RR 363: Fir - The Friendly Interactive Ruby REPL with Dean Nasseri

Panel: Dave KimuraEric BerryCatherine Meyers Special Guests: Dean NasseriIn this episode of Ruby Rogues, the panelists talk to Dean Nasseri about Fir. Fir is the friendly interactive Ruby REPL that Dean created when he was inspired by the REPL Fish. Dean is a software engineer at VTS, which is a commercial real estate software platform that uses Ruby on Rails. They talk about why he created Fir, how he approached creating it, how long it took him to build, and much more!In particular, we dive pretty deep on:Dean introWhat is Fir?Inspired by Fish REPLInteractive approachDoes that work with multi-lines?Quick lookupWhat’s your favorite way to use Fir?Use REPLs for everythingPryPry vs FirHow did you approach creating a REPL?Looked at Pry a lot hen creating FirRuby Under a Microscope by Pat ShaughnessyDo you have a lot of users of it?Wants to direct people to FishWhy would someone switch to Fish?Oh My ZSHAuto suggestions are killerHow much time did this take you to build?What kind of terminal do you use?HyperMertAnd much, much more!Links:VTSFirRuby on RailsFishPryRuby Under a Microscope by Pat ShaughnessyOh My ZSHHyperMertnasseri.io@DeanNasseriPicks:DaveDoorknob CoversMarvel Strike ForceEricMertUtah HospitalsChuckCatherineCodeland Conf