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We’ve published a security advisory regarding a possible exposure of legacy RubyGems.org API keys due to an improper cache configuration.
This only affects users who authenticated with RubyGems client versions older than v3.2.0 or other tools that use a legacy API key. We have no evidence of malicious use, but recommend reviewing your account if you’re affected.
Full details of advisory: https://b

12 views We’ve published a security advisory regarding a possible exposure of legacy RubyGems.org API keys due to an improper cache configuration. This only affects users who authenticated with RubyGems client versions older than v3.2.0 or other tools that use a legacy API key. We have no evidence of malicious use, but recommend reviewing your account if you’re affected. Full details of advisory: https://b

Giving flowers to the solo founders and two-person teams shipping Ruby apps that actually solve real problems for real people.
No Series A. No technical blog post about microservices. Just a domain name and an idea that works.
If you are building something in that zone, tell me about it. What problem are you solving and who is it for?

5 views Giving flowers to the solo founders and two-person teams shipping Ruby apps that actually solve real problems for real people. No Series A. No technical blog post about microservices. Just a domain name and an idea that works. If you are building something in that zone, tell me about it. What problem are you solving and who is it for?

RubyConf 2026 may be over, but the conference circuit never really stops.
So here's a real question: how do you reset after a few days of nonstop learning, socializing, and being "on"? Our answer is pretty simple. Sleep. A lot of it. Possibly a little siesta.
What's yours? Do you dive straight back into work, take a day to do absolutely nothing, or do you have an actual recovery ritual? We want to

4 views RubyConf 2026 may be over, but the conference circuit never really stops. So here's a real question: how do you reset after a few days of nonstop learning, socializing, and being "on"? Our answer is pretty simple. Sleep. A lot of it. Possibly a little siesta. What's yours? Do you dive straight back into work, take a day to do absolutely nothing, or do you have an actual recovery ritual? We want to

This week: Kinsey Durham Grace.
"It feels like home and like family."
The MINISWAN spirit is real, and Kinsey's story is a reminder of why this community is unlike any other in tech.
Ruby changed her life. Has it changed yours? We'd love to hear it:
https://forms.gle/4pk69eYmTnEDXFXi7

4 views This week: Kinsey Durham Grace. "It feels like home and like family." The MINISWAN spirit is real, and Kinsey's story is a reminder of why this community is unlike any other in tech. Ruby changed her life. Has it changed yours? We'd love to hear it: https://forms.gle/4pk69eYmTnEDXFXi7

📊 Post engagement

Avg engagement / post

0.3%

Engagement vs followers

Nov 2022

On Mastodon since

🔥 Top post: PSA: Critical Rails security release - a bug in Active Storage v · 14 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence

2.2 / week

Posts several times a week.

Content mix

Mostly images

Recent: 3 text · 8 image · 1 video.

Follower / following

136×

Follows 11 back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.

Recent posts

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🔥 Top post PSA: Critical Rails security release - a bug in Active Storage variant processing can allow unauthenticated users to read arbitrary files, including app secrets. Upgrade now. https://github.com/rails/rails/security/advisories/GHSA-xr9x-r78c-5hrm ★ 14

RubyConf 2026 Scholar Madeline Caples wrote up a great mini-project on learning to code alongside AI tools like Claude and Cursor, developed while building a Rails Notes app at the conference. Their five-step workflow (Define, Attempt, Cor… ★ 5

Giving flowers to the solo founders and two-person teams shipping Ruby apps that actually solve real problems for real people. No Series A. No technical blog post about microservices. Just a domain name and an idea that works. If you are b… ★ 5

We’ve published a security advisory regarding a possible exposure of legacy RubyGems.org API keys due to an improper cache configuration. This only affects users who authenticated with RubyGems client versions older than v3.2.0 or other to… ★ 12

RubyConf 2026 may be over, but the conference circuit never really stops. So here's a real question: how do you reset after a few days of nonstop learning, socializing, and being "on"? Our answer is pretty simple. Sleep. A lot of it. Possi… ★ 4 🎊Big news🎊 The Ruby Association is launching the RubyGems.org Supporters Program in Japan this October. Japanese companies will be able to contribute in Yen through a local, familiar organization, opening the door for long time Ruby and … ★ 7

▶ Heading to #RubyConf this July? Stop by and meet @sf_insurance — they've been building on Rails for years and are actively hiring Ruby engineers. 🤝 July 14–16 | Red Rock Casino Resort, Las Vegas https://buff.ly/84d1KSI ★ 2

It's July 4th, which means somewhere right now a developer is writing a fireworks simulator in Ruby when they could just go outside. What's the most over-engineered thing you've ever built just because you could? Drop it below.👇️ ★ 2

This week: Kinsey Durham Grace. "It feels like home and like family." The MINISWAN spirit is real, and Kinsey's story is a reminder of why this community is unlike any other in tech. Ruby changed her life. Has it changed yours? We'd love t… ★ 4

Calling all Ruby mentors and seniors in the community. What is the one concept you wish someone had explained to you early? The thing where you eventually had the lightbulb moment but only after months of confusion? Could be metaprogrammin… ★ 3

Woah, wait a sec! Have you seen this? !😱 The VIP Experience Raffle closes July 1st — don't be the one who waited too long.👀 And if that wasn't enough, the Future of Ruby Panel just got even bigger. We're talking Matz, Jessica Kerr, Obie… ★ 1

There is something poetic about a language designed for developer happiness. Not speed. Not corporate efficiency. Not enterprise scalability dashboards. Happiness. Matz looked at programming and said: what if this was actually enjoyable? T… ★ 2

🐘 Community & instance

Home server

ruby.social

Their home server on the fediverse — the instance a creator picks signals the community they belong to.

On Mastodon since

Nov 2022

Joined in the Twitter-exodus wave of late 2022 — part of the migration that made Mastodon a real destination.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2022 — 3 years ago.

👁️Averages 5 views per post.

📤Posts about 2.2× per week.

🛡️ Audience credibility

66/100

Good Credibility score

89%

Real Real audience

Low Fake-follower risk

High Data confidence

Est. 89% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
Engagement (~0.3% of followers engage each post) is around typical for Mastodon.
Established account (3+ years old).

Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.

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Ruby Central is a non-profit organization supporting the Ruby community since 2001. Follow along as we plan the upcoming conferences @rubyconf @railsconf