Anton Tkachov
@antontkachov.bsky.social
Talent-as-a-Service Founder | Ukrainian 🇺🇦 living in Chicago 🇺🇸 | Helping Tech Leaders engage incredible coding and design professionals via flexible | Ruby / Python / Node.js / React.js / Vue.js / UX / UI
“If AI writes clever code, you might not even be clever enough to debug it.” (c) @scottwernervt.bsky.social at @boulderruby.bsky.social, while guiding us through his extensive vibe coding experience: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBh7....
Special kudos to Rylan Bowers and to @viget.bsky.social Boulder
Special kudos to Rylan Bowers and to @viget.bsky.social Boulder
November 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
“If AI writes clever code, you might not even be clever enough to debug it.” (c) @scottwernervt.bsky.social at @boulderruby.bsky.social, while guiding us through his extensive vibe coding experience: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBh7....
Special kudos to Rylan Bowers and to @viget.bsky.social Boulder
Special kudos to Rylan Bowers and to @viget.bsky.social Boulder
🎥 @rmrubyconf.bsky.social 2025 recordings are out
My recaps:
1. www.linkedin.com/posts/anton-...
2. www.linkedin.com/posts/anton-...
3. www.linkedin.com/posts/anton-...
Full recordings by Confreaks: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK0Y...
My recaps:
1. www.linkedin.com/posts/anton-...
2. www.linkedin.com/posts/anton-...
3. www.linkedin.com/posts/anton-...
Full recordings by Confreaks: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK0Y...
November 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
🎥 @rmrubyconf.bsky.social 2025 recordings are out
My recaps:
1. www.linkedin.com/posts/anton-...
2. www.linkedin.com/posts/anton-...
3. www.linkedin.com/posts/anton-...
Full recordings by Confreaks: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK0Y...
My recaps:
1. www.linkedin.com/posts/anton-...
2. www.linkedin.com/posts/anton-...
3. www.linkedin.com/posts/anton-...
Full recordings by Confreaks: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK0Y...
Today's November #ChicagoRuby at @cisco.com has passed 70 RSVPs, making it the most wanted meetup since 2019 🥳
Walk-ins are not possible, but you have a great alternative to join us online via Webex (from Cisco): cisco.webex.com/cisco/j.php?....
Significant milestone for our community in Chicago 🎉
Walk-ins are not possible, but you have a great alternative to join us online via Webex (from Cisco): cisco.webex.com/cisco/j.php?....
Significant milestone for our community in Chicago 🎉
November 5, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Today's November #ChicagoRuby at @cisco.com has passed 70 RSVPs, making it the most wanted meetup since 2019 🥳
Walk-ins are not possible, but you have a great alternative to join us online via Webex (from Cisco): cisco.webex.com/cisco/j.php?....
Significant milestone for our community in Chicago 🎉
Walk-ins are not possible, but you have a great alternative to join us online via Webex (from Cisco): cisco.webex.com/cisco/j.php?....
Significant milestone for our community in Chicago 🎉
October’s #ChicagoRuby meetup — Talk #1:
@push.cx, creator of Recheck, showed why checking your data regularly matters more than trying to keep it perfect.
“Shipping a query you already wrote, and running it forever, is the best trade-off.”
-> www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0UO....
@push.cx, creator of Recheck, showed why checking your data regularly matters more than trying to keep it perfect.
“Shipping a query you already wrote, and running it forever, is the best trade-off.”
-> www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0UO....
November 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
October’s #ChicagoRuby meetup — Talk #1:
@push.cx, creator of Recheck, showed why checking your data regularly matters more than trying to keep it perfect.
“Shipping a query you already wrote, and running it forever, is the best trade-off.”
-> www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0UO....
@push.cx, creator of Recheck, showed why checking your data regularly matters more than trying to keep it perfect.
“Shipping a query you already wrote, and running it forever, is the best trade-off.”
-> www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0UO....
October’s #ChicagoRuby meetup - Talk #2:
"From schema-based multi-tenancy to a single schema with UUIDs" by Prarthana Shiva @ NexHealth
“Startups outgrow early choices. It’s okay — design the exit ramp, then take it one table at a time.”
