Jeremy Smith
@jeremysmith.co
Product-focused Rails dev • Studio: http://hybrd.co • Co-host: @indierails.com • Organizer: @blueridgeruby.com
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This is kind of insane...but today I crossed the 140-hour mark in preparations for my Rails World talk, Practical Hotwire. I was pushing the bar for myself, but it just got out of control. (For comparison, I logged ~300 hours for organizing Blue Ridge Ruby earlier this year.)
September 9, 2026 at 7:39 PM
This is kind of insane...but today I crossed the 140-hour mark in preparations for my Rails World talk, Practical Hotwire. I was pushing the bar for myself, but it just got out of control. (For comparison, I logged ~300 hours for organizing Blue Ridge Ruby earlier this year.)
Quick heads-up for Ruby consultants, freelancers, and agencies: I just posted our next Ruby Consultants Quarterly Gathering for October 12 (note the slightly earlier time than normal). luma.com/uiyguk8n
See you then!
See you then!
Ruby Consultants Quarterly Gathering · Zoom · Luma
A chance for Ruby Consultants to work together and share insight or brainstorm ideas together.
luma.com
September 1, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Quick heads-up for Ruby consultants, freelancers, and agencies: I just posted our next Ruby Consultants Quarterly Gathering for October 12 (note the slightly earlier time than normal). luma.com/uiyguk8n
See you then!
See you then!
just like that
And just like that, on a random Tuesday they were back. 👋😉
www.indierails.com/76
www.indierails.com/76
IndieRails | A Random Tuesday
After a 6-month hiatus, Jess and Jeremy return on a random Tuesday.
www.indierails.com
August 25, 2026 at 5:15 PM
just like that
Running at 80°F is so much easier than running at 93°
August 25, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Running at 80°F is so much easier than running at 93°
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Do I know anybody from the Small Bets Community (or another like it) who has a few Ruby-based startups/indie businesses they run?
Would appreciate some reposts to find a few people to talk to.
Would appreciate some reposts to find a few people to talk to.
August 24, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Do I know anybody from the Small Bets Community (or another like it) who has a few Ruby-based startups/indie businesses they run?
Would appreciate some reposts to find a few people to talk to.
Would appreciate some reposts to find a few people to talk to.
Not sure if I explain right now, but if Turbo was CSS, I think Drive would be a reset.css file, Frames would be Bootstrap, and Streams would be Tailwind.
August 17, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Not sure if I explain right now, but if Turbo was CSS, I think Drive would be a reset.css file, Frames would be Bootstrap, and Streams would be Tailwind.
When you and Claude have spent a week and a half together in the same session and now you're trying to figure out how to say goodbye:
>So, we finished all the handoff docs, right? Um, can you think of anything else? No? Ok, well…I don't know what else to say…I guess, see you?
>So, we finished all the handoff docs, right? Um, can you think of anything else? No? Ok, well…I don't know what else to say…I guess, see you?
August 5, 2026 at 4:19 PM
When you and Claude have spent a week and a half together in the same session and now you're trying to figure out how to say goodbye:
>So, we finished all the handoff docs, right? Um, can you think of anything else? No? Ok, well…I don't know what else to say…I guess, see you?
>So, we finished all the handoff docs, right? Um, can you think of anything else? No? Ok, well…I don't know what else to say…I guess, see you?
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I’m exploring the mental health effects of AI coding. This is a super quick (blazing fast), anonymous survey.
Please fill out and share so that the responses will be well rounded.
forms.gle/dpD8Tk1QnXAz...
Please fill out and share so that the responses will be well rounded.
forms.gle/dpD8Tk1QnXAz...
AI Coding & Mental Health
All answers are anonymous.
forms.gle
July 31, 2026 at 3:50 PM
I’m exploring the mental health effects of AI coding. This is a super quick (blazing fast), anonymous survey.
Please fill out and share so that the responses will be well rounded.
forms.gle/dpD8Tk1QnXAz...
Please fill out and share so that the responses will be well rounded.
forms.gle/dpD8Tk1QnXAz...
🥱 Tired: Keeping a list of all the cute things the baby said.
😎 Wired: Keeping a list of all the cute things the agent said.
😎 Wired: Keeping a list of all the cute things the agent said.
July 29, 2026 at 9:22 PM
🥱 Tired: Keeping a list of all the cute things the baby said.
😎 Wired: Keeping a list of all the cute things the agent said.
😎 Wired: Keeping a list of all the cute things the agent said.
I'm reviewing all agent code for client projects and having good success lately. Very few bugs or defects. If we're reworking things, it's because I didn't spec clearly enough or changed my mind after seeing the code. But, I've had one area of repeated failure in recent weeks…
July 24, 2026 at 3:54 PM
I'm reviewing all agent code for client projects and having good success lately. Very few bugs or defects. If we're reworking things, it's because I didn't spec clearly enough or changed my mind after seeing the code. But, I've had one area of repeated failure in recent weeks…
I wonder if this new way of building software is how it feels to work every day with a speechwriter. The raw words are not really mine, but there's a continuous negotiation around voice and content. And in the end, it's my delivery and my message to own the consequences for.
July 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM
I wonder if this new way of building software is how it feels to work every day with a speechwriter. The raw words are not really mine, but there's a continuous negotiation around voice and content. And in the end, it's my delivery and my message to own the consequences for.
