IndieRails

John Nunemaker is a long-time Rails developer known for his writing on the RailsTips blog, his open source gems like HTTParty and Flipper, and his work at Ordered List, GitHub, and now Box Out Sports and Fewer & Faster. He joins us to share about his developer journey, the origins of the Flipper gem, and the creation of Flipper Cloud. Relevant LinksWebsiteTwitterGitHubBox Out SportsFlipper CloudFewer & FasterSpeaker DeckRailsTipsFlipper HTTParty

Bram Jetten joins us for a special episode, recorded on the second day of Rails World 2023. (BIG thanks to Buzz Sprout for sponsoring and making this happen!) Bram is a maker of many things, but his two main focuses are an open source project Spina CMS, and the SaaS business he helped found and build called PlanGo: software for driving schools.Links:https://bramjetten.dev/TwitterProjects:Spina Pro (currently developing) A pro version of Spina CMSSpina CMS An open source Rails CMSSpina Shop An e-commerce plugin for SpinaPlanGo 🇳🇱 My SaaS-business targeted at driving schoolsMr. Hop 🇳🇱 Webshop selling specialty craft beersRobodash A bg/cron-job monitoring tooliPad app for my grandma with Alzheimer's I made a calendar app for my grandma

Greg Molnar joins us for a special episode, recorded on the first day of Rails World 2023. Greg is an OSCP Certified Ethical Hacker and an independent Ruby developer. We talk about his consulting work, his Rails Tricks newsletter, his newsletter product Pombo Mailer, and his new book Secure code review for Rails Developers.Relevant LinksTwitterWebsiteRails TricksPombo MailerSecure code review for Rails Developers

Jeremy just recently gave a talk at friendly.rb titled "Making it as an Indie Developer". Part of the talk was about managing yourself and we wanted to do a deeper dive into that topic. As an indie developer (or could be applied to other categories like business owners or founders) , how do you manage the business, your career, motivation, goals, health, pipeline, workflow, etc??They don't have all the answers, but Jeremy and Jess bring their nearly 30 combined years of experience to share how they make it as indie developers. 

Robby Russell is founder and CEO of Planet Argon, one of the oldest Rails development agencies, now in it's 21st year. Robby shares how he got started in Rails and how he grew Planet Argon to the organization it is today. Some listeners might remember him as "Robby on Rails" from the early Rails era; Robby is also the creator of the popular dev tool, Oh My Zsh. In addition to these, Robby hosts the Maintainable Software Podcast, where he speaks with seasoned practitioners and shares valuable insights into navigating legacy code and technical debt. His passion isn't limited to tech, though. He's also the guitarist for The Mighty Missoula, an instrumental art rock band from Portland, Oregon. From coding to music, Robby truly encompasses a diverse spectrum of interests.Relevant LinksPlanet Argon's Ruby on Rails consulting servicesMaintainable Software PodcastRobby on Rails (old Rails blog)@robbyrussell@ruby.social@robbyrussell

In this episode, Adam McCrea joins us to talk about building and growing Judoscale (previously, Rails Autoscale) an autoscaler originally released in the Heroku Marketplace, and now available for Render, with other platforms to come. Adam shares about building a product on the side, launching on the Heroku platform, the process of a rebrand, and making the transition to full-time indie business owner.Adam McCrea:TwitterJudoscale:WebsiteMentioned in the episode:HerokuRenderFly.ioNate BerkopecTinySeed

Matt Gordon, former software engineer turned entrepreneur, discusses his journey from consulting to product development. Topics include team structure at Expected Behavior, challenges of running a small company, early experiences with technology and entrepreneurship, and transitioning from consulting to product development.

Get ready for an electrifying episode that will leave you in awe of the incredible Nadia Odunayo! 🎉 Join us as we unravel the remarkable journey behind The StoryGraph's meteoric rise to one million users as a one-woman dev. This conversation is full of inspiration, motivation, and pure fun and a goldmine for aspiring entrepreneurs and tech enthusiasts.Nadia OdunayoWebsiteTwitterMastodonThe StoryGraphRob Frelow (Co-founder)WebsiteTwitterMastodonInstagramTikTokMentionedGetting to One Million Users as a One-Woman Dev (RailsSaas)The Case Of The Vanished Variable - A Ruby Mystery Story (RubyConf Mini)PivotalTrackerThe Mom TestYNABFIRE movementSaron Yitbarek

Join us as we listen in to Khash as he shares his story of startup failures & successes, consulting and employment in between and navigating political, economic and geographical constraints. Khash Sajadi - Founder & CEO www.cloud66.com** 3 Months Free Coupon for New Users **Cloud66 has offered IndieRails listeners a special offering. The coupon is for new users only and includes 3 months for free on the developer plan.Coupon name: IndieRails

In this episode Jess walks Jeremy through a retro of Blue Ridge Ruby, a first ever ruby conference put on by a first time ever promotor. Jeremy gets personal as he breaks down the business of putting on a conference. Listen in to see what it takes, how much it costs, was it worth it and will there be an 2nd edition???https://twitter.com/blueridgerubyhttps://ruby.social/@blueridgeruby