Rooftop Ruby Podcast
Episodes
45: New Projects and AI Detox
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textCollin 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...
44: Hanami and Chippy Buddies with Tim Riley
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textTim Riley joins to discuss Hanami and it’s new fundraising drive. Support if you can so Hanami can continue getting the support it needs....
43: I Think I Saw a Ghost
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textCollin 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 ...
42: You Can Go Any Speed You Want
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textJoel and Collin discuss a variety of topics ranging from road trips and procrastination to coding tools and AI advancements. They share per...
41: There's no "R" in Naur
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textWe follow-up with an audio based piece of feedback on the Australian pronunciation of "Pinnochio."Â Collin is sick with shingles ...
40: Brought to You by McVities
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textJoel 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 ...
39: I Just Want Some Structure
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textExciting News! We're both unemployed! Someone hire us 🥺 You could even hire both of us—a dream team for hire, you might say.This ...
Semantic and Other Versioning Systems
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThanksgiving, mince pies, and Joel is giving up on semantic versioning.Versioning systems on WikipediaJoin the Discord Follow us on Mastodo...
Literal 1.0 and Where We’ve Been
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textCollin and Joel discuss where they’ve been, Collin’s broken wrist, getting into film photography, and the release Literal 1.0.Join the ...
When You See It, You Know It
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textJoin the Rooftop Ruby Discord!Fahrenheit versus celsius? How many degrees fast is a race car?The new "it" in Ruby, and why do unn...
35: Kind of Cool and Interesting
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textQuickdraw (Joel's testing library)QuickDraw (2d graphics library for classic Mac OS)Russian doll cachingN+1 queries and how to solve i...
34: They Do Communicate to a Degree
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textJoel 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 dri...
33: You Had Me at Battlesnake With ChaelCodes
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textRachael Wright-Munn (ChaelCodes) joins to talk everything from coding games to RubyConf to App Store policies.chael.codes (all Rachael&apos...
Live at RubyConf 2023!
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textCollin and Joel are joined by friend of the show Roman to talk about the conference, before being joined by special guest Catherine Ricafor...
31: An Accordion of Complexity
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textCollin and Joel discuss creating the router and ORM for Yipee! (Joel's new web framework) and how to think about using resourceful ver...
30: Robot First Graders
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textCollin and Joel catch up and talk the Rooftop Ruby RubyConf party, becoming a morning person, tricking AI, making a web framework, and time...
29: Ruby Central’s Adarsh Pandit and Allison McMillan
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textRuby Central’s Adarsh Pandit and Allison McMillan join the show to discuss Ruby Central, how organizing conferences has changed in the pa...
28: SQLite in Production With Stephen Margheim
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textStephen Margheim talks about SQLite in production Rails and more.Stephen’s websiteLitestreamJoin the Discord Follow us on Mastodon: Roof...
27: Hiring Juniors with Ryan Bigg
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textRyan Bigg talks about hiring juniors, writing, and company culture.Join the Discord Follow us on Mastodon: Rooftop Ruby Collin Joel Show ...
26: Large Language Models with Simon Willison
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textDjango co-creator Simon Willison joins to talk about large language models.A guide to large language modelsOpenAI ClipDatasetteJoin the Dis...
25: You Deserve a Tech Union with Ethan Marcotte
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textWe're joined by designer Ethan Marcotte to talk about his new book You Deserve a Tech Union.You Deserve a Tech Union, A Book ApartEtha...
24: Travel, Developer Maxims, and Paid Gems
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textTravel, tech unions, developer maxims and paid Ruby gems.You Deserve a Tech Union by Ethan MarcottePremature Optimization — Universally M...
23: Head of Open Source at Ruby Central André Arko
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textRuby Central head of open source André Arko talks Bundler, Ruby Gems, supporting the community, and more.André Arko will be speaking at R...
22: Abstraction Goes All the Way Down
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textWe talk about CODE by Charles Petzold, which is great and everyone should read.Collin is done ranking his hacks and is doing some comfort C...
