Remote Ruby

Chris Oliver, Andrew Mason, David Hill
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Rubyists having conversations and interviewing others about Ruby and web development.

  1. 5 HR AGO

    Memcached Mayhem

    On this episode, Chris, Andrew, and David bounce from Ruby and Rails security updates into the messy realities of caching, UI architecture, and browser support. They break down the latest Zlib-related Ruby CVE, Dalli updates, Rails security and bugfix releases, and what maintenance windows mean in practice. Then, they swap stories about Redis, Memcached, observations about GitHub’s reliability amid massive Claude attributed code activity, and the kinds of performance problems that only show up at scale. The episode closes with a thoughtful Rails frontend discussion covering nested layouts, active sidebar links, CSS-powered empty states, pagination behavior, popovers, anchor positioning, and why Safari still makes simple UI work harder than it should be. Hit download now to hear more!   Links Judoscale- Remote Ruby listener giftZlib::GzipReaderDalliMemcachedAttributed Claude activity over the last 90 days on GitHub (Armin Ronacher X)The Standup with ThePrimeagen Podcast-Is AI ruining opensource? (Lost episode)Nested Layouts with Rails (GoRails)current_page?link_to_ifGeared PaginationHoneybadgerHoneybadger is an application health monitoring tool built by developers for developers.JudoscaleMake your deployments bulletproof with autoscaling that just works.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Chris Oliver X/TwitterAndrew Mason X/TwitterJason Charnes X/Twitter

    59 min

  2. 27 MAR

    Conferences, AI Trends, and Sleepless Nights

    Chris, Andrew, and David catch up on health, sleep deprivation, and the new Invincible season and Fallout. David shares some RubyConf CFP submissions news and this year’s broad conference themes. They discuss Andrew finishing difficult authentication work, touching on OAuth/SSO complexity and pricing, the idea of products built more for bots than humans, and where AI is proving useful, especially for debugging and research. The conversation eventually widens into a more skeptical look at the AI industry itself, touching on scraped code, deepfakes, surveillance, lobbying, and whether the promised productivity gains really match reality. Hit download now! Links Judoscale- Remote Ruby listener giftInvincibleFalloutRobby Russell XSam Altman XGhosttyRuby 4.0.2 Released RubyConf: July 14-16, 2026, Las Vegas, NVRails World 2026- September 23-24, Austin, TX (Update) HoneybadgerHoneybadger is an application health monitoring tool built by developers for developers.JudoscaleMake your deployments bulletproof with autoscaling that just works.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Chris Oliver X/TwitterAndrew Mason X/TwitterJason Charnes X/Twitter

    34 min

  3. 20 MAR

    Unraveling GitHub Actions & Modern Auth Challenges

    On this episode, Andrew’s buried in messy authentication work spread across legacy code, Chris recounts a frustrating GitHub Actions debugging session, and David explains the mental drain of working across both Vue 2 and Vue 3 in the same application. They talk about using workflow run triggers, scheduled builds, and GitHub’s new Agentic Copilot workflows such as CI Doctor, Automatic Code Simplifier, and issue/PR management, while lamenting low-quality AI-generated PRs and paid AI code review tools. Andrew makes a special announcement about Blastoff Rails, they compare LazyVim, lazy.nvim, and Kickstart Neovim, we hear about Ruby 3.4.9 and its bug-fix release, and Marco Roth’s Herb improvements for ERB tooling. Hit download now to hear more!  Links Judoscale- Remote Ruby listener giftUpload-artifact v7.0.0 (GitHub)Download-artifact v8.0.0 (GitHub)GitHub Agentic WorkflowsBringing Code Review to Claude CodeScott’s Pizza ToursBlastoff Rails-June 11-12, 2026, Albuquerque, New MexicoLearn Enough Bridgetown to be Dangerous (Andrew’s talk)lazy.nvimLazyVimkickstart.nvimkickstart-modular.nvimTree-sitterHerbMarco Roth X (Herb) HoneybadgerHoneybadger is an application health monitoring tool built by developers for developers.JudoscaleMake your deployments bulletproof with autoscaling that just works.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Chris Oliver X/TwitterAndrew Mason X/TwitterJason Charnes X/Twitter

    54 min

  4. 13 MAR

    Heroku, Hosting, and the AI Era

    Chris and David welcome back Adam McCrea from Judoscale, to discuss the uncertainty around Heroku after Salesforce’s announcement that it would stop taking new enterprise customers. Adam shares how the news landed in real time during a founder’s retreat, and the conversation expands into what Heroku’s apparent “maintenance mode” means for developers, pricing, autoscaling, platform alternatives, and the broader challenge of building durable developer businesses in the AI era. They also touch on Judoscale’s upcoming “platform tour” and the value of smaller Ruby conferences. Hit download now to hear more!  Sponsors: Honeybadger Judoscale Links: Chris Oliver X Andrew Mason Bluesky David Hill LinkedIn Judoscale- Remote Ruby listener gift Adam McCrea X Adam McCrea LinkedIn Judoscale Remote Ruby-Episode 163: Autoscaling Rails with Adam McCrea Heroku: What’s Next by Jon Sully (Judoscale Blog) An update on Heroku by Nitin T Bhat Render Laravel Cloud RBQ Conf, March 26-27, 2026, Austin, TX Blue Ridge Ruby, April 30-May 1, 2026, Asheville, NC RubyConf, July14-16, 2026, Las Vegas, NV Rails World 2026, September 23-24, 2026, Austin, TX Ruby Events 2026 HoneybadgerHoneybadger is an application health monitoring tool built by developers for developers.JudoscaleMake your deployments bulletproof with autoscaling that just works.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Chris Oliver X/TwitterAndrew Mason X/TwitterJason Charnes X/Twitter

