Shows
Ode to RailsConfAndy CrollSend us a text2024-12-0216 min
Code with Jason216 - Andy Croll, Co-Chair of RailsConf 2024In this episode I talk with Andy Croll about Brighton Ruby Conference, RailsConf, and why attending a conference is an investment in your career.RailsConfBrighton Ruby ConferenceAndy Croll on TwitterAndy Croll on MastodonAndyCroll.comFirst Ruby FriendCoverageBook2024-03-2637 min
Let's Think DigitalSpeakers' Corner at FWD50 (with Alistair Croll and Rebecca Croll)If you haven’t heard of FWD50, you should! It’s one of the premiere conferences on digital modernization in government and exists to help answer one vital question: How do we use technology to make society better for all? Many of this season’s podcast conversations were recorded on location at the conference in Ottawa last November.On this episode of Let’s Think Digital you are going to get an opportunity to hear directly from some of the participants in last year’s conference. We had set-up a Speakers’ Corner booth where we invited anyone at FWD50 who...2024-03-1542 min
IndieRailsAndy Croll - An Abundance of Work-Adjacent HobbiesAndy Croll is a Rubyist, author, and speaker. He's the CTO of CoverageBook, creator of the First Ruby Friend mentoring program, organizer of Brighton Ruby, and this year is co-chair of RailsConf. In short, he's a bit busy. In our conversation, we dive into his work at CoverageBook, discuss the hiring, onboarding, and mentoring of early career devs, and talk Ruby conferences (and why you should go).Relevant LinksTwitterWebsiteWhy go to a Ruby or Rails conference?One Ruby ThingFirst Ruby FriendBrighton RubyRailsConfCoverageBook2024-03-0546 min
Remote RubyAndy Croll - Railsconf - Free ChickenIn this episode, we jump straight into a candid conversation with Jason, whohumorously contemplates how to kick things off, earning him the title of “recoveringpodcaster” from Chris after a whirlwind month of Ruby discussions without him. We alsohave the charming Andy Croll back, ready to dive into opinions, insights, and personalstories. With RailsConf on the horizon, the conversation brings us to discussing Andy’srole with Ruby Central and his efforts to revitalize the conference experience. As theynavigate through conference planning challenges and the spirit of the community that2024-02-2347 min
The Ruby on Rails PodcastEpisode 505: RailsConf CFP with Andy CrollRailsConf is coming up fast and I can’t wait to see you all there! The CFP is open and the program committee is accepting proposals for talks for the conference. Andy Croll joined the show to talk with us about the CFP process and how you can present at RailsConf
** Show Notes**
Rails Conf Detroit - https://railsconf.org/
RailsConf CFP - https://sessionize.com/railsconf2024/
Speakerline.io - https://speakerline.io/2024-01-3123 min
Code and the Coding Coders who Code itEpisode 32 - Andy CrollImagine stepping into the control room of a major tech conference with us as we chat with Andy Croll, CTO of Coverage Book and freshly minted co-chair of RailsConf. This episode peels back the curtain on the meticulous craft of conference planning – from the adrenaline rush of putting together a tech event to the nitty-gritty of ensuring that every attendee leaves with more than they came for. Andy's vision for RailsConf marries the camaraderie of small engineering teams with the prowess of industry titans, striving for a lineup that reflects the global community's rich tapestry.With Andy at...2024-01-3037 min
Grown Folks Music Show PodcastGrown Folks Music Show Podcast 150 Hosted By Sam Smith 2024I Dont Wanna Be With U AssalDo It Again Joe Leavy Feat Althea ReneFeenin Urban Mystic Maybe the Fire Isn't Out The WhispersGet Down On It Skip MartinHoney Rodney X & Windstorm XDa Fire Dee Dee SimonThis Time Klymaxx Feat. Ronnie WilliamsCloser to Me Will DowningLove Gets Me High Mr BillHate That UR Not Here AgencySuperman Charlie WilsonTake Care of Me Saint SmithWhere Ever You Go Alvin GarrettRoad Trip Gerald Albright and Nichelle C...2024-01-292h 59
