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So the way I read this is a sponsor forced this action by Ruby Central.

If that sponsor was Shopify, then in effect, this confirms that a company that DHH is a board member of forced this action.

If not, who was responsible for this then?

This is a very […]

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September 21, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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Thinking of doing an informal code reading session to explore the Sequel ruby gem's codebase.

If you're interested in joining me, send an email to gregory@skillstopractice.com with the subject "Sequel Code Reading" and I'll get back to you with more details.
July 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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The 60-Second Wait: How I Spent Months Solving the Ruby’s Most Annoying Gem Installation Problem — Maciej Mensfeld, Karafka maintainer: https://mensfeld.pl/2025/07/solving-ruby-rdkafka-installation-problem/

#ruby
mensfeld.pl
July 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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why doesn't the #ruby stdlib contain a priority queue?
The python one does, as does the java one.
I have my own crappy version that I keep reusing and it'd be nice to abandon it.
July 10, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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years after working with a team that was vehemently against deleting any test, no matter how flaky, I have assembled my counter-doctrine: you should delete tests

andre.arko.net/2025/06/30/y...
You should delete tests
We’ve had decades of thought leadership around testing, especially coming from wholistic development philosophies like Agile, TDD, and BDD. After all that time and several supposedly superseding movem...
andre.arko.net
July 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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For those who have spent a good amount of time coding in both Ruby and Python, what sets the two apart for you?

What do you miss when working in one from the other, and what feels tedious in one vs. the other?

I'm realizing that I learned enough Python to read it reasonably well maybe 20 years […]
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June 1, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Sidekiq 8.0.4 is now available. The major user-visible change? The Web UI is no longer fixed-width.

It turns out monitors can be wider than 1000 pixels. Who knew?

https://github.com/sidekiq/sidekiq/blob/main/Changes.md#804
May 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Yesterday I hit publish on the final part of my series on SOLID principles: the Dependency Inversion Principle.

The main article, which links to the now-complete list of principles, can be found here.

Following are my takes on the writing process.

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The SOLID Principles
The SOLID principles are required learning for software engineers dealing with object-oriented code. Think you know them? Let's take each one apart together.
schembri.me
May 24, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Here are some Ruby-related RSS feeds I've come across.

https://notes.skillstopractice.com/updates/2025/05/22/some-ruby-rss-feeds/

Do you have one that's not already on this list, or have favorites to recommend?

Reply here and I'll check them out!
A small roundup of Ruby RSS feeds | S2P :: Notes
Notes from Gregory Brown
notes.skillstopractice.com
May 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM