

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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Jul 5, 2014 • 60min
Episode 157: 157: Lex Friedman is Hiring a Ruby on Rails Developer for the Midroll Podcast Ad Network
Sean Devine talks to Lex Friedman, the EVP Sales and Development of Midroll, a large podcast ad sales network. Lex describes the full time Ruby on Rails programming position that they are looking to fill. There's also plenty of behind-the-scenes stories about the podcasting world.
If you want to apply for the Ruby on Rails position at Midroll, email lex@midroll.com.
Links for this episode:@lexfri on TwitterMidroll - Podcast advertising networkTurning This Car Around podcastYour Daily Lex podcastCodeship - Codeship makes continuous delivery simple. Start out with Codeship’s free plan; setup only takes three minutes. Use the offer code 5BY5RUBY to get 20% off ANY plan for 3 months.

Jun 28, 2014 • 1h 20min
Episode 156: 156: Eric Steele - "What Do I Test?" Book Launch Recap
Eric Steele talks about releasing his new book, "What Do I Test?".
Links for this episode:@genericsteeleDub Side of the MoonPitchforkWhat Do I Test?Fuck you Jobu! I do it myself!Codeship - Codeship makes continuous deployment simple. Start out with Codeship’s free plan; setup only takes three minutes. Use the offer code 5BY5RUBY to get 20% off ANY plan for 3 months.

Jun 20, 2014 • 1h 30min
Episode 155: 155: Nick Quaranto - rubygems.org, CoworkBuffalo, Nickel City Ruby, aqueousband.net
Nick tells Sean about his rubygems fantasies, ranks his noteworthiness, clarifies the contents of concert balloons, and provides free parenting advice.
Links for this episode:rubygems.org@qrush on TwitterCoworkBuffaloNickel City RubyBasecampAqueousBand.netRUSHPhishBourbon (and friends)Heroku PostgresCodeship - Codeship makes continuous deployment simple. Start out with Codeship’s free plan; setup only takes three minutes. Use the offer code 5BY5RUBY to get 20% off ANY plan for 3 months.

Jun 12, 2014 • 1h 17min
Episode 154: 154: Greg Baugues - Twilio
Sean Devine learns about Twilio from Greg Baugues.
Links for this episode:@greggyb on Twittertwilio.comgithub.com/twilio/twilio-rubygithub.com/ZestFinance/zestphoneCodeship - Codeship makes continuous deployment simple. Start out with Codeship’s free plan; setup only takes three minutes. Use the offer code 5BY5RUBY to get 20% off ANY plan for 3 months.
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Jun 5, 2014 • 1h 11min
Episode 153: 153: Ben Hundley - elasticsearch & Qbox
Sean Devine learns about elasticsearch from Ben Hundley of Qbox.
Links for this episode:elasticsearch.orgQboxCodeship - Codeship makes continuous deployment simple. Start out with Codeship’s free plan; setup only takes three minutes. Use the offer code 5BY5RUBY to get 20% off ANY plan for 3 months.
Squarespace - the all-in-one platform that makes it fast and easy to create your own professional website, portfolio, and online store. For a free trial and 10% off, visit Squarespace.com and enter offer code RAILS at checkout. A better web starts with your website.

May 29, 2014 • 1h 4min
Episode 152: 152: Oren Dobzinski - Desk.com
Sean Devine talks with Oren Dobzinski of Desk.com about service oriented architecture, elasticsearch, immutability, working remotely and much, much more.
Links for this episode:The desk.com api@orend on TwitterOren's blog - re-factor.comBlog post => Slow Tests are the Symptom Not the CauseDatomicelasticsearchDesk.comCodeship - Codeship makes continuous deployment simple. Start out with Codeship’s free plan; setup only takes three minutes. Find Codeship on codeship.io/5by5ruby and use the offer code 5BY5RUBY to get 20% off ANY plan for 3 months.
Squarespace - the all-in-one platform that makes it fast and easy to create your own professional website, portfolio, and online store. For a free trial and 10% off, visit Squarespace.com and enter offer code SPRING at checkout. A better web starts with your website.

