About the show

The Ruby on Rails Podcast, a weekly conversation about Ruby on Rails, open source software, and the programming profession. Co-hosted by Elise Shaffer, Brian Mariani, Jemma Issroff and Nick Schwaderer. Edited by Peachtree Sound.

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Episodes

  • Episode 24: 98: Ian Mcfarland of Pivotal Labs

    March 17th, 2009  |  24 mins 39 secs

    This episode was originally published on March 17, 2008.

    Ian Mcfarland of Pivotal Labs in San Francisco talks about their internal project management app, pair programming, and company culture.

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    Episode 23: 45: Dan Webb

    March 16th, 2009  |  26 mins 4 secs

    This episode was originally published on March 16, 2007.

    The stylishly sneakered leading proponent of unobtrusive Javascript gives advice about Rails freelancing and

  • Episode 22: 19: SXSWi Why the Lucky Stiff

    March 14th, 2009  |  39 mins 52 secs

    This episode was originally published on March 14, 2006.

    A bootleg of the Why the Lucky Stiff concert at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival.

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    Episode 21: 133: Jacob Harris of the New York Times

    March 13th, 2009  |  28 mins 24 secs

    This episode was originally published on March 13, 2009.

    The Senior Software Architect in the Interactive Newsroom Technologies group talks about deploying time-sensitive news applications with Rails.

    Sites mentioned

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    Episode 20: 18: SXSWi Shaun Inman

    March 12th, 2009  |  16 mins 23 secs

    This episode was originally published on March 12, 2006.

    Popular designer and PHP developer Shaun Inman tries Ruby and talks about developing Mint.

    See him in Boston next month at a [Carson Workshops]

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    Episode 19: 17: Bruce Tate

    March 10th, 2009  |  28 mins 45 secs

    This episode was originally published on March 10, 2006.

    Bruce Tate has created a stir in the Java community by promoting Ruby.

    His books include Beyond Java and the

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    Episode 18: 44: The Camping Episode II

    March 10th, 2009  |  23 mins 49 secs

    This episode was originally published on March 10, 2007.

    After a month, Camping Episode II!

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    Episode 17: 97: John Medina (Conclusion)

    March 8th, 2009  |  27 mins 17 secs

    This episode was originally published on March 8, 2008.

    We follow Part I with a discussion of the brain in relation to sleep and gender.

    Somewhere, I remember a mailing list post wher

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    Episode 16: 96: John Medina

    March 1st, 2009  |  28 mins 37 secs

    This episode was originally published on February 29, 2008.

    Developmental molecular biologist Dr. John Medina talks about his new book, Brain Rules. Learn about the need for exercise, attention-grabbing events, and our inability to multitask.

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    Episode 15: 132: Ryan Bates of RailsCasts

    February 28th, 2009  |  18 mins 56 secs

    This episode was originally published on February 28, 2009.

    Ryan Bates of RailsCasts on his day job, bowling, and the Rails Activism team.

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    Episode 14: 16: Jim Weirich

    February 24th, 2009  |  37 mins 35 secs

    This episode was originally published on February 24, 2006.

    The Ruby pioneer on rake task automation and good code design.

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    Episode 13: 95: MicroPlace

    February 18th, 2009  |  31 mins 46 secs

    This episode was originally published on February 18, 2008.

    An eBay-funded microfinance company connects small investors with entrepreneurs in the developing world, powered by Rails.

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    Episode 12: 131: Ryan Tomayko

    February 16th, 2009  |  24 mins 50 secs

    This episode was originally published on February 16, 2009.

    Rack and Sinatra committer Ryan Tomayko talks about the benefits of Rails, the value of middleware, and the future of deployment.

    Also Mentioned

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    Episode 11: 94: Heroku

    February 8th, 2009  |  40 mins 54 secs

    This episode was originally published on February 8, 2008.

    What if your server resources were metered like your electric bill? Heroku has set out to build a metered cloud computing deployment solution for Rails.

    Stick around for the last 10 minutes

  • Episode 10: 15: Glenn Vanderburg

    February 6th, 2009  |  35 mins 22 secs

    This episode was originally published on February 6, 2006.

    Glenn Vanderburg on metaprogramming. Formatted as MP3 this time…enhanced MPEG-4 versions will be available in a separate feed starting next episode.

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    Episode 9: 43: The Camping Episode

    February 3rd, 2009  |  20 mins 36 secs

    This episode was originally published on February 3, 2007.

    Three interviews with developers who use why the lucky stiff’s Camping framework.

    See also