Remote Ruby

Heroku, Hosting, and the AI Era

Chris and David welcome back Adam McCrea from Judoscale, to discuss the uncertainty around Heroku after Salesforce’s announcement that it would stop taking new enterprise customers. Adam shares how the news landed in real time during a founder’s retreat, and the conversation expands into what Heroku’s apparent “maintenance mode” means for developers, pricing, autoscaling, platform alternatives, and the broader challenge of building durable developer businesses in the AI era. They also touch on Judoscale’s upcoming “platform tour” and the value of smaller Ruby conferences. Hit download now to hear more! Sponsors:HoneybadgerJudoscaleLinks:Chris Oliver XAndrew Mason BlueskyDavid Hill LinkedInJudoscale- Remote Ruby listener giftAdam McCrea XAdam McCrea LinkedInJudoscaleRemote Ruby-Episode 163: Autoscaling Rails with Adam McCreaHeroku: What’s Next by Jon Sully (Judoscale Blog)An update on Heroku by Nitin T BhatRenderLaravel CloudRBQ Conf, March 26-27, 2026, Austin, TXBlue Ridge Ruby, April 30-May 1, 2026, Asheville, NCRubyConf, July14-16, 2026, Las Vegas, NVRails World 2026, September 23-24, 2026, Austin, TXRuby Events 2026HoneybadgerHoneybadger is an application health monitoring tool built by developers for developers.JudoscaleMake your deployments bulletproof with autoscaling that just works.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Chris Oliver X/Twitter Andrew Mason X/Twitter Jason Charnes X/Twitter

Jeff Dickey on Mise, Precompiled Rubies, and much more

Chris, Andrew, and David welcome special guest Jeff Dickey (jdx), creator of mise, discussing his background rewriting the Heroku CLI from Ruby to Node due to Ruby distribution/sandboxing issues.  The conversation digs into why language CLIs are hard to distribute, the tradeoffs between shims vs PATH-based version switching, why tasks can be the “clean” solution, and Jeff’s Rust-first tooling philosophy. They also dive into his other projects: usage (CLI docs/completions), Pitchfork (dev daemon runner that starts/stops services by directory), and fnox/Fort Knox (secrets management with encrypted files or remote stores like 1Password), and a big upcoming shift: pre-compiled (portable) Rubies becoming the default in mise. Press download now!LinksJudoscale- Remote Ruby listener giftJeff Dickey XJeff Dickey (jdx) Blueskymisefnox--usagePitchforkcommuniquéCasey Neistat: NYC’s Worst Blizzard in a Decade, hour by hour (YouTube) Chris Oliver X/Twitter Andrew Mason X/Twitter Jason Charnes X/Twitter

LiveComponent with Cameron Dutro

Cameron Dutro returns to the show to introduce LiveComponent, a new library that adds client-side state and targeted re-rendering to Rails ViewComponent using Hotwire + Stimulus with minimal JavaScript. Chris, Andrew, and Cameron dig into why he built it, how it serializes component state and models, how updates flow from events to fast server-rendered HTML morphs, where it shines compared to plain Turbo/Stimulus, and how optional React support can help with migration and interoperability. Hit download now to hear more! LinksJudoscale- Remote Ruby listener giftCameron Dutro GitHubCameron Dutro XRemote Ruby-Episode 134: Kubernetes, JSX for Ruby, and more with Cameron DutroLiveComponentLiveComponent React IntegrationGlobal ID-RailsSNOO Smart Sleeper BassinetHoneybadgerHoneybadger is an application health monitoring tool built by developers for developers.JudoscaleMake your deployments bulletproof with autoscaling that just works.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Chris Oliver X/Twitter Andrew Mason X/Twitter Jason Charnes X/Twitter

Bridge Components, Swift UI and more with Joe Masilotti

Andrew and David hold down the fort without Chris and catch up on what they’ve been watching and reading, before welcoming back Joe Masilotti, the show’s most listened to guest from last year. They talk about Hotwire Native’s momentum, why “Bridge Components” are the unlock for truly native features, Joe’s push toward SwiftUI compatibility, the messy reality of in-app purchases, and how his “PurchaseKit” aims to simplify the whole Apple/Google webhook maze. We also hear about Joe’s new podcast with Colleen, the hosts’ AI tool usage (Claude, Augment, Codex), and Joe’s intent to submit a CFP to speak at RubyConf in Vegas.  Hit download now to hear more! LinksJudoscale- Remote Ruby listener giftJoe Masilotti WebsiteJoe Masilotti XBridge ComponentsPurchaseKitPermission Not Required Podcast Dungeon Crawler CarlGodfather of HarlemClaude CodeCodexmissing (APIdock)RubyConf 2026, July 14-16, Las Vegas, NVHoneybadgerHoneybadger is an application health monitoring tool built by developers for developers.JudoscaleMake your deployments bulletproof with autoscaling that just works.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Chris Oliver X/Twitter Andrew Mason X/Twitter Jason Charnes X/Twitter

Kisses From Andrew, the Ruby Gala & Conference Workshops

On this episode of Remote Ruby, Chris, Andrew, and David dive into the newly released Claude Opus 4.6 and share their frustrations and solutions for debugging a turbo stream issue in Rails. They discuss a range of debugging challenges they've faced, including Rails credentials decryption errors and handling unexpected URL parameters in Pagy. The conversation shifts to the Ruby Gala, a fundraising event tied to RubyConf, highlighting its purpose, structure, and some notable people being honored. They reflect on their experiences with Hack Days at conferences, the challenges they pose, and suggest transforming them into structured workshops to maximize learning and engagement. Hit download now to hear more! LinksJudoscale- Remote Ruby listener giftIntroducing Claude Opus 4.6 (Anthropic)Raise a more descriptive error when file cannot be decrypted (PR #56735)RubyConf-July 14th-16th 2026, Red Rock Casino Resort, Las Vegas, NVKisses from Andrew shirtHoneybadgerHoneybadger is an application health monitoring tool built by developers for developers.JudoscaleMake your deployments bulletproof with autoscaling that just works.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Chris Oliver X/Twitter Andrew Mason X/Twitter Jason Charnes X/Twitter