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There’s no such thing as a perfect app — just a better way to take care of it. Producers of @_maintainable s/w podcast. [email protected]

Portland, Oregon USA
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Planet Argon
3 months
Our CEO, @robbyrussell, is the host of a new podcast produced by the Rails Foundation called On Rails. The show explores real-world decisions that go into building, maintaining, and scaling Ruby on Rails applications. https://t.co/caT0EoA84r
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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.
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maintainablerails.com
A free email course for Ruby on Rails developers who want to evolve their existing apps without a rewrite. Learn practical ways to make your Rails app faster, safer, and ready for its second act.
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Planet Argon
21 days
At Planet Argon, we help teams evolve the software they already depend on. Because good software deserves a second act.
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Planet Argon
21 days
Most of the time, what your system needs isn’t a rewrite. It needs care. Clarity. A plan for what’s next. Your app has history. Let’s make sure it has a future.
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21 days
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.
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Planet Argon
22 days
🎤 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.
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Planet Argon
24 days
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 here 👇
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Planet Argon
1 month
Most Rails apps don’t fail because the code is bad. They fail because no one remembers "why" it was written that way. 👉 Join our forever-free email series for more:
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maintainablerails.com
A free email course for Ruby on Rails developers who want to evolve their existing apps without a rewrite. Learn practical ways to make your Rails app faster, safer, and ready for its second act.
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Planet Argon
1 month
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. ⭐
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Planet Argon
2 months
What should you prioritize- practicality or cleverness? Here's what our CEO, Robby, suggests.
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Planet Argon
2 months
🎨 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.
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Planet Argon
2 months
We're looking forward to hearing Robby Russell moderate a panel with Rails & Ruby Core members at Rails World 2025 today!
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Planet Argon
3 months
It started as a simple solution to a very personal problem. 16 years later, Oh My Zsh has millions of users. Hear @robbyrussell on the power of open source & community.
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Planet Argon
3 months
West Dermatology’s site had a few "blemishes"—broken features, tech debt, and high-stakes enhancements. We cleaned things up, smoothed it out, and launched new features right on schedule.
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Planet Argon
3 months
Not sure if your Rails asset pipeline is a time bomb or just quirky? You’re not alone. We unpack the messy middle so you don’t have to: Sprockets → Propshaft → Webpacker → ??? Give it a good read: https://t.co/CA7bSxfxXY
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Planet Argon
3 months
Remote culture isn’t built with trust falls and coffee mugs. It’s built one weird Slack channel at a time. Here’s how we keep the vibe alive, without an office. 👇 https://t.co/XAOeNoIaoH
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Planet Argon
3 months
🧠 Think your Rails app is “fine”? A code audit shows you where “fine” turns into fragile. Clarity > assumptions. (Especially when your roadmap depends on it.) Take a look at @robbyrussell's post for our blog: https://t.co/HxPUDUGb5v
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Planet Argon
4 months
Day 1 as a dev shouldn’t feel like decoding a puzzle. No more “Can someone add me to this?” Check out this blog post about password managers. https://t.co/X2aIDO7Yrx
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Planet Argon
4 months
Rails devs: ever stumble on a weird little method that made you rethink everything? Kabir Pathak lists 10 powerful (but often overlooked) Ruby/Rails methods that can help clean up your code fast. 💡 What’s one trick or method you swear by? 👇 🧵
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As Ruby and Rails developers, we often rely on the same familiar set of methods to get things done. The same set of operations are more or…
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