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GoRails ScreencastsAdding Timeouts to net-ssh with Mike PerhamIn this lesson, we'll dive into some code to add timeouts for an issue with net-ssh with the help of Mike Perham2024-06-031h 20
Software SessionsMike Perham on Keeping it solo (RubyConf 2023)Mike Perham is the creator of Sidekiq, a background job processor for Ruby. He's also the creator of Faktory a similar product for multiple language environments.
We talk about the RubyConf keynote and Ruby's limitations, supporting products as a solo developer, and some ideas for funding open source like a public utility.
Recorded at RubyConf 2023 in San Diego.
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A few topics covered:
Sidekiq (Ruby) vs Faktory (Polyglot)
Why background job solutions are so common in Ruby
Global Interpreter Lock (GIL)
Ractors (Actor concurrency)
Downsides of Multiprocess applications
When to...2023-11-2151 min
saas.unboundMike Perham @Sidekiq. Bootstrapping a SaaS to $7M solosaas.unbound is a podcast for and about founders who are working on scaling inspiring products that people love brought to you by https://saas.group/ . I'm your host Anna Nadeina, Head of Growth for saas.group. In this episode #2a we talk with Mike Perham, founder and CEO at Sidekiq (https://sidekiq.org/), a full-featured background processing framework for Ruby. Mike unveils the concept behind Sidekiq explaining how this tool allows developers to build and scale Ruby applications. He explains how Sidekiq works by creating jobs to process data and distribute them across many machines. Listen as Mike...2023-11-1642 min
Hot Mic with Dom Izzo07/11/2023: Mike McFeely, Travis Hoeg, and Kyle Haberman.Guests include Week 2 FCS Highlight Games, Mike McFeely - Forum of Fargo-Moorhead Columnist, Travis Hoeg - Fargo North boys basketball coach, and Kyle Haberman - new Perham boys basketball coach. Watch Hot Mic with Dom Izzo weekday mornings from 9 to 11 on WDAY XTRA and streaming live at Inforum.com. Follow Hot Mic on Twitter: @HotMicWDAY2023-07-111h 29
Startups For the Rest of UsEpisode 661 | Millions in Revenue As a One-Person Software CompanyIn episode 661, Rob Walling chats with Mike Perham, the founder of Sidekiq, who is a solo founder doing millions in revenue as a one-person business.
If this isn’t unique enough, Sidekiq originally started as an open-source project before he later monetized it by selling features that aren't available in the core product. You'll also hear how it took him ten years to become "an overnight success" because of all the things Mike tried before launching Sidekiq.
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The com...2023-05-1629 minHot Mic with Dom Izzo3/14/2023: TJ Super, Mike McFeely, Kyle Emanuel, and Brandy GeorgeGuests include, TJ Super, Perham girls basketball head coach, Jeremy Brandt, Beulah boys basketball head coach, Kyle Emanuel, NDSU All-American Defensive End, 2010-14, and Brandy George, Thompson girls basketball head coach. Watch Hot Mic with Dom Izzo weekday mornings from 9 to 11 on WDAY XTRA and streaming live at Inforum.com. Follow Hot Mic on Twitter: @HotMicWDAY InForum is proud to be a part of the Trust Project. Learn more at thetrustproject.org2023-03-141h 29
SustainEpisode 149: Naytri Sramek on the GitHub Accelerator and M12 GitHub FundGuest
Naytri Sramek
Panelists
Richard Littauer | Justin Dorfman
Show Notes
Hello and welcome to Sustain! The podcast where we talk about sustaining open source for the long haul. Today, we’re super excited to have joining us as our guest, Naytri Sramek, who’s the Senior Director of Strategy at GitHub. Have you heard of the GitHub Accelerator and M12 GitHub Fund? Well, this is a great day to be joining us because Naytri is here to talk about these programs that they’ve been launching to help support and su...2022-12-1640 min
Remote RubyTwitter Q&A and Railsconf Advice For First Timers [00:01:22] Andrew tells us about a blog post he put out about his Twitter profile image and some stuff he did with his GitHub actions repo.[00:05:29] The Tweet sharing begins. Tweet #1 topic is someone who’s learning Rails, has no idea how to read the documentation or where to go, and getting lost easily. [00:13:55] Tweet #2 topic is about Matestack, and Jason brings up a previous episode they did where they talked about it with Jonas Jabari.[00:14:47] Tweet #3 topic is about what first timers at RailsConf sho...2022-05-1336 min
alphalist.CTO Podcast - For CTOs and Technical Leaders#49 - Mike Perham // Creator of SidekiqHow to build sustainable open source projects by commercialising them
Mike Perham, the creator of Sidekiq 🦵🏼 (a background job managers for Ruby) shares how he commercialised the open-source as a solopreneur doing what he loves 💙 without the costs & management headaches 🤦 of a team or the pressures of a VC investment.
