The Ruby on Rails Podcast

Episode 538: A New Host Has Appeared! 10.06.2026 32хв

Rachael interviews the new host of the show, David Hill, to discuss his history with Ruby, his love for podcasting, and how much he loves meetups and conferences. Show Notes https://www.odetorailsconf.com/ http://rubygemspodcast.com/ https://www.remoteruby.com/ Sponsors Lots of teams out there are still overpaying for their hosting and getting tripped up by traffic spikes. If you’re on one of those teams, you need a better autoscaler. Judoscale uses better metrics, gives you more control, and reacts faster than any other autoscaler. Learn more at https://judoscale.com/

Episode 537: Userlist with Benedikt Deicke 21.05.2025 28хв

Benedikt used to be a freelance software engineer and co-founded Userlist in 2017 as a side project with his co-founder Jane Portman. They went full-time on it in 2020. Benedikt enjoys database query optimization just as much as pushing around pixels on the front-end Show Notes https://userlist.com/ https://slowandsteadypodcast.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/benediktdeicke.com Sponsors Hosting for The Ruby on Rails Podcast is provided by Fireside.fm. If you want to start a podcast and are looking for hosting, visit fireside.fm/rails to get started. Alright, let’s talk about deploying code without having a full-blown panic attack. You ever push something live and immediately regret it? Like, ‘Oh no, I just nuked the homepage’? Well, guess what—Flipper’s got your back. Ship your code whenever you want, roll out features on your schedule, and if something goes sideways? Boom. Roll it back. No redeploy, no drama. Plus, you get multi-environment sync, audit history, and fine-grained permissions, so you don’t wake up to a ‘WTF happened?’ Slack message. Best part? Sign up at flippercloud.io/rails and get 10% off your first year. Flip the switch and chill out.

Episode 536: Better With Becky with Becky Searls 07.05.2025 39хв

Becky Searls is a teacher-turned-trainer, but her true passion is learning and continuous growth. She shares everything she learns through her business, Better with Becky, which recently launched its first product: a strength-training app called Build with Becky (which she built in collaboration with her husband Justin using Ruby on Rails) Show Notes www.betterwithbecky.com www.gram.betterwithbecky.com Sponsors Hosting for The Ruby on Rails Podcast is provided by Fireside.fm. If you want to start a podcast and are looking for hosting, visit fireside.fm/rails to get started. Alright, let’s talk about deploying code without having a full-blown panic attack. You ever push something live and immediately regret it? Like, ‘Oh no, I just nuked the homepage’? Well, guess what—Flipper’s got your back. Ship your code whenever you want, roll out features on your schedule, and if something goes sideways? Boom. Roll it back. No redeploy, no drama. Plus, you get multi-environment sync, audit history, and fine-grained permissions, so you don’t wake up to a ‘WTF happened?’ Slack message. Best part? Sign up at [http://flippercloud.io/rails](http:flippercloud.io/rails) and get 10% off your first year. Flip the switch and chill out.

Episode 535: Judoscale with Adam McCrea 23.04.2025 32хв

Today we’re continuing our series of highlighting startups building with Rails. Every app eventually runs into scaling requirements. Whether that’s from a spike in traffic or persistent growth. That’s why we have autoscaling. Judoscale is a tool to make autoscaling easy. Adam joins us to talk about building Judoscale with Rails Show Notes https://judoscale.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamlogic/ https://bsky.app/profile/adamlogic.com Sponsors Hosting for The Ruby on Rails Podcast is provided by Fireside.fm. If you want to start a podcast and are looking for hosting, visit fireside.fm/rails to get started. Alright, let’s talk about deploying code without having a full-blown panic attack. You ever push something live and immediately regret it? Like, ‘Oh no, I just nuked the homepage’? Well, guess what—Flipper’s got your back. Ship your code whenever you want, roll out features on your schedule, and if something goes sideways? Boom. Roll it back. No redeploy, no drama. Plus, you get multi-environment sync, audit history, and fine-grained permissions, so you don’t wake up to a ‘WTF happened?’ Slack message. Best part? Sign up at [http://flippercloud.io/rails](http:flippercloud.io/rails) and get 10% off your first year. Flip the switch and chill out.

Episode 534: Good Enough with James Adam and Cade Truitt 09.04.2025 34хв

Good Enough is a company that makes Rails apps. They have quite a few products and all of them are built on Rails. Today James and Cade join the show to tell us about building a small software company with Rails. Show Notes letsjelly.com/rails https://goodenough.us/ Sponsors Hosting for The Ruby on Rails Podcast is provided by Fireside.fm. If you want to start a podcast and are looking for hosting, visit fireside.fm/rails to get started. Alright, let’s talk about deploying code without having a full-blown panic attack. You ever push something live and immediately regret it? Like, ‘Oh no, I just nuked the homepage’? Well, guess what—Flipper’s got your back. Ship your code whenever you want, roll out features on your schedule, and if something goes sideways? Boom. Roll it back. No redeploy, no drama. Plus, you get multi-environment sync, audit history, and fine-grained permissions, so you don’t wake up to a ‘WTF happened?’ Slack message. Best part? Sign up at [http://flippercloud.io/rails](http:flippercloud.io/rails) and get 10% off your first year. Flip the switch and chill out.

