Javier Cervantes
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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
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 · yesterdayYou 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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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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"software is made for and by humans, and the community about the project is the most important thing about it" www.reddit.com/r/rails/comm...
madribby78's comment on "What the hell happened to DHH? (I did some digging)"
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Let’s assume for a second AI is making you more productive. Is it making your life any better? Are you healthier? Happier? Have more free time? Have richer social lives? Greater fulfillment? I’m not being hyperbolic, the main thing AI has increased in my life is misery. How am I supposed to act?
If you haven't submitted a talk proposal for Helvetic Ruby yet, now's the time! The Call for Proposals closes on July 31. Join us in Zurich for Helvetic Ruby, November 19–20, 2026 🇨🇭🍫🧀🗻 Not planning to speak? Early Bird tickets are still available, too! helvetic-ruby.ch
Helvetic Ruby | November 19-20, 2026, Zürich
A single-track conference for Ruby enthusiasts and professionals from Switzerland and abroad.
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Today we're launching the Guides category in the Ruby Users Forum, where you can take a deep dive into Ruby fundamentals and learn more about what makes it a favourite tool for programmers: https://www.rubyforum.org/t/guides-to-help-you-learn-more-about-ruby/572
Guides to help you learn more about Ruby
You want to learn Ruby but you don’t know how to get started. You’re looking for list of free and updated resources to learn Ruby. Or maybe you already know some of the basics, but you want to get some recommendations for expanding your knowledge. Today, we’re launching the Guides category, where you can take a deep dive into Ruby fundamentals and learn more about what makes it a favourite tool for programmers. You’ll find topics like how to get started, setting up your environment, list of re...
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Name the most traumatic scene from a childhood movie. Amazing stuff to show to kids
Simba Tries to Wake Mufasa
Alt: Simba Tries to Wake Mufasa
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Thomas Fuchs@thomasfuchs.at · last wk.Name the most traumatic scene from a childhood movie. Amazing stuff to show to kids
Modern web-frameworks automatically reload the browser after every change. Both Rails and Hanami won’t do this by default, so it might surprise you if you’re new to them. Discover how to configure it: https://www.rubyforum.org/t/how-to-setup-live-code-reload-in-hanami-and-rails/80
How to setup live code reload in Hanami and Rails
Modern web-frameworks automatically reload the browser after every change. Both Rails and Hanami won’t do this by default, so it might surprise you if you’re new to them. However, Hanami offers fast code reloading in development via the hanami-reloader gem. When you run hanami server in development, guard watches the file system for code edits and restarts the Hanami server when changes occur. You can follow the official code reloading guide to set it up. In Rails you can get it working by add...
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AI can give you an answer, but it can't give you a community. Sharing an invite to the Ruby forum, for people who still value discussion, shared context, and learning from each other, not just from a model. #ruby #rubyonrails #forum www.rubyforum.org/invites/QNY4...
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I'm behind on my duties here. But, I'm very excited to hit the road next month! Being behind the wheel has always been the place I've felt most comfortable.
XO Ruby@xoruby.com · 2w ago"XORuby was designed to be resilient and personal events are testing that thesis" - @jremsikjr.bsky.social Seattle & Vancouver event details are finally available and we could use a little help. www.xoruby.com/blog/so-what...
"Programmers seem to confuse the imagined power of making computers do their bidding with the very real power of choosing" - @thomasfuchs.at mir.aculo.us/do-llms-know...
Do LLMs know how to make software? (No.)
If you ever seriously tried LLMs for coding you should conclude that they are inherently useless for generating text that isn’t a verifiable algorithm; but do LLMs know how to make software?
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This is an interesting take, not many companies put people/customers first. blog.codeberg.org/protecting-o...
Protecting our FLOSS commons from LLMs — Codeberg News
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I've spent the last few weeks experimenting with various setups for deploying #Ruby apps to a server. Here's my first blog post in a series where I'll describe what I've come up with. Most tutorials gloss over details like security and user management. I'm going for as much detail as possible!
Server setup for Ruby web applications
The ease of using Heroku and other similar platforms means a generation of developers, including me, have never really needed to setup and manage servers during our career. As such, I was a bit afraid...
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When I started Miren, the idea was always to launch Miren Anywhere because it is truly what makes self-hosted clusters sing. It removes the awkward network location question and gives you the ability to use compute anywhere it might be. I'm so fucking excited to let you all use it!
miren.dev@miren.dev · 2w agoMiren v0.12.0 ships Miren Anywhere: your cluster dials out, Miren's edge carries traffic back, and my-chores.miren.app can be served straight off a laptop in the kitchen 👩🍳💻 The "deploy works but the URL times out" wall, gone 🔄✨ miren.dev/blog/miren-a...
☕ XO Ruby hits Seattle Aug 8, 2026! A day of learning & connection where coffee culture meets Silicon Forest. $100, no travel needed. 🎟️ xoruby.com/event/seattle/ #XORuby
We’re creating a shared place where Ruby users can ask questions and discuss ideas about your project: https://www.rubyforum.org/t/calling-all-open-source-maintainers-working-with-ruby/553
Calling all open source maintainers working with Ruby
Ruby Users Forum ❤ Open Source, we want to make it easier for Rubyists and Open Source projects to connect. Today, each project has to build and maintain its own discussion space, which takes away focus and time that you could use to work on your project. That’s why we’re creating a shared place where Ruby users can ask questions, share ideas, report experiences, and stay up to date with the whole ecosystem. How it works We create a dedicated tag for your project. You a link from your ...
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really thinking about this tweet as i’ve been struggling to breathe through nausea for the last 5 hours
Luke LeBrun@lukelebrun.ca · 3w agoThese images of First Nations community members evacuating Collins, Ontario on motorboats are absolutely surreal www.facebook.com/reel/1548244...
I just released Insta, a new snapshot testing library for Ruby, live at RubyConf in Las Vegas! Extracted from Herb's test suite and inspired by @mitsuhiko.at's fantastic insta library for Rust. `gem "insta"`
You want to know how to host your app for free, but you don’t want to spend half a day figuring out how to deploy it. This guide shows the full process of deploying a real-world Rails app to Miren Club. www.rubyforum.org/t/how-to-dep...
How to deploy an existing Rails app for free
You want to know how to host your app for free, but you don’t want to spend half a day figuring out how to deploy it. Or you tried self-hosting with Kamal but couldn’t make it. If you are starting an...
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we're working on more posts for the Spinel blog in the spirit of open source, if you'd like to critique one I've written before it goes out, you can do so here github.com/spinel-coop/...
factory frustrations part one by indirect · Pull Request #4 · spinel-coop/spinel.coop
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