Rooftop Ruby Podcast

Rooftop Ruby Podcast

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Two Ruby programmers (Collin Donnell and Joel Drapper) discuss Ruby, web and native software development, technology, and more.

Collin Donnell, Joel Drapper


    • Nov 20, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 45m AVG DURATION
    • 37 EPISODES


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    Literal 1.0 and Where We've Been

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 59:16 Transcription Available


    Collin and Joel discuss where they've been, Collin's broken wrist, getting into film photography, and the release Literal 1.0.Follow us on Mastodon: Rooftop Ruby Collin Joel Show art created by JD Davis.

    When You See It, You Know It

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 33:26 Transcription Available


    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!Follow us on Mastodon: Rooftop Ruby Collin Joel Show art created by JD Davis.

    35: Kind of Cool and Interesting

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2024 38:58


    Quickdraw (Joel's testing library)QuickDraw (2d graphics library for classic Mac OS)Russian doll cachingN+1 queries and how to solve itFollow us on Mastodon: Rooftop Ruby Collin Joel Show art created by JD Davis.

    34: They Do Communicate to a Degree

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2024 40:27


    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.Follow us on Mastodon: Rooftop Ruby Collin Joel Show art created by JD Davis.

    33: You Had Me at Battlesnake With ChaelCodes

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2023 54:22 Transcription Available


    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 TwitchFollow us on Mastodon: Rooftop Ruby Collin Joel Show art created by JD Davis.

    Live at RubyConf 2023!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023 39:26


    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 TimesFollow us on Mastodon: Rooftop Ruby Collin Joel Show art created by JD Davis.

    31: An Accordion of Complexity

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2023 46:58 Transcription Available


    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.Follow us on Mastodon: Rooftop Ruby Collin Joel Show art created by JD Davis.

    30: Robot First Graders

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 64:56 Transcription Available


    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 ChatGPTFollow us on Mastodon: Rooftop Ruby Collin Joel Show art created by JD Davis.

    29: Ruby Central's Adarsh Pandit and Allison McMillan

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2023 40:04 Transcription Available


    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.Follow us on Mastodon: Rooftop Ruby Collin Joel Show art created by JD Davis.

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    28: SQLite in Production With Stephen Margheim

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2023 75:51


    Stephen Margheim talks about SQLite in production Rails and more.Stephen's websiteLitestreamFollow us on Mastodon: Rooftop Ruby Collin Joel Show art created by JD Davis.

    27: Hiring Juniors with Ryan Bigg

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2023 42:15 Transcription Available


    Ryan Bigg talks about hiring juniors, writing, and company culture.Follow us on Mastodon: Rooftop Ruby Collin Joel Show art created by JD Davis.

    26: Large Language Models with Simon Willison

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2023 85:52 Transcription Available


    Django co-creator Simon Willison joins to talk about large language models.A guide to large language modelsOpenAI ClipDatasetteFollow us on Mastodon: Rooftop Ruby Collin Joel Show art created by JD Davis.

    25: You Deserve a Tech Union with Ethan Marcotte

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2023 35:45 Transcription Available


    We're joined by designer Ethan Marcotte to talk about his new book You Deserve a Tech Union.You Deserve a Tech Union, A Book ApartEthan's websiteKickstarter UnitedFollow us on Mastodon: Rooftop Ruby Collin Joel Show art created by JD Davis.

    24: Travel, Developer Maxims, and Paid Gems

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2023 35:19 Transcription Available


    Travel, tech unions, developer maxims and paid Ruby gems.You Deserve a Tech Union by Ethan MarcottePremature Optimization — Universally MisunderstoodFollow us on Mastodon: Rooftop Ruby Collin Joel Show art created by JD Davis.

    23: Head of Open Source at Ruby Central André Arko

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2023 46:43 Transcription Available


    Ruby Central head of open source André Arko talks Bundler, Ruby Gems, supporting the community, and more.André Arko will be speaking at RubyConf 2023 this year Support Bundler/RubyGems open source work via Ruby CentralFollow us on Mastodon: Rooftop Ruby Collin Joel Show art created by JD Davis.

    22: Abstraction Goes All the Way Down

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2023 26:14 Transcription Available


    We talk about CODE by Charles Petzold, which is great and everyone should read.Collin is done ranking his hacks and is doing some comfort C programming. Meanwhile Joel has finished implementing Literal in a real project and is figuring out how to use Sidekiq across processes.Follow us on Mastodon: Rooftop Ruby Collin Joel Show art created by JD Davis.

    21: As Not Miserable as You Can Be with Dave Copeland

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2023 56:02 Transcription Available


    Dave Copeland joins to discuss writing, background jobs, service objects, and more.Follow us on Mastodon: Rooftop Ruby Collin Joel Show art created by JD Davis.

    20: Literal Metaprogramming

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2023 39:59 Transcription Available


    Collin and Joel discuss leaving the cloud, password management, security, and metaprogramming.iCloud passwords in ChromeMetaprogramming Ruby 2Follow us on Mastodon: Rooftop Ruby Collin Joel Show art created by JD Davis.

    19: CSS, Stimulus, PhlexUI?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2023 51:21 Transcription Available


    Joel is coming to RubyConf in San Diego!Collin has been thinking about CSS, Stimulus, and building on top of Phlex.Collin is available for freelance work. You should hire him! Get in touch via Mastodon.Follow us on Mastodon: Rooftop Ruby Collin Joel Show art created by JD Davis.

