Longreads
Rodauth Rails Authentication: The 2026 Guide to Secure, Feature-Complete Auth
Rodauth is a full-featured authentication framework for Ruby, built on the Roda web toolkit and the Sequel database library, and you can use it ...
We Rebuilt Our SDLC on GitHub So AI Agents Could Pick Up Tickets
Why we left Asana, how a GitHub Projects board became the control panel of our SDLC, and what GitHub wouldn't let us do along the way.
Rails 5 to 6 Upgrade: 5 Gems That Broke Our App (And How We Fixed Them)
Why Rails 5 to 6 Upgrades Stall on Gems, Not on Rails When we ran this Rails 5 to 6 upgrade on a production app, we expected the hard part to be...
Hire a Ruby on Rails Developer in 2026: The Honest Guide to Senior Talent, Agencies, and Avoiding Bad Hires
The phrase "hire a Ruby on Rails developer" covers four very different hiring paths in 2026, and most teams pick the wrong one. This guide compa...
Fractional CTO and AI Agents: The 2026 Startup Leadership Model
The modern fractional CTO role has shifted because AI agents have shifted. Technical strategy in 2026 is inseparable from AI strategy, and inves...
Ruby on Rails vs. No Code: When to Choose Custom Code Over Drag and Drop in 2026
The real question is not which is better. The real question is which is right for what you are building, at this stage, with this team. No-code ...
Migrating Rails Views to Jet UI: A Guide with ViewComponent and Tailwind v4
Maintaining a consistent UI in a growing Rails application is a classic challenge. We often start with the best intentions, clean HTML and utili...
What is Fractional CTO
If you've heard the term and aren't sure what it means in practice, you're not alone. The title sounds more complicated than it is. A fractional...
Integrating AI with Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails (RoR) is known for rapid development, strong conventions, and the ability to build production-ready applications quickly. As artif...
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