Planet Argon
@planetargon.com
Helping you sustain, modernize, and future-proof your #RubyonRails applications. Producers of @maintainable.fm and @ohmyzsh
Another year is wrapping up.
And somewhere, someone on your team is asking if it’s time to rewrite the app.
It’s a familiar question. The clean slate always sounds appealing.
But it also means starting over, relearning what you already know, and hoping it goes faster this time.
And somewhere, someone on your team is asking if it’s time to rewrite the app.
It’s a familiar question. The clean slate always sounds appealing.
But it also means starting over, relearning what you already know, and hoping it goes faster this time.
October 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Another year is wrapping up.
And somewhere, someone on your team is asking if it’s time to rewrite the app.
It’s a familiar question. The clean slate always sounds appealing.
But it also means starting over, relearning what you already know, and hoping it goes faster this time.
And somewhere, someone on your team is asking if it’s time to rewrite the app.
It’s a familiar question. The clean slate always sounds appealing.
But it also means starting over, relearning what you already know, and hoping it goes faster this time.
🎤 Productions Plus had a big idea: a custom tool to track the impact of face-to-face brand experiences—without invading anyone’s privacy. We designed it, built it, and launched it together.
October 22, 2025 at 5:06 PM
🎤 Productions Plus had a big idea: a custom tool to track the impact of face-to-face brand experiences—without invading anyone’s privacy. We designed it, built it, and launched it together.
What’s better than shipping a project on time? Shipping on time AND leaving your team stronger than before. That’s what LabArchives discovered after working with us. ⭐
September 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
What’s better than shipping a project on time? Shipping on time AND leaving your team stronger than before. That’s what LabArchives discovered after working with us. ⭐
🎨 When Gnomon Workshop’s dev partner closed shop, they needed someone who could step in—fast—without breaking anything. We inherited their Rails app, sorted out the legacy handoff, and kept the creative flow going.
September 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
🎨 When Gnomon Workshop’s dev partner closed shop, they needed someone who could step in—fast—without breaking anything. We inherited their Rails app, sorted out the legacy handoff, and kept the creative flow going.
We're looking forward to hearing Robby Russell moderate a panel with Rails & Ruby Core members at Rails World 2025 today!
September 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
We're looking forward to hearing Robby Russell moderate a panel with Rails & Ruby Core members at Rails World 2025 today!
It started as a simple solution to a very personal problem"
16 years later, Oh My Zsh has millions of users.
Hear @robbyrussell on the power of open source & community.
16 years later, Oh My Zsh has millions of users.
Hear @robbyrussell on the power of open source & community.
August 26, 2025 at 10:39 PM
It started as a simple solution to a very personal problem"
16 years later, Oh My Zsh has millions of users.
Hear @robbyrussell on the power of open source & community.
16 years later, Oh My Zsh has millions of users.
Hear @robbyrussell on the power of open source & community.
West Dermatology’s site had a few "blemishes"—broken features, tech debt, and high-stakes enhancements. We cleaned things up, smoothed it out, and launched new features right on schedule.
August 20, 2025 at 5:05 PM
West Dermatology’s site had a few "blemishes"—broken features, tech debt, and high-stakes enhancements. We cleaned things up, smoothed it out, and launched new features right on schedule.
Not sure if your Rails asset pipeline is a time bomb or just quirky?
You’re not alone.
We unpack the messy middle so you don’t have to:
Sprockets → Propshaft → Webpacker → ???
Give it a good read: blog.planetargon.com/blog/entries...
You’re not alone.
We unpack the messy middle so you don’t have to:
Sprockets → Propshaft → Webpacker → ???
Give it a good read: blog.planetargon.com/blog/entries...
August 11, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Not sure if your Rails asset pipeline is a time bomb or just quirky?
You’re not alone.
We unpack the messy middle so you don’t have to:
Sprockets → Propshaft → Webpacker → ???
Give it a good read: blog.planetargon.com/blog/entries...
You’re not alone.
We unpack the messy middle so you don’t have to:
Sprockets → Propshaft → Webpacker → ???
Give it a good read: blog.planetargon.com/blog/entries...
🧠 Think your Rails app is “fine”?
A code audit shows you where “fine” turns into fragile.
Clarity > assumptions.
(Especially when your roadmap depends on it.)
Take a look at @robbyonrails.com post for our blog: blog.planetargon.com/blog/entries...
A code audit shows you where “fine” turns into fragile.
Clarity > assumptions.
(Especially when your roadmap depends on it.)
Take a look at @robbyonrails.com post for our blog: blog.planetargon.com/blog/entries...
August 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
🧠 Think your Rails app is “fine”?
A code audit shows you where “fine” turns into fragile.
