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Alan Ridlehoover
@alan.codegardener.com
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Passionate Rubyist. Empathetic leader. Fallible human. Storyteller. Speaker. Environmentalist. Feminist. Ally. Swell photographer. Rusty drummer. Loving husband & twins dad.

Owner of too many hats, given I only have the one head.

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Thank you for the follow!
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August 23, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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Compliments are a reflection of the light you are putting out into the world. Accept them gracefully. Others have a better view of your aura than your inner critic does.

(left) What your inner critic sees.
(right) What others see.
An African man, Asian woman, and Caucasian woman looking forlorn. This is what their inner critics see in them. An African man, Asian woman, and Caucasian woman smiling, with a warm glowing aura around them. This is what others see in them.
August 15, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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#RubyFriends

@fito.codegardener.com and I with @nodunayo.bsky.social (AKA The Talent) just after RailsConf 2025.
July 11, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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It was a reference to The Lorax.
Image from Dr. Seuss' The Lorax depicting a machine cutting down four truffula trees at once.
March 16, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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Here are my thoughts on Generative AI as it pertains to the software development industry.

(Sorry for the exclusivity of the text embedded in an image. I'll add the text in a 🧵.)
Screen shot of a slide entitled My Thoughts on Generative AI - Alan Ridlehoover. The slide includes a photo of Alan wearing brown glasses, and a denim coat, standing with his hands in his pants pockets. The slide contains text about Generative AI Today and Generative AI Tomorrow. (See thread for text.)
February 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Me too! I'm totally a child of the 1980s!
My Apple Music Replay '24. Top album: Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits. Top song: Hip To Be Square by Huey Lewis & The News. Total minutes: 45,102. Top artist: Fleetwood Mac.
December 13, 2024 at 7:45 AM
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What size is your screen?
BOOX Note Max webpage
November 27, 2024 at 9:07 PM
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No. Not your Gemfile. The LSP's Gemfile. Your project should contain a hidden `.ruby-lsp` folder with a Gemfile and a Gemfile.lock. Check the lock file to see what Ruby version it is requiring.
Directory structure of a custom Ruby project with the Ruby LSP enabled, including the directory structure of the hidden .ruby-lsp folder.
November 21, 2024 at 8:08 PM
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Introducing the new logo for the.codegardener.com!

I'm leaning toward square stickers. @fito.codegardener.com thinks die cut. What do you think?
The new logo for The Code Gardener is a simplified 3-d rendering of a keyboard in front of a potted plant.
November 21, 2024 at 6:34 PM
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@apiguy.dev, @nodunayo.bsky.social, @davidhill.dev Thanks for the idea Freedom! Would any of you like one?
A blue t-shirt with a bottle of COVID vaccine on the chest. The following words are printed over the bottle: A proof of the graphics on the t-shirt on the other image.
November 16, 2024 at 7:49 PM
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November 6, 2024 at 9:23 PM
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Quote post your favorite pet pic

(Sorry. Cheating. But, how can I pick a favorite?)
November 6, 2024 at 12:19 AM
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Thought I'd start my Bluesky journey by sharing a couple of my favorite photographs of the most iconic structures in my two home towns.
The Golden Gate Bridge in the distance from Baker Beach at sunset, with blue waves rolling onto dark sand. Seattle's Space Needle observation deck with an elevator ascending to the deck, shot from below against a perfectly blue sky
October 30, 2024 at 7:20 PM