Javier Cervantes
@jvrc.ca
I'm an entrepreneur/software engineer working as a consultant to help builders and founders use the power of technology to grow their businesses.
- jvrc.ca
- graywolf.co
- rubynewbie.org
- jvrc.ca
- graywolf.co
- rubynewbie.org
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Hanami 2.3 is out! This is a fantastic release, with improvements all across the stack, but the thing I’m most proud of is the whopping THIRTY TWO Rubyists who’ve chosen to contribute and make Hanami better. Thank you everyone! 🥰
🌸 Hanami 2.3 is here, and it’s racked and ready!
This is our biggest release yet. Rack 3, resource routes, and so much more.
hanamirb.org/blog/2025/11...
This is our biggest release yet. Rack 3, resource routes, and so much more.
hanamirb.org/blog/2025/11...
Hanami 2.3: Racked and Ready
Our biggest release yet. Rack 3, resource routes, and so much more.
hanamirb.org
November 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Hanami 2.3 is out! This is a fantastic release, with improvements all across the stack, but the thing I’m most proud of is the whopping THIRTY TWO Rubyists who’ve chosen to contribute and make Hanami better. Thank you everyone! 🥰
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We have two tickets available for those who need a nudge to go to a cool and boutique Ruby conference.
Just send me an email and I'll hook you up 🙌
Just send me an email and I'll hook you up 🙌
Not long now until tiny ruby #{conf}! Thanks again to @avohq.io for sponsoring us at the Ruby level and helping us make this event possible.
November 11, 2025 at 8:53 AM
We have two tickets available for those who need a nudge to go to a cool and boutique Ruby conference.
Just send me an email and I'll hook you up 🙌
Just send me an email and I'll hook you up 🙌
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My first advice to junior contributors is to STOP using vibe coding for PRs. OSS is always about people more than about code. We don't need more code generated by LLM, we need more people who care.
November 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
My first advice to junior contributors is to STOP using vibe coding for PRs. OSS is always about people more than about code. We don't need more code generated by LLM, we need more people who care.
“Life is hard. But we can choose to make it better. We can be kind.“
After the Rubygems drama, I felt frustrated that I can’t escape evil people trying to dominate my life.
I found myself mourning the future I thought we would have; but also hopeful that it’s not too late to start choosing kindness.
Join me in building a better future:
okayfail.com/2025/in-prai...
I found myself mourning the future I thought we would have; but also hopeful that it’s not too late to start choosing kindness.
Join me in building a better future:
okayfail.com/2025/in-prai...
In Praise of dhh
A reflection on Ruby's past, present, and future.
okayfail.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
“Life is hard. But we can choose to make it better. We can be kind.“
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I invite all of you from #Ruby community to go over the mindset of "Ruby is declining". By all things that I see, Ruby is growing both in terms of being more present in public discourse and the resources created.
November 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
I invite all of you from #Ruby community to go over the mindset of "Ruby is declining". By all things that I see, Ruby is growing both in terms of being more present in public discourse and the resources created.
Ruby 4 ever
It's now official that the next version of Ruby is going to be 4.0
github.com/ruby/ruby/co...
We're working to get a beta of Programming Ruby 4.0 available about the time of the release with up-to-the minute changes for the new version.
github.com/ruby/ruby/co...
We're working to get a beta of Programming Ruby 4.0 available about the time of the release with up-to-the minute changes for the new version.
Development of 4.0.0 started. · ruby/ruby@6d81969
github.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Ruby 4 ever
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#XORuby has wrapped and we're feeling all the feels 🥹 Thankful for all the community, speakers, volunteers, and road trips the past few months have been filled with❣️ Until next time!
November 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
#XORuby has wrapped and we're feeling all the feels 🥹 Thankful for all the community, speakers, volunteers, and road trips the past few months have been filled with❣️ Until next time!
+1
Seeing more and more people using "AI" "art" for their blog posts and podcasts and it's so horrible.