Friendly ShowAndy's Tech Tales: The Brighton Ruby Conference, RailsConf Proposals, and Nurturing Junior TalentJoin the conversation with the serial conference organizer Andy Croll, where we talk about how he started Brighton Ruby, why he's still doing it, how he's helping organize RailsConf this year, and about First Ruby Friend and why you should hire junior developers.https://brightonruby.com/https://firstrubyfriend.org/https://railsconf.org/ Build Rails apps 10x faster with AVO Learn RoR 10x faster than Yaro did with SupeRails 2024-01-2642 minGrown Folks Music Show PodcastGrown Folks Music Show Podcast 148 Hosted By Sam Smith 2024Summertime Alli StarrLast One On My Mind Beverley KnightBrand New Day Cool Million ft Shaila ProspereFree Without You Isla CrollVIP Kool & The GangNever Knew Kenny LattimoreRight Back In It Leela JamesIt Seems To Hang On Melba MooreOne Step At A Time Rjs Latest ArrivalTake Care of Me Saint Smith Love At Your Fingatips Theo ForsettWithout You WalkerTell Me You Love Me Paulette McWilliamsTo Late To Turn Back Now Andy StokesTakin' It As I...2024-01-152h 59Remote RubyLive at Rails World 2023In this live afterparty episode from Rails World 2023, Jason, Chris, and Andrew are joined by Andy Croll, Robby Russell, William Kennedy, and Jason Cheal. Today, they discuss various aspects of the Rails World conference, sharing experiences and loads of humor. With each guest, they have conversations about their conference experiences, Ruby confessions, and the vibrant Ruby community. Also, they explore the behind-the-scenes work of core contributors to Ruby on Rails and discuss the significance of awards and recognition in the Ruby world.[00:00:46] Andy talks about his favorite part of Rails World which is the joy of not h...2023-11-0333 minGrown Folks Music Show PodcastGrown Folks Music Show Podcast 125 Hosted By Sam Smith 2023Summertime Alli StarrLast One On My Mind Beverley KnightBrand New Day Cool Million ft Shaila ProspereFree Without You Isla CrollVIP Kool & The GangNever Knew Kenny LattimoreRight Back In It Leela JamesIt Seems To Hang On Melba MooreOne Step At A Time Rjs Latest ArrivalTake Care of Me Saint Smith Love At Your Fingatips Theo ForsettWithout You WalkerTell Me You Love Me Paulette McWilliamsTo Late To Turn Back Now Andy StokesTakin' It A...2023-08-072h 59The Ruby on Rails PodcastEpisode 479: Create What You Want to Exist: Brighton Ruby (Brittany + Nick + Andy)Brittany and Nick sync up after Nick's one-night-only talk at Brighton Ruby 2023. It wouldn't be a recap without the conference organizer so they were lucky to find Andy Croll free to fill them in on why he continues to run the event and his thoughts on the uptick on conference attendance.
Show Notes:
Brighton Ruby Conference
Andy Croll's personal site
scarpe-diem Discord Server
Sponsored By:
Honeybadger
If you want to simplify your stack, and lower your bills, it’s time to check out Honeybager. Honeybadger combines all of those services into on...2023-07-1935 min
Friendly ShowJonathan Markwell talks about SaaS, validating ideas, and Conferences Jonathan Markwell talks to us about the early days of SaaS, Remote work, and Brighton Ruby. He told us how Brighton Ruby came to be, how he met Andy Croll, and how they hosted two conferences in the same week 🤯Jon shared the SaaS tool he’s been working on for a while now, and we brainstormed the cool and useful things a SaaS founder might use it on.The Skiff co-working space in Brighton.Cogrid - Monitor the Companies You Work WithPlainScaling - Make your first million in calm revenue....2023-07-1151 min
Ruby for AllFavorite Ruby Methods: Part 4 - Enumerables + Bonus MethodsOn this episode of Ruby for All, Julie tells us she’s fostering a seven week old puppy and having lots of fun, and Andrew reveals he would love to get a dog in the future. Also, it’s the end of the month and you know what that means? Andrew and Julie are wrapping up their February series on Ruby Methods, so first up, they’ll be discussing the module Enumerable since Andrew learned more about it, we’ll find out about polymorphic record, and then on to the object methods tally, partition, sort by, send, is_a, itself, r...2023-02-2337 min
MaintainableAndy Croll - Keep the Weird Stuff WeirdRobby has a chat with Andy Croll (he/him/his), the CTO at CoverageBook, a Rubyist, the Organizer of the Brighton Ruby Conference, an author, speaker, and bootstrapper. The most important thing when it comes to the maintainability of software is “That code is read much more than it’s written”, Andy says. He insists that the core focus should always be on readability. Andy will dive into the rationale for why weird things in our code should stay weird until we find a better way to express it and even shared some specific examples within a Ruby on...2023-02-0649 min
