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Jess Brown @bjessbrown.com · 14/09/2025

@jeremysmith.co had a great talk on refactoring "volatile" views with ViewComponents that was well received (even passed Kylie's security audits).

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Jess Brown @bjessbrown.com · 14/09/2025

After interviewing Igor over a year ago in the country of Georgia, I got the opportunity to welcome him to his new home in the state of Georgia and meet him in person. How cool is the world?

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Jess Brown @bjessbrown.com · 14/09/2025

One cool aspect (and part of Jim’s goal) is that many of those new friends live close to me. Like Jim said, something special happens when you meet up in person.

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Jess Brown @bjessbrown.com · 14/09/2025

I want to say a big thanks to @jremsikjr.bsky.social for putting on XORuby.com in ATL yesterday. It was great being part of a small, intimate conference. I caught up with friends and met some new ones.

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Jim Remsik @jremsikjr.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Physically exhausted, emotionally over-stimulated. Wouldn’t have it any other way. People are awesome. They just need an excuse to break out of their routines and be encouraged to be curious of possible futures.

Thomas Cannon speaking to XO Ruby at the Limelight Theatre in Atlanta. The audience are seated in stadium-like theater seating.

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Jess Brown @bjessbrown.com · 08/09/2025

I'm looking forward to this talk next Saturday!

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Jess Brown @bjessbrown.com · 24/06/2025

Take a peek behind the scenes at this exciting duo as they start a new company and new AI framework. www.activeagents.ai

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Jess Brown @bjessbrown.com · 20/06/2025

I joined the Rails Business Podcast to talk about how I got into Rails, the path from freelance work to running two small Rails-based businesses and lots more.

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Jim Remsik @jremsikjr.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Lovely lunch and catchup with @bjessbrown.com

A selfie with me and Jess inside Ponce City Market

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Jess Brown @bjessbrown.com · 08/04/2025

Yep, your selfie was better than mine :)

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Jess Brown @bjessbrown.com · 08/03/2025

Any ruby, rails, or indie rails friends want to meetup?

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Jess Brown @bjessbrown.com · 07/03/2025

Yea, good point. I chose a bad example. This is better: Job.where(status: 1) .merge( Job.where(state: 'GA').or(Job.where(region: 'N-FL')) )

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Jess Brown @bjessbrown.com · 07/03/2025

Job.where(status: 1).where(state: 'GA').or(Job.where(state: 'AL')) - NOPE - you'll get jobs in AL for all statuses. ANSWER: Job.where(status: 1).merge( Job.where(state: 'GA').or(Job.where(state: 'AL')) ) See more: bjessbrown.com/using-active...

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Jess Brown @bjessbrown.com · 07/03/2025

What if you want to write this query in AR? select * from jobs where jobs.status = 1 AND (jobs.state = 'GA' or jobs.state = 'AL') Job.where(status: 1).where(state: 'GA').or(state: 'AL') - NOPE ⬇️

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Jess Brown @bjessbrown.com · 05/03/2025

Thanks for taking the time with us Garrett. I learned a lot!

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Jess Brown @bjessbrown.com · 05/02/2025

The #Ruby community is filled with some amazing people, and @jremsikjr.bsky.social stands out as one of my favorites. Our conversation covered numerous insightful topics, especially the discussion about permission, which resonated with me in particular. Check it out!

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Jess Brown @bjessbrown.com · 05/02/2025

Thanks again for joining us, Jim! I always feel wiser after speaking with you. 😊

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John Nunemaker @johnnunemaker.com · 22/01/2025

🎙️ @garrettdimon.com and I were on the latest episode of the Ruby on Rails pod. Lots of good stories from taking over an older Rails app -- ruby and rails upgrades, redis upgrades, configuration tweaks, analytics, etc. Elise was a great host! Give it a listen. www.johnnunemaker.com/ruby-on-rai...