Ruby On Rails Podcast

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. Brought to you by: Mobile Dev + Test Conference (Use the code 'rormobile' to receive $200 off your conference registration fee. That’s up to $600 off if you register by Feb 24. Learn more at https://well.tc/rormobiledev.

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. Brought to you by: Braintree (To learn more visit Braintreepayments.com/railspodcast) Hired (Visit Hired.com/rubyonrailspodcast to learn more and to DOUBLE the normal $1,000 hiring bonus.That’s right: earn $2,000 for finding your next chapter on Hired).

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! Braintree: An easy way to accept multiple payment types with one integration. Quick, knowledgeable developer support if you have any questions. Start accepting Apple Pay, PayPal, Bitcoin, Venmo, cards, and whatever’s next. With the Braintree v dot zero SDK — one small snippet of code, and you’re all set up in less than 10 minutes. To learn more, and for your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free, go to braintreepayments.com/railspodcast.

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. Brought to you by: DevBootcamp.com/ruby (Thinking about becoming a software developer? Check out Dev Bootcamp, the original, short-term, immersive software development program that transforms those new to coding into job-ready, full-stack web developers). Braintree (To learn more visit Braintreepayments.com/railspodcast)

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. devbootcamp.com/ruby: Thinking about becoming a software developer? Check out Dev Bootcamp, the original, short-term, immersive software development program that transforms those new to coding into job-ready, full-stack web developers. Braintree: An easy way to accept multiple payment types with one integration. Quick, knowledgeable developer support if you have any questions. Start accepting Apple Pay, PayPal, Bitcoin, Venmo, cards, and whatever’s next. With the Braintree v dot zero SDK — one small snippet of code, and you’re all set up in less than 10 minutes. To learn more, and for your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free, go to braintreepayments.com/railspodcast.

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. Brought to you by: DevBootcamp.com/ruby (Thinking about becoming a software developer? Check out Dev Bootcamp, the original, short-term, immersive software development program that transforms those new to coding into job-ready, full-stack web developers). Braintree (To learn more visit Braintreepayments.com/railspodcast)

Recorded in the morning, with spunk. Dev Bootcamp: Thinking about becoming a software developer? Check out Dev Bootcamp, the original, short-term, immersive software development program that transforms those new to coding into job-ready, full-stack web developers. Braintree: An easy way to accept multiple payment types with one integration. Quick, knowledgeable developer support if you have any questions. Start accepting Apple Pay, PayPal, Bitcoin, Venmo, cards, and whatever’s next. With the Braintree v dot zero SDK — one small snippet of code, and you’re all set up in less than 10 minutes. To learn more, and for your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free, go to braintreepayments.com/railspodcast.

Fewer frogs, more programming, and an interview with Jay McGavren, author of "Head First Ruby". The waiting is the hardest part. devbootcamp.com/ruby: Thinking about becoming a software developer? Check out Dev Bootcamp, the original, short-term, immersive software development program that transforms those new to coding into job-ready, full-stack web developers. Braintree: An easy way to accept multiple payment types with one integration. Quick, knowledgeable developer support if you have any questions. Start accepting Apple Pay, PayPal, Bitcoin, Venmo, cards, and whatever’s next. With the Braintree v dot zero SDK — one small snippet of code, and you’re all set up in less than 10 minutes. To learn more, and for your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free, go to braintreepayments.com/railspodcast.

Sean and Kyle cover all the topics. GraphQL, missing EmberConf, rupbyonrails.org demo app doubts, Echo v Siri, Moscow Mules, Tiki cups, when to ship, and so-much-more. Hold your piece! Braintree: An easy way to accept multiple payment types with one integration. Quick, knowledgeable developer support if you have any questions. Start accepting Apple Pay, PayPal, Bitcoin, Venmo, cards, and whatever’s next. With the Braintree v dot zero SDK — one small snippet of code, and you’re all set up in less than 10 minutes. To learn more, and for your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free, go to braintreepayments.com/railspodcast. devbootcamp.com/ruby: Thinking about becoming a software developer? Check out Dev Bootcamp, the original, short-term, immersive software development program that transforms those new to coding into job-ready, full-stack web developers.

