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Ruby as an Orchestrator Language March 5, 2026 Built for Ruby on Rails Build Maps WithoutGoogle APIs Generate beautiful production-ready maps directly from your Rails backend. Fast rendering, zero external dependencies, full control. View Live Demo → Read Docs ✓ No API fees ✓ Self-hosted ✓ Rails Native ✓ Fast Rendering Why developers switch Replace … Continue reading Ruby as an Orchestrator Language
Writing Ruby Bindings for C Libraries March 4, 2026 Building Native Extensions with C (and Rust) Ruby is known for its productivity and elegant syntax, but sometimes performance-critical tasks require lower-level languages. Fortunately, Ruby provides a powerful mechanism called C extensions, allowing Ruby code to call native C functions directly. This approach enables Ruby developers … Continue reading Writing Ruby Bindings for C Libraries
Image Processing in Ruby with GD: Exploring ruby-libgd v0.3.0 March 4, 2026 Image processing is usually associated with languages like Python or C++, but Ruby can also manipulate images efficiently thanks to bindings for native libraries. One of those libraries is libgd, a well-known C library used to dynamically generate and manipulate images such as … Continue reading Image Processing in Ruby with GD: Exploring ruby-libgd v0.3.0
Understanding Convolution Filters in Image Processing (and Adding Them to Ruby-LibGD v0.2.5) March 3, 2026 Today I implemented support for custom convolution filters in Ruby-LibGD, enabling the application of kernels such as blur, sharpen, and edge detection directly from Ruby. At first glance, this may look like just another image filter. In reality, convolution is … Continue reading Understanding Convolution Filters in Image Processing (and Adding Them to Ruby-LibGD v0.2.5)
The Production-Grade Ruby Microservices Stack (2026) March 2, 2026 Microservices don’t fail because of Ruby. They fail because of architecture. Most “microservices” I see in Ruby are: • HTTP chains tightly coupled together • Shared databases behind the scenes • No tracing • No event replay • No contract validation That’s not distributed architecture. That’s … Continue reading 🚀 The Production-Grade Ruby Microservices Stack (2026)
Kaigi 2026 Is Approaching — Why the Global Ruby Community Should Pay Close Attention March 2, 2026 Scan to try 🎯 Live Demo Available Introducing MapView Render beautiful, production-ready maps directly from your Ruby backend. No external APIs. No dependencies. Just pure speed and control. ✓ Zero external dependencies ✓ Lightning-fast rendering ✓ Production-ready & … Continue reading 🇯🇵 Kaigi 2026 Is Approaching — Why the Global Ruby Community Should Pay Close Attention
March 1, 2026 Built for Ruby on Rails Build Maps WithoutGoogle APIs Generate beautiful production-ready maps directly from your Rails backend. Fast rendering, zero external dependencies, full control. View Live Demo → Read Docs ✓ No API fees ✓ Self-hosted ✓ Rails Native ✓ Fast Rendering Why developers switch Replace expensive map stacks. Stop relying … Continue reading 🚀 Terminal UX in Ruby: Beautiful Tools Without Leaving the Shell
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