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Nov 11, 2024
Interesting Times Indeed...
Interesting Times indeed. I’ve been working more, and feeling rather worn down in general as the dark months settle in. I’m having a similar experience with writing as I do about playing the bass. There’s a desire to contribute to the conversation but an uncertainty on what to say.
Read moreSep 18, 2024
I'm back!
This blog’s been on a bit of a hiatus lately, but I’m hoping to start writing again. I spent the evening getting things deployable again by upgrading bridgetown to the latest version. Shout out to the encouraging voices on the Bridgetown Discord!
Read moreJul 1, 2021
Gems, Plugins, Engines, and Mountable Engines: 4 ways to make a Gem.
Every time I go to make a new ruby gem, I need to look up the specific way to get started. Here’s a summary of the different options.
Read moreJun 1, 2021
A gem whose name is the longest part of the code 😅
I just released a gem. It’s a little extension for ActiveRecord associations that provides a module_name option. This can be used to DRY up definitions to namespaced models.
May 20, 2021
I Has a Website!!!
Hi 👋, I'm Rafe. I'm a Ruby developer and I live in Vermont and I do Vermont things coax plants out of the ground 4 months of the year, haul firewood inside the other 8, and complain about slow internet service year round. I started this blog to help me think through stuff. Thanks for reading my whiteboard!
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