Neither Too Much nor Too Little: A “Touch Base” on the Current State of AI February 23, 2026 Motivated by the many comments — some fearful, others excessively enthusiastic — about artificial intelligence, I set out to “touch base”: to ground the discussion with a personal perspective on this tool which, no matter how useful … Continue reading Neither Too Much nor Too Little: A “Touch Base” on the Current State of AI
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🧠 RubyKaigi 2024: A Deep Technical Shift in Ruby’s Standard Library (With Real Examples)
February 20, 2026 RubyKaigi 2024 — Historical ContextAlthough this presentation discusses Ruby 3.4–3.5 and the ecosystem has already moved forward to Ruby 4 by 2026, the strategic shift it describes — reducing the traditional standard library and externalizing functionality as gems — represents a fundamental change in Ruby’s philosophy rather than a version-specific roadmap.Understanding this … Continue reading 🧠 RubyKaigi 2024: A Deep Technical Shift in Ruby’s Standard Library (With Real Examples)
From Reading to Mastery: Turning Metaprogramming Ruby into a Hands-On Learning Platform
December 17, 2025 Metaprogramming has always been one of Ruby’s most powerful — and most intimidating — features. While the book Metaprogramming Ruby by Paolo Perrotta is widely regarded as a classic, many developers share the same experience: it’s brilliant, but hard to truly internalize by just reading it. In a talk presented at RubyWorld … Continue reading From Reading to Mastery: Turning Metaprogramming Ruby into a Hands-On Learning Platform
Smart Test Suites with Ruby
December 15, 2025 Lessons from Ruby World Conference 2025 At Ruby World Conference 2025, Masatoshi Seki (関 将俊) and Miwa Fukaya (深谷 美和) presented a talk grounded in something rare in our industry: more than 20 years of real testing history. Their presentation, “How to Create Today’s Recommended Tests”, introduces Ninja Testing — a testing … Continue reading Smart Test Suites with Ruby



