Confreaks Courses

Understanding and Mastering Pry - The Ruby Developer Console

Dive into the inner workings of Pry, exploring its mechanics, customization options, and advanced debugging features to enhance your Ruby development workflow and productivity.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Beyond Code - Crafting Effective Discussions to Further Technical Decision-Making

Master effective technical discussion techniques for leading collaborative conversations, securing buy-in, and fostering inclusive decision-making environments that enhance software engineering outcomes.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Catching Waves with Time-Series Data - Best Practices for Storage and Analysis

Dive into time-series data management through a surfer's journey, exploring efficient storage, querying, aggregation, and API implementation for real-world applications in IoT and finance.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Building AI Agents in Ruby - From Foundations to Implementation

Discover how to build AI agents using Ruby, exploring RAG, vector embeddings, semantic search, and prompt engineering while creating a practical agent implementation in minutes.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Ghosts of Action View Cache

Discover Action View caching techniques through a journey across past, present, and future Rails development, learning Russian Doll Caching and optimization strategies for faster views.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Understanding Ruby Web Server Internals - Puma, Falcon, and Pitchfork Compared

Explore Ruby web server internals comparing Puma, Falcon, and Pitchfork execution models to optimize performance, scalability, and resource efficiency for your applications.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Cache = Cash! 2.0 - Advanced Rails Caching Techniques for Performance Optimization

Master advanced Rails caching techniques beyond the docs - from CPU-level optimization to cache hierarchies, fragment caching, and performance strategies that turn cache into cash.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Development Speed Optimizations in Rails 8

Explore Rails 8's development speed optimizations including boot process improvements, initializer changes, file watching enhancements, and route drawing updates for larger applications.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Master the Rails Asset Pipeline - Best Practices for Apps and Gems

Master Rails asset pipeline complexities, from DOM basics to production deployment, with practical debugging techniques and gem asset management strategies.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Rails Features We Loved, Lost, and Laughed At

Explore Rails' evolution through features that transformed web development, from database migrations to REST conventions, and discover lessons from abandoned experiments.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Keeping the Rails Magic Alive After 18 Years

Discover how to scale Rails applications through 18 years of growth, from 1 line to 3M+ lines of code, exploring CBRA architecture, build vs buy decisions, and open source tools.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Hotwire Native - A Rails Developer's Secret Tool to Building Mobile Apps

Discover how to build iOS and Android apps using your existing Rails skills with Hotwire Native, eliminating the need to code three separate platforms.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 53 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Getting More Out of LLMs for Ruby Developers

Discover how to leverage LLM tools effectively as a Ruby developer through Chime's pilot programs and AI code review bot insights from industry experts.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

New and Improved Features in Rails 8.1

Discover new Rails 8.1 features through lightning talks by Shopify's Ruby & Rails Infrastructure team, covering framework improvements and additions developed over the past year.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Ruby Internals - A Guide For Rails Developers

Explore Ruby's inner workings through parser, VM, and YJIT to optimize Rails apps and write more performant code—no C experience needed!

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video