    1hr 11min

  5. 6 MAR

    Jeff Dickey on Mise, Precompiled Rubies, and much more

    Chris, Andrew, and David welcome special guest Jeff Dickey (jdx), creator of mise, discussing his background rewriting the Heroku CLI from Ruby to Node due to Ruby distribution/sandboxing issues.  The conversation digs into why language CLIs are hard to distribute, the tradeoffs between shims vs PATH-based version switching, why tasks can be the “clean” solution, and Jeff’s Rust-first tooling philosophy. They also dive into his other projects: usage (CLI docs/completions), Pitchfork (dev daemon runner that starts/stops services by directory), and fnox/Fort Knox (secrets management with encrypted files or remote stores like 1Password), and a big upcoming shift: pre-compiled (portable) Rubies becoming the default in mise. Press download now! Links Judoscale- Remote Ruby listener giftJeff Dickey XJeff Dickey (jdx) Blueskymisefnox--usagePitchforkcommuniquéCasey Neistat: NYC’s Worst Blizzard in a Decade, hour by hour (YouTube)HoneybadgerHoneybadger is an application health monitoring tool built by developers for developers.JudoscaleMake your deployments bulletproof with autoscaling that just works.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Chris Oliver X/TwitterAndrew Mason X/TwitterJason Charnes X/Twitter

    1hr 17min

  6. 27 FEB

    LiveComponent with Cameron Dutro

    Cameron Dutro returns to the show to introduce LiveComponent, a new library that adds client-side state and targeted re-rendering to Rails ViewComponent using Hotwire + Stimulus with minimal JavaScript. Chris, Andrew, and Cameron dig into why he built it, how it serializes component state and models, how updates flow from events to fast server-rendered HTML morphs, where it shines compared to plain Turbo/Stimulus, and how optional React support can help with migration and interoperability. Hit download now to hear more!  Links Judoscale- Remote Ruby listener giftCameron Dutro GitHubCameron Dutro XRemote Ruby-Episode 134: Kubernetes, JSX for Ruby, and more with Cameron DutroLiveComponentLiveComponent React IntegrationGlobal ID-RailsSNOO Smart Sleeper Bassinet HoneybadgerHoneybadger is an application health monitoring tool built by developers for developers.JudoscaleMake your deployments bulletproof with autoscaling that just works.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Chris Oliver X/TwitterAndrew Mason X/TwitterJason Charnes X/Twitter

    53 min

  7. 20 FEB

    Bridge Components, Swift UI and more with Joe Masilotti

    Andrew and David hold down the fort without Chris and catch up on what they’ve been watching and reading, before welcoming back Joe Masilotti, the show’s most listened to guest from last year. They talk about Hotwire Native’s momentum, why “Bridge Components” are the unlock for truly native features, Joe’s push toward SwiftUI compatibility, the messy reality of in-app purchases, and how his “PurchaseKit” aims to simplify the whole Apple/Google webhook maze. We also hear about Joe’s new podcast with Colleen, the hosts’ AI tool usage (Claude, Augment, Codex), and Joe’s intent to submit a CFP to speak at RubyConf in Vegas.  Hit download now to hear more!  Links Judoscale- Remote Ruby listener giftJoe Masilotti WebsiteJoe Masilotti XBridge ComponentsPurchaseKitPermission Not Required Podcast Dungeon Crawler CarlGodfather of HarlemClaude CodeCodexmissing (APIdock)RubyConf 2026, July 14-16, Las Vegas, NV HoneybadgerHoneybadger is an application health monitoring tool built by developers for developers.JudoscaleMake your deployments bulletproof with autoscaling that just works.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Chris Oliver X/TwitterAndrew Mason X/TwitterJason Charnes X/Twitter

    41 min

  8. 13 FEB

    Kisses From Andrew, the Ruby Gala & Conference Workshops

    On this episode of Remote Ruby, Chris, Andrew, and David dive into the newly released Claude Opus 4.6 and share their frustrations and solutions for debugging a turbo stream issue in Rails. They discuss a range of debugging challenges they've faced, including Rails credentials decryption errors and handling unexpected URL parameters in Pagy. The conversation shifts to the Ruby Gala, a fundraising event tied to RubyConf, highlighting its purpose, structure, and some notable people being honored. They reflect on their experiences with Hack Days at conferences, the challenges they pose, and suggest transforming them into structured workshops to maximize learning and engagement. Hit download now to hear more!  Links Judoscale- Remote Ruby listener giftIntroducing Claude Opus 4.6 (Anthropic)Raise a more descriptive error when file cannot be decrypted (PR #56735)RubyConf-July 14th-16th 2026, Red Rock Casino Resort, Las Vegas, NVKisses from Andrew shirtHoneybadgerHoneybadger is an application health monitoring tool built by developers for developers.JudoscaleMake your deployments bulletproof with autoscaling that just works.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Chris Oliver X/TwitterAndrew Mason X/TwitterJason Charnes X/Twitter

    47 min
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Rubyists having conversations and interviewing others about Ruby and web development.

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  • Creator
    Chris Oliver, Andrew Mason, David Hill
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    344
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 Remote Ruby
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