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**Author:** [@AndyMaleh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/AndyMaleh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 5:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/montreal-rb-september-2026-ruby-version-managers-in-2026/268674 "2026-09-29T17:17:12Z")
The video and slides for the Montreal.rb September 2026 talk “Ruby Version Managers in 2026” have been published! Talk Description: It is often useful to install more than one Ruby version on one’s machine, whether to … --- ## [Dissecting DHH's RailsWorld 2026 Keynote Speech from a Software Engineering Point Of View](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dissecting-dhhs-railsworld-2026-keynote-speech-from-a-software-engineering-point-of-view/268669)
**Author:** [@AndyMaleh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/AndyMaleh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dissecting-dhhs-railsworld-2026-keynote-speech-from-a-software-engineering-point-of-view/268669 "2026-09-28T16:00:13Z")
Dissecting DHH’s RailsWorld 2026 Keynote Speech from a Software Engineering Point Of View: Video blog post: --- ## [Video: Glimmer DSL for Web 0.10.5 Before & After Mutations](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/video-glimmer-dsl-for-web-0-10-5-before-after-mutations/268617)
**Author:** [@AndyMaleh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/AndyMaleh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 4:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/video-glimmer-dsl-for-web-0-10-5-before-after-mutations/268617 "2026-09-15T04:06:21Z")
Release video for Glimmer DSL for Web (Award-Winning Frontend Framework for Ruby on Rails) 0.10.5 Before & After Mutations. GitHub : GitHub - AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-web: Glimmer DSL for Web (Ruby-in-the-Br… --- ## [Why should I add Ruby to my programming toolbox](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-should-i-add-ruby-to-my-programming-toolbox/262627)
**Author:** [@nealrm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nealrm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 4:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-should-i-add-ruby-to-my-programming-toolbox/262627 "2026-09-14T04:27:26Z")
I am currently taking a bootcamp to add Ruby for Rails to my programming toolbox (I already know several others). I am really starting to question if I want to continue. Is the language as quirky as it initially appears?… --- ## [Video: Glimmer DSL for Web 0.10.4 Insert Mutation](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/video-glimmer-dsl-for-web-0-10-4-insert-mutation/268586)
**Author:** [@AndyMaleh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/AndyMaleh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 6:07am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/video-glimmer-dsl-for-web-0-10-4-insert-mutation/268586 "2026-09-07T06:07:20Z")
Release video for Glimmer DSL for Web (Award-Winning Frontend Framework for Ruby on Rails) 0.10.4 Insert Mutation. https://youtu.be/dzAOUKzuvu8 GitHub : GitHub - AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-web: Glimmer DSL for Web (Ruby-in-… --- ## [Video: Glimmer DSL for Web 0.10.3 Append & Prepend Mutations](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/video-glimmer-dsl-for-web-0-10-3-append-prepend-mutations/268584)
**Author:** [@AndyMaleh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/AndyMaleh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 5:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/video-glimmer-dsl-for-web-0-10-3-append-prepend-mutations/268584 "2026-09-07T05:59:28Z")
Release video for Glimmer DSL for Web (Award-Winning Frontend Framework for Ruby on Rails) 0.10.2 & 0.10.3 Append & Prepend Mutations. Video: Blog post: --- ## [Video: Glimmer DSL for Web Release Version 0.10.0 & 0.10.1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/video-glimmer-dsl-for-web-release-version-0-10-0-0-10-1/268517)
**Author:** [@AndyMaleh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/AndyMaleh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 3:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/video-glimmer-dsl-for-web-release-version-0-10-0-0-10-1/268517 "2026-08-24T03:17:25Z")
Release video for Glimmer DSL for Web (Award-Winning Frontend Framework for Ruby on Rails) 0.10.0 & 0.10.1 Auto-Conversion of Date/Time Element Values + New Sample --- ## [XO Ruby joins RubyConf as Another Exclusive Discriminatory Unexcellent Conference](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/xo-ruby-joins-rubyconf-as-another-exclusive-discriminatory-unexcellent-conference/268459)
