Javier Cervantes
@jvrc.ca
I'm an entrepreneur/software engineer working as a consultant to help builders and founders use the power of technology to grow their businesses.
- jvrc.ca
- graywolf.co
- rubynewbie.org
- jvrc.ca
- graywolf.co
- rubynewbie.org
I can identify with "building the wrong thing too well". Although I've built the wrong thing not very well too. Maybe that's progress?
🔹 Colleen Schnettler at #sfruby — “Building Products Without Overbuilding”
- Ship constraints, not fantasies
- Business problems > frameworks
“Most founders don’t fail from under-building. They fail from building the wrong thing too well.”
- Ship constraints, not fantasies
- Business problems > frameworks
“Most founders don’t fail from under-building. They fail from building the wrong thing too well.”
November 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I can identify with "building the wrong thing too well". Although I've built the wrong thing not very well too. Maybe that's progress?
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Announcing the Gem Fellowship, a grant program for improvements to Ruby-related open source projects. https://gem.coop/fellowship/ Want to improve your favorite gem? Submit a proposal, starting next month.
gem.coop
gem.coop
November 20, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Announcing the Gem Fellowship, a grant program for improvements to Ruby-related open source projects. https://gem.coop/fellowship/ Want to improve your favorite gem? Submit a proposal, starting next month.
Reposted by Javier Cervantes
Here are the slides from my @sfruby.com keynote today!
#sfruby #sfruby2025
speakerdeck.com/marcoroth/he...
#sfruby #sfruby2025
speakerdeck.com/marcoroth/he...
Herb to ReActionView: A New Foundation for the View Layer @ San Francisco Ruby Conference 2025
This keynote is an overview of how Herb came to be, what Herb can do for you today, and what the future with ReActionView might look like and how Herb c…
speakerdeck.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Here are the slides from my @sfruby.com keynote today!
#sfruby #sfruby2025
speakerdeck.com/marcoroth/he...
#sfruby #sfruby2025
speakerdeck.com/marcoroth/he...
So you want to learn more about Ruby, but you don't know where to start?
What if you could follow a list of free resources to learn Ruby?
Well, you can with the Getting Started with Ruby free guide, go get it now:
www.rubynewbie.org/getting-star...
Please share with others!
What if you could follow a list of free resources to learn Ruby?
Well, you can with the Getting Started with Ruby free guide, go get it now:
www.rubynewbie.org/getting-star...
Please share with others!
Getting Started with Ruby - Ruby Newbie
So you want to learn more about Ruby, but you don't know where to start and trying to learn everything at once is driving you insane. And yet, Ruby is...
www.rubynewbie.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:23 PM
So you want to learn more about Ruby, but you don't know where to start?
What if you could follow a list of free resources to learn Ruby?
Well, you can with the Getting Started with Ruby free guide, go get it now:
www.rubynewbie.org/getting-star...
Please share with others!
What if you could follow a list of free resources to learn Ruby?
Well, you can with the Getting Started with Ruby free guide, go get it now:
www.rubynewbie.org/getting-star...
Please share with others!
Reposted by Javier Cervantes
🚨 INTRODUCING: Ruby Around The World
A YouTube series & newsletter aiming to bridge gaps between local Ruby communities globally, starting in Japan. 🇯🇵
My first guest (& newsletter collaborator) is @okuramasafumi.com, Chief Organizer of #KaigiOnRails!
Subscribe 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQBU...
A YouTube series & newsletter aiming to bridge gaps between local Ruby communities globally, starting in Japan. 🇯🇵
My first guest (& newsletter collaborator) is @okuramasafumi.com, Chief Organizer of #KaigiOnRails!
Subscribe 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQBU...
Japan is the Heart of Ruby, But Feels Far From Rails | Okura Masafumi, Organizer of Kaigi on Rails
YouTube video by Ruby Around The World [Ruby on Rails Interviews]
www.youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
🚨 INTRODUCING: Ruby Around The World
A YouTube series & newsletter aiming to bridge gaps between local Ruby communities globally, starting in Japan. 🇯🇵
My first guest (& newsletter collaborator) is @okuramasafumi.com, Chief Organizer of #KaigiOnRails!
Subscribe 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQBU...
A YouTube series & newsletter aiming to bridge gaps between local Ruby communities globally, starting in Japan. 🇯🇵
My first guest (& newsletter collaborator) is @okuramasafumi.com, Chief Organizer of #KaigiOnRails!
Subscribe 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQBU...
