Rooftop Ruby Podcast
Two Ruby programmers (Collin Donnell and Joel Drapper) discuss Ruby, web and native software development, technology, and more.
Episodes
45 episodes
45: New Projects and AI Detox
Collin 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 Schema
44: Hanami and Chippy Buddies with Tim Riley
Tim 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
43: I Think I Saw a Ghost
Collin 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. Zed is getting a debugger.
42: You Can Go Any Speed You Want
Joel 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 into the challenges of productivity, and reflect on their co...
41: There's no "R" in Naur
We 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 developmentPerforman...
40: Brought to You by McVities
Joel 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 comparison for himself.Links:...
39: I Just Want Some Structure
Exciting 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 Support folder on his Mac, and we...
Semantic and Other Versioning Systems
Thanksgiving, mince pies, and Joel is giving up on semantic versioning.Versioning systems on Wikipedia
Literal 1.0 and Where We’ve Been
Collin and Joel discuss where they’ve been, Collin’s broken wrist, getting into film photography, and the release Literal 1.0.
When You See It, You Know It
Join 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 ...
35: Kind of Cool and Interesting
Quickdraw (Joel's testing library)QuickDraw (2d graphics library for classic Mac OS)
34: They Do Communicate to a Degree
Joel 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.
33: You Had Me at Battlesnake With ChaelCodes
Rachael Wright-Munn (ChaelCodes) joins to talk everything from coding games to RubyConf to App Store policies.chael.codes (all Rachael's links)
Live at RubyConf 2023!
Collin 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 Code.
31: An Accordion of Complexity
Collin 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.
30: Robot First Graders
Collin 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 library
29: Ruby Central’s Adarsh Pandit and Allison McMillan
Ruby 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 Central
28: SQLite in Production With Stephen Margheim
Stephen Margheim talks about SQLite in production Rails and more.Stephen’s websiteLitestream
27: Hiring Juniors with Ryan Bigg
Ryan Bigg talks about hiring juniors, writing, and company culture.
26: Large Language Models with Simon Willison
Django co-creator Simon Willison joins to talk about large language models.A guide to large language modelsOpenAI Clip
25: You Deserve a Tech Union with Ethan Marcotte
We're joined by designer Ethan Marcotte to talk about his new book You Deserve a Tech Union.You Deserve a Tech Union, A Book Apart
24: Travel, Developer Maxims, and Paid Gems
Travel, tech unions, developer maxims and paid Ruby gems.You Deserve a Tech Union by Ethan Marcotte
23: Head of Open Source at Ruby Central André Arko
Ruby Central head of open source André Arko talks Bundler, Ruby Gems, supporting the community, and more.André Arko will be speaking at RubyConf 2023 this year