**Author:** [@AndyMaleh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/AndyMaleh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2026, 8:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/xo-ruby-joins-rubyconf-as-another-exclusive-discriminatory-unexcellent-conference/268459 "2026-08-11T20:16:06Z")
So, I got contacted by the organizer of the XO Ruby conference (aka Travelling Ruby), Pascal Laliberté, on meetup.com because I organize the Montreal.rb Ruby Meetup and am a Montreal-based Expert Ruby Software Engineer. … --- ## [Ruby Memes 2026-07-30: One Bad Monkey Spoils The Bunch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-memes-2026-07-30-one-bad-monkey-spoils-the-bunch/268444)
**Author:** [@AndyMaleh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/AndyMaleh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-memes-2026-07-30-one-bad-monkey-spoils-the-bunch/268444 "2026-07-30T18:15:40Z")
Ruby Memes 2026-07-30: One Bad Monkey Spoils The Bunch --- ## [The Embarrassing Ruby/Rails Community Chronicles 2026-07-28](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/the-embarrassing-ruby-rails-community-chronicles-2026-07-28/268433)
**Author:** [@AndyMaleh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/AndyMaleh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 8:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/the-embarrassing-ruby-rails-community-chronicles-2026-07-28/268433 "2026-07-28T20:35:17Z")
While going through Bystander Intervention training for my job, I stumbled upon “Persistent unwanted personal questions” being mentioned as a form of verbal abuse. I have to confess I recently experienced that at a Ruby … --- ## [RubyConf Austria 2026 Talk Video: Frontend Ruby on Rails with Glimmer DSL for Web — Andy Maleh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyconf-austria-2026-talk-video-frontend-ruby-on-rails-with-glimmer-dsl-for-web-andy-maleh/268409)
**Author:** [@AndyMaleh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/AndyMaleh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 9:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyconf-austria-2026-talk-video-frontend-ruby-on-rails-with-glimmer-dsl-for-web-andy-maleh/268409 "2026-07-20T21:07:25Z")
My RubyConf Austria 2026 talk has been published on YouTube! What if your frontend was just… Ruby? --- ## [How did the Ruby community go from Great to Garbage?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-did-the-ruby-community-go-from-great-to-garbage/268405)
**Author:** [@AndyMaleh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/AndyMaleh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-did-the-ruby-community-go-from-great-to-garbage/268405 "2026-07-17T20:46:27Z")
RubyConf 2026’s discriminatory/mean organizers and all the benefactors who benefit from them treating people differently depending on whether they’re in the in-group or out-group have turned the Ruby community from great… --- ## [RubyConf 2026 Is Not a Safe Environment for Everyone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyconf-2026-is-not-a-safe-environment-for-everyone/268399)
**Author:** [@AndyMaleh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/AndyMaleh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2026, 8:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyconf-2026-is-not-a-safe-environment-for-everyone/268399 "2026-07-14T20:24:57Z")
RubyConf 2026 is not a safe environment for everyone. They have an in-group and an out-group. If you’re in the in-group, they will treat you well and accept talk proposals by you even if you don’t have top-level skills i… --- ## [Ruby Open-Source Innovation Process Expectation vs Reality](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-open-source-innovation-process-expectation-vs-reality/268397)
**Author:** [@AndyMaleh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/AndyMaleh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 4:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-open-source-innovation-process-expectation-vs-reality/268397 "2026-07-13T16:46:52Z")
Ruby Open-Source Innovation Process Expectation vs Reality --- ## [Reminder that RubyConf 2026 is a Cesspool of Discrimination and Exclusion](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reminder-that-rubyconf-2026-is-a-cesspool-of-discrimination-and-exclusion/268392)
**Author:** [@AndyMaleh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/AndyMaleh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2026, 5:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reminder-that-rubyconf-2026-is-a-cesspool-of-discrimination-and-exclusion/268392 "2026-07-10T17:32:15Z")
Just a reminder that RubyConf has become a Cesspool of Discrimination and Exclusion. In 2026, it doesn’t matter how well accomplished a Ruby Software Engineer is in the Ruby community as even if they win awards by the cr… --- ## [Ruby Memes 2026-06-26: The Ruby Clown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-memes-2026-06-26-the-ruby-clown/268376)