-> www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0UO....
"From schema-based multi-tenancy to a single schema with UUIDs" by Prarthana Shiva @ NexHealth
“Startups outgrow early choices. It’s okay — design the exit ramp, then take it one table at a time.”
-> www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0UO....
"Perfect is too Expensive"-Peter | "Schemas to UUID rows"-Prarthana | @ Prism Spaces | October 2025
YouTube video by ChicagoRubyMeetups
www.youtube.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
October’s #ChicagoRuby meetup - Talk #2:
"From schema-based multi-tenancy to a single schema with UUIDs" by Prarthana Shiva @ NexHealth
“Startups outgrow early choices. It’s okay — design the exit ramp, then take it one table at a time.”
-> www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0UO....
"From schema-based multi-tenancy to a single schema with UUIDs" by Prarthana Shiva @ NexHealth
“Startups outgrow early choices. It’s okay — design the exit ramp, then take it one table at a time.”
-> www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0UO....
Huge thanks to the @evilmartians.com team and @inazarova.bsky.social in particular for organizing the SF Ruby Conf.
Kudos to the sponsors: Chime, @bolt.new, Cisco, gusto, @temporal.io, @scoutmonitoring.bsky.social, @planetargon.com, @hackclub.com, @gitbutler.com, and others.
sfruby.com.
Kudos to the sponsors: Chime, @bolt.new, Cisco, gusto, @temporal.io, @scoutmonitoring.bsky.social, @planetargon.com, @hackclub.com, @gitbutler.com, and others.
sfruby.com.
October 29, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Huge thanks to the @evilmartians.com team and @inazarova.bsky.social in particular for organizing the SF Ruby Conf.
Kudos to the sponsors: Chime, @bolt.new, Cisco, gusto, @temporal.io, @scoutmonitoring.bsky.social, @planetargon.com, @hackclub.com, @gitbutler.com, and others.
sfruby.com.
Kudos to the sponsors: Chime, @bolt.new, Cisco, gusto, @temporal.io, @scoutmonitoring.bsky.social, @planetargon.com, @hackclub.com, @gitbutler.com, and others.
sfruby.com.
Ruby-Powered Startup demos at SF Ruby Conf: @bolt.new, Stepful, AccessGrid, binti, Suppli, nexhealth, Simple AI, Sixfold, Cactus, Corepilot, Tend Cash, @sunchaser.io, cora, @terminalwire.com, Superconductor, multioven, Recognize, Fin, ubicloud, Chat with Work, Thatch, Finta.
sfruby.com.
sfruby.com.
October 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Ruby-Powered Startup demos at SF Ruby Conf: @bolt.new, Stepful, AccessGrid, binti, Suppli, nexhealth, Simple AI, Sixfold, Cactus, Corepilot, Tend Cash, @sunchaser.io, cora, @terminalwire.com, Superconductor, multioven, Recognize, Fin, ubicloud, Chat with Work, Thatch, Finta.
sfruby.com.
sfruby.com.
SF Ruby Conference -- first since 2014:
- ~600 Rubyists.
- Talks on Ruby + AI, Rails at scale, future, etc.
- Keynotes by @paolino.me, @marcoroth.dev, @obiefernandez.bsky.social, and Vladimir Dementyev.
- Workshops on Inertia Rails, building AI Agents, etc.
All the details and tickets: sfruby.com.
- ~600 Rubyists.
- Talks on Ruby + AI, Rails at scale, future, etc.
- Keynotes by @paolino.me, @marcoroth.dev, @obiefernandez.bsky.social, and Vladimir Dementyev.
- Workshops on Inertia Rails, building AI Agents, etc.
All the details and tickets: sfruby.com.
October 29, 2025 at 5:13 PM
SF Ruby Conference -- first since 2014:
- ~600 Rubyists.
- Talks on Ruby + AI, Rails at scale, future, etc.
- Keynotes by @paolino.me, @marcoroth.dev, @obiefernandez.bsky.social, and Vladimir Dementyev.
- Workshops on Inertia Rails, building AI Agents, etc.
