The Ruby on Rails Podcast

Elise Shaffer and Brian Mariani

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The Ruby on Rails Podcast, a weekly conversation about Ruby on Rails, open source software, and the programming profession. Co-hosted by Elise Shaffer, Brian Mariani, Jemma Issroff and Nick Schwaderer. Edited by Peachtree Sound.

23 OCT

Episode 526: Rails World with Robby Russell

Nick and I recorded an episode at Rails World with Robby Russell. This is a test of new format we're running where we discuss Rails News. Robby joins us to talk about the Rails Developer Survey that ran this summer. WE also chat about all the new things announced at Rails World. Sponsors Thanks to Buzzsprout for sponsoring our Rails World coverage and providing a sound booth to record from. They've helped over 400,000 podcasters launch their shows since 2009, so they've seen it all. Buzzsprout's tools, step-by-step guides, and remarkable customer support will make it easy to get your podcast out to the world. Check out Buzzsprout today at https://www.buzzsprout.com/

32 min
9 OCT

Episode 525: Catching Up With Ruby Central with Marty Haught

Ruby Central has been a foundational part of the Ruby community since 2003. They organize Ruby Conf and Rails Conf and maintain critical Ruby infrastructure like rubygems.org. With Ruby Conf Chicago just around the corner and new initiatives at Ruby Central, we thought it would be a good time to catch up with our friends at Ruby Central. Marty Haught joins the show to tell us more about Ruby Central's open source initiatives. Show Notes https://rubyconf.org/ https://rubycentral.org/news/

29 min
25 SEPT

Episode 524: Writing Code Using AI with Landon Gray

Large language models are everywhere now. They’re changing the way we work, from tools code completion tools like Copilot, to audio generation apps like Suno.ai. Apple recently announced huge updates with generative AI for all of their platforms. Adobe, Canva, and Google have all added AI to their products. It seems like every vendor is building these features. So how will this change the way we write and think about code. Landon Gray joins the show to tell us how AI will change software development. Show Notes https://www.linkedin.com/in/thedayisntgray/. https://gem-mice-15c.notion.site/Build-your-startup-prototype-in-less-than-3-hours-25de8fcd84dc44e8b3d0df0c4862a9de?pvs=74

29 min
11 SEPT

Episode 523: Welcome Back, Nick Schwaderer

Our illustrious cohost Nick is back from parental leave! We talk about life as a parent and coder, committing to Ruby on Rails, being coworkers and finding time for hobbies. I'm looking forward to recording with Nick again.

32 min
28 AUG

Episode 522: Mentoring Junior Devs with Adam Cuppy

A recent focus of many in the community has been expanding the community. We all love Rails and want to create the best community possible. Part of this focus has to include early career devs. We need to expose them to Rails and mentor them into the senior developers and tech leaders we need in the future. Adam Cuppy joins the show today to teach how to be better mentors. Show Notes Mentorship In Three Acts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDX5WH1uLz8 Chapter One: https://www.chapterone.org/ Adam on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamcuppy/

40 min
14 AUG

Episode 521: Euruko with Muhamed Isabegovic

EuRuKo (European Ruby Konferenz) is the largest and longest running annual Ruby conference in Europe, since 2003, that brings you all the good news about Ruby and its friends. Every year it takes place in a different European city, the location being chosen by participants. Today's guest is Muhamed Isabegovic, who has taken over organizing Euruko this year. Show Notes Euruko - https://2024.euruko.org/

28 min
24 JUL

Episode 520: Backend Accessibility with Hilary Stohs-Krause

In our last episode, we talked about Web Accessibility. But, did you know that there are accessibility concerns on the backend and in our interactions with our teams. Hilary Stohs-Krause joins the show to tell us more about how we can be more accommodating to our teams. Show Notes Simple writing "Disability Impacts All of Us" (CDC) - https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandhealth/infographic-disability-impacts-all.html Hemingway Editor - https://hemingwayapp.com/ "Use simple words and phrases" (PlainLanguage.gov) - https://www.plainlanguage.gov/guidelines/words/use-simple-words-phrases/ Contrast Checker - https://webaim.org/resources/contrastchecker/ Have a comment on this episode? Send an email to comments@therubyonrailspodcast.com

36 min
10 JUL

Episode 519: Joel Hawksley on Web Accessibility

Joel is a staff software engineer at GitHub, working on user interface architecture and strategy. For the last several years, he has been part of the team working to improve the accessibility of GitHub.com. He also leads development of the ViewComponent framework. Today, he joins the show to teach us about Web Accessibility Show Notes Joel's RailsConf Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j2zlvE_Yj8 WCAG Guidelines - https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/ Axe Devtools - https://www.deque.com/axe/devtools/ Aria Live - https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Attributes/aria-live

38 min

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The Ruby on Rails Podcast, a weekly conversation about Ruby on Rails, open source software, and the programming profession. Co-hosted by Elise Shaffer, Brian Mariani, Jemma Issroff and Nick Schwaderer. Edited by Peachtree Sound.