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Kevin's Cryptids

Starburns Audio

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Welcome to an immersive adventure audio drama that follows self-proclaimed Cryptid hunter Kevin Weathers and esteemed journalist Taylor Hunt as they travel across the United States in search of proof that creatures like Bigfoot and Chupacabra walk among us. Best enjoyed with headphones. Season 2 Guest Stars include Jeff Garlin, Jade Catta-Preta, Steve Rannazzisi, Ari Shaffir, Jo Koy, Adam Carolla, Brody Stevens, Tony Hinchcliffe, Dr. Drew, Darren Hayes, Kirk Fox, Jesus Trejo, Sandy Danto, Ta ...
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Throughout history, cultures around the world have turned to nature as a source of increased health and well-being. While science continues to support this connection, and more programs are emerging to help us understand it, humans continue to spend the majority of our time indoors. Welcome to the Nature of Wellness, Podcast, where we will explore the relationship between the natural world and the human experience. Join Mark, Steve, and their expert guests as they discuss all things nature, ...
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Are you a Christian who wants to spread the gospel in an innovative and fun way? Look no further! Introducing The Illusionary Gospel, a podcast where we explore how illusions and the Bible can be used to effectively share the message of Christ. Join us as we dive into the world of clowns and their unique method of evangelism.
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Let's Talk About Cats

Mary Phillips-Sandy and Lizzie Jacobs

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It’s the fast-paced, fact-packed, surprisingly enlightening show that believes in one small, furry truth: Tell me about your cat, and I’ll find out who you are. Come for fan-favorite segments like the Cat Quiz, the Hot Topic Debate, and Hey, You Need A Cat! Stay for honest conversations about being human… and being humans with cats.Your host is noted cat lady Mary Phillips-Sandy. Executive producer Lizzie Jacobs is indifferent about cats. Featuring an original theme song by Poingly, plus add ...
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On The Bike Shed, hosts Joël Quenneville and Stephanie Minn discuss development experiences and challenges at thoughtbot with Ruby, Rails, JavaScript, and whatever else is drawing their attention, admiration, or ire this week.
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Smart Man, Smarter Woman Podcast

Steve Loates and Juliet Aurora: Entrepreneurs, Small Business

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Smart Man…Smarter Woman is a podcast for entrepreneurs by entrepreneurs. The co-hosts, Juliet Aurora and Steve Loates are business partners, authors, speakers and business owners. They are also husband and wife which makes for a very interesting dynamic in each show. 🙂 Most episodes will feature a guest speaker who will share insights and learnings from their own journey as an entrepreneur. All small business-related topics will be on the table from marketing, leadership, strategic planning, ...
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I've got an idea; now what? Techies, entrepreneurs, parties of one and many—Perry Tiu invites passionate guests to look back at how they got to where they are, talk about their experience and share invaluable advice (while Perry constantly interrupts them and asks what technologies they are falling in love with). Start listening and get motivated to do more. — For enquiries: contact@perrytiu.com
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Everyone I Know

The EIK Fellas

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A weekly or sorta weekly podcast where two opinionated brothers spout their beliefs on mundane topics with their unfortunate guests. Three topics, two brothers, one guest. Website: eikpodcast.com
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The TRACER Podcast

TRACER Co-Founder, Dr. Joey Wilson

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Join us on the TRACER Podcast, your companion for navigating the world of trail running and endurance sports. Whether you're a seasoned ultramarathoner or just starting your journey in endurance, we've got you covered with insightful conversations, expert advice, and inspiring stories. What to expect: Training Insights: Unlock the secrets of effective training with discussions on everything from building a solid base to peaking for race day. We'll delve into topics like aerobic training, nut ...
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In this Fiftyfaces Focus - The Next Chapter series we are delighted to bring you insights from 17 investment professionals around the world whose expertise includes investment committee, director, trustee and Chair roles. A portfolio career is often what many executives pursue as their next chapter, but there is no guidebook, no rule book for what makes an effective non-executive director or board member. There is even less guidance as to what makes an effective chair. Join us in this tour d ...
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Cult of Startup Podcast

Luke Bayard: Entrepreneur, Business Strategist and Techie

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On Cult of Startup, Luke Bayard, invites special guests to recall the early days of starting there business before reaching their success. Listen as they share stories and advice based on there horrible, embarrassing or awesome experiences. In each episode Luke takes a nothing-off-limits approach to discovering why entrepreneurs found success. This hour will feel like you're hanging with your startup buddies. The format is informative, loose and most of all entertaining.
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The Natural Healing Reel

