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Code and the Coding Coders who Code it

Code and the Coding Coders who Code it

Drew Bragg 73 Episodes Oct 6, 2026

Code and the Coding Coders who Code it is a podcast about Ruby, Rails, JavaScript, and related software development topics. Each episode explores practical tips and bigger technical challenges through three recurring questions: What are you working on? What's blocking you? And what's something cool you want to share? The show is aimed at programmers who want to learn from real-world coding experiences.

Episodes

Episode 66 - Live (at the time) At Rails World 2026
Episode 66 - Live (at the time) At Rails World 2026 Oct 6, 2026 2692 That RailsWorld keynote didn’t just start a debate, it forced a reset on how we talk about Ruby on Rails in the age of AI. We’re live from the Buzzsprout podcast booth with Joël Quenneville (principal developer at thoughtbot and Bike Shed co-host) and Tom Rossi (Buzzsprout co-founder) to unpack what’s changing when many of us barely write code by hand anymore and instead “coach” an LLM agent.We di
Episode 65 - Mike Coutermarsh
Episode 65 - Mike Coutermarsh Apr 21, 2026 4310 Your database is slow, your Sentry is screaming, and the backlog is full of “we’ll fix it later.” What if an AI agent handled the boring but high-impact work while you slept and just opened a clean pull request for review the next morning?We’re joined by Mike Coutermarsh, a software engineer who helped build GitHub Actions and later left GitHub for PlanetScale. We talk candidly about the trade-off
Episode 64 - Delaney Gillilan
Episode 64 - Delaney Gillilan Apr 7, 2026 5572 React made a lot of us feel powerful, then maintenance made a lot of us feel tired. Drew Bragg sits down with Delaney Gillilan, creator of Datastar, to argue for a different kind of “modern web” one that keeps the browser’s strengths front and center and keeps your app logic where it belongs: on the server. If you’ve ever looked at your dependency graph and wondered how you got here, this conversa
Episode 63 - Travis Dockter
Episode 63 - Travis Dockter Mar 24, 2026 3450 What if the most useful software in your life isn’t a product, but something you built for yourself in an evening? That’s the spark for this conversation with Travis Dockter, a Rails developer and organizer of Blast Off Rails, where we dig into how AI turns personal ideas into working tools—fast. From a “house health” app that scores chores to a suite of single-user utilities, we break down what’s
Episode 62 - Cameron Dutro
Episode 62 - Cameron Dutro Feb 3, 2026 4576 What if you could keep Rails pages fast, accessible, and SEO‑friendly, yet still get modern interactivity without shipping a mountain of JavaScript? We sit down with Cameron Dutro to unpack Live Component, a server‑first approach that breathes life into ViewComponent by treating state as data, rendering on the server, and morphing the DOM with Hotwire. No fragile ID wiring. No React by default. Ju
Episode 61 - Ernesto Tagwerker
Episode 61 - Ernesto Tagwerker Jan 27, 2026 3510 Rails upgrades don’t have to feel like crossing a minefield. We sit down with Ernesto, founder and CTO of FastRuby and Ombu Labs, to unpack a pragmatic path from legacy Rails to Rails 8.1 and how AI can accelerate the work without sacrificing quality. From Ruby 4.0 landing over the holidays to a near-release of RubyCritic 5.0, we dig into the tools, the traps, and the test-suite realities that mak
Episode 60 - Jeremy Smith
Episode 60 - Jeremy Smith Jan 13, 2026 3262 What makes a small Ruby conference feel electric instead of ordinary? We unpack the craft behind Blue Ridge Ruby—why we chose a newly renovated, accessible venue, how a single-track format keeps the room together, and the little details that turn a meetup into a memory. From open lunches across Asheville to surprise sponsor moments, we share the thinking that goes into designing an event that cele
Episode 59 - Scott Werner
Episode 59 - Scott Werner Nov 18, 2025 2991 What if AI could make your work more creative instead of more crowded? We sit down with Scott Werner to unpack a practical path for Ruby developers who want the leverage of AI without sacrificing taste, clarity, or joy. From agentic coding with Claude Code to context-rich tools like Tidewave, we walk through how better inputs—logs, DOM access, database state—turn generic suggestions into usable pl
Ruby’s Trustquake
Ruby’s Trustquake Oct 7, 2025 3083 In this episode of C4, Andrew Mason and Rachael Wright-Munn join Drew to unpack recent controversies surrounding Ruby Central and its alleged takeover of Ruby Gems and Bundler. The trio delves into the timeline of events, conflicting narratives, communication failures, and the underlying security concerns. They address theories and facts, scrutinize the governance of Ruby Central, and discuss the
Episode 58 - Aaron Patterson
Episode 58 - Aaron Patterson Sep 16, 2025 3816 Ruby core team member Aaron Patterson (tenderlove) takes us deep into the cutting edge of Ruby's performance frontier in this technical exploration of how one of the world's most beloved programming languages continues to evolve.At Shopify, Aaron works on two transformative projects: ZJIT, a method-based JIT compiler that builds on YJIT's success by optimizing register allocation to
Episode 57 - Marco Roth
Episode 57 - Marco Roth Sep 2, 2025 3862 Marco Roth joins us to unveil Herb, his revolutionary toolchain for Rails views that's reshaping how we work with HTML and ERB. Having identified a critical gap in the Rails ecosystem—robust tooling for the view layer—Marco decided to build the solution himself, learning C along the way to create a parser with unparalleled cross-platform compatibility.Far from just another syntax checker, Her
Episode 56 - Aji Slater
Episode 56 - Aji Slater Aug 19, 2025 3523 The journey from circus performer to respected software developer isn't a common career path, but Aji Slater navigates it with the same thoughtful precision he applies to code. As a former Ringling Brothers clown who now leads development teams at ThoughtBot, Aji brings a refreshingly unique perspective to technical challenges and community contribution.Diving into his current work with a 12-

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