The Ruby on Rails Podcast

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!

Ayush Newatia, a developer and author of The Rails and Hotwire Codex, joins to discuss the revolutionary impact of Rails 7 and Hotwire on server-side applications. He shares his journey from mobile development and emphasizes the ease of using less JavaScript. The conversation explores exciting new features in Rails, including an authentication generator and Action Notifier for streamlined notifications. They also dive into concurrency in modern apps, highlighting the benefits of the Falcon web server and web sockets in Rails controllers.

RailsConf is coming up fast! The program committee has released the schedule and keynote speakers. Ufuk Kayserilioglu joins the show to talk about the program and Ruby Central Show Notes Kevin's blog post about RailsConf https://kevinjmurphy.com/posts/tracks-not-at-railsconf-2024/ RailsConf website & registration https://railsconf.org/ If you have comments about this episode, send an email to comments@therubyonrailspodcast.com. You can include a text comment or attach a file from Voice Memos or Google Recorder and we’ll respond to some of them on a future show. 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!

You may have heard about WebAssembly. It’s an open standard that aims to help developers create high performance applications on the web. It’s a portable binary execution format traditionally used on the front end, but there are also other ways to use it. I am completely new to WebAssembly, so today we have a guest to talk about it with us. Show Notes Extism repo: https://github.com/extism/extism WebAssembly MDN Docs: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/WebAssembly Have a comment on this episode? Send an email to comments@therubyonrailspodcast.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!

Discussion on burnout in the tech industry, exploring risk factors like perfectionism and long hours. Strategies for addressing burnout symptoms and promoting well-being within companies. Emphasis on self-care, seeking support, setting boundaries, and implementing practical strategies for recovery.

Recently, Ruby Central named a new executive director, Adarsh Pandit. Ruby Central has been a force in the Ruby community for years, organizing conferences and contributing to the community. The recent changes in governance have led t some exciting things on the horizon. Adarsh joined the show to talk about what's going to happen with Ruby Central in 2024. Show Notes Ruby Central Website - https://rubycentral.org/ Ruby Conf Musical Number Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WhbX6dS6x0 RubyConf Recap Survey Results - https://rubycentral.org/p/c9897883-2135-4704-b53a-a4111ca272f3/ Ruby Central Get Involved Page - https://rubycentral.org/leadership/ Ruby Central contact page - contact@rubycentral.org RubyConferences.org - https://rubyconferences.org Adarsh's Email - adarsh@rubycentral.org RailsConf Tickets - http://railsconf.org Sam Giddin's Stat of the RubyGems Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hea-x7LHO9Y Announcment of Sam's AWS Security Residency - https://rubycentral.org/news/ruby-central-welcomes-new-software-engineer-in-residence-sponsored-by-aws/ 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!

Maxime Chevalier-Boisvert, a doctor specializing in Ruby performance, discusses the revolutionary YJIT compiler developed at Shopify. The conversation delves into JIT compilation's efficiency gains and the transition from C to Rust for improved compatibility. Maxime shares insights on Rust’s unique error handling and the challenges it presents to programmers. They also explore the implementation benefits of YGIT in Ruby, highlighting benchmarks and the potential impact on memory and performance specific to various applications.

Stephen Margheim, an expert in SQLite databases, discusses the potential of SQLite in Ruby on Rails applications. The podcast explores misconceptions about SQLite, its use in production for web apps, performance considerations, and priorities in the Rails community. Margheim highlights SQLite's speed, ease of access, and vertical scaling capabilities, challenging assumptions and simplifying complexity in the Rails ecosystem.

Fito and Alan are frequent RubyConf and RailsConf speakers on topics ranging from software complexity to resolving flaky specs. They joined the how to discuss strategies for dealing with unreliable tests and complex code. Show Notes Cisco Meraki: Careers (https://meraki.com/careers) Alan Ridlehoover’s LinkedIn (https://linkedin.com/in/aridlehoover) Fito von Zastrow’s LinkedIn (https://linkedin.com/in/fitovz) Talks: The Secret Ingredient: How to Understand & Resolve Just about Any Flaky Test (https://youtu.be/zsGloAjneX0?si=CFR48kl3Ke0sShyh) A Brewer’s Guide to Filtering Out Complexity & Churn (https://youtu.be/RJRSosxtzbU?si=zkha6RrUoIReuPT3) Resources: The Code Gardener (https://the.codegardener.com) First Try! Software (https://firsttry.software) 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!