Our illustrious cohost Nick is back from parental leave! We talk about life as a parent and coder, committing to Ruby on Rails, being coworkers and finding time for hobbies. I'm looking forward to recording with Nick again.

Adam Cuppy, an expert mentor for early career developers in the Rails community, joins to discuss enhancing mentorship. He highlights the power of mentorship in shaping future tech leaders and the importance of structuring mentor-mentee sessions for effective growth. Adam shares how tools like AI can aid learning and emphasizes cultivating soft skills and conflict resolution techniques. He also encourages welcoming diverse career backgrounds in tech, enriching the community with varied perspectives.

Muhamed Isabegovic, this year's organizer of the Euruko conference, shares insights into the event's rich history and cultural significance within the Ruby community. He discusses the creative process behind choosing a goat mascot, symbolizing resilience and community ties. Listeners will learn about the hurdles of organizing the conference, including funding challenges and the establishment of a new company. Muhamed also emphasizes the importance of inclusivity and local talent, revealing plans for a conference theme centered on goats and the Ruby on Rails community.

Hilary Stohs-Krause, an expert in backend accessibility and team accommodations, dives into the often-overlooked importance of accessibility in coding. She discusses how simple writing and clear documentation can enhance team collaboration. Stohs-Krause emphasizes the need for thoughtful code comments and critiques note-taking apps that hinder readability. Practical strategies for creating accessible documentation are shared, as well as the impact of minor coding adjustments on inclusivity for all programmers.

Joel is a staff software engineer at GitHub, working on user interface architecture and strategy. For the last several years, he has been part of the team working to improve the accessibility of GitHub.com. He also leads development of the ViewComponent framework. Today, he joins the show to teach us about Web Accessibility Show Notes Joel's RailsConf Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j2zlvE_Yj8 WCAG Guidelines - https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/ Axe Devtools - https://www.deque.com/axe/devtools/ Aria Live - https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Attributes/aria-live

While at Rails Conf, I caught up with several attendees and organizers to discuss their experiences. These quick interviews have been collected for this episode. Our Guests: Trevor John https://github.com/trevorrjohn Joshua Paine https://github.com/midnightmonster/activerecord-summarize David Hill https://github.com/Esmale Alex Mitchell @a_mitch on instagram Patrick O’Grady https://github.com/heyogrady Ella Herlihy https://github.com/ellaherlihy Steven Ancheta https://LinkedIn.com/in/stancheta https://github.com/stancheta Ollie Atkins https://github.com/oatkins8 Sponsors Honeybadger As an Engineering Manager or an engineer, too much of your time gets sucked up with downtime issues, troubleshooting, and error tracking. How can you spend more time shipping code and less time putting out fires? Honeybadger is how. It’s a suite of monitoring tools specifically for devs. Get started today in as little as 5 minutes at Honeybadger.io with plans starting at free!

At Rails Conf 2024, I gathered several of our favorite ruby podcasters for a giant crossover episode! In this episode we have: Drew Bragg from Code and the Coding Coders Who Code It - https://podcast.drbragg.dev/ Julie J from Ruby For All - https://www.rubyforall.com/ Jason Swett from Code with Jason - https://www.codewithjason.com/ Joël Quenneville from The Bikeshed - https://bikeshed.thoughtbot.com/ Sponsors Honeybadger As an Engineering Manager or an engineer, too much of your time gets sucked up with downtime issues, troubleshooting, and error tracking. How can you spend more time shipping code and less time putting out fires? Honeybadger is how. It’s a suite of monitoring tools specifically for devs. Get started today in as little as 5 minutes at Honeybadger.io with plans starting at free!

