Code with Jason

In this episode I talk with Matt Swanson about the Shopify Upgrow guide (since taken offline), which recently made a small splash in the Rails community. Matt and I share our candid opinions regarding what in the Upgrow guide we agree with and what we disagree with.Links:Boring RailsMatt Swanson on TwitterUpgrow mirrorMatt's article, "All software advice is wrong"

In this episode I talk with Tom Rossi about how to keep Rails apps organized. Tom and I talk about POROs, "service objects", /lib vs. /app, the "slots" Rails gives you, and the limits of Rails' ability to help organize application code.Tom Rossi on TwitterHigher Pixels

In this episode I talk with Matt Swanson about how to debug systematically rather than haphazardly.Links:A systematic methodology for solving any programming problemBoringRails.comMatt Swanson on Twitter

In this episode I talk with Noah Gibbs, author of Rebuilding Rails, about debugging techniques, the scientific method, a useful concept called "the presenting complaint", and more.Links:Noah Gibbs on TwitterRebuilding Rails

If you've ever experienced the pain of having woefully underestimated something, this episode is for you. In this one I talk with Matt Swanson about how to estimate accurately as well as why I'm not a big fan of story points.Links:BoringRails.comMatt Swanson on Twitter

In this episode I talk with Ernesto Tagwerker, founder of FastRuby.io, about the topic of code quality. We discuss what code quality means as well as some tools that can assist with giving code quality proper attention.Links:FastRuby.ioErnesto Tagwerker on TwitterRuboCopReekSkunk

In this episode I talk with Anthony Campolo, RedwoodJS Core Advocate. Anthony and I talk about what RedwoodJS is as well as RedwoodJS's components, React, GraphQL, and Prisma.Links:RedwoodJS HomepageRedwoodJS ForumRedwoodJS DiscordAnthony Campolo on TwitterAnthony Campolo on GitHubAnthony Campolo's Blog

In this episode I talk with Dave Copeland, author of Sustainable Web Development with Ruby on Rails, about organizing Rails code. Dave and I discuss why although many Rails developers are used to it, putting code in Active Record models isn't always the best move. We also share the various tactics we prefer to use in order to keep Rails code organized.Links:Sustainable Web Development with Ruby on RailsDave Copeland on Twitter

In this episode I talk with Mike Rogers about how to Dockerize Rails applications. We talk about the difference between Dockerizing for development and Dockerizing for production, mount volumes, performance trade-offs, and more.Links:Mike's Ruby Starter KitsMike Rogers on Twitter

In this episode I talk with Jason Charnes about StimulusReflex. Jason and I cover what StimulusReflex is as well as some of the core concepts of the technology.Links:Interactive Rails with StimulusReflexJason Charnes on TwitterOfficial StimulusReflex documentation