---
title: "Ruby Rogues: How to Reduce Friction at the Authorization Layer"
description: "🎙 This week I joined the Ruby Rogues to talk about rails and authorization…"
url: "https://www.johnnunemaker.com/ruby-rogues-authorization/"
author: "John Nunemaker"
published: "2021-04-21"
updated: "2024-01-26"
tags: ["podcast"]
---

# Ruby Rogues: How to Reduce Friction at the Authorization Layer

🎙 This week I joined the Ruby Rogues to [talk about rails and authorization](https://topenddevs.com/podcasts/ruby-rogues/ruby-494-reducing-friction-at-the-authorization-layer-with-john-nunemaker) – specifically [my recent post on the topic](https://www.johnnunemaker.com/rails-authorization/).

We chatted about GitHub, conventions, communication, authorization, DSLs,  [Flipper Cloud](https://www.flippercloud.io), shame, centralized config + sync, [Oso](https://www.osohq.com) (which I mistakenly referred to as Snyk) and more.

The episode couldn't be more different than my two recent interviews on the [Slow & Steady](https://www.johnnunemaker.com/slow-steady/) and [Founder Quest](https://www.johnnunemaker.com/founderquest-interview/) podcasts. Those two stuck to business and career.

In contrast, the Rogues stuck tightly to code, so if you are in the mood (and who isn't...) for `catch`/`throw`, `instance_eval` and memoization, you can [listen here](https://topenddevs.com/podcasts/ruby-rogues/ruby-494-reducing-friction-at-the-authorization-layer-with-john-nunemaker).

Enjoy!