
The Ruby on Rails Podcast
The Ruby on Rails Podcast, a weekly conversation about Ruby on Rails, open source software, and the programming profession. Co-hosted by Nick Schwaderer. Edited by Peachtree Sound.
Latest episodes

Feb 3, 2021 • 27min
Episode 355: Asynchronous Adaptability with JF Lalonde
A graduate of the Turing School, JF Lalonde is a senior software engineer at TextUs. JF is passionate about writing clean, well-tested and well-documented code, mentoring others and maximizing productivity with asynchronicity.
Links for this episode:HTML & JavaScript for Visual LearnersTuring SchoolTextUsGuide to Internal Communication, the Basecamp WayDeep Work by Cal NewportJF's Personal SiteJF-Lalonde (JF Lalonde) · GitHubEpisode Introduction and Outro by Michael SpringerEpisode Music: "Funkorama" by Kevin MacLeodBrought to you by:
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Jan 27, 2021 • 36min
Episode 354: Authentic Developer with Dan Moore
Dan Moore currently leads developer advocacy at FusionAuth, a company focused on authentication and authorization for developers. A first-time author, Dan also created a blog-turned-book dubbed "Letters for a New Developer".
Links for this episode:FusionAuth: Authentication and Authorization built for devsLetters to a New DeveloperLetters To a New Developer: The BookBoulder Ruby Group (Boulder, CO) | MeetupDan Moore (@mooreds) | TwitterEpisode Introduction and Outro by Michael SpringerEpisode Music: "Funkorama" by Kevin MacLeodBrought to you by:
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Jan 20, 2021 • 35min
Episode 353: Rails Committer Heavy Hitter with Rafael França
Rafael França is a Principal Engineer at Shopify. He has been a member of the Rails Core team since 2012 and is the contributor with the most commits to the framework. He and Brittany discuss his confident release of Rails 6.1 and some hints for Rails 7.
Links for this episode:PlataformatecSimple Form: Forms made easy for RailsRails Core Team Rails 6.1 Release NotesHotwirerafaelfranca (Rafael França) · GitHubRafael França (@rafaelfranca) · TwitterEpisode Introduction and Outro by Michael SpringerEpisode Music: "Funkorama" by Kevin MacLeodBrought to you by:
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Jan 13, 2021 • 42min
Episode 352: Hanami 2.0 with Tim Riley
Tim Riley is a long-time Rubyist and is a core team member of the Hanami, dry-rb, and rom-rb open source projects. He guested on the show to discuss the eagerly anticipated Hanami 2.0 release, how dry-rb, rom-rb and Hanami partnered and how slices and containers work with one another.
Links for this episode:Hanamihanami/hanami: The web, with simplicity. - GitHubHanami 2.0 - TrelloHanami ForumTim's Open Source Status UpdatesTim Riley (@timriley) | TwitterEpisode Introduction and Outro by Michael SpringerEpisode Music: "Funkorama" by Kevin MacLeodBrought to you by:
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Jan 6, 2021 • 39min
Episode 351: Haml Sparks Joy with Hampton Lintorn Catlin
Hampton Lintorn Catlin is the creator of Sass, Haml, Wikipedia Mobile, and more. Hampton is Co-Founder and CEO of Veue, a live streaming video platform. If you love Haml, this episode is for you.
Links for this episode:Hampton Catlin | WikipediaSass: Syntactically Awesome Style SheetsVeue Live StreamingHaml's Main Sitehaml / haml on Githubhaml | A Surprise VisitNatalie Weizenbaum | Github (@nex3)Hampton Catlin (@HamptonMakes) | TwitterEpisode Introduction and Outro by Michael SpringerEpisode Music: "Funkorama" by Kevin MacLeodBrought to you by:
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Dec 30, 2020 • 42min
Episode 350: Educating on Speed from the CLI with Nate Berkopec
Nate Berkopec is the author of the Complete Guide to Rails Performance, the creator of the Rails Performance Workshop, and the maintainer of Puma. He and Brittany discuss his unique take on his workshop and his experiences maintaining Puma.
Links for this episode:Speedshop - the Ruby on Rails peformance companyThe Complete Guide to Rails PerformanceThe Rails Performance Workshop5by5 Ruby on Rails Podcast #260: Rails Performance with Nate Berkopecpuma/puma: A Ruby/Rack web server built for concurrency - GitHubSpeedshop Ruby Performance NewsletterNate Berkopec on Twitter (@nateberkopec)Episode Music: "Funkorama" by Kevin MacLeodEpisode Introduction and Outro by Michael SpringerBrought to you by:
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Dec 23, 2020 • 33min
Episode 349: A Diverse Array of New Voices with Starr Horne
Starr Horne is co-founder and one of the original developers of Honeybadger - an exception monitoring service with deep ties in the ruby community. Recently she has worked to bring a diverse array of new voices to Honeybadger's blog. She offers insightful advice on producing great content for developers.
Links for this episode:Honeybadger | Exception and Uptime Monitoring for Application DevelopersThe Honeybadger Developer BlogWrite For Us | Honeybadger Developer BlogOpening The Ruby Concurrency Toolbox - Honeybadger.ioFounderQuestStarr (@StarrHorne) | TwitterHoneybadger.io (@honeybadgerapp) | TwitterEpisode Introduction and Outro by Michael SpringerEpisode Music: "Funkorama" by Kevin MacLeodBrought to you by:
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Dec 16, 2020 • 27min
Episode 348: 349: From Air Traffic Controller to Tech Lead with John Cech
Based in Portland, Oregon, John Cech is a Senior Ruby Developer working at Planet Argon. John works on a wide-range of client projects as a Tech Lead and provides mentorship to interns and junior developers having started out there as a junior, himself.
Links for this episode:Planet Argon: Software Development with Ruby on RailsInternship - Planet ArgonEmail John @ john@planetargon.com Episode Music: "Funkorama" by Kevin MacLeodEpisode Introduction and Outro by Michael SpringerBrought to you by:
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Dec 9, 2020 • 33min
Episode 347: 348: Chef Acquired and Leading from the Front (Brittany & Nick)
Nicholas Schwaderer joined Brittany to discuss Chef's acquisition and how Brittany has been newly leading the Frontend team at TextUs. They wrap up with a recap of the Ryan Bates/Digital Ocean saga and a mystery topic.
Links for this episode:Progress Announces Acquisition of Chef | Progress SoftwareHacker News | Ryan Bates & Digital OceanDigital Ocean Makes Amends | Stimulus Reflex DonationEpisode Music: "Funkorama" by Kevin MacLeodEpisode Introduction and Outro by Michael SpringerBrought to you by:
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Dec 2, 2020 • 31min
Episode 346: 347: The Southwest Airlines of File Uploading with Colleen Schnettler
Colleen Schnettler is an independent Ruby on Rails developer and consultant. She just launched her first product, Simple File Upload, and was eager to answer all of Brittany's questions about it and her experience with Active Storage.
Links for this episode:Simple File UploadBackblazeRailsConf 2019 - How to migrate to Active Storage without losing your mind by Colleen SchnettlerColleen Schnettler (@leenyburger) | TwitterSoftware Social PodcastEpisode Introduction and Outro by Michael SpringerEpisode Music: "Funkorama" by Kevin MacLeodBrought to you by:
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Listen to Season 6 here.
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