Chats in the CupboardTalk about TalksRecorded in December 2022.Why the hell do we do conference talks as a hobby… what is wrong with us?Vaidehi in a cupboard in Portland, USA. Andy up past bedtime in Brighton, UK.@andycroll@vaidehijoshi2023-01-3030 minChats in the CupboardBack into People ManagementRecorded in October 2022, and delayed in the publishing.Vaidehi returns to a people management role after swearing off it, due to previous experience.Vaidehi in a cupboard in Portland, USA. Andy up past bedtime in Brighton, UK.@andycroll@vaidehijoshi2023-01-2732 minChats in the CupboardRitualsRecorded in September 2022, and delayed in the publishing. Apologies for the audio quality.How we use habits and rituals to determine our work and life.Vaidehi in a cupboard in Portland, USA. Andy up past bedtime in Brighton, UK.@andycroll@vaidehijoshi2023-01-2527 min
The Hour Of Now from WSKGThe Hour Of Now ep 110This week, new music from Worriers, Purr, Hand Habits, Wednesday, Tanukichan, Shame, French Alps Tiger, Andy Shauf, Fenne Lily, The National, Dan Croll, Royal Otis and Boygenius 2023-01-2258 minThe Ruby on Rails PodcastEpisode 451: How We Hire Junior Developers with Andy CrollThe podcast voice is back! Andy Croll is starting 2023 off right by joining Brittany to discuss the process they went through at CoverageBook to hire a junior developer. The timing is perfect because TextUs was also hiring a Junior developer so Brittany cons Andy into sharing a bunch of free advice. Happy New Year, listeners!
Show Notes & Links:
CoverageBook
Episode 384 - The TextUs Junior Trio with Saundra Catalina, Jeff Golden and Luke Mason
My First Ruby Friend
One Ruby Thing - Andy Croll
Chats in the Cupboard
Sponsored By:
Honeybadger
Status...2023-01-0433 minRuby for AllReading Source Code with Daniel ColsonTimestamps[00:45] Daniel Colson is our guest today and gives a brief introduction. He is also a FactoryBot maintainer and explains what it is.[02:40] Andrew is curious about the relation to Music majors and programming and Daniel has some ideas on it.[03:20] How much of your time is spent reading code? Daniel talks about the different types of code programmers often have to read and the benefits that come along with it. Andrew explains why he reads a lot of source code and how it made him better at code review.[06:30] Do...2022-12-2231 minRuby for AllGitHub Codespaces & Julie's RubyConf Mini RecapTimestamps[00:45] Andrew recaps pairing with Collin and some other folks over the weekend on an open source PR[2:40] Andrew launches a discussion around GitHub Codespace configs for open source projects and how that would have made his life easier. Julie also brings up Tuple as another great tool for pairing[5:15] Julie brings up trying to use Codespaces to pair on Rails, which does have a configuration file [6:00] Andrew gives a basic explanation of what Codespaces, why it's helpful, and some of the struggles he's had with it\[10:45] Julie gives A...2022-12-0825 minCode and the Coding Coders who Code itRubyConf Mini Podcast PanelRecorded in front of a live audience it's the Podcast Panel from RubyConf Mini!The Panelists:MC: Brittany Martin from The Ruby on Rails PodcastAndy Croll from Chats in the CupboardJulie J from Ruby for AllJoël Quenneville from The Bike ShedDrew Bragg from Code and the Coding Coders who Code itSend us some love. Support the show2022-12-0143 minRuby for AllBONUS! The Rubyconf Mini Podcast PanelAbout this EpisodeLive from Providence, RI, it is the Rubyconf Mini Podcast Panel! Panelists from different community podcasts come together to discuss their experiences at the conference, field questions from the audience attendees and of course, mention their upcoming talks they were giving at the conference. Moderated By:Brittany Martin, The Ruby on Rails PodcastPanelists:Andy Croll, Chats in the CupboardDrew Bragg, Code and the Coding Coders who Code itJoël Quenneville, The BikeshedJulie J, Ruby for AllA special thanks to the organizers of Rubyconf Mi...2022-12-0140 minThe Ruby on Rails PodcastEpisode 446: I'm Giving A Talk on Thursday (The Rubyconf Mini Podcast Panel)Live from Providence, RI, it is the Rubyconf Mini Podcast Panel! Panelists from different community podcasts come together to discuss their experiences at the conference, field questions from the audience attendees and of course, mention their upcoming talks they were giving at the conference.
