Quick Thoughts...

Store Model

StoreModel gem allows you to wrap JSON-backed DB columns with ActiveModel-like classes.

My only caution with it is querying. But it looks very appealing for data you typically only read and want to keep the tables/migrations to a minimum.

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Original Tweet on the unoriginal Toot.

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Overheard at home:

7yr old: Mommy, can I come with you to pay the gold digger?

The actual context makes this far more innocent, but what’s the fun in that.

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A Guide to Ruby Equality

equality in Ruby is not straightforward. There is #==, #eql?, #equal?, #===, and more. Even if you’re familiar with using them, implementing them can be a whole other story.

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Ruby 3.2 IRB

The need for Pry continues to decrease.

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I saw Scott Hanselman's post on using your own domain for Mastodon discoverability.

Instead of adding a webfinger file, I added this redirect on Netlify:

/.well-known/webfinger https://ruby.social/.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:scottw@ruby.social

Longer term, there is likely some benefit to hosting the file yourself, but this gets you rolling quickly today.

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I'll be back with Ivory, but for now, it is time to increasingly minimize time on the birdsite.

Slightly less dramatic with the expiration in April. 🫢

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Twitter Followings OPML Export

Get websites and RSS Feeds of the people you follow on Twitter. Import the OPML-file with your favorite feedreader.

My recommendation is still FeedBin.

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Most SaaS apps with a free(mium) tier obscure the free option.

Interestingly, Write.as puts it right in your face.

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