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Alan Ridlehoover @alan.codegardener.com · 20/08/2025

@fito.codegardener.com & I welcomed our first ever guest, Ryan Findley, to The Code Gardener Podcast recently. Hope you enjoy!

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Podcast Episode · The Code Gardener · 08/18/2025 · 35m

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Rocky Mountain Ruby Conference @rmrubyconf.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Joining us from Philly.rb and host of Code and the Coding Coders Who Code it, is Drew Bragg (@drbragg), with the classic Who Wants to be a Ruby Engineer?! If you come to Rocky Mountain Ruby, all of you do, obviously.

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David Hill @davidhill.dev · 18/08/2025

This is such a fun presentation! Rocky Mountain Ruby is lucky to have you, @drbragg.dev !

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Robby Russell @robbyonrails.com · 14/08/2025

Thought I'd swing by to visit @fito.codegardener.com and @alan.codegardener.com, but they weren't in the studio today.

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Alan Ridlehoover @alan.codegardener.com · 07/08/2025

Compliments are a reflection of the light you are putting out into the world. Accept them graciously by recognizing that other people have a better view of your aura than your inner critic does.

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Alan Ridlehoover @alan.codegardener.com · 29/07/2025

@fito.codegardener.com and I picked up our microphones again a couple of weeks ago! Here's a link in case it flew by in your feed before you could click on it...

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RailsConf Reminiscing - The Code Gardener

In this episode, we take a nostalgic look back at what RailsConf has meant to us over the years.

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Alan Ridlehoover @alan.codegardener.com · 25/07/2025

@fito.codegardener.com and I are thrilled to be speaking at SF RubyConf this November! So many amazing speakers! Hope to see you there!

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Anton Tkachov @antontkachov.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

A magical moment from June with a live bridge between ChicagoRuby hosted at Chime Chicago and SF Ruby (lu.ma/sfruby) hosted at Chime SF 🤩 The key people involved in this recording are: @noelrappin.com, @inazarova.bsky.social‬, @alan.codegardener.com, @fito.codegardener.com‬, and Brandt Sheets

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Alan Ridlehoover @alan.codegardener.com · 17/07/2025

It’s been a minute, but attending the last RailsConf last week had @fito.codegardener.com and I feeling nostalgic and wanting to share…

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RailsConf Reminiscing

Podcast Episode · The Code Gardener · 07/17/2025 · 1h 11m

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Alan Ridlehoover @alan.codegardener.com · 03/07/2025

Also, @fito.codegardener.com and I will be speaking at SF Ruby Conf! We'll be talking about our approach to managing the scale of our codebase and our team at Cisco Meraki. We're one of the oldest (2006) and largest (1000+ engineers) Rails shops on the planet. And, we have a unique approach...

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Alan Ridlehoover @alan.codegardener.com · 03/07/2025

Cisco Meraki is such an organization. We're old (2006). We're a large team (1000+ engineers). And, our codebase is huge (4.25+ million lined of Ruby). You may not be that big yet. But, you may be one day! Come listen to @fito.codegardener.com and I as we discuss how we manage all of that.

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Alan Ridlehoover @alan.codegardener.com · 11/07/2025

#RubyFriends @fito.codegardener.com and I with @nodunayo.bsky.social (AKA The Talent) just after RailsConf 2025.

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Irina Nazarova @inazarova.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

San Francisco Ruby Conference is calling 🌁☎️ sfruby.substack.com/p/san-franci...

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San Francisco Is Calling 🌁☎️

Call for proposals closes this Sunday

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Kevin Murphy @kevinjm.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Now @fito.codegardener.com‬ and @alan.codegardener.com‬ are going off the Rails, decoupling Cisco Meraki's code to scale their team and application. #RailsConf2025

Fito Von Zastrow and Alan Ridlehoover on stage at RailsConf

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Kevin Murphy @kevinjm.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

"Smaller things are less complex and easier to test." @alan.codegardener.com at #RailsConf2025

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Irina Nazarova @inazarova.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

@alan.codegardener.com and @fito.codegardener.com talk about the tragedy of the successful software — Meraki with over 4M LOC #Rails monolith, looking for new architecture to support maintainability at this scale: modularity and boundaries.

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Alan Ridlehoover @alan.codegardener.com · 15/03/2025

Have you ever been asked to cut down a tree but built a general solution that can cut down all the trees at once? Stop that! Just cut down the damn tree! Even Einstein came up with specialized relativity before general relativity. #softwareengineering

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Alan Ridlehoover @alan.codegardener.com · 25/02/2025

Here are my thoughts on Generative AI as it pertains to the software development industry. (Sorry for the exclusivity of the text embedded in an image. I'll add the text in a 🧵.)

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Alan Ridlehoover @alan.codegardener.com · 19/02/2025

@fito.codegardener.com and I will be talking about how to identify and remove complexity in your software at Sin City Ruby on April 10-11 in, where else but, sunny Las Vegas. Want to hang out before then? Join us and all the Sin City speakers for Sinful Sunday! www.sincityruby.com/sinful-sunda...

