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Ruby Rogues

Our original panel podcast, Ruby Rogues is a weekly discussion around Ruby, Rails, software development, and the community around Ruby.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ruby-rogues--6102073/support.

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41:50

Vendor and Infrastructure Lock-In - RUBY 557

Ruby Rogues ·

2022/08/03

Vendor lock-in refers to a situation whereby the cost of switching to a different vendor or platform is so high that you are essentially stuck with the original platform. Today on the show, Charles and Dave share personal stories of how they were forced to continue using a specific platform and what they did to rectify the various scenarios, plus they provide their insights on workaround strategies and how to prevent this from happening in the first place.In this episode… Designing your API to

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47:10

RAILS_ENV - Ruby 556

Ruby Rogues ·

2022/07/27

How do you manage your actual rails environment configurations? When you create a new rails application, do you utilize the provided development, test, and production environments, or deviate? Today on the show, Dave and Valentino share their best practices on how they manage their environment variables and workflows within their rails environments. In this episode… Staging environments QA environments Replicating data and sampling strategies Local environment testing Creating Ruby

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44:48

Managing Files and Text in Rails with ActiveStorage...

Ruby Rogues ·

2022/07/20

Today on the show, Charles shares about his current projects and inner workings related to managing files and text on his various podcast portals. The panel discusses their history with legacy platforms, their personal tool preferences, and the pros and cons of ActiveStorage and ActionText. In this episode… Paperclip, Attachment_Fu, CarrierWave, ConfiguringFog and other legacy tools FTP for file storage CDN support and preferences Digital ocean servers Trix compared to other rich text

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32:55

Build an Admin for Your Rails App Easily with Avo -...

Ruby Rogues ·

2022/07/15

Today Charles talks with Adrian Marin, a developer and founder of Avo, a Ruby on Rails admin framework. Coming with 10 years of developer experience, we discuss how Avo sets itself apart from other typical systems by allowing you to step out of the limitations of DSL and write custom code to meet the needs of each customer. We discuss the three main parts of this fully tested framework, and talk about how you can kick the tires before diving in. With such a wide range of companies successfully

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39:12

Speed Up Your Rails App by Lazy Loading Your N+1...

Ruby Rogues ·

2022/07/13

Wouldn't it be great if ActiveRecord didn't make you think about eager loading and it just did the "right" thing by default? Lazy loading is extremely helpful when the list of associations to load is determined dynamically. Today on the show, Charles and Luke interview Evgeniy Demin, Principal Engineer at Toptal. They discuss how you can speed up your processes by lazy loading your N+1 queries, plus various tools to optimize your workflows. In this episode… N+1 queries and

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56:00

A Novel Type and Effect-Guided Synthesis Tool for...

Ruby Rogues ·

2022/07/06

In recent years, researchers have explored component-based synthesis, which aims to automatically construct programs that operate by composing calls to existing APIs. However, prior work has not considered efficient synthesis of methods with side effects that update a database. Today on the show, Sankha Guria shares about his research in this area, introducing a new approach to type and effect-guided synthesis tools for Ruby. In this episode… What is program synthesis? Lambda

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55:22

Development on the Road - RUBY 552

Ruby Rogues ·

2022/06/29

How do you develop remotely in new ecosystems such as when you are on vacation, in a coffee shop, or traveling for business? The panel today discusses various strategies on how to manage these environments to achieve the most efficient outcomes. In this episode… Visual Studio Code and remote SSH extensions VPN tunnel networks Distractions, comfort Internet issues Time zone challenges Squid proxies Personalized keyboards and monitors Smart suitcases Sponsors Top End Devs Coaching | Top End

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57:55

Unfinished Business - RUBY 551

Ruby Rogues ·

2022/06/22

Unfinished technology, unfinished products, unfinished gems, unfinished concepts, unfinished code, unfinished libraries, and more. In software development, everyone has those projects that never get finished or ever get started. Luke and Valentino banter about the various aspects of unfinished business, specifically technology ideas – from creating to implementing to fixing to scrapping. Sponsors Top End Devs Raygun | Click here to get started on your free 14-day trial Coaching | Top End

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70:42

Kafka and Karafka Integrations with Maciej Mensfeld -...

Ruby Rogues ·

2022/06/15

Making his second appearance on the podcast, Maciej Mensfeld joins the show to share his latest developments with his Kafka and Karafka integrations and libraries. He shares his framework for Kafka 2.0, his personal approach to Rails, and how to integrate Kafka and Karafka most effectively. The panel also discusses regulation and security risks with open-source libraries for developers. About this Episode…1. What is Kafka and Karafka and how are they used?2. The Rails mindset with Kafka and

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75:33

Your Tools Matter: Should you change your tooling? -...