    18: American Muffins, Error Messages, RailsWorld

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2023 49:17 Transcription Available


    Follow us on Mastodon: Rooftop Ruby Collin Joel Show art created by JD Davis.

    17: Technical Debt and Duplication Over Abstraction

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2023 49:48 Transcription Available


     Collin's Blog PostFollow us on Mastodon: Rooftop Ruby Collin Joel Show art created by JD Davis.

    16: MVC Isn't MVC

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 42:16 Transcription Available


    MVC Isn't MVC blog postXerox PARCModel 2 architecture — WikipediaOlder Apple document about MVCObservable objects in SwiftmorphdomPhoenix Live ViewFollow us on Mastodon: Rooftop Ruby Collin Joel Show art created by JD Davis.

    15: Apple Keynote, Literal, and Service Objects

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2023 58:18 Transcription Available


    We're both recording from inside our homes for the first time in weeks! We discuss the Apple Keynote, Joel's progress on his Literal gem, and Collin's assertion that service objects sometimes just don't pass the vibe check.Follow us on Mastodon: Rooftop Ruby Collin Joel Show art created by JD Davis.

    14: New York, Editors and AI

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2023 31:56 Transcription Available


    We're back! This week we talk about Joel's trip to New York, code editors, and AI assisted coding.Follow us on Mastodon: Rooftop Ruby Collin Joel Show art created by JD Davis.

    13: Open Source and More With Marco Roth

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2023 41:24 Transcription Available


    Joel is recording from his car, Collin is recording from a sauna, and Marco Roth is here to talk about Stimulus Reflex, Hotwire, and more. Follow us on Mastodon: Rooftop Ruby Collin Joel Show art created by JD Davis.

    12: Literally a Ruby Gem

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2023 34:59 Transcription Available


    Collin is finally back in Portland — it only took 6156 miles of driving! Meanwhile, Joel made another gem called Literal. Oh, and Collin might be entering a new era.Joel's new gem: LiteralDon't Make Me ThinkFollow us on Mastodon: Rooftop Ruby Collin Joel Show art created by JD Davis.

    11: Still Nowhere Near Portland

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2023 37:14 Transcription Available


    British cold water storage tank article from The Guardian Reconcilable Differences: Hand Cuppers & Faucet SlurpersGreenDotsWyoming Wikipedia ArticleWyoming is slightly larger than the United Kingdom (94,530 sq mi vs 97,914) but with a population of 576,851 compared to 67,886,011 in the UK. Follow us on Mastodon: Rooftop Ruby Collin Joel Show art created by JD Davis.

    10: Road to RailsConf

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2023 31:44 Transcription Available


    Collin has been on a 3100 mile journey from Portland Oregon to RailsConf in Atlanta Georgia. We also discuss going to conferences and how to have the best time. Follow us on Mastodon: Rooftop Ruby Collin Joel Show art created by JD Davis.

    9: Dry-RB and Hanami with Tim Riley

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2023 75:16 Transcription Available


    Tim Riley joins to talk about dry-rb and the Hanami web framework.dry-rbHanamiTim on MastodonFollow us on Mastodon: Rooftop Ruby Collin Joel Show art created by JD Davis.

    8: That Means Interviewing

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2023 42:02 Transcription Available


    Collin and Joel discuss interviewing, how to interview, and how to succeed.Follow us on Mastodon: Rooftop Ruby Collin Joel Show art created by JD Davis.

    7: MySQL for Developers with Aaron Francis

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2023 72:10 Transcription Available


    Developer educator Aaron Francis on databases, independent software development, and more. MySQL for Developers CourseHammerstone — A drop-in report builder for Laravel Nova & Ruby on RailsAaron on TwitterFollow us on Mastodon: Rooftop Ruby Collin Joel Show art created by JD Davis.

    6: Favorite Developer Tools

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2023 37:21 Transcription Available


    Collin and Joel discuss some of their favorite developer tools.BBEditWarpxScopeGitHub DesktopTowerPastebotZedFollow us on Mastodon: Rooftop Ruby Collin Joel Show art created by JD Davis.

    5: Vanilla Never Tasted So Hot

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2023 45:20 Transcription Available


    Special guest Jared White joins Collin and Joel to talk about Bridgetown, the Spicy Web and more.BridgetownThe Spicy WebFollow Jared on MastodonFollow us on Mastodon: Rooftop Ruby Collin Joel Show art created by JD Davis.

    4: Green Dots and Boogie

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2023 39:52


    Joel wrote a testing library and how we approach a new codebase. Follow us on Mastodon: Rooftop Ruby Collin Joel Show art created by JD Davis.

    3: Creating Gems

    Play Episode Play 33 sec Highlight Listen Later Feb 21, 2023 24:51 Transcription Available


    How to create and publish gems.SpeedifyRuby GemsPanic PlaydateCollin on MastodonJoel on MastodonFollow us on Mastodon: Rooftop Ruby Collin Joel Show art created by JD Davis.

    2: Going Deeper by Getting Broader

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2023 45:32 Transcription Available


    Collin and Joel discuss lessons they've learned from studying other languages, internet connect troubles and successes, and more.Dry RBSorbetSolargraphYardocKotlinFollow us on Mastodon: Rooftop Ruby Collin Joel Show art created by JD Davis.

    1: The First Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2023 29:05


    Welcome to the first episode of Rooftop Ruby with Collin and Joel.PhlexCollin on MastodonJoel on MastodonFollow us on Mastodon: Rooftop Ruby Collin Joel Show art created by JD Davis.

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