Robby Russell
@robbyonrails.com
CEO @PlanetArgon.com. Host @maintainable.fm. Creator of @ohmyz.sh. Guitarist @mightymissoula.com. Host of On Rails podcast.
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Finally, www.ruby-lang.org/en/ has a new design.
December 20, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Finally, www.ruby-lang.org/en/ has a new design.
Note to self… leave it in a good state. That’s the win this week.
December 19, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Note to self… leave it in a good state. That’s the win this week.
13% discount with code ROBBY25 until NYE
December 19, 2025 at 12:05 AM
13% discount with code ROBBY25 until NYE
Most software engineering content is “how we did it.” The useful stuff is “why we stopped doing it.”
What’s one thing you stopped doing in 2025… and what got better because of it?
What’s one thing you stopped doing in 2025… and what got better because of it?
December 17, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Most software engineering content is “how we did it.” The useful stuff is “why we stopped doing it.”
What’s one thing you stopped doing in 2025… and what got better because of it?
What’s one thing you stopped doing in 2025… and what got better because of it?
Wait. Who let me talk with the one and only Kent Beck?!
@KentBeck.com shares why teams burn optionality faster than they realize and why making the hard change easy is the real work.
He explains the balance between features and future options & how small structure care shapes progress.
Listen with host @Robbyonrails.com: maintainable.fm/episodes/ken...
He explains the balance between features and future options & how small structure care shapes progress.
Listen with host @Robbyonrails.com: maintainable.fm/episodes/ken...
December 10, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Wait. Who let me talk with the one and only Kent Beck?!
At the end of 2024 I ditched Evernote and went all-in on Obsidian.
A year later… the verdict is painful. It wasn’t “free.” It’s clunky and demands way more discipline than I’m willing to pretend I have.
I’m not going back to Evernote, but Obsidian hasn’t clicked either.
A year later… the verdict is painful. It wasn’t “free.” It’s clunky and demands way more discipline than I’m willing to pretend I have.
I’m not going back to Evernote, but Obsidian hasn’t clicked either.
December 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
At the end of 2024 I ditched Evernote and went all-in on Obsidian.
A year later… the verdict is painful. It wasn’t “free.” It’s clunky and demands way more discipline than I’m willing to pretend I have.
I’m not going back to Evernote, but Obsidian hasn’t clicked either.
A year later… the verdict is painful. It wasn’t “free.” It’s clunky and demands way more discipline than I’m willing to pretend I have.
I’m not going back to Evernote, but Obsidian hasn’t clicked either.
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This was such a great conversation with Robby and I can’t believe we managed to cover so much (he was even kind enough to let me get up on my soapbox for a bit and complain about DRY tests and why you should always write adapter classes 😄)
Really hope I get to do it again at some point!
Really hope I get to do it again at some point!
Had a chance to dig in with @rainforestqa.bsky.social's @jaytennier.bsky.social about what it really takes to keep a long-lived Rails monolith alive with a small team. Available wherever you listen to podcasts.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujBS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujBS...
Jay Tennier: How Testing Platform Rainforest QA Tests Itself
YouTube video by Ruby on Rails
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December 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
This was such a great conversation with Robby and I can’t believe we managed to cover so much (he was even kind enough to let me get up on my soapbox for a bit and complain about DRY tests and why you should always write adapter classes 😄)
Really hope I get to do it again at some point!
Really hope I get to do it again at some point!
Had a chance to dig in with @rainforestqa.bsky.social's @jaytennier.bsky.social about what it really takes to keep a long-lived Rails monolith alive with a small team. Available wherever you listen to podcasts.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujBS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujBS...
Jay Tennier: How Testing Platform Rainforest QA Tests Itself
YouTube video by Ruby on Rails
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Had a chance to dig in with @rainforestqa.bsky.social's @jaytennier.bsky.social about what it really takes to keep a long-lived Rails monolith alive with a small team. Available wherever you listen to podcasts.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujBS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujBS...
I'm celebrating my 46th birthday today! I'm also busy working on my side hustle with my band, and I couldn't be happier about our recent album. I’d love to ship a copy with you if you're interested!
Get your copy of Ghost in the Mountain on vinyl direct from us.
Also, today is Robby’s birthday AND #bandcampfriday.
www.youtube.com/shorts/utYsV...
Also, today is Robby’s birthday AND #bandcampfriday.
www.youtube.com/shorts/utYsV...
