In this episode, Chris, Andrew, and David dive into details about refactoring with SQL, updates on new Ruby versions, and share their views on various developer tools including Mise, Overmind, and Foreman. They also touch on standardizing tools within their teams, the benefits of using Mise for Postgres, and the efficiency of task scripts. The conversation also covers encoding issues, Basecamp Fizzy SSFR protection, and rich-text editors like Lexxy and its application in Basecamp. Additionally, there's a light-hearted discussion on the speculative future of AI and Neuralink. Hit download now to hear more!

Links

• Judoscale- Remote Ruby listener gift
• Ruby Releases
• Foreman-GitHub
• Overmind-GitHub
• Mise versions
• Usage Specification
• A Ruby YAML parser (blog post by Kevin Newton)
• Lexxy-GitHub
• Basecamp Fizzy SSRF protection-GitHub
• Neuralink
• Andrew Mason-The Matrix

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• Jason Charnes X/Twitter

In this episode of Remote Ruby, Chris, Andrew, and David have conversations from New Year's resolutions and monitor specifications, to the sustainability challenges of open source projects like Tailwind CSS. They discuss the pros and cons of various hardware, upgrading to Ruby 4.0, recent issues in software projects, and the evolving landscape of AI's impact on productivity tools. They also touch on gaming experiences with Arc Raiders and the never-ending monitor hunt. Hit download now to hear more!

Links

• Judoscale- Remote Ruby listener gift
• Keychron M5 Wireless Ergonomic Mouse
• Brandon Weaver Bluesky
• Ran Craycraft LinkedIn
• Adam Wathan X
• Adam Watham issue comment #2388 (GitHub)
• Arc Raiders

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• Andrew Mason X/Twitter
• Jason Charnes X/Twitter

In this episode of Remote Ruby, Chris, Andrew, and David humorously discuss the rapid increase of 'wrapped' features in various apps, recount personal experiences with food apps, and then dive into their favorite conference moments of the year. They also explore the concept of UI affordances and its importance in web design and give a preview of upcoming conferences in 2026, and a brief discussion on modern CSS and JavaScript elements. Hit download now to hear much more!

Links

• Chris Oliver X
• Andrew Mason Bluesky
• David Hill Bluesky
• Judoscale- Remote Ruby listener gift
• RBQ Conf, March 26 & 27, 2026
• Tropical on Rails, April 9 & 10, 2026
• Blue Ridge Ruby, April 30 & May 1, 2026
• Blastoff Rails, June 11 & 12, 2026
• Baltic Ruby, June 12 & 13, 2026
• Ruby Conf, July 14-16, 2026
• RubyConf Africa, August 21 & 22, 2026
• Rails World, Sept 23 & 24, 2026
• Ruby events
• Affordances: The Missing Layer in Frontend Architecture (Stephen Margheim)

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• Andrew Mason X/Twitter
• Jason Charnes X/Twitter