This week on Remote Ruby, Chris, Andrew, and David welcome Dan Manges, co-founder of RWX and former CTO of Braintree, to explore a new approach to continuous integration built for the age of AI coding agents. Dan explains how RWX uses intelligent caching, graph-based execution, and isolated agent sandboxes to dramatically improve development workflows. They dive into flaky tests, automated code validation, security concerns, and why traditional CI platforms may be struggling to keep up with AI-driven development. Plus, they discuss how engineering teams can test changes before opening pull requests, reduce infrastructure costs, and rethink the way software gets built and shipped. Hit download now to hear more!

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• Chris Oliver X
• Andrew Mason Bluesky
• David Hill LinkedIn
• Judoscale- Remote Ruby listener gift
• Dan Manges (X)
• Dan Manges Website
• Dan Manges Email
• RWX
• RWX (X)
• Using AI agents with RWX
• Captain-GitHub
• ABQ-GitHub

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• Jason Charnes X/Twitter

Jeff Dickey is back on Remote Ruby, and he's been busy! Andrew and Chris catch up with Jeff to discuss the latest improvements to mise, including precompiled Ruby builds, automatic tool updates, and dotfile management. Jeff also introduces some of his newest projects, including packslip, a new standard designed to make software distribution more secure, and jactionlint, his modernized GitHub Actions linter. The conversation explores everything from managing secrets with fnox and cleaning up massive Rust build caches to running your own CI infrastructure at home. They also dive into AI-assisted development, the future of Ruby performance, and how AI is changing the way open source software gets built and maintained.

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• Chris Oliver X
• Andrew Mason Bluesky
• David Hill LinkedIn
• Judoscale- Remote Ruby listener gift
• Jeff Dickey Website
• Jeff Dickey X
• Entire
• Remote Ruby-Episode 341: Jeff Dickey on Mise, Precompiled Rubies, and much more
• mise
• Omarchy
• actionlint
• packslip
• jactionlint
• fnox
• mr boxington
• tak
• usage-rs
• aqua
• hk

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

On this episode, Chris, Andrew, and David dive into the rapidly changing world of AI-assisted development, Ruby performance, and the future of building software. They kick things off with AI-powered coding workflows before exploring the Campfire benchmarking controversy and the exciting possibilities of Roundhouse, which could dramatically improve Ruby application performance. Andrew shares his experience launching a new AI agent inside Podia, including the challenges of getting its MCP integration approved by OpenAI, managing AI costs, and testing security. The conversation shifts to optimizing GitHub Actions, reducing CI expenses, and whether developers should start hosting their own runners. They also speculate about the future of all-in-one development platforms and how AI might reshape everything from writing code to deploying applications. Hit download now!

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• Chris Oliver X
• Andrew Mason Bluesky
• David Hill LinkedIn
• Judoscale- Remote Ruby listener gift
• What’s New in RubyGems/Bundler 4.1, Part 1: override and prune (by SHIBATA Hiroshi)
• Roundhouse-GitHub
• JP Camara X
• Matt Swanson X
• RWX
• Blacksmith
• Digger
• Street Fighter
• Gears of War: E-Day (game)
• AnyPS5-GitHub

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