The Ruby on Rails Podcast

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Episode 233: 233: Alexa, Whispers, ActionCable, Oh My! Sep 10, 2017

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Britt is back this week with Kyle to give an update on her conference talk experience. We talk using ActionCable in the wild, Encrypted Secrets, and how to get Alexa to whisper to you.

Episode 232: 232: The Ruby Identity Aug 22, 2017

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This week, Kyle chats with Wynn Netherland from Librato about his REST API history, what building APIs with Rails and Ruby is like these days, and what he thinks about GraphQL in its quest to be the new Platform.

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Episode 231: 231: Roller Derby Daze Aug 15, 2017

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This week Kyle is joined again by Britt who is giving a few talks coming up. Kyle and Britt talk about preparation styles, tips for giving talks, and how to not become a viral video. Also, Britt discusses how having more real-time information in her Rails app would be useful and the pros and cons of a few options.

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Episode 230: 230: Let's Start At The Beginning Aug 07, 2017

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Kyle is joined by Brian who has made a cross country move back to the mid-west. Brian talks about a new project that he's looking to undertake and how to get started solving it with Rails. Finally, we check back in on programming fonts.

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Episode 229: 229: My Death Is Greatly Exaggerated Jul 31, 2017

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Kyle is joined by Joel to get an update on Shubox, its redesign, and what it's like to be Product Hunted. They discuss some reports of Rails' death and what it means for developers. Spoiler alert: the reports are greatly exaggerated.

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Episode 228: 228: From the ashes... Jul 25, 2017

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After a bit of a haitus, Kyle is back and introducing you to the newest co-host, Britt Martin! Learn about her background and the group affinity for Hamilton.

The Ruby on Rails Podcast returns weekly starting August 1st!

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Episode 227: 227: Talk about town Apr 11, 2017

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With Patriot's Day arriving soon to take over Boston, Kyle invites Joel back to talk about what he's been up to, GraphQL finally hitting the big time, and what it's like to be in Boston on Marathon Monday.

Episode 226: 226: Come fly with me Mar 28, 2017

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On this episode, Brian joins again to talk about the consequences of poor design when it comes to air travel. We talk about dog-fooding, flying away, and how Delta could best spend their money. It's all technology related, I promise.

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Episode 225: 225: Capital-R Rubyist Mar 09, 2017

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This week Joel returns to join Kyle with talk of RailsConf 2017, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and what it's like to be a lower-case Rubyist.

Episode 224: 224: Aren't We All Designers, Really? Feb 24, 2017

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This week I invite Brian Nelson, a friend who is a designer and developer, to talk about what it's like to use Rails as a designer, how he handle developers doing design, and talk about a few new fonts and editor tools.