April 2019 Summaries

The author discovered Ruby while developing behavioral tests for the 2012 Olympics and continues to enjoy using it for various purposes. They have recently announced Mux Ruby, a lightweight wrapper that simplifies integrating Mux-powered video experiences into Ruby applications. Mux Ruby is generated from OpenAPI definitions of their APIs. The author plans to release more SDKs in the future and encourages users to suggest languages they would like supported. They are excited to see what developers create using Mux Ruby and invite them to share their projects on Twitter.

The text discusses the creation of a personal video CMS using Airtable, ZEIT's Now, and Next.js. The author explains how they built an application that interacts with Airtable's API to showcase videos along with metadata like title and description. They also describe how webhooks from Mux are used to keep the status of each video in their Airtable base up-to-date without any manual intervention. The technologies used, setup instructions, and code details for both the API and UI components are discussed. Finally, potential improvements and future enhancements are suggested.

Mux is currently hiring for various positions as the company experiences rapid growth. In 2018, they tripled their business and anticipate faster growth in 2019. Their two products, Mux Video and Mux Data, are both growing quickly. With a small team of around 12 engineers and only two people working in sales, Mux has accomplished significant milestones. However, there is still much work to be done as they aim to help developers stream video better at any scale. Joining Mux now offers the opportunity to be part of a proven yet early-stage company with an amazing team, scaling opportunities, and a massive market potential in the video infrastructure industry. They look for candidates who demonstrate excellence, align with their values, and can bring new perspectives to the company.

The company has introduced a new metrics page that provides deeper data analysis to help users resolve streaming issues more efficiently. This feature includes a breakdown for playback failures by concurrent viewers, exits before video start by concurrent viewers, and current rebuffering percentage. Users can now compare values within and across dimensions, identify problem areas, and apply filters to answer multi-dimensional questions. The new metrics page is available for Mux Media customers, with demos available upon request.

Mux has added new events for its Live Streams feature, including CONNECTED, DISCONNECTED, and RECORDING. These events help streamers build more helpful UIs and debug issues when they occur. The CONNECTED event informs the streamer that their software/hardware has successfully connected with Mux's live ingest servers. The DISCONNECTED event indicates a disconnection from Mux's servers, either intentionally or due to network issues. Lastly, the RECORDING event signifies that Mux has started recording the incoming live stream. These events provide valuable information for streamers and help improve their streaming experience.