thenaturalhealingreel

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“The Natural Healing Reel” features a variety of guest speakers who proudly share their stories and approaches to healing naturally. These modalities are beyond mainstream and have proven to benefit those who believe in alternative methods to physical, mental and emotional healing. Listening to these Podcasts will provide you the resources and tools to improve your well-being, possibly transform your life and awaken your soul. Please like, share, and subscribe!
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DJ Gil Golden and DJ BK host the Best Song I Ever Wrote. We love rock music and we ask musicians to tell us what is the best song you ever wrote? Like asking who is your favorite child. We are stoked to hear their answers and dig deep into the story of the song.
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INSIDE THE WOONIVERSE is a weekly podcast series hosted by Colette Baron-Reid. Colette is an internationally acclaimed Oracle expert, best-selling author, intuitive strategist, medium and celebrated voice in the field of personal transformation. Featuring authentic and playful conversations with some of the world’s most interesting sages, scientists and celebrities, INSIDE THE WOONIVERSE uncovers personal stories of spiritual awakening and transformation.
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A former sommelier interviews incredibly famous and knowledgeable wine personalities in his tiny apartment. He gets them to talk candidly about their lives and work, and then shares the conversations with you. To see new episodes sooner and to see all of the hundreds of back episodes in your feed, it is important to FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE the show. It is free to do either, the show is free. Contact info- Email leviopenswine@gmail.com for advertising, consulting, speaking, or guest inquiries Ins ...
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What is a program? Your answer to this question will determine the paradigm through which you view programming. During this episode, you’ll come to understand how things change once you develop an awareness of your paradigm, and what. To kick off this episode, Stephanie shares key insights she took from Planet Argon’s 2024 Ruby on Rails survey and …
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Lindsey Dixon is the Vice President of Product & Innovation at NAF, a nonprofit organization offering career readiness programs in over 600 academies across the United States. Listen to Lindsey talk about her unique background in educational nonprofits, what it takes to build an engaging educational product with technology, how to leverage NAF's Op…
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We'd love to hear from you about this episode. F. Scott Fitzgerald once said, “Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over.” It is always tough to let go of a season of this podcast, the amazing guests and conversations, the continued learning and developing, and getting time to talk about such personally meaning…
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For a long time, Programming Ruby was the authority in the developing world. Now, a much-needed update has been published. During this conversation, we are joined by Noel Rappin, who shares how his frustration at the idea of static type in Ruby motivated him to investigate why he felt this way, as he published his findings in The Pickaxe Book. We d…
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When does it make sense to step away from Rails conventions? What are the limits of convention over configuration? While Rails conventions provide a solid foundation, there are times when customization is necessary to meet specific project needs. In this episode, Joël and Stephanie dive into the tradeoffs of breaking away from Rails defaults. They …
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In this episode of the TRACER podcast, Max King describes his win at one of the world's hardest stage races, The Dragon's Back. He shares what he's learned through his many ultramarathon wins about recovery, training, muscular endurance, and much more. If you're a trail runner, there are many great takeaways from this episode that you can put into …
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We'd love to hear from you about this episode. If I were to ask each of you what you want in life, you would undoubtedly give some variation of the same answer: “to be happy.” What makes us happy? Is it time with loved ones, traveling to exotic places, helping others, or a career built on passion and purpose? We know that purpose is one of the thre…
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How can asynchronous programming transform your Ruby on Rails applications? Today, Stephanie sits down with Hello Weather co-creator Trevor Turk to unpack asynchronous programming in Ruby on Rails. Trevor Turk is a seasoned software developer known for his work on Hello Weather, a minimalist weather app that delivers essential weather data quickly …
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Amy Beckley is the Founder and CEO of Proov. Proov develops a suite of products to let you track your hormones and help you achieve your fertility goals. Listen to Amy talk about how she overcame an unexpected tumor cutting off the circulation of the fluid in the back of her brain, how she saved tens of thousands of dollars by using a supplement of…
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Writing abstractions in tests can be surprisingly similar to storytelling. The most masterful stories are those where the author has stripped away all of the extra information, and given you just enough knowledge to be immersed and aware of what is going on. But striking that balance can be tricky, both in storytelling and abstractions in tests. To…
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We'd love to hear from you about this episode. A foundational concept that touches all areas of life is leadership. Throughout our journey, we will lead and follow countless times, impacting and being impacted by those around us. Leadership is often defined by what leaders do, their capabilities and skills, how they treat those who follow them or t…
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Are you passionate about open source but struggling to find time amidst your daily work? Today on the podcast, Joël Quenneville sits down with Steve Polito to discuss practical strategies for making meaningful contributions to the open-source community, even when your schedule is packed. Steve is a developer with extensive experience in the open-so…
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Fisayo Oluwadiya is the Founder of OKAO and the Creator of Resactly, an intelligent app that foodies can use to share their taste profiles and receive unique dining experiences. Dive into topics such as her journey on becoming a Principal Software Engineer, the social following she built around dining out in New York City, deploying her first resta…
