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Emily Samp
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Engineering Manager at Shopify. Mom, Rubyist, organizer of @wnb-rb.dev. she/her 🏳️‍🌈
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byroot.bsky.social
I tried to explain why I don't believe the recent accusations toward my former teammates, as well as how the Ruby and Rails Infra team at Shopify operates and why it can be trusted.

byroot.github.io/opensource/r...
Dear Rubyists: Shopify Isn’t Your Enemy
I’ve been meaning to write a post about my perspective on Open Source and corporate entities. I already got the rough outline of it; however, I’m suffering from writer’s block, but more importantly, t...
byroot.github.io
October 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
emilysamp.dev
😍
keith.bsky.social Keith 🇨🇦 🇲🇽 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 🏳️‍🌈 @keith.bsky.social · May 29
When @jonsamp.dev was talking about triggering an EAS Workflow via cron schedule, I started singing in my head:

🎵 The moment I wake up
Before I put on my makeup
I make a little build for you 🎵

#appjs2025 #expo
May 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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ericajoy.astrel.la
@booker.senate.gov well done, good and faithful public servant, well done.
April 1, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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joshuawood.net
Look at this fantastic speaker lineup for @brightonruby.com in June. I am such a fan of @andycroll.bsky.social!

brightonruby.com
Brighton Ruby Conference
brightonruby.com
March 25, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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chanda.blacksky.app
It actually is very important that you do things that you take pleasure in, regularly. That is part of how you survive the things that feel like they are going to destroy you.
January 23, 2025 at 3:50 AM
emilysamp.dev
I wrote a blog post with some thoughts about code review!
How to: code review with little or no context | Emily Samp
The website of Emily Samp, a software developer and community organizer.
emilysamp.dev
January 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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thestorygraph.com
#TryStoryGraphForJan

Tried StoryGraph before and didn't like it? Give us another chance this January! There'll be fun updates and massive improvements coming all month. ✨
The image features a promotional graphic for StoryGraph titled "New Year, New Reading Journey." It displays a hand-drawn illustration of a small character circling the Story Graph logo on a calendar page, with "2025" written in the top right corner. The character stands on a pushpin platform, using a red marker for circling. The style is playful and sketch-like. The background is simple, adorned with scattered stars and paper airplane drawings, adding to the whimsical atmosphere. The text on the image states, "We've got fun updates coming all January! Give us the month to keep you around. Don't love us by Jan 31st? Delete your data in just 3 clicks."
January 1, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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nateberkopec.bsky.social
If you have a story about Noah, please share here or in this Google form linked below.

forms.gle/zxzsXkSdun1a...
Memories of Noah Gibbs
Responses will be shared with his family
forms.gle
December 26, 2024 at 10:02 PM
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jacobherrington.dev
cat: *filets human hand*

my wife: that’s our signal so i know he is done with play time
December 25, 2024 at 1:08 AM
emilysamp.dev
Anyone who knows Naijeria knows that she is a force of nature. The Ruby community is so lucky to have her!
mamatech.bsky.social Naijeria Toweett aka #MamaTech @mamatech.bsky.social · Dec 22
✨ I'm excited to share that I've joined the Ruby Central Board of Directors! 🎉 I'm committed to fostering innovation, inclusivity, and growth within the Ruby ecosystem. ❤️🌍. Special thanks to all those who have made this possible @friendlyrb.com, @wnb-rb.dev
rubycentral.org/news/decembe...
December 2024 Newsletter
Hello! Welcome to the December newsletter. Read on for announcements from Ruby Central and a report of the OSS work we’ve done from the previous month. Ruby Central Updates RailsConf 2025 is offic...
rubycentral.org
December 22, 2024 at 1:16 PM
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jhawthorn.com
You're telling me a duck typed this code?
December 15, 2024 at 2:22 AM
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wnb-rb.dev
More new logo goodness ✨ Say hello to our single color logos and reverse logo, because flexibility with logo contrast and legibility is awesome 😎

