Eileen M. Uchitelle
@eileencodes
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Scaling Ruby & Rails @Shopify | @Rails Core Team | Previously @GitHub . Married to @AbeUchitelle | Pronouns: she/her
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I have some exciting news! This week I was promoted to Principal Engineer
@github
. I'm really proud of the work I've done here since joining in 2017, and excited for that work to grow from here.
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As of Tuesday
@github
is running Ruby 2.7 in production. 🎉
It took 30+ gem upgrades, 15+ gem patches, and fixing 11k+ warnings. The upgrade shaved an impressive 20 seconds off production boot time! I'll be writing a post about our experience soon.
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So a big thing happened yesterday.
@github
is now running 100% on Rails 4.2 in production!!!!!!!!!!!!
#railsupgrade
#github
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@sgrif
@rubemazenha
@nateberkopec
I will not be quitting Rails. The community is too important to me.
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I rebase with master so I can hide how good I am at engineering...
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Today was my 4 year
@GitHub
-aversary! Looking forward to more work on making Rails and Ruby even better!
Excited for my first day
@github
! I'm joining the Platform Systems team as a Senior Systems Engineer
#githubber
#newjob
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#Protip
: Get through a git bisect and realize you labeled a bad ref good or a good ref bad? Run `git bisect log`, save the output to a file, change the part of the log that's wrong and run `git bisect replay`. Now you don't need to start your bisect over.
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I'm super proud of the work we've done on Rails 6, and especially happy with the multi-db work I did.
But some days all I get are bug reports and help requests on this feature and it's really exhausting.
#opensource
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So happy to be the newest member of the
#Rails
Core team!
Proud to welcome
@eileencodes
to Rails core as a wonderful programmer and our first woman on the team ❤️🎉👏
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I've been contributing to Rails since 2014 but have never contributed to Ruby until now. Still a rush to contribute to a new OSS project! Thanks
@tenderlove
for helping me navigate the codebase and write C!
#oss
#ruby
❤️
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We’ve seen a lot of incorrect information circling about how Rails is governed, so we wanted to share with you all how it works. Hope that it clarifies how we work as a team. ❤️
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Rails 6.1 is out! Happy upgrading :)
Rails 6.1.0 has been release! Horizontal Sharding, Multi-DB Improvements, Strict Loading, Destroy Associations in Background, Error Objects, and more!
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Just in case anyone is curious:
@sgrif
@rubemazenha
@nateberkopec
I will not be quitting Rails. The community is too important to me.
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Rails 7 will have support for handling associations across database clusters by adding a disable_joins option ! We have an internal gem
@GitHub
that enabled this for us and we've now upstreamed the behavior to
@Rails
.
#opensource
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If you are using Rails, please update your applications as soon as possible. There is a critical and high vulnerability in every version. ❤️ 💎
Rails 4.2.11.1, 5.0.7.2, 5.1.6.2, 5.2.21, and 6.0.0.beta3 have been released with important security fixes. See announcement here:
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People think they’re funny when my laptop isn’t working and I’m asking for help saying “install Linux”, “buy a new computer”. It’s not funny, it’s not helpful & it makes me just want to block you. Those tweets lack empathy and it’s everything that’s wrong with this site and tech.
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Rails 6.1 is SO GOOD. And it's because of
@GitHub
,
@Shopify
,
@Basecamp
and others working together to push Rails forward <3
If you saw my RailsConf talk then you may notice
@seejohnrun
and I refactored connection management internals (again). Can't wait for y'all to try it out!
I’m proud to present Rails 6.1 rc1. This release is full of collaborations between Shopify, GitHub and Basecamp. It is amazing how having those three companies always running the last release can push the framework forward.
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This is also a good time to tell everyone the next release of Rails is 7.0 and there won’t be a 6.2. If you’re not already running on 6.1, now is a great time to upgrade so your app is ready for all the great features 7.0 will have. ❤️
Rails 7.0 will require Ruby 2.7+. rails/main will stop testing against earlier Rubies shortly. Get your upgrade game on ✌️
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Excited for my first day
@github
! I'm joining the Platform Systems team as a Senior Systems Engineer
#githubber
#newjob
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Wrote a blog post about the Rails Upgrade we did at GitHub! Super thanks to everyone involved in this monumental effort.
#github
#rails
#ruby
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Your monolith is not the enemy. The years of technical debt, refusal to use the tools correctly, and writing "clever" code is the problem.
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Rails 6.0 is going to be great - with some features extracted out of GitHub like support for multiple databases and parallel testing 🥳.Help us make it super stable by testing early.
#rails
#opensource
#scalablebydefault
Rails 6.0 beta1 has been released! Two major new frameworks – Action Mailbox and Action Text – and two important scalable-by-default upgrades with multiple database support and parallel testing. Along with a ton of other awesome stuff.