Clarity > assumptions.
(Especially when your roadmap depends on it.)
Take a look at @robbyonrails.com post for our blog: blog.planetargon.com/blog/entries...
A code audit shows you where “fine” turns into fragile.
Clarity > assumptions.
(Especially when your roadmap depends on it.)
Take a look at @robbyonrails.com post for our blog: blog.planetargon.com/blog/entries...
Day 1 as a dev shouldn’t feel like decoding a puzzle. No more “Can someone add me to this?”
Check out this blog post about password managers.
blog.planetargon.com/blog/entries...
Check out this blog post about password managers.
blog.planetargon.com/blog/entries...
July 31, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Day 1 as a dev shouldn’t feel like decoding a puzzle. No more “Can someone add me to this?”
Check out this blog post about password managers.
blog.planetargon.com/blog/entries...
Check out this blog post about password managers.
blog.planetargon.com/blog/entries...
Maintaining a legacy app isn’t just about fixing bugs—it’s about creating a sustainable foundation for future growth. Join our forever-free email course and learn practical tips from experts who’ve been in your shoes.
👉 maintainablerails.com
👉 maintainablerails.com
July 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Maintaining a legacy app isn’t just about fixing bugs—it’s about creating a sustainable foundation for future growth. Join our forever-free email course and learn practical tips from experts who’ve been in your shoes.
👉 maintainablerails.com
👉 maintainablerails.com
💎 Rails isn’t going anywhere—except up.
#3 most loved language in the 2025 Pragmatic Engineer survey.
Take a look at what else the dev community had to say: newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/the-pragma...
#3 most loved language in the 2025 Pragmatic Engineer survey.
Take a look at what else the dev community had to say: newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/the-pragma...
July 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
💎 Rails isn’t going anywhere—except up.
#3 most loved language in the 2025 Pragmatic Engineer survey.
Take a look at what else the dev community had to say: newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/the-pragma...
#3 most loved language in the 2025 Pragmatic Engineer survey.
Take a look at what else the dev community had to say: newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/the-pragma...
Not every app diagram should need a legend, a compass, and divine intervention...
We keep it clean so clients and teams actually get it.
Check Micharl Kurt's blog on the subject: blog.planetargon.com/blog/entries...
We keep it clean so clients and teams actually get it.
Check Micharl Kurt's blog on the subject: blog.planetargon.com/blog/entries...
July 15, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Not every app diagram should need a legend, a compass, and divine intervention...
We keep it clean so clients and teams actually get it.
Check Micharl Kurt's blog on the subject: blog.planetargon.com/blog/entries...
We keep it clean so clients and teams actually get it.
Check Micharl Kurt's blog on the subject: blog.planetargon.com/blog/entries...
RPG Maker made game dev feel possible. We do the same for teams stuck in complex Ruby on Rails apps. At Planet Argon, we turn legacy into leverage.🎮➡️💼
July 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
RPG Maker made game dev feel possible. We do the same for teams stuck in complex Ruby on Rails apps. At Planet Argon, we turn legacy into leverage.🎮➡️💼
Handing off your app without a proper demo is like tossing someone your car keys and yelling “good luck with the clutch.”
This guide = your metaphorical glovebox manual.
🔗 blog.planetargon.com/blog/entries...
This guide = your metaphorical glovebox manual.
🔗 blog.planetargon.com/blog/entries...
July 8, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Handing off your app without a proper demo is like tossing someone your car keys and yelling “good luck with the clutch.”
This guide = your metaphorical glovebox manual.
🔗 blog.planetargon.com/blog/entries...
This guide = your metaphorical glovebox manual.
🔗 blog.planetargon.com/blog/entries...
Will you be in Philadelphia for the final #RailsConf2025 this week?
Our CEO, @robbyrussell, will be speaking tomorrow on: "The Rails Features We Loved, Lost, and Laughed At." If you’re attending, be sure to say hi—he’ll have Oh My Zsh and On Rails stickers with him!
Our CEO, @robbyrussell, will be speaking tomorrow on: "The Rails Features We Loved, Lost, and Laughed At." If you’re attending, be sure to say hi—he’ll have Oh My Zsh and On Rails stickers with him!
July 7, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Will you be in Philadelphia for the final #RailsConf2025 this week?
Our CEO, @robbyrussell, will be speaking tomorrow on: "The Rails Features We Loved, Lost, and Laughed At." If you’re attending, be sure to say hi—he’ll have Oh My Zsh and On Rails stickers with him!
Our CEO, @robbyrussell, will be speaking tomorrow on: "The Rails Features We Loved, Lost, and Laughed At." If you’re attending, be sure to say hi—he’ll have Oh My Zsh and On Rails stickers with him!