All the details and tickets: sfruby.com.
- ~600 Rubyists.
- Talks on Ruby + AI, Rails at scale, future, etc.
- Keynotes by @paolino.me, @marcoroth.dev, @obiefernandez.bsky.social, and Vladimir Dementyev.
- Workshops on Inertia Rails, building AI Agents, etc.
All the details and tickets: sfruby.com.
ChicagoRuby meets at one of the world’s biggest Ruby codebases — cisco.com 🔥
Nov 5, 6–8:30 PM
433 W Van Buren St, 7th Fl, Chicago
Speakers: patrickmcsweeny.bsky.social, andycandrea.bsky.social
❗️Registration & ID required
Registration: www.meetup.com/chicagoruby/...
Nov 5, 6–8:30 PM
433 W Van Buren St, 7th Fl, Chicago
Speakers: patrickmcsweeny.bsky.social, andycandrea.bsky.social
❗️Registration & ID required
Registration: www.meetup.com/chicagoruby/...
October 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
ChicagoRuby meets at one of the world’s biggest Ruby codebases — cisco.com 🔥
Nov 5, 6–8:30 PM
433 W Van Buren St, 7th Fl, Chicago
Speakers: patrickmcsweeny.bsky.social, andycandrea.bsky.social
❗️Registration & ID required
Registration: www.meetup.com/chicagoruby/...
Nov 5, 6–8:30 PM
433 W Van Buren St, 7th Fl, Chicago
Speakers: patrickmcsweeny.bsky.social, andycandrea.bsky.social
❗️Registration & ID required
Registration: www.meetup.com/chicagoruby/...
@rmrubyconf.bsky.social wouldn’t be possible without its amazing volunteers — Justin Mauldin, Carolyn Vlach, @dakotadux.com, Heidi Hoopes, Jeff Heaton, @copious.dev, Matthew Weitzel, Mazin Hakeem 🙌 Your help keeps the event running smoothly.
October 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
@rmrubyconf.bsky.social wouldn’t be possible without its amazing volunteers — Justin Mauldin, Carolyn Vlach, @dakotadux.com, Heidi Hoopes, Jeff Heaton, @copious.dev, Matthew Weitzel, Mazin Hakeem 🙌 Your help keeps the event running smoothly.
Big thanks to @cisco.com, Gusto, Caribou, Typesense & Checkr for powering @rmrubyconf.bsky.social 2025.
Can’t wait for the next one — see you all at SF Ruby Conference this November! 👋
Can’t wait for the next one — see you all at SF Ruby Conference this November! 👋
October 22, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Big thanks to @cisco.com, Gusto, Caribou, Typesense & Checkr for powering @rmrubyconf.bsky.social 2025.
Can’t wait for the next one — see you all at SF Ruby Conference this November! 👋
Can’t wait for the next one — see you all at SF Ruby Conference this November! 👋
🎙️ Max VelDink – “Upgrading Rails: The Non-Technical Parts” @ Shopify
- Take ownership: don’t wait for permission, lead the upgrade.
- Build a concrete plan: audit dependencies, set milestones, and document everything.
“The worst that can happen is someone says no: create the plan anyway.”
- Take ownership: don’t wait for permission, lead the upgrade.
- Build a concrete plan: audit dependencies, set milestones, and document everything.
“The worst that can happen is someone says no: create the plan anyway.”
October 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
🎙️ Max VelDink – “Upgrading Rails: The Non-Technical Parts” @ Shopify
- Take ownership: don’t wait for permission, lead the upgrade.
- Build a concrete plan: audit dependencies, set milestones, and document everything.
“The worst that can happen is someone says no: create the plan anyway.”
- Take ownership: don’t wait for permission, lead the upgrade.
- Build a concrete plan: audit dependencies, set milestones, and document everything.
“The worst that can happen is someone says no: create the plan anyway.”
🎙️ @indirect.io – “Operating Rails: What About After You Deploy?”
- Build confidence: rely on tests, monitoring, and staging environments.
- Deploy small and often: shorter lead times = safer changes.
“Your app will go down eventually, but you’ll be ready to recover.”
