Tweets mostly about Ruby, Rails, and JavaScript. Father of 2 boys. Triathlon on the side. Working on https://xitter.cf/t.co/zdVBW9GTOM

Bethesda, MD
Joined April 2008
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Welp the day has come that the company I worked for got sunset so I am on the hunt for a new job. If anyone happens to know of any great Rails shops(that use turbo 🤞) feel free to reach out! DMs are open. RTs for reach appreciated.
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Just because I think SQLite works great for Joy of Rails doesn’t mean it’s right for you. You may be wondering: "Is SQLite a good fit for my next Rails app?" I’ve set out to help you answer that question here: joyofrails.com/articles/what…
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Hey, Check out this article by Ross Kaffenberger at joyofrails.com. Full Article: Sending Web Push Notifications from Rails - joyofrails.com/articles/web-…
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Ross Kaffenberger retweeted
Hey Ruby community 👋 I'm currently exploring new career opportunities (open to work!) 📚I’m the author of SuperRails.com, where I educate hundreds of developers on Rails & Hotwire. In my past roles, I've architected and shipped: ✅ CRM, Edtech, Fintech, marketplace apps ✅ Complex multi-tenant apps with advanced authorization ✅ Complete billing infrastructures (SaaS subscriptions, one-time payments, usage-based) ✅ Modern Rails frontends with Hotwire, Stimulus, Tailwind ✅ Mobile apps with Hotwire Native Available for fractional or full-time positions. If you're scaling a Rails team or know someone who is, let's connect!🤙 [email protected] 🦄 #Ruby #Rails #Hotwire
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Ross Kaffenberger retweeted
Finally happened. Ran out. Need more mentors at firstrubyfriend.org Struggling in: Australia, Azerbaijan, China, Colombia, France, India, Indonesia, Netherlands, United Kingdom & even the USA. Share widely.
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Over on the blue place, @tenderlove brought up some really valid points about Fibers in Ruby. I wrote up some of my thoughts over there, and figured i'd share them here too. This is pretty long, sorry 😂
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If I were to recommend only three Ruby articles published last week to read, here is what I would recommend See my recommendations at newsletter.shortruby.com/p/t… #ThreeRubyLinks #ShortRuby #Ruby #Articles
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Here is a list of community projects and directories try to show a list of companies and products using #Ruby or Ruby on #Rails. If your company or project utilizes Ruby or any Ruby-based framework, consider adding it to these websites.
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The results from @planetargon's 2024 Ruby on Rails Community Survey are in. Over 2,700 developers participated this year. Here are a few stats that I found interesting. 🧵
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I started a tech-oriented web comic, if you'd like to give it a gander!
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It's not a huge update, but docs.ruby-lang.org/en/master just got a new look 😄
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3️⃣ How to Render CSS Dynamically in Rails joyofrails.com/articles/how-… by Ross Kaffenberger @rossta Ross shared an interesting technique for rendering CSS dynamically with Ruby on Rails. This is a good tutorial in which - among many other good examples - he renders a CSS file from a Rails action and makes a controller to set the color scheme for the web application. It has a lot of examples and shares the approach step by step.
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Ok, a thought: we need a better catalogue of companies building with Rails. The one that includes not a few cool examples, but, say 50-80% of all notable businesses. Why? — Hiring. To boost chances of efficient and successful hiring on both sides, @RubyOnRemote is doing a great job but the problem is still here. I’m talking about indexng Ruby job posting across platforms and using that datato create a catalogue. It the company didn’t hire Ruby engineers in 3(?) years, it is archived. — Connections. It’s crucial for local Ruby communities: Ruby meetups can be super useful for and be supported by the local Ruby companies. The should be a better way for local Ruby community leaders to find and contact local Ruby employers. — Success stories. The more people learn about cool companies like @limebike and @Chime and @figma and @flexcar, and @whop and @ycombinator itself, and more and more, building with Ruby, the more people and companies are going to be vocal about building with Ruby too, and it is needed! The skepticism of the broader tech community is real, and we should work to balance it with the real success stories and the power of the Ruby community. @andycroll I was meaning to DM you this but then I thought why not tweet it. wdyt?
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Hey folks, I was affected by layoffs and need to land on my feet. I've been a Rails developer since 2016 professionally. If you have any opportunities please don't hesitate to let me know. #rails #Ruby
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Left Stitch Fix after 10 years built the data platform for 150 data scientists crunching PBs of data, launched about a dozen data products / algorithms. Built human-in-the loop ML products. Wild run Figuring out what's next. Anyone hiring? (retweet for visibility plz 🙏)
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My #RailsConf Keynote rec is out! Yes, I look a bit funny on stage, and I still remember feeling something like an electrical circuit with everyone in the room⚡️. Share it with people who are hesitant about the future of #Ruby and #Rails youtu.be/-sFYiyFQMU8?feature…
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I've got some capacity to take on a new Rails project. Very comfortable with the backend and can work with the whole stack on a team (or without). Rails dev since 2014. DMs open. RTs appreciated. ❤️
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Ross Kaffenberger retweeted
My contract with @GustoHQ has reached it's natural conclusion - there's not much work left to do :) With that, I'll be available starting in August for: * Audits/tune-ups * Long-term retainer * Training/workshops I'm excited to get back to working with a diverse group of co's!
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