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Episode Synopsis
In this episode of Dead Code, Jared interviews software engineer Joel Drapper about his open-source projects in the Ruby ecosystem. They discuss Phlex, a view framework that allows developers to build HTML components using pure Ruby, eliminating the need for templating languages like ERB. Joel also introduces Literal, a library for reducing boilerplate in object creation with built-in type validation, and Quickdraw, an experimental test runner optimized for multi-core execution. The conversation concludes with Yippee, a SQLite-centric full-stack Ruby framework designed for simplicity and performance, challenging conventional Rails architectures. Joel shares insights on how these projects streamline development while embracing SQLite’s growing viability in production applications. Links:PhlexLiteralStephen Margheim (@fractaledmind on Bluesky)Joel Drapper (@joel.drapper.me on Bluesky)Dead Code Podcast Links:MastodonXJared’s Links:MastodonXtwitch.tv/jardonamronEpisode Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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