Planet Argon
@planetargon.com
Helping you sustain, modernize, and future-proof your #RubyonRails applications. Producers of @maintainable.fm and @ohmyzsh
We’re not here to tear things down or declare everything broken. We believe in stewardship, helping teams evolve the systems that matter. Good software doesn’t need a rescue. It needs a thoughtful path forward.
December 23, 2025 at 5:05 PM
We’re not here to tear things down or declare everything broken. We believe in stewardship, helping teams evolve the systems that matter. Good software doesn’t need a rescue. It needs a thoughtful path forward.
Get a little head start on preparing for the new year.
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Start The New Year Right: Tips for Digital Project Managers
Getting organized for the new year MIGHT be easier than you think- here are some administrative tips from our Project Manager.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Get a little head start on preparing for the new year.
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Support shouldn't feel like outsourcing. We want collaboration to feel natural. Like having another steady pair of hands... not a vendor across the ocean. When communication feels easy and progress feels shared, the work moves more steadily.
December 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Support shouldn't feel like outsourcing. We want collaboration to feel natural. Like having another steady pair of hands... not a vendor across the ocean. When communication feels easy and progress feels shared, the work moves more steadily.
Take a little time to reflect on your year:
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Year-End Review: Self-Guided Career Reflections
In this Year End Review, you'll work through self-guided career-related questions to gain insights on last year before moving into the new year.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Take a little time to reflect on your year:
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We’ve met teams who love their app but dread touching certain parts of it. You deserve to feel the opposite: That your app is sturdy, understood, and ready for what’s next. Our favorite moment is when a team looks at their codebase with pride again.
December 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
We’ve met teams who love their app but dread touching certain parts of it. You deserve to feel the opposite: That your app is sturdy, understood, and ready for what’s next. Our favorite moment is when a team looks at their codebase with pride again.
If your app has survived more than one rewrite rumor, you’re our kind of developer.
Learn how to improve performance, reliability, and team sanity—one practical tip at a time.
Join us for free at www.maintainablerails.com.
Learn how to improve performance, reliability, and team sanity—one practical tip at a time.
Join us for free at www.maintainablerails.com.
Maintainable Rails Email Course
What To Expect Guidance on tangible approaches to software challenges Tips on maintaining a stable, secure, and healthy Rails app Advice on getting past problems associated with technical debt and…
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December 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
If your app has survived more than one rewrite rumor, you’re our kind of developer.
Learn how to improve performance, reliability, and team sanity—one practical tip at a time.
Join us for free at www.maintainablerails.com.
Learn how to improve performance, reliability, and team sanity—one practical tip at a time.
Join us for free at www.maintainablerails.com.
Every mature Rails app leaves clues about where it wants to evolve. Slow spots. Old dependencies. Tests that flinch when touched. The end of the year is the perfect moment to listen. Improvement rarely starts with a rewrite; it starts with paying attention.
December 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Every mature Rails app leaves clues about where it wants to evolve. Slow spots. Old dependencies. Tests that flinch when touched. The end of the year is the perfect moment to listen. Improvement rarely starts with a rewrite; it starts with paying attention.
We don’t believe in pressure or panic. We believe in guidance. We believe in making complicated decisions feel lighter. If you feel more grounded after talking with us, then we’re doing it right.
December 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
We don’t believe in pressure or panic. We believe in guidance. We believe in making complicated decisions feel lighter. If you feel more grounded after talking with us, then we’re doing it right.
A good partner doesn’t just fix code. They help you feel confident about where your app is headed. When you feel clear and supported, it’s easier to plan. Easier to decide. Easier to move forward. www.planetargon.com/contact
December 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
A good partner doesn’t just fix code. They help you feel confident about where your app is headed. When you feel clear and supported, it’s easier to plan. Easier to decide. Easier to move forward. www.planetargon.com/contact
A good Rails app isn’t fragile. It’s layered. If your app feels unwieldy at the end of the year, that doesn’t mean it's broken. It means it has history. It has context AI can’t guess.
The opportunity in 2026 isn’t to start over... It’s to make the next layer smarter than the last.
The opportunity in 2026 isn’t to start over... It’s to make the next layer smarter than the last.
December 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
A good Rails app isn’t fragile. It’s layered. If your app feels unwieldy at the end of the year, that doesn’t mean it's broken. It means it has history. It has context AI can’t guess.
The opportunity in 2026 isn’t to start over... It’s to make the next layer smarter than the last.