May 23, 2014 • 1h 25min
Episode 151: 151: Ross Penman - 15 yr old Scottish programmer
Sean Devine talks with Ross Penman, a 15 year old programmer from Scotland, about what it's like to learn to program as a kid, opportunities to improve technical education, and the Scottish independence referendum.
Links for this episode:@PenmanRoss on Twitterpenman on GitHubrosspenman.comOn Computing Education - The Windows Movie Maker ProblemGoogle Map of ScotlandScottish independence Wikipedia pageSquarespace - the all-in-one platform that makes it fast and easy to create your own professional website, portfolio, and online store. For a free trial and 10% off, visit Squarespace.com and enter offer code SPRING at checkout. A better web starts with your website.
Codeship - The Codeship is continuous deployment made simple. You can set up continuous integration in a few steps and automatically deploy when all your tests have passed. It has great support for lots of languages and test frameworks. Integrates with GitHub and Bitbucket. Deploy to cloud services like Heroku, AWS, Nodejitsu, Google App Engine or your own servers. Start with the free plan and setup only takes 3 minutes. Find The Codeship at www.codeship.io and check out their blog at blog.codeship.io.

May 14, 2014 • 58min
Episode 150: 150: Jamis Buck - Basil & Fabian (formerly of 37signals)
Sean Devine talks with Jamis Buck about his new fantasy blog/book about algorithms - "Basil & Fabian" and his history with Rails and 37signals.
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Codeship - The Codeship is continuous deployment made simple. You can set up continuous integration in a few steps and automatically deploy when all your tests have passed. It has great support for lots of languages and test frameworks. Integrates with GitHub and Bitbucket. Deploy to cloud services like Heroku, AWS, Nodejitsu, Google App Engine or your own servers. Start with the free plan and setup only takes 3 minutes. Find The Codeship at www.codeship.io and check out their blog at blog.codeship.io.

May 8, 2014 • 1h 2min
Episode 149: 149: Chad Fowler - Wunderlist
Sean Devine talks with Chad Fowler about the early days of Ruby and Rails and the heterogeneous architecture of Wunderlist.
Codeship - The Codeship is continuous deployment made simple. You can set up continuous integration in a few steps and automatically deploy when all your tests have passed. It has great support for lots of languages and test frameworks. Integrates with GitHub and Bitbucket. Deploy to cloud services like Heroku, AWS, Nodejitsu, Google App Engine or your own servers. Start with the free plan and setup only takes 3 minutes. Find The Codeship at www.codeship.io and check out their blog at blog.codeship.io.
lynda.com - lynda.com offers thousands of video courses in software, creative, and business skills—everything from productivity and collaboration to photography and video editing. Access unlimited courses for $25 per month. Try out lynda.com for free for 7 days at lynda.com/rubyonrails.

Apr 29, 2014 • 1h 25min
Episode 148: 148: Chad Pytel of thoughtbot discusses @dhh's RailsConf 2014 keynote (and more)
Sean Devine and Chad Pytel discuss @dhh's controversial RailsConf 2014 keynote and the current state of thoughtbot.
Links for this episode:Justin.tv - Confreaks - Live Streaming - RailsConf 2014 Opening Keynote Part 1Codeship - The Codeship is continuous deployment made simple. You can set up continuous integration in a few steps and automatically deploy when all your tests have passed. It has great support for lots of languages and test frameworks. Integrates with GitHub and Bitbucket. Deploy to cloud services like Heroku, AWS, Nodejitsu, Google App Engine or your own servers. Start with the free plan and setup only takes 3 minutes. Find The Codeship at www.codeship.io and check out their blog at blog.codeship.io.
lynda.com - lynda.com offers thousands of video courses in software, creative, and business skills—everything from productivity and collaboration to photography and video editing. Access unlimited courses for $25 per month. Try out lynda.com for free for 7 days at lynda.com/rubyonrails.


