

The Ruby on Rails Podcast
Elise Shaffer
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.
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Apr 10, 2019 • 27min
Episode 267: 267: The Evolution of RubyMotion/DragonRuby with Lori Olson
RubyMotion, soon to be DragonRuby, empowers developers to write cross-platform apps for iOS, Android and OS X in Ruby. Lori Olson joined Brittany on the show to discuss the evolution of the framework, her mobile development courses and her (potentially) controversial opinions of Javascript.
Links for this episode:RubyMotion: Write cross-platform native apps in RubyMountaineers on Slack6 Pack AppsRubyMotion JumpstartRuby Rogues 405: Rubymotion with Lori OlsonRedPotionThe Sleeping Dragon Has Awoken, And Is Filled With A Terrible ResolveAmir Rajan on Twitter (@amirrajan)Lori M Olson on Twitter (@wndxlori)WNDX School

Apr 3, 2019 • 25min
Episode 266: 266: Dodging Ubuntu End of Life & Ruby on Rails DevOps with Justin Snair
Ubuntu 14.04, a common Ruby on Rails hosting environment, reached its end of life on April 30, 2019. Brittany brought on Justin Snair, Director of Cloud Infrastructure for the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, to discuss his custom script for upgrading their hosting environments and his tips for earning AWS certifications.
Links for this episode:A Cloud GuruLinux AcademyAWS CertificationCanonical | The company behind UbuntuUbuntu 14.04 is Reaching the End of LifeAmazon EC2 Reserved InstancesAWS Auto ScalingJustin's Rails Env Upgrade Script (Gist)Ruby packages for Ubuntu - Brightbox CloudPostfix - Ubuntu DocumentationWindows RADIUS serverAWS CodeDeployAmazon CloudWatchAWS DeepLens – Deep learning enabled video camera Justin Snair on Linked InJustin Snair on UpworkEpisode Music: "Funkorama" by Kevin MacLeodEpisode Introduction and Outro by Michael Springer

Mar 20, 2019 • 45min
Episode 265: 265: Rails 6 Showcase Showdown with Edouard Chin
Guest host, Nick Schwaderer, chatted with Edouard Chin, Production Engineer at Shopify about one of the biggest Rails releases to date: Rails 6. Tune in to hear which features Nick and Edouard are most excited to use at their respective jobs.
Links for this episode:Episode Music: "Funkorama" by Kevin MacLeodEdouard Chin on Github Ruby on Rails 6.0 Beta 1 DeprecationsShopify's Deprecation ToolkitShopify's BootbootEpisode Introduction and Outro by Michael SpringerBrought to you by:
Blockstack The Blockstack ecosystem is hard at work to provide better, safer, user-owned apps. Ruby developers can get started in 45 minutes with the ‘Zero-to-Dapp’ Tutorial which will take you through building your first decentralized application today.

Mar 13, 2019 • 25min
Episode 264: 264: Transitioning from Client Services to Products with Tom Rossi
Tom Rossi is the cofounder of Higher Pixels, the company behind several Ruby on Rails built web products. He joined Brittany from sunny Florida to talk about transitioning from a client services business to a product company and being intentionally small.
Links for this episode:Episode Introduction and Outro by Michael SpringerHigher PixelsBuzzsprout on Twitter (@buzzsprout)Episode Music: "Funkorama" by Kevin MacLeodBrought to you by:
Blockstack The Blockstack ecosystem is hard at work to provide better, safer, user-owned apps. Ruby developers can get started in 45 minutes with the ‘Zero-to-Dapp’ Tutorial which will take you through building your first decentralized application today.

Mar 6, 2019 • 28min
Episode 263: 263: Abstractions and Generalist Strategy with Sarah Withee
Sarah Withee is a polyglot software engineer, public speaker, and mentor located in Pittsburgh, PA. As the Director of Programming for Abstractions, a multi-disciplinary conference with an open CFP, Sarah offered advice for potential speakers and shared her thoughts on being a generalist.
Links for this episode:Abstractions CFPHow to come up with conference proposal ideasSarah's Siteglobal diversity CFP daySarah on Twitter (@geekygirlsarah)Abstractions on Twitter (@abstractionscon)Episode Introduction and Outro by Michael SpringerEpisode Music: "Funkorama" by Kevin MacLeodBrought to you by:
Blockstack The Blockstack ecosystem is hard at work to provide better, safer, user-owned apps. Ruby developers can get started in 45 minutes with the ‘Zero-to-Dapp’ Tutorial which will take you through building your first decentralized application today.

Feb 28, 2019 • 23min
Episode 262: 262: Reasonably Up-To-Date with Jan Krutisch
Jan Krutisch is a software developer from Hamburg, Germany and the cofounder of Depfu.com, a service that helps teams to keep their dependencies up to date. Jan and Brittany discuss dependency management, publishing and marketing tools to developers.
Links for this episode:Depfu with 5 by 5 PromotionJan on Mastodon Episode Introduction and Outro by Michael SpringerEpisode Music: "Funkorama" by Kevin MacLeod

Feb 18, 2019 • 43min
Episode 261: 261: Domain Driven Design & Bots with José Albornoz
Special Guest Host, Nick Schwaderer, stepped into Brittany's hosting shoes this week to interview Shopify's José Albornoz. Tune in for an insightful conversation about Shopify's infrastructure and how personal bot building makes the world a better place.
Links for this episode:Nick Schwaderer on Twitter (@Schwad4HD14)StealthLita: ChatOpsTelegramBotJosé Albornoz on Twitter (eljojo)Episode Music: "Inspire" by BenSounds

Feb 14, 2019 • 27min
Episode 260: 260: Rails Performance with Nate Berkopec
Nate Berkopec is the proprietor of Speedshop, a Ruby on Rails performance consultancy. He will be holding a Rails Performance Workshop after Railsconf in Minneapolis. They chatted about performance and their loyalty for the Ruby community.
Links for this episode:Speedshop - Ruby on Rails performance consultingSpeedshop BlogThe Complete Guide to Rails PerformanceTuneRails Performance Workshop after Railsconf (Minneapolis)Speedshop Ruby Performance NewsletterNate Berkopec on Twitter (@nateberkopec)

Feb 8, 2019 • 18min
Episode 259: 259: Continuous Deployment (dpl) with Hiro Asari
Hiro Asari is a software developer at Travis CI and has spoken at many conferences across the globe. Hiro guested on to the show to discuss dpl, a continuous deployment tool he maintains at TravisCI.
Links for this episode:Charles Nutter on GithubTom Enebo on GithubdplKonstantin Haase on GithubDeployment on TravisCIMartin Fowler's Thoughts on Continuous IntegrationHiro Asari on Twitter (@hiro_asari)Hiro Asari on Github (@BanzaiMan)Episode Music: "Straight" by BenSound

Feb 1, 2019 • 24min
Episode 258: 258: Run.rb and Mental Health Awareness with Jason Charnes
Jason Charnes is a web developer, podcaster (Remote Ruby), husband, and dad who is part of the team of run.rb, a Ruby emulator in the browser. After discussing their mutual love of Ruby, Brittany and Jason discuss the importance of mental health awareness in the developer community.
Links for this episode:run.rbSoutheast Ruby Remote Ruby Remote Ruby with Brittany as GuestGeneralized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)Jason Charnes on Twitter (@jmcharnes)PodiaEpisode Music: "Downtown" by BenSound