Moderated By:
Brittany Martin, The Ruby on Rails Podcast
Panelists:
Andy Croll, Chats in the Cupboard
Drew Bragg, Code and the Coding Coders who Code it
Joël Quenneville, The Bikeshed
Julie J, Ruby for All
A special thanks to the organizers of Rubyconf Mini for making this panel h...2022-11-3043 minRuby for AllScreencasting Basics with Collin JilbertTimestamps[0:30] Collin introduces himself![2:40] Andrew asks what it's like to create Ruby on Rails educational content in 2022[3:25] Collin talks about study groups in his bootcamp and how that correlated to student success[4:12] Collin talks about creating his first GoRails video[5:37] Julie asks how many times Collin has to rerecord himself while making screencasts[7:00] Julie asks about the planning process for videos and what that entails[9:49] Andrew asks what kind of software Collin uses when making screencasts[12:58] Collin responds to Julie's discussion of trying...2022-11-1726 minRuby for AllAttending Conferences 101Timestamps[1:10] Andrew can't do arts and crafts[1:42] Julie is speaking at RubyConf Mini soon![4:00] Andrew recommends pushing yourself out of your comfort zone and meet new people at conferences[5:20] Julie talks about her experience as a scholar at RailsConf 2022[10:00] Andrew and Julie share how they try to be more welcoming to others at conferences by making room for people to join you.[11:30] Julie talks about making connections with people[12:20] Julie shares her idea for a "Buddy Bench" at conferences[14:00] Andrew explains the Hallway Track[14:55] How do you decide between attending a talk or a workshop? [15:30] What is the p...2022-11-1024 minRuby for AllUpdating The PickAxe Book with Noel RappinThe 1st edition of Programming Ruby, commonly known as "The PickAxe" book, came out in 2001. Now, in 2022, Noel Rappin is releasing the beta of the 5th edition, updated for Ruby 3.2. Why should you pick up the book? To get mind on how Ruby works, what makes it unique, and how Ruby developers think about Ruby.These are some of the topics we cover:How Noel decided the book was ready for early access Noel gives the history of the PickAxe bookWhy Noel decided to update the bookWhat will be...2022-11-0321 minThe Ruby on Rails PodcastEpisode 439: One More Podcast Pitch with Andy CrollAndy Croll is back and he has something to say. Brittany and Andy chat from their cupboards about My First Ruby Friend, bringing yourself to work, Apple note driven development and Rubyconf Mini. They spend the rest of the episode on Andy's podcast pitch.
Show Notes & Links:
My First Ruby Friend
One Ruby Thing - Andy Croll
Rubyconf Mini 2022
Chats in the Cupboard
Andy Croll (@andycroll) / Twitter
Sponsored By:
Honeybadger
Honeybadger monitors your cron jobs and services to make sure they don't silently disappear. When Honeybadger is quiet, life is good...2022-10-1235 min
Remote RubyAndy Croll on First Ruby Friend, RubyConfMini and more [00:03:02] Andy tells us some details about RubyConf Mini coming up in November, as well as RubyConf in Houston, TX.[00:08:10] Jason wonders if RubyConf Mini is unique to this year or if it’s something that Andy could see happening in the future.[00:12:35] We hear more about the Ruby Friends program that Andy started and he explains how it was born out of frustration.[00:18:29] Find out how many people are currently in the Ruby Friends program and benefit of being a mentor....2022-10-0744 min
Remote RubyRailsConf 2022 At Home Podcast Panel [00:00:42] Each panelist gives us an introduction, where they’re calling from, and what they’re known for. [00:04:23] Aaron tells us about Tuple and what he does there. [00:06:51] Andy shares his thoughts on why it matters to him that we had a successful in-person RailsConf and if he thinks conference participation is going to keep people in the community.[00:08:11] As a virtual community organizer, Jemma tells us how attendees of a virtual conference like RailsConf could get the most out of it, and Jason shares how hi...2022-07-0841 minThe Ruby on Rails PodcastEpisode 425: The Railsconf At Home 2022 Ruby Podcast PanelModerated By:
Brittany Martin, The Ruby on Rails Podcast
Panelists:
Aaron Francis, Framework Friends
Andy Croll, Chats in the Cupboard
Brian Mariani, The Ruby on Rails Podcast
Drew Bragg, Coding Coders
Jason Charnes, Remote Ruby
Jemma Issroff, The Ruby on Rails Podcast
Show Notes & Links:
Framework Friends
Code and the Coding Coders who Code it
Chats in the Cupboard
Remote Ruby
Sponsored By:
Honeybadger
