David Heinemeier Hansson·34wWe've all had enough of this nonsense
DHH responds to recent attempts by Ruby community members to exclude him from Rails events, citing widespread community support against what he calls 'cancellation nonsense.' He references the end of RailsConf, the success of Rails World, and argues that normal community members are rejecting divisive tactics from a small group of critics.
David Heinemeier Hansson·37wEngineering excellence starts on edge
Engineering teams achieve excellence by running unreleased edge versions of frameworks and libraries in production, becoming co-creators rather than just consumers. Companies like Shopify, GitHub, and 37signals have been running Rails 8.1 beta in production for nearly a year, catching bugs through automated testing and diligent development practices. This approach transforms teams from passive users to active contributors, significantly elevating their engineering competence and culture.
Manager.dev·36w$7B startup Head of Engineering and dad of 5 builds a profitable side project
A Head of Engineering at $7B startup Snyk shares how he built a profitable side project called Candl while managing five kids and a demanding job. He transformed his coaching practice into an AI-powered career planning tool by conducting extensive validation research, getting users before building, and using Ruby on Rails with AI assistance. The story emphasizes ruthless time management, setting scoped weekly goals, and being transparent about side projects with employers rather than hiding them.
Lobsters·37wbasecamp/once-campfire
Campfire is an open-source web-based chat application built by Basecamp that supports multiple rooms, direct messages, file attachments, search, notifications, and bot integrations. It's designed as a single-tenant solution with Docker deployment support, including built-in SSL, caching, and background job processing. The application can be configured with environment variables for SSL domains, Web Push notifications via VAPID keys, and error reporting through Sentry.