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Nov 20, 2019 • 35min

Episode 296: 296: Conscious Coding Practice with Noah Gibbs

Brittany is live from Rubyconf 2019! Noah Gibbs is a Ruby Fellow for AppFolio, working on the core Ruby language and related tooling. After over 30 years of communicating with computers, Noah now believes that communicating with humans may not be a passing fad, and he's trying it out. Links for this episode:Noah Gibb's BlogRuby WeeklyRuby 3x3Ivy Coding StudyConscious Coding Practice: The Three Concrete Steps SlidesNoah's Book: Mastering Software Technique: Conscious Practice for Writing SoftwareConcurrency in Ruby 3 with GuildsAn explanation of fibers and autofibers from Samuel WilliamsNoah Gibbs (@codefolio) · TwitterEpisode Introduction and Outro by Michael SpringerEpisode and Sponsor Music by Kevin MacLeodBrought to you by: Mirror Placement If you are a Rails developer currently in the market, a startup seeking to grow your team, or just simply curious to hear about market and salary trends, Brian at Mirror Placement would love to chat with you. He will send you a turkey! You can reach him at brian@mirrorplacement.com. Turkeys are in limited supply, so please reach out to Brian today and drop the codeword: "gobble gobble".
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Nov 11, 2019 • 25min

Episode 295: 295: Power the World with Rails with Bindiya Mansharamani & Andrew Derenge

Bindiya Mansharamani, Director of Engineering, & Andrew Derenge, Principal Engineer at RigUp joined Brittany to discuss RigUp's GraphQL design choices, engineering culture and the career path to achieve senior and director level. Links for this episode:RigUpCareers @ RigUpBindiya on LinkedInAndrew on LinkedInEpisode and Sponsor Music by Kevin MacLeodEpisode Introduction and Outro by Michael SpringerBrought to you by: Mirror Placement If you are a Rails developer currently in the market, a startup seeking to grow your team, or just simply curious to hear about market and salary trends, Brian at Mirror Placement would love to chat with you. He will send you a turkey! You can reach him at brian@mirrorplacement.com. Turkeys are in limited supply, so please reach out to Brian today and drop the codeword: "gobble gobble".
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Nov 5, 2019 • 33min

Episode 294: 294: The Career Advice I Wish I Had with Ali Spittel

Ali Spittel loves teaching people to code. She blogs a lot about code and her life as a developer. Brittany and Ali discuss the lessons behind Ali's blog post, "The Career Advice I Wish I Had". Links for this episode:General AssemblyLadybug PodcastLadybug Podcast | All About Technical PortfoliosThe Career Advice I Wish I Had · We Learn CodeSandi Metz' Rules For Developers - ThoughtbotAli's BlogAli's NewsletterAli Spittel on Twitter(@ASpittel)Episode Music: "Funkorama" by Kevin MacLeodEpisode Introduction and Outro by Michael SpringerBrought to you by: Kensington Kensington's Universal Docking Stations give you access to more ports so your slim Chromebook can be as powerful as a Desktop. With plug and play functionality without having to install drivers, you will enjoy dual 4K display with HDMI and displaylink video connectors. Interested? Test drive a docking solution today with the Kensington Pro C program. Visit kensington.com/ruby to learn more!
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Oct 29, 2019 • 15min

Episode 293: 293: Speed as a Feature with Gannon McGibbon

Gannon McGibbon is a Software Developer at Shopify. He primarily works on improving codebase health of Shopify's monolithic Rails app. Gannon regularly contributes to open source with commits on Rails, Ruby, and Rubocop. He joined Brittany to discuss his latest blog post, "How to Write Fast Ruby on Rails code". Links for this episode:Rails Contributors | #59 Gannon McGibbon - All timeHow to Write Fast Code in Ruby on Rails by Gannon McGibbonGannon on Github (@gmcgibbon)Episode Music: "Funkorama" by Kevin MacLeodEpisode Introduction and Outro by Michael Springer
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Oct 23, 2019 • 43min

Episode 292: 292: Finesse in Quitting (Brittany Martin on the Bikeshed)

[Repost from the Bikeshed] On this week's episode, Steph Viccari is joined by Brittany. They discuss Brittany's passion for roller derby and her upcoming Ruby conference talk: "Hire Me, I'm Excellent at Quitting." They also discuss using AWS Serverless, troubleshooting Postgress connection errors and working with Google Pay and Apple Wallet to introduce digital tickets. Links for this episode:The Bikeshed PodcastRubyConf 2019 - Hire Me: I'm Excellent at QuittingBikeshedding with Steph ViccariTN Inspire! "Ramping Up With Roller Derby"Ruby on Rails on Windows is not just possible, it's fabulous using WSL2 and VS CodeRubyConf MY - Rails Against the MachineAmazon Aurora ServerlessNate Berkopec - Speed Shop@SViccari - Steph on Twitter@BrittJMartin - Brittany on TwitterEdited by Thom Obarski (thoughtbot)Episode Introduction and Outro by Michael SpringerEpisode Music: "Funkorama" by Kevin MacLeod
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Oct 15, 2019 • 39min