Sean, Kyle, and a chorus of small frogs discuss the Game Developers Conference, eating alone, atrophic organs, Slack vs Basecamp, the cost of abstractions, and tips for adding new team members. Braintree: An easy way to accept multiple payment types with one integration. Quick, knowledgeable developer support if you have any questions. Start accepting Apple Pay, PayPal, Bitcoin, Venmo, cards, and whatever’s next. With the Braintree v dot zero SDK — one small snippet of code, and you’re all set up in less than 10 minutes. To learn more, and for your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free, go to braintreepayments.com/railspodcast. Rollbar: Get the context, insights and control you need to find and fix bugs faster. With a lot less noise. devbootcamp.com/ruby: Thinking about becoming a software developer? Check out Dev Bootcamp, the original, short-term, immersive software development program that transforms those new to coding into job-ready, full-stack web developers.

In this week's episode, Sean and Kyle discuss a teamwork seminar that Kyle recently attended, how to be a good coach, Fireball whiskey, and lumberjack style. There's also a new segment of Shipped It!, our ongoing series about what it takes to manage an application after it's let loose in the wild. The series is produced in partnership with AppSignal, our favorite application monitoring solution. Use the promo code SHIPPEDIT and you'll receive an additional month free (beyond the standard free month) from AppSignal. This week's Shipped It! segment is about staging servers. devbootcamp.com/ruby: Thinking about becoming a software developer? Check out Dev Bootcamp, the original, short-term, immersive software development program that transforms those new to coding into job-ready, full-stack web developers. Rollbar: Get the context, insights and control you need to find and and fix bugs faster. With a lot less noise. Braintree: An easy way to accept multiple payment types with one integration. Quick, knowledge

In this week's episode, Sean and Kyle discuss Kyle's decision to finish his college degree. There's also a new segment of Shipped It!, our ongoing series about what it takes to manage an application after it's let loose in the wild. The series is produced in partnership with AppSignal, our favorite application monitoring solution. Use the promo code SHIPPEDIT and you'll receive an additional month free (beyond the standard free month) from AppSignal. This week's Shipped It! segment is about unified notifications. devbootcamp.com/ruby: Thinking about becoming a software developer? Check out Dev Bootcamp, the original, short-term, immersive software development program that transforms those new to coding into job-ready, full-stack web developers. Braintree: An easy way to accept multiple payment types with one integration. Quick, knowledgeable developer support if you have any questions. Start accepting Apple Pay, PayPal, Bitcoin, Venmo, cards, and whatever’s next. With the Braintree v dot zero SDK — one smal

Sean is falling apart! We talk about the physical challenges of programming and how to prevent and deal with wrist, hand, back, eye, leg, and other challenges. No Shipped It! segment this week, but we'll be back with a new one next week. Shipped It! is an ongoing series about what it takes to manage an application after it's let loose in the wild. The series is produced in partnership with AppSignal, our favorite application monitoring solution. Use the promo code SHIPPEDIT and you'll receive an additional month free (beyond the standard free month) from AppSignal. devbootcamp.com/ruby: Thinking about becoming a software developer? Check out Dev Bootcamp, the original, short-term, immersive software development program that transforms those new to coding into job-ready, full-stack web developers.

Kyle and Sean talk about Kyle's trip to Dean Kamen's house/hanger and preview Rails 5. Plus, a new Shipped It! episode about Kyle's ongoing quest to removed a complicated serialized attribute. Shipped It! is an ongoing series about what it takes to manage an application after it's let loose in the wild. The series is produced in partnership with AppSignal, our favorite application monitoring solution. Use the promo code SHIPPEDIT and you'll receive an additional month free (beyond the standard free month) from AppSignal. Braintree: An easy way to accept multiple payment types with one integration. Quick, knowledgeable developer support if you have any questions. Start accepting Apple Pay, PayPal, Bitcoin, Venmo, cards, and whatever’s next. With the Braintree v dot zero SDK — one small snippet of code, and you’re all set up in less than 10 minutes. To learn more, and for your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free, go to braintreepayments.com/railspodcast.

Sean and Kyle are back to talk about Sean's Little Professor replica in Ember, plus the debut of Shipped It!, a new segment about managing applications that have already been shipped. There's also a bit of time at the end for a good mailbag question. Presented in partnership with AppSignal. Links for this episode:Recreating Little Professor in EmberLittle Professor Replicagithub.com/barelyknown/little-professorgithub.com/github/scientistgithub.com/technoweenie/serialized_attributesBraintree: An easy way to accept multiple payment types with one integration. Quick, knowledgeable developer support if you have any questions. Start accepting Apple Pay, PayPal, Bitcoin, Venmo, cards, and whatever’s next. With the Braintree v dot zero SDK — one small snippet of code, and you’re all set up in less than 10 minutes. To learn more, and for your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free, go to braintreepayments.com/railspodcast.

