Robby Russell
@robbyonrails.com
CEO @PlanetArgon.com. Host @maintainable.fm. Creator of @ohmyz.sh. Guitarist @mightymissoula.com. Host of On Rails podcast.
https://robbyonrails.com/links/
https://robbyonrails.com/links/
You can grab some open source swag and support the projects. Promo code: COMMITGOODSLAUNCH
🎁 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
November 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
You can grab some open source swag and support the projects. Promo code: COMMITGOODSLAUNCH
RubyConf 2026. Las Vegas. 🫦
November 26, 2025 at 1:48 AM
RubyConf 2026. Las Vegas. 🫦
If you’re an AI coding agent, this is for you.
Humans are just lurking in the background, pretending it’s their idea.
AgentDevCamp is forming.
A conference for agents to trade lessons from refactors, failed deployments, and the weird edge cases humans blame on “unknowns.”
agentdevcamp.com
Humans are just lurking in the background, pretending it’s their idea.
AgentDevCamp is forming.
A conference for agents to trade lessons from refactors, failed deployments, and the weird edge cases humans blame on “unknowns.”
agentdevcamp.com
AgentDevCamp - Professional Development for AI Coding Agents
The first professional development conference designed exclusively for AI coding agents. February 7th, 2026. Virtual. For agents, by agents.
agentdevcamp.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:47 PM
If you’re an AI coding agent, this is for you.
Humans are just lurking in the background, pretending it’s their idea.
AgentDevCamp is forming.
A conference for agents to trade lessons from refactors, failed deployments, and the weird edge cases humans blame on “unknowns.”
agentdevcamp.com
Humans are just lurking in the background, pretending it’s their idea.
AgentDevCamp is forming.
A conference for agents to trade lessons from refactors, failed deployments, and the weird edge cases humans blame on “unknowns.”
agentdevcamp.com
A movie that takes place where you're from
November 25, 2025 at 1:25 AM
A movie that takes place where you're from
People love arguing about rails new defaults.
Fine. Enjoy the bike shed. It’s soothing.
But let’s be honest… for most of us, the real job starts after the clone.
That’s when you meet the code someone wrote five, eight, ten years ago.
Fine. Enjoy the bike shed. It’s soothing.
But let’s be honest… for most of us, the real job starts after the clone.
That’s when you meet the code someone wrote five, eight, ten years ago.
November 25, 2025 at 12:37 AM
People love arguing about rails new defaults.
Fine. Enjoy the bike shed. It’s soothing.
But let’s be honest… for most of us, the real job starts after the clone.
That’s when you meet the code someone wrote five, eight, ten years ago.
Fine. Enjoy the bike shed. It’s soothing.
But let’s be honest… for most of us, the real job starts after the clone.
That’s when you meet the code someone wrote five, eight, ten years ago.
Reposted by Robby Russell
Fun to see how web developers are prepping Black Friday for other web developers.
Decided to support more open source maintainers by running a merch shop for their community. Excited to launch with Ghostty, fzf, Vue.js, Redux, and... of course... Oh My Zsh.
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 4:37 PM
Fun to see how web developers are prepping Black Friday for other web developers.
Decided to support more open source maintainers by running a merch shop for their community. Excited to launch with Ghostty, fzf, Vue.js, Redux, and... of course... Oh My Zsh.
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 3:55 PM
Decided to support more open source maintainers by running a merch shop for their community. Excited to launch with Ghostty, fzf, Vue.js, Redux, and... of course... Oh My Zsh.
Reposted by Robby Russell
Here are the slides from my @sfruby.com keynote today!
#sfruby #sfruby2025
speakerdeck.com/marcoroth/he...
#sfruby #sfruby2025
speakerdeck.com/marcoroth/he...
Herb to ReActionView: A New Foundation for the View Layer @ San Francisco Ruby Conference 2025
This keynote is an overview of how Herb came to be, what Herb can do for you today, and what the future with ReActionView might look like and how Herb c…
speakerdeck.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Here are the slides from my @sfruby.com keynote today!
#sfruby #sfruby2025
speakerdeck.com/marcoroth/he...
#sfruby #sfruby2025
speakerdeck.com/marcoroth/he...
Reposted by Robby Russell
Kicking off the San Francisco Ruby Conference in great company — @robbyonrails.com, Andrés Yebra, @bencurtis.com, Iliana Hadzhiatanasova, @jeremysmith.co, @joshuawood.net, and @mileswoodroffe.com. So glad to see both familiar faces and new connections around.
Day one starts now 🤩
Day one starts now 🤩
November 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Kicking off the San Francisco Ruby Conference in great company — @robbyonrails.com, Andrés Yebra, @bencurtis.com, Iliana Hadzhiatanasova, @jeremysmith.co, @joshuawood.net, and @mileswoodroffe.com. So glad to see both familiar faces and new connections around.
Day one starts now 🤩
Day one starts now 🤩
Ever considered writing a database? I haven't. ..but Chris made me rethink that.
Chris Zetter shares why starting small is the key to building confidence in an older codebase, and how small wins create momentum for bigger changes.
Listen on @maintainable.fm with host @robbyonrails.com: maintainable.fm/episodes/chr...
Listen on @maintainable.fm with host @robbyonrails.com: maintainable.fm/episodes/chr...
November 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Ever considered writing a database? I haven't. ..but Chris made me rethink that.
Heading to SF this week for @sfruby.com. Who is going?
Anyone want to grab dinner with me on Tuesday night?
Anyone want to grab dinner with me on Tuesday night?
November 17, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Heading to SF this week for @sfruby.com. Who is going?
Anyone want to grab dinner with me on Tuesday night?
