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Two Ruby programmers (Collin Donnell and Joel Drapper) discuss Ruby, web and native software development, technology, and more.
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46: Wallaby's and Terminal UIs
Send us Fan MailWe're back! Collin live in Australia now. Joel is building a new gem for creating rich terminal UIs with Phlex. So much to say, so much left to be said.Join the DiscordFollow us on…
45: New Projects and AI Detox
Send us Fan MailCollin and Joel both have new projects to talk about. Collin has become skeptical on LLM assisted coding and is taking a break from it.Ruby SchemaRezy (resume generator)Join the…
44: Hanami and Chippy Buddies with Tim Riley
Send us Fan MailTim Riley joins to discuss Hanami and it’s new fundraising drive. Support if you can so Hanami can continue getting the support it needs.Sponsor HanamiWe also discuss the Chippy Butty…
43: I Think I Saw a Ghost
Send us Fan MailCollin recounts his 3,000 mile roadtrip, where he definitely met a wild horse, and possibly a ghost. Joel has a new gem that makes working with raw instance variables in Ruby nicer.…
42: You Can Go Any Speed You Want
Send us Fan MailJoel and Collin discuss a variety of topics ranging from road trips and procrastination to coding tools and AI advancements. They share personal experiences from recent travels, delve…
41: There's no "R" in Naur
Send us Fan MailWe follow-up with an audio based piece of feedback on the Australian pronunciation of "Pinnochio." Collin is sick with shingles 🥺 Testing and securityMVVM in Ruby desktop app…
40: Brought to You by McVities
Send us Fan MailJoel explains why he loves Svelte 5 so much and Collin talks about an iOS app he put on GitHub.Collin realizes relating everything back to how it's like Swift might only be a useful…
39: I Just Want Some Structure
Send us Fan MailExciting News! We're both unemployed! Someone hire us 🥺 You could even hire both of us—a dream team for hire, you might say.This week, Collin accidentally deletes his Application…
Semantic and Other Versioning Systems
Send us Fan MailThanksgiving, mince pies, and Joel is giving up on semantic versioning.Versioning systems on WikipediaJoin the DiscordFollow us on Mastodon:Rooftop RubyCollinJoelShow art created by…
Literal 1.0 and Where We’ve Been
Send us Fan MailCollin and Joel discuss where they’ve been, Collin’s broken wrist, getting into film photography, and the release Literal 1.0.Join the DiscordFollow us on Mastodon:Rooftop…
When You See It, You Know It
Send us Fan MailJoin 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…
35: Kind of Cool and Interesting
Send us Fan MailQuickdraw (Joel's testing library)QuickDraw (2d graphics library for classic Mac OS)Russian doll cachingN+1 queries and how to solve itJoin the DiscordFollow us on Mastodon:Rooftop…
34: They Do Communicate to a Degree
Send us Fan MailJoel 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.Join the…
33: You Had Me at Battlesnake With ChaelCodes
Send us Fan MailRachael 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…
Live at RubyConf 2023!
Send us Fan MailCollin 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…
31: An Accordion of Complexity
Send us Fan MailCollin 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.Join the DiscordFollow us on…
30: Robot First Graders
Send us Fan MailCollin 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…
29: Ruby Central’s Adarsh Pandit and Allison McMillan
Send us Fan MailRuby 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 —…
28: SQLite in Production With Stephen Margheim
Send us Fan MailStephen Margheim talks about SQLite in production Rails and more.Stephen’s websiteLitestreamJoin the DiscordFollow us on Mastodon:Rooftop RubyCollinJoelShow art created by JD Davis.
27: Hiring Juniors with Ryan Bigg
Send us Fan MailRyan Bigg talks about hiring juniors, writing, and company culture.Join the DiscordFollow us on Mastodon:Rooftop RubyCollinJoelShow art created by JD Davis.
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Rooftop Ruby Podcast has published 46 episodes since January 2023, covering topics in Technology.
Rooftop Ruby Podcast is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 45m.
