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

    Essential Tools, Updates, and Strategies in Rails Eight with Greg Molnar - RUBY_671
    Feb 21 2025
    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 Valentino Stoll and host Charles Max Wood to unravel the intricacies of security measures and updates in Rails 8 and 7.2. From exploring built-in features like rate limiting, authentication generators, and parameter filtering to discussing the importance of tools like dependabot and Brakeman, this episode offers a comprehensive look at how developers can maintain high-security standards in their Ruby on Rails applications. We also touch on practical strategies for handling authentication, authorization, and the evolving nature of security challenges developers face today. Whether you're a Rails veteran or new to web development, tune in to gain valuable insights into creating secure applications with ease.

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    1 h et 9 min
  • Rails Developers Survey: Continuous Deployment Trends and Emerging Tools - RUBY 670

    Rails Developers Survey: Continuous Deployment Trends and Emerging Tools - RUBY 670
    Feb 7 2025
    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 panelists Ayush Nawatia and Valentino Stoll. This episode dives deep into the insights from the latest Ruby community survey conducted by Robbie Russell. We explore topics such as the rise of Stimulus JS in the Rails community, trends in deployment practices, popular tools and services in the software ecosystem, and the everlasting debate between monoliths and microservices. Robbie also shares the fascinating history and evolution of his widely-used open source project, Oh My Z Shell, and gives us a glimpse into his work with Planet Argon. Stay tuned as we uncover intriguing details and valuable insights from the world of Ruby and Rails development!

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    1 h et 16 min
  • Exploring Tech Choices and Team Dynamics with Jesse Spivak - RUBY 669

    Exploring Tech Choices and Team Dynamics with Jesse Spivak - RUBY 669
    Jan 24 2025
    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 experiences and insights from a challenging project at Ibotta, where he navigated through four critical mistakes. These included choosing the wrong technology, siloing work, falling into premature optimization, and making too many changes at once. Jesse explains how these mistakes jeopardized the project but ultimately led to valuable learning experiences. The conversation also touches on the importance of discussing and learning from mistakes openly, the complexities of transitioning to new technologies, and the significance of making systematic, verified changes. Additionally, they delve into the evolving landscape of developer interviews, aiming to create a more inclusive and positive experience. Join us as we explore the trials, lessons, and growth that come from navigating the highs and lows of software development.

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    1 h et 5 min
  • Rules of OOP in Pictures with Ivan Nemytchenko - RUBY 668

    Rules of OOP in Pictures with Ivan Nemytchenko - RUBY 668
    Jan 8 2025
    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 discussion goes into learning processes and how to create visual representations that help people understand Ruby, Rails, or other concepts.


    Links
    • Chernoff Faces
    • dmikhr/DudeGL - "Anthropomorphic UML": visualization of code and OOP concepts in a form of human body.
    • dmikhr/Dudity - Analyze Rails code with stick dudes
    • dmikhr/DudesHub - Visualize code diffs in GitHub

    Picks
    • Dave - Drifting Ruby - Discount Code - learnfromhome
    • Dave - troessner/reek: Code smell detector for Ruby
    • Dave - Kubernetes
    • John - Pushups and Situps at home instead of working out
    • John - Get a new Weed Whacker head
    • Luke - Linode
    • Ivan - Follow Ivan on Twitter > @inem, Github, Website
    • Ivan - Visual Studio Code Remote Development


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

    Rails at Super Scale with Kyle d'Oliveira - RUBY 667
    Jan 1 2025
    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 megaprojects and how to use these tips in your own projects to reduce technical debt and tools to keep your monolith majestic when the code won't stop coming.

    Links
    • GitHub's Online Schema Migrations for MySQL
    • Gh-ost benchmark against pt-online-schema-change performance

    Picks
    • Matt - Danger JS
    • Luke - From jQuery to ES6 | Drifting Ruby
    • Dave - Titan Security Key
    • Dave - Teach, Learn, and Make with Raspberry Pi


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

    Evaluating Software Frameworks: Insights with Uncle Bob Martin - RUBY 666
    Dec 25 2024
    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 frameworks and dependencies in your projects? Uncle Bob shares his seasoned perspective on choosing frameworks based on an application's long-term goals and complexity, emphasizing the importance of thoughtful decision-making over defaulting to popular solutions. Together, they delve into the nuances of evaluating framework capabilities, testing with small demo applications, and considering AI's potential in refining design decisions.
    You'll hear gripping anecdotes from Uncle Bob's vast experience, including his work on a browser for a social network and valuable lessons from his commitment to frameworks like Swing. Valentino adds real-world insights from his encounters with framework-induced slowdowns in complex financial applications. We also touch on historical programming practices, the importance of thoughtful abstractions, and the critical role of experienced team members in guiding projects.
    Stay tuned for fascinating discussions on managing dependencies, simplifying core problems, and balancing framework used to ensure flexibility and maintain development speed. Plus, don't miss the exciting announcements, including Uncle Bob's upcoming books and special discount offers from Charles Max Wood. Join them as they unravel the intricacies of software design decisions and share tools and strategies for modern developers!


    Socials
    • LinkedIn: Robert Martin


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    1 h et 21 min
  • GraphQL Doesn't Need To Be Hell with Dmitry Tsepelev - RUBY 665

    GraphQL Doesn't Need To Be Hell with Dmitry Tsepelev - RUBY 665
    Dec 18 2024
    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 schemas.

    Links
    • https://github.com/anycable/anycable
    • https://graphql-ruby.org/
    • https://evilmartians.com/chronicles/persisted-queries-in-graphql-slim-down-apollo-requests-to-your-ruby-application
    • https://evilmartians.com/chronicles/graphql-on-rails-1-from-zero-to-the-first-query
    • https://evilmartians.com/chronicles/graphql-on-rails-2-updating-the-data
    • https://evilmartians.com/chronicles/graphql-on-rails-3-on-the-way-to-perfectionGraphql-ruby benchmark
    • https://gist.github.com/DmitryTsepelev/36e290cf64b4ec0b18294d0a57fb26ff
    • Saint P Rubyconf 2019
    • https://github.com/DmitryTsepelev/ar_lazy_preload
    • https://github.com/DmitryTsepelev/graphql-ruby-persisted_queries

    Picks
    • Luke - https://blog.phusion.nl/2018/11/28/stopping-slow-client-dos-attacks-with-puma-on-passenger-6/
    • Charles - The Black Prism
    • John - https://www.stickermule.com/
    • Dave - StarTech.com Under Desk CPU Mount – Adjustable – Heavy-Duty Computer Tower Mount – 360° Swivel – Computer Mounting Bracket
    • Dave - https://noctua.at/
    • Dmitry - https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com


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    48 min
  • Sorbet with Ufuk Kayserilioglu - RUBY 664

    Sorbet with Ufuk Kayserilioglu - RUBY 664
    Dec 11 2024
    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 bit about how Shopify transitioned to fully remote and about how that will be the default moving forward.

    Picks
    • Luke - https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf
    • John - Walmart Grocery Pickup
    • Dave - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Thin+Clients
    • Dave - Apple ARM MacMini
    • Ufuk - TCP/IP Illustrated, Vol. 1: The Protocols (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series)


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    55 min