Discover tips for building sustainable software (e.g. minimise dependencies) and choosing the right business model that enables you to support and maintain your software for years to come.
Listen to find out::
How to get to $4M ARR with 20% YoY growth by creating a helpful add-on ➕ to...2022-04-1453 min
RED XCRun SimpleWe’re back! It’s been awhile - yikes! My bad totally - it’s all on me! In this return episode let’s talk about keeping it simple to be successful! Thanks for the listen - you’re the best!! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2021-12-1410 minRED XCRun your pace!What’s your mantra when you run? This was mine at the last race we did! What’s it really mean to run your pace? Well....let’s talk about it!!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2021-05-2110 minRED XCHammer DownA recap of the Strolling Jim Half Marathon in Wartrace,TN. Hint - it was a blast! Get out and run y’all! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2021-05-0613 minRED XCRun content - Lap 3Here we go - embrace what’s around you! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2021-04-0808 minRED XCRun Content - Lap 2Being content right where your at - no excuses and in this episode - no blaming!! Let’s go - lap 2 for this topic!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2021-04-0101 min
KDLM Sports WrapLakers Hockey Coach Ben Noah, Mike Grimm chats with Ben JohnsonIt'll be a busy night of High School sports teams punching tickets to state. By this time tomorrow, the Boys Hockey state championship will be set. Boys and Girls basketball section championships are also happening tomorrow and Friday with a number of local teams (Fergus Falls, Perham, Mahnomen-Waubun, Pelican Rapids) ready to compete for a section championship.
Detroit Lakes boys hockey coach Ben Noah joins Zeke on the Wrap today to recap their 2020-21 season that ended early due to a COVID outbreak in the locker room. They chat about the positives of the season, highlight the...2021-03-2541 minRED XCRun ContentIt’s motivation March!! The best motivation - finding contentment right where you are! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2021-03-2306 minRED XCVisualize and RealizeIt’s motivation March!!! What ya see impacts what ya do!! Get a vision and go after it! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2021-03-1118 minRED XCThe start - Motivation MarchDeep diving into motivation this month - the energy that comes from writing down what you will do/have done. The power of taking a single action that causes a chain reaction! Let’s go baby!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2021-03-0812 min
Remote RubyBuilding a Business on Rails with Mike Perham [00:01:40] Mike tells us about himself, what he was doing before he started Sidekiq, and what led in the idea of him starting it.[00:03:46] Jason asks Mike if he thinks a lot of thread safe code in our ecosystem came from just people adopting Sidekiq, and when he started Sidekiq did he have plans of it becoming paid tiers or was it purely an open source project at the time.[00:06:07] When he moved to the open core model, Mike tells us if he had both the pro and enterprise license...2021-03-0541 minRED XCRunning MOJOHas your mojo ever felt like a nogo? That’s what I’ve been trying to break out of the last few weeks? Lets talk about turning the tides of nogo to mojo! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2021-03-0207 minRED XCRunning minimalMassive results explode in the middle of minimal progression! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2021-01-2609 minRED XCRunning ResilienceKnowing - Accepting - Embracing / a mixture of what gets you through every mile and enjoying the miles!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2021-01-2209 minRED XCRun toUGHThe ugh moments of your runs and life are real / get through them and the highs are higher then we could have ever expected! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2021-01-1409 minRED XCRun tOughPart three of how to run when the conditions are tough! Own it! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2021-01-1008 minRED XCRunning Tough - GNMinimizing the hurdles that come with running in tough conditions starts with timing! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2021-01-0713 minRED XCRunning Tough - DPHow can you run/wo when the weather makes it so tough? It’s about getting our timing down! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2021-01-0411 minRED XCRun AggressiveDo what I know I’m suppose to do!--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2020-12-1306 minRED XCRun C19On the otherside of Covid and what do you know......nothing like a little R and R and R.....rest , relaxation and running. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2020-11-2306 min
