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PanelistsRon CookeNate HopkinsAndrew MasonSponsorLinodeShow Notes[00:03:13] GitHub sponsors starts the talk on this episode, and how a few people have reached out about Stimulus Reflex asking how they can support the project and the various contributors. Ron shares what he's done.[00:05:30] Ron has been working on ramping up a Legacy Rails App that fell out of maintenance and it was a lot more painful than he wanted it to be with Gem conflicts and Gem lock files. He gives a lesson on what you should do.[00:10:29] Ron gives great advice that it is so important to keep your tests up to date. If it wasn't for the tests that he has at his current job, he would be "sunk."[00:15:04] Nate is curious and asks Andrew if he can talk about specifics about why he was getting "chastised" on making a change in the app and it messed up something else. He talks about what happened and how it was fixed. Ron brings an interesting point about "bugs" and what a "bug" actually is.[00:18:49] Andrew puts a plug in for Jason Swett, who has a podcast he does on Rails and he puts a lot of testing materials around Rails, so you should check it out.[00:19:25] Ron asks the guys when they are writing tests and if they write tests first or last, and how do they feel about it?[00:25:24] Talking about tests and "hairy" problems, Nate and Andrew recently had a deep pair session with Stimulus Reflex Sessions, so Nate explains what happened.[00:32:18] Andrew announced that along the "JavaScripty" side of Stimulus Reflex, Web Packer 5 came out and then 5.0.1. He asked if Ron ugraded and what version of Rails he is on, which is then followed by laughs.[00:33:49] Nate wants to know what is on Webpacker 5 so Andrew explains what they've added. Ron is curious to know how many people or how many projects are using it. If anyone knows, tweet the guys at the Ruby Blend on Twitter to let them know.[00:41:17] Ron talks about how it's been for him working remotely from home for a full week. He explains why it's been a little rough for him. Nate also talks about his kids being home and how it's been challenging.[00:46:25] Andrew has a quick hack if you need a good router. He really likes Nighthawk from NetGear. He also talks about upgrading to Cat 6 cables to boost your speed.[00:47:15] Andrew brings up with the massive shifts and changes we are going through, and how is it going to have an impact on college educations and if it will lower the value of a college education doing online school. Nate and Ron share their views on this as well.[00:53:50] Andrew mentions they would love if you could rate them on iTunes or hit the star in the Overcast player. Also, you could write reviews to help them continue to make more content and get some guests on the show.LinksSponsor Nate on GitHubOpen CollectiveJustin Dorfman (J$)RVMGem SetsJason SwettNate & Andrew's StimulusReflex PRWebpacker 5.0.1Webpacker 5.0 articleNighthawk★ Transistor.fm is now hosting an archive of the podcast for us. Learn how to start your own podcast!