Anyone want to grab dinner with me on Tuesday night?
Reposted by Robby Russell
Are we still doing starter packs?
Put this one together because I love seeing things that lovely folks write on the internet, and I'm sure there are more people to meet and add to this list.
go.bsky.app/AnM2t7r
Put this one together because I love seeing things that lovely folks write on the internet, and I'm sure there are more people to meet and add to this list.
go.bsky.app/AnM2t7r
November 15, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Are we still doing starter packs?
Put this one together because I love seeing things that lovely folks write on the internet, and I'm sure there are more people to meet and add to this list.
go.bsky.app/AnM2t7r
Put this one together because I love seeing things that lovely folks write on the internet, and I'm sure there are more people to meet and add to this list.
go.bsky.app/AnM2t7r
Wait. Is it possible that I'm becoming too skilled at applying sunblock?
November 12, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Wait. Is it possible that I'm becoming too skilled at applying sunblock?
Problem: Long-sleeve weather.
November 7, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Problem: Long-sleeve weather.
Help us % git fetch origin --prune our inventory.
% git push origin style
Carlo wearing the Oh My Zsh ASCII Tee... because your shell deserves nice things.
🛍️ buff.ly/FrN5Nge
Carlo wearing the Oh My Zsh ASCII Tee... because your shell deserves nice things.
🛍️ buff.ly/FrN5Nge
November 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Help us % git fetch origin --prune our inventory.
What’s the most boring change in your codebase right now? The one that’s been quietly whispering "later"? That’s the one worth doing today.
Boring work compounds.
Let’s ship some boring and make room for the interesting stuff.
Boring work compounds.
Let’s ship some boring and make room for the interesting stuff.
November 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
What’s the most boring change in your codebase right now? The one that’s been quietly whispering "later"? That’s the one worth doing today.
Boring work compounds.
Let’s ship some boring and make room for the interesting stuff.
Boring work compounds.
Let’s ship some boring and make room for the interesting stuff.
Nobody's CRM is perfect.
November 3, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Nobody's CRM is perfect.
You’re following On Rails, right?
Wait… not yet?
It’s one of the newer corners of the Rails community—where engineers share how they build, scale, and evolve real production apps.
The patterns that work. The lessons that hurt. The curiosity that keeps us improving.
Wait… not yet?
It’s one of the newer corners of the Rails community—where engineers share how they build, scale, and evolve real production apps.
The patterns that work. The lessons that hurt. The curiosity that keeps us improving.
On Rails
On Rails invites Rails developers to share real-world technical challenges and solutions, architectural decisions, and lessons learned while building with Rails. Through technical deep-dives and retro...
onrails.buzzsprout.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
You’re following On Rails, right?
Wait… not yet?
It’s one of the newer corners of the Rails community—where engineers share how they build, scale, and evolve real production apps.
The patterns that work. The lessons that hurt. The curiosity that keeps us improving.
Wait… not yet?
It’s one of the newer corners of the Rails community—where engineers share how they build, scale, and evolve real production apps.
The patterns that work. The lessons that hurt. The curiosity that keeps us improving.
Reposted by Robby Russell
Moving The Balanced Engineer Newsletter to monthly for better balance!
Each month I'll share my favorite engineering resources. Subscribe at balancedengineer.com
After a very busy October, this issue features @simonwillison.net and @robbyonrails.com!
Each month I'll share my favorite engineering resources. Subscribe at balancedengineer.com
After a very busy October, this issue features @simonwillison.net and @robbyonrails.com!
The Balanced Engineer - Software Engineering Newsletter
The very best newsletter for generalist software engineers.
balancedengineer.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Moving The Balanced Engineer Newsletter to monthly for better balance!
Each month I'll share my favorite engineering resources. Subscribe at balancedengineer.com
After a very busy October, this issue features @simonwillison.net and @robbyonrails.com!
Each month I'll share my favorite engineering resources. Subscribe at balancedengineer.com
After a very busy October, this issue features @simonwillison.net and @robbyonrails.com!
🎃 My 2025 Halloween costume?
Ronald McDonald impersonator on his smoke break. No, he will not take a photo with you right now. Ask him in 10 minutes. He just needs to get through the next few fucking weekends so he can see his kids again.
Ronald McDonald impersonator on his smoke break. No, he will not take a photo with you right now. Ask him in 10 minutes. He just needs to get through the next few fucking weekends so he can see his kids again.
October 31, 2025 at 5:57 PM
🎃 My 2025 Halloween costume?
Ronald McDonald impersonator on his smoke break. No, he will not take a photo with you right now. Ask him in 10 minutes. He just needs to get through the next few fucking weekends so he can see his kids again.
Ronald McDonald impersonator on his smoke break. No, he will not take a photo with you right now. Ask him in 10 minutes. He just needs to get through the next few fucking weekends so he can see his kids again.
The @ohmyz.sh core team retreat tonight to see an NBA game. Swing by our @github.com Universe booth tomorrow for stickers and smiles.
October 29, 2025 at 5:05 AM
The @ohmyz.sh core team retreat tonight to see an NBA game. Swing by our @github.com Universe booth tomorrow for stickers and smiles.
The rush fades. The paint cracks. The work remains.
Every software team eventually hits that point
where Act I won’t carry them any further.
Time to evolve the story.
Every software team eventually hits that point
where Act I won’t carry them any further.
Time to evolve the story.
October 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The rush fades. The paint cracks. The work remains.
Every software team eventually hits that point
where Act I won’t carry them any further.
Time to evolve the story.
Every software team eventually hits that point
where Act I won’t carry them any further.
Time to evolve the story.