Javier Cervantes
@jvrc.ca
I'm an entrepreneur/software engineer working as a consultant to help builders and founders use the power of technology to grow their businesses. - jvrc.ca - rubyforum.org
This is a version of the world I would love to see. Not sure if we'll be able to pull it off (as an industry), but I think it still worth trying to move in that direction.
Chad Fowler@chadfowler.com · 3d agoThe specification is not a document. This is a long one. I’m trying to work through what the durable artifact of software becomes when code is cheap to regenerate, and what that means for documentation, production evidence, decisions, evaluations, and provenance.
I just learned about Roundhouse. Good timing as I wonder what to do with a couple of Rails apps I'm worried about supporting as Rails long-term. https://www.rubyforum.org/t/have-you-guys-seen-roundhouse/639 #Rails
Have you guys seen Roundhouse?
This is a wild project which takes your rails application and translates it into C#, Crystal, Elixir, Go, Kotlin, Python, Rust, Swift, and TypeScript. It also translates it into magic-less ruby which is incredibly verbose but runs faster and is more JIT friendly. He claims it also runs under spinel which means you could compile it to a binary. Crazy project.
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I’ve been doing some explorations about deployment options for Ruby, so I’m curious to learn more about what you’re using to deploy your applications. Please participate in the poll, I would love to get your input: www.rubyforum.org/t/where-do-y...
Where do you deploy your Ruby apps?
Hello! Lately, I’ve been doing some explorations about <span class="hashtag-icon-placeholder"></span>deployment</span> options for Ruby, so I’m curious to learn more about what you’re using to deploy ...
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It’s week two of our sponsorship drive! Thank you so much to the ten Rubyists who became Hanakai sponsors in the last week! You’re standing up and showing us there's power in numbers. Read more about it here, including a special Q&A with Pat Allan! hanakai.org/blog/2026/08...
Power in numbers, and Pat Allan
“In code like in life, healthy relationships should have respectful boundaries.” Week two of our sponsorship drive.
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My talk about @bridgetownrb.com at Haggis Ruby in 2024 appeared on YouTube a few weeks ago, and I've just realised, so sharing it now!
Ayush Newatia - Turn Left for Bridgetown: Overview of a next-generation static(ish) site generator
YouTube video by Haggis Ruby
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if you didn’t write it… you didn’t write it no, using an llm to “draft” for you is not writing it writers write: that’s one of the four noble truths for writers if you don’t write, you’re not a writer it’s really that simple no wriggling, hairsplitting, whining argument will change that
My weeknotes are out — come for the @hanakai.org sponsorship drive and fresh patch releases, stay for @afomera.dev and @aaronmallen.dev bringing the heat with a dozen new improvements! 😍 timriley.info/posts/contin...
Continuations 2026/33: Commercial kitchen - Tim Riley
• This week I kicked off our Hanakai sponsorship drive for 2026, and shared an exciting new stretch goal — if we can raise another $15k for this year, we’ll...
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If you want to learn the #ruby fundamentals, check out some safe and newbie friendly spaces where you can reach out for help: www.rubyforum.org/t/how-to-get...
How to get help with Ruby questions
When you’re getting started it’s easy to get lost or you can get stuck when trying to work on an exercise or project. If you want to learn the ruby fundamentals, check out the getting-started tag, bu...
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My "Getting Started" guide for Rack just got merged to the official docs! :D Rack underpins every #Ruby web framework and app server, yet I don't think it's always well understood. Give it a read!
GETTING-STARTED - RDoc Documentation
Getting Started With Rack This guide demonstrates how to create a basic Rack application and run it using a Rack-compliant web server. puma.
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XO Ruby is coming to Toronto in October. Who else is going to be there?
XO Ruby@xoruby.com · last wk.🔥 Join us at a stop near you! www.xoruby.com/events Want something in your backyard? Let us know.
Did you know there is an open source platform that any Ruby User Group can use when they need a place to host their events, registration, etc? www.rubyforum.org/t/on-ruby-wh...
On Ruby - Whitelabel Site for Ruby Communities
I think we all agree that Ruby meetups deserve a larger audience . But did you know there is an open source platform that any Ruby user group can use when they need a place to host their events, regi...
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Oh no! @echofeed.app is shutting down :( Anyone has any recommendation on what I can use to cross-post from my blog to social networks?
I recently published a new version of the guide with free resources for Getting Started with Ruby: www.rubyforum.org/t/getting-st... #buildinpublic
It's been a while since I've done a people looking for work thread. If you're looking for work, put what you do and what you're looking for (full time, freelance etc) as a reply. Companies: get hiring people!
