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I wrote and posted this to Instagram a couple of days ago and it became my most-read poem ever. I’m honored I get to feel big feelings alongside you all. I’m posting it here too and want to use this space more consistently. Hello friends ❤️

I def can recommend this book, has some very good actionable insights to read those books sitting in your shelf.

Also ReadWith is pretty nice to share notes.

I find myself suddenly and unexpectedly #unemployed. If you know anyone hiring for Rust or Ruby developers please holla at your boy (do the kids still say that?).

This is a great read!

🚨New preprint and our results are rather concerning..

We find the "boiling frog" equivalent of AI use. Using large-scale RCTs, we provide *casual* evidence that AI assistance reduces persistence and hurts independent performance.

And these effects emerge after just 10–15 minutes of AI use!

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We're looking for Founding Sponsors for the Ruby Users Forum (www.rubyforum.org)

You can find more details here: products.rubyforum.org/sponsors

Would be definitely good to know what to expect

Audio. I’m using Apple podcasts app currently

Towards an amicable resolution with Ruby Central

andre.arko.net/2026/04/02/tow…

So happy that the Triathlon is still on. This year's Spring Edition looks like a great opportunity to meet new folks and connect with the community.

rubytriathlon.com

Me blocking someone

Happier development On programming "the good old fashioned way"

"As a Staff+ engineer, your job is to make the people around you better. The org mostly doesn’t (or rather, mostly shouldn’t) need another person writing code".

basta.substack.com/p/happier-de...

Reply to this post if you know an OSS developer seeking employment or sponsorship and I'll try to spread the word!

Hosting options to deploy a Ruby app You want to deploy your a small app or you’re working on your portfolio and need to get it deployed somewhere quickly, but you’re still deciding what PAAS provider to use, below you’ll find different ...

I created a comparison of Hosting options to deploy a Ruby app. Please repost if you find it useful!

www.rubyforum.org/t/hosting-op...

Also, for the people making things: you need to post your shit constantly or no one will see it. Talk it up. Make people crave that shit. Make them angry they don’t have it yet. Humility does not pay your rent.

What the best resources to learn about Ruby's memory use in 2026 I need to fix a problem with memory leaks, and I have found some talks and blog posts, but most of them seem to be about 10 years old. What would be the best source in 2026 to learn about the garbage ...

Does anyone know what are the best resources to learn about Ruby's memory use in 2026?

I added some articles I found, but if you have any recommendations please chime in!

www.rubyforum.org/t/what-the-b...

Great to hear you found it useful. The progress of what you‘re working on can be followed somewhere? sounds interesting…

Turbo Stream vs Morph, thoughts?

www.rubyforum.org/t/turbo-stre...

Microsoft rolls back some of its Copilot AI bloat on Windows | TechCrunch The company is reducing Copilot entry points on Windows, starting with Photos, Widgets, Notepad, and other apps.

“It’s clear that user feedback is influencing Microsoft’s moves around AI on Windows...
The Copilot rollback is just one of the changes being made.”

Keep it up, haters🤗

techcrunch.com/2026/03/20/m...

BrutRB Documentation Documentation for the Brut.RB web framework.

Have you seen BrutRB? I think it has some interesting ideas around how web concepts are structured.

brutrb.com/overview.html

What do you use to review Ruby and gems documentation? What do you use when you need to check documentation for Ruby and/or Gems? I’m aware of the below following options, but is there any of those that you would recommend over the others? Have you found...

I would love to learn more about what you use to review Ruby and gems documentation?

Join the discussion: www.rubyforum.org/t/what-do-yo...

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Release v0.4.5 · aaronmallen/farg Added Add color_vision_deficiency module with three CVD simulation algorithms: Brettel 1997 (half-plane dichromacy projection in LMS), Viénot 1999 (single-matrix dichromacy projection in linear sR...

I've just released v0.4.5 of Farg with color blindness simulations!! Please check it out!

https://github.com/aaronmallen/farg/releases/tag/0.4.5

#colorimetry #rust #buildinpublic

I like that fly uses per usage pricing which can be handy for very small or toy projects. I haven't use it a lot but I think it's probably better than Heroku or Render for that particular use case. What you don't like about it?

Could you share what you’re using?

If you’re an expert in some field, please learn how propaganda works so you’re not inadvertently spreading it when you are explaining something.

We’ve just published our AI contribution policy: hanamirb.org/ai-policy/

This is a nice list of Ruby Cheat Sheets:

Guide to deploy a Rails app (in less than 10 minutes) Below you’ll find a step-by-step process on how to create a brand new Rails app and deploy it to Fly.io. This guide if for you, if you’re looking for to spin up an app because: You want to learn how...

www.rubyforum.org/t/guide-to-d...