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We discuss the economics of remote work, ActionDispatch::SystemTest in RSpec, and the use of Patreon on open source projects. Robin Sparkles ActiveRecord::Base.reload ActiveRecord::Base.becomes RSpec integration with ActionDispatch::SystemTest Ruby Together Support The Bike Shed

We chat with Justin Searls about testing, programmer personality types, programming communities, and putting spreadsheets on the Internet. Justin Searls Justin’s RailsConf Keynote My Favorite Way to TDD by Justin Searls Searls-Briggs Type Indicator Test Double Deep Work Support The Bike Shed

Amanda is joined by SF thoughtbot developers Tony, Josh, & Greg to discuss learning new languages (and whether developers should do that in their free time), machine learning, the future of AR/VR, and tech that strives to make a social difference. Twitter Thread Machine Learning in Ruby Resources Apple Machine Learning Resources Chariot on TechCrunch Safecast- Open Environmental Data Contribute to Safecast Ask Tia Heat Seek Support The Bike Shed

We talk with Cecy Correa about how to hire and get hired. Cecy Correa Girl Develop It Austin on Rails Why We’ve Stopped Saying “Culture Fit” — and What We’re Saying Instead Jobs at Return Path Jobs at thoughtbot Support The Bike Shed

We discuss a tiny DOS caused when upgrading thoughtbot.com to Rails 5.1 and how Rails could better surface warnings that only occur in your production configuration. We also get an update on multi-table joins in Rust. Meaningful schema diffs in Rails 5.1 HSTS Firesheep Use a secure session cookie for new installs pshtt Observatory by Mozilla Encrypted secrets in Rails 5.1 PhantomJS maintainer steps down Sean solves his problem: Multi-tabls joins in Rust Support The Bike Shed

We talk to Matt Casper about contributing to Diesel, Rust's ecosystem, and the next big thing. Matt Casper Matt’s Diesel’s Diesel contributions The Rust Book DHH’s RailsConf Keynote Rocket Clap Justin Searls’ RailsConf Keynote Procore Jobs Support The Bike Shed

Amanda joins Sean to discuss all the Android news to come out of Google I/O, Kotlin as a "first class language", and features of Android "O"! I/O '17 Recap JetBrains Android Studio Android Architecture Components Joda-Time Library Anko Support The Bike Shed

We talk with Aaron Patterson about Ruby and Rails upgrades, and the goal of making Ruby 3 three times faster than Ruby 2. Aaron Patterson DHH’s RailsConf Keynote warning: private attribute? Ruby 2.4 Rounding Changes Ruby 3x3 optcarrot: A NES Emulator for Ruby Benchmark Windows 98 Defragging Support The Bike Shed

What’s the deal with green potato chips? Also: RailsConf wrap up and an AST pass refactor for Diesel. Green Potato Chips Baby Ruby Stickers Justin Searls - How to Program Eileen Uchitelle - Building Rails ActionDispatch::SystemTestCase Framework Alex Kitchens - Perusing the Rails Source Code - A Beginners Guide Abstract syntax tree Visitor Pattern Refactor the query builder to make it easier to add new AST passes Turn to_sql into a standard AST pass Support The Bike Shed

Follow up about Service Objects and Computer Engineering. Plus, RailsConf prep, code slide woes, and modal pop-ups. Sandi Metz- Gilded Rose Kata Ben Orenstein- How to Talk to Developers Sean @ RubyConf Portugal '15- With smoke machine and intro music Google's Intrusive Pop-Up Announcement Thank you to our sponsor this week, SparkPostSupport The Bike Shed