Today’s rainy dog walk was one of the best I’ve had for a while thanks to the return of this: softwaresocial.dev/episodes/wer... Thank you @mjwhansen.com and @leenyburger.bsky.social!

a few days ago i watched this video on the xz->openssl exploit and everybody with commit access should be forced to watch it, eyes held open by clamps if necessary

BBC international editor Jeremy Bowen, speaking to the FT, on impartiality www.ft.com/content/b139...

Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes! "Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."

Been putting off moving off asdf to mise for managing Ruby versions for months. I shouldn't have. It took two minutes to migrate and it Just Works™.

Wondering if this is more or less likely to be true now. Might depend on definition of a SaaS.

Just found the video floating around, but didn't see it posted here yet. Here's hoping there'll be a next time :-). @friendlyrb.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUjV...

New post > When ideas can be brought to life at this pace it ushers in a new way of working... The innovation is and always has been the ideas... now can we can implement these ideas so effortlessly and cheaply, the code essentially becomes a disposable commodity mileswoodroffe.com/articles/cla...

A thread for the holdouts @craigkerstiens.com

Since meeting @jot.is at @friendlyrb.com last year, we've been working on cogrid.com, a competitor research and tracking tool for SaaS founders and marketers. We're launching the MVP in a few weeks. Join our mailing list to follow our progress and get early access!

Just booked my ticket and accommodation, probably shouldn't have put it off until now - not many rooms left: bsky.app/profile/jot....

It’s Alex’s first day. You want to help them make a big impact fast. You let them use your computer, email address & app logins. They’re so quick you can’t even see all the steps they’re taking. What could possibly go wrong? Why can’t we onboard LLMs the way we would really onboard an employee?

Hey Ruby consultants, freelancers, and agencies! Quick reminder: we have the Ruby Consultants Quarterly Gathering (over Zoom) on Monday, 1pm ET! Come talk shop with other Rubyists. (It's not widely publicized, so if you don't have an invite, DM me and I'll add you.)

Great short post from @mheap.dev: michaelheap.com/visibility-i... It takes practice to deliver the right level of abstraction--too many details are not great. But surprises are so so bad. Even if Alice delivers a month later than Bob, people understand why and are more likely to accept it.

Someone just spotted I'm "featured quite heavily" in the video here: businessofsoftware.org/events/bos-e... (10 days left before prices go up)

If you haven't seen MKBHD's microchips for scale explainer, you are missing out holy moly this was like Beakman's World of the current era. so good. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh9p...

Did you know that I do sound branding for a fee? 👇🏻 soundlogo.co

Alongside the Ruby 4.0 release last week, I published charm-ruby over Christmas, bringing @charm.land's excellent terminal UI libraries to Ruby. A full TUI framework, reusable components, styled output, forms, markdown rendering, spinners, charts, and a lot more! Demos below ⬇️

Here's a Christmas present for the Hotwire community! 🎅 I've compiled the entire (free) Hotwire Club knowledge base into a searchable MCP database. 📚 Here's the Github repository complete with install and configuration instructions: github.com/TheHotwireCl...

We were very proud to present @marcoroth.dev with the Rails Luminary Award 2025. And yes, I was on a secret mission to Zurich 😀. rubyonrails.org/2025/12/17/m...

New blog post: The Web Runs On Tolerance https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/12/the-web-runs-on-tolerance/ If you've ever tried to write a computer program, you'll know the dread of a syntax error. An errant space and your code won't compile. Miss a semi-colon and the world collapses. Don't close …

Wow. Simply wow.

At the risk of starting the flame war to end all flame wars... Modern LLMs (GPT-5.1, Claude 4.5, Gemini 3) produce excellent code and can be a significant productivity boost to software engineers who take the time to learn how to effectively apply them - especially if used with coding agent tools

Yesterday all of my sites were down. I could have brought them back up by changing one flag in a dashboard, but the dashboard was also down. So I just made sure I'm better prepared if this happens again. Little guide if you want to do the same: www.coryzue.com/writing/clou...

There are two kinds of people in the world - smart people who know they’re lucky, and lucky people who think they’re smart.

Good riddance!

I think I might have found the perfect Christmas present for my 9 year old (and me): vole.wtf/doctype/

SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten. "I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA

I decided to spend this remembrance day educating myself about the sacrifices we're supposed to be remembering. I now live on the atlantic coast of France, so decided to learn something about of the second world war here. As a result, I've been down the most amazing rabbit hole of discovery...

Added more photos from our "wall of vibes" ffconf.org/photos/ Lots of lovely memories and probably gives you a sense of what the event is too. Today is the last day before late-bird pricing kicks in, and then we're IRL next Friday.

Last week I wrote up a post about why I think you, a software developer, need to adopt AI: jamie.ideasasylum.com/2025/10/24/w... I believe: - AI is inevitable - it's our job to be curious and understand new technologies …

I've been given a packing list. On Thursday morning at 9am I fly from Gatwick. I'll return to Gatwick at 6pm on Monday evening. For the ~100 hours between the flights I'll be offline and unreachable - I don't know what I'll be doing. I'm trusting that time to a good friend and a mountain guide.

A few months ago, I recorded a podcast with Jack from @tuple.app 🥹 It's an episode in their Distributed podcast (tuple.app/distributed/). I talk about async work, long-form writing, Slack withdrawal symptoms, and my personal approach to work. If you're interested: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X9h...

If you’re anywhere near the Triangle in North Carolina**, you should be coming to the Business of Software conference with a few hundred people who also are running software companies of all stages and types. 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸: I even have a coupon code for you: bosusa25spkr9sec (1/3)

Bundler belongs to the Ruby community andre.arko.net/2025/09/25/b...

“There's always going to be a competitive advantage in actually listening to customers.”

Tekin writes what everyone (that I care about) is thinking.

Come see me and tons of other amazing people at Business of Software in October! I guarantee you will come away with a ton of ideas and inspiration. Then you and I can talk about it! 📅 October 6–8, Raleigh NC 🎟️ Tickets: https://businessofsoftware.org/events/bos-usa-2025/

I've always tried to separate the art from the artist, but it has become increasingly difficult in recent years.

Such a special event and a perfect outro.

I made exactly this point a few months ago. Founders were surprised and disbelieved; VCs tried to argue that it’s not true. But it is true. Maybe when Jason Lemkin says it you’ll believe it!

I had an amazing time at @friendlyrb.com and couldn't wait to write about it! Am I a travel blogger now? schembri.me/new-experien...

My #RailsWorld talk is now live on YouTube! I'm really looking forward to keep pushing Herb and ReActionView forward over the coming months! Please get in touch if you want to help building out this vision! Thank you for all the support! 🙏

I had a similar experience. Organising events is another high-stress way to ensure you don't need to put any effort into meeting people on the day 😂

Brilliant recap of @friendlyrb.com, especially if you (like the writer) have been a skeptic of the value of travelling to conferences: schembri.me/new-experien...

Fun fact about @friendlyrb.com - no matter how low social skills you have, you end up hugging with dozens of people and saying "see you next year" 🤗 Magnificent work @adrianthedev.com @lucianghinda.com @jakob.codefrwd.com @stefancosma.xyz @alexmarinescu.com 👏

Shout out to @friendlyrb.com on setting the benchmark on organizing a local, cozy, friendly Ruby conference. What a great team!

This was a banger of a talk, coming from one of the nicest people I've met at @friendlyrb.com.