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Ben Curtis

@bencurtis.com

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Christian, husband, dad, co-founder of Honeybadger.io, fan of Ruby, creator of the faker gem, EV nut (1, 2, and 4-wheel), LSU football fan, and cycling enthusiast in the PNW.

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Ben Curtis @bencurtis.com · 2d

Insights keeps rolling! Even the Honeybadger loves snakes. ;)

Honeybadger.io @honeybadger.io · 2d

Great news for Pythonistas!

We just launched automatic dashboards for #Django, #Flask, and #Celery. Get instant visibility into your #Python apps.

Try it for free with 50MB/day (1.5GB/month) plus error tracking and uptime monitoring.

Click to learn more: www.honeybadger.io/blog/python-...

Python performance monitoring in Honeybadger

Get automatic Django, Flask, and Celery dashboards in Honeybadger. Zero-instrumentation Python performance monitoring with real-time observability.

www.honeybadger.io

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Ben Curtis @bencurtis.com · 2d

I immediately thought of www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxHy...

The B-52's - Private Idaho (Official Audio)

YouTube video by RHINO

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Ben Curtis @bencurtis.com · 5d

I’ll see you there!

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Ben Curtis @bencurtis.com · 6d

🛫 SEA ➡️ DEN … I’m looking forward to Rocky Mountain Ruby!

Ben Curtis @bencurtis.com · 11d

Cool!

Ben Curtis @bencurtis.com · 13d

Nice! I’m interested in pitching in to help when you get to that point.

Ben Curtis @bencurtis.com · 13d

Or time to contribute code/support/etc.

Ben Curtis @bencurtis.com · 14d

This, exactly. You don’t have to own a repo to not deploy it.

Ben Curtis @bencurtis.com · 15d

Waiting on pins and needles! 😁

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Ben Curtis @bencurtis.com · 15d

I have never used params with mailers — I always add arguments to the mailer method. I agree that the params approach is just weird. :)

Ben Curtis @bencurtis.com · 15d

I watched the video, and now I'm very interested :)

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Ben Curtis @bencurtis.com · 16d

”it needs to be so damn good that people learn Ruby just to use the framework”

Nailed it. Excellent post!

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Ben Curtis @bencurtis.com · 18d

Great write-up! Thanks for putting in the effort!

Ben Curtis @bencurtis.com · 18d

It may not provide any additional validation, but apparently they believe it checks the box for “independently verifying payment information” for compliance program purposes. 😏

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Ben Curtis @bencurtis.com · 19d

The tip in this post about git log reminded me of my most frequently-used git alias:

glods='git log --graph --pretty="%Cred%h%Creset -%C(auto)%d%Creset %s %Cgreen(%ad) %C(bold blue)<%an>%Creset" --date=short'

Try it... you'll like it! 😉

Honeybadger.io @honeybadger.io · 24d

As developers, we live in #Git, so we'd love to see your go-to Git hacks and tips in the comments. 🧐

Speaking of Git hacks... Stitch Fix engineer Julie Kent outlined her top 10 tips for getting the most out of Git

Level up -> www.honeybadger.io/blog/git-tri...

#GitTips #GitWorkflow

Ten Git tips and tricks you need to know

Git is an infuriatingly useful tool, but you're stuck with it. Learn how to make your workflow faster and less stressful with these 10 helpful Git tips

www.honeybadger.io

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Ben Curtis @bencurtis.com · 26d

A blanket. The bed by the window was chilly. And snacks. 🙂

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Ben Curtis @bencurtis.com · Aug 18

I’ve been really digging this approach, too. Cursor makes excellent suggestions when I ask it to help me plan a feature.

Check out buildermethods.com/agent-os if you haven’t already seen it. I haven’t tried it yet, but it’s on my list to try.

Agent OS | A free open-source system to train smart AI coding agents

Agent OS is a free open-source system to train your AI coding agents to build your way, not their way. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, or any other AI coding tool.

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Ben Curtis @bencurtis.com · Aug 7

Congratulations! 🎉

Ben Curtis @bencurtis.com · Aug 7

Using feature flags to grant features to customers as a one-off (when they otherwise wouldn't have that feature because of plan limitations) is so handy. We put a @flippercloud.io check in the has_feature? method of our Account model. A+ would recommend.

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Ben Curtis @bencurtis.com · Aug 4

Swapping out database servers without the clients event noticing makes me happy :)

Ben Curtis @bencurtis.com · Jul 31

36 for me 😉

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Ben Curtis @bencurtis.com · Jul 25

The presentations from #railsconf are available on YouTube, and mine is here:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa2f...

I've been told it was a good one. ;)

RailsConf 2025 From FTP to Kamal: 20 Years of Deploying Rails by Ben Curtis

YouTube video by Ruby Central

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Ben Curtis @bencurtis.com · Jul 17

Nah, this was in Redmond, WA, US 🙂

Ben Curtis @bencurtis.com · Jul 17

I was too scared to say anything 😉

Ben Curtis @bencurtis.com · Jul 17

Indeed 😁