AUTM on the AirTech Transfer - Janelia Research Campus, Driving Science Forward with Michael PerhamToday on Tech Transfer IP, Lisa has the pleasure of speaking with Michael Perham. Mike is the Director of Innovations and External Relations at the Janelia Research Campus in Ashburn, Virginia. At Janelia, Mike leads the Department of Innovation Management and oversees external relations and library services. He handles technology management, IP protection, licensing, and decimation for Janelia with a unique attention to open science initiatives. Mike shares what led him to tech transfer, his position at Janelia, how Janelia got started, and what they want to accomplish. Mike talks about their fifteen-year research models, how their s...2020-10-281h 03RED XCRun FOTP with Rob SiskFriends of the Pod episode with Rob Sisk - Rob talks about his motivation to get in shape / taking on marathons / the challenge of balancing family with running along with how running helps him process through what really needs to be addressed at work and in life! You gonna like this one y’all!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2020-10-2821 minRED XCRun FogLife ever feel off the rails....like you’re in a fog....welp - me too! Sometimes all’s ya have is all’s ya need - just keep running! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2020-10-2108 minRED XCRun FOTP with Eliah HatcherFriends of the Pod - this was suppose to be a three part interview. Due to technical issues it’s one episode. Sorry for the length - the conversation is full of great ideas, actionable points and motivating thoughts! Thanks Eliah, let’s run it back soon! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2020-10-1541 minRED XCRun HypeEnergy is that life hack which fits in any situation, especially your runs!! Let’s get some run hype baby!!!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2020-10-081h 33RED XCRun 4QIt’s here 92 days left in the year - Focus / Change / Appreciation - themes for a strong finish! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2020-10-0115 minRED XCRun through the PAINDetermine that you will RUN through PAIN. Don’t look for a way out - find the way through! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2020-09-2714 minRED XCRunning systemGreatest lesson learned from 15 straight episodes - a system makes doing doable daily! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2020-09-2014 minHot Mic with Dom IzzoTuesday 9/15/20: Mark Rerick, Mike Beaton, James MulcahyHot Mic with Dom Izzo from Tuesday, September 15, 2020. The show includes Grand Forks Athletic Director Mark Rerick, Fargo South Athletic Director Mike Beaton and Perham Baseball Coach James Mulcahy.2020-09-151h 24RED XCRun celebrateDay 15 - 15 straight!! Time to celebrate. There’s way more to celebrate then just wins....that’s what we’re going to talk about today!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2020-09-1512 minRED XCRunning gradesGrades - progression - tracking - next level / powerful systems we can put in place to amplify personal and physical growth. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2020-09-1412 minRED XCRun GraceRun by grace not perfection. 🏃♥️🎉--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2020-09-1307 minRED XCRun FinishResistance is greatest just before the finish line! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2020-09-1210 minRED XCNext RunDo what’s next - boom, let’s gooo! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2020-09-1111 minRED XCRun NOWStart - Continue - End / Let that launch you not hold you back! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2020-09-1014 minRED XCRunning why 🏃Embrace and be at peace with what you have to do, it’s your why! Enjoying and letting why flow freely through you. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2020-09-0912 minRED XCRunning SolutionsIt’s all about the mixture! Can you accept it? Move forward with it? Have a beautiful attitude in the middle of it? Yes we can!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2020-09-0808 minRED XCRunning processProcess is so awesome! Let’s break it down.....here we go! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2020-09-0716 min
Computer Science: Just the Useful BitsWith Mike Perham: Sidekiq and Whitepapers, and What Success is ForMike, of course, is most famous in the Ruby community for Sidekiq. Outside Ruby, you're more likely to know him for Faktory. Mike and I talk a lot about his education in and out of university and how it's served him. We also talk about how that's changed over the years as his career has continued.
