Guest chef Jessica Kerr returns to demonstrate how we can manage and edit project files directly on our workstation, while still enjoying the benefits of Docker for running and testing …
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Episode #609
Trying Stuff in Docker
Join guest chef Jessica Kerr to get immediate benefit from Docker by quickly trying out new programming languages and tools. You’ll learn some basic Docker usage, and how to keep …
Episode #608
Composed Regex
Regular expressions can quickly grow to be large, dense, and impenetrable. In today’s episode you’ll learn how Ruby helps you compose them out of smaller, manageable pieces!
Episode #607
Code Coverage with SimpleCov
How do we know if the tests are sufficient to detect regressions? Guest chef Ernesto Tagwerker is here to demonstrate the fundamental metric for tests: code coverage. Learn how to …
Episode #606
Sagas
In a distributed world, preventing failure is not an option. Instead, we need strategies for mitigating failure. In today’s episode, guest chef Andrzej Krzywda joins us to demonstrate one such …
Episode #605
StimulusJS
JS framworks are great for richly interactive client-side applications. But what if we just want to take a typical Rails app and spruce it up with a little bit of …
Episode #604
Extended Regex Syntax
Regular expressions are sometimes accused of being a write-only language. Learn how to clarify your patterns with Ruby's extended regex syntax!
Episode #603
Function Composition Operators
Ruby's support for functional programming has expanded and matured. Join guest chef Devon Estes and learn to use some features added in Ruby 2.6 to quickly and concisely compose functions …
Episode #602
Module Builder Pattern – Part 2
Join guest Chris Salzberg as he demonstrates how to implement a foundational Ruby metaprogramming technique: the Module Builder pattern.