Onur Ozer

RubyConfTH 2026 - Onur Ozer - Breaking Rules to Ship Products: A Beginner's Rails Journey YouTube video by RubyConf TH

The recording is now live at www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFVo...

I did that too. Twice. Dehumidifiers somehow seem to work.

Can confirm. I don’t think I’d keep practicing for two years and eventually buy a drum set without the weekly sessions.

Coming soon, in a week or two!

Thanks, should be coming soon!

Onur on RubyConfTH stage

RubyConfTH attendees group picture

Gave my first talk at a Ruby conference yesterday! 🎉

I talked about my personal journey of becoming a Ruby developer after two decades in marketing, building SaaS products and the hard lessons I had to learn along the way.

Based on the response, it seems to have resonated with quite a few people.

Good Morning, Bangkok! RubyConf Thailand just kicked off!

Looking forward to the first Ruby Conference of 2026! 🙌🏼

#rubyconfth #rubyconfth2026

Bill Sendewicz giving the opening address at RubyConf Thailand

RubyConf Thailand kicking off! #rubyconfth

I've heard nothing but good things about CrunchData. Do it!

Cool space!

Good question 😅 island94.org/2026/01/good...

Broetry: Why is everyone suddenly writing in single line sentences on LinkedIn? In this article, we’ll explore the phenomenon of broetry. Where did it come from? Why is it so popular? Most importantly—how can a form of writing so objectively bad be effective? Do we owe it any cre...

Of all the cringe trends I despise, "broetry" is definitely in the top 3, right next to Studio Ghibli style AI imagery. fenwick.media/rewild/magaz...

"If you’re using SQLite, use SolidQueue.... If you’re using Postgres, use GoodJob." - great post from @bensheldon.bsky.social on the state of Active Job backends in 2026.

I'm looking for #Ruby or #Elixir work, can start immediately. Freelancer, getter-of-things-done, many years of experience, feel free to DM for more info. Can work worldwide.

Happy to work with other languages/frameworks and devops as needed.

I'm still using the mac Terminal like a plebeian. I genuinely don't know why I should get another one. Better autocomplete?

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We're launching the MVP in a few weeks. Join our mailing list to follow our progress and get early access!

Had another one of these today. It was a good day.

TIL about Comparable. Yet another example of the small joys of Ruby. docs.ruby-lang.org/en/4.0/Compa...

RubySG January Meetup · Luma Hey everyone! 👋 Join us for our January meetup with a talk about Comparable from a member of our community, Ted. Ruby’s standard library is packed with…

We're having our first meetup of the year! Come join us if you're in Singapore. luma.com/wss7unyx

I approve of the subtle Archer reference in the @kit.com account settings 👍

Amazing, I'm in! And not just because I have a talk coming up one week later which could certainly benefit from being better and funnier.

I don't remember when was the last time I turned my computer off. I just treat it like a refrigerator - never turn off.

I would LOVE to attend this, if only it wasn't at 1am for me.

That explains why nobody replied to this post 😂

21 Lessons From 14 Years at Google Lessons learned from 14 years of engineering at Google, focusing on what truly matters beyond just writing great code.

Thoughtful lessons from a Google software engineer. “The punchline isn’t ‘never innovate.’ It’s ‘innovate only where you’re uniquely paid to innovate.’ Everything else should default to boring, because boring has known failure modes.” [addyosmani.com]

Just answer "yes", followed by silence until they ask a smarter question. Honestly, what kind of answer would ever satisfy someone who asks "is [language] dying"?

Solid queue v1.3.0 introduces async mode, which should help with memory usage. github.com/rails/solid_...

The real question is why is Bluesky using email for 2fa.

Singapore would be awesome. Or Tokyo or Amsterdam.

2025 in Review Hustling solo to build a SaaS is fun, but working on projects you truly care about, with the people that inspire you is much more rewarding.

Following cash vs. curiosity, rolling with the punches, rocking the midlife crisis and reading like there's no tomorrow – pretty much sums up my life in 2025.

onurozer.me/2025-in-revi...