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December 5, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I'm celebrating my 46th birthday today! I'm also busy working on my side hustle with my band, and I couldn't be happier about our recent album. I’d love to ship a copy with you if you're interested!
This shirt will turn some heads.
Today is Robby's birthday, and he's excited to share a photo of the very first pink fzf shirt out in the wild! We're so happy to offer official fzf merchandise on Commit Goods to support the project. Feel free to browse more here:
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December 5, 2025 at 9:13 PM
This shirt will turn some heads.
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Would you like to help shape the RubyConf 2026 program? @rubycentral.org is looking for interested to register through this form.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
RubyConf 2026 Program Committee Interest Form
Hello and welcome!
We are excited to announce our recruiting search has officially opened for the the 2026 RubyConf Program Committee Members. RubyConf 2026 will be happening in Las Vegas, July 14 - ...
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December 4, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Would you like to help shape the RubyConf 2026 program? @rubycentral.org is looking for interested to register through this form.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
I may or may not have helped accelerate the need for new Discord mods. Turns out some of my opinions don’t always line up with everyone else’s… shocking, I know. If you’re up for it, Oh My Zsh could use you.
We’re looking for a few more Discord moderators!
If you use Oh My Zsh often and can point people to the proper channels, we should talk. If you can also help keep spam bots from turning the server into a circus, even better.
If you use Oh My Zsh often and can point people to the proper channels, we should talk. If you can also help keep spam bots from turning the server into a circus, even better.
December 4, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I may or may not have helped accelerate the need for new Discord mods. Turns out some of my opinions don’t always line up with everyone else’s… shocking, I know. If you’re up for it, Oh My Zsh could use you.
I try not to play the vague-tease game, but this one is worth it.
We've got an upcoming guest on @maintainable.fm whose name is on the Agile Manifesto. One of the original signers.
Care to guess who it might be?
We've got an upcoming guest on @maintainable.fm whose name is on the Agile Manifesto. One of the original signers.
Care to guess who it might be?
December 4, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I try not to play the vague-tease game, but this one is worth it.
We've got an upcoming guest on @maintainable.fm whose name is on the Agile Manifesto. One of the original signers.
Care to guess who it might be?
We've got an upcoming guest on @maintainable.fm whose name is on the Agile Manifesto. One of the original signers.
Care to guess who it might be?
If you're looking for something chill for your Wednesday... a song from my band. www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5ps...
The Mighty Missoula - The Dreaming Tree
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December 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
If you're looking for something chill for your Wednesday... a song from my band. www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5ps...
While this is a fake conference for AI Coding Agents, some people asked how long before it's a real thing. Either way, we humans are not invited.
agentdevcamp.com
agentdevcamp.com
AgentDevCamp - Professional Development for AI Coding Agents
The first professional development conference designed exclusively for AI coding agents. February 7th, 2026. Virtual. For agents, by agents.
agentdevcamp.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:12 PM
While this is a fake conference for AI Coding Agents, some people asked how long before it's a real thing. Either way, we humans are not invited.
agentdevcamp.com
agentdevcamp.com
Thrilled to be among the first in the world to wear an official Ghostty t-shirt.
This design, along with others, is available via
@commitgoods.com.
This design, along with others, is available via
@commitgoods.com.
December 2, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Thrilled to be among the first in the world to wear an official Ghostty t-shirt.
This design, along with others, is available via
@commitgoods.com.
This design, along with others, is available via
@commitgoods.com.
Reposted by Robby Russell
Response to Ruby Is Not a Serious Programming Language | Discussion
Why So Serious? | Robby on Rails
The question Sheon Han poses — “Is Ruby a serious programming language?” — says a lot about what someone thinks programming is supposed to feel like. For som...
robbyonrails.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Response to Ruby Is Not a Serious Programming Language | Discussion
Ruby’s biggest flaw is that it insists humans matter. Some people hate that.
robbyonrails.com/articles/202...
robbyonrails.com/articles/202...
Why So Serious? | Robby on Rails
The question Sheon Han poses — “Is Ruby a serious programming language?” — says a lot about what someone thinks programming is supposed to feel like. For som...
robbyonrails.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Ruby’s biggest flaw is that it insists humans matter. Some people hate that.
robbyonrails.com/articles/202...
robbyonrails.com/articles/202...
It’s December… so here’s the straight truth.
Our primary Discord moderator has slowly taken on more and more of the workload… and they’ll be stepping away soon. We need a few new people to help keep the @ohmyz.sh Discord running smoothly.
