Hey Rails devs! Before the @planetargon.com team opens submissions on the Rails Developer Survey (our 9th since 2009!), we want to make sure we're asking the right questions. Not just where we've been, but where we're going.
What's one question you think we should be asking but probably aren't? 👇
In 2002, I quit a job over Micro$oft tooling because I believed in open source. Now I'm using AI to write code. The ethical lines were blurry then, too. I just wasn't paying close enough attention to notice.
robbyonrails.com/articles/202...
PSA: Expanding sponsorship options on @maintainable.fm, a podcast for developers who think about the long game.
If your org wants to reach that audience, let's talk.
maintainable.fm/sponsorships/
OMG. I got one of the mysterious Boards of Canada VHS tapes in the mail.
Day 2,100 of streak.
Today’s plot twist: roadside leopard-print underwear.
Some runs are scenic.
Some runs are… this.
A few are already onboarding this quarter. But I'm curious... what project would YOU love to support by rocking their gear? Who should we talk to next?
We built @commitgoods.com to bring that to more open-source projects. We run the store, fulfillment, and promotion... with official approval from each project maintainer.
One of the coolest things about running @ohmyz.sh merch for 6,000+ orders was watching people proudly rep a terminal framework on a shirt or laptop sticker. That kind of loyalty doesn't come from marketing... it comes from community.
Your Rails app isn't broken.
But it's not getting any younger either.
If this sounds familiar, I made something for you.
It turns out... when you're 47... you can just paint your wall black without asking your dad for permission.
Depeche Mode was writing about CI/CD pipelines before GitHub even existed… www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO0Y...
AI shows up without that context, so the same kinds of mistakes suddenly feel less acceptable. But it’s still the same work. Notice what went wrong, adjust, and improve.
The only real difference is the pace… and the fact that no feelings get bruised along the way.
The thing I keep reminding teams about AI is that yes… it makes mistakes. Often.
So do we. The difference is we’ve spent years building tolerance for human error. We understand it, expect it, and move on without much friction.
What would you define a Vespa as? Many refer to those as scooters...
If you’re optimizing for more lines of code… cool.
I’m optimizing for margin.
The kind that compounds in my Vanguard index funds… and funds more guitar pedals…
and dinner parties where we don’t talk about any of this.
The tools are already paying for themselves.
Just keynoted BrightOff Rails this morning. Walked through how I used Claude Code to rebuild Ruby on Rails in C#. Thanks for having me!
github.com/search?q=oh-...
Today, there are 8,400+ public "oh-my-..." repositories on
@github.com.
There's a decent chance you've used one. There's a chance you've built one.
If you have, I'd love to know... did you know where the name came from?
I want to convince a few coworkers to install it on their laptops so I don't have to remember all the verbose git commands we kept typing while pairing on their machines. I need a name for the repo. I glance over at our "oh-my-science" private repo. I shrug. @ohmyz.sh it is.
It fetched tweets from the API and awarded gold stars ⭐️ to anyone caught thanking science for something they might have otherwise credited to a deity.
2009: I have a messy folder of Zsh configuration files.
2006: Trey Parker and Matt Stone write "Oh My Science!" into two Season 10 episodes... a joke about replacing religious expressions with scientific ones.
2008: A coworker and I think this is hilarious. We build a Twitter side project called Oh My Science.
8,400 GitHub repositories share a naming convention that traces back to a South Park joke.
I know this because I'm the guy in the middle. Let me explain.
I wouldn't have guessed I'd land on Red Hat Mono... but then again.. I clicked a link posted by someone wearing a..
Still waiting to hear back from them for the Oh My Zsh team and me... 🤞
My teammate Sergiu is hosting a live session on building efficient reporting in your Rails apps... in 90 minutes. Swing by
If you’re hiring a firmware/UEFI engineer, I know someone worth talking to.
Solid experience, thoughtful engineer. DM me if you want an intro.
Hot take: Most reporting features in Rails apps are accidental architecture.
They weren’t really designed… they just grew over time.
Now they’re slow, brittle, and quietly avoided.
We’re tackling this next week.
Wednesday, March 25 at 10am PT
www.linkedin.com/events/74382...
Are you referring to the Code tab or Claude code TUI?
If former, totally agree.
Added some little touches to show which projects you’re helping fund during the checkout process.
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