17: Launch Planning and Speaking at Conferences - a podcast by Ben Orenstein and Derrick Reimer

Ben is coming back from a restorative vacation in Martha’s Vineyard and loves the vibe there. He is enjoying his Vitamix blender and the Dr. Rhonda Patrick micronutrient smoothie. In Refactoring Rails news, Ben is committing to a launch date of October 16th. He is also scheduled to speak at three different conferences before the launch, and is looking forward to the challenge. He got feedback regarding a premium course tier, and is weighing his options on developing these materials. He has a proposal for the design element work and is close to wrapping up on the content.
Derrick attended ElixirConf in Seattle and now feels more confident to use the language in Drip in the future. He’s feeling the pain of running a large Ruby application and is looking for a higher power language. They are heading into using auto-scaling groups and other ways of optimizing the system. He was also interested in the code formatter that Elixir is developing.Today’s Topics Include:
Health and nutrition in smoothiesElixirConf and the state of the Elixir language
Erlang Programming languageScaling Drip, speed and hosting costs
Code formattersLaunch of Refactoring Rails
Premium tier survey and material optionsHiring a designer for the course graphics
Ben’s upcoming speaking engagements: Rocky Mountain Ruby, Southeast Ruby Conference and Boulder Ruby GroupIf you’re enjoying the show please give us your ratings and reviews iniTunes.
Links and resources:Vitamix BlendersDr. Rhonda Patrick micronutrient smoothieElixirConfElixirErlangRocky Mountain RubySoutheast RubyBoulder Ruby GroupDripRefactoringRails.io

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