Reposted by Javier Cervantes
What are some good Ruby podcasts that would want their audience to hear me talk about Phlex, Superform, Supermail, etc?
November 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
What are some good Ruby podcasts that would want their audience to hear me talk about Phlex, Superform, Supermail, etc?
Yes please!
I miss being on the internet with people making stuff and sharing it.
Not performing or sparring, just like a huge couch hang with your friends while you do your own things but together.
Can we do that again?
Not performing or sparring, just like a huge couch hang with your friends while you do your own things but together.
Can we do that again?
November 13, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Yes please!
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Hanami 2.3 is out! This is a fantastic release, with improvements all across the stack, but the thing I’m most proud of is the whopping THIRTY TWO Rubyists who’ve chosen to contribute and make Hanami better. Thank you everyone! 🥰
🌸 Hanami 2.3 is here, and it’s racked and ready!
This is our biggest release yet. Rack 3, resource routes, and so much more.
hanamirb.org/blog/2025/11...
This is our biggest release yet. Rack 3, resource routes, and so much more.
hanamirb.org/blog/2025/11...
Hanami 2.3: Racked and Ready
Our biggest release yet. Rack 3, resource routes, and so much more.
hanamirb.org
November 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Hanami 2.3 is out! This is a fantastic release, with improvements all across the stack, but the thing I’m most proud of is the whopping THIRTY TWO Rubyists who’ve chosen to contribute and make Hanami better. Thank you everyone! 🥰
Reposted by Javier Cervantes
We have two tickets available for those who need a nudge to go to a cool and boutique Ruby conference.
Just send me an email and I'll hook you up 🙌
Just send me an email and I'll hook you up 🙌
Not long now until tiny ruby #{conf}! Thanks again to @avohq.io for sponsoring us at the Ruby level and helping us make this event possible.
November 11, 2025 at 8:53 AM
We have two tickets available for those who need a nudge to go to a cool and boutique Ruby conference.
Just send me an email and I'll hook you up 🙌
Just send me an email and I'll hook you up 🙌
Reposted by Javier Cervantes
My first advice to junior contributors is to STOP using vibe coding for PRs. OSS is always about people more than about code. We don't need more code generated by LLM, we need more people who care.
November 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
My first advice to junior contributors is to STOP using vibe coding for PRs. OSS is always about people more than about code. We don't need more code generated by LLM, we need more people who care.
“Life is hard. But we can choose to make it better. We can be kind.“
After the Rubygems drama, I felt frustrated that I can’t escape evil people trying to dominate my life.
I found myself mourning the future I thought we would have; but also hopeful that it’s not too late to start choosing kindness.
Join me in building a better future:
okayfail.com/2025/in-prai...
I found myself mourning the future I thought we would have; but also hopeful that it’s not too late to start choosing kindness.
Join me in building a better future:
okayfail.com/2025/in-prai...
In Praise of dhh
A reflection on Ruby's past, present, and future.
okayfail.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
“Life is hard. But we can choose to make it better. We can be kind.“
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I invite all of you from #Ruby community to go over the mindset of "Ruby is declining". By all things that I see, Ruby is growing both in terms of being more present in public discourse and the resources created.
November 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
I invite all of you from #Ruby community to go over the mindset of "Ruby is declining". By all things that I see, Ruby is growing both in terms of being more present in public discourse and the resources created.
Ruby 4 ever
It's now official that the next version of Ruby is going to be 4.0
github.com/ruby/ruby/co...
We're working to get a beta of Programming Ruby 4.0 available about the time of the release with up-to-the minute changes for the new version.
github.com/ruby/ruby/co...
We're working to get a beta of Programming Ruby 4.0 available about the time of the release with up-to-the minute changes for the new version.
Development of 4.0.0 started. · ruby/ruby@6d81969
github.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Ruby 4 ever
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#XORuby has wrapped and we're feeling all the feels 🥹 Thankful for all the community, speakers, volunteers, and road trips the past few months have been filled with❣️ Until next time!
November 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
#XORuby has wrapped and we're feeling all the feels 🥹 Thankful for all the community, speakers, volunteers, and road trips the past few months have been filled with❣️ Until next time!
+1
Seeing more and more people using "AI" "art" for their blog posts and podcasts and it's so horrible.
Why would you advertise and adorn your hard work with reeking robot shit?
Why would you advertise and adorn your hard work with reeking robot shit?
