Andrew kicks off at 8 a.m. with six Docker containers running, and he and Chris dive into what modern Rails development looks like inside dev containers—covering Rails’ own images and features, using Mise and Playwright instead of Selenium, and why OrbStack has replaced Docker Desktop on their Macs. They talk through the trade-offs of running services in containers, the quirks of Kamal’s new local registry, and how Chris is turning all of this into a practical SaaS building series that shows real-world deployment and scaling with tools like JudoScale. Along the way, they weave in life updates about new babies, daycare costs, and even the power needs of AI data centers and nuclear energy. Press download now to hear more!

Links

• Chris Oliver X
• Andrew Mason Bluesky
• Judoscale- Remote Ruby listener gift
• Why Playwright Is Less Flaky Than Selenium by Justin Searls
• Rails Dev Container Images & Features
• Ruby on Mac
• Judoscale-Process Utilization: How We Actually Track That
• GoRails- Domain Monitor SaaS- Adding the Domain Model
• Cheeky Pint Podcast
• Smarter Every Day (YouTube)
• The Diplomat
• The Girlfriend

• Chris Oliver X/Twitter
• Andrew Mason X/Twitter
• Jason Charnes X/Twitter

Andrew returns from SF Ruby with a lot more than conference swag! He brings a clear snapshot of where Ruby, Rails, and AI are headed right now. In this episode, he and Chris walk through the most impactful talks from SF Ruby, share highlights of engaging discussions with other developers and friends, reminisces about nostalgic tech items, and explores insightful conversations on the future of Rails, startup culture, AI's impact on programming, developer anxiety, and they share product ideas from Chris new SaaS series on GoRails to Andrew’s concept for a serious GitHub Actions monitoring tool. Hit download now to hear more!

Links

• GoRails Black Friday Sale
• Judoscale- Remote Ruby listener gift
• Action Cable Next
• SF Ruby 2025 Ruby Conference
• GitButler
• Waymo
• Simple File Upload
• Callback Hell
• Action Cable Next
• Ruby Was Ready From The Start by Obie Fernandez (Medium)
• Flux
• GoRails: Markdown MIME Type & Renderer
• SF Ruby Sponsors

• Chris Oliver X/Twitter
• Andrew Mason X/Twitter
• Jason Charnes X/Twitter

In this episode of Remote Ruby, Chris and Andrew have a lively conversation with Brendan Buckingham and Ryan Frisch from the Rails Business Podcast. They discuss their experiences and journeys with Ruby on Rails, starting from their early encounters with the technology to hosting a specialized Rails podcast. Critical technical topics are covered, including managing Stripe API data integrity, upgrading Rails applications, and using modern JavaScript tools like Turbo Frames and Turbo Streams. Brendan and Ryan also share how and why they started the Rails Business Podcast, the power of small community events, and how following your own frustrations often leads to the best product ideas. Hit download now to hear more!

Links

• Judoscale- Remote Ruby listener gift
• Brendan Buckingham X
• Ryan Frisch LinkedIn
• Rails Business Podcast
• RailsConf 2014- Keynote: Writing Software by David Heinemeier Hansson
• Getting Real by David Heinemeier Hansson and Jason Fried
• This Week in Startups Podcast
• The REWORK Podcast (37signals)
• Basecamp
• In Defence of the Single Page Application by William Kennedy
• XO Ruby
• Jim Remsik LinkedIn

• Chris Oliver X/Twitter
• Andrew Mason X/Twitter
• Jason Charnes X/Twitter