Andrew Mason
Senior Product Developer at Podia, co-host of the Remote Ruby podcast, and co-editor of the Ruby Radar newsletter
Appears in 63 Episodes
RailsConf 2024 Workshop Spotlight — Build High Performance Active Record Apps with Andy Atkinson
In this episode of 'Ruby for All', Andrew and Julie discuss drawing inspiration from MC Escher through games like Monument Valley, to dealing with the intricacies of D...
RailsConf 2024 Countdown — Behind the Scenes with Kevin Murphy
In this episode of 'Ruby For All', hosts Andrew and Julie welcome guest Kevin Murphy, Software Developer at Pubmark and member of the RailsConf program committee. The ...
Coding Campfires — Unplugged Adventures at Rails Camp West with Bobbilee Hartman
On this episode of "Ruby for All," hosts Andrew and Julie catch up with Julie returning after a bout of strep throat, and then share their excitement about having gues...
Vegas Vibes — Sin City Ruby 2024 Recap with Drew Bragg
In this episode of 'Ruby for All', host Andrew is joined by guest Drew Bragg to talk about the ins and outs of the Sin City Ruby conference. Drew provides a comprehens...
The State of Debugging in Ruby — A Puts-tastic Journey
In this episode of "Ruby for All," hosts Andrew and Julie take us through a journey of debugging, from dealing with weather-induced moods to squashing tricky bugs in t...
Ski Slopes, Sorbet, and Copilot — Effective Learning with Ryan Caldwell
In this episode of Ruby for All, Andrew and Julie chat about their recent experiences, including a ski trip with challenges due to a storm, and discuss burnout and ret...
Mastering Rails Callbacks – Deciphering the Secrets of Active Record
In this episode of Ruby for All, Andrew and Julie discuss the intricacies of callbacks in Active Record models. They talk about their experiences, the pros and cons of...
New Onboarding Experiences — Julie's Transition to a New Team
In today’s episode, Andrew and Julie dive into the topic of onboarding onto new teams. Julie discusses her latest venture of switching teams, and Andrew sheds light o...
The Power of Community in Learning Ruby on Rails — Agency of Learning's Role in Shaping Developer Careers
In this episode of Ruby for All, Andrew and Julie welcome special guests, James Garcia, Eric Halverson, and Caleb Mitchell, all part of The Agency of Learning run by D...
Rekindling Ruby — A Journey through Burnout, Books, and Career Aspirations
In this episode of Ruby for All, Andrew and Julie reconnect after a three-week break to share how they spent their vacation and their plans for the new year, as Julie ...
Exploring the Mind of a Content Creator — Bhumi Shah's Perspective on Learning and Sharing
In this episode of Ruby for All, host Andrew kicks things off with a warm welcome and well wishes to his absent co-host, Julie. Then he welcomes guest, Bhumi Shah, a s...
Teaching Code, Shaping Futures — John Crepezzi on Ruby, Bootcamps, and AI
In this episode, Andrew and Julie chat with guest John Crepezzi, a veteran in the Ruby community, founder of All Aboard Bootcamp, and currently a Software Engineer at ...
RubyConf Reflections — The Importance of TDD with Elise Shaffer
In this conversation live from RubyConf San Diego, Andrew and Julie sit down with Elise Shaffer, host of The Ruby on Rails Podcast. They kick things off with sharing c...
Live From Rubyconf 2023 — Conference Recap, Talk Highlights, Ruby 4, Hacking on OSS, Restaurant Reviews, and Much More
Welcome to our first ever live episode of Ruby for All, where Andrew and Julie share their vibrant experiences from RubyConf in San Diego. Today, they share their exci...
Building Rails-Powered Mobile Apps with Joe Masilotti
On this episode of Ruby for All, Andrew and Julie welcome Joe Masilotti, known as the ‘Turbo Native Guy,’ to discuss Turbo Native. They cover what Turbo Native is, its...
Ruby Mastery and Community Love with Ufuk Kayserilioglu
In this episode of Ruby for All, Andrew and Julie kick off with their excitement for RubyConf and then introduce their special guest Ufuk Kayserilioglu, an Engineering...
Bridging Design and Development with Jerimie Lee
Join us for an insightful episode of Ruby for All, where Andrew and Julie have a discussion with special guest, Jerimie Lee, a Senior Product Designer at Codecademy. J...
The Art of Conference Speaking with Kevin Murphy
Ruby For All – Episode 50In this episode of Ruby for All, join Andrew and Julie as they welcome Kevin Murphy, a software developer at Pubmark, to discuss the fascinati...
Microservices, Mayhem, and Main Branches
In this episode, Julie begins by expressing concern about technical issues with Zoom and her camera being off, Andrew discusses the shortage of certain ADHD medication...
Plants, Zombies, and Pull Requests
On today’s episode of Ruby for All, Andrew and Julie kick things off with a nostalgic discussion about the beloved game, “Plants vs. Zombies.” Julie explains the game’...
From CoffeeScript to curl
In this episode of Ruby for All, we start with a conversation about Julie’s challenges in adjusting to a calendar migration, which leads to discussions about productiv...
Welcome back!
Welcome back to a brand new season of Ruby for All! After a summer hiatus, Andrew and Julie are back and ready to catch up with each other and you! Julie kicks things ...
How We Use ChatGPT
Welcome to Ruby for All Season 2! This was the last episode we recorded before the break that we wanted to share.Today’s episode of Ruby for All is mix of personal exp...
Summer Vacation
Hey Everyone! Ruby for All is taking a summer vacation since it's been hard to juggle vacations, school being out, and other responsibilities we have going on right no...
Exploring UX Research with Megan Brown
On this episode of Ruby for All, Andrew and Julie are excited to have as their guest, Megan Brown, who’s a Product Manager, UX Researcher, and Julie’s mentee. In toda...
Leveling Up: What Does It Take to Be a Senior?
On this episode of Ruby for All, Andrew and Julie have a conversation about being a senior software engineer and mentoring. Since Andrew is a senior software engineer...
Establishing Trust and Improving Communication at Work with Josh Goldberg
On this episode of Ruby for All, Andrew and Julie are joined by guest, Josh Goldberg, who’s an Open Source Developer and former mentor of Julie. In today’s conversatio...
Ruby Interviews & Community Building with Adrian Valenzuela
On this episode of Ruby for All, Andrew and Julie are excited to have as their guest, Adrian Valenzuela, who’s a Ruby Developer, open source contributor, and maintains...
The Agency of Learning with Dave Paola
On this episode of Ruby for All, Andrew and Julie have joining them, Dave Paola, Founder of Sierra Rails, a Ruby on Rails Software Development Agency. Today, Dave t...
We Hired a Junior Dev with Mike Munroe
On this episode of Ruby for All, Andrew and Julie welcome Mike Munroe, Co-founder of OBLSK, a Rails consultancy, who’s here today to discuss their Junior Developer App...