RR 362: Measuring Ruby Performance with Rails and Discourse with Noah Gibbs

Panel: • Charles Max Wood • David Richards • Dave Kimura • Catherine Meyers Special Guests: Noah GibbsIn this episode of Ruby Rogues, the panelists talk to Noah Gibbs about measuring Ruby performance with Rails and Discourse. Noah wrote a book called Rebuilding Rails and is currently analyzing Ruby performance for AppFolio. They talk about how he puts benchmarks around Discourse, the 2 distinct audiences that come to Rails, and how Rails is constantly improving. They also touch on his life as a programmer leading up to being a Ruby fellow and much more!In particular, we dive pretty deep on: • Catherine intro • Noah intro Engineering.appfolio.comRuby Weekly • Do you find that your benchmark is applicable worldwide? Rails • is going to continue to rise and fall Ruby • code goes up and down with Rails in the US Hanami • How do you put benchmarks around Discourse • ? • Messy and requires a lot of tooling • Always a balance in a benchmark • The “real world” is messy • 2 distinct audiences for Rails • Rails is transitioning over time • Nothing has ever come close to Rails • Technology revolves around what’s hot • Recent shift in technology • Server-less technology • The life of a Ruby fellow • And much, much more! Links:RubyRailsDiscourseRebuilding RailsAppFolioEngineering.appfolio.comRuby WeeklyHanami@codefolioNoah’s GitHubPicks:CharlesHogwarts BattlesDevChat.tv YouTubeDaveMarvel Strike ForceGitLabDavidDocker Deep Dive by Nigel PoultonPrinciples: Life and Work by Ray DalioCatherineHacking Growth by Sean EllisHttp CatNoahWacom TabletDraw with JazzaThe Origins of Opera and the Future of Programming by Jessica KerrSpecial Guest: Noah Gibbs.

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