Shipping Podia’s New Shop, AI Code Woes, and a Major Rails libvips CVE

In this episode, Chris, Andrew, and David dig into their latest experiences building with Claude, from massive diffs and unnecessary view specs to the challenge of catching subtle mistakes in AI-generated code. Andrew shares what went into launching Podia’s new Shop experience, Chris breaks down a serious Rails Active Storage security vulnerability, and David earns a developer rite of passage by accidentally bringing production to its knees. Along the way, they talk Redis 6, smarter Active Record queries, testing philosophy, and why sometimes the fastest solution is still jumping into the code yourself. Hit download now to hear more! LinksChris Oliver XAndrew Mason BlueskyDavid Hill LinkedInJudoscale- Remote Ruby listener giftRSpec View specsPodia- Learn more about the Shop feature and how to get startedSpider-Man: Brand New DayThe OdysseyDaredevil (TV Series)The Bear (TV Series)rails–forensics–CVE–2026-66066Honeybadger Honeybadger is an application health monitoring tool built by developers for developers. Judoscale Make your deployments bulletproof with autoscaling that just works. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Chris Oliver X/TwitterAndrew Mason X/TwitterJason Charnes X/Twitter