A Definitive Guide to Running PicoRuby on ESP32 (ESP-IDF 5.x)

December 18, 2025 Running PicoRuby on an ESP32 is absolutely possible — but today it is not straightforward, and most guides omit critical details. This article consolidates everything that actually matters, based on real-world setup, debugging, and integration with ESP-IDF 5.5. If you follow this guide exactly, you will end with: PicoRuby running on an … Continue reading A Definitive Guide to Running PicoRuby on ESP32 (ESP-IDF 5.x)

PicoRuby: Ruby Beyond Rails

Why Ruby Still Has Unexplored Frontiers Why Ruby Still Has Unexplored Frontiers For many developers, Ruby is synonymous with Rails, web applications, and backend services. That association is understandable—and well earned—but it is also incomplete. Ruby has always been more than a framework or a web stack. It is a language designed for human expression, … Continue reading PicoRuby: Ruby Beyond Rails

Tangible Code: Making Ruby Visible, Touchable, and Understandable

December 16, 2025 Inspired by Miyuki Koshiba’s talk at RubyWorld Conference 2025 At RubyWorld Conference 2025, Miyuki Koshiba presented a talk that challenges one of our most ingrained assumptions as developers: that code is something abstract, invisible, and detached from the physical world. Her presentation, “Tangible Code: Rubyで『見て・触れて・変えてわかる』コードのしくみ”, explores a powerful idea — what if … Continue reading Tangible Code: Making Ruby Visible, Touchable, and Understandable

Exploring the World of Electronic Engineering with PicoRuby

Exploring the World of Electronic Engineering with PicoRuby December 11, 2025 Based on the presentation “Exploring the World of Electronic Engineering with PicoRuby” by Hayao Kimura at Ruby World Conference 2025. Advertise on RubyStackNews RubyStackNews is a niche publication read by Ruby and Rails developers worldwide. Our audience includes senior engineers, tech leads, and decision-makers … Continue reading Exploring the World of Electronic Engineering with PicoRuby

Why Now Is the Right Time for PicoRuby

December 10, 2025 Based on the presentation script from RubyWorld Conference 2025 This article is based on the script of the presentation “Why Now Is the Right Time for PicoRuby”, delivered by Hitoshi Hasumi (ANDPAD Inc.) at RubyWorld Conference 2025. The original session was a 30-minute conference talk, and this text adapts its core ideas, … Continue reading Why Now Is the Right Time for PicoRuby

RubyWorld Conference 2025: PicoRuby, mruby Girls, and the Future of Embedded Ruby

December 8, 2025 The RubyWorld Conference 2025, held in Matsue, Japan, showcased an unexpected star of the ecosystem: Ruby running on microcontrollers. While the event traditionally focuses on Ruby in web, enterprise, or academic settings, this year a significant amount of attention shifted toward embedded systems, thanks to PicoRuby and the community project mruby Girls. … Continue reading RubyWorld Conference 2025: PicoRuby, mruby Girls, and the Future of Embedded Ruby

💎 PicoRuby: Bringing Ruby to Microcontrollers and the Edge of IoT

June 11, 2025 In the world of embedded systems, performance and size matter. But what if we could write microcontroller logic in a language we love — like Ruby? That's the promise of PicoRuby: a lightweight implementation of Ruby, designed to run on tiny chips like the Raspberry Pi Pico and even the ESP32. I … Continue reading 💎 PicoRuby: Bringing Ruby to Microcontrollers and the Edge of IoT