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The only thing more thankless in open source than bug fixes is working on security vulnerabilities. Y'all have no idea the amount of time some of us on Rails Core spend on security.
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@searls
I just learned about `--autostash`. `git pull --rebase --autostash` will stash the commits, do the pull rebase dance, and reapply your stash!
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This is remote conferencing. Getting ready and practicing for my
@railsonf
keynote on April 14th! Until then my office will be a disaster...
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There was a lot of behind the scenes work that had to happen to get this done. Happy upgrading!
Hey everyone! Rails version 5.2.5, 6.0.3.6 and 6.1.3.1 have been released. These versions upgrade
Active Storage’s Marcel dependency to version 1.0.0.
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So excited to be keynoting at RailsConf this year. Hope to see you there so I can tell you all about what we're working on for Rails 6.
#railsconf
We are so excited to announce our third Keynote Speaker at RailsConf 2018: the incredibly accomplished
@eileencodes
!
She joins the already announced
@dhh
&
@tenderlove
on our Keynote stage — shaping up to be a great one!
(Pls excuse our earlier typo!)
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This is the turning point for multi-db in Rails. Now that we can switch connections we can start work on making this flexible and smooth. It's extra exciting because thisAPI is inspired by GitHub's implementation - so we know it works.
I'm really excited to see parts of GitHub's app pushed upstream. Great work
@eileencodes
!!!
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Why am I capable of speaking in front of tons of people, but I have such a hard time making myself to call the hair place so I can get a haircut?
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I’m excited to be keynoting
@railsconf
again this year! I’m doing a different format & considering answering non-live questions, so if you have anything you wish you could ask about multiple databases, Rails, programming, public speaking, tweet at me and I’ll try to answer it.
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As promised, here is the blog post about how we approached our Ruby 2.7 upgrade, benefits of upgrading, and our deployment strategy.
As of Tuesday
@github
is running Ruby 2.7 in production. 🎉
It took 30+ gem upgrades, 15+ gem patches, and fixing 11k+ warnings. The upgrade shaved an impressive 20 seconds off production boot time! I'll be writing a post about our experience soon.
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Had an amazing time
@railsconf
! Thanks to the organizers for having me and everyone (sponsors, volunteers, RubyCentral) for making it happen. Here's a link to my slides
#railsconf
#rubyfriends
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I can't wait for y'all to see what we upstream now that we're in a position to give back and improve Rails. My keynote at RailsConf was just a small portion of our plans for Rails.
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Last week,
@seejohnrun
and I shipped a little Rails PR. NBD, it just adds horizontal sharding support to Rails 6.1. 🎉🥳
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"Almost boring." This is what I aim for when changing Rails. Clear deprecations, avoid breaking API's at all costs, even in a major version, and making upgrades so easy no one else notices it happened.
Well,
@doctolib
is now proudly running on Rails 6! 🚀
The smoothest deployment possible. Almost boring. Thanks
@rails
community!
Now let's take a closer look at
@eileencodes
's work..
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My video from
@railsconf
is now live if you missed it or want to watch it again!
#rails
#opensource
#remoteconference
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I briefly considered live coding on stage for my next talk. That was cured by the 500 takes it took to record a perfect, less than 30 second, screen recording of running rails db: migrate.
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As promised, here is the blog post about our Rails 6 upgrade. This upgrade was unique because we chose to do continuous upgrades as Rails changed enabling us to find regressions quickly, contribute more back to Rails, and influence the direction of the framework.
#OpenSource
School has started, the seasons are changing, and it’s time for an upgrade 💁
For us it was to Rails 6.0—with 100% of traffic now on this newest version.
Learn about the upgrade and why Rails holds such a special place in GitHub history.
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Thank you
@railsconf
for having me keynote,
@seejohnrun
for joining me to talk about granular swapping & pairing together, and everyone who watched the talk so far for all your kind words. This community is my favorite, y'all are the best!❤️❤️
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Hey
@github
, here's something I'd love: the ability to launch a new codespace from a failed github action using the YAML file so I can debug it without this whole guess a fix, push, and wait dance that's so infuriating.
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Protip: If the class/method/code/api you're using in Rails isn't in it's a private API that can change at anytime without deprecation, warning, or replacement. Friends don't let friends use private API's.
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Hey friends, the Ruby Architecture team
@github
is looking to hire a manager. The team works on improving Rails/Ruby for GH. We're looking for a manager to help with OKRs, planning, prioritization, and someone who is a steward of Ruby/OSS work. .
