David Hill

The Ruby on Rails Podcast

The Ruby on Rails Podcast, a weekly conversation about Ruby on Rails, open source software, and the programming profession. Edited by Redrum Creative.

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David Hill

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Episodes

Episode 192: 192: New Season! Introducing Kyle Daigle as Cohost 06.07.2015

Kyle Daigle joins Sean Devine as cohost to kick off a new season of the Ruby on Rails Podcasts (woohoo!). Topics include Atom 1.0, RSpec 3.3, API documentation, OS contributions, and "Who Moved my Cheese?". You're gonna like-it-a-lot. Links for this episode: @kdaigle Atom 1.0 RSpec 3.3 has been released! github.com/zipmark/rspec_api_documentation atom: Add "Copy Permalink" based on SHA ice_cube: P...

Episode 191: 191: Chris Ball - From Rails to Ember 28.05.2015

Chris Ball joins Sean Devine to talk about his great website, fromrailstoember.com . Links for this episode: fromrailstoember.com @cball_ echobind.com lynda.com : Your lynda.com membership will give you unlimited access to training on hundreds of topics--all for one flat rate. Whether you’re looking to become an industry expert, you’re passionate about a hobby, or you just want to learn something...

Episode 190: 190: Toran Billups - Ember Counseling 01.05.2015

Toran Billups provides Sean Devine with some Ember counseling. Links for this episode: toranbillups.com toranb/ember-cli-simple-store EMBERCONF 2015 - TEST-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT BY EXAMPLE @toranb stackoverflow: How can I avoid scrolling to top of viewport when adding record using pushPayload?

Episode 189: 189: @dhh RailsConf 2015 Keynote Discussion 24.04.2015

Eric Steele joins Sean Devine to discuss @dhh's RailsConf 2015 keynote. Links for this episode: @genericsteele RailsConf Keynote (~23 minutes in) EmberConf 2015 Keynote

Episode 188: 188: Eric Steele - Road to RailsConf 2015 20.04.2015

Eric Steele joins Sean Devine to preview Railsconf 2015. Whether you're going (like Eric) or not (like Sean), you'll like this episode. Links for this episode: @genericsteele railsconf.com lynda.com : Your lynda.com membership will give you unlimited access to training on hundreds of topics--all for one flat rate. Whether you’re looking to become an industry expert, you’re passionate about a hobby...

Episode 187: 187: Dan Gebhardt - json-api, jsonapi-resources, orbit.js & Ember Data 02.04.2015

Dan Gebhardt joins Sean Devine to talk about json-api, jsonapi-resources, orbit.js, and Ember Data. Links for this episode: @dgeb json-api/json-api jsonapi.org cerebris/jsonapi-resources orbitjs/orbit.js @larrygebhardt lynda.com : Your lynda.com membership will give you unlimited access to training on hundreds of topics--all for one flat rate. Whether you’re looking to become an industry expert, y...

Episode 186: 186: Darrell Silver from Thinkful 20.03.2015

Darrell Silver, CEO of Thinkful, joins Sean to talk about professional education, programming schools, spreadsheet programming, on-demand assistance, and more. Links for this episode: darrellsilver.com @darrellsilver thinkful.com DeVry University Codeship : Continuous Delivery made simple. Use offer code 5BY5RUBY and receive 20% off any plan for 3 months.

Episode 185: 185: Justin Weiss: Practicing Rails 12.03.2015

Justin Weiss, author of Practicing Rails and justinweiss.com , joins Sean to talk about developing a learning plan, small test apps, testing, interacting with the community, finding time to build your skills and more. Links for this episode: justinweiss.com Practicing Rails Emberconf 2015 Keynote Toran Billups Live Coding TDD at Emberconf 2015 @justinweiss Codeship : Continuous Delivery made simpl...