Over the last year, the Rails Foundation has been hard at work on several initiatives. After a successful Rails World last year, they’ve been working on the program for this year’s Rails World in Toronto. The Rails Foundation has also been working on several other initiatives that are very important to our community. Amanda Perino, Executive Director of The Rails Foundation joins the show to talk about the Foundation's work on the Rails Guides, Rails Girls Brazil, Tropical.rb, tutorials, working with Rails Core, and Rails World Show Notes Rails Foundation Website - https://rubyonrails.org/foundation Rails Guides - https://edgeguides.rubyonrails.org/ Rails Girls - https://railsgirls.com/ Rails World - https://rubyonrails.org/world/2024 Ridhwana Khan - https://github.com/Ridhwana Bhumi Shah - https://github.com/bhumi1102 Petrik de Heus (Rails Issues team) - https://github.com/p8 Carlos Antonio da Silva (Rails Core) - https://github.com/carlosantoniodasilva Blog: https://rubyonrails.org/2024/2/6/documentation-update-work-has-begun John Athayde - https://meticulous.com/ Blog: https://rubyonrails.org/2024/3/20/rails-guides-get-a-facelift Rails Girls São Paulo - https://railsgirls.com.br/ Debora Fernandes - https://www.linkedin.com/in/debborafernandess/ Camila Campos - https://www.linkedin.com/in/camposmilaa/ Tropical.rb - https://www.tropicalrb.com/en/ Cirdes Henrique - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cirdesh/ Doximity - https://www.doximity.com/ Bruno Miranda - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brunomiranda/ Blog: https://rubyonrails.org/2024/2/27/rails-foundation-doximity-sponsor-rails-girls-sao-paolo Planet Argon - https://www.planetargon.com/ Robby Russell - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robbyrussell/ Campus Code - https://www.campuscode.com.br/ Joāo Almeida - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joaorsalmeida/ Sponsors Honeybadger As an Engineering Manager or an engineer, too much of your time gets sucked up with downtime issues, troubleshooting, and error tracking. How can you spend more time shipping code and less time putting out fires? Honeybadger is how. It’s a suite of monitoring tools specifically for devs. Get started today in as little as 5 minutes at Honeybadger.io with plans starting at free! Blue Ridge Ruby Are you ready to break away from your routine and immerse yourself in the vibrant world of Ruby? Join us at Blue Ridge Ruby, a friendly regional conference nestled in the picturesque mountains of western North Carolina, happening on May 30th and 31st, 2024, in the heart of downtown Asheville. Blue Ridge Ruby isn't just another tech conference; It's a gathering of passionate Ruby developers and community members. Join us at a cozy venue for a single track conference with an intimate atmosphere and connect with Rubyists of all levels to share ideas. Explore downtown Asheville during the open lunch break, sampling its eclectic food scene and cozy cafes and during the post conference weekend to see our vibrant city. Visit BlueRidgeRuby.com for registration and speaker information and secure your spot today!

Livestreaming Rails development on Twitch is the highlight of this episode with Rachael Wright-Munn. They discuss challenges and successes, building community, and insights into creating engaging coding sessions. The episode explores the world of streaming on Twitch, including practical tips for starting a stream and enhancing audience engagement.

There are so many Ruby events happening recently, that it can be hard to know which one to go to. Today we’re going to talk about a rather unique event in the Ruby community. What if you could go to an event that was just the Hallway Track? And that event happened at a summer camp? Show Notes Rails Camp West Website - https://west.railscamp.us Big Nerd Ranch - https://bignerdranch.com/ Sponsors Honeybadger As an Engineering Manager or an engineer, too much of your time gets sucked up with downtime issues, troubleshooting, and error tracking. How can you spend more time shipping code and less time putting out fires? Honeybadger is how. It’s a suite of monitoring tools specifically for devs. Get started today in as little as 5 minutes at Honeybadger.io with plans starting at free! Blue Ridge Ruby Are you ready to break away from your routine and immerse yourself in the vibrant world of Ruby? Join us at Blue Ridge Ruby, a friendly regional conference nestled in the picturesque mountains of western North Carolina, happening on May 30th and 31st, 2024, in the heart of downtown Asheville. Blue Ridge Ruby isn't just another tech conference; It's a gathering of passionate Ruby developers and community members. Join us at a cozy venue for a single track conference with an intimate atmosphere and connect with Rubyists of all levels to share ideas. Visit BlueRidgeRuby.com for registration and speaker information and secure your spot today!