Further info and show notes here: http://justtheusefulbits.com/jtub/mike-perham-sidekiq-and-whitepapers-and-what-success-is-for/2020-09-0736 minRED XCRunning SmilesSimplyMiles - 😄 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2020-09-0607 minRED XCRunning FOCUSFocus - how we accomplish anything. Find the spark and ya got the focus - don’t ya just love ya some running? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2020-09-0509 minRED XCRunning shhhIt’s not just the slow and steady that wins the race - it’s the ones who answer questions about what’s been done not what they say their going to do. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2020-09-0408 minRED XCRunning momentumYou know the days good running when the breeze is blowing , sweat is flying and the miles are adding up!! Is that running momentum or is it something completely different? That’s what we are jumping into today! Let’s go - day 3 of 15 if you know what I mean! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2020-09-0328 minRED XCRunning SimpleRunning is so beautiful because it’s so simple....it is such a reminder that what you want to accomplish most, keep it as simple as possible! This is day 2 of 15 straight - here we go!!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2020-09-0319 minRED XCRunning 1%Shoutout to James Clear and his book ‘Atomic Habits’. Slow and steady wins the race! Go be unstoppable today. Today is day 1 of 15 straight - IYKYK (if you know you know)--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2020-09-0113 minRED XCRunning vibesTo zone in and zero out, now that is what running trains you to do. Running forces you to be present and strips away all excuses. Running vibes is when you can face any situation with confidence and appreciation. The repetition of the daily run or WOD sets a tones for how you process life. It's a game changer when you develop zoning in and zeroing out - give it a listen - go ahead and get you some running vibes!--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/a...2020-08-2821 minRED XCRunning Tennessee - Ashley PerhamAshley is running every county in Tennessee. That’s 95 counties y’all! She’s amazing, insightful and just a lot of fun as she tells us the highs, low and things learned so far in the epic journey. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2020-08-2227 minRED XCRunning wavesDealing with waves is part of being in the water. Turning ‘have to’ into ‘get to’ when it comes to running and life! It’s all about catching the right waves - surfs up! Get your running shoes on! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2020-08-2024 minRED XCPandemic running - E / C / AWorldwide pandemic - whatever! Just keep running......efficiency, confrontation and assimilation will get you to what you need to face - resistance. Let’s go!!!!--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2020-08-1617 minRED XCPandemic running - EffortCrazy times means crazy control - I’m in control of the effort I give to running and life. Going deeper into effort, it’s fun to see there seems to be 4 layers to it. Let’s jump into it together - Let’s go!!!!--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2020-08-1419 minRED XCPandemic running - AttitudeRunning through a pandemic spotlights that I’m in control of the most important things. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2020-08-1116 minRED XCThe game of runningTurn hard things into a game and have some fun!! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2020-08-0412 minRED XCKISSKeep It Simple Sweaty - 5 everyday steps that will launch you into your run! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2020-07-2110 minRED XCStart RestartDon’t let know you will have to restart hold you back from starting! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2020-07-1506 minRED XCLove runningRunning - when you don’t want to do what you love to do! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2020-06-1604 minRED XCRED XC (Trailer)--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mike-perham/message2020-06-1500 min