Episode 291: 291: New Gigs, Rails 6 Upgrade Confessions and Rubyconf Hype

Brittany and Nick catch up on happenings in their worlds. Nick started a new gig and Brittany was accepted into Rubyconf as a speaker. Predictably, after discussing upgrading to Rails 6 and releasing new gems, the conversation focused on keyboards. Links for this episode:Hero HealthRubyconf 2019Introducing my Schwad Performance Logger gemSchwad/schwad_performance_loggerDROP DSA ASTROLOKEYS KEYCAPS BY SAILORHG & CASSIDOONick Schwaderer on Twitter (@Schwad4HD14)Brittany Martin on Twitter (@brittjmartin)Episode Music: "Funkorama" by Kevin MacLeodEpisode Introduction and Outro by Michael SpringerBrought to you by: Kensington Kensington's Universal Docking Stations give you access to more ports so your slim Chromebook can be as powerful as a Desktop. With plug and play functionality without having to install drivers, you will enjoy dual 4K display with HDMI and displaylink video connectors. Interested? Test drive a docking solution today with the Kensington Pro C program. Visit kensington.com/ruby to learn more!
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Oct 9, 2019 • 25min

Episode 290: 290: Ruby for Good with Polly Schandorf

Polly Schandorf is a Ruby community advocate, a newly minted extreme programmer and an organizer for Ruby for Good. She is also one of the organizers of WeCamp - a code retreat and unconference in the woods in the suburbs of DC. Help Ruby for Good do the good they are trying to do! Links for this episode:Ruby for Good - Making the world gooderWeCamp 2019Extreme ProgrammingU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)Ruby for Good on Github DiaperBasePolly Schandorf on Twitter (@n3rdyteacher)Ruby for Good on Twitter (@rubyforgood)Episode Introduction and Outro by Michael SpringerEpisode Music: "Funkorama" by Kevin MacLeod
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Oct 2, 2019 • 43min

Episode 289: 289: When You HTTParty, You Must Party Hard with John Nunemaker

John Nunemaker, creator and maintainer of HTTParty and Flipper, regaled Brittany with tales of why he loves Ruby & Rails, his change of mindset on being an open source maintainer and how a post-install hook can inspire even the most grumpy of developers. Links for this episode:Box Out Sports - The Best Sports Graphics SolutionFewer and Faster - Measure, Improve and RepeatSpeaker Deck - Share Presentations without the Messjnunemaker/httparty: Makes http fun again! jnunemaker/flipper: feature flipping for rubyEpisode Introduction and Outro by Michael SpringerEpisode Music: "Funkorama" by Kevin MacLeodBrought to you by: Hoefler&Co A good font is one of the best ways to make your project stand apart. At typography.com, you'll find the work of Hoefler&Co, creators of stylish and high-performance typefaces. And now for a limited time, as a Ruby on Rails listener you'll receive 10% off your next purchase from H&Co. Use code RUBY for your discount at checkout!
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Sep 27, 2019 • 39min

Episode 288: 288: NPR for Geeks with Dan Benjamin

Brittany is delighted to have Dan Benjamin, podcaster, writer, software developer, and old school Rails aficionado on the show. He is the founder of the 5by5 Podcast Network and Fireside, a podcast hosting and analytics platform. Links for this episode:A List Apart – For people who make websites5by5 - Broadcasts for Geeks, Designers, Developers, and Entrepreneurs.Fireside - podcast hosting and analytics by podcasters, for podcastersDan Benjamin on Twitter (@danbenjamin)Episode Music: "Funkorama" by Kevin MacLeodEpisode Introduction and Outro by Michael SpringerBrought to you by: Hoefler&Co A good font is one of the best ways to make your project stand apart. At typography.com, you'll find the work of Hoefler&Co, creators of stylish and high-performance typefaces. And now for a limited time, as a Ruby on Rails listener you'll receive 10% off your next purchase from H&Co. Use code RUBY for your discount at checkout! Datadog Datadog is a monitoring and analytics platform for cloud-scale infrastructure, applications and logs. Datadog integrates seamlessly with more than 350 technologies, so you can track every layer of your complex microservice architecture, all in one place. See for yourself - start a 14-day free trial today and Datadog will send you a free T-shirt! Just visit datadoghq.com/rubyonrails.
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Sep 17, 2019 • 37min

Episode 287: 287: Recruitment on Rails with Brian Mariani

Brian Mariani is the founder of Mirror Placement, a Ruby on Rails focused recruiting firm based in Boston. He joined Brittany to reveal how the Rails job market is doing, what accompanying technologies devs should learn, key interview tips and if the fabled fullstack developer is still relevant. Links for this episode:Ruby on Rails and Mobile Recruiters at MirrorHistory of Dev BootcampContact Mirror Placement (and Brian!)Brian Mariani on LinkedInEpisode Introduction and Outro by Michael SpringerEpisode Music: "Funkorama" by Kevin MacLeodBrought to you by: Datadog Datadog is a monitoring and analytics platform for cloud-scale infrastructure, applications and logs. Datadog integrates seamlessly with more than 350 technologies, so you can track every layer of your complex microservice architecture, all in one place. See for yourself - start a 14-day free trial today and Datadog will send you a free T-shirt! Just visit datadoghq.com/rubyonrails. Print Peppermint Print Peppermint offers beautiful letterpress business cards with free custom design service. With a 100% Money-Back Guarantee, visit www.printpeppermint.com and enter the code: "railabiglineofcode" at checkout for 10% off your order!

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