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We'd love to hear from you about this episode. Humans have always looked for new and innovative ways to treat illness and enhance health. Many continue to seek healthcare approaches that are not typically part of the standard medical systems we have become accustomed to. When we follow a non-conventional approach combined with traditional medicine,…
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Corrine Malcolm is a professional trail runner, coach, and broadcaster. In this episode of the TRACER Podcast, she discusses some of the most common mistakes that trail runners make. Should you train fasted or fueled? Should you use a static training plan? How does comparing yourself to others sabotage your own progress? How much of your training s…
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How can we optimize our time and environment to do our best work as developers? In today’s episode, we are joined by Stephanie Viccari, former co-host of The Bike Shed and Senior Developer at thoughtbot, to unpack the steps for creating work conditions that enhance productivity. In this conversation, we delve into her unique communication style and…
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Tomas Koprusak is the Chief Product Officer of UptimeRobot, an array of uptime monitoring services catering to millions of developers around the world. Dive into topics such as how he went from software engineering to product management to marketing then back to product management, the creative use cases people are finding for UptimeRobot, how to d…
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Sodium chloride, commonly known as salt, is a crucial nutrient for athletes. It helps maintain proper water balance within the body. When the balance between water and sodium gets disrupted, an endurance athlete's performance can rapidly decline. Additionally, dangerous situations can arise if this imbalance isn't restored. In this episode of the T…
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We'd love to hear from you about this episode. Humans have always interacted with the natural world and relied on environments such as forests for shelter, food, and medicine. Cultures worldwide have started incorporating time in forests as part of therapeutic processes. Japanese healthcare systems have included the practice of shinrin-yoku (forest…
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How easy is it for a layperson to understand your systems? Jared Norman is a software consultant, speaker, and host of the Dead Code Podcast who specializes in building e-commerce applications in Ruby on Rails. This episode follows two recent talks at RailsConf and covers a theme that emerged from both of them: coupling and cohesion. Tuning in, you…
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It's Calls for Proposals (CFP) season, and in the process of helping our friends and colleagues flesh out their CFPs, we came up with a few questions to help them frame their proposals for success. After learning about the importance of finding your audience and angle of approach for your CFP, we dive into today's main topic – our Git and GitHub wo…
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George Kailas is the CEO of Prospero.Ai, a financial intelligence platform providing hedge fund-level key signals and AI-driven insights—all in the palm of your hand. Dive into topics such as the differences between a hedge fund analyst and associate, his first time getting burned by the stock market, how to not only build a market signals model, b…
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We'd love to hear from you about this episode. Mental health is a topic that we hear about often. Managing the mental dimension of wellness is essential at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood. It is estimated that nearly 20 million of our nation's young people can currently be diagnosed with a mental health disorde…
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Have you ever wondered how improvisation can revolutionize coding? In today’s episode, Stephanie sits down with Kasper Timm Hansen to discuss his innovative “riffing” approach to code development. Kasper is a long-time Ruby developer and former member of the Rails core team. He focuses on Ruby and domain modeling, developing various Ruby gems, and …
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Have you ever heard the phrase "run slower to get faster?" Is that really true? What is Zone 2 training? In this episode, professional coach Scott Johnston and author of "Training for the Uphill Athlete" talks about how to get faster and suffer less through proper aerobic training. Start getting faster today with proper aerobic training via TRACER:…
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The term ‘nil’ refers to the absence of value, but we often imbue it with much more meaning than just that. Today, hosts Joël and Stephanie discuss the various ways we tend to project extra semantics onto nil and the implications of this before unpacking potential alternatives and trade-offs. Joël and Stephanie highlight some of the key ways progra…
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We'd love to hear from you about this episode. Humans have been innately connected to nature from the beginning of our species. Nature has served as the first teacher, providing countless lessons about life. Few things capture children's attention, imagination, and hearts like the natural world. Like most adults, children are spending much more tim…
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Stephanie shares her newfound interest in naming conventions, highlighting a resource called "Classnames" that provides valuable names for programming and design. Joël, in turn, talks about using AI to generate names for D&D characters, emphasizing how AI can help provide inspiration and reasoning behind name suggestions. Then, they shift to Joël's…
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Stephanie and Joël discuss the recent announcement of the call for proposals for RubyConf in November. Joël is working on his proposals and encouraging his colleagues at thoughtbot to participate, while Stephanie is excited about the conference being held in her hometown of Chicago! The conversation shifts to Stephanie's recent work, including comp…
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Max King is a world champion trail runner that has found success in everything from short and steep races like Alaska's Mount Marathon 5K to the super bowl of USA trail running, the Western States 100 miler. In this episode of the TRACER podcast, max talks about training correctly, what NOT to do, and how to have a great race day. Train with Max's …