FounderQuestKickin It With Mike Perham, Author Of Faktory & SidekiqShow Notes:Links:Mike PerhamFull United FlightSidekiqFaktoryHeyaPatrick McKenzieTechstarsTinySeedRoy/SACHoneybadgerFull Transcript:Starr:What's on your wall behind you? You've got like a autographed jersey like a hockey jersey.Mike:Yeah, I'm I'm a soccer fan.Starr:Oh, a soccer jersey. I'm sorry.Mike:It's the Portland Timbers. Yes.Josh:The timbers, yeah.Mike:And it's not looking good for us...2020-05-2243 min
Code with Jason037 - Server Infrastructure, systemd, and the Business Side of Sidekiq with Mike PerhamMe and Mike start with a detailed discussion of how systemd and systemctl work in Linux, then transition into server infrastructure in general, then finally we talk about the business side of Sidekiq.SidekiqDerry Girls2020-03-2457 min
Frontend FirstMike Perham on Sustaining Open Source with Sidekiq and FaktoryTopics include:- 0:00 - What is Faktory?- 2:28 – Why might I need a background job?- 13:26 – Why did you make Sidekiq?- 16:15 – What lead to Faktory?- 24:02 – Why'd you use Go to implement Faktory's server?- 25:36 – Who is Faktory for?- 31:58 – What's the most interesting thing you've learned about architecting background job systems?- 36:24 – How do you see job queuing work in a serverless world?- 41:23 – What are some of your thoughts on open source sustainability?- 46:48 – What makes a library productiz...2020-03-111h 09
MaintainableMike Perham: How Developers Underestimate Long-Term Costs of External DependenciesRobby speaks with Mike Perham, Founder and CEO at Contribsys and author of Sidekiq and Faktory. They discuss the pros and cons of using external dependencies, how Mike built a business off of his open source project, Sidekiq, and the dIfference in maintaining Ruby vs Go software projects.Helpful LinksMike on GithubMike on Twittermikeperham.comContribsysSidekiq[Book] Rising by Elizabeth Rush[Book] The Watch, Thoroughly Revised by Gene Stone and Stephen PulvirentSubscribe to Maintainable on:Apple PodcastsOvercastSpotifyOr search "Maintainable" wherever you stream your podcasts.Join the discussion in the...2020-02-0336 minFounderQuestDiscovering Our StrengthsIn this episode Josh, Starr, and Ben talk about each of their results from taking the CliftonStrengths assessment and debate the validity of the results. They also discuss if having differing strengths and weaknesses has helped or hindered them working as a team.Show Notes:Links:Macklemore 5 Minute Dungeon Common Sense With Dan CarlinStrengthsFinderStrenghtsFinder 2.0 (book)Cliff ClavinComparative AdvantageMike Perham Fieldstone MethodMyers BriggsWhat Color is Your ParachuteHarry Pot...2020-01-1033 min
Code with Jason015 - Mike Perham, Creator of SidekiqMe and Mike discuss, among other things, good use cases for Sidekiq, deploying Sidekiq to production, and side topics like what the JVM is and what threads are.Sidekiqmikeperham.comMike Perham on GitHub2019-09-1046 min
The Yak Shave14: TIL database connections aren't cheapA background job should be a function. So, putting more things in it is always a good idea! Sean announced that he shipped background jobs for crates.io. It's been in production for more than two weeks, and no issues have been reported. It's made life much easier because he no longer needs to spend time manually cleaning or cloning the index before changing a config bar. Now, he's working on librafying "Swirl." Also, Sam expressed frustration with his decision to use heredocs and block local variables in his Ruby autoformatter (Rubyfmt) - big mistake that caused big problems.2019-04-0131 min
The Yak Shave1: A Brave New World
The despacito music video.
A video of Sean trying to get Ruby saying despacito
The bikeshed: Sean's previous podcast.
Crates.io: the package registry for Rust and
Cargo the rust package manager
Carol and Ashley
on twitter.
AWS S3 and "Read Your Writes" consistency
A good primer on Eventual Consistency,
and separately, a good primer on "read your writes"
Sidekiq: Mike Perham's Ruby job
processing library
Advice on long running jobs
RabbitMQ and the jepsen analysis
of it's failure modes.
At least once semantics
Idempotency keys by stripe.
