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@mostlyobvious
Curious engineer digging large-scale legacy Rails apps. Blogging at https://mostlyobvio.us RailsEventStore core and former leader. Organizing DRUG and @wrocloverb.com conference. Crafting tailor-made goods at https://hraba.gs after hours.
Screenshot showing two snippets of code illustrating improperly working code
New post: A timezone bug that hid for months — using Time.now to get DST offset for historical dates. Simple fix, but a good reminder to test with explicit timezone manipulation.
blog.arkency.com/the-timezone...
very neat and clean!
We design everything on web mobile-first… except code samples. Here’s a look at three approaches: clever, boring and something in between.
A tour of Ruby on WebAssembly, Hotwire with Turbo Frames and something that my colleague Korsi would be proud of.
mostlyobvio.us/2026/02/resp...
Invoicing respecting country-local rules is the biggest issue to consider when choosing ticketing platforms
Tickets on sale
Tickets are now on sale! 🎟️
Amazing speakers, hands-on workshops, and great vibes ahead. Grab your ticket now! wrocloverb2026.konfeo.com/en/groups
P.S. We’ve wrapped up CFP reviews and will announce the full agenda soon - stay tuned 🔥
splendid!
Markus Schirp
Ready to get hands-on with mutation testing?
Markus Schirp joins us to run a "Setup and operation of mutation testing in agentic world" workshop. As the author of Mutant, a mutation testing tool for Ruby, there’s no better person to guide you through it 🔥
Gonna be a good one!
Ruby passport on the plane
We’re on the hunt for more Ruby passport stamps - next stop: tiny ruby # {conf} by @helsinkiruby.fi team!
See you there! ✈️💎
That feeling when a single-purpose class eliminates 100+ instances of `message << " | "`. Ruby 3.4 forced my hand, but I'm not complaining.
blog.arkency.com/the-joy-of-a...
I was recently reminded that not everyone fully understand what the frozen string literal magic comment is about.
So I figured it was the occasion for another deep dive.
byroot.github.io/ruby/perform...
CFP for #wrocloverb 2026 is already open!
⏲️ We aim for ~30 min talk
🗣️ First-time speakers are more than welcome!
🗓️ We are waiting for your submissions until January 13th
You can read more from one of the security experts keeping the Ruby community safe.
mensfeld.pl/2025/01/the-...
As we gear up for @wrocloverb.com 2026, let’s look back at one of the highlights from this year 🎥
@fractaledmind.bsky.social presented a vision on building a new web framework — where the best ideas live independently from the framework itself. Check out the talk here:
While working on the Ruby extension for @zed.dev, I needed to check gem deps often. Didn't find a `gem why` like `yarn why`, so I made one! Check it out: github.com/vitallium/ge...
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Our crew doesn’t just organize wroclove.rb - we also share our knowledge at other conferences 💡
This year, our co-organizer @jan.dudulski.pl took the stage at @friendlyrb.com with his talk "Back to Simplicity" - huge thanks to our friends there for having him!
Ruby's Singleton module has an undocumented method that lets you reload instances. Here's how I used it to fix my Rails tests.
blog.arkency.com/breaking-the...
I've reviewed my notes and compiled a handy checklist of gems you might have but will no longer need after Rails upgrades:
blog.arkency.com/5-gems-you-n...
Then some readers contributed more 🖤
Check it out and see if you can good use of it!
Time goes by and we're ready to show off all the great talks that we've had at #wrocloverb this year 🌟
Let's begin with @joel.drapper.me presentation on typing in Ruby and Literal - set of tools to help you write more expressive, confident Ruby. Enjoy!