Honeybadger makes you a DevOps hero by combining error monitoring, uptime monitoring and check-in monitoring into a single, easy to use platform. Go to Honeybadger...2022-07-0643 minCode and the Coding Coders who Code itEpisode 8 - RailsConf: HomeEdition Podcast PanelA live podcast recording from RailsConf: HomeEdition 2022!The panelists discuss what they're up to, if you can still build a career in ruby (spoiler: You can!), and how our ecosystem can benefit from more Ruby frameworks and podcasts!Moderated By:Brittany Martin, The Ruby on Rails PodcastPanelists:Aaron Francis, Framework FriendsAndy Croll, Chats in the CupboardBrian Mariani, The Ruby on Rails PodcastDrew Bragg, Code and the Coding Coders who Code itJason Charnes, Remote RubyJemma Issroff, The Ruby on Rails PodcastSend us some love. ...2022-07-0542 minChats in the CupboardConferencesMeeting people. In real life. Who do what you do. Post-pandemic, what does that look like?Vaidehi in a cupboard in Portland, USA. Andy up past bedtime in Brighton, UK.@andycroll@vaidehijoshi2022-04-0133 minChats in the CupboardEthicsHow do you manage ethical concerns alongside your career?Vaidehi in a cupboard in Portland, USA. Andy up past bedtime in Brighton, UK.@andycroll@vaidehijoshi2022-03-3029 minChats in the CupboardCommunityWhat is a technical community? Why do we need it?Vaidehi in a cupboard in Portland, USA. Andy up past bedtime in Brighton, UK.@andycroll@vaidehijoshi2022-03-2532 minChats in the CupboardSeniorityWhat are the traits of “senior” folks? What aren’t? Can our heroes boil it down to a sentence? (No.)Vaidehi in a cupboard in Portland, USA. Andy up past bedtime in Brighton, UK.@andycroll@vaidehijoshi2022-03-2329 minChats in the CupboardSeniorityWhat are the traits of “senior” folks? What aren’t? Can our heroes boil it down to a sentence? (No.)Vaidehi in a cupboard in Portland, USA. Andy up past bedtime in Brighton, UK.@andycroll@vaidehijoshi2022-03-2329 min
The ThiefPrologue • First Note :: Part OneFrom her modest perch in Lorim's Hill, the thief steals into the night. Credits:Written and produced by Michael SchofieldPlayed by Sisi WeiVoices by Kristian Byrne, @strawberrio, Chris Croll, and Patrik Deraković-Rakas.Music by Tabletop Audio and Ivan Duch (see usage statements).We couldn't come to you without the support of our Fyrd. Our spear throwers: Laura Spears, Andy Priestner, Joshua Simpson, and Kevin Wilson; our friends at Wunderpop: Unique AF Apparel for the Girls, Theys, Gays, and Allies; our freepeople: Jack Kellum from Gods and Gamemasters, Bill Helman, Vladyslav Dembik, an...2022-01-1025 minChats in the CupboardInterviewingWhat’s the worst interview Vaidehi has ever had? What processes have been good and what helps find the best match for companies and interviewees?Vaidehi in a cupboard in Portland, USA. Andy up past bedtime in Brighton, UK.@andycroll • @vaidehijoshi2021-12-1733 minChats in the CupboardCareer PlanningLast episode of “Season One”Andy talks about narrowing down his “work happy place” and Vaidehi & he meander around trying to work out what is “good advice” to early and later career developers. And even talking about retirement and the joy of putting forms on the Internet.Penelope’s chats about the internals of Stripe on Art of Product #180 Unpacking Stripe #190 Unpacking Stripe: ContinuedVaidehi in a cupboard in Portland, USA. Andy up past bedtime in Brighton, UK.@andycroll • @vaidehijoshi2021-12-1734 minChats in the CupboardChanging JobsWhat has driven job changes in the careers of our chatting heroes? How to you decide to stay or go? And how is it possible for Andy to bounce off a job in a matter of weeks?Vaidehi in a cupboard in Portland, USA. Andy up past bedtime in Brighton, UK.@andycroll • @vaidehijoshi2021-12-1528 minChats in the CupboardBurnoutThe first of our chats. Vaidehi in a cupboard in Portland, USA. Andy up past bedtime in Brighton, UK.Vaidehi wrote about her Reflections on Burnout@andycroll • @vaidehijoshi2021-12-1236 min
Code with Jason060 - Andy Croll, Organizer of Brighton Ruby Conference and CTO of CoverageBookIn this wide-ranging episode I talk with Andy Croll about tech conferences, living in Singapore, spicy food, Andy's employer CoverageBook, and legacy code.CoverageBookAndy Croll on Twitterandycroll.com2020-09-0139 min
PHASED OUTPhased Out - Ep.80
1. together PANGEA - Alive
2. Bad Nerves - Baby Drummer
3. Drunk Mums - Hot Flush
4. Real Sickies - Another Night
5. Angel Olsen - Waving, Smiling
6. A. Savage - Indian Style
7. Whitney - A.M. AM
8. Mac DeMarco - Passing Out Pieces
9. Nation of Language - Gouge Away
10. ACTORS - It Goes Away
11. Secret Machines - Dreaming Is Alright
12. Soft Kill - Wake Up
13. Sam Evian - I Remember
14. Pool Holograph - Medieval Heart
15. Omni - I Don't Dance
16. White Reaper - Only a Shadow
17. Alice B...2020-08-311h 57
Greater Than Code183: How We Learn with Vaidehi Joshi01:47 - Vaidehi’s Superpower: Learning new things and teaching them to other people
Teaching Things Helps YOU Learn
Deciding on Things to Learn
05:01 - Approaching Learning
Reading
Relating Things to Things Already Known
Ask Yourself, “Why do I need to know this?”
