EPISODE · Nov 30, 2016 · 53 MIN
288 RR Upgrading Rails Apps with Joshua Wood and Ben Wood
from Ruby Rogues · host Charles M Wood
00:45 - Introducing the Wood brothers and their workUpgrade RailsHint.ioBen’s TwitterJoshua’s Twitter3:05 - Upgrading Rails without breaking it6:25 - Working with clients with technical debt12:20 - Frequently seen projects and clients14:45 - Upgrading clients from older versions of Rails22:50 - Why do clients push off upgrading?28:10 - How do you know when it’s time to upgrade?34:35 - Finding the right clientsWebsiteRuby Weekly37:50 - Avoiding technical debtRails Xss gemBundler40:30 - Upgrading Rails yourselfhttp://guides.rubyonrails.org/[email protected]: Suture Gem (Ben) Debride Gem (Ben) JRuby Truffle Project by Oracle (Josh) ThinkPads (Josh) Honeybadger IO (Josh) “A Rubyist’s Guide to Big-O Notation” blog post (Josh) Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time by Brian Tracey (Brian) Codefights (Brian) Basics of Mechanical Engineering by Paul D. Ronney (Jason) The Demon-haunted World by Carl Sagan (Jason)Special Guests: Ben Wood and Joshua Wood. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ruby-rogues--6102073/support.
What this episode covers
00:45 - Introducing the Wood brothers and their workUpgrade RailsHint.ioBen’s TwitterJoshua’s Twitter3:05 - Upgrading Rails without breaking it6:25 - Working with clients with technical debt12:20 - Frequently seen projects and clients14:45 - Upgrading clients from older versions of Rails22:50 - Why do clients push off upgrading?28:10 - How do you know when it’s time to upgrade?34:35 - Finding the right clientsWebsiteRuby Weekly37:50 - Avoiding technical debtRails Xss gemBundler40:30 - Upgrading Rails yourselfhttp://guides.rubyonrails.org/[email protected]: Suture Gem (Ben) Debride Gem (Ben) JRuby Truffle Project by Oracle (Josh) ThinkPads (Josh) Honeybadger IO (Josh) “A Rubyist’s Guide to Big-O Notation” blog post (Josh) Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time by Brian Tracey (Brian) Codefights (Brian) Basics of Mechanical Engineering by Paul D. Ronney (Jason) The Demon-haunted World by Carl Sagan (Jason)Special Guests: Ben Wood and Joshua Wood. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ruby-rogues--6102073/support.
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