Planet Argon
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Helping you sustain, modernize, and future-proof your #RubyonRails applications. Producers of @_maintainable s/w podcast. [email protected]
Portland, Oregon USA
Joined June 2007
We believe in a blossoming future for Ruby on Rails. All Aboard!.
The Rails Foundation is happy to welcome @planetargon as a Contributing member! Planet Argon’s innovative approach to Rails community building over the years is just one of the reasons we are glad to have them onboard. Read it all here: #rubyonrails #rails
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Handing off your app without a proper demo is like tossing someone your car keys and yelling “good luck with the clutch.”. This guide = your metaphorical glovebox manual. 🔗
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🛠️ ARTICLE PICK OF THE WEEK:. If you lead Rails teams, this one’s worth a read. Shivkant Dohaliya outlines a practical guide to building high-quality Rails applications, not just from a technical standpoint, but from a process and team-culture perspective.
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RPG Maker made game dev feel possible. We do the same for teams stuck in complex Ruby on Rails apps. At Planet Argon, we turn legacy into leverage.🎮➡️💼
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Will you be in Philadelphia for the final #RailsConf2025 this week?. Our CEO, @robbyrussell, will be speaking tomorrow on: "The Rails Features We Loved, Lost, and Laughed At." If you’re attending, be sure to say hi—he’ll have Oh My Zsh and On Rails stickers with him!
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You can’t fake culture, not three years in a row. We’ve built a workplace where people stay curious, grow, and deliver great results. The recognition? That’s just a bonus.
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Excited to welcome our Summer Digital Marketing Intern, Filipe Castro, to the Planet Argon team! 🚀 He’s joining us from Brazil and will be supporting content, social media, and research projects. Glad to have you aboard, Filipe! 🙌
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Join the [free] Maintainable Rails e-course for real-world Rails advice. We’ll send you one tip, tutorial, or insight every email. No more. No less.
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🚀 Just launched: The On Rails Podcast. Hosted by Robby Russell and brought to you by the Rails Foundation, On Rails is a new podcast for the people behind the software that lasts. 🎧 Episode 1 is live—tune in!
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Is it time to tidy up your ApplicationController, which has become a huge repository (ahem, dumping ground) of methods that devs thought they might need to access from different areas of the codebase?.We talk about this in the Maintainable Rails e-course.
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RYNO Strategic Solutions needed support and help with their internal tools. We stepped in to help them with their Ruby project, taking into account each of the evolving requirements as their needs grew. 🦏
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"It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." -Sherlock Holmes .
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One of the applications we work on serves a large marketing firm, helping with their day-to-day operations. Behind the scenes, we push security patches and small upgrades and respond to any monitoring events. We can help your Rails app run smoothly too!.
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Onboarding a new dev team to your project? Don’t just click around your app—tell its story. ✅ Explain your users + business goals.✅ Share key technical details + setup quirks.✅ Outline recent changes + upcoming work.✅ Prep for emergencies.👉
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How long does it take for your specs/tests to run?.If you aren't sure – maybe go run that in the background now and make a note. Then subscribe to Maintainable Rails, where we'll share some advice on improving your app's automated tests.
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Newspaper Club called us in for help, and now their system runs smoother than a fresh print run. 😁
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🧹 Do you ever wonder when cleaning up code, "Is this even used anymore? What would happen if I just deleted it?" So how do you make the decision?.We discuss this in our FREE email course, Maintainable Rails.
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A client needed a team to quickly ramp up, understand their systems, & start making meaningful improvements—fast. ✅ We dove into their codebase.✅ Got up to speed quickly.✅ Began delivering real results within weeks .Need a fresh set of eyes on your legacy app? Let’s chat.
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RailsConf 2025 is around the corner, and the speaker lineup is impressive. You might even see a few familiar faces, including our CEO, Robby Russell! .Check out the full list of speakers and sessions: .👉 See you there! 🌐✨.
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Have you heard about the dual-boot approach to:.a) working on Rails upgrades and.b) helping your team stay up-to-date long-term?.Get tips, insights, and resources on integrating this approach in our forever-free Maintainable Rails email course. 📥
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The difference between a good app and a scalable app? Maintainable code. 📩
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