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050 - DevOps for Beginners with Adam Hawkins Jun 23, 2020

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In this episode I talk with DevOps expert Adam Hawkins, who also appeared in episode 49. Adam and I talk about what DevOps is and how you can use DevOps principles to deliver better software faster.

049 - Testing Your Deployment Pipeline with Adam Hawkins Jun 16, 2020

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In this episode I talk with Adam Hawkins about the concept of not just testing your application code, but testing your deployment pipeline so that you mitigate the risk of running bad deploys that take your site down.

048 - Chad Pytel, Developer and CEO at thoughtbot Jun 09, 2020

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In this episode, packed with nuggets of wisdom, I talk with thoughtbot CEO Chad Pytel about the meaning of the terms "code quality" and "bad code", the ways in which poor-quality code comes into existence, how to add tests to a codebase that doesn't have much test coverage, and much more.

047 - Discussing Rails Deployment and Hosting Options with Nate Berkopec Jun 02, 2020

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In this episode I talk with Ruby performance consultant Nate Berkopec. This time Nate and I talk not about Rails performance but about hosting options for Rails including Heroku, Convox and bare AWS. We also touch on infrastructure management tools like Kubernetes, Terraform and Ansible.

046 - Tips for Working with Legacy Code with Nicolas Carlo May 27, 2020

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In this episode I talk with Nicolas Carlo, creator of UnderstandLegacyCode.com, about working with legacy code, adding tests to legacy code, how to safely make changes to legacy applications, and more.

045 - Jeff Geerling, Author of Ansible for DevOps May 19, 2020

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In this episode I talk with Jeff Geerling, author of Ansible for DevOps. Jeff and I talk about what Ansible is and why you would want to use it, some alternatives to Ansible and how Ansible is different, my experiences and Jeff's experiences with using Ansible, and much more.

044 - Cameron Gray, Co-Founder of Convox May 12, 2020

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In this episode I talk with Cameron Gray about Convox which is a free, open-source tool to assist with deploying applications to various cloud platforms. Cameron and I talk about how Convox works under the hood and how to get started with Convox for deploying an application. Technologies we touch on include AWS, Elastic Beanstalk, ECS, Docker and Kubernetes.

043 - AWS Lambda with Ken Collins, Staff Engineer at Custom Ink May 05, 2020

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In this conversation I talk with Ken Collins about what Lambda is, what use cases it's good for, why they started using Lambda at Custom Ink, and much more.

042 - Docker and Kubernetes with Kelsey Hightower Apr 28, 2020

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In this episode I ask Kelsey all kinds of noob questions such as "Under what scenarios should I use Docker?", "How does Kubernetes relate to Docker?" and "Can I borrow your toaster?" This is a great one for people who, like me, still have a hard time wrapping their head around Docker and K8s.

041 - Frank Rietta, Founder & CEO of Rietta.com Apr 21, 2020

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In this wide-ranging discussion about Rails security Frank and I talk about the security value of keeping gems updated, the security risk of infrequent deployment, state-sponsored hacking, and much more.

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