André Arko
@indirect.io
thought misleader at cuberule.com tired of saying https://actually.men community gem server at https://gem.coop ruby tools and consulting at https://spinel.coop
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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OH: '"how do I continue behaving like a professional when coworkers are behaving like high schoolers trying to cheat on their math homework", the hardest problem in computer science in 2026'
Webinar Appetizer, named because a webapp is the thing you go to in order to access a Zoom link
do you think "webapp" stands for "weblication application"? or "website appsite"
This is going to screw over a lot of people who live in “SF” when they mean “Daly City at best”, therefore I am all for it.
we need a name rectification law, like patent invalidation but for wildly misleading names. "Anthropic" actually trying to create a machine god? it's named "Cyberic" now. "Vitamin Water" doesn't have vitamins? it's named "Sugar Water" now. "OpenAI" not actually open? it's named "ClosedAI" now.
Factory Frustrations: Optimized for Isolation spinel.coop/blog/factory...
Factory Frustrations: Optimized for Isolation
spinel.coop
I wrote a history of rv until now, what we've released, and what our plans are andre.arko.net/2026/06/13/rv-…
rv plan and progress update
This post was originally given as a talk at Rubycon IT 2026. The slides are also available. It’s been a while since I first talked about rv, a Ruby manager for the future. I’d like give an update on what we’ve done since then, but I’m going to recap some of that earlier post first to give context f…
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🔥New Blog Post: Ruby Hello World on Linux with rv: Quickstart Guide 💡Discover rv, the fast Ruby version manager. Step-by-step guide to install Ruby on Linux (Fedora) with rv, set up RubyMine, and run your first Hello World. #ruby #rubymine #linux blog.devandreacarratta.it/en/ruby-rv-h...
Ruby Hello World on Linux with rv: Quickstart Guide
Discover rv, the fast Ruby version manager. Step-by-step guide to install Ruby on Linux (Fedora) with rv, set up RubyMine, and run your first Hello World.
blog.devandreacarratta.it
they published 2,118 RFCs before going "we should define what 'should' means"
#GemCoop namespaces are now out of beta! gem.coop/updates/7/ I am *SUPER* excited about this!
namespaces released
hi again everyone, we’re back with exciting news. namespaces on gem.coop have been promoted out of beta and into general availability. that means you can use namespaced gems directly from the top-leve...
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has the time come? will we finally be able to convince companies that we shouldn’t treat our teammates like strangers? I for one would love to Stop Using Pull Requests: a4al6a.substack.com/p/stop-using... (this isn’t about open source… yet)
DSLs are a bad idea because programmers are not good at designing programming languages. It’s like letting the nouveau riche spec their own mcmansion
With new gaming hardware getting more expensive by the day, it's finally time to start making games again for the hardware everyone already owns. That's right, the sun rises once more for the Nintendo DS
this weekend is the last weekend of the indo net cafe! come watch award-winning indonesian film "daly city", and read pieces by @aprilsoetarman.bsky.social & @mayli.bsky.social! 78 gough st, sf sat & sun 1-6pm
sailor mercury@sailorhg.com · 3mo agohappening tomorrow!! with pieces by nick hartanto, @aprilsoetarman.bsky.social, @mayli.bsky.social, and myself!
enough. i’m tired of github actions. it’s time for github consequences
Welcome to Hanakai! The new home for Hanami, Dry, and Rom. hanakai.org/blog/2026/05...
Welcome to Hanakai
It’s time to bring the family together.
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this was very good, thank you for writing it @tarakiyee.bsky.social tarakiyee.com/gardens-not-ro…
Gardens, Not Roads: Cultivating Open Source Communities
Ever since its eponymous report was published nearly a decade ago, the "roads and bridges" metaphor has dominated how many working with FOSS software, including I, think about open source sustainability. Nadia Asparouhova's influential 2016 report painted a picture of critical digital infrastructur…
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last month, i hosted in internet cafe at my studio. next month, which is aapi month, i'm hosting an indo-net cafe—a showcase of digital narratives by indonesian american artists, alongside indonesian snacks! luma.com/zp9dqquy
I’ve posted it before, but it feels evergreen The two hardest problems in Computer Science are 1. Human communication 2. Getting people in tech to believe that human communication is important
Jake Anbinder@jakeanbinder.bsky.social · 4mo agoI think we need an inverse thread where we talk about things that normal intelligent people universally agree upon that are for some reason hot takes within your profession
TIL the hypothetical samurai who sent a fax to Abraham Lincoln could have drunk a cup of Folgers coffee beforehand. History is amazing.
anyone need a NetApp or F5 rack mount server while I’m at the gatcha store?
open to contracts as well, short- or long-term! let me clean up your mess!
jneen@jneen.ca · 4mo agohi yall. i'm looking for work. writing things like this has been a severely career-limiting move, but i am as sharp as ever, and very good at what i do. i know the industry cannot stay this way, but if you want to toss my CV over to HR, it would help a lot in the meanwhile. jneen.ca/pages/cv