The Ruby on Rails Podcast

Episode 542: Kyle D'Oliveira and the Fibonacci Funhouse

With AI seeming to generate more code every day, we need better tools to verify that it hasn't broken something. Maybe mutation testing can help us get there. Markus Schirp chats with us about the mutant gem and mutation testing.

Show Notes

<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/mbj/mutant" rel="nofollow noopener">https://github.com/mbj/mutant</a></li>
</ul>

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<description>
 &lt;p&gt;With AI seeming to generate more code every day, we need better tools to verify that it hasn't broken something. Maybe mutation testing can help us get there. Markus Schirp chats with us about the mutant gem and mutation testing.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Show Notes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://github.com/mbj/mutant" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://github.com/mbj/mutant&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sponsors&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br&gt;
Lots of teams out there are still overpaying for their hosting and getting tripped up by traffic spikes. If you’re on one of those teams, you need a better autoscaler. Judoscale uses better metrics, gives you more control, and reacts faster than any other autoscaler. Learn more at &lt;a href="https://judoscale.com/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://judoscale.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
 </description>

With AI seeming to generate more code every day, we need better tools to verify that it hasn't broken something. Maybe mutation testing can help us get there. Markus Schirp chats with us about the mutant gem and mutation testing.

Episode 541: Markus Schirp and Mutation Testing

Blue Ridge Ruby made a comeback in 2026 and Jeremy Smith joins the podcast to talk about how it went

Show Notes

<ul>
<li><a href="https://blueridgeruby.com/" rel="nofollow noopener">https://blueridgeruby.com/</a></li>
</ul>

Sponsors 
Lots of teams out there are still overpaying for their hosting and getting tripped up by traffic spikes. If you’re on one of those teams, you need a better autoscaler. Judoscale uses better metrics, gives you more control, and reacts faster than any other autoscaler. Learn more at <a href="https://judoscale.com/" rel="nofollow noopener">https://judoscale.com/</a>

<description>
 &lt;p&gt;Blue Ridge Ruby made a comeback in 2026 and Jeremy Smith joins the podcast to talk about how it went&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Show Notes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://blueridgeruby.com/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://blueridgeruby.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sponsors&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br&gt;
Lots of teams out there are still overpaying for their hosting and getting tripped up by traffic spikes. If you’re on one of those teams, you need a better autoscaler. Judoscale uses better metrics, gives you more control, and reacts faster than any other autoscaler. Learn more at &lt;a href="https://judoscale.com/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://judoscale.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
 </description>

Blue Ridge Ruby made a comeback in 2026, and Jeremy Smith joins the podcast to talk about how it went

Episode 540: Jeremy Smith and Blue Ridge Ruby

Travis Dockter wanted a Ruby conference closer to home, so he made one. Today we chat about the ups and downs of putting together a brand new conference.

Show Notes

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.blastoffrails.com/" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.blastoffrails.com/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://rubyconferenceproject.com/" rel="nofollow noopener">https://rubyconferenceproject.com/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://game.blastoffrails.com/" rel="nofollow noopener">https://game.blastoffrails.com/</a></li>
</ul>

Sponsors 
Lots of teams out there are still overpaying for their hosting and getting tripped up by traffic spikes. If you’re on one of those teams, you need a better autoscaler. Judoscale uses better metrics, gives you more control, and reacts faster than any other autoscaler. Learn more at <a href="https://judoscale.com/" rel="nofollow noopener">https://judoscale.com/</a>

<description>
 &lt;p&gt;Travis Dockter wanted a Ruby conference closer to home, so he made one. Today we chat about the ups and downs of putting together a brand new conference.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Show Notes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.blastoffrails.com/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.blastoffrails.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://rubyconferenceproject.com/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://rubyconferenceproject.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://game.blastoffrails.com/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://game.blastoffrails.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sponsors&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br&gt;
Lots of teams out there are still overpaying for their hosting and getting tripped up by traffic spikes. If you’re on one of those teams, you need a better autoscaler. Judoscale uses better metrics, gives you more control, and reacts faster than any other autoscaler. Learn more at &lt;a href="https://judoscale.com/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://judoscale.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
 </description>

Travis Dockter wanted a Ruby conference closer to home, so he made one.  Today we chat about the ups and downs of putting together a brand new conference.

Episode 539: Travis Dockter and Blastoff Rails

Rachael interviews the new host of the show, David Hill, to discuss his history with Ruby, his love for podcasting, and how much he loves meetups and conferences.

Show Notes

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.odetorailsconf.com/" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.odetorailsconf.com/</a></li>
<li><a href="http://rubygemspodcast.com/" rel="nofollow noopener">http://rubygemspodcast.com/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.remoteruby.com/" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.remoteruby.com/</a></li>
</ul>

Sponsors 
Lots of teams out there are still overpaying for their hosting and getting tripped up by traffic spikes. If you’re on one of those teams, you need a better autoscaler. Judoscale uses better metrics, gives you more control, and reacts faster than any other autoscaler. Learn more at <a href="https://judoscale.com/" rel="nofollow noopener">https://judoscale.com/</a>

<description>
 &lt;p&gt;Rachael interviews the new host of the show, David Hill, to discuss his history with Ruby, his love for podcasting, and how much he loves meetups and conferences.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Show Notes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.odetorailsconf.com/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.odetorailsconf.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://rubygemspodcast.com/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;http://rubygemspodcast.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.remoteruby.com/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.remoteruby.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sponsors&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br&gt;
Lots of teams out there are still overpaying for their hosting and getting tripped up by traffic spikes. If you’re on one of those teams, you need a better autoscaler. Judoscale uses better metrics, gives you more control, and reacts faster than any other autoscaler. Learn more at &lt;a href="https://judoscale.com/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://judoscale.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
 </description>

Rachael Wright-Munn returns as a guest host to introduce the new regular host of the podcast: David Hill

Episode 538: A New Host Has Appeared!

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