Kyle and Sean talk about Sean's experience this week moving an application out of development and into production. Braintree: An easy way to accept multiple payment types with one integration. Quick, knowledgeable developer support if you have any questions. Start accepting Apple Pay, PayPal, Bitcoin, Venmo, cards, and whatever’s next. With the Braintree v dot zero SDK — one small snippet of code, and you’re all set up in less than 10 minutes. To learn more, and for your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free, go to braintreepayments.com/railspodcast. lynda.com: Your lynda.com membership will give you unlimited access to training on hundreds of topics--all for one flat rate. Whether you’re looking to become an industry expert, you’re passionate about a hobby, or you just want to learn something new, I want you to visit lynda.com/rubyonrails and sign up for your FREE 10-day trial. Squarespace: A better web starts with your website.

Sam Lambert, Director of Systems at GitHub, joins Sean and Kyle to talk about how to choose the right systems for the job. The conversation gets interesting right quick! DigitalOcean: DigitalOcean provides simple and fast cloud hosting, built for developers. Create a cloud server in 55 seconds--and for as little as $5 per month! Use code RubyPodcast and receive a $10 credit. Casper: Get $50 toward any mattress purchase by visiting casper.com/rubyonrails and use the code RUBYONRAILS. Terms and Conditions Apply. lynda.com: Your lynda.com membership will give you unlimited access to training on hundreds of topics--all for one flat rate. Whether you’re looking to become an industry expert, you’re passionate about a hobby, or you just want to learn something new, I want you to visit lynda.com/rubyonrails and sign up for your FREE 10-day trial.

Sean and Kyle are stressed! In this episode, they talk through how they got there and try to come up with an inner peace game plan. Squarespace: A better web starts with your website. Codeship: Continuous Delivery made simple. Use offer code 5BY5RUBY and receive 20% off any plan for 3 months. Braintree: An easy way to accept multiple payment types with one integration. Quick, knowledgeable developer support if you have any questions. Start accepting Apple Pay, PayPal, Bitcoin, Venmo, cards, and whatever’s next. With the Braintree v dot zero SDK — one small snippet of code, and you’re all set up in less than 10 minutes. To learn more, and for your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free, go to braintreepayments.com/railspodcast.

Kyle teaches Sean some lessons about implementing and scaling webhook APIs. lynda.com: Your lynda.com membership will give you unlimited access to training on hundreds of topics--all for one flat rate. Whether you’re looking to become an industry expert, you’re passionate about a hobby, or you just want to learn something new, I want you to visit lynda.com/rubyonrails and sign up for your FREE 10-day trial. AppSignal is a monitoring tool for Ruby applications. Unlike other tools they provide both performance and exception / error monitoring for your web actions and background jobs. You can start a free trial and try AppSignal for 30 days without entering a credit card. Pricing starts at 19 dollars for monthly plans. Use code 5by5 for a 10% discount or the first year! They'll also send a pack of stroopwafels to every new customers that starts pushing data and lets us know that they've come through the podcast. Braintree: An easy way to accept multiple payment types with one integration. Quick, knowledgeable

Sean and Kyle talk about the economics of open source software. Squarespace: A better web starts with your website. AppSignal is a monitoring tool for Ruby applications. Unlike other tools they provide both performance and exception / error monitoring for your web actions and background jobs. You can start a free trial and try AppSignal for 30 days without entering a credit card. Pricing starts at 19 dollars for monthly plans. Use code 5by5 for a 10% discount or the first year! They'll also send a pack of stroopwafels to every new customers that starts pushing data and lets us know that they've come through the podcast. Braintree: An easy way to accept multiple payment types with one integration. Quick, knowledgeable developer support if you have any questions. Start accepting Apple Pay, PayPal, Bitcoin, Venmo, cards, and whatever’s next. With the Braintree v dot zero SDK — one small snippet of code, and you’re all set up in less than 10 minutes. To learn more, and for your first $50,000 in transactions fee