

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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Mar 8, 2009 • 27min
Episode 17: 97: John Medina (Conclusion)
This episode was originally published on March 8, 2008.
We follow Part I with a discussion of the brain in relation to sleep and gender.
Somewhere, I remember a mailing list post where Why the Lucky Stiff claimed to have a dream and subsequently changed the implementation of Shoes. Does anyone have the link to that?
Brain Rules website (Contains references and video samples from the DVD)
Brain Rules book (Amazon affiliate link)
workonrails.com: Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs.
bloc.io: Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100.

Mar 2, 2009 • 29min
Episode 16: 96: John Medina
This episode was originally published on February 29, 2008.
Developmental molecular biologist Dr. John Medina talks about his new book, Brain Rules. Learn about the need for exercise, attention-grabbing events, and our inability to multitask.
Brain Rules website (Contains references and video samples from the DVD)
Brain Rules book (Amazon affiliate link)
See also Part II.
workonrails.com: Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs.
bloc.io: Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100.

Feb 28, 2009 • 19min
Episode 15: 132: Ryan Bates of RailsCasts
This episode was originally published on February 28, 2009.
Ryan Bates of RailsCasts on his day job, bowling, and the Rails Activism team.
workonrails.com: Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs.
bloc.io: Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100.

Feb 25, 2009 • 38min
Episode 14: 16: Jim Weirich
This episode was originally published on February 24, 2006.
The Ruby pioneer on rake task automation and good code design.
workonrails.com: Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs.
bloc.io: Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100.

Feb 19, 2009 • 32min
Episode 13: 95: MicroPlace
This episode was originally published on February 18, 2008.
An eBay-funded microfinance company connects small investors with entrepreneurs in the developing world, powered by Rails.
MicroPlace
Muhammad Yunus
Pierre Omidyar
workonrails.com: Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs.
bloc.io: Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100.

Feb 17, 2009 • 25min
Episode 12: 131: Ryan Tomayko
This episode was originally published on February 16, 2009.
Rack and Sinatra committer Ryan Tomayko talks about the benefits of Rails, the value of middleware, and the future of deployment.
Also Mentioned
Ryan Tomayko
Rack
Sinatra
Heroku
workonrails.com: Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs.
bloc.io: Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100.

Feb 9, 2009 • 41min
Episode 11: 94: Heroku
This episode was originally published on February 8, 2008.
What if your server resources were metered like your electric bill? Heroku has set out to build a metered cloud computing deployment solution for Rails.
Stick around for the last 10 minutes where we talk about the economics of startups.
Heroku
Y Combinator
Trust Commerce
workonrails.com: Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs.
bloc.io: Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100.

Feb 6, 2009 • 35min
Episode 10: 15: Glenn Vanderburg
This episode was originally published on February 6, 2006.
Glenn Vanderburg on metaprogramming. Formatted as MP3 this time…enhanced MPEG-4 versions will be available in a separate feed starting next episode.
workonrails.com: Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs.
bloc.io: Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100.

Feb 3, 2009 • 21min
Episode 9: 43: The Camping Episode
This episode was originally published on February 3, 2007.
Three interviews with developers who use why the lucky stiff’s Camping framework.
See also
Presenter and DCSS by Myles Byrne
Cheat by Chris Wanstrath
Fog Creek Software
Dream Ledger by Michael Gorsuch
Mountain West Ruby Conference
workonrails.com: Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs.
bloc.io: Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100.

Jan 31, 2009 • 23min
Episode 8: 130: Giles Bowkett
This episode was originally published on January 30, 2009.
Giles Bowkett, Ruby Inside Top Presenter of 2008, talks about success, startups, goals, and music.
workonrails.com: Find or post Ruby on Rails jobs.
bloc.io: Learn to program with Ruby on Rails. Use code RAILS and save $100.


