In this episode of Remote Ruby, Chris and Andrew discuss various technical challenges and developments. Chris provides insights into recent updates and debugging issues with Stripe integration, including transitioning from usage records to billing meters. Andrew shares a complicated debugging session involving a mysterious test suite freezing problem on a friend’s computer. They dive into the intricacies of using tools like LLDB and GDB for troubleshooting and explore potential solutions. Chris also leaves us with a cliffhanger that includes an exciting new project!

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• Chris Oliver X
• Andrew Mason Bluesky
• Judoscale- Remote Ruby listener gift
• Learn Hotwire course
• Hotwire Native
• LLDB Debugger
• GDB
• One Month
• RailsConf- July 8-10, 2025, Philadelphia, PA

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In this episode of Remote Ruby, Chris and Andrew catch up on recent events and dive into their experiences with various conferences. They discuss their travels to Brazil, Philly, Chicago, and Vegas, sharing the highlights and challenges of each trip. The conversation then shifts to technical topics, including insights from the Tropical on Rails conference, live translations, the impressive quality of Hotwire's functionality, and the fun time they had reuniting and hanging out with Jason in Vegas. They also tackle complexities and changes in Stripe's API integration, debating the pros and cons of self-hosting versus using hosted services. Hit the download button now to hear more!

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• Chris Oliver X
• Andrew Mason Bluesky
• Judoscale- Remote Ruby listener gift
• RailsConf-July 8-10, 2025-Philadelphia, PA
• Gosu
• Simplicity- sustainable, humane, and effective software development by Dave Thomas

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• Jason Charnes X/Twitter

This episode of Remote Ruby starts with Andrew and Chris discussing how busy they are this month and how they're managing new feature releases, travel, and bulk recording episodes. They continue answering listener questions from Episode 300, covering key improvements they wish to see in Rails, best practices for hybrid remote work, and methods to inspire teams about Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) and Test-Driven Development (TDD). They share advice on attending Ruby conferences, including how to justify the cost to employers and the immense networking benefits. Lastly, they tackle how freshers can secure remote Ruby jobs and provide tips on writing blog posts to enhance learning and visibility in the developer community. Hit the download button now!

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Judoscale- Remote Ruby listener gift

99 Bottle of OOP by Sandi Metz

Practical Object-Oriented Design (POODR) by Sandi Metz

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Podia

Remote Ruby Podcast-Episode 293: Jason’s Farewell-So Long, and Thanks for All the BETs!

Hatchbox

Kamal

MCP.RB

Josh Branchaud’s TIL (Today I Learned) repo

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