- Build confidence: rely on tests, monitoring, and staging environments.
- Deploy small and often: shorter lead times = safer changes.
“Your app will go down eventually, but you’ll be ready to recover.”
October 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
🎙️ @indirect.io – “Operating Rails: What About After You Deploy?”
- Build confidence: rely on tests, monitoring, and staging environments.
- Deploy small and often: shorter lead times = safer changes.
“Your app will go down eventually, but you’ll be ready to recover.”
- Build confidence: rely on tests, monitoring, and staging environments.
- Deploy small and often: shorter lead times = safer changes.
“Your app will go down eventually, but you’ll be ready to recover.”
⚡ Rocky Mountain Ruby Lightning Talks Highlights:
“Not Another AI Talk” – Ted Tash
“Your Next Sr. Software Engineer Works in Support” – @zackmariscal.com
“Know a Jujitsu” – @zerowidth.com
“Tidewave Web Demo” – Don Barlow
“Oh my Claude, what have I done?” – Travis Dockter
“Not Another AI Talk” – Ted Tash
“Your Next Sr. Software Engineer Works in Support” – @zackmariscal.com
“Know a Jujitsu” – @zerowidth.com
“Tidewave Web Demo” – Don Barlow
“Oh my Claude, what have I done?” – Travis Dockter
October 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
⚡ Rocky Mountain Ruby Lightning Talks Highlights:
“Not Another AI Talk” – Ted Tash
“Your Next Sr. Software Engineer Works in Support” – @zackmariscal.com
“Know a Jujitsu” – @zerowidth.com
“Tidewave Web Demo” – Don Barlow
“Oh my Claude, what have I done?” – Travis Dockter
“Not Another AI Talk” – Ted Tash
“Your Next Sr. Software Engineer Works in Support” – @zackmariscal.com
“Know a Jujitsu” – @zerowidth.com
“Tidewave Web Demo” – Don Barlow
“Oh my Claude, what have I done?” – Travis Dockter
Let’s start with a fun one from drbragg.dev:
What will be the result of this Ruby code?
a = sleep 1.5
p a
A. 1
B. nil
C. 2
D. System will sleep for 1.5 seconds
answer in comments 👇
What will be the result of this Ruby code?
a = sleep 1.5
p a
A. 1
B. nil
C. 2
D. System will sleep for 1.5 seconds
answer in comments 👇
Drew Bragg || Software Engineer
Drew Bragg, Full Stack Developer
drbragg.dev
October 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Let’s start with a fun one from drbragg.dev:
What will be the result of this Ruby code?
a = sleep 1.5
p a
A. 1
B. nil
C. 2
D. System will sleep for 1.5 seconds
answer in comments 👇
What will be the result of this Ruby code?
a = sleep 1.5
p a
A. 1
B. nil
C. 2
D. System will sleep for 1.5 seconds
answer in comments 👇
Continuing my series of overviews from Rocky Mountain Ruby:
🎙️ Ratnadeep Deshmane – “Reading Rails: A Visual Walkthrough of the Source Code”
- Tools like Visual Rails help map internals interactively.
“By visualizing code, you turn complexity into clarity.”
🎙️ Ratnadeep Deshmane – “Reading Rails: A Visual Walkthrough of the Source Code”
- Tools like Visual Rails help map internals interactively.
“By visualizing code, you turn complexity into clarity.”
October 15, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Continuing my series of overviews from Rocky Mountain Ruby:
🎙️ Ratnadeep Deshmane – “Reading Rails: A Visual Walkthrough of the Source Code”
- Tools like Visual Rails help map internals interactively.
“By visualizing code, you turn complexity into clarity.”
🎙️ Ratnadeep Deshmane – “Reading Rails: A Visual Walkthrough of the Source Code”
- Tools like Visual Rails help map internals interactively.
“By visualizing code, you turn complexity into clarity.”
🎙️ @scottwernervt.bsky.social – “We Were Voyagers. We Can Voyage Again!” @ Sublayer
- AI opens new frontiers for exploration.
- Ruby’s metaprogramming enables expressive DSLs.
“We were voyagers and we got comfortable — but the universe got weird again.”