Excited to welcome our Summer Digital Marketing Intern, Filipe Castro, to the Planet Argon team! 🚀 He’s joining us from Brazil and will be supporting content, social media, and research projects. Glad to have you aboard, Filipe! 🙌
July 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Excited to welcome our Summer Digital Marketing Intern, Filipe Castro, to the Planet Argon team! 🚀 He’s joining us from Brazil and will be supporting content, social media, and research projects. Glad to have you aboard, Filipe! 🙌
Join the [free] Maintainable Rails e-course for real-world Rails advice.
We’ll send you one tip, tutorial, or insight every email. No more. No less.
maintainablerails.com
We’ll send you one tip, tutorial, or insight every email. No more. No less.
maintainablerails.com
June 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Join the [free] Maintainable Rails e-course for real-world Rails advice.
We’ll send you one tip, tutorial, or insight every email. No more. No less.
maintainablerails.com
We’ll send you one tip, tutorial, or insight every email. No more. No less.
maintainablerails.com
🎉 We’re honored to be recognized on the 2025 @Inc 's Best Workplaces list for the third year in a row! This award reflects the incredible team we get to work with every day: curious, kind, talented, and always ready for a little remote team fun along the way. 🚀💚
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blog.planetargon.com/blog/entries...
June 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
🎉 We’re honored to be recognized on the 2025 @Inc 's Best Workplaces list for the third year in a row! This award reflects the incredible team we get to work with every day: curious, kind, talented, and always ready for a little remote team fun along the way. 🚀💚
blog.planetargon.com/blog/entries...
blog.planetargon.com/blog/entries...
RYNO Strategic Solutions needed support and help with their internal tools. We stepped in to help them with their Ruby project, taking into account each of the evolving requirements as their needs grew. 🦏
June 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
RYNO Strategic Solutions needed support and help with their internal tools. We stepped in to help them with their Ruby project, taking into account each of the evolving requirements as their needs grew. 🦏
"It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." -Sherlock Holmes
blog.planetargon.com/blog/entries...
blog.planetargon.com/blog/entries...
June 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." -Sherlock Holmes
blog.planetargon.com/blog/entries...
blog.planetargon.com/blog/entries...
One of the applications we work on serves a large marketing firm, helping with their day-to-day operations. Behind the scenes, we push security patches and small upgrades and respond to any monitoring events.
We can help your Rails app run smoothly, too!
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We can help your Rails app run smoothly, too!
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June 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
One of the applications we work on serves a large marketing firm, helping with their day-to-day operations. Behind the scenes, we push security patches and small upgrades and respond to any monitoring events.
We can help your Rails app run smoothly, too!
buff.ly/2Q7SaVA
We can help your Rails app run smoothly, too!
buff.ly/2Q7SaVA
Onboarding a new dev team to your project? Don’t just click around your app—tell its story.
✅ Explain your users + business goals
✅ Share key technical details + setup quirks
✅ Outline recent changes + upcoming work
✅ Prep for emergencies
👉 bit.ly/3SP1T3A
✅ Explain your users + business goals
✅ Share key technical details + setup quirks
✅ Outline recent changes + upcoming work
✅ Prep for emergencies
👉 bit.ly/3SP1T3A
June 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Onboarding a new dev team to your project? Don’t just click around your app—tell its story.
✅ Explain your users + business goals
✅ Share key technical details + setup quirks
✅ Outline recent changes + upcoming work
✅ Prep for emergencies
👉 bit.ly/3SP1T3A
✅ Explain your users + business goals
✅ Share key technical details + setup quirks
✅ Outline recent changes + upcoming work
✅ Prep for emergencies
👉 bit.ly/3SP1T3A
Newspaper Club called us in for help, and now their system runs smoother than a fresh print run. 😁
May 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Newspaper Club called us in for help, and now their system runs smoother than a fresh print run. 😁
A client needed a team to quickly ramp up, understand their systems, & start making meaningful improvements—fast.
✅ We dove into their codebase
✅ Got up to speed quickly
✅ Began delivering real results within weeks
Need a fresh set of eyes on your legacy app? Let’s chat.
✅ We dove into their codebase
✅ Got up to speed quickly
✅ Began delivering real results within weeks
Need a fresh set of eyes on your legacy app? Let’s chat.
April 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A client needed a team to quickly ramp up, understand their systems, & start making meaningful improvements—fast.
✅ We dove into their codebase
✅ Got up to speed quickly
✅ Began delivering real results within weeks
Need a fresh set of eyes on your legacy app? Let’s chat.
✅ We dove into their codebase
✅ Got up to speed quickly
✅ Began delivering real results within weeks
Need a fresh set of eyes on your legacy app? Let’s chat.