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Matz' #RubyConf keynote: 20 test runs of 15 languages each, with a spec for Claude Code to create a "mini-Git" - #ruby wins on time, cost, and reliability.
A language designed specifically for developer happiness makes AI happy too.
Full details here: https://dev.to/mame/which-programming-language-is-best-for-claude-code-508a

1 views Matz' #RubyConf keynote: 20 test runs of 15 languages each, with a spec for Claude Code to create a "mini-Git" - #ruby wins on time, cost, and reliability. A language designed specifically for developer happiness makes AI happy too. Full details here: https://dev.to/mame/which-programming-language-is-best-for-claude-code-508a

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Engagement vs followers

Sep 2018

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🔥 Top post: If you use Rspec and you've struggled to figure out the best way · 11 likes + reposts

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🔥 Top post If you use Rspec and you've struggled to figure out the best way to avoid a tangled mess of `let` calls in your specs (like I have) then my latest post is for you: "RSpec: 5 rules for using let effectively" AI coding skill included! https://toppa.com/2026/rspec-5-rules-for-us… ★ 11

My #Rubyconf slides are now online: "AI-assisted coding: practical lessons from small startups to legacy codebases" https://toppa.com/ai-assisted-coding/ ★ 4

Matz' #RubyConf keynote: 20 test runs of 15 languages each, with a spec for Claude Code to create a "mini-Git" - #ruby wins on time, cost, and reliability. A language designed specifically for developer happiness makes AI happy too. Full d… ★ 1

My talk at #RubyConf starts soon: "AI-assisted coding: practical lessons from small startups to legacy codebases." Can't wait! An 8 years too late blog post: I drafted a "RailsConf 2018 highlights" post in 2018, and I've very belatedly realized I never published it 🤦‍♂️ I'm pleasantly surprised how relevant many of the talks still are https://toppa.com/2026/railsc… From the archives (July 2012) - Japanese Baseball on the 4th of July "When you combine Japanese baseball fans' fanaticism with their obsessions over convenience, cleanliness, and group activities involving alcohol, you get a unique experie… RubyConf is happening in 2 weeks! For my presentation on practical tips for AI-assisted coding, I've interviewed half a dozen people working with AI in a variety of contexts (start-ups, legacy codebases, etc) so I can share advice from a v… ★ 2 This may only ever matter to 1 or 2 people out there with an HP m1217nfw MFP (printer & scanner) from 2011 that's still going strong. There haven't been new Mac drivers for it since 2018. Using Claude Code I was able to get the old drivers… TIL it's tough to be a Kevin in Europe, after a wave of boys got the name when "Home Alone" was a hit in the early 90s: "...in England 'Kev' has become a synonym for working-class wastrel, a denigration as severe as being a Karen in Americ… ★ 1 This is a great walk through of all the assumptions (i.e. educated guesses) that go into modeling the 2024 Presidential polls. A better take-away from all the polls isn't how close they are, but how uncertain they are https://goodauthority… ★ 1 Going down a rabbit hole debugging a small Ruby on #Rails Rspec test failure, with the hope this helps someone (quite possibly me in the future when I run into this again but don't remember the solution) - "Rails views, internationalizatio…

From the book Zilch (I got this from a post by Alistair Cockburn on LinkedIn). Not may organizations I've seen do this well, and it's something for-profits can learn from non-profits: "Include every level of the company in the pursuit of y…

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🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2018 — 7 years ago.

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Strong content engagement (~5.4% of followers) — an active, real audience.
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Established account (7+ years old).

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93%

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