Remote Ruby Jason Charnes, Chris Oliver, Andrew Mason

In this episode of Remote Ruby, Jason and Chris dive into the complexities of modernweb development, focusing on the challenges and frustrations with rich text editors,front-end tools, and the intricate balance between server-side and client-side rendering.Through their experiences, they highlight the evolving landscape of frameworks likeRails, React, and Turbo, and express the ongoing need for better abstractions andconceptual compression in JavaScript. They also touch on the struggles speci...

In this episode of Remote Ruby, Jason, Chris, and Andrew reunite after six months to dive into the details of the upcoming RubyConf 2024 with program chairs Kinsey Durham Grace and Jim Remsik. The discussion covers various aspects of the conference, such as the emphasis on more technical talks, the introduction of several keynotes including Matz and Kent Beck, and the revival of the Madison Ruby conference.Additionally, the episode highlights the Scholar and Guide Program, which aims to help ...

In this episode of Remote Ruby, Jason and Chris catch up with a discussion on setting up a home office with new furniture, organizing hardware with a 3D printer, and dealing with nostalgia for old video games.Then they delve into technical issues faced with the Postgres database on DigitalOcean, migrating to Crunchy Data, and adjusting web concurrency settings in Rails. They also share their experiences experimenting with Kamal for server deployment, the complexities of AWS configuration, and...

In this episode, Chris and Andrew dive into the intricacies of tracking changes in Rails models using gems like Paper Trail and Audited. They discuss challenges faced in bulk actions like 'update all' and 'destroy all' that don't trigger Active Record callbacks. The conversation explores potential solutions, including overriding methods and using wrappers to ensure changes are logged efficiently without significant performance hits. They also touch upon mentorship and the importance of learni...

In this episode, host Chris and his GoRails team, Collin Jilbert and Kent Crutchfield,discuss the latest release of Rails 7.2, highlighting major new features like developmentcontainers, browser version guard, and the new minimum Ruby version. They alsodelve into community reactions, including some criticisms about Rails' speed and thelarger discourse around development priorities. The conversations emphasize theimportance of contributing to Rails, staying informed on updates, and pro...

In this episode, Jason and Chris chat about their experiences at various RailsConf andRubyConf’s. Then, they have deeper discussions on topics like transitioning from SingleTable Inheritance (STI) to delegated types in coding, addressing technical debts inproduct development, and the challenges and strategies of implementing subscriptionand one-time payment models. Additionally, there's a mention of the 2024 Ruby onRails Community Survey at Planet Argon that you can check out now. Hit...