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https://rubystacknews.com/2026/01/26/stabilizing-a-native-ruby-gis-engine-with-docker-rubocop-and-ci/
https://rubyelders.com/writings/2026-01-ruby-box-reload.html
https://drexed.github.io/cmdx/blog/mastering-cmdx-fundamentals/
https://rubystacknews.com/2026/01/23/libgd-gis-a-practical-gis-rendering-engine-for-ruby/
https://rubystacknews.com/2026/01/22/a-new-view-of-earth-powered-by-ruby/
https://www.railscarma.com/blog/how-to-parse-json-in-ruby-a-comprehensive-guide/
https://rubystacknews.com/2026/01/21/imprint-signed-expiring-image-rendering-with-dynamic-watermarks-in-ruby/
This curated list brings together top experts from both the Ruby and RoR communities, showcasing their significant contributions to the programming wo...
Running a Rails app on Heroku but are looking to migrate elsewhere due to pricing? I tested some of the top cloud providers on performance and cost to...
Exploring and observing the various elements that require at least a few seconds of attention and no less important in which order they should be upgr...
While working on RubyLLM::Monitoring, we needed a way to instrument all RubyLLM operations. But we wanted to do it without changing RubyLLM. Read alon...
https://drexed.github.io/cmdx/blog/getting-started-with-cmdx/
https://github.com/benngarcia/executorch-ruby
https://rubystacknews.com/2026/01/19/now-ruby-gis-rendering-stabilizing-the-libgd-gis-rendering-api/
I’ve released ruby_llm-agents, a Rails engine for running LLM-powered AI agents in production.
Edit code, type r, see changes instantly.
A walkthrough of building a tiny RSpec-style DSL (describe, it, expect, plus eq/contain matchers). Uses instance_eval to run blocks in the DSL context...
https://rubystacknews.com/2026/01/16/libgd-gis-v0-2-7-pre-alpha-1/
Understanding why Ruby/Rails logs are delayed in Docker containers but instant on localhost. Dive into TTY detection, libc buffering and Ruby IO buffe...
How to write a conditional statement in Ruby & what a Ruby if statement
I’ve just released a new Ruby gem, inertia_i18n, for developers building Rails applications with Inertia.js. The gem focuses on improving and simplify...
Programming Ruby 4.0 is out and the new beta runs against Ruby 4.0 final.
Full article and demo: https://rubystacknews.com/2026/01/15/ruby-now-has-an-animated-map-engine-alpha-preview/
Beginner’s Guide to Creating Database Models in Rails. Rails Generate Model
I’ve released ffmpeg-core gem as a replacement of the abandoned streamio-ffmpeg.
https://rubystacknews.com/2026/01/14/ruby-libgd-v0-2-2-text-layout-foundations-for-ruby-graphics/
When you’re using multiple LLM providers, tracking costs manually becomes impossible fast. We needed visibility into our AI spending and LLM performan...
Did you know that Ruby doesn’t follow semantic versioning? I didn’t, until I wrote this Ruby 4.0 upgrade guide :) https://www.honeybadger.io/blog/ruby...
Today it can render full river systems of entire regions — from Europe down to Entre RĂos, Argentina — directly from GeoJSON, using nothing but Ruby +...
https://rubystacknews.com/2026/01/12/libgd-gis-continues-to-grow-now-with-styles-and-more/
https://sendbroadcast.net/blog/e2e-email-provider-testing Recently had some breakages that did not get caught until it was released and users found ou...
In this blogpost I show how to run a dev environment of Mastodon a ruby on rails project that is a federated social media. https://codedude.xyz/howto/...
I’m happy to announce new bindings for OpenCV, which marks the culmination of years of effort to modernize the Ruby <-> C++ toolchain. More at h...
I just published a great guide on how to use Action Cable to build real features, explicitly with Solid Cable: https://www.honeybadger.io/blog/action-...
This article, which was posted at the end of 2025, doubles as a guide on “How To Be a Top-Level Ruby Software Engineer in 2026”: https://andymaleh.blo...
Yesterday I published Maquina Components 0.3.0, and someone asked if I had tooling for it. I mentioned the skill I’d been keeping private. So I decide...
Here’s the story 👇 https://rubystacknews.com/2026/01/08/some-fresh-ruby-gis-gossip/
Happy to announce Maquina Components 0.3.0 is now available. This release adds two frequently requested interactive components that Rails developers w...
Ductwork is a simple, robust, and durable job pipeline and workflow framework designed to feel like Ruby. See the intro article for more details!
https://www.2n.pl/blog/ship-with-confidence-rails-production-checklist
https://rubystacknews.com/2026/01/07/ruby-can-now-draw-maps-and-i-started-with-ice-cream/
Prism is here to change our lives as Ruby developers - find out how: https://blog.appsignal.com/2026/01/07/an-introduction-to-ruby-parsing-with-prism....
xchan.rb is an easy to use, minimalist library for InterProcess Communication (IPC). The library provides a channel that can help facilitate communica...
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https://rubystacknews.com/2026/01/06/ruby-just-got-a-real-sepia-filter/
https://www.railscarma.com/blog/how-to-read-and-write-files-in-ruby-with-examples/