Rooftop Ruby Podcast

46: Wallaby's and Terminal UIs 26.05.2026 54min

Send us Fan Mail We're back! Collin live in Australia now. Joel is building a new gem for creating rich terminal UIs with Phlex. So much to say, so much left to be said. Join the Discord Follow us on Mastodon: Rooftop RubyCollinJoelShow art created by JD Davis.

45: New Projects and AI Detox 31.07.2025 1t 23min

Send us Fan Mail Collin and Joel both have new projects to talk about. Collin has become skeptical on LLM assisted coding and is taking a break from it. Ruby SchemaRezy (resume generator)Join the Discord Follow us on Mastodon: Rooftop RubyCollinJoelShow art created by JD Davis.

44: Hanami and Chippy Buddies with Tim Riley 11.06.2025 1t 22min

Send us Fan Mail Tim Riley joins to discuss Hanami and it’s new fundraising drive. Support if you can so Hanami can continue getting the support it needs. Sponsor HanamiWe also discuss the Chippy Butty (aka Chippy Buddy) and California Burritos. Honestly, it's a little offensive the two were even compared, but Rooftop Ruby is all about teaching the controversy, I guess. Join the Discord Follow us on Mastodon: Rooftop RubyCollinJoelShow art created by JD Davis.

43: I Think I Saw a Ghost 16.05.2025 52min

Send us Fan Mail Collin recounts his 3,000 mile roadtrip, where he definitely met a wild horse, and possibly a ghost. Joel has a new gem that makes working with raw instance variables in Ruby nicer. Zed is getting a debugger. Join the Discord Follow us on Mastodon: Rooftop RubyCollinJoelShow art created by JD Davis.

42: You Can Go Any Speed You Want 22.04.2025 51min

Send us Fan Mail Joel and Collin discuss a variety of topics ranging from road trips and procrastination to coding tools and AI advancements. They share personal experiences from recent travels, delve into the challenges of productivity, and reflect on their conference experiences. The discussion also touches on the evolution of coding tools, the future of iOS and macOS, and the implications of AI in development. The conversation concludes with light-hearted banter about dreams and the potent...

41: There's no "R" in Naur 06.04.2025 31min

Send us Fan Mail We follow-up with an audio based piece of feedback on the Australian pronunciation of "Pinnochio." Collin is sick with shingles 🥺 Testing and securityMVVM in Ruby desktop app developmentPerformance in server designAnd of course, talk about British and American food. Join the Discord Follow us on Mastodon: Rooftop RubyCollinJoelShow art created by JD Davis.

40: Brought to You by McVities 20.02.2025 1t 34min

Send us Fan Mail Joel explains why he loves Svelte 5 so much and Collin talks about an iOS app he put on GitHub. Collin realizes relating everything back to how it's like Swift might only be a useful comparison for himself. Links: SvelteTurbo MountInertia RailsJoin the Discord Follow us on Mastodon: Rooftop RubyCollinJoelShow art created by JD Davis.

39: I Just Want Some Structure 01.02.2025 1t 14min

Send us Fan Mail Exciting News! We're both unemployed! Someone hire us 🥺 You could even hire both of us—a dream team for hire, you might say. This week, Collin accidentally deletes his Application Support folder on his Mac, and we talk Xcode, text editors, and Difftastic. Joel goes in-depth on Tree-sitter and writing a SQLite parser. Plus, we discuss task management apps. Join the Discord Follow us on Mastodon: Rooftop RubyCollinJoelShow art created by JD Davis.

Semantic and Other Versioning Systems 05.12.2024 38min

Send us Fan Mail Thanksgiving, mince pies, and Joel is giving up on semantic versioning. Versioning systems on Wikipedia Join the Discord Follow us on Mastodon: Rooftop RubyCollinJoelShow art created by JD Davis.

Literal 1.0 and Where We’ve Been 19.11.2024 59min

Send us Fan Mail Collin and Joel discuss where they’ve been, Collin’s broken wrist, getting into film photography, and the release Literal 1.0. Join the Discord Follow us on Mastodon: Rooftop RubyCollinJoelShow art created by JD Davis.

When You See It, You Know It 03.07.2024 33min

Send us Fan Mail Join the Rooftop Ruby Discord! Fahrenheit versus celsius? How many degrees fast is a race car? The new "it" in Ruby, and why do unnamed block parameters start with _1? We're going to be at Madison Ruby! Join the Discord Follow us on Mastodon: Rooftop RubyCollinJoelShow art created by JD Davis.

35: Kind of Cool and Interesting 06.02.2024 38min

Send us Fan Mail Quickdraw (Joel's testing library)QuickDraw (2d graphics library for classic Mac OS)Russian doll cachingN+1 queries and how to solve itJoin the Discord Follow us on Mastodon: Rooftop RubyCollinJoelShow art created by JD Davis.

34: They Do Communicate to a Degree 29.01.2024 40min

Send us Fan Mail Joel and Collin are back and better than ever! We talk about what and when to outsource, what we've both been up to, Collin's drivers license finasco, TypeScript, and more. Join the Discord Follow us on Mastodon: Rooftop RubyCollinJoelShow art created by JD Davis.

33: You Had Me at Battlesnake With ChaelCodes 13.12.2023 54min

Send us Fan Mail Rachael Wright-Munn (ChaelCodes) joins to talk everything from coding games to RubyConf to App Store policies. chael.codes (all Rachael's links)Rachael on MastodonBattlesnakeChaelCodes on Twitch Join the Discord Follow us on Mastodon: Rooftop RubyCollinJoelShow art created by JD Davis.

Live at RubyConf 2023! 20.11.2023 39min

Send us Fan Mail Collin and Joel are joined by friend of the show Roman to talk about the conference, before being joined by special guest Catherine Ricafort McCreary to discuss Artists Who Code. Artists Who Code in the LA Times Join the Discord Follow us on Mastodon: Rooftop RubyCollinJoelShow art created by JD Davis.

31: An Accordion of Complexity 07.11.2023 46min

Send us Fan Mail Collin and Joel discuss creating the router and ORM for Yipee! (Joel's new web framework) and how to think about using resourceful versus custom routes. Join the Discord Follow us on Mastodon: Rooftop RubyCollinJoelShow art created by JD Davis.

30: Robot First Graders 01.11.2023 1t 4min

Send us Fan Mail Collin and Joel catch up and talk the Rooftop Ruby RubyConf party, becoming a morning person, tricking AI, making a web framework, and time travel. Joel's testing libraryBBEditDall•E in ChatGPTJoin the Discord Follow us on Mastodon: Rooftop RubyCollinJoelShow art created by JD Davis.

29: Ruby Central’s Adarsh Pandit and Allison McMillan 24.10.2023 40min

Send us Fan Mail Ruby Central’s Adarsh Pandit and Allison McMillan join the show to discuss Ruby Central, how organizing conferences has changed in the past few years, and more. Ruby CentralRubyConf — Buy your ticket now.Join the Discord Follow us on Mastodon: Rooftop RubyCollinJoelShow art created by JD Davis.

28: SQLite in Production With Stephen Margheim 19.10.2023 1t 15min

Send us Fan Mail Stephen Margheim talks about SQLite in production Rails and more. Stephen’s websiteLitestreamJoin the Discord Follow us on Mastodon: Rooftop RubyCollinJoelShow art created by JD Davis.

27: Hiring Juniors with Ryan Bigg 11.10.2023 42min

Send us Fan Mail Ryan Bigg talks about hiring juniors, writing, and company culture. Join the Discord Follow us on Mastodon: Rooftop RubyCollinJoelShow art created by JD Davis.