Ruby Rogues ·

2022/06/08

John Epperson and Luke Stutters discuss developer tools - whether those are the IDEs or Text Editors we use, the gems/libraries we include in our projects, or the OS we make use of. We talk about How we decide to replace our tools, and we talk about a number of tools that we use, the ones that we like and the ones that we wish had better replacements. Sponsors Top End Devs Raygun | Click here to get started on your free 14-day trial Coaching | Top End Devs Picks John- Turbo, the speed of a

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52:15

Be a 1x Developer - RUBY 548

Ruby Rogues ·

2022/06/01

A 10x developer is defined as a professional who is 10 times more productive than other developers with an equal level of expertise in the field. Accordingly, a 10x developer would be able to complete 10 times more tasks and writes 10 times better code than any other competent member of their team working in the same conditions. Does a 10x developer exist, or is this a myth? Today on the show, Charles and Valentino parse out this philosophy by comparing a 1x developer vs. a 10x developer. In

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67:40

Desktop Apps in Ruby ft. Andy - RUBY 547

Ruby Rogues ·

2022/05/25

Andy Maleh joins the show today to share his opensource desktop development library app for Ruby, Glimmer. Enjoy hearing about why and how Andy created Glimmer, specific applications for implementation, comparison to other apps, DSL framework, using widgets within Glimmer, feature additives, testing, and various compatibilities.In this episode… What is Glimmer and how does it work The story on why Andy built Glimmer The DSL framework Using widgets in Glimmer Distribution for Glimmer Missing

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78:38

The Joy Of Structs - RUBY 546

Ruby Rogues ·

2022/05/18

Is it a class? Is it a hash? No, it's Ruby Struct! Brooke Kuhlmann joins the Rogues to explore this often-overlooked object. We extend simple structs with refinements, use pattern matching to compress complex logic and close the door on OpenStructs. Brooke talks about the challenges and rewards of introducing busy teams to advanced techiques, software craftsmanship and the transformational philosophy of alchemists.io.Sponsors Top End Devs Raygun | Click here to get started on your free 14-day

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49:56

Railway Oriented Development and DRY-Monads - RUBY 545

Ruby Rogues ·

2022/05/11

It's not every day that you learn a new approach to error handling for Ruby. Today Abiodun Olowode shares her insights with railway oriented programming (ROP), a functional programming technique that allows sequential execution of functions, not necessarily synchronous. The key concept is that each function can only accept and return Container of either Success or Failure. They also dive into the topic of dry monads, the gems that helps you achieve railway oriented programming in that it

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46:55

GraphQL with David Sanchez - RUBY 544

Ruby Rogues ·

2022/05/08

GraphQL is a flexible, strongly-typed query language. It's useful because it gives front-end developers the ability to query the database without many changes to the back-end. In this episode, David Sanchez explains how to design and build GraphQL APIs in Rails. In this Episode… What is GraphQL and how do you get started with it? What are the advantages and disadvantages of GraphQL? What is REST and how do you integrate in your workflow? Common misconceptions with GraphQL What is GraphiQL and

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41:02

Isolator with Sidekiq - RUBY 543

Ruby Rogues ·

2022/04/28

Anton Ivanopoulos joins the show today to share his approach with using Isolator and Sidekiq to ensure simple, efficient background jobs for Ruby. Discover how Isolator and Sidekiq integrate and how you can have more reliable message processing, group jobs into a set to follow their progress, and ultimately stop worrying about queues and focus on your app. Anton shares his story how he moved from delayed jobs to Sidekiq and why he replaced his backend and why Sidekiq is more effective in the long

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78:33

Propshaft with David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH) - RUBY 542

Ruby Rogues ·

2022/04/20

David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH) creator of Ruby on Rails joins the Rogues to discuss the successor to the asset pipeline and webpacker that's coming in the next version of Ruby on Rails.He talks through the differences between the asset pipeline, webpacker, and propshaft and talks about the reasons you may or may not want to use each solution.Sponsors Top End Devs Raygun | Click here to get started on your free 14-day trial Coaching | Top End Devs Links David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH) David

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47:59

Styler and Ruby with Benito Serna - RUBY 541

Ruby Rogues ·

2022/04/12

Ever feel like your code isn’t “Stylish” enough? Us too. In this episode, the Rogues sit down Benito Sandoval, the author of the Ruby tool Styler that’ll help you customize your UI and keep things running smoothly. “My goal was to create something that allowed you to compose classes and use them in your templates.” - Benito Sandoval In This Episode1) How to STOP relying on the tail-end and customize your UI using Styler 2) Why Styler is an excellent solution compared to defining classes

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20:33

Understanding the Red Tape - RUBY 540

Ruby Rogues ·

2022/04/06

If you’re a solo developer who’s making the switch to a company, this episode is for you. Today, the Ruby Rogues discuss how to navigate the red tape and stand out at your new job.In This Episode1) How adapt your home processes to a company WITHOUT reinventing everything 2) Why you NEED to master the art of “code review” (and no, software can’t do it for you!) 3) The TRUTH about gems (and why the issue isn’t black and white)Sponsors Top End Devs Raygun | Click here to get started on your free

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43:29

Service Objects for Legacy Projects with Petr...

Ruby Rogues ·

2022/03/16

Before you jump into legacy codebases and controllers, you need some info. In this episode, John sits down with Petr Hlavicka, a Rails developer who’s passionate about simplifying this section of Rails and helping people along the way. “I want to make everything easier for me and my colleagues. I want it to be easily understandable even for juniors. And just because you do things differently doesn’t mean it’s wrong.” - Petr Hlavicka In This Episode1) What you NEED to know about legacy codebase

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