🚨 The #RailsConf 2025 schedule is now LIVE! 🤩 This will be the FINAL RailsConf—a landmark event celebrating the past, present, and future of Rails. See what's in store... 👀 buff.ly/vFexUtE

In homage to the final RailsConf , I'm giving a talk on the history of the Rails community in 10 blog posts. Wanna discover why Rails devs avoid putting logic in controllers or why we test in a certain way? Join me in Philly this summer!

What would make YOUR top 10 list of articles that impacted the Rails community in the last couple decades? (max 1 per author 😉)

Zettelkasten-like note-taking systems seem really well positioned to take advantage of AI. Has anyone done anything interesting here? thoughtbot.com/blog/my-note-t…

Looking for something to listen to while you travel to RailsConf ? On this episode of the Bikeshed, Matheus Richard and I muse about how to get the most out of attending a conference bikeshed.thoughtbot.com/467

What are some ways you like to get more value out of a conference like RailsConf? Do you take notes during sessions? How do you connect with strangers? Share your tips in the replies!

I predict that we're going to see a resurgence in the 2000s-era craft practices: TDD, README-driven development, Domain Driven Design, etc. These are all (good) approaches for separating the design of a system from its implementation, which is becoming really important now.

🚨 #RailsConf 2025 speaker videos are now LIVE! 🚨 Whether you want to catch up on talks you missed or rewatch your favorites, check out videos from speakers like Aaron Patterson, @DHH, Aji Slater, John Dewsnap, & many more! 👇 buff.ly/B45NIhj

You've heard of essential vs accidental *complexity* (No Silver Bullet) but what about essential vs accidental *uncertainty*? Some nullability issues are self-inflicted