I had yet another blitz journey to Portland. My nephew has been running so he took me on a rather fast 5k. Pausing for pink boxes was almost anathema. There is nothing that compares to the visual delights awaiting a runner each time setting out.

#running #portland #rails #container #landscapePhotography

🎉 alchemy-devise v8.2.2 has been released!

https://github.com/AlchemyCMS/alchemy-devise/releases/tag/v8.2.2

#RubyGems #Ruby #Rails #CMS #AlchemyCMS

Worked on a interesting problem in my project last week, so it was a good opportunity to write about my experience.
It will probably be helpful to me someday, and it might be useful for someone else.

https://jpeterka.cz/2026/05/06/simplifying/

#programming #rails

Kamal-Backup: Scheduled Rails Backups for Kamal Apps
kamal-backup은 Ruby on Rails 앱을 위한 스케줄 백업 도구로, 데이터베이스와 Active Storage 파일을 모두 백업한다. restic을 사용해 암호화, 중복 제거, 저장소 무결성 검사를 지원하며, Docker 이미지와 Ruby gem으로 구성되어 별도의 설치 없이 쉽게 배포할 수 있다. 복원과 복원 검증(drill) 기능을 내장해 실제 복원 가능성을 검증하고, 보안 검토에 제출할 수 있는 증거 자료도 생성한다. 이는 Kamal 배포 환경에 최적화된 백업 솔루션으로, 운영과 보안 측면에서 실용적이다.

https://paolino.me/kamal-backup/

#ruby #rails #backup #restic #docker

State machines are everywhere in backend systems most of the time, we just don’t call them that.

I wrote a short piece on why you’ll probably debug one at some point in your career and why it matters.

https://rubystacknews.com/2026/05/05/do-you-need-to-build-a-state-machine-at-least-once-in-your-career/

#ruby #rails #backend #softwareengineering

Setting Up Server Monitoring for a Rails App on Hatchbox

https://blog.appsignal.com/2026/04/30/setting-up-server-monitoring-for-a-rails-app-on-hatchbox.html

#HackerNews #Tech #Rails

RubyGems stats are not about popularity they’re about dependency gravity.

248B+ downloads later, it’s clear:
infra gems dominate everything.
Meanwhile, niche gems (like mine) live where real problems exist.
That’s the real ecosystem.

https://rubystacknews.com/2026/05/04/what-rubygems-stats-actually-reveal-about-the-ecosystem/

RubyGems #ruby #rails