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254 RR Building/Scaling a Rails SaaS App with Derrick Reimer


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02:25 - Julia Evans Introduction

  • Twitter
  • GitHub
  • Blog
  • 02:52 - Derrick Reimer Introduction

    • Twitter
    • GitHub
    • Blog
    • Drip
    • SaaS = Software as a Service
    • Codetree
    • 05:25 - SaaS Apps vs Other Web Development Projects

      06:18 - Scaling

      08:44 - Gathering Feedback

      12:01 - How has underlying technology helped and gotten in the way?

      • PostgreSQL
      • 15:18 - Choosing Boring Technology

        20:49 - Scaling (Cont’d)

        • Caching
        • Redis
        • 29:07 - Strategies to Keep the Application Manageable

          31:41 - What makes technology boring and safe to use? Evaluating Technologies

          • “Boringification”
          • 35:43 - Building Something Useful vs Building Something for Entertainment

            40:13 - Prioritization

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