Episode 184: 184: Sean Devine Interview on Descriptive Podcast 20.02.2015

Sean Devine was interviewed on the Descriptive Podcast with Kahlil Lechelt. Topics include Sean's career as a programmer, TDD, DHH, API-first development, JSON API, Ruby on Rails and EmberJS. Links for this episode: Descriptive 11: I Probably Wrote 70 Tests Today or Something with Sean Devine Thinkful : Build your first Ruby on Rails application in 2 months. For 10% off, go to: www.thinkful.com/ra...

Episode 183: 183: Sean Devine Interview on Full Stack Radio about API-First Development 04.02.2015

This is an interview from Full Stack Radio. In this episode, Adam talks with Sean Devine, host of the Ruby on Rails podcast. Sean gives Adam an introduction to building applications with Ember, and how it's different than the way you might sprinkle AngularJS into a mostly server-side app. They talk about why your Ember apps shouldn't be mixed in with your server-side code, and the advantages that...

Episode 182: 182: Rigel St. Pierre from Bandsintown and Epicurrence 24.01.2015

Rigel St. Pierre joins Sean Devine and preview the new format of the podcast for 2015. This episode is a return to mostly Ruby and Rails topics, with a bit of Ember and gibber jabbering. Links for this episode: @rigelstpierre epicurrence.com Bandsintown robots.thoughtbot.com cerebris/jsonapi-resources clearbit Toggle : Quick and efficient solutions to technical problems using a global network of p...

Episode 181: 181: Brian Cardarella of DockYard - Running a Software Consultancy & Betting on Ember 09.01.2015

Brian Cardarella of the software consultancy DockYard joins Sean Devine to talk about some of the lessons that he's learned growing their business. Other topics include Ember (including ember-cli and ember-data) and DockYard's focus on client-side applications, the business of Ruby on Rails development, the JSON:API standard, and more. Links for this episode: @bcardarella github.com/bcardarella Le...

Episode 180: 180: Josh Smith - Separating Server and Client Applications 22.12.2014

Josh Smith joins Sean Devine to talk about when and why to separate server applications from their clients, when you should roll your own authentication solution (never), and the precise location of Sean's mother-in-law. Codeship : Continuous Delivery made simple. Use offer code 5BY5RUBY and receive 20% off any plan for 3 months.

Episode 179: 179: Trek Glowacki - Learning Ember 12.12.2014

Trek Glowacki joins Sean Devine to talk about learning Ember, creating effective guides and documentation, and purchasing Skymall gift certificates on Groupon. Links for this episode: @trek Ember Guides Skymall on Groupon Codeship : Continuous Delivery made simple. Use offer code 5BY5RUBY and receive 20% off any plan for 3 months. Mandrill : The fastest way to deliver email. Use offer code 5BY5 fo...

Episode 178: 178: Recruiting - Steve Robinson from rubynow.com 04.12.2014

Steve Robinson from rubynow.com joins Sean to talk about recruiting, recruiters, and solar panel junk mail. Links for this episode: rubynow.com Representing Programmers as if They Were Celebrities - nighttime.com @sdrphd Codeship : Continuous Delivery made simple. Use offer code 5BY5RUBY and receive 20% off any plan for 3 months. Dayswork : Dayswork makes it easy for freelancers and teams to recor...

Episode 177: 177: RefactorCop - Winner of the 2014 Rails Rumble 21.11.2014

The team from RefactorCop joins Sean Devine to talk about their excellent project that won the 2014 Rails Rumble . Links for this episode: RefactorCop rubocop on GitHub RefactorCop Rails Rumble Entry Details Mandrill : The fastest way to deliver email. Use offer code 5BY5 for 50,000 free emails per month for six months. Codeship : Continuous Delivery made simple. Use offer code 5BY5RUBY and receiv...

