Andrew returns from SF Ruby with a lot more than conference swag! He brings a clear snapshot of where Ruby, Rails, and AI are headed right now. In this episode, he and Chris walk through the most impactful talks from SF Ruby, share highlights of engaging discussions with other developers and friends, reminisces about nostalgic tech items, and explores insightful conversations on the future of Rails, startup culture, AI's impact on programming, developer anxiety, and they share product ideas from Chris new SaaS series on GoRails to Andrew’s concept for a serious GitHub Actions monitoring tool. Hit download now to hear more!

Links

• GoRails Black Friday Sale
• Judoscale- Remote Ruby listener gift
• Action Cable Next
• SF Ruby 2025 Ruby Conference
• GitButler
• Waymo
• Simple File Upload
• Callback Hell
• Action Cable Next
• Ruby Was Ready From The Start by Obie Fernandez (Medium)
• Flux
• GoRails: Markdown MIME Type & Renderer
• SF Ruby Sponsors

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

In this episode of Remote Ruby, Chris and Andrew have a lively conversation with Brendan Buckingham and Ryan Frisch from the Rails Business Podcast. They discuss their experiences and journeys with Ruby on Rails, starting from their early encounters with the technology to hosting a specialized Rails podcast. Critical technical topics are covered, including managing Stripe API data integrity, upgrading Rails applications, and using modern JavaScript tools like Turbo Frames and Turbo Streams. Brendan and Ryan also share how and why they started the Rails Business Podcast, the power of small community events, and how following your own frustrations often leads to the best product ideas. Hit download now to hear more!

Links

• Judoscale- Remote Ruby listener gift
• Brendan Buckingham X
• Ryan Frisch LinkedIn
• Rails Business Podcast
• RailsConf 2014- Keynote: Writing Software by David Heinemeier Hansson
• Getting Real by David Heinemeier Hansson and Jason Fried
• This Week in Startups Podcast
• The REWORK Podcast (37signals)
• Basecamp
• In Defence of the Single Page Application by William Kennedy
• XO Ruby
• Jim Remsik LinkedIn

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

In this episode, guest Nate Berkopec joins Chris and Andrew to discuss the current state and cultural controversies surrounding Ruby Gems, Bundler, and open-source projects in general. The conversation dives into the split within the Ruby community, the complexities of maintaining key projects, and the challenges of funding and sustaining open-source work. Nate shares his experiences with Puma and his philosophy on community-driven contributions and project ownership. The episode also explores broader issues such as the feasibility of getting paid for open-source work, the role of corporate sponsorship, and the need for more inclusive participation in maintaining and evolving open-source software. Hit download now to hear more!

Links

• Judoscale- Remote Ruby listener gift
• Nate Berkopec Website
• Nate Berkopec Bluesky
• Nate Berkopec Mastodon
• Nate Berkopec X
• Speedshop
• Learning from the RubyGems fiasco with Mike McQuaid (Homebrew) and Justin Searls (YouTube)
• gem.coop
• Spinel
• The Transition of RubyGems Repository Ownership by Matz (Ruby News)
• Is turbo in maintenance mode? #1456 (GitHub)

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