The opportunity in 2026 isn’t to start over... It’s to make the next layer smarter than the last.
🎁 Holiday shopping for a developer?
Commit Goods (by Planet Argon) has official merch from Ghostty, Redux, fzf, Vue.js, and Oh My Zsh. Everything is 15% off with COMMITGOODSLAUNCH.
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Commit Goods (by Planet Argon) has official merch from Ghostty, Redux, fzf, Vue.js, and Oh My Zsh. Everything is 15% off with COMMITGOODSLAUNCH.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
🎁 Holiday shopping for a developer?
Commit Goods (by Planet Argon) has official merch from Ghostty, Redux, fzf, Vue.js, and Oh My Zsh. Everything is 15% off with COMMITGOODSLAUNCH.
commitgoods.com
Commit Goods (by Planet Argon) has official merch from Ghostty, Redux, fzf, Vue.js, and Oh My Zsh. Everything is 15% off with COMMITGOODSLAUNCH.
commitgoods.com
Your app feels complicated because it’s been loved. If it were simple, it wouldn’t have survived this long. We’ve never met a mature codebase that didn’t have quirks, mysteries, or inside jokes. That’s part of the charm. And part of the opportunity.
November 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Your app feels complicated because it’s been loved. If it were simple, it wouldn’t have survived this long. We’ve never met a mature codebase that didn’t have quirks, mysteries, or inside jokes. That’s part of the charm. And part of the opportunity.
This is the time of year when teams ask, “Do we need to just rebuild this thing next year?”
Usually, the answer is no. Good software deserves a fresh plan, a few key upgrades, and renewed clarity to carry it forward without burning it down.
Usually, the answer is no. Good software deserves a fresh plan, a few key upgrades, and renewed clarity to carry it forward without burning it down.
November 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This is the time of year when teams ask, “Do we need to just rebuild this thing next year?”
Usually, the answer is no. Good software deserves a fresh plan, a few key upgrades, and renewed clarity to carry it forward without burning it down.
Usually, the answer is no. Good software deserves a fresh plan, a few key upgrades, and renewed clarity to carry it forward without burning it down.
Something new is coming from the Planet Argon team.
Introducing Commit Goods, official merch that gives back to open source projects.
Stay tuned for Black Friday sales! commitgoods.com
Introducing Commit Goods, official merch that gives back to open source projects.
Stay tuned for Black Friday sales! commitgoods.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Something new is coming from the Planet Argon team.
Introducing Commit Goods, official merch that gives back to open source projects.
Stay tuned for Black Friday sales! commitgoods.com
Introducing Commit Goods, official merch that gives back to open source projects.
Stay tuned for Black Friday sales! commitgoods.com
You can’t catch someone up on 10 years of decisions in one meeting. And you shouldn’t have to. The right partner doesn’t rush into solutions. They spend time learning the rhythms, the patterns, the history. Because every system has a legacy worth understanding.
November 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
You can’t catch someone up on 10 years of decisions in one meeting. And you shouldn’t have to. The right partner doesn’t rush into solutions. They spend time learning the rhythms, the patterns, the history. Because every system has a legacy worth understanding.
Small changes in your habits can keep your Rails app running years longer than you expected.
The Maintainable Rails email course offers short, practical lessons. No fluff. No sales. Forever- free. maintainablerails.com
The Maintainable Rails email course offers short, practical lessons. No fluff. No sales. Forever- free. maintainablerails.com
Maintainable Rails Email Course
What To Expect Guidance on tangible approaches to software challenges Tips on maintaining a stable, secure, and healthy Rails app Advice on getting past problems associated with technical debt and…
maintainablerails.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Small changes in your habits can keep your Rails app running years longer than you expected.
The Maintainable Rails email course offers short, practical lessons. No fluff. No sales. Forever- free. maintainablerails.com
The Maintainable Rails email course offers short, practical lessons. No fluff. No sales. Forever- free. maintainablerails.com
Another year is wrapping up.
And somewhere, someone on your team is asking if it’s time to rewrite the app.
It’s a familiar question. The clean slate always sounds appealing.
But it also means starting over, relearning what you already know, and hoping it goes faster this time.
And somewhere, someone on your team is asking if it’s time to rewrite the app.
It’s a familiar question. The clean slate always sounds appealing.
But it also means starting over, relearning what you already know, and hoping it goes faster this time.
October 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Another year is wrapping up.
