Podcast Episodes

Autogenetic AI Agents and the Future of Ruby Development - RUBY 682

AI agents are no longer just tools we manually wire together—they’re starting to build themselves. In this episode of Ruby Rogues, I caught up with Valentino Stoll to explore a fascinating idea: auto…

Published on 9 hours ago

The New Era of Rails: Markdown, Offline Mode, and Smarter Dev Tools - RUBY 681

In this solo episode, I sit down to unpack my thoughts on DHH’s RailsWorld keynote and what it means for those of us building modern Rails apps. There’s a lot to love about Rails right now — from the…

Published on 1 month ago

Keeping Ruby Welcoming: A Conversation We Need to Have - RUBY 680

Episode 680

In this solo episode, I open up about what’s been going on behind the scenes with Ruby Rogues and why you’ve been hearing more solo shows from me lately. Between new full-time work, family life, and …

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Inside the RubyGems Controversy: Transparency, Trust, and the Future of Ruby Central - RUBY 679

In this solo episode of Ruby Rogues, I’m unpacking one of the biggest stories in the Ruby world right now: the tension between Ruby Central and core RubyGems contributors. I share what I’ve learned f…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Distributing Your CLI with Homebrew: Tips from Mike McQuaid - RUBY 678

Episode 678

In this episode of Ruby Rogues, I sit down with Mike McQuaid, lead maintainer of Homebrew, to talk all about building and distributing CLIs. We dig into the practical steps for turning small scripts …

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Indexing the Ruby World with RubyEvents.org - RUBY 677

Hey everyone, Charles Max Wood here! It’s great to be back behind the mic with Ayush Nawatia for another episode of Ruby Rogues. This time, we’re diving into the fascinating world of Ruby community r…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

The Magic of RubyLLM with Carmine Paolino - RUBY 676

In this episode, we had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with Carmine Paolino — an AI innovator, Ruby enthusiast, and all-around tech wizard. From his early days automating PC games at age five …

Published on 7 months ago

Demystifying the Rails Codebase with Ridhwana Khan - RUBY 675

Hey folks, in this week’s episode, I sat down with the incredible Ridhwana Khan — a South African technical writer for the Rails Foundation and lead engineer at Circle. We had a fantastic chat about …

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

How to Optimize Your Rails App Using SQLite - RUBY 674

In this episode of Ruby Rogues, Charles Max Wood and Ayush Nwatia welcome back guest Stephen Margheim to dive deeper into the evolving world of SQLite. Stephen explains that with Rails 8, SQLite has …

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

Why Change Feels Scary—And How to Make It Work for You - RUBY 673

In this episode, we dove into a topic that’s been on our minds — how to navigate change with purpose instead of fear. Whether it's personal transformation, career pivots, or unexpected life shifts, w…

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago