Ruby Rogues

Ruby Rogues

Charles M Wood

Episodes 748
Avg. Duration 59m
Activity Dormant
Since May 2011
Latest Episode Dec 2025

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About This Podcast

Our original panel podcast, Ruby Rogues is a weekly discussion around Ruby, Rails, software development, and the community around Ruby.

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Recent Episodes

Autogenetic AI Agents and the Future of Ruby Development - RUBY 682

Dec 24, 2025 1h Transcript

AI agents are no longer just tools we manually wire together—they’re starting to build themselves. In this episode of Ruby Rogues, I caught up with Valentino Stoll to explore a fascinating idea:…

The New Era of Rails: Markdown, Offline Mode, and Smarter Dev Tools - RUBY 681

Nov 23, 2025 35m Transcript

In this solo episode, I sit down to unpack my thoughts on DHH’s RailsWorld keynote and what it means for those of us building modern Rails apps. There’s a lot to love about Rails right now — from the…

Keeping Ruby Welcoming: A Conversation We Need to Have - RUBY 680

Nov 14, 2025 41m Transcript

In this solo episode, I open up about what’s been going on behind the scenes with Ruby Rogues and why you’ve been hearing more solo shows from me lately. Between new full-time work, family life, and…

Inside the RubyGems Controversy: Transparency, Trust, and the Future of Ruby Central - RUBY 679

Nov 01, 2025 50m Transcript

In this solo episode of Ruby Rogues, I’m unpacking one of the biggest stories in the Ruby world right now: the tension between Ruby Central and core RubyGems contributors. I share what I’ve learned…

Distributing Your CLI with Homebrew: Tips from Mike McQuaid - RUBY 678

Sep 09, 2025 1h 11m Transcript

In this episode of Ruby Rogues, I sit down with Mike McQuaid, lead maintainer of Homebrew, to talk all about building and distributing CLIs. We dig into the practical steps for turning small scripts…

Indexing the Ruby World with RubyEvents.org - RUBY 677

Jul 16, 2025 1h 12m Transcript

Hey everyone, Charles Max Wood here! It’s great to be back behind the mic with Ayush Nawatia for another episode of Ruby Rogues. This time, we’re diving into the fascinating world of Ruby community…

The Magic of RubyLLM with Carmine Paolino - RUBY 676

May 22, 2025 1h 15m Transcript

In this episode, we had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with Carmine Paolino — an AI innovator, Ruby enthusiast, and all-around tech wizard. From his early days automating PC games at age five…

Demystifying the Rails Codebase with Ridhwana Khan - RUBY 675

May 09, 2025 1h 3m Transcript

Hey folks, in this week’s episode, I sat down with the incredible Ridhwana Khan — a South African technical writer for the Rails Foundation and lead engineer at Circle. We had a fantastic chat about…

How to Optimize Your Rails App Using SQLite - RUBY 674

May 02, 2025 1h 42m Transcript

In this episode of Ruby Rogues, Charles Max Wood and Ayush Nwatia welcome back guest Stephen Margheim to dive deeper into the evolving world of SQLite. Stephen explains that with Rails 8, SQLite has…

Why Change Feels Scary—And How to Make It Work for You - RUBY 673

Apr 04, 2025 1h 10m Transcript

In this episode, we dove into a topic that’s been on our minds — how to navigate change with purpose instead of fear. Whether it's personal transformation, career pivots, or unexpected life shifts,…

Joe Masilotti on Hotwire Native Updates, Challenges, and Opportunities - RUBY_672

Mar 06, 2025 1h 26m Transcript

In this episode of the Ruby Rogues podcast, we dive deep into the world of Hotwire Native with our special guest, Joe Masilotti. Hosted by Charles Max Wood, along with panelist Ayush Nwatiya, we…

Essential Tools, Updates, and Strategies in Rails Eight with Greg Molnar - RUBY_671

Feb 21, 2025 1h 8m Transcript

In this episode of Top End Devs, we dive deep into the realm of security within the Rails ecosystem with our guest, Greg Molnar. Known for his expertise in this field, Greg joins our panelists…

Rails Developers Survey: Continuous Deployment Trends and Emerging Tools - RUBY 670

Feb 07, 2025 1h 15m Transcript

Welcome back to another episode of the Top End Devs podcast! Today, we have an exciting lineup featuring our host Charles Max Wood and special guests Robbie Russell from Planet Argon, along with…

Exploring Tech Choices and Team Dynamics with Jesse Spivak - RUBY 669

Jan 24, 2025 1h 5m Transcript

In this episode of Top End Devs, host David Camira is joined by panelists Luke Stutters and John Epperson, along with special guest Jesse Spivak, a senior engineer at Ibotta. Jesse shares his…

Rules of OOP in Pictures with Ivan Nemytchenko - RUBY 668

Jan 08, 2025 46m Transcript

Ivan Nemytchenko is a freelancer. He's a speaker and conference organizer. Ivan spoke at RailsConf about abstract object-oriented programming ideas and how they can be expressed with pictures. The…

Rails at Super Scale with Kyle d'Oliveira - RUBY 667

Jan 01, 2025 53m Transcript

Kyle d'Oliveira (Clio) shares his survival tips for dealing with tens of thousands of commits, massive migrations and the very limits of databases. We discuss the lessons learned from Rails…

Evaluating Software Frameworks: Insights with Uncle Bob Martin - RUBY 666

Dec 25, 2024 1h 21m Transcript

In this episode, Charles and Valentino dive into the complexities of software design decisions with the esteemed guest, Uncle Bob Martin. They explore the pivotal question: How do you evaluate…

GraphQL Doesn't Need To Be Hell with Dmitry Tsepelev - RUBY 665

Dec 18, 2024 48m Transcript

Different doesn’t need to be worse. Dmitry Tsepelev tells us how to make the most of using GraphQL with Rails, the advantages over REST-based API queries and best practices for security and…

Sorbet with Ufuk Kayserilioglu - RUBY 664

Dec 11, 2024 54m Transcript

In this episode of Ruby Rogues, we talk with Ufuk about how Shopify made the transition to using Sorbet and about the benefits they felt they received from implementing it. Ufuk also reveals a little…

Black-Belt Debugging with Chelsea Troy - RUBY 663

Dec 04, 2024 1h 13m Transcript

In this episode of Ruby Rogues, Chelsea Troy teaches us to hone our debugging skills to a razor-sharp edge. We learn how to actively improve debugging skills, train troubleshooting instincts and…

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