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Sandy Ryza is the lead engineer at Dagster Labs, the group behind the popular developer tool Dagster which allows data practitioners to see all their data assets across their data pipelines. Dive into topics such as going from software engineering to data science / engineering (and back), what performance issues do data applications encounter, how …
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We'd love to hear from you about this episode. Music is a fundamental attribute of our species, appearing in almost every culture throughout history. Whether or not we can keep tune or time, humans have continued to play, sing, and hum throughout the ages. The human brain can distinguish between music and other sounds. Research shows that our nervo…
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Stephanie has a newfound interest in urban foraging for serviceberries in Chicago. Joël discusses how he uses AI tools like ChatGPT to generate creative Dungeons & Dragons character concepts and backstories, which sparks a broader conversation with Stephanie about AI's role in enhancing the creative process. Together, the hosts delve into professio…
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Joël explains his note-taking system, which he uses to capture his beliefs and thoughts about software development. Stephanie recalls feedback from her recent RailsConf talk, where her confidence stemmed from deeply believing in her material despite limited rehearsal. This leads to a conversation about the value of mental models in building a compr…
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Sage Canaday is an elite mountain runner with multiple wins and course records at the Speedgoat 50K, one of the most competitive mountain races in the USA. In this episode, Sage talks about how to develop speed year over year, and how to sharpen fitness as race day approaches. As a creator with over 250,000 followers on his own YouTube channel, Sag…
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We'd love to hear from you about this episode. One thing I know about humans and why we have thrived as a species is our love of learning. Education is a healthy activity that people of all ages can enjoy. Improving intellectual wellness looks different for each of us. For some, it is multiple degrees and certifications. For others, it is researchi…
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Richard Sanford co-founded the Sanford and Benedict Winery and planted the Sanford and Benedict Vineyard. He founded the Sanford Winery, and he also founded the Alma Rosa Winery, all in Santa Barbara County, California. Richard discusses his sailing career, working in the merchant marine, racing boats recreationally, and as an officer in the United…
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Sandi Nypaver has won dozens of trail ultramarathon races, is a certified coach, and has been through some significant life challenges. In this episode of the TRACER podcast, Joey talks with Sandi about her successes, the trials of losing her sister to cancer and her apartment burning down, and how to train correctly. Many great takeaways from this…
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Joël and Stephanie talk RailsConf!. Joël shares how he performed as a D&D character, Glittersense the gnome, to make his Turbo features talk entertaining and interactive. Stephanie's talk focused on addressing test pain by connecting it to code coupling, offering practical insights and solutions. They agree on the importance of continuous improveme…
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We'd love to hear from you about this episode. Swimming is one of our most popular recreational activities. It is a healthy, low-impact movement that we can continue throughout life. Aside from being a lot of fun, swimming is a great way to enhance health and wellness holistically. The mental health benefits of swimming include a release of endorph…
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Björn Kolbeck is the co-founder and CEO of Quobyte, a scalable and distributed file system that can be installed on your servers in minutes. Dive into topics such as the workflow of a PhD researcher, bringing a PhD project to life, the art of selling software and much more. Hosted by Perry Tiu. Episode Links: • Quobyte: https://www.quobyte.com • Bj…
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Steve Newman is a trail runner has dialed the 100 mile ultramarathon. He recently ran The Bear, a mountainous 100 miler with 22,000+ feet of vertical, in just over 23 hours. In this discussion, Steve shares valuable insights into how he has progressed from back of the pack to the top 5% of the field. Topics include off-season training, building fit…
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Joël shares his preparations for his RailsConf talk, which is D&D-themed and centered around a gnome character named Glittersense. Stephanie expresses her delight in creating pod-related puns within thoughtbot's internal team structure, like "cross-podination" for inter-pod meetings and the adorable observation that her pod resembles "three peas in…
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David Rafanelli and his family own the A. Rafanelli Winery in the Dry Creek Valley of Sonoma County, California. David relates the story of his Italian grandmother arriving in California in 1903, and beginning to make homemade wine in San Francisco. He explains how the family bought farm land in the Dry Creek Valley in the 1920s, thus beginning a 1…
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We'd love to hear from you about this episode. The written word has always been a distinct part of the human experience, capturing our history and creating beautiful stories to escape into. Some of the earliest discovered writings were poetry, with many celebrating the natural world as its muse. Humans have a complex and symbiotic relationship with…
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Stephanie shares an intriguing discovery about the origins of design patterns in software, tracing them back to architect Christopher Alexander's ideas in architecture. Joël is an official member of the Boston bike share system, and he loves it. He even got a notification on the app this week: "Congratulations. You have now visited 10% of all docki…
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Joël shares his experience with the dry-rb suite of gems, focusing on how he's been using contracts to validate input data. Stephanie relates to Joël's insights with her preparation for RailsConf, discussing her methods for presenting code in slides and weighing the aesthetics and functionality of different tools like VS Code and Carbon.sh. She als…
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