Episode 29 · · 01:04:50
In this episode, Jean Boussier and I dive deep into performance optimisation for Ruby on Rails applications. From diagnosing common bottlenecks and mastering advanced caching techniq...
Episode 28 · · 33:29
In this episode, I’m joined by Victor Shepelev, a member of the Ruby Core team and the author of Ruby’s new Data class. We dive into why Ruby needed the Data class, exploring how it ...
Episode 27 · · 52:50
In this episode, I sit down with a seasoned Rails engineer to dive into the technical intricacies and community-building work that power the Ruby ecosystem. Adrianna, who currently w...
Episode 26 · · 33:59
The debugger you didn't know you needed. Ruby comes with an official debugger called Debug, which is now included in new Rails applications. Surprisingly, many Rails developers are s...
Episode 25 · · 49:32
As you'd expect, any conversation with Aaron inevitably involves Ruby, Rails, compilers, and profiling. In this episode, we delve into all these topics. Enjoy!
Episode 24 · · 50:35
In this conversation, Matt discusses his podcast Yagny FM and the motivation behind it. He also talks about his approach to open source contributions within the Rails ecosystem. Matt...
Episode 23 · · 01:15:21
In this interview with Rosa Gutierrez of 37signals, Rosa elaborates on her work, particularly her contributions to Solid Queue and its implementation alongside Active Job. She descri...
Episode 22 · · 29:56
In this episode, Bobbilee, a pivotal figure in the Rails community, shares the inspiring journey behind Rails Camp West. Bobbilee talks about the origins and motivations for creating...
Episode 21 · · 01:21:02
Andrzej Krzywda discusses event sourcing, event-driven architecture, and Domain-Driven Design (DDD) in the context of Ruby on Rails applications. He explains the concept of bounded c...
Episode 20 · · 01:06:09
The conversation covers various aspects of RailsConf, including its mission, organization, and selection process for talks. The chapters delve into the background of the participants...
Episode 19 · · 44:05
Senior Developer Jenny Shen from Shopify joins me to discuss RubyGems. In this episode, we unravel the intricate mechanics of dependency resolution within RubyGems, exploring topics ...
Episode 18 · · 07:46
In this monologue, I've highlighted just a few of the features that I'm eagerly anticipating in Rails 8. As the first episode of the year, I've also addressed some housekeeping matte...
Episode 17 · · 01:25:42
Xavier Noria of the Rails Core team adeptly delves into the intricacies of Zeitwerk in this episode. Our discussion extends to elucidate the distinctions among autoloading, eager loa...
Episode 16 · · 56:12
Rafael França, an esteemed member of the Rails Core team, is our featured guest in this episode. Join us as he delves into his journey with Rails, sharing insights on his initiation ...
Episode 15 · · 53:24
In this episode, Jorge Manrubia provides insights into his experience working at 37signals. Our conversation delves into the intricacies of Active Record encryption, and we explore t...
Episode 14 · · 51:12
Andrew Atkinson, the esteemed author of "High Performance PostgreSQL for Rails," joins me in this episode for an in-depth conversation. We delve into the myriad features that Ruby on...
Episode 13 · · 35:44
This special episode was recorded live at Rails World, the ambient crowd noise gives that fact out. Rails World was a huge success! In this episode, I got to sit face-to-face with Jo...
Episode 12 · · 01:08:58
In this episode, I'm joined by DHH to discuss Kamal, The Rails Foundation, Rails 8, Delegated Types, On Writing Software Well and a whole lot more! This episode is packed and a must-...
Episode 11 · · 08:39
Thanks to Buzzsprout one Rubyist can get a free ticket to Rails World in October this year in Amsterdam, follow the link below for details. Change is good... sometimes. Two days ago ...
Episode 10 · · 18:26
Dave Kimura of Drifting Ruby fame joins me to discuss the importance of Ruby on Rails documents. We talk specifically about improved documentation around Active Storage and Active Re...
Episode 9 · · 07:50
The with_routing helper method can now be used at the class level, added to that, the new autoload_lib configuration options mean we can autoload and eager load library code inside o...
Episode 8 · · 05:34
Newly-generated Ruby on Rails applications will now be served over TLS/SSL with Strict-Transport-Security response headers by default. Rails also added PostgreSQL migration commands ...
Episode 7 · · 03:52
Rails 7.0.5 just got released with a lot of bug fixes. This week's episode misses new Rails features... saving them for the next episodes, but I think you should know about Andrew At...
Episode 6 · · 04:17
Rails 7.1 got rid of the apostrophe (U+0027) for the right single quotation mark (U+2019), which will likely break your tests. It added a new `intersects?` method to `ActiveRecord::R...
Episode 5 · · 11:13
Amanda Perino reveals more about Rails World, The Rails Foundation's first ever conference happening in Amsterdam, Netherlands this year. Trilogy is a database adapter from GitHub to...
Episode 4 · · 27:02
Vladimir Dementyev joins the show to discuss Action Cable Redis connection resilience, Common Table Expressions (CTEs) and a new Active Support helper for zettabytes of data, Any Cab...
Episode 3 · · 12:40
We're joined by Greg Molnar, co-editor of This Week In Rails to discuss lots of fun new items. Among them are the Rails Foundation's upcoming conference in Amsterdam and a fix to lon...
Episode 2 · · 06:40
Rails 7.1 will add several enhancements to existing functionalities, these include enhancements on destroying records in a background job and preparation to support composite primary...
Episode 1 · · 04:04
Get to know the motivation behind the podcast and a bit about the podcast name and theme song. An introductory episode of The Rails Changelog. Subscribe to This Week In Rails => http...