

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 12, 2017 • 39min
Episode 227: 227: Talk about town
With Patriot's Day arriving soon to take over Boston, Kyle invites Joel back to talk about what he's been up to, GraphQL finally hitting the big time, and what it's like to be in Boston on Marathon Monday.

Mar 29, 2017 • 35min
Episode 226: 226: Come fly with me
On this episode, Brian joins again to talk about the consequences of poor design when it comes to air travel. We talk about dog-fooding, flying away, and how Delta could best spend their money. It's all technology related, I promise.
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Mar 10, 2017 • 42min
Episode 225: 225: Capital-R Rubyist
This week Joel returns to join Kyle with talk of RailsConf 2017, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and what it's like to be a lower-case Rubyist.

Feb 24, 2017 • 44min
Episode 224: 224: Aren't We All Designers, Really?
This week I invite Brian Nelson, a friend who is a designer and developer, to talk about what it's like to use Rails as a designer, how he handle developers doing design, and talk about a few new fonts and editor tools.
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Feb 10, 2017 • 39min
Episode 223: 223: Two and a Half ORMs
We're back! This week I introduce Joel Oliveira, one of my new recurring co-hosts. We learn a little about Joel, how we met, his side project Shubox, what it's really like using Rails 5, and a bit about ORMs.
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Nov 1, 2016 • 42min
Episode 222: 222: 1 Million Reasons to Open Source
This week I chat with Mike Perham who is the creator, owner, and operator of Sidekiq. We talk about running a successful open source project, how to make some money and keep your sanity, and a little bit about the future with Crystal. Also, have you heard about Pokemon Go?
We'll catch up on GraphQL Summit and talk about being a solo co-host.
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Oct 5, 2016 • 43min
Episode 221: 221: But What About The Stars?
In this episode, Kyle is joined by Mike McQuaid, a maintainer on Homebrew, to talk about open source, how Homebrew works, and the hardest part of running a huge package manager for Macs. Let's give this new format a try!
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Sep 28, 2016 • 53min
Episode 220: 220: A Farewell to Sean
After many wonderful episodes, we're wishing Sean a fine farewell as he takes his leave from the podcast. We'll also catch up on what Sean's up to and how Kyle's release of the GitHub GraphQL API at Universe went.
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Jul 12, 2016 • 56min
Episode 219: 219: I've Got A Nerd Crush
The boys are back in town! Coming off an early summer hiatus, Sean and Kyle catch up, chat about Rails 5, Kyle gives an update on his project, and we all recall the sound of Sean and Kyle's voices.
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May 18, 2016 • 49min
Episode 218: 218: Abstract or Extract
Following up on Episode #214, Sean talks about his decision to follow no advice and go his own way by extracting a service from one of his projects. Hubris? Let's find out together.
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