Podcasts

Ruby on Rails Podcast 447 : Rubyconf Mini Recap + The Rails Foundation

December 2022

Jemma and I joined Brittany to recap organizing RubyConf Mini, including how we built inclusivity into the event and what's next for us as conference planners. We also shared our reactions to the newly announced Rails Foundation.

Ruby For All 11 : How to Get Feedback

October 2022

I joined Andrew and Julie to talk about how to get better feedback, whether you're giving it or receiving it. This one's especially useful for managers.

Ruby on Rails Podcast 412 : Plant Killers

April 2022

I guest co-hosted this episode with Jemma and Brittany, where we celebrated my new role at Shopify and talked about taking breaks between jobs. We also compared notes on reviewing RailsConf CFPs, our (lack of) green thumbs, and our home desk setups.

Remote Ruby 162 : WNB.rb with Emily Giurleo & Jemma Issroff

January 2022

Jemma Issroff and I joined Remote Ruby to talk about how we each found our way into Ruby and how that led us to found WNB.rb, a virtual community for women and non-binary Rubyists. We shared our favorite WNB.rb moments so far and how to get involved.

Ruby on Rails Podcast 393 : The Rubyconf 2021 Live Podcast Panel

November 2021

Recorded live at RubyConf 2021 in Denver, I joined panelists from The Ruby on Rails Podcast, Code with Jason, and Remote Ruby to talk about what we were most excited about at the conference. We also shared our favorite past episodes and took questions from the audience.

Ruby on Rails Podcast 373 : WNB.rb: Creating A Community

June 2021

Jemma Issroff, Sylwia Vargas, and I joined Brittany to talk about WNB.rb, the community and monthly Ruby meetup we started for women and non-binary folks. We covered where the idea came from and what's next for the community.

Ruby on Rails Podcast 316 : MongoDB and Onboarding Junior Developers

April 2020

I joined the Ruby on Rails Podcast to talk about my work as a Software Engineer at MongoDB, where I helped maintain the MongoDB Ruby Driver and Mongoid. We also dug into my three-step approach for successfully onboarding a junior engineer.