RR 377: Upgrading a Rails application incrementally with Luke Francl

Panel:

Dave Kimura
Eric Berry

Special Guests: Luke FranclIn this episode of Ruby Rogues, the panel talks to Luke Francl about his article “Upgrading Rails applications incrementally”. Luke works at GitHub on search and has been there since October 2017. Before working at GitHub, he worked at a search startup that was working with Rails and Elasticsearch. They talk about things that people take for granted with search, the impending takeover of GitHub from Microsoft, and what open source looks like today. They also touch on the process of getting hired at GitHub, his process for upgrading Rails applications, and more!In particular, we dive pretty deep on:

Luke intro
Working with Rails and Elasticsearch
Why he decided to come to GitHub
Surreal working at GitHub
What are some of the things that people take for granted with search?
What people expect from search
Wordpress
GitHub has been very focused on the Microsoft deal recently
Code Sponsor
GitHub/Microsoft owns open source
Open source today
Kubernetes
The GitHub office
What was the process like of getting hired at GitHub?
Build a Query Parser blog post
Using his search experience
Rails incremental upgrades
His process of upgrading Rails applications
Upgrading a Rails application incrementally
Short vs long upgrading process
Rails is fairly compatible between versions
And much, much more!

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RR 377: Upgrading a Rails application incrementally with Luke Francl

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