E3 | A Conversation about Contentful and Ruby | Teemu Tammela

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In this episode, I have a conversation with Teemu Tammela, a software developer, Contentful Certified Professional and creator and co-host DJ of AuralCandy.net Premium House Music Podcast. Our topic today is all about creating a website that runs on Contentful and Ruby.

The following questions were asked:

• Tell us about yourself.
• Tell us about your podcast website.
• What does it mean to be a Certified Contentful Professional?
• Why did you switch from PHP to Contentful and Ruby?
• Why did you go with a CMS versus custom PHP?
• Why did you choose Ruby as your language of choice?
• Can you compare and contrast Ruby and PHP?
• Is Ruby a friendly language for people just starting to do web development?
• What is Ruby on Rails?
• Are there other frameworks developers can choose for Ruby?
• What is the difference between the Sinatra and Ruby Frameworks?
• A developer will either use Ruby or Sinatra, not both correct?
• How is Rails opinonated versus Sinatra?
• What is Padrino?
• Why did you use Padrino on top of Sinatra?
• What are the template helpers in Padrino?
• What is Grunt?
• Does the Contentful Ruby SDK support the full CMAPI?
• Does the Contentful Ruby SDK support the CDAPI or Image API?
• Are there any features you'd like to see Contentful add to their Ruby SDK?
• Would you ever considering switching to a Javascript based framework?
• Tell us about your content model in Contenfful for your podcast site.
• Can you tell us more about the 4 content types you created and why?
• What are some hosting solutions for Contentful and Ruby driven sites?
• Describe your backend architecture? Is it SSG driven?
• Do you use Git?
• Any tips for scaling Contentful applications?