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How to build agents (with llm.rb)
New blog post takes a look at how to build agents (with llm.rb).
Kickstart app template is back
A few years ago I hacked together some Ruby on Rails app templates and people seemed to like them. Then life happened and the project sat in the archive. Just brought it back to life — repo link’s here. [more inside]
Ruby Syntax
After building several startup projects with RoR, I wanted to sit down and understand Ruby syntax. Like what does it look like when you have time and not be limited by time pressure, or commercial forces. [more inside]
Glimmer DSL for Web Component Attribute Listener & Component Attribute Data-Binding
Glimmer DSL for Web (Frontend Framework for Ruby on Rails) version 0.7.2 & 0.7.3 add new samples to demonstrate the newly added features of Component Attribute Listener and Component Attribute Data-Binding [more inside]
More everyday performance rules for Ruby on Rails developers
A compilation of good practices to write optimized Ruby code that you can apply to any Rails application: https://www.rorvswild.com/blog/2025/more-everyday-performance-rules-for-ruby-on-rails-developers
Good Times in River City: Bridgetown 2.0 is Here!
Bridging the gap between static Markdown sites and fullstack database-driven application deployments, v2 of the Bridgetown web framework has long been in the hopper, and it’s chock full of major quality-of-life improvements and new defaults for a fresh approach to web development.
A devise extension to allow web3 login
Although, rails isn’t very popular for web3 apps. I thought it may be useful for some. Currently, implementing login with metamask is needlessly complex and tutorials aren’t very useful either. So, I thought I’d create an extension to allow it [more inside]
I've updated my RSpec with Rails book
Hello! I’m happy to share I’ve finally completed the latest edition of my book, Everyday Rails Testing with RSpec. Here’s what’s new. As always, it’s a free update if you’ve ever owned a copy via Leanpub. (There’s also a discount link in the article if you’re new to my work.) Thank you for your support over the years! https://everydayrails.com/2025/09/16/rspec-book-rails-7
Canonical URLs in Rails applications
Getting organic traffic is a nice and sustainable way to build a digital business. But if we’re not careful with the way we render our pages, we can harm our ability to gain traffic from search engines. The main issue with it is duplicate or near-identical content which can affect the way our pages are indexed and ranked. In this article, we will learn how to handle these cases properly using canonical URLs in Rails applications and some scenarios we might run into. Full article here: https://avohq.io/blog/canonical-urls-rails
The anatomy of a Turbo Stream
Why and how does a <turbo-stream> make the DOM change? What do Turbo Streams have to do with web sockets? What even is a <turbo-stream>? [more inside]
Discrimination Experienced at Tech Companies
I have experienced something like this at Ruby shops before. My girlfriend keeps getting mistreated at her job where she works as a Scrum Master. Some devs on her team miss her meetings and ignore her deadlines, and then instead of apologizing for their bad work ethic, they lie and bully my girlfriend by pretending they’re the “victims” and she’s the “oppressor”, which makes zero sense given that she’s like the nicest person and incapable of being mean towards anyone. https://andymaleh.blogspot.com/2025/09/discrimination-experienced-at-tech.html
Veri v0.4.0 – Multi-Tenancy Update for the Rails Authentication Gem
We just released Veri v0.4.0, introducing multi-tenancy support. Now you can isolate authentication sessions per tenant, whether that’s a subdomain or a model representing an organization. [more inside]
Action Mailbox + IMAP/POP3?
Action Mailbox + IMAP/POP3: The Guide I Wish Already Existed [more inside]
📼 New Opal Stimulus walkthrough VIDEO!
A walkthrough video about Opal Stimulus, the gem that allows you to write Stimulusjs controllers in Ruby! [more inside]
Rails World 2025 Recap: Introducing ReActionView and `Herb::Engine`
The full recap of my Rails World talk introducing ReActionView and Herb::Engine is now live. 🌿 [more inside]
Exploring Ruby Algorithms for Fibonacci Numbers
So using Ruby, what is the largest Fibonacci number we can calculate quickly? https://www.rorvswild.com/blog/2025/fibonacci-ruby-algorithms
Rails World 2025 from a first time speaker perspective
Here is Rails World 2025 from a first time speaker perspective. My goal was to give a taste of the conference if you missed it and a different perspective if you were there.
Running Chromium in Docker? Read This First.
Do you use Chromium for testing or automation? Have you tried running it in a container, only to hit the dreaded –cap-add=SYS_ADMIN problem? You’re right to think that’s a bad idea. The good news: there’s a safer way. [more inside]