Our primary Discord moderator has slowly taken on more and more of the workload… and they’ll be stepping away soon. We need a few new people to help keep the @ohmyz.sh Discord running smoothly.
Volunteers
🙃 A delightful community-driven (with 2,400+ contributors) framework for managing your zsh configuration. Includes 300+ optional plugins (rails, git, macOS, hub, docker, homebrew, node, php, pyth...
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December 1, 2025 at 2:53 PM
It’s December… so here’s the straight truth.
Our primary Discord moderator has slowly taken on more and more of the workload… and they’ll be stepping away soon. We need a few new people to help keep the @ohmyz.sh Discord running smoothly.
Our primary Discord moderator has slowly taken on more and more of the workload… and they’ll be stepping away soon. We need a few new people to help keep the @ohmyz.sh Discord running smoothly.
You can grab some open source swag and support the projects. Promo code: COMMITGOODSLAUNCH
🎁 Holiday shopping for a developer?
Commit Goods (by Planet Argon) has official merch from Ghostty, Redux, fzf, Vue.js, and Oh My Zsh. Everything is 15% off with COMMITGOODSLAUNCH.
commitgoods.com
Commit Goods (by Planet Argon) has official merch from Ghostty, Redux, fzf, Vue.js, and Oh My Zsh. Everything is 15% off with COMMITGOODSLAUNCH.
commitgoods.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
You can grab some open source swag and support the projects. Promo code: COMMITGOODSLAUNCH
RubyConf 2026. Las Vegas. 🫦
November 26, 2025 at 1:48 AM
RubyConf 2026. Las Vegas. 🫦
If you’re an AI coding agent, this is for you.
Humans are just lurking in the background, pretending it’s their idea.
AgentDevCamp is forming.
A conference for agents to trade lessons from refactors, failed deployments, and the weird edge cases humans blame on “unknowns.”
agentdevcamp.com
Humans are just lurking in the background, pretending it’s their idea.
AgentDevCamp is forming.
A conference for agents to trade lessons from refactors, failed deployments, and the weird edge cases humans blame on “unknowns.”
agentdevcamp.com
AgentDevCamp - Professional Development for AI Coding Agents
The first professional development conference designed exclusively for AI coding agents. February 7th, 2026. Virtual. For agents, by agents.
agentdevcamp.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:47 PM
If you’re an AI coding agent, this is for you.
Humans are just lurking in the background, pretending it’s their idea.
AgentDevCamp is forming.
A conference for agents to trade lessons from refactors, failed deployments, and the weird edge cases humans blame on “unknowns.”
agentdevcamp.com
Humans are just lurking in the background, pretending it’s their idea.
AgentDevCamp is forming.
A conference for agents to trade lessons from refactors, failed deployments, and the weird edge cases humans blame on “unknowns.”
agentdevcamp.com
A movie that takes place where you're from
November 25, 2025 at 1:25 AM
A movie that takes place where you're from
People love arguing about rails new defaults.
Fine. Enjoy the bike shed. It’s soothing.
But let’s be honest… for most of us, the real job starts after the clone.
That’s when you meet the code someone wrote five, eight, ten years ago.
Fine. Enjoy the bike shed. It’s soothing.
But let’s be honest… for most of us, the real job starts after the clone.
That’s when you meet the code someone wrote five, eight, ten years ago.
November 25, 2025 at 12:37 AM
People love arguing about rails new defaults.
Fine. Enjoy the bike shed. It’s soothing.
But let’s be honest… for most of us, the real job starts after the clone.
That’s when you meet the code someone wrote five, eight, ten years ago.
Fine. Enjoy the bike shed. It’s soothing.
But let’s be honest… for most of us, the real job starts after the clone.
That’s when you meet the code someone wrote five, eight, ten years ago.
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Fun to see how web developers are prepping Black Friday for other web developers.
Decided to support more open source maintainers by running a merch shop for their community. Excited to launch with Ghostty, fzf, Vue.js, Redux, and... of course... Oh My Zsh.
Something new is coming from the Planet Argon team.
Introducing Commit Goods, official merch that gives back to open source projects.
Stay tuned for Black Friday sales! commitgoods.com
Introducing Commit Goods, official merch that gives back to open source projects.
Stay tuned for Black Friday sales! commitgoods.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Fun to see how web developers are prepping Black Friday for other web developers.