21: As Not Miserable as You Can Be with Dave Copeland
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textDave Copeland joins to discuss writing, background jobs, service objects, and more.Join the Discord Follow us on Mastodon: Rooftop Ruby Co...
20: Literal Metaprogramming
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textCollin and Joel discuss leaving the cloud, password management, security, and metaprogramming.iCloud passwords in ChromeMetaprogramming Rub...
19: CSS, Stimulus, PhlexUI?
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textJoel is coming to RubyConf in San Diego!Collin has been thinking about CSS, Stimulus, and building on top of Phlex.Collin is available for ...
18: American Muffins, Error Messages, RailsWorld
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textJoin the Discord Follow us on Mastodon: Rooftop Ruby Collin Joel Show art created by JD Davis.
17: Technical Debt and Duplication Over Abstraction
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a text Collin’s Blog PostJoin the Discord Follow us on Mastodon: Rooftop Ruby Collin Joel Show art created by JD Davis.
16: MVC Isn’t MVC
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textMVC Isn’t MVC blog postXerox PARCModel 2 architecture — WikipediaOlder Apple document about MVCObservable objects in SwiftmorphdomPhoen...
15: Apple Keynote, Literal, and Service Objects
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textWe’re both recording from inside our homes for the first time in weeks! We discuss the Apple Keynote, Joel’s progress on his Literal ge...
14: New York, Editors and AI
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textWe're back! This week we talk about Joel's trip to New York, code editors, and AI assisted coding.Join the Discord Follow us on M...
13: Open Source and More With Marco Roth
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textJoel is recording from his car, Collin is recording from a sauna, and Marco Roth is here to talk about Stimulus Reflex, Hotwire, and more. ...
12: Literally a Ruby Gem
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textCollin is finally back in Portland — it only took 6156 miles of driving! Meanwhile, Joel made another gem called Literal. Oh, and Collin ...
11: Still Nowhere Near Portland
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textBritish cold water storage tank article from The Guardian Reconcilable Differences: Hand Cuppers & Faucet SlurpersGreenDotsWyoming Wik...
10: Road to RailsConf
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textCollin has been on a 3100 mile journey from Portland Oregon to RailsConf in Atlanta Georgia. We also discuss going to conferences and how t...
9: Dry-RB and Hanami with Tim Riley
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textTim Riley joins to talk about dry-rb and the Hanami web framework.dry-rbHanamiTim on MastodonJoin the Discord Follow us on Mastodon: Rooft...
8: That Means Interviewing
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textCollin and Joel discuss interviewing, how to interview, and how to succeed.Join the Discord Follow us on Mastodon: Rooftop Ruby Collin Joe...
7: MySQL for Developers with Aaron Francis
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textDeveloper educator Aaron Francis on databases, independent software development, and more. MySQL for Developers CourseHammerstone — A dr...
6: Favorite Developer Tools
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textCollin and Joel discuss some of their favorite developer tools.BBEditWarpxScopeGitHub DesktopTowerPastebotZedJoin the Discord Follow us on ...
5: Vanilla Never Tasted So Hot
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textSpecial guest Jared White joins Collin and Joel to talk about Bridgetown, the Spicy Web and more.BridgetownThe Spicy WebFollow Jared on Mas...
4: Green Dots and Boogie
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textJoel wrote a testing library and how we approach a new codebase. Join the Discord Follow us on Mastodon: Rooftop Ruby Collin Joel Show a...
3: Creating Gems
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textHow to create and publish gems.SpeedifyRuby GemsPanic PlaydateCollin on MastodonJoel on MastodonJoin the Discord Follow us on Mastodon: Ro...
2: Going Deeper by Getting Broader
11 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textCollin and Joel discuss lessons they’ve learned from studying other languages, internet connect troubles and successes, and more.Dry RBSo...
1: The First Episode
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textWelcome to the first episode of Rooftop Ruby with Collin and Joel.PhlexCollin on MastodonJoel on MastodonJoin the Discord Follow us on Mast...