Episode 176: 176: Rails Rumble 2014 Solo Winner - Flora Saramago (Pack Pal) 14.11.2014

Flora Saramago joins Sean Devine to talk about winning the solo award in the 2014 Rails Rumble for Pack Pal . Links for this episode: packpal.co Pack Pal's Rails Rumble entry florasaramago.com Codeship : Continuous Delivery made simple. Use offer code 5BY5RUBY and receive 20% off any plan for 3 months. Squarespace - the all-in-one platform that makes it fast and easy to create your own professiona...

Episode 175: 175: Carlos Souza from Code School 07.11.2014

Carlos Souza from Code School joins Sean Devine to discuss programming education, the open source software community, and Code School's courses and screencasts. Links for this episode: Code School @caike Codeship : Continuous Delivery made simple. Use offer code 5BY5RUBY and receive 20% off any plan for 3 months.

Episode 174: 174: Introduction to Ninefold for Rails Hosting 29.10.2014

Sean talks with Brittany and Risa from Ninefold's customer support team about his experience using Ninefold on a new application. Links for this episode: ninefold.com Ninefold : An easier way to deploy & host your Rails apps. Codeship : Continuous Delivery made simple. Use offer code 5BY5RUBY and receive 20% off any plan for 3 months. Mandrill : The fastest way to deliver email. Use offer code...

Episode 173: 173: Rails Rumble 2014 Entries 25.10.2014

Sean Devine reviews the 2014 Rails Rumble entries, points out some highlights, and reveals who he would pick as the winner. Links for this episode: Rails Rumble Entries Ninefold : An easier way to deploy & host your Rails apps. Codeship : Continuous Delivery made simple. Use offer code 5BY5RUBY and receive 20% off any plan for 3 months. Squarespace - the all-in-one platform that makes it fast...

Episode 172: 172: Nick Mango - heyswell.com and Rails Rumble countdown 17.10.2014

Nick Mango joins Sean Devine to talk about Swell , his new service that let's you know instantly when something exciting is happening on your website. Also, they share some final thoughts about the upcoming Rails Rumble . Codeship : Continuous Delivery made simple. Use offer code 5BY5RUBY and receive 20% off any plan for 3 months.

Episode 171: 171: Tales of My Solo Hackathon Entry 15.10.2014

Sean Devine recorded his first solo podcast to talk about his first solo hackathon entry. This episode is chock full of advice about how to compete in a hackathon, especially if you're on a small/solo team and/or are old. Links for this episode: Salesforce $1 Million Hackathon callforpractice.com Twilio Rails Rumble 2014 Ninefold : An easier way to deploy & host your Rails apps. Mandrill : The...

Episode 170: 170: Reid Carlberg - Salesforce $1 Million Hackathon @ Dreamforce 2014 01.10.2014

Reid Carlberg joins Sean Devine to preview another! October hackathon - the Salesforce $1 Million Hackathon at Dreamforce 2014 in San Francisco, CA from October 10th - 12th. Since one of the categories is Heroku, Rails developers are a great match for the event. Links for this episode: SALESFORCE $1 MILLION HACKATHON @reidcarlberg heroku.com

Episode 169: 169: CallerKey - 2013 Rails Rumble Winner 28.09.2014

Imran Raja and Shah Sikder, two of the three team members that built Caller Key - the winner of the 2013 Rails Rumble, join Sean Devine to discuss their victory. Links for this episode: CallerKey Rails Rumble Entry Page callerkey.com twilio.com imranraja.com Kuju Ninefold : An easier way to deploy & host your Rails apps. SmartThings : Control your home using your smartphone…from anywhere. Code...

Episode 168: 168: Josh Owens - 2007 Rails Rumble Winner; Bonus Meteor Intro 19.09.2014

Josh Owens, Meteor developer and former winner of the Rails Rumble, talks to Sean Devine about the entry that won and some others that didn't. He also gives an overview of the basics of Meteor because Sean knows nothing. Links for this episode: @joshowens Meteor railsrumble.com Squarespace - the all-in-one platform that makes it fast and easy to create your own professional website, portfolio, and...

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