
74: A Dip in the Connection Pool
We talk through design considerations for a user-visible custom query builder for a high volume ecommerce system. Ransack Using Arel to Compose SQL Queries PgBouncer establish_connection AWS in Plai...
3 Aug 201634min

73: Probably In My Other Pants
We discuss Pokémon Go and what it's success might mean for software developers before Sean lays out his case for replacing the pg gem and libpq. Derek on Full Stack Radio The Laila and Brenda Show G...
28 Juli 201643min

72: Surprises Cut For Time (Aaron Patterson)
Aaron Patterson joins us from RailsConf for puns, performance improvements in Ruby, and AirDropping cats. Gorbypuff Virus UTF8 vs UTF16 vs UTF32 What happened to the Rails 4 queue API? Koichi talks ...
20 Juli 201643min

71: It's a Total Hack
Inspired by Nickolas Means’ fantastic RailsConf keynote, we discuss the corollaries between Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works projects and our software development projects. Sean’s DXRacer Chair Skunk W...
13 Juli 201642min

70: Make Small Things (Sandi Metz)
Sandi Metz joins us live from RailsConf to talk about the rules, the trouble with naming things, making the right kinds of errors, and conference speaking. The Bike Shed - Episode 1: Sandi and Derek...
6 Juli 20161h 4min

69: No More Drills
We discuss thoughtbot's increasing use of Elixir and Phoenix and what that means for our Rails work before diving into what's new in Elixir 1.3 and Ecto 2.0. Jonathon Coulton: IKEA Derek's thoughtbo...
29 Juni 201640min

68: Mostly Undocumented
Sean runs through a Rails bug that sits at the intersection of several magical and confusing Rails features. accepts_nested_attributes_for inverse_of autosave The proposed fix for 5.1.0 Datomic
22 Juni 201633min

67: Longtime Listener, First Time Caller (Rafael Franca)
Leading Rails contributor Rafael Franca joins us from RailsConf to talk about taking over Sprockets, the future of the asset pipeline in Rails, managing Rails dependencies, and the hard work of softwa...
15 Juni 201639min



















