In an era where startups are increasingly returning to Ruby on Rails, this talk explores the resurgence of Rails adoption through the lens of founders who recently chose this stack. Drawing from real-world experiences, we'll examine how modern startups are…

Easy to use open source fast database for search | Good alternative to Elasticsearch now | Drop-in replacement for E in the ELK stack - manticoresoftware/manticoresearch

ZJIT has been merged into upstream Ruby. Learn about its architecture!

Serve large files with a reverse proxy without the Rails app server having to load file in-memory and serve it.

Last week, my team at Shopify released a new tool called Roast, a convention-oriented framework for creating structured AI workflows. Our vision is to enable A.I. agents to solve developer productivity problems at scale. Imagine continuously improving unit…

Hi, it’s zzak. Let’s explore this week’s changes in the Rails codebase. Message from the Rails Foundation While Rails World sold out quickly this year, a friendly reminder that the sessions will be recorded and published on YouTube quickly- the Opening and…

Many Ruby applications allocate objects. What if we could make allocating objects six times faster? We can! Read on to learn more!

Hello! Emmanuel Hayford here. The third edition of Rails World is a couple of months away! In case you missed it, The Rails Foundation has already announced an exciting lineup that you should check out. Document `through` with `polymorphic` A new addition…

In this two-part series, we'll dig deep into Solid Queue's internals, discover what makes it unique, and learn more about why it was created in the first place.

Zache is a simple Ruby Gem for thread-safe in-memory caching, which, I was surprised to find out, hasn't been implemented so far in any other Gems.

My last post detailed one way that CRuby will eliminate some intermediate array allocations when using methods like Array#hash and Array#max. Part of the technique hinges on detecting when someone monkey patches array. Today, I thought we’d dive a little…

Hi, Wojtek here. Let’s see this week’s news about Rails. Final RailsConf The last RailsConf (July 8 - 10, Philadelphia) will include a fireside chat with DHH, and talks or panel discussions with Rails team members Eileen Uchitelle (Core), Gannon McGibbon…

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Hi, it’s zzak. Let’s explore this week’s changes in the Rails codebase. The Rails Foundation launched a new podcast: ‘On Rails’ with host Robby Russell In each episode, Robby talks with Rails devs and explores the real-world decisions that go into building…

Hi, it’s Claudio Baccigalupo. So many great changes to the Rails codebase this week. Let’s check them out. Add touch option to update_column(s) Particularly useful for ETL processes that rely on the updated_at timestamps instead of copying the whole table.…

Has simplicity gone missing in web development? This investigative piece uncovers how Inertia.js + Rails defy JavaScript bloat and reclaim developer sanity.

Hi, it’s Greg. Let’s explore this week’s changes in the Rails codebase. New written & video tutorials for beginners The Rails Foundation has launched a few more learning resources for beginners, in partnership with Chris Oliver and the team behind Typecraft…

Take a deep dive into what circuit breakers are, why you might need them, and the options you have in Ruby.

Learn how to integrate Model Context Protocol (MCP) with Rails to create AI-powered conversational interfaces that transform traditional web applications into intelligent, chat-based tools.

Evil Martians cut Whop’s Rails test suite and CI time in half using profiling, factory optimizations, and parallelization. Learn how we speed up tests and boost reliability.

Hey, Emmanuel Hayford here with the latest from the Rails codebase. Let's get to it! Oh! In case you missed it, all the talks from #RailsWorld 2025 are now available online here. Fix SCRIPT_NAME handling for engines mounted at root When an engine is mounted…