Episode 533: Catching Up With Nick Schwaderer 05.03.2025 30хв

Nick dropped by the (virtual) studio to talk about how things have been going in the ruby community. Sponsors Hosting for The Ruby on Rails Podcast is provided by Fireside.fm. If you want to start a podcast and are looking for hosting, visit fireside.fm/rails to get started. Alright, let’s talk about deploying code without having a full-blown panic attack. You ever push something live and immediately regret it? Like, ‘Oh no, I just nuked the homepage’? Well, guess what—Flipper’s got your back. Ship your code whenever you want, roll out features on your schedule, and if something goes sideways? Boom. Roll it back. No redeploy, no drama. Plus, you get multi-environment sync, audit history, and fine-grained permissions, so you don’t wake up to a ‘WTF happened?’ Slack message. Best part? Sign up at [http://flippercloud.io/rails](http:flippercloud.io/rails) and get 10% off your first year. Flip the switch and chill out.

Episode 532: Hotwire Native with Joe Masilotti 12.02.2025 36хв

Today's guest is Joe Masilotti, who wrote Hotwire Native for Hotwire Developers. Joe is known as the Hotwire Native guy - he helps Rails developers build web-powered iOS and Android apps with Hotwire Native. He joins the show to talk about how Hotwire Native can help you build mobile apps out of your Rails apps. Show Notes Hotwire Native For Rails Developers Joe Masilotti’s Website Sponsors Hosting for The Ruby on Rails Podcast is provided by Fireside.fm. If you want to start a podcast and are looking for hosting, visit fireside.fm/rails to get started. Alright, let’s talk about deploying code without having a full-blown panic attack. You ever push something live and immediately regret it? Like, ‘Oh no, I just nuked the homepage’? Well, guess what—Flipper’s got your back. Ship your code whenever you want, roll out features on your schedule, and if something goes sideways? Boom. Roll it back. No redeploy, no drama. Plus, you get multi-environment sync, audit history, and fine-grained permissions, so you don’t wake up to a ‘WTF happened?’ Slack message. Best part? Sign up at [http://flippercloud.io/rails](http:flippercloud.io/rails) and get 10% off your first year. Flip the switch and chill out.

Episode 531: Taking Over Fireside with John Nunemaker & Garrett Dimon 22.01.2025 33хв

This year, I want to expand the show in a new direction. I want to hear from startups and companies that are building with Rails. Today's episode feature John Nunemaker and Garrett Dimon who recently acquired Fireside.fm, the podcast hosting platform we use for this show. We talk about what it's like taking over a Rails app that was under different ownership! Show Notes [p3.dev](op3.dev) [verygoodsoftware.company](verygoodsoftware.company ) [flippercloud.io](flippercloud.io) [John's Website](johnnunemaker.com) [Garrett's Website](garrettdimon.com)

Episode 530: Ask Elise Anything hosted by Rachael Wright-Munn 02.01.2025 37хв

In this episode, Elise responds to listener submitted questions on everything from her career journey to how cooking relates to coding. With special guest host, Rachael Wright-Munn

Episode 529: Catching Up With Nick Schwaderer 11.12.2024 31хв

This episode is a little off the Rails, but it was still fun catching up with our co-host, Nick Schwaderer.

Episode 528: Working In Tech With ADHD with Chris Ferdinandi 27.11.2024 37хв

In the last few years, there’s been more awareness about ADHD in adults. We’ve learned that it’s more than hyperactivity and it’s not a deficit of attention. Many working in tech have ADHD and because we have a world built for neurotypicals, there can be unique challenges for those working in tech with ADHD. Today, Chris Ferdinandi joins the show to talk to us about how to thrive in tech with ADHD. Show Notes https://ADHDftw.com/rubyonrails

Episode 527: Evangelizing Rails with Irina Nazarova 13.11.2024 30хв

We all love Ruby on Rails. You may remember that my first episode on this show was about whether Rails was still relevant. In the last few years, there’s been so many exciting things coming to Ruby and Rails. I have felt that excitement in the community. I’ve felt it at conferences and in my conversations with many of you. Today, Irina Nazarova joins us to talk about how we can better evangelize Rails Show Notes Neighbor gem https://github.com/ankane/neighbor Irina’s Keynote https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sFYiyFQMU8 Rails stack from Evil Martians: https://evilmartians.com/rails-startup-stack (this includes Turbo Mount and other things Irina mentioned) Irina’s Meetups Blog Post https://evilmartians.com/chronicles/lets-have-more-tech-meetups-a-quick-start-guide-to-holding-your-own

