Drifting Ruby Screencasts
Short URLs
Oct 4, 202611 min
In this episode, we look at a cool little project that you can create and build upon. We take in a full length URL and can squish it down into a shortened link.
About this Podcast:
Every week you will be treated to a new Drifting Ruby episode featuring tips and tricks with Ruby on Rails, the popular web development framework. These screencasts are short and focus on one technique so you can quickly move on to applying it to your own project. The topics are geared toward the intermediate Rails developer, but beginners and experts will get something out of it as well.
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What is Drifting Ruby Screencasts about?
Every week you will be treated to a new Drifting Ruby episode featuring tips and tricks with Ruby on Rails, the popular web development framework. These screencasts are short and focus on one technique so you can quickly move on to applying it to your own project.
Who hosts Drifting Ruby Screencasts?
Drifting Ruby Screencasts is hosted by Dave Kimura. The show has published 10 episodes to date.
What has Drifting Ruby Screencasts covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Short URLs" (4 October 2026, 11 minutes), "Native Dialog" (6 September 2026, 9 minutes), and "Function Calling" (2 August 2026, 12 minutes).
How often does Drifting Ruby Screencasts publish?
Drifting Ruby Screencasts publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 13 minutes across 10 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Drifting Ruby Screencasts?
Booking probability for Drifting Ruby Screencasts is 28%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Drifting Ruby Screencasts requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Drifting Ruby Screencasts's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch Drifting Ruby Screencasts?
The strongest fits for Drifting Ruby Screencasts are IT Services & Software Development. Drifting Ruby Screencasts has a technology audience.
About the host
Dave Kimura hosts Drifting Ruby Screencasts, a technology podcast with 10 episodes published.
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