Tricks for Reading Papers
Read the Abstract & Conclusion
Pick Fights with the Paper
Using Tutorials
Accountability & Motivation
Learning with Others
Unraveled
Hermeneutic Circle
20:15 - Having Aha! Moments & Epiphanies: Brain Percolation
Russell Ackoff
Absolution
Resolution
Solution
Dissolution
Paradoxes
32:02 - Technologists Are Good Storytellers
39:03 - Improving Over Time and Do...2020-05-201h 12
Greater Than Code183: How We Learn with Vaidehi Joshi01:47 - Vaidehi’s Superpower: Learning new things and teaching them to other people
Teaching Things Helps YOU Learn
Deciding on Things to Learn
05:01 - Approaching Learning
Reading
Relating Things to Things Already Known
Ask Yourself, “Why do I need to know this?”
Tricks for Reading Papers
Read the Abstract & Conclusion
Pick Fights with the Paper
Using Tutorials
Accountability & Motivation
Learning with Others
Unraveled
Hermeneutic Circle
20:15 - Having Aha! Moments & Epiphanies: Brain Percolation
Russell Ackoff
Absolution
Resolution
Solution
Dissolution
Paradoxes
32:02 - Technologists Are Good Storytellers
39:03 - Improving Over Time and Doing Your Best2020-05-201h 12
Ruby on Rails Podcast310: Pivoting Brighton Ruby 2020 with Andy CrollAndy Croll is CTO at CoverageBook & AnswerThePublic, Rubyist, conference organizer of Brighton Ruby, author, speaker, bootstrapper & twin dad. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Andy had to pivot this year's conference into a new experience. He and Brittany discuss the details and the potentially lasting effects on the community.2020-03-1926 minThe Ruby on Rails PodcastEpisode 310: 310: Pivoting Brighton Ruby 2020 with Andy CrollAndy Croll is CTO at CoverageBook & AnswerThePublic, Rubyist, conference organizer of Brighton Ruby, author, speaker, bootstrapper & twin dad. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Andy had to pivot this year's conference into a new experience. He and Brittany discuss the details and the potentially lasting effects on the community.
Links for this episode:Brighton Ruby Conference 2020Andy Croll's Personal SiteOne Ruby ThingAndy Croll (@andycroll) | TwitterEpisode Music by Kevin MacLeodEpisode Introduction and Outro by Michael Springer2020-03-1926 min
Raw & Real#9 Why listening to early signals and finding your guiding principles is the key to success | David ArnouxDavid Arnoux is a growth expert and serial entrepreneur. He founded his first company, Maya Trading, at the age of twenty in China, where he focused on the import and export of small commodities. In the search for more creativity, he started a fashion brand, Blue Lemon Paris in 2006 and Twodoo, a tool to organize communication. Since 2015 he is focused on Growth Tribe, a digital training company that empowers people to rapidly gain digital skills of the future. At this point, they trained over 10.000 people across 900 companies and designed 995+ experiments across seven international campuses.
What we...2020-01-0744 min
Parent Driven Development029: Organizing ConferencesParent Driven Development
Episode 029: Organizing Conferences
00:57 Balancing Conferencing with Parenting
Andy has organized RedDotRubyConf (https://www.reddotrubyconf.com/), still organizes Brighton Ruby (https://brightonruby.com/), and has spoken the past few years at RubyConf (https://rubyconf.org/).
Andy also puts out an email newsletter, with one Ruby/Rails technique delivered with a ‘why?’ and a ‘how?’ every two weeks. It’s deliberately brief, focussed & opinionated, and called One Ruby Thing (https://onerubything.com/).