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Thanks to everyone who came to my talk
@railsconf
! It was great to share the
@GitHub
story of
@Rails
with you. Here are my slides
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If you haven't upgraded yet it's worth it for the performance boost. You also likely don't have an app as big as
@github
and won't need to fix 11k warnings. A fair amount of our warnings were from external libraries that are now fixed.
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Next week I'm speaking
@railsconf
about the Past, Present, and Future of Rails at GitHub! It'll be a fun talk that explores why we forked Rails, why we upgraded, & what made that difficult. We'll look at our commitment to OSS & how we're improving Rails!
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I'm so excited and honored to be keynoting RailsConf this year! Hope to see you in Portland <3
We’ve confirmed our first 3 keynoters and could not be more excited about them!
Come join us in Portland this May 5-7 to hear the latest and greatest from
@dhh
,
@eileencodes
, and
@tenderlove
!
Also, we’ll soon be launching our full site, where you’ll be able to grab your ticket.
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Rails World was so fun! Thank you
@AmandaBPerino
for organizing a great conference. The production quality and talks were amazing. It was so nice to see friends and meet so many new Rails users!
I've uploaded my slides from my keynote here:
#railsworld
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My first ever
@railsconf
was in 2015 in Atlanta. I'm excited to return this year and give the opening keynote! Hope to see you there ❤️🙂
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Excited and honored to be keynoting
@railsconf
again this year! I’m also looking forward to seeing as many of these talks as possible in Portland. See you there?
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We should rename "monkey patching" to "monkey punching" because then we'll think "oh punching monkeys isn't nice, I should only do it when absolutely necessary".
#benicetomonkeys
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I'm having a wonderful time at
@railsconf
so far. I uploaded my slides from my keynote to speaker deck .
#RailsConf
#RailsConf2023
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On HN someone referred to our
@github
Rails upgrade as “co-development”. That’s a really beautiful way to describe it - a symbiotic relationship where the app & framework are developed side by side versus the past - dragging the app kicking & screaming to the next version.
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Hey
#Rails
users, if you use multiple databases/connections, I'd love if you could send me your database.yml. I don't want your sensitive info, but I do want to see your top level keys and how your infrastructure and primary/replicas are represented. Thank you!
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I'm speaking
@rubyconf
about the work
@tenderlove
and I did to speed up class variables in Ruby. Hope to see you there!!
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The video from my
#RailsWorld
keynote is now available. Check it out! ❤️
Rails is so much more than its design and architecture. Rails Core member and
@shopify
Senior Staff Software Engineer
@eileencodes
explores the magic of
#Rails
in her Day 1 Closing Keynote at
#RailsWorld
. Watch here:
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The
@railsconf
couch conf is live! Watch my keynote at . I talk about how to use multiple databases, the design and architecture, and why I pursued this work. ❤️
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Really excited to see this foundation come to fruition. This will help us to continue to grow the Rails framework and the community! Looking forward to seeing what we accomplish together. ♥️
#rubyonrails
#railsfoundation
The Rails Foundation kicks off with one million dollars from
@cookpad
,
@doximity
,
@fleetio
,
@github
,
@intercom
,
@procoretech
,
@Shopify
, and
@37signals
to improve the documentation, education, marketing, and events in our ecosystem 🎉
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Some days open source tests my ability to be diplomatic, empathetic, and friendly. Luckily I love working on Rails and have learned to put the negative stuff in a tiny box. Also the unsubscribe button is a great GitHub feature.
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I said this to a friend & now I'm saying it to you: It's really hard to talk positively about yourself in reviews, life, etc but don't spend any time cutting yourself down. There's plenty of other people in the world who will do that for you.
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My slides from my
@railsconf
keynote are available on
@speakerdeck
now . Thanks to everyone who attended. It was lovely to see you all in person again. ❤️
#RailsConf2022
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Tomorrow morning I'll be keynoting
@railsconf
at 9am EST. If you're not here you can watch me talk about the future for Rails 6 on the live stream
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Upgrade your Rails apps friends, this one is an important security patch.
Rails 7.0.2.2, 6.1.4.6, 6.0.4.6, and 5.2.6.2 have been released! This is a security release, so please upgrade when you can! You can read more about the release here:
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Y’all! I’m so excited for my keynote on April 14th
@railsconf
. I won’t be repeating this talk at other conferences and the format / style is different from my previous talks. If you don’t yet have a ticket get on that.
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I really wish
@github
would have a way to display project governance/hierarchy. Not all reviews are equal and someone asking for a change may not carry any weight. It causes so much frustration, especially for new contributors, and puts an unnecessary burden on maintainers.
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Y’all act like it’s difficult to not tweet shitty things at people. There are millions of people walking around that think shitty things and then don’t tweet. Try it sometime.