GitHub's GraphQL API
Two phase commit
Postgres...2018-09-0536 min
Changelog InterviewsFaktory and the future of background jobsMike Perham is back for his 4th appearance to talk about his new project Faktory, a new background job system that’s aiming to bring the best practices developed over the last five years in Sidekiq to every programming language. We catch up with Mike on the continued success and model of Sidekiq, the future of background jobs, his thoughts on RocksDB in Faktory vs BoltDB, Redis, or SQLite, how he plans to support Sidekiq for the next 10 years, and his thoughts on Faktory being a SaaS option in the future.
Join the discussionChangelog++ me...2017-11-181h 18The Changelog: Software Development, Open SourceFaktory and the future of background jobs (Interview)Mike Perham is back for his 4th appearance to talk about his new project Faktory, a new background job system that’s aiming to bring the best practices developed over the last five years in Sidekiq to every programming language. We catch up with Mike on the continued success and model of Sidekiq, the future of background jobs, his thoughts on RocksDB in Faktory vs BoltDB, Redis, or SQLite, how he plans to support Sidekiq for the next 10 years, and his thoughts on Faktory being a SaaS option in the future.
Join the discussionChangelog++ me...2017-11-181h 18
Changelog Master FeedFaktory and the future of background jobs (The Changelog #274)Mike Perham is back for his 4th appearance to talk about his new project Faktory, a new background job system that’s aiming to bring the best practices developed over the last five years in Sidekiq to every programming language. We catch up with Mike on the continued success and model of Sidekiq, the future of background jobs, his thoughts on RocksDB in Faktory vs BoltDB, Redis, or SQLite, how he plans to support Sidekiq for the next 10 years, and his thoughts on Faktory being a SaaS option in the future.2017-11-1800 min
Go Time: Golang, Software EngineeringWhy WADL When You Can Swagger?Ivan Porto Carrero joined the show to talk about generating documentation (with Swagger), pks, kubo, and other interesting Go projects and news.
Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Linode – Our cloud server of choice. Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD cloud servers for only $5/mo. Use the code changelog2017 to get 4 months free!
Fastly – Our bandwidth partner. Fastly powers fast, secure, and scalable digital experiences. Move beyond your content delivery network to their powerful edge...2017-11-1753 min
Indiedotes PodcastEpisode 7: Mike Perham
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Show Notes:After a decade as a Java developer, open source helped Mike Perham build a name for himself in the Ruby world. He saw the open source burnout pattern happen over and over. He didn't want it to happen to him. So even though it went against industry norms, Mike started Sidekiq with the intention of making money.“I’m a creator and I love building tools.”After five years, Sidekiq has more than 11 million downloads and has surpassed his goal of making $1M without taking a cent of investor money...2017-08-1545 minIndiedotes PodcastEpisode 7: Mike PerhamSidekiq creator Mike Perham talks about how he build a sustainble business model on top of an open source project.2017-08-1545 min
Indie Hackers#016 – Building a $1 Million Business Solo with Mike Perham of SidekiqLearn how Mike Perham turned his open-source side project into a business, quit his job, and grew revenue to $80,000/mo without making a single hire.2017-05-3153 min
Starting & SustainingMike Perham, Creator of Sidekiq and InspeqtorMike Perham has successfully built a wildly profitable one-man business built on his open source efforts. We discuss what it's like balancing the seemingly opposing forces of open source and a for-profit business, managing support for the open source version as well as paying customers, and how businesses are all-too-willing to pay for things that provide value or help them save time.Special Guest: Mike Perham.Sponsored By:Starting & Sustaining: The second edition of Starting & Sustaining will be out in late 2017. Visit the site to get on the list and be the first to...2016-12-2137 min
Ruby on Rails Podcast222: 1 Million Reasons to Open SourceThis week I chat with Mike Perham who is the creator, owner, and operator of Sidekiq. We talk about running a successful open source project, how to make some money and keep your sanity, and a little bit about the future with Crystal. Also, have you heard about Pokemon Go?