Chris helps to co-organize Ruby For Good (https://rubyforgood.org/).
Systems, systems, systems.
Staying in the speaker hotel during crunch time.
Getting paid helps.
Having no co-organizers = no extra c...2019-05-1500 minParent Driven Development019: Being AdultsParent Driven Development
Episode 019: Being Adults
00:25 Welcome, Jonan Scheffler (https://twitter.com/thejonanshow)!
Jonan is a free-range computer sciencer at Heroku (https://www.heroku.com/) and cheerleader for hire (all major hugs accepted). He is also a board member of RubyTogether (https://rubytogether.org/) and all-around swell human being!
We recorded this episode live and in-person at this year's RubyConf (http://rubyconf.com/) in Los Angeles.
01:09 Catching Up On Sleep, Spending Time with Friends, and Spending Spousal Points
Conferences are NOT vacations, y'all!
Traveling as a job.
Being present at home.
Partying is WORK.
11:16 Communicating to Loved Ones at Home
...2018-12-1900 minParent Driven Development012: Traveling with KidsParent Driven Development
Episode 012: Traveling with Kids
00:48 The Great Screen Debate
Today's particular panelists are all about screens while traveling as long as it's not detracting from the travel experience. Everyone agrees that screens are a great way to keep kids occupied and quiet.
08:09 Transportation Challenges, Woes, and Genius Tips
When your kid gets flagged on her first plane ride...
TSA Pre√ (https://www.tsa.gov/precheck) (Worth its weight in gold!!)
Download shows to devices in advance
Have a variety of activities (besides screens)
Hotel Paper & Pens
Books
Cheerios
... and a Walkman (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkman)?
Building Up...2018-10-2400 minParent Driven Development009: Planning Childcare at ConferencesParent Driven Development
Episode 009: Planning Childcare at Conferences
00:25 We're joined by Abby Phoenix (https://twitter.com/aphoenix) today
01:00 When did childcare at Ruby Central events start?
started in 2015 and have now been at 6 conferences
The intention is to always have childcare at RailsConf (https://railsconf.com/) and RubyConf (https://rubyconf.org/)
03:37 Where to start when you want to have childcare at your conference
Treat it as any other vendor
Go to the conference venue and ask for recommendations
Ask for recommendations from the hotel, local user groups, etc.
6:10 Smaller conferences
Smaller conferences are a little more difficult but also easier...2018-07-1100 minParent Driven Development008: Remote Work with KidsParent Driven Development
Episode 008: Remote working with kids
00:37 Who all works remotely?
02:30 Working remotely with kids at home
Lifestyle choice
Nursing and alternate schedules
Spouses working from home as well
06:00 Working remotely before and after having a child
The difference between working from home with a spouse also working from home vs. not
Hard starts and stops to your day
10:00 JC forgets pickup
11:00 Dealing with interruptions
This classic example (https://youtu.be/Mh4f9AYRCZY)
Interruptions from your spouse vs. the kid(s)
15:00 Allison joins
15:45 Do companies who accept remote work also do better at understanding flexible schedules and work...2018-06-2000 minParent Driven Development004: Managing Multiples00:19 - Dave Bock - Multiples!
Dave has been a software engineer since 1991, with several forays into management, and even ran a small consulting firm with a couple of friends for 8 years. He’s currently the DevOps Service Area Lead at Excella Consulting, a father of 10 year old triplet boys, is the director of the nonprofit LoudounCodes, helps organize the RubyNation and DevOps DC Days conferences, and co-organizes a handful of meet ups in the Northern Virginia area.
00:55 10 Year old triplet boys!
Dave and his wife did IVF. They were hoping for one child and were delighted/shocked to have three! Th...2018-03-0700 minParent Driven Development003: Internet Privacy and Kids0:31
First Guest!
Heidi Waterhouse (https://twitter.com/wiredferret) - Parent of two. Developer evangelist for LaunchDarkly (https://launchdarkly.com/). Volunteers teaching sex ed to teenagers. She likes to sew her own conference dresses and ride her bike.
1:00 Internet privacy and safety and how it is adaptable to kids of all ages.
How should kids protect themselves online, have manners, and use their time wisely. Online behavior is permanent these days, so kids should also consider using obfuscated names online. Pseudonyms are personas you can discard if necessary while keeping you safe. Online predation is possible, but you are more likely...2018-02-2100 min
Indiedotes PodcastAndy Croll
Show NotesExperienced software developer Andy Croll has helped shut down a number of projects. Rather than being a low point, it helped him gain more clarity. “You go in full of enthusiasm.” Andy shares why he doesn’t consider shutting a project down a total loss, and how a project ending helped him figure out his technological preference, what he’s best at and enjoys the most.