- AI opens new frontiers for exploration.
- Ruby’s metaprogramming enables expressive DSLs.
“We were voyagers and we got comfortable — but the universe got weird again.”
October 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
🎙️ @scottwernervt.bsky.social – “We Were Voyagers. We Can Voyage Again!” @ Sublayer
- AI opens new frontiers for exploration.
- Ruby’s metaprogramming enables expressive DSLs.
“We were voyagers and we got comfortable — but the universe got weird again.”
- AI opens new frontiers for exploration.
- Ruby’s metaprogramming enables expressive DSLs.
“We were voyagers and we got comfortable — but the universe got weird again.”
🎙️ @jefflcohen.bsky.social – “Learning How to Learn: A Framework for Lifelong Rubyists”
- Focus on “big rocks” before details.
- Revisit topics to deepen understanding over time.
- Frameworks like Aha Mat guide consistent growth.
“When you master learning itself, that’s true freedom.”
- Focus on “big rocks” before details.
- Revisit topics to deepen understanding over time.
- Frameworks like Aha Mat guide consistent growth.
“When you master learning itself, that’s true freedom.”
October 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
🎙️ @jefflcohen.bsky.social – “Learning How to Learn: A Framework for Lifelong Rubyists”
- Focus on “big rocks” before details.
- Revisit topics to deepen understanding over time.
- Frameworks like Aha Mat guide consistent growth.
“When you master learning itself, that’s true freedom.”
- Focus on “big rocks” before details.
- Revisit topics to deepen understanding over time.
- Frameworks like Aha Mat guide consistent growth.
“When you master learning itself, that’s true freedom.”
🎙️ Sean Collins – “Slicing and Dicing Through Complexity with Hanami”
- The repository pattern separates logic from persistence.
- Dependency injection improves reusability and testability.
“Hanami helps you structure Ruby apps predictably and cleanly.”
- The repository pattern separates logic from persistence.
- Dependency injection improves reusability and testability.
“Hanami helps you structure Ruby apps predictably and cleanly.”
October 15, 2025 at 2:11 PM
🎙️ Sean Collins – “Slicing and Dicing Through Complexity with Hanami”
- The repository pattern separates logic from persistence.
- Dependency injection improves reusability and testability.
“Hanami helps you structure Ruby apps predictably and cleanly.”
- The repository pattern separates logic from persistence.
- Dependency injection improves reusability and testability.
“Hanami helps you structure Ruby apps predictably and cleanly.”
🎙️ Erin Pintozzi – “Learning to Code Without a Map”
- Learn by building, not just reading.
- Use AI to assist, not replace, understanding.
- Advocate for apprenticeships and internal training programs.
“Maps are never finished… we keep walking together.”
- Learn by building, not just reading.
- Use AI to assist, not replace, understanding.
- Advocate for apprenticeships and internal training programs.
“Maps are never finished… we keep walking together.”
October 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
🎙️ Erin Pintozzi – “Learning to Code Without a Map”
- Learn by building, not just reading.
- Use AI to assist, not replace, understanding.
- Advocate for apprenticeships and internal training programs.
“Maps are never finished… we keep walking together.”
- Learn by building, not just reading.
- Use AI to assist, not replace, understanding.
- Advocate for apprenticeships and internal training programs.
“Maps are never finished… we keep walking together.”
🎙️ bsky.app/profile/chri... – “Thoughtful AI for the Rubyist” @ SOFware
- AI should augment human expertise, not replace it.
- Prompt thoughtfully for Ruby-aligned output.
- Prioritize readable, human-centered code.
“Your expertise should guide AI — it’s a tool, not a replacement.”
- AI should augment human expertise, not replace it.
- Prompt thoughtfully for Ruby-aligned output.
- Prioritize readable, human-centered code.
“Your expertise should guide AI — it’s a tool, not a replacement.”
October 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
🎙️ bsky.app/profile/chri... – “Thoughtful AI for the Rubyist” @ SOFware
- AI should augment human expertise, not replace it.
- Prompt thoughtfully for Ruby-aligned output.
- Prioritize readable, human-centered code.