In this guide, you’ll learn how to use rv (https://rv.dev/), a very fast version and package manager for Ruby to get started in minutes instead of hours: https://www.rubyforum.org/t/install-any-ruby-version-in-seconds-using-rv
GitHub - spinel-coop/rv: 💎💨 Extremely fast Ruby version and gem manager
💎💨 Extremely fast Ruby version and gem manager. Contribute to spinel-coop/rv development by creating an account on GitHub.
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We’re very happy to be sponsors of @xoruby.com . The Seattle event has a great schedule featuring some awesome Rubyists. I can’t recommend it enough! www.rubyforum.org/t/xo-ruby-se...
XO Ruby Seattle (August 8th)
I posted So, What’s Up With XO Ruby 2026 over a week ago and I’ve been underwater clearing the decks at the office and prepping for Seattle this coming Saturday (August 8th). XO Ruby Seattle 📅 Date...
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With the correct link: www.rubyforum.org/t/compelling...
Compelling reasons to learn Ruby today
You might be worried about the future prospects of the language and with so many tools out there, you want to be sure that learning Ruby is worth the effort. I’ve compiled a list of reasons to learn ...
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Javier Cervantes@jvrc.ca · 3w agoYou might be worried about the future prospects Ruby, and, you want to be sure that learning Ruby is worth the effort. I’ve compiled a list of reasons to learn Ruby from people using it every day so you can pick the one that resonates with you: https://www.rubyforum.org/t/compelling-reasons-to-le
You might be worried about the future prospects Ruby, and, you want to be sure that learning Ruby is worth the effort. I’ve compiled a list of reasons to learn Ruby from people using it every day so you can pick the one that resonates with you: https://www.rubyforum.org/t/compelling-reasons-to-le
I shared some details on subtyping, variance and higher-order types coming to Literal 2. This is more of an internal capability of the type system; I’ll share more details about some of the features it powers soon.
Literal 2 feature preview: Variance and higher-order types
Literal 2 can tell whether one type is a subtype of another. The rule: type a is a subtype of type b if it can be proven that every object permitted by a is also permitted by b. These comparisons work...
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July was another great month for the Ruby Users Forum. We welcomed 41 new members, with 53 new topics and 154 posts created by the community. We also reached 15,000 page visits this month. Check the full report here: https://www.rubyforum.org/t/july-highlights/580
July Highlights
July was another great month for the Ruby Users Forum. We welcomed 41 new members, with 53 new topics and 154 posts created by the community. We also reached 15,000 page visits this month. We introduced two new categories: Guides - Tutorials, reference material, and learning resources. Events - Discussions about Ruby conferences, meetups, and other community events. Some of the most viewed topics this month were: True story inside of a rant A deep-dive into serving Ruby apps using Caddy B...
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I made an improvement to the open graph image for the www.rubyforum.org so it doesn't cut off. I had it on the back of my mind for a while, sorry it took so long! #buildinpublic
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Welcoming space where you can learn, share, and grow with other users of the Ruby programming language.
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The anthropomorphization of "AI" is literally PR speak handed down by "AI" companies that want you to think it's magic and also to think that they're not responsible for problems.
I shared some details about slices and drafts coming to Literal 2. www.rubyforum.org/t/literal-2-...
Literal 2 feature preview: Slices and Drafts
We’ve been working hard on the next version of Literal which will bring a ton of new features and improvements. I’d like to share a couple of them here. I’d love to hear your thoughts and I hope to sh...
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I wrote an update on the dispute with Ruby Central over Bundler and RubyGems. I'm sad it's reached this point, especially since Ruby Central's conferences are a big part of what convinced me to join the Ruby community back in the day. andre.arko.net/2026/07/30/rub…
Ruby Central's Destructive Legacy
At conferences and meetups, and in conversations online, many Ruby developers have asked me about Ruby Central and my disagreement with them. This post is my attempt to answer the questions I’ve been getting over and over, covering: 1) what is Ruby Central doing now? 2) has the dispute over Bundler…
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a great summary of the current state of de facto ruby governance from @threedaymonk; I think that if ruby is going to meaningfully remove the influence of the fascists currently in charge of it, it is imperative that gems.coop and the move to fork rails are successful po-ru.com/2026/07/29/i...
It doesn’t matter whether “Matz is nice”
I’ve met Matz once, I think, at EuRuKo in Krakow in 2010. We chatted briefly in Japanese. He seemed nice, but also quiet and reserved. At the time, he didn’t speak much English; perhaps he could speak...
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This is a good idea worth considering: daverupert.com/2026/07/numb...
Before I go: Double your business with companies you like
I’ve had the pleasure in my career of sitting in tons of different board rooms talking with executives and getting a rundown on different charts and graphs they care most deeply about. As expected, “n...
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