**Author:** [@AndyMaleh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/AndyMaleh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2026, 10:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-memes-2026-06-26-the-ruby-clown/268376 "2026-06-26T22:43:48Z")
Ruby Memes 2026-06-26: The Ruby Clown --- ## [The Ruby Community in 2026](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/the-ruby-community-in-2026/268371)
**Author:** [@AndyMaleh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/AndyMaleh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2026, 11:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/the-ruby-community-in-2026/268371 "2026-06-25T23:29:38Z")
The Ruby Community in 2026: --- ## [Successful Strategies for Digital Marketing Services for Growing Businesses](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/successful-strategies-for-digital-marketing-services-for-growing-businesses/267959)
**Author:** [@digitalsanju](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/digitalsanju)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2026, 11:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/successful-strategies-for-digital-marketing-services-for-growing-businesses/267959 "2026-06-16T23:20:22Z")
As competition among businesses online continues to grow, finding effective digital marketing strategies is ever so important for staying ahead. Any combination of SEO, content marketing, social campaigns, or paid advert… --- ## [Presentation Slides for RubyConf Austria 2026 Talk "Frontend Ruby on Rails with Glimmer DSL for Web"](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/presentation-slides-for-rubyconf-austria-2026-talk-frontend-ruby-on-rails-with-glimmer-dsl-for-web/268332)
**Author:** [@AndyMaleh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/AndyMaleh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 9:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/presentation-slides-for-rubyconf-austria-2026-talk-frontend-ruby-on-rails-with-glimmer-dsl-for-web/268332 "2026-06-02T21:22:48Z")
My talk “Frontend Ruby on Rails with Glimmer DSL for Web” went well at RubyConf Austria 2026. Especially given that after the talk, Chad Fowler (the starter of RubyConf and famous book author of The Passionate Programmer… --- ## [Ruby Raytracer in Crystal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-raytracer-in-crystal/261230)
**Author:** [@jzakiya1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jzakiya1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 10:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-raytracer-in-crystal/261230 "2026-06-01T10:30:01Z")
This website contains comparison of different language implementations of a raytracer. I present here the optimized Crystal implementation of the Ruby version. The source code is over +90% the same|equivalent. Howev… --- ## [Glimmer DSL for Web 0.9.1 Hello, Modal!](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/glimmer-dsl-for-web-0-9-1-hello-modal/268292)
**Author:** [@AndyMaleh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/AndyMaleh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 10:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/glimmer-dsl-for-web-0-9-1-hello-modal/268292 "2026-05-05T22:59:37Z")
Glimmer DSL for Web (Fukuoka Award Winning Frontend Framework for Rails) had a new release in version 0.9.1 that includes a new sample called Hello, Modal! to teach how to create modals in Glimmer DSL for Web in the Fron… --- ## [DB GUI 0.4.0 Remember SQL Command History](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/db-gui-0-4-0-remember-sql-command-history/268291)
**Author:** [@AndyMaleh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/AndyMaleh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 11:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/db-gui-0-4-0-remember-sql-command-history/268291 "2026-05-04T23:14:15Z")
DB GUI is a Database querying desktop app built in Ruby. It supports PostgreSQL to start. Version 0.4.0 added support for remembering SQL command history. I needed that feature at my job, so I added it very quickly, than… --- ## [Ruby Memes 2026-05-03: The Popularist](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-memes-2026-05-03-the-popularist/268289)
**Author:** [@AndyMaleh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/AndyMaleh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 12:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-memes-2026-05-03-the-popularist/268289 "2026-05-04T00:10:30Z")
Ruby Memes 2026-05-03: The Popularist --- ## [Ruby Gem Discovery: HighLine](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-gem-discovery-highline/268288)