#logo #design #ruby #wnb_rb
WNB.rb logo redesign with a cream background and purple image and text up top, and dark grey and cream image and text on the bottom. The logo is a butterfly silhouette with the text wnb.rb A virtual community for women & non-binary Rubyists. slightly to the right. WNB.rb logo redesign with a light yellow background and multi colored image and text up top, and dark photo background and cream and light purple image and text on the bottom. Logo is a butterfly silhouette with text wnb.rb A virtual community for women & non-binary Rubyists. slightly to the right.
December 5, 2024 at 7:51 PM
emilysamp.dev
If it ain't me 😅
christine-seeman.com Christine Seeman @christine-seeman.com · Dec 4
Super guilty of doing this 😅
Jealous Girlfriend meme showing a man looking at a women in a red dress, with another woman in a aqua tank top next to him glaring at him. The text is Me, as the man, my to-read list over the tank top women (who is jealous) and then New book I just heard about over the red dressed woman.
December 4, 2024 at 5:19 PM
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st0012.dev
Had a great chat about my recent work around Sorbet and Ruby documentation 😄
December 3, 2024 at 3:56 PM
emilysamp.dev
For the Rubyists doing #AdventOfCode this month, I have a little CLI tool that helps you bootstrap and run your code for each day: github.com/egiurleo/adv...
GitHub - egiurleo/advent_of_code_cli: A CLI for scaffolding and running Advent of Code solutions in Ruby.
A CLI for scaffolding and running Advent of Code solutions in Ruby. - egiurleo/advent_of_code_cli
github.com
December 2, 2024 at 3:38 PM
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wnb-rb.dev
Our November online meetup is less then a week away! We will have Jenny Shen presenting her "Upgrade Handbook to Rails 8” talk.
Come check it out!
Tuesday, November 26 at 12pm Eastern wnb-rb.dev
#meetup #onlinemeetup #ruby #techtalk
Join Us text in front of peach and darker peach background and WNB.rb logo in the corner.
November 22, 2024 at 4:52 PM
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wnb-rb.dev
We are still updating our lists and a starter pack with #wnb_rb people, but if you are looking for some #woman and #nonbinary people to follow who are enthusiastic about #ruby and other tech and interests check out go.bsky.app/QjDx8PT
November 22, 2024 at 3:34 PM
emilysamp.dev
Ahhh @wnb-rb.dev is now on bsky! 😍
November 22, 2024 at 3:11 PM
emilysamp.dev
I try to keep him on his toes
jonsamp.dev Jon Samp @jonsamp.dev · Nov 20
My partner texted me about an exercise ball. Apple’s AI summary almost made me spew my coffee:
November 20, 2024 at 9:51 PM
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jonsamp.dev
Workflows are like a specialized tool for developers building Expo apps. They add the glue between all the steps you need to deliver your code to your users.
expo.dev Expo @expo.dev · Nov 20
🚨 Launch Party day 3: Announcing "Workflows" preview

Workflows is a tailored CICD service that allows your team to be more consistent, to ship faster, & to reduce the amount of CICD surface area that you maintain.

Check out the blog post (and demo video) from @jonsamp.dev: expo.dev/blog/expo-wo...
Introducing Workflows: CICD built for your app
Workflows allow your team to be more consistent, to ship faster, and to reduce the amount of CICD surface area that you maintain.
expo.dev
November 20, 2024 at 3:58 PM
emilysamp.dev
I’m back home and already missing all my #RubyFriends. Honestly, going to RubyConf every year is what keeps me in tech — you are all such lovely, intelligent people, and I feel so lucky that I get to work alongside every one of you. Thank you for an amazing time 🙏
November 16, 2024 at 4:13 AM
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nmeans.dev
So, I did a talk at #RubyConf. A keynote, an incredible honor. But before I did it, I updated my slides with my BlueSky (and Mastodon) handles. When I came off stage, I saw this, and it’s been literal years since I’ve seen this on socials after a talk. I’m so glad we all picked a place finally.
A BlueSky iOS icon with 49 notifications
November 15, 2024 at 6:36 AM
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mamatech.bsky.social
I am honoured to be part of the #WNBrb community 🌟 and, truly privileged to contribute to the growth of the Africa chapter 🌍. We kick things off with a one-day workshop in #KilifiCounty 📍. Teaching Ruby on Rails 💻💡. Reach out to If support or get involved 🤝💌 Let's make a difference! ❤️
November 15, 2024 at 9:33 PM
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So pumped to wrap up #RubyConf2024 by watching @nodunayo.bsky.social celebrating three million users on @thestorygraph.com! 🥳
Nadia stands at the lectern in front of a slide that says “Getting to three million users as a one-woman dev team”
November 15, 2024 at 8:08 PM
emilysamp.dev
“Come to RubyConf,” they said. “It’ll be fun,” they said. #RubyConf2024
A slide from “Who Wants to be a Ruby Engineer” with the code snippet: p ?????:?? And four multiple choice answers for what that code evaluates to.
November 14, 2024 at 5:00 PM