Why would you advertise and adorn your hard work with reeking robot shit?
Why would you advertise and adorn your hard work with reeking robot shit?
November 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
+1
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I was on the Dead Code Podcast talking about https://brutrb.com (and a bit about #looptober and synths). Had a good convo about why Brut is currently the way it is and where it might go.
Discussing Brut on Dead Code Podcast
Discussing Brut on Dead Code Podcast
naildrivin5.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I was on the Dead Code Podcast talking about https://brutrb.com (and a bit about #looptober and synths). Had a good convo about why Brut is currently the way it is and where it might go.
I compiled a list of reasons to learn Ruby from people using it every day. Please share if you find it useful!
www.rubynewbie.org/compelling-r...
www.rubynewbie.org/compelling-r...
Compelling reasons to learn Ruby today - Ruby Newbie
You might be worried about the future prospects of the language and with so many tools out there, you want to be sure that learning Ruby is worth the...
www.rubynewbie.org
November 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I compiled a list of reasons to learn Ruby from people using it every day. Please share if you find it useful!
www.rubynewbie.org/compelling-r...
www.rubynewbie.org/compelling-r...
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New freebie video!!! Originally from ~2012 but still relevant and you still might learn something new about Struct and Ruby
For basic mutable data structures, you can't get much quicker and easier than Ruby's "Struct" class! But do you know everything it can do? Full screencast, now free to all!
youtu.be/0fei3uDkjNE
youtu.be/0fei3uDkjNE
Using Ruby Struct
For basic mutable data structures, you can't get much quicker and easier than Ruby's "Struct" class!Get these tips in your inbox: https://avdi.codes/devseeds/
youtu.be
October 30, 2025 at 4:58 PM
New freebie video!!! Originally from ~2012 but still relevant and you still might learn something new about Struct and Ruby
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Who’s using Pagecord? Sept/Oct edition.
#blogging #smallweb #indieweb
blog.pagecord.com/whos-using-p...
#blogging #smallweb #indieweb
blog.pagecord.com/whos-using-p...
Who's using Pagecord? (Sept / Oct 2025) - Pagecord Updates
Now and again I like to share some interesting posts I've discovered in the Pagecord community. Here are some from September and October 2025. If you like...
blog.pagecord.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Who’s using Pagecord? Sept/Oct edition.
#blogging #smallweb #indieweb
blog.pagecord.com/whos-using-p...
#blogging #smallweb #indieweb
blog.pagecord.com/whos-using-p...
Inspiring to see people and organizations upholding diversity and inclusion values in these challenging times.
#communityfirst
#communityfirst
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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The official home of the Python Programming Language
www.python.org
October 27, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Inspiring to see people and organizations upholding diversity and inclusion values in these challenging times.
#communityfirst
#communityfirst
Good morning. And let's go blue jays!
October 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Good morning. And let's go blue jays!
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Jamie Gaskins wrote a great piece explaining how shipit, the code the deploys rubygems.org works and why a fork would have been fine. The one thing I would add is that there is no Ruby Central institutional knowledge. There were and are only outside rubygems maintainers jgaskins.blog/ruby-central...
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jgaskins.blog
October 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Jamie Gaskins wrote a great piece explaining how shipit, the code the deploys rubygems.org works and why a fork would have been fine. The one thing I would add is that there is no Ruby Central institutional knowledge. There were and are only outside rubygems maintainers jgaskins.blog/ruby-central...
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I wrote my most personal blog post to date.
It summarizes some of my personal feelings and experiences in the Ruby/Rails community.
afomera.dev/posts/2025-1...
It summarizes some of my personal feelings and experiences in the Ruby/Rails community.
afomera.dev/posts/2025-1...
Stop Giving Harm a Microphone
afomera.dev
October 26, 2025 at 4:38 AM
I wrote my most personal blog post to date.
It summarizes some of my personal feelings and experiences in the Ruby/Rails community.
afomera.dev/posts/2025-1...