“Your expertise should guide AI — it’s a tool, not a replacement.”
- AI should augment human expertise, not replace it.
- Prompt thoughtfully for Ruby-aligned output.
- Prioritize readable, human-centered code.
“Your expertise should guide AI — it’s a tool, not a replacement.”
🎙️ Tyler Lemburg – “The Mutation Game” @ Ideon
- Mutation testing reveals untested logic.
- The Mutant gem automates mutations.
- High coverage pushes cleaner, simpler code.
- Great for APIs; heavy for large Rails apps.
“Your tests cover functionality, not just lines.”
- Mutation testing reveals untested logic.
- The Mutant gem automates mutations.
- High coverage pushes cleaner, simpler code.
- Great for APIs; heavy for large Rails apps.
“Your tests cover functionality, not just lines.”
October 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
🎙️ Tyler Lemburg – “The Mutation Game” @ Ideon
- Mutation testing reveals untested logic.
- The Mutant gem automates mutations.
- High coverage pushes cleaner, simpler code.
- Great for APIs; heavy for large Rails apps.
“Your tests cover functionality, not just lines.”
- Mutation testing reveals untested logic.
- The Mutant gem automates mutations.
- High coverage pushes cleaner, simpler code.
- Great for APIs; heavy for large Rails apps.
“Your tests cover functionality, not just lines.”
🎙️ woodardj.bsky.social – “Ruby on Rails is a Game Engine” @ Atlassian
Built a full 4X strategy game entirely in Rails.
- SaaS patterns fit games perfectly.
- Tools like Turbo + Stimulus enable interactivity.
“You don’t need Unity to build a great game.”
Built a full 4X strategy game entirely in Rails.
- SaaS patterns fit games perfectly.
- Tools like Turbo + Stimulus enable interactivity.
“You don’t need Unity to build a great game.”
October 13, 2025 at 2:28 PM
🎙️ woodardj.bsky.social – “Ruby on Rails is a Game Engine” @ Atlassian
Built a full 4X strategy game entirely in Rails.
- SaaS patterns fit games perfectly.
- Tools like Turbo + Stimulus enable interactivity.
“You don’t need Unity to build a great game.”
Built a full 4X strategy game entirely in Rails.
- SaaS patterns fit games perfectly.
- Tools like Turbo + Stimulus enable interactivity.
“You don’t need Unity to build a great game.”
🎙️ Phillip Campbell – “Sidekiq at Gusto” @ Gusto
- The real bottleneck: your database
- Build early-warning systems (SLA queues, kill switches)
- Maturity = dashboards, playbooks, telemetry
“A 0.0001% error still means thousands of failures daily.”
- The real bottleneck: your database
- Build early-warning systems (SLA queues, kill switches)
- Maturity = dashboards, playbooks, telemetry
“A 0.0001% error still means thousands of failures daily.”
October 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
🎙️ Phillip Campbell – “Sidekiq at Gusto” @ Gusto
- The real bottleneck: your database
- Build early-warning systems (SLA queues, kill switches)
- Maturity = dashboards, playbooks, telemetry
“A 0.0001% error still means thousands of failures daily.”
- The real bottleneck: your database
- Build early-warning systems (SLA queues, kill switches)
- Maturity = dashboards, playbooks, telemetry
“A 0.0001% error still means thousands of failures daily.”
🎙️ Joel Hawksley – “5 Years of UI Architecture at GitHub” @ github.com
- UI bugs are production-critical
- Shared systems > custom ones
- Frontend complexity costs 10× more, budget it
“Treat UI complexity like a budget.”
- UI bugs are production-critical
- Shared systems > custom ones
- Frontend complexity costs 10× more, budget it
“Treat UI complexity like a budget.”
October 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
🎙️ Joel Hawksley – “5 Years of UI Architecture at GitHub” @ github.com
- UI bugs are production-critical
- Shared systems > custom ones
- Frontend complexity costs 10× more, budget it
“Treat UI complexity like a budget.”
- UI bugs are production-critical
- Shared systems > custom ones
- Frontend complexity costs 10× more, budget it
“Treat UI complexity like a budget.”