First programming languages shape lasting preferences; Ruby inspires affection for readability and community, yet can feel outdated or disappointing to those who adopt it later.
The Embarrassing Ruby/Rails Subreddit Chronicles 2025-11-24
Ruby/Rails subreddit members behave meanly and downvote without patient, respectful discourse, enabling unprofessional conduct despite members' established credentials.
State machines changed the way I design workflows in Ruby.
State machines structure Ruby/Rails workflows, making logic clean, predictable, and easier to maintain across payments, approvals, integrations, and backend processes.
Dynamic avatars with Ruby are a common feature as we usually want to provide sensible default values without resorting to the same default avatar for every single user.
Sentry Ruby SDK adds full logs for Ruby/Rails, tracing and profiling improvements, and introduces breaking changes including dropped support for older Ruby and Rails versions.
Lancelot: Ruby Bindings for Lance with Hybrid Search
Lancelot offers efficient Ruby-native bindings to Lance for managing ML workloads with features like hybrid search and support for vector and text search.
RapiTapir - APIs so clean and fast, they practically run wild!
RapiTapir enhances Ruby API development with type safety, automatic documentation, and a clean DSL, making the process more efficient and less error-prone.
Ever wondered how Ruby translates numbers into characters-or even emojis?
Ruby's .chr and .ord methods demystify the journey of characters from raw bytes to multi-byte UTF-8 encoding, revealing the intricacies of ASCII and beyond.
GitHub Flavored Markdown in Rails with Commonmarker
Commonmarker stands out among Ruby gems as it implements the CommonMark specifications while also accommodating GitHub-flavored Markdown, which enhances user functionality and satisfaction.
Deep Dive into Ruby Data Structures & Core Enumerable Methods
In Ruby, methods like .each, .map, .select, .reduce, and .inject serve as powerful tools that reveal the inner workings of data structures, enabling developers to write cleaner code.