**Author:** [@AndyMaleh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/AndyMaleh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 1:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-gem-discovery-highline/268288 "2026-04-30T13:40:37Z")
I recently stumbled upon a Ruby gem called HighLine that simplifies basic command line input/output via an ask method and supports validation, conversion, and multi-choices. Continue reading blog post: --- ## [Best performances between pluck and ActiveRecord::Base.connection.execute](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-performances-between-pluck-and-activerecord-base-connection-execute/268287)
**Author:** [@Luc-Antoine](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Luc-Antoine)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2026, 6:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-performances-between-pluck-and-activerecord-base-connection-execute/268287 "2026-04-29T06:59:07Z")
Hello, I must create a very big products search on my website. For these search, there are around a hundred variables. Yes, It’s a lot ! I don’t know if I have to use pluck or ActiveRecord::Base.connection.execute to… --- ## [What took 1.5 months to build in React JS code took 1.5 days in Glimmer DSL for Web Ruby code](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-took-1-5-months-to-build-in-react-js-code-took-1-5-days-in-glimmer-dsl-for-web-ruby-code/268286)
**Author:** [@AndyMaleh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/AndyMaleh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-took-1-5-months-to-build-in-react-js-code-took-1-5-days-in-glimmer-dsl-for-web-ruby-code/268286 "2026-04-28T18:18:42Z")
When I reimplemented a React component as the first Glimmer DSL for Web Component in my job’s Fintech Rails web app, I thought I did what would have taken 1 week in React in 1.5 days in Glimmer, which seemed like a great… --- ## [Wroclove.rb 2026 workshop exercises - Building Rails SPAs in Frontend Ruby w/ Glimmer DSL for Web](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/wroclove-rb-2026-workshop-exercises-building-rails-spas-in-frontend-ruby-w-glimmer-dsl-for-web/268285)
**Author:** [@AndyMaleh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/AndyMaleh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2026, 12:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/wroclove-rb-2026-workshop-exercises-building-rails-spas-in-frontend-ruby-w-glimmer-dsl-for-web/268285 "2026-04-25T00:39:21Z")
I published a GitHub repo containing the exercises of the wroclove.rb 2026 Ruby conference workshop “Building Rails SPAs in Frontend Ruby with Glimmer DSL for Web”. This GitHub repo provides the simplest and fastest way … --- ## [Ruby Memes 2026-04-14 The Ruby Hypocrite](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-memes-2026-04-14-the-ruby-hypocrite/268275)
**Author:** [@AndyMaleh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/AndyMaleh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 5:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-memes-2026-04-14-the-ruby-hypocrite/268275 "2026-04-14T17:41:30Z")
“Oh Ruby, you’re the most elegant and beautiful language ever! I just love you so much…” --- ## [Top way to convert ost file to pst?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/top-way-to-convert-ost-file-to-pst/268251)
**Author:** [@jaylinbustos](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jaylinbustos)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 7:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/top-way-to-convert-ost-file-to-pst/268251 "2026-03-30T07:45:11Z")
The top way to convert an OST file to PST is using Microsoft Outlook’s built-in Import/Export wizard for active files, or a trusted third-party converter such as BetaVare Export OST to PST. --- ## [Glimmer DSL for Web 0.8.3 Preventing Components from Shadowing HTML Elements](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/glimmer-dsl-for-web-0-8-3-preventing-components-from-shadowing-html-elements/268223)
**Author:** [@AndyMaleh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/AndyMaleh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2026, 1:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/glimmer-dsl-for-web-0-8-3-preventing-components-from-shadowing-html-elements/268223 "2026-03-18T01:44:00Z")
Glimmer DSL for Web (Fukuoka Award Winning Ruby-in-the-Browser Frontend Framework for Rails) had a new release in version 0.8.3, which now raises an exception plus a correction hint if the user attempts to define a compo… [Next page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/latest.md?page=1)