November 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
+1
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I was on the Dead Code Podcast talking about https://brutrb.com (and a bit about #looptober and synths). Had a good convo about why Brut is currently the way it is and where it might go.
Discussing Brut on Dead Code Podcast
Discussing Brut on Dead Code Podcast
naildrivin5.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I was on the Dead Code Podcast talking about https://brutrb.com (and a bit about #looptober and synths). Had a good convo about why Brut is currently the way it is and where it might go.
I compiled a list of reasons to learn Ruby from people using it every day. Please share if you find it useful!
www.rubynewbie.org/compelling-r...
www.rubynewbie.org/compelling-r...
Compelling reasons to learn Ruby today - Ruby Newbie
You might be worried about the future prospects of the language and with so many tools out there, you want to be sure that learning Ruby is worth the...
www.rubynewbie.org
November 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I compiled a list of reasons to learn Ruby from people using it every day. Please share if you find it useful!
www.rubynewbie.org/compelling-r...
www.rubynewbie.org/compelling-r...
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New freebie video!!! Originally from ~2012 but still relevant and you still might learn something new about Struct and Ruby
For basic mutable data structures, you can't get much quicker and easier than Ruby's "Struct" class! But do you know everything it can do? Full screencast, now free to all!
youtu.be/0fei3uDkjNE
youtu.be/0fei3uDkjNE
Using Ruby Struct
For basic mutable data structures, you can't get much quicker and easier than Ruby's "Struct" class!Get these tips in your inbox: https://avdi.codes/devseeds/
youtu.be
October 30, 2025 at 4:58 PM
New freebie video!!! Originally from ~2012 but still relevant and you still might learn something new about Struct and Ruby
Reposted by Javier Cervantes
Who’s using Pagecord? Sept/Oct edition.
#blogging #smallweb #indieweb
blog.pagecord.com/whos-using-p...
#blogging #smallweb #indieweb
blog.pagecord.com/whos-using-p...
Who's using Pagecord? (Sept / Oct 2025) - Pagecord Updates
Now and again I like to share some interesting posts I've discovered in the Pagecord community. Here are some from September and October 2025. If you like...
blog.pagecord.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Who’s using Pagecord? Sept/Oct edition.
#blogging #smallweb #indieweb
blog.pagecord.com/whos-using-p...
#blogging #smallweb #indieweb
blog.pagecord.com/whos-using-p...
Inspiring to see people and organizations upholding diversity and inclusion values in these challenging times.
#communityfirst
#communityfirst
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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The official home of the Python Programming Language
www.python.org
October 27, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Inspiring to see people and organizations upholding diversity and inclusion values in these challenging times.
#communityfirst
#communityfirst
Good morning. And let's go blue jays!
October 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Good morning. And let's go blue jays!
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Jamie Gaskins wrote a great piece explaining how shipit, the code the deploys rubygems.org works and why a fork would have been fine. The one thing I would add is that there is no Ruby Central institutional knowledge. There were and are only outside rubygems maintainers jgaskins.blog/ruby-central...
Jamie Writes Words
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October 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Jamie Gaskins wrote a great piece explaining how shipit, the code the deploys rubygems.org works and why a fork would have been fine. The one thing I would add is that there is no Ruby Central institutional knowledge. There were and are only outside rubygems maintainers jgaskins.blog/ruby-central...
Reposted by Javier Cervantes
I wrote my most personal blog post to date.
It summarizes some of my personal feelings and experiences in the Ruby/Rails community.
afomera.dev/posts/2025-1...
It summarizes some of my personal feelings and experiences in the Ruby/Rails community.
afomera.dev/posts/2025-1...
Stop Giving Harm a Microphone
afomera.dev
October 26, 2025 at 4:38 AM
I wrote my most personal blog post to date.
It summarizes some of my personal feelings and experiences in the Ruby/Rails community.
afomera.dev/posts/2025-1...
It summarizes some of my personal feelings and experiences in the Ruby/Rails community.
afomera.dev/posts/2025-1...
Reposted by Javier Cervantes
the former maintainers of Bundler and RubyGems have a proposal: we want to move Ruby forward andre.arko.net/2025/10/26/w...
We want to move Ruby forward
On September 9, without warning, Ruby Central kicked out the maintainers who have cared for Bundler and RubyGems for over a decade. Ruby Central made these changes against the established project poli...
andre.arko.net
October 26, 2025 at 4:45 AM
the former maintainers of Bundler and RubyGems have a proposal: we want to move Ruby forward andre.arko.net/2025/10/26/w...