On Rails

On Rails invites Rails developers to share real-world technical challenges and solutions, architectural decisions, and lessons learned while building with Rails. Through technical deep-dives and retrospectives with experienced engineers in the Rails community, we explore the strategies behind building and scaling Rails applications.

Hosted by Robby Russell of Planet Argon and produced by the Rails Foundation.

Podcasting since 2025 • 13 episodes

On Rails

Latest Episodes

Jason Meller: Rails, Security, and the AI Advantage

Jason Meller, founder of Kolide (acquired by 1Password in 2023) and now VP of Product at 1Password, joins Robby for a conversation about a car...

May 06, 2026 • Season 2 • Episode 3 • 1:11:31

Brian Scanlan: Building AI-First at Intercom

In this episode of On Rails, Robby is joined by Brian Scanlan, Senior Principal Engineer at Intercom, where a 15-year-old Rails monolith w...

April 22, 2026 • Season 2 • Episode 2 • 1:51:30

Simone Carletti: Rails at the Center of DNSimple

In this episode of On Rails, Robby is joined by Simone Carletti, CTO of DNSimple, where Rails has sat at the core of a globally distributed DNS platform since the com...

April 13, 2026 • Season 2 • Episode 1 • 1:45:52

Jay Tennier: How Testing Platform Rainforest QA Tests Itself

In this episode of On Rails, Robby is joined by Jay Tennier, Engineering Manager at Rainforest QA, where he's spent over seven years working acros...

December 09, 2025 • Season 1 • Episode 10 • 1:40:03

Kayla Reopelle: What Your Rails App Is Trying To Tell You

In this episode of On Rails, Robby is joined by Kayla Reopelle, a lead software engineer at New Relic, where she works on both the Ruby Agent and OpenT...

November 19, 2025 • 1:02:09

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