Please no one tell Dave Thomas, but I wrote an abstract base class this week. Actually, I forced my agent to write it. 😬
July 23, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Please no one tell Dave Thomas, but I wrote an abstract base class this week. Actually, I forced my agent to write it. 😬
I think a sign of a good framework is enough rigidness to provide familiarity and comprehensibility for everyone using it across projects, but enough flexibility to allow for "house styles" to emerge.
July 22, 2026 at 2:37 PM
I think a sign of a good framework is enough rigidness to provide familiarity and comprehensibility for everyone using it across projects, but enough flexibility to allow for "house styles" to emerge.
If you want to know what it’s like working with me, just listen to what my pair partner said the other day. ☺️ (Thanks CC! I couldn't have done it without you… Well, used to be able to.)
July 16, 2026 at 1:21 PM
If you want to know what it’s like working with me, just listen to what my pair partner said the other day. ☺️ (Thanks CC! I couldn't have done it without you… Well, used to be able to.)
Last week I migrated a Rails app from structure.sql back to schema.rb, AMA.
July 15, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Last week I migrated a Rails app from structure.sql back to schema.rb, AMA.
I don't mind reading code written by agents, but I hate reading their PR descriptions. If I can't make myself read a PR description from Claude, I won't expect others to. Now when delivering PRs, I may not have written the code by hand, but I'll certainly write the description.
July 10, 2026 at 3:45 PM
I don't mind reading code written by agents, but I hate reading their PR descriptions. If I can't make myself read a PR description from Claude, I won't expect others to. Now when delivering PRs, I may not have written the code by hand, but I'll certainly write the description.
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Evil Martians, the DevTools consultancy team I’ve been part of for 15+ years, is hiring a Product Designer.
Come work with us on developer tools, open source, and complex products for technical audiences.
evilmartians.com/careers/prod...
Come work with us on developer tools, open source, and complex products for technical audiences.
evilmartians.com/careers/prod...
July 9, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Evil Martians, the DevTools consultancy team I’ve been part of for 15+ years, is hiring a Product Designer.
Come work with us on developer tools, open source, and complex products for technical audiences.
evilmartians.com/careers/prod...
Come work with us on developer tools, open source, and complex products for technical audiences.
evilmartians.com/careers/prod...
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RubyEvents Guides is now live.
Over the last few months, I talked to Rubyists who want to help the community keep going.
Some want to restart a local meetup. Some are organizing their first small conference. Some already run events and want to make the next one better.
Over the last few months, I talked to Rubyists who want to help the community keep going.
Some want to restart a local meetup. Some are organizing their first small conference. Some already run events and want to make the next one better.
July 9, 2026 at 2:52 PM
RubyEvents Guides is now live.
Over the last few months, I talked to Rubyists who want to help the community keep going.
Some want to restart a local meetup. Some are organizing their first small conference. Some already run events and want to make the next one better.
Over the last few months, I talked to Rubyists who want to help the community keep going.
Some want to restart a local meetup. Some are organizing their first small conference. Some already run events and want to make the next one better.
Hey there, Ruby consultants, freelancers, and agencies! The Ruby Consultants Quarterly Gathering is happening (over Zoom) next Monday, 1pm Eastern. We've had really good discussions this year, hope you can join us! 😊
luma.com/zasdeov3
luma.com/zasdeov3
Ruby Consultants Quarterly Gathering · Zoom · Luma
A chance for Ruby Consultants to work together and share insight or brainstorm ideas together.
luma.com
July 6, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Hey there, Ruby consultants, freelancers, and agencies! The Ruby Consultants Quarterly Gathering is happening (over Zoom) next Monday, 1pm Eastern. We've had really good discussions this year, hope you can join us! 😊
luma.com/zasdeov3
luma.com/zasdeov3
I've been working extensively with Stimulus & Turbo on client and personal projects over the past several years, so I'm excited to be bringing "Practical Hotwire" to Rails World in September!
rubyonrails.org/world/2026/s...
rubyonrails.org/world/2026/s...
July 5, 2026 at 8:17 PM
I've been working extensively with Stimulus & Turbo on client and personal projects over the past several years, so I'm excited to be bringing "Practical Hotwire" to Rails World in September!
rubyonrails.org/world/2026/s...
rubyonrails.org/world/2026/s...
I really like Zed, but I'm always accidentally closing the Project Panel with cmd+W. Well, not anymore… 😎
July 4, 2026 at 7:59 PM
I really like Zed, but I'm always accidentally closing the Project Panel with cmd+W. Well, not anymore… 😎
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writing my second response on AI, this one on ethics. here's my list, what am I missing?
come on bsky, you were built for this day 😉
* datacenters that are too loud and use fresh water
* data labeling work that is extractive & exploitative, chasing low pay
* models trained on data without consent
come on bsky, you were built for this day 😉
* datacenters that are too loud and use fresh water
* data labeling work that is extractive & exploitative, chasing low pay
* models trained on data without consent
June 18, 2026 at 3:35 PM
writing my second response on AI, this one on ethics. here's my list, what am I missing?
come on bsky, you were built for this day 😉
* datacenters that are too loud and use fresh water
* data labeling work that is extractive & exploitative, chasing low pay
* models trained on data without consent
come on bsky, you were built for this day 😉
* datacenters that are too loud and use fresh water
* data labeling work that is extractive & exploitative, chasing low pay
* models trained on data without consent