Show LinksAndy's siteThe impermanence of softwareAndy on TwitterBrighton RubyChad Fowler RubyConf 20172018-02-2056 minIndiedotes PodcastAndy CrollSoftware developer Andy Croll on the impermanence of software, how closing down a project helped him figure out his technological preferences and helped his career.2018-02-2056 minParent Driven Development001: Greetings & Salutations01:40 - Allison Intro
Allison talks a bit about kids being curious, asking questions, and how they somehow sneakily get past some safety measures we try to put in place. The older ones blatantly just write us notes and leave the house.
04:53 - Andy Intro
Andy introduces us to parenting multiples and how he’s been “leading a small team!” We also comment on how our children always seem to plot against us.
08:17 - Sarah Intro
Sarah goes into how she’s navigating being the parent of a gymnast and how kids activities easily can consume your life. She also talks about ho...2018-01-2500 min
The Bike Shed134: FastributesWe share our favorite talks from RubyConf and discuss how Sean has made ActiveRecord attributes allocation significantly faster with Rust.
Saving Ruby From the Apocalypse by Jason Charnes
Esoteric, Obfuscated, Artistic Programming in Ruby by Yusuke Endoh
The Impermanence of Software by Andy Croll
Git Driven Refactoring by Ashley Ellis Pierce
The Unbearable Vulnerability of Open Source by Eileen Uchitelle
All The Great Talks from RubyConf
thoughtbot Podcast Swag Sale
Support The Bike Shed2017-12-0831 min
StereoigorSTEREOBAZA#262 Nine Inch Nails, Massive Attack, TRICKY (+interview by #Stereoigor), Foster The People, Vagabond Specter (ua), Everything Everything, Dan Croll, Lana Del ReySTEREOBAZA#262- Stereoigor (Игорь Пана́сенко) на Просто Ради.ОNine Inch NailsMassive AttackTricky (+interview by #Stereoigor)Foster The PeopleVagabond SpecterEverything EverythingDan CrollLana Del Rey+++Еженедельно автор и составитель - Stereoigor - представляет музыку, которая скоро становится must-have меломанов.
В мае 2017 STEREOBAZA СТАЛА РАДИОШОУ №1 в Украине по рейтингу PromoDJ "Украина/за год".
Помимо новинок, в каждом выпуске программы слушателей ждет информация о знаковых явлениях и лейблах, а также о культовых фигурах актуальной музыкальной культуры: группах, исполнителях, продюсерах. Отдельного внимания аудио-гурманов заслуживает рубрика «Бонус-трек», посвященная раритетным версиям песен.Выходит с декабря 2011, в настоящий момент - на Просто Ради.о.Аудио журнал выходит c декабря 2011 (vk.com/stereobaza facebook.com/stereobaza), «стереогостями» радиошоу побывали такие деятели мировой музыкальной сцены:
- Andy Fletcher - один из основателей легендарных Depeche Mode
- Изобретатель жанра dub - легендарный Lee "Scratch" Perry
- культовый лондонский продюсер и ди-джей Erol Alkan
- создатель знаменитого берлинского инди-лейбла Morr Music Томас Морр
- Группа De/Vision
- Внучка изобретателя первого в мире электроинструмента — терменвокса — Льва Термена, легенда неоклассики Лидия Кавина,
- Bonobo (Ninja Tune),
- Jay-Jay Johanson , Robert Alfons/канадский синт-поп-проект TRUST,
- James Lavelle / UNKLE,
- Группы O.Children, Garden City Movement, HVOB, Crazy P и WhoMadeWho
- Британский музыкант и продюсер Ghostpoet
- Шотландский кинорежиссер Марк Казинс (Mark Cousins), "Atomic" (OST записан группой Mogwai)
- Американский фрик-дуэт CocoRosie
- Группы Metronomy, GusGus и Of Montreal
- Трип-хоп икона Tricky
- Фронтмен DEPECHE MODE - DAVE GAHAN (интервью by Stereoigor, записано в Милане, Италия)
STEREOBAZA#262- Stereoigor (Игорь Пана́сенко) на Просто Ради.О
Nine Inch Nails
Massive Attack
Tricky (+interview by #Stereoigor)
Foster The People
Vagabond Specter
Everything Everything
Dan Croll
Lana Del Rey2017-07-3030 min