Andrew and Chris dive into issues with SMTP configuration on new Digital Ocean droplets, their experiences with various email delivery gems like Postmark and Mailtrap and go over some best practices for handling account creation and user associations in Rails applications. The conversation also touches on deployment automation, developing new features like the inbox on Podia, and the importance of having visual tools and browser extensions for effective debugging. They share some lighter moments discussing fun side projects, including Andrew's insult generator app and their humorous take on turning everyday developer annoyances into creative gem ideas. The episode wraps up with some Stripe announcements and TV show recommendations.

Links

• Judoscale- Remote Ruby listener gift
• Mailtrap
• Hotwire Dev Tools
• ActualDbSchema
• RailsCasts- Episode 288: Billing with Stripe
• ActiveSupport: Allow quick cast Boolean to integer #18552
• Our top product updates from Sessions 2025 (Stripe Blog)
• Developer Insult Generator by Andrew
• Shoresy
• Star Wars: Andor
• Star Wars: Skeleton Crew

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• Andrew Mason X/Twitter
• Jason Charnes X/Twitter

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!

Links

• 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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• Andrew Mason X/Twitter
• Jason Charnes X/Twitter

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!

Links

• 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

• Chris Oliver X/Twitter
• Andrew Mason X/Twitter
• Jason Charnes X/Twitter