We'll catch up on GraphQL Summit and talk about being a solo co-host.2016-11-0142 min
Ruby Rogues221 RR Sidekiq with Mike PerhamCheck out Angular Remote Conf and RailsClips! 03:15 - Mike Perham IntroductionTwitter GitHub BlogContributed Systemssidekiqdalli03:43 - Sidekiq OverviewresqueJRuby05:18 - Job Runners vs Queuing Systems, Background JobsRabbitMQsneakers08:47 - Performancecelluloid 09:49 - celluloid vs Ruby Threads11:47 - The GIL (Global Interpreter Lock) 12:49 - Passing Data14:01 - Performance Boost From Using JRuby?15:48 - The Actor ModelrevactorRubinius girl_friday 20:39 - Sidekiq RoadmapStatistics & History21:44 - Sidekiq Enterprise 27:58 - Sidekiq vs ResqueScheduled-Jobs29:50 - Adding Features to Sidekiq30:28 - “Unique Job”31:17 - Idempotency Sidekiq Best Practices Page33:12 - Mixing In Other Data StoresRedisKafkaApollo 38:42 - Encoding40:04 - Format40:36 - The Active Job Adapter 41:23 - Making Open Source Viable and Sustainable44:04 - Launching...2015-08-1955 min
Spacedojo ShowCan Paid Packages Work?Josh Owens and Ben Strahan speak with Mike Perham of Contributed Systems and Mark Shropshire of Classic. They talk about different packages and integrating Ruby with Meteor
2015-08-061h 00Changelog Master FeedSustaining Open Source Software (The Changelog #159)Mike Perham joined the show to talk about sustaining open source software, living a healthy life, how to treat one another, and more.2015-06-0500 minChangelog InterviewsSustaining Open Source SoftwareMike Perham joined the show to talk about sustaining open source software, living a healthy life, how to treat one another, and more.
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Featuring:Mike Perham – Website, GitHub, XAdam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XJerod Santo – GitHub, Li...2015-06-051h 11The Changelog: Software Development, Open SourceSustaining Open Source Software (Interview)Mike Perham joined the show to talk about sustaining open source software, living a healthy life, how to treat one another, and more.
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Featuring:Mike Perham – Website, GitHub, XAdam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XJerod Santo – GitHub, Li...2015-06-051h 11Changelog Master FeedInspeqtor and OSS Products (The Changelog #130)Adam and Jerod talk with Mike Perham about his new project Inspeqtor and his approach to better application infrastructure monitoring.2014-11-1100 minThe Changelog: Software Development, Open SourceInspeqtor and OSS Products (Interview)Adam and Jerod talk with Mike Perham about his new project Inspeqtor and his approach to better application infrastructure monitoring.
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Featuring:Mike Perham – Website, GitHub...2014-11-111h 05Changelog InterviewsInspeqtor and OSS ProductsAdam and Jerod talk with Mike Perham about his new project Inspeqtor and his approach to better application infrastructure monitoring.
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Featuring:Mike Perham – Website, GitHub...2014-11-111h 05
The Ruby on Rails PodcastEpisode 144: 144: Mike Perham - Sidekiq & Sidekiq ProMike Perham - creator of Sidekiq and Sidekiq Pro - talks about the history of Sidekiq, the brand new 3.0 release, the Sidekiq Pro commercial add on, money in open source, and related topics.
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Ruby on Rails Podcast144: Mike Perham - Sidekiq & Sidekiq ProMike Perham - creator of Sidekiq and Sidekiq Pro - talks about the history of Sidekiq, the brand new 3.0 release, the Sidekiq Pro commercial add on, money in open source, and related topics.2014-04-061h 12Changelog InterviewsSidekiq and RubyAdam Stacoviak and Andrew Thorp talk with Mike Perham about sustaining open source, sidekiq, message processing with Ruby, and more.
Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Featuring:Mike Perham – Website, GitHub, XAdam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XAndrew Thorp – Website, GitHub, XShow Notes:
mperham (Mike Perham)
mperham/sidekiq · GitHub
mperham/dalli · GitHub
mperham/lunchy · GitHub
mperham/girl_friday · GitHub
The Clymb
Mike Perham (mperham) on Twitter
Twitter / mperham: @andrewpthorp a def weakness …
Mike’s programming...2013-06-0759 minChangelog Master FeedSidekiq and Ruby (The Changelog #92)Adam Stacoviak and Andrew Thorp talk with Mike Perham about sustaining open source, sidekiq, message processing with Ruby, and more.2013-06-0700 minThe Changelog: Software Development, Open SourceSidekiq and Ruby (Interview)Adam Stacoviak and Andrew Thorp talk with Mike Perham about sustaining open source, sidekiq, message processing with Ruby, and more.
Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Featuring:Mike Perham – Website, GitHub, XAdam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XAndrew Thorp – Website, GitHub, XShow Notes:
mperham (Mike Perham)
mperham/sidekiq · GitHub
mperham/dalli · GitHub
mperham/lunchy · GitHub
mperham/girl_friday · GitHub
The Clymb
Mike Perham (mperham) on Twitter
Twitter / mperham: @andrewpthorp a def weakness …
Mike’s programming...2013-06-0759 min
Cloud Out Loud | RubySidekiq, The Clymb, MotorcyclesOur own Michael Brodhead talks to Mike Perham, the maintainer and creator of Sidekiq. Listen in as they talk about Open Source, The Clymb, Motorcycles and Portland.
0:30 All about Mike
1:00 How Clymb works so snappily, upgrading to Rails 3.2
4:00 Sidekiq
11:00 Fibers making sense, when to use them
13:00 Using threads
16:00 Motorcycle racing
23:00 Programmers and meetings
29:00 SF vs. PDX: lifestyles and tech scenes
Mike Perham on:
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/mperham
GitHub: https://github.com/mperham
Blog :http://www.mikeperham.com/
Links
The Clymb: http://www.theclymb.com/
Sidekiq: http://mperham.github.com/sidekiq/
Sidekiq's Pledgie: http://pledgie...2012-04-1400 minChangelog InterviewsAdhearsion, Telephony, XMPPWynn caught up with Ben Klang and Ben Langfeld of the Adhearsion project to talk about Adhearsion 2.0, the future of telephony apps, XMPP, and more.
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Adhearsion is an open source voice application framework.
Rails developers will find some fa...2012-04-1340 minThe Changelog: Software Development, Open SourceAdhearsion, Telephony, XMPP (Interview)Wynn caught up with Ben Klang and Ben Langfeld of the Adhearsion project to talk about Adhearsion 2.0, the future of telephony apps, XMPP, and more.
Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Featuring:Wynn Netherland – GitHub, XShow Notes:
Ben Klang Principal/Technology Strategist at Mojo Lingo, Project Lead for Adhearsion.
Ben Langfeld developer at Mojo Lingo, member of Adhearsion core team.
Adhearsion is an open source voice application framework.
Rails developers will find some fa...2012-04-1340 minChangelog InterviewsTravis CI, Scaling Apps, RiakWynn caught up with Josh Kalderimis and Mathias Meyer from Travis CI to talk about hosted CI in the sky, scaling apps, and a little Riak.
Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Featuring:Wynn Netherland – GitHub, XShow Notes:
Travis CI a hosted continuous integration service for the open source community.
Josh Kalderimis is a core Travis CI team member, Rails contributor, gem developer, and general serial coder.
Mathias Meyer, hacker on Travis, author of...2012-03-0641 minThe Changelog: Software Development, Open SourceTravis CI, Scaling Apps, Riak (Interview)Wynn caught up with Josh Kalderimis and Mathias Meyer from Travis CI to talk about hosted CI in the sky, scaling apps, and a little Riak.
Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Featuring:Wynn Netherland – GitHub, XShow Notes:
Travis CI a hosted continuous integration service for the open source community.
Josh Kalderimis is a core Travis CI team member, Rails contributor, gem developer, and general serial coder.
Mathias Meyer, hacker on Travis, author of...2012-03-0641 minThe Changelog: Software Development, Open SourceNode Knockout (Interview)Micheil and Wynn caught up with Gerad and Visnu from the Node Knockout to talk about the 48 hour Node.js development competition and its entries.
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