And somewhere, someone on your team is asking if it’s time to rewrite the app.
It’s a familiar question. The clean slate always sounds appealing.
But it also means starting over, relearning what you already know, and hoping it goes faster this time.
And somewhere, someone on your team is asking if it’s time to rewrite the app.
It’s a familiar question. The clean slate always sounds appealing.
But it also means starting over, relearning what you already know, and hoping it goes faster this time.
🎤 Productions Plus had a big idea: a custom tool to track the impact of face-to-face brand experiences—without invading anyone’s privacy. We designed it, built it, and launched it together.
October 22, 2025 at 5:06 PM
🎤 Productions Plus had a big idea: a custom tool to track the impact of face-to-face brand experiences—without invading anyone’s privacy. We designed it, built it, and launched it together.
Before you refactor, ask:
What problem am I actually solving?
Kent Beck’s Tidy First? reframes “cleanup” as a design choice—not a chore.
Our take:
What problem am I actually solving?
Kent Beck’s Tidy First? reframes “cleanup” as a design choice—not a chore.
Our take:
"Tidy First" by Kent Beck - Asking the Right Questions About Software Change
Kent Beck’s "Tidy First?" isn’t just a book about refactoring—it’s a guide to making change less painful by starting small.
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October 20, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Before you refactor, ask:
What problem am I actually solving?
Kent Beck’s Tidy First? reframes “cleanup” as a design choice—not a chore.
Our take:
What problem am I actually solving?
Kent Beck’s Tidy First? reframes “cleanup” as a design choice—not a chore.
Our take:
Our friends at FastRuby share how to spot the quiet warning signs of growing technical debt and how to address it strategically instead of reactively.
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Red Flags That Signal Growing Technical Debt: What FastRuby Has Learned from Client Projects
Our friends at FastRuby share how to spot the quiet warning signs of growing technical debt and how to address it strategically instead of reactively.
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October 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Our friends at FastRuby share how to spot the quiet warning signs of growing technical debt and how to address it strategically instead of reactively.
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Most Rails apps don’t fail because the code is bad.
They fail because no one remembers "why" it was written that way.
Maintainable Rails helps your team document, refactor, and simplify—before “tech debt” becomes “tech regret.”
👉 Join our forever-free email series for more: maintainablerails.com
They fail because no one remembers "why" it was written that way.
Maintainable Rails helps your team document, refactor, and simplify—before “tech debt” becomes “tech regret.”
👉 Join our forever-free email series for more: maintainablerails.com
October 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Most Rails apps don’t fail because the code is bad.
They fail because no one remembers "why" it was written that way.
Maintainable Rails helps your team document, refactor, and simplify—before “tech debt” becomes “tech regret.”
👉 Join our forever-free email series for more: maintainablerails.com
They fail because no one remembers "why" it was written that way.
Maintainable Rails helps your team document, refactor, and simplify—before “tech debt” becomes “tech regret.”
👉 Join our forever-free email series for more: maintainablerails.com
What’s better than shipping a project on time? Shipping on time AND leaving your team stronger than before. That’s what LabArchives discovered after working with us. ⭐
September 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
What’s better than shipping a project on time? Shipping on time AND leaving your team stronger than before. That’s what LabArchives discovered after working with us. ⭐
🎨 When Gnomon Workshop’s dev partner closed shop, they needed someone who could step in—fast—without breaking anything. We inherited their Rails app, sorted out the legacy handoff, and kept the creative flow going.
September 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
🎨 When Gnomon Workshop’s dev partner closed shop, they needed someone who could step in—fast—without breaking anything. We inherited their Rails app, sorted out the legacy handoff, and kept the creative flow going.
Our recent episode featuring Laravel's creator, Taylor Otwell, reminds us that software that lasts is usually simple. Check out The Register's take on this practical episode.
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Beware clever devs, says Laravel inventor Taylor Otwell
: Taylor Otwell says skip the clever code, keep it simple
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September 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Our recent episode featuring Laravel's creator, Taylor Otwell, reminds us that software that lasts is usually simple. Check out The Register's take on this practical episode.
www.theregister.com/2025/09/01/l...
www.theregister.com/2025/09/01/l...
We're looking forward to hearing Robby Russell moderate a panel with Rails & Ruby Core members at Rails World 2025 today!
September 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
We're looking forward to hearing Robby Russell moderate a panel with Rails & Ruby Core members at Rails World 2025 today!