Docker Disasters and Dev Container Journeys

Andrew kicks off at 8 a.m. with six Docker containers running, and he and Chris dive into what modern Rails development looks like inside dev containers—covering Rails’ own images and features, using Mise and Playwright instead of Selenium, and why OrbStack has replaced Docker Desktop on their Macs. They talk through the trade-offs of running services in containers, the quirks of Kamal’s new local registry, and how Chris is turning all of this into a practical SaaS building series that shows real-world deployment and scaling with tools like JudoScale. Along the way, they weave in life updates about new babies, daycare costs, and even the power needs of AI data centers and nuclear energy. Press download now to hear more!

Links

• Chris Oliver X
• Andrew Mason Bluesky
• Judoscale- Remote Ruby listener gift
• Why Playwright Is Less Flaky Than Selenium by Justin Searls
• Rails Dev Container Images & Features
• Ruby on Mac
• Judoscale-Process Utilization: How We Actually Track That
• GoRails- Domain Monitor SaaS- Adding the Domain Model
• Cheeky Pint Podcast
• Smarter Every Day (YouTube)
• The Diplomat
• The Girlfriend

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