Just video called my parents from the back of a Waymo because I thought it would be fun to hear how much they hated the idea, and they didn't disappoint. "WHAT IF YOU GET HIT BY A TRACTOR TRAILER?!" (Spoiler alert: I didn't.)

Heads up: tickets for Tropical on Rails are launching soon!

Some people collect stamps, I collect Rails World pins!

In this episode of 'On Rails', Gusto's Miguel Conde and Peter Compernolle join Robby Russell to share how they’ve evolved from a single massive monolith to a “biolith” architecture built for scale and compliance. They talk about defining system boundaries, taming legacy code

One of my goals with On Rails has been simple: talk to the people in the trenches. The ones still shipping. Still learning. Still proving that Ruby on Rails can scale when you treat it with care. This week’s guests, Miguel Conde and Peter Compernolle from Gusto, live that story

Good news out of the Rails Foundation: @serp_api has joined as our newest Contributing member! While most of our support comes from B2C apps and agencies, I always think it's cool to see dev tools that are built on Rails joining too. :)

We sit at this epic moment in history where the dawn (or at least advancement) of a new technology stretches out before us. We have this amazing opportunity to learn and build, yet people still choose to sit online and sling crap at each other. What a waste of time & opportunity.

I choose learning, positivity, and joy.

Let's shine a light on folks making contributions for the benefit of everyone in the Rails community. Nominate them before Dec 3! rails-foundation.neetoform.com/8b24d6a3780dcd…

Someone just sent me this message: "I just saw the Hotwire Native in Ruby on Rails YouTube channel, and it seems amazing for me as Rails developer." So I just had to reshare my keynote from Rails World! youtu.be/VbMt_4STWIo?si…

Come join the team! We’re hiring a Senior Manager, Software Engineering, remote anywhere in the US or Canada. We’re looking for someone with background in Rails who wants to be both hands on as an engineer and a leader for an excellent team of internal and external engineers.

Can't even fault them when I do this to my own name sometimes.

Work & surf, take 2: Wales. Who knew Wales had so many rainbows?

Rude.

Reminder: Nominations for the 2025 Rails Luminary close in 3 days. Submit your nomination here: rails-foundation.neetoform.com/8b24d6a3780dcd…

[ENG] 📣 Call for Proposals is officially open! It’s time to submit your talk proposal for Tropical on Rails 2026. Have valuable insight, story, or lesson that can inspire the Ruby community? This is your moment. We’re looking for technical talks, real-world cases, best