It summarizes some of my personal feelings and experiences in the Ruby/Rails community.
afomera.dev/posts/2025-1...
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the former maintainers of Bundler and RubyGems have a proposal: we want to move Ruby forward andre.arko.net/2025/10/26/w...
We want to move Ruby forward
On September 9, without warning, Ruby Central kicked out the maintainers who have cared for Bundler and RubyGems for over a decade. Ruby Central made these changes against the established project poli...
andre.arko.net
October 26, 2025 at 4:45 AM
the former maintainers of Bundler and RubyGems have a proposal: we want to move Ruby forward andre.arko.net/2025/10/26/w...
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We spun up this feature petition with GitHub that I think would genuinely help a lot of projects and companies, open source or not. github.com/orgs/communi...
Petition for Multi-Approval Organization Ownership Controls on GitHub · community · Discussion #177729
Select Topic Area Product Feedback Body Summary We are requesting that GitHub implement a mandatory multi-person approval system for top-level organization ownership changes consistent with their a...
github.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:20 PM
We spun up this feature petition with GitHub that I think would genuinely help a lot of projects and companies, open source or not. github.com/orgs/communi...
Popular opinion: "it depends"
Unpopular opinion: Minitest and Rspec are both fine 😂
October 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Popular opinion: "it depends"
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I wrote about the designing the perfect type signature syntax in Ruby.
The journey to the perfect type signature in Ruby
joel.drapper.me
October 21, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I wrote about the designing the perfect type signature syntax in Ruby.
I'll give it a try on the 2 blogs I'm hosting on Pagecord :)
Now you can create a custom home page (with dynamic content!) for your Pagecord blog 🥳🏡
#blogging #websites #indieweb #bloggers
#blogging #websites #indieweb #bloggers
🏡 Create a custom home page for your Pagecord blog - Pagecord Updates
Today is a big day for Pagecord. You can now create a custom home page for your blog! 🥳 This means Pagecord has become more than just a blogging app – it's a...
blog.pagecord.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I'll give it a try on the 2 blogs I'm hosting on Pagecord :)
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it still wasn't Ruby Central's to give away ownership of.
it was the maintainers to give away.
Ruby Central could've forked it and continue on their own path and been fine. Woulda taken 30 seconds in GitHub and saved y'all so much time.
it was the maintainers to give away.
Ruby Central could've forked it and continue on their own path and been fine. Woulda taken 30 seconds in GitHub and saved y'all so much time.
Ownership of the RubyGems and Bundler repositories has officially moved to the Ruby core team. Ruby Central will continue to collaborate closely on management, governance, and development while operating rubygems.org for the community.
Read more here: rubycentral.org/news/ruby-ce...
Read more here: rubycentral.org/news/ruby-ce...
October 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
it still wasn't Ruby Central's to give away ownership of.
it was the maintainers to give away.
Ruby Central could've forked it and continue on their own path and been fine. Woulda taken 30 seconds in GitHub and saved y'all so much time.
it was the maintainers to give away.
Ruby Central could've forked it and continue on their own path and been fine. Woulda taken 30 seconds in GitHub and saved y'all so much time.
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I've followed, but kept rather quiet about the Ruby Central stuff so far. I'm just some guy who is unqualified to pick it apart, but I will just offer a couple of thoughts.
Firstly, most people involved in the discourse care deeply about Ruby, or they wouldn't be engaging in the first place.
n/∞
Firstly, most people involved in the discourse care deeply about Ruby, or they wouldn't be engaging in the first place.
n/∞
October 17, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I've followed, but kept rather quiet about the Ruby Central stuff so far. I'm just some guy who is unqualified to pick it apart, but I will just offer a couple of thoughts.
Firstly, most people involved in the discourse care deeply about Ruby, or they wouldn't be engaging in the first place.
n/∞
Firstly, most people involved in the discourse care deeply about Ruby, or they wouldn't be engaging in the first place.
n/∞