SF Ruby Conference Videos Are Live. Watch This One First.
SF Ruby Conference 2025 videos are live. Start with Carmine Paolino's RubyLLM keynote—one API for every AI model, pure Ruby elegance.
Writings of a Tech Leader, Husband, and Dad
I’m Jonathan, the CTO of Loyal, with over two decades of experience in software development for startups. This space is where I share my experiences, insights, and opinions—both popular and unconventional.
My ramblings will be on mobile and web applications, startup launches, favorite books, user acquisition, user experience, (maybe parenting) and most importantly, driving revenue.
Stop Audio When Leaving Pages in Hotwire Native
Audio keeps playing when users navigate away in Hotwire Native. Three solutions: Stimulus disconnect, viewWillDisappear override, or native player. Here's when to use each.
How to Switch Tabs from Links in Hotwire Native
Hotwire Native doesn't handle tab switching out of the box. Here's the path configuration pattern I use in PrayAI and Fitivity to make links switch tabs automatically.
Vibecoding Made Building Easy. Here's the Hard Part.
You can build your product idea faster than ever. But user acquisition and product-market fit are still unsolved problems. Here's the one method that works—and how to implement it.
Turbo & RubyLLM: Build a Streaming AI Chat in Rails
Build a ChatGPT-style streaming chat interface using RubyLLM and Turbo Streams. Real-time AI responses, automatic persistence, zero JavaScript API calls.
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