ruby and Rails Infrastructure Team. He returns to the show to talk about building Parsers in Ruby since he is working full-time on a new Ruby parser called "Prettier Ruby Plugin”. Prettier works with the majority of editors and support different languages.  He shares his journey on how he was able to create it.  He also talks about "exreg", which is a Ruby regular expression engine that he created. About this EpisodeAll about Parser How Parser applies to RubyAdvantages of using ParserWays to write ParsersAll about exregSponsorsAppSignalDeveloper Book Club starting with Clean Architecture by Robert C. MartinBecome a Top 1% Dev with a Top End Devs MembershipLinksprettier/plugin-rubyGitHub - ruby-syntax-tree/syntax_tree: A fast Ruby parser and formatterGitHub - kddnewton/exreg: A Ruby regular expression engineTwitter: @kddnewtonGitHub: kddnewtonKevin NewtonPicksDave - Blackmagic DesignDave - LEGO® Bonsai Tree | Official LEGO® Shop USDave - WebAssemblyKevin - Just for Fun. No, Really.Luke - Order StarlinkLuke - The Grug Brained DeveloperLuke - Emmet — the essential toolkit for web-developersLuke - AArch64 Bitmask ImmediatesValentino - Design KitAdvertising 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.
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Nov 24, 2022 • 1h 12min

How To Recession Proof Your Job - BONUS

Get the Black Friday/Cyber Monday "Focus Blocks Bundle" Deal Coupon Code: "THRIVE" for a GIANT discount   Are you looking at all the layoffs and uncertainty going on and wondering if your company is the next to cut back?  Or, maybe you're a freelancer or entrepreneur who is trying to figure out how to deliver more value to gain or retain customers?  Mani Vaya joins Charles Max Wood to discuss the one thing that both of them use to more than double their productivity on a daily basis.  Mani has read 1,000's of productivity books over the last several years and has formulated a methodology for getting more done, but found that he lacked the discipline to follow through on his plans.  The he found the one thing that kept him on track and made him so productive that he is now getting all of his work done and was able to live the life he wants.  Chuck also weighs in on how Mani's technique has worked for him and allows him to spend more time with his wife and kids, run a podcast network, and a nearly full time contract.  Join the episode to learn how Chuck and Mani get into a regular flow state with their work and consistently deliver at work.  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.
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Nov 23, 2022 • 54min

There's No Limit To Your Success - RUBY 570

Jesse Spevack currently works at Stripe and specializes in Ruby on Rails. He talks about his success story of shifting careers from being an Educator to a Software Engineer. Jesse returns to show to share his humble beginnings when he started out his first job in the Tech world. About this EpisodeChanging CareersExperience working in StripeTransitioning from working in an office to working remotely "Hello Turing World Podcast"SponsorsChuck's Resume TemplateDeveloper Book Club starting with Clean Architecture by Robert C. MartinBecome a Top 1% Dev with a Top End Devs MembershipLinksTuring SchoolTodo Or Die – Write TODOs in code that ensure you actually do themHello Turing World PodcastTRICKS ContestWritten MeanderingsGitHub: jesse-spevackTwitter: @PlanetEfficacyPicksJesse - The Dream MachineValentino- The Cyclic Nature Of In-House ToolingAdvertising 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.

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