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In a few minutes I’ll be talking about the Past, Present, and Future of Rails
@GitHub
at
@euruko
! It’s live streamed from if you aren’t here and don’t want to miss it!
#rubyonrails
#github
#EuRuKO2019
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This is a serious security issue, upgrade your applications ASAP. It's important enough we released 5.2 even though it's no longer supported.
Happy Tuesday everyone! A set of releases has occurred! These releases address an important security issue, so please check it out! More information is here:
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A non-zero number of pull requests I sent & merged to Rails this week were the direct result of not liking how the code looked on my slides.
#conferencedrivenrefactoring
#sorrynotsorry
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Wrote a blog post for our engineering blog about the dangers of monkey patching. Let's all end 2023 with less patches than we started with! 😊
#ruby
#rubyonrails
#monkeypatching
Senior Staff Engineer and Rails Core team member
@eileencodes
shares her thoughts on the infamous monkey patch (and why you should pretty much never use them) on the blog 🙊 ⬇️
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Has anyone upgraded to Ruby 2.7 in their app and are running in production? We're finding this upgrade to be incredibly difficult due to the kwargs changes. Anyone have protips for this upgrade yet?
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Just changed one of the supporting colors in my
@railsconf
keynote slides to better match the dress I'm wearing. AMA
#priorities
#colorcoordinated
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[EN]
@eileencodes
is Rails Core since 2017, she is an inspiration to our community. Join us as she visits Brazil for the first time, and learn from her at Tropical.rb! Get your tickets at our website for her keynote today! 🌴🚀
#TropicalRB
#Ruby
#Rails
#Shopify
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I have 94 slides and I'm not even 1/2 done with JUST the technical portion of my
@railsconf
keynote. Good thing I have a whole hour 😉
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Because 4.0 and 4.1 were EOL'd we jumped 3 versions (from 3.2 to 4.2) with minimal customer impact and over 1 year of work.
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Chris was such a special member of our team and of the Ruby community. I will always remember how helpful Chris was. 💔
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Thanks for having me
@BalkanRuby
! It was super fun to meet everyone and talk about the future of Rails
@github
. I'm sad to miss the last day. Here's a link to my slides .
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We have an exciting announcement!
@Shopify
is partnering with
@rubycentralorg
to improving RubyGems security. I'm incredibly proud to work for a company that supports the Ruby OSS ecosystem in multiple ways.
We’re so excited to partner with
@RubyCentralOrg
for Ruby Shield as a way to better support this community that we’re so proud to be a part of.
Why is Shopify partnering & investing in this work? Let's talk about it. 🧵
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I tried to like it & I know software is hard but I really don't like the new
@SlackHQ
UI. It's not great when you have multiple workspaces. You're forced to use the dropdown because you don't know which one has a notification, chats don't always load, the sidebar isn't useful.
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Super excited for our new CEO
@natfriedman
to start on Monday! Can't wait to see what we do with our new partner
@Microsoft
🎉
#opensource
#github
#microsoft
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I wish recruiters were required to add an unsubscribe link to their emails. If any other company sent you 5 unsolicited emails to multiple emails addresses in a week it'd be considered spam.
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Rails now has a discord to support our community of contributors. It’s open to everyone interested in improving the framework!
#rubyonrails
#opensource
We are opening to the public an official Rails Discord server. Come to talk about how to contribute to the framework and its related libraries
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Last week was my last day
@basecamp
. It's been great working with so many wonderful folks. In January I'll be starting a new adventure 🤗
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Next week I'm speaking
@railsconf
about the Past, Present, and Future of Rails at GitHub! It'll be a fun talk that explores why we forked Rails, why we upgraded, & what made that difficult. We'll look at our commitment to OSS & how we're improving Rails!
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I'll be attending
@RubyConfMini
& speaking at
@rubyconf
in Houston! At RubyConf I'll be talking about tracing YJIT exit locations. I'll go into what YJIT is, how it differs from MJIT and how you can contribute to optimizing YJIT. Hope to see you there.
#ruby
#rubyconf
#yjit
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Thanks for having me
@parisrb
! Here are my slides on the Future of Rails 6 . I had an amazing time in Paris and all the talks were really great. Can't wait to come back.
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Forgot that I use an old C++ book to hold up my monitor. I don't know where or when I acquired this book but I have only ever used it to hold up monitors and never have read it. 😅
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I'm supposed to be working on my
@RailsConf
CFP application so naturally my office is now sparkling clean.
#procrastination
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Hot take: Multi-line method declarations in Ruby should not be allowed. They are ugly, hard to read, and unnecessary.
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If you're on 4.2 remember that once Rails 6.0 final is release we will no longer support 4.2 for security vulnerabilities. It's a good time to look at where your application is at and what you need to do to remain on a supported version.
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