Episode 526: Rails World with Robby Russell 23.10.2024 31хв

Nick and I recorded an episode at Rails World with Robby Russell. This is a test of new format we're running where we discuss Rails News. Robby joins us to talk about the Rails Developer Survey that ran this summer. WE also chat about all the new things announced at Rails World. Sponsors Thanks to Buzzsprout for sponsoring our Rails World coverage and providing a sound booth to record from. They've helped over 400,000 podcasters launch their shows since 2009, so they've seen it all. Buzzsprout's tools, step-by-step guides, and remarkable customer support will make it easy to get your podcast out to the world. Check out Buzzsprout today at https://www.buzzsprout.com/

Episode 525: Catching Up With Ruby Central with Marty Haught 09.10.2024 29хв

Ruby Central has been a foundational part of the Ruby community since 2003. They organize Ruby Conf and Rails Conf and maintain critical Ruby infrastructure like rubygems.org. With Ruby Conf Chicago just around the corner and new initiatives at Ruby Central, we thought it would be a good time to catch up with our friends at Ruby Central. Marty Haught joins the show to tell us more about Ruby Central's open source initiatives. Show Notes https://rubyconf.org/ https://rubycentral.org/news/

Episode 524: Writing Code Using AI with Landon Gray 25.09.2024 28хв

Large language models are everywhere now. They’re changing the way we work, from tools code completion tools like Copilot, to audio generation apps like Suno.ai. Apple recently announced huge updates with generative AI for all of their platforms. Adobe, Canva, and Google have all added AI to their products. It seems like every vendor is building these features. So how will this change the way we write and think about code. Landon Gray joins the show to tell us how AI will change software development. Show Notes https://www.linkedin.com/in/thedayisntgray/. https://gem-mice-15c.notion.site/Build-your-startup-prototype-in-less-than-3-hours-25de8fcd84dc44e8b3d0df0c4862a9de?pvs=74

Episode 523: Welcome Back, Nick Schwaderer 11.09.2024 31хв

Our illustrious cohost Nick is back from parental leave! We talk about life as a parent and coder, committing to Ruby on Rails, being coworkers and finding time for hobbies. I'm looking forward to recording with Nick again.

Episode 522: Mentoring Junior Devs with Adam Cuppy 28.08.2024 39хв

A recent focus of many in the community has been expanding the community. We all love Rails and want to create the best community possible. Part of this focus has to include early career devs. We need to expose them to Rails and mentor them into the senior developers and tech leaders we need in the future. Adam Cuppy joins the show today to teach how to be better mentors. Show Notes Mentorship In Three Acts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDX5WH1uLz8 Chapter One: https://www.chapterone.org/ Adam on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamcuppy/

Episode 521: Euruko with Muhamed Isabegovic 14.08.2024 27хв

EuRuKo (European Ruby Konferenz) is the largest and longest running annual Ruby conference in Europe, since 2003, that brings you all the good news about Ruby and its friends. Every year it takes place in a different European city, the location being chosen by participants. Today's guest is Muhamed Isabegovic, who has taken over organizing Euruko this year. Show Notes Euruko - https://2024.euruko.org/

Episode 520: Backend Accessibility with Hilary Stohs-Krause 24.07.2024 36хв

In our last episode, we talked about Web Accessibility. But, did you know that there are accessibility concerns on the backend and in our interactions with our teams. Hilary Stohs-Krause joins the show to tell us more about how we can be more accommodating to our teams. Show Notes Simple writing "Disability Impacts All of Us" (CDC) - https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandhealth/infographic-disability-impacts-all.html Hemingway Editor - https://hemingwayapp.com/ "Use simple words and phrases" (PlainLanguage.gov) - https://www.plainlanguage.gov/guidelines/words/use-simple-words-phrases/ Contrast Checker - https://webaim.org/resources/contrastchecker/ Have a comment on this episode? Send an email to comments@therubyonrailspodcast.com

Episode 519: Joel Hawksley on Web Accessibility 10.07.2024 37хв

Joel is a staff software engineer at GitHub, working on user interface architecture and strategy. For the last several years, he has been part of the team working to improve the accessibility of GitHub.com. He also leads development of the ViewComponent framework. Today, he joins the show to teach us about Web Accessibility Show Notes Joel's RailsConf Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j2zlvE_Yj8 WCAG Guidelines - https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/ Axe Devtools - https://www.deque.com/axe/devtools/ Aria Live - https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Attributes/aria-live