Amid the excitement of #TropicalOnRails, I forgot to share this: Rails Scales!—my upcoming book on Rails performance—has already sold 500+ copies in beta! And it’s not even officially out yet (launching May or June). Thanks to everyone reading early! pragprog.com/titles/cprpo/r…

Ready to go! Rocking my lucky T-shirt. #RubyKaigi

Why #RubyKaigi is the best conference in the planet? Well, this kind of stuff happens here, nowhere else.

“Rails Scales!” also present at the #RubyKaigi bookstore!

Noel Rappin Sam Ruby - Rails Scales by Cristian Planas 🇪🇺 - Frictionless Generators by Garrett Dimon - Hotwire Native for Rails Developers by Joe Masilotti - High Performance PostgreSQL for Rails by Andrew Atkinson

Rails Scales! is a Pragmatic Bookshelf best seller, and it’s for sale right now! 40% off with the code 2025RAILS at checkout! Use this opportunity and get your ebook copy. 😘 pragprog.com/titles/cprpo/r…

Hello, fellow Ruby Engineers! We’re excited to announce our #May Barcelona.rb meetup! Join us for insightful talks by Cristian Planas 🇪🇺 and Rich Steinmetz — plus great networking with fellow Rubyists. Save the date: May 8, 18:00 at Loft de Gràcia. Sign up at meetu.ps/e/P30fj/15tRW5…

ENG 🎤 TROPICAL ON RAILS 2025 — DAY 2: TALKS NOW AVAILABLE! 🚀🌴 The 7 amazing talks missing from Day 2 of #TropicalOnRails 2025 are now live on YouTube! Check out the highlights: 💜 Vinícius Alonso ( Vinicius Alonso ) discussed lesser-known features and why you shouldn't rewrite

It's finally out! My talk "Full Circle: How Modern Ruby Powers the Re-integration of High-Speed Microservices into Rails". Recommended if you are into Ruby, architectural debates with some historical perspective, and Twin Peaks. #ruby #rails youtube.com/watch?v=0cI8OT…

The wait is over - #RubyConfIndia 2025 is on the horizon! The Ruby wave is rising once again. Get ready for insightful talks, vibrant community energy, and everything you love about Ruby. Stay tuned for exciting announcements! Know More: rubyconf.in #RubyCommunity

Rails World in Amsterdam sold out in two minutes, but there are lots of other great conferences happening in the Ruby world that still has room for this summer. I've heard great things about this one!

Claude 4 just refactored my entire codebase in one call. 25 tool invocations. 3,000+ new lines. 12 brand new files. It modularized everything. Broke up monoliths. Cleaned up spaghetti. None of it worked. But boy was it beautiful.

Something I hear very little talk about: How AI coding tools are so much LESS useful when used on existing, large codebases at work (with custom frameworks, conventions, coding style etc) ... compared to doing greenfield work or side projects So common for me to hear: "yeah I

Thank you!!! 🙏

After 3 years of work, my book Rails Scales! is finally complete, and the print copies are now available! I recorded a short unboxing video of my copies to share with you. You can get your own paperback copy of Rails Scales! on Amazon: amazon.com/Rails-Scales-P…

Celebrating with Cristian Planas 🇪🇺 as Rails Scales! goes into print!

Just checked the "Best Sellers in Ruby Programming"(lnkd.in/gq4sKWkt) on Amazon and found a pleasant surprise!

Heading to #Railsconf? Check out Cirdes Henrique's invitation to São Paulo 🌴 Tropical on Rails is a great conference - Pragprog author Cristian Planas 🇪🇺 spoke this year, and even wore the Tshirt in his unboxing video for his new book, Rails Scales!

Got an author-signed “Rails Scales” book from Cristian Planas 🇪🇺 #rubyconftw #coscup #rubyfriends

🚀 I'm available for contract work! 10+ yrs building full-stack apps (Rails + Vue, dabbling in Elixir). Experienced in remote teams, scaling systems & debugging tough issues. DM if you need a seasoned #RubyOnRails engineer!