Episode 507: Stephen Margheim on SQLite in Ruby on Rails Applications
If you start a new Rails project today, you’re probably going to pick Postgres for your database. And if you have a ten year old Rails app, you might be using MySQL. But Rails ships with support for S...
14 Feb 202431min
Episode 506: Unwinding Flakey Tests with Alan Ridlehoover & Fito von Zastrow
Fito and Alan are frequent RubyConf and RailsConf speakers on topics ranging from software complexity to resolving flaky specs. They joined the how to discuss strategies for dealing with unreliable te...
7 Feb 202432min
Episode 505: RailsConf CFP with Andy Croll
RailsConf is coming up fast and I can’t wait to see you all there! The CFP is open and the program committee is accepting proposals for talks for the conference. Andy Croll joined the show to talk wit...
31 Jan 202423min
Episode 504: Kaja Santro on Managing The WNB.rb Slack workspace
Kaja is the Slack Administrator for WNB.rb, a group of women and non-binary rubyists. She joined the show to talk about becoming the Slack Administrator. She fills us in on what the job entails, how s...
24 Jan 202421min
Episode 503: Katya Dreyer-Oren on Ethical Software Development
What do we owe to each other? Over the last several years, the tech industry has had a reckoning about ethics within our industry. Katya Dreyer-Oren gave a excellent talk and workshop at RubyConf in S...
17 Jan 202431min
Episode 502: New Years Resolutions with Jemma Issroff
Our cohost Jemma Issroff joined me to talk about my tenure as host so far, Jemma's work on Prism, fostering communities, building habits, how to be lucky, and we reveal our New Year's Resolutions! Wh...
10 Jan 202426min
Episode 501: Ruby For All Crossover!
I joined Julie and Andrew from Ruby For All to talk about Test Driven Development, attending conferences, and using TDD as a thinking tool.. This episode was recorded at RubyConf in San Diego. Show N...
3 Jan 202426min
Episode 500: Episode 500 Bonanza!
Can you believe its been 500 Episodes? What a wild ride. It's been so much fun to take over the show and to get to be a part of this history. Our co-host Nick Schwaderer sat down with me to talk about...
20 Des 202330min
