Robby Russell
@robbyonrails.com
CEO @PlanetArgon.com. Host @maintainable.fm. Creator of @ohmyz.sh. Guitarist @mightymissoula.com. Host of On Rails podcast.
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...but I did swap out for a logi MX Brio so i wasn't fiddling with cables throughout the day for typical zoom meetings.
...but I did swap out for a logi MX Brio so i wasn't fiddling with cables throughout the day for typical zoom meetings.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
reincubate.com/camo/ works great for this, too.
...but I did swap out for a logi MX Brio so i wasn't fiddling with cables throughout the day for typical zoom meetings.
...but I did swap out for a logi MX Brio so i wasn't fiddling with cables throughout the day for typical zoom meetings.
They're even prettier before sunrise!
November 5, 2025 at 11:32 PM
They're even prettier before sunrise!
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November 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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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...
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November 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
You might even hear from a company you’d love to work for and learn how they put Rails to the test.
And if you already subscribed… have you encouraged your peers to do the same?
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All aboard. 🚆
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Big congrats, Rosa! I know that you were doing a lot of training for that, and I'm glad I had a chance to run with you in AMS. 👏
October 27, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Big congrats, Rosa! I know that you were doing a lot of training for that, and I'm glad I had a chance to run with you in AMS. 👏
Nice. Back in 2013, we took a bunch of Rails developers up there during RailsConf. www.flickr.com/photos/plane...
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October 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Nice. Back in 2013, we took a bunch of Rails developers up there during RailsConf. www.flickr.com/photos/plane...
If this hit a nerve, I unpack it more here → robbyonrails.com/articles/2025/10/13/architecture-for-contraction
Architecture for Contraction | Robby on Rails
We’ve spent the last decade optimizing for scale. How do we handle more traffic? More users? More engineers? The assumptions were baked in: Growth is coming....
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October 23, 2025 at 12:32 AM
If this hit a nerve, I unpack it more here → robbyonrails.com/articles/2025/10/13/architecture-for-contraction
The engineers who can identify what to consolidate, what to cut, and what to simplify... those are the ones leadership leans on when it really matters.
This isn’t pessimism. It’s strategy.
What could make your team’s 2026 easier?
This isn’t pessimism. It’s strategy.
What could make your team’s 2026 easier?
October 23, 2025 at 12:29 AM
The engineers who can identify what to consolidate, what to cut, and what to simplify... those are the ones leadership leans on when it really matters.
This isn’t pessimism. It’s strategy.
What could make your team’s 2026 easier?
This isn’t pessimism. It’s strategy.
What could make your team’s 2026 easier?
Every service is another thing to deploy, monitor, and maintain. Every repo is another place where things can break.
The question isn’t how do we scale this?
It’s how do we keep this simple?
We’ve spent a decade optimizing for growth.
It’s time to optimize for longevity.
The question isn’t how do we scale this?
It’s how do we keep this simple?
We’ve spent a decade optimizing for growth.
It’s time to optimize for longevity.
October 23, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Every service is another thing to deploy, monitor, and maintain. Every repo is another place where things can break.
The question isn’t how do we scale this?
It’s how do we keep this simple?
We’ve spent a decade optimizing for growth.
It’s time to optimize for longevity.
The question isn’t how do we scale this?
It’s how do we keep this simple?
We’ve spent a decade optimizing for growth.
It’s time to optimize for longevity.
Now imagine walking into planning with:
> “Here’s how we consolidate deployments, reduce monitoring overhead, and simplify our stack so we’re resilient... no matter the headcount.”
> “Here’s how we consolidate deployments, reduce monitoring overhead, and simplify our stack so we’re resilient... no matter the headcount.”
October 23, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Now imagine walking into planning with:
> “Here’s how we consolidate deployments, reduce monitoring overhead, and simplify our stack so we’re resilient... no matter the headcount.”
> “Here’s how we consolidate deployments, reduce monitoring overhead, and simplify our stack so we’re resilient... no matter the headcount.”