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Sinful Sunday — Sin City Ruby

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Fito von Zastrow @fito.codegardener.com · 16/12/2024

Staring at the creek, waiting to see some ducks 🦆 (or an otter! 🦦)

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Ruby Central @rubycentral.org · 13/12/2024

EXCITING NEWS -- videos from #RubyConf2024 are now LIVE! 🤩 Thank you again to all our speakers and everyone who joined us. If you weren't able to make it to Chicago, we hope you can take some time to watch the talks over the holiday break! ✨

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RubyConf 2024 (Chicago)

RubyConf is the world's longest running conference for Ruby developers, brought together to further discussion and learning about building, managing, and tes...

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Alan Ridlehoover @alan.codegardener.com · 10/12/2024

Have you had enough Hexagonal Architecture yet? No? Well, have I got a podcast for you! In this episode, me and @fito.codegardener.com talk about our early experiences using the Ports & Adapters pattern with Rails. Let us know your thoughts!

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Hexagonal Architecture + Rails - The Code Gardener

In this episode of The Code Gardener, we discuss the Ports & Adapters pattern, also known as Hexagonal Architecture.STOP! Before listening to the episode, please take the time to go watch Alistair...

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Alan Ridlehoover @alan.codegardener.com · 07/12/2024

When learning the Ports & Adapters pattern, I found it confusing. It never clicked that the adapter was a direct reference to the GoF Adapter Pattern. That was a real face-palm moment for me. And, it was the key to me understanding the pattern. #hexagonal-architecture #ports-and-adapters #rails

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Hexagonal Architecture + Rails

When learning the Ports & Adapters pattern, I found it confusing. For some reason, it never clicked that the term adapter was a direct reference to the Gang of Four Adapter Pattern. Discovering that w...

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Alan Ridlehoover @alan.codegardener.com · 30/11/2024

So DRY It Chafes - Episode 2 of The Code Gardener podcast is now up! In it we talk about what we're thankful for this year, then discus why DRY is the worst programming advice ever. Don't believe us? Give a listen...

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So DRY It Chafes

Podcast Episode · The Code Gardener · 11/30/2024 · 30m

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Alan Ridlehoover @alan.codegardener.com · 25/11/2024

So, @drbragg.dev has been after @fito.codegardener.com and I to do a podcast of our own for a couple of years now. Well, wait no longer, Drew. Announcing The Code Gardener Podcast! Available on Apple Podcasts right now! More coming as we figure it out...

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The Code Gardener

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Alan Ridlehoover @alan.codegardener.com · 21/11/2024

Introducing the new logo for the.codegardener.com! I'm leaning toward square stickers. @fito.codegardener.com thinks die cut. What do you think?

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Fito von Zastrow @fito.codegardener.com · 19/11/2024

I’m super excited for this conference! I’ll be there!

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Alan Ridlehoover @alan.codegardener.com · 19/11/2024

I rediscovered video of my first conference speech last night. It was just a lightning talk. There were maybe 40-50 people in the room. But holy cow was I nervous! Fast forward 2.5 years and I'm a totally different person on stage. And, it shows! Check it out... the.codegardener.com/speaking-is-...

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Speaking Is Hard... Until It's Not

In May, 2022, I gave my first lightning talk at RailsConf in Portland, Oregon. I'm not sure I've ever been so nervous. I was physically shaking. My voice kept cracking. And, even though I knew the mat...

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Fito von Zastrow @fito.codegardener.com · 18/11/2024

RubyConf2024 was amazing. Some of the conversations I had with other attendees about object oriented design reminded me of this article I posted a few months ago, and wanted to share it here too: the.codegardener.com/extension-wi... #RubyFriends #OOP #Ruby

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Extension without Modification

Working on a successful and growing codebase, more often than not, requires changing and extending existing behavior. Code attracts code, and changes tend to cluster around existing features. This can...

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Ruby Central @rubycentral.org · 15/11/2024

🚨 #RAILSCONF2025 UPDATE! 🚨 We are hoping to host our FINAL RailsConf in Philadelphia in July 2025. Help us make that happen! If you're interested in attending or sponsoring, let us know by dropping your email here 👇

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Help Make RailsConf 2025 Happen

RailsConf is the longest-running gathering of Rails developers, dedicated to building, managing, and testing Rails applications. After almost 20 years, RailsConf 2025 will be our final conference — a…

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Alan Ridlehoover @alan.codegardener.com · 15/11/2024

I was honored to welcome folks to #RubyConf in Chicago on Wednesday with this little haiku that I dedicated to Matz. I thought I'd write another haiku about how I'm feeling after the conference... RubyConf was great #RubyFriends are full of love Batteries charged Hope to see you all at RailsConf!

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Alan Ridlehoover @alan.codegardener.com · 15/11/2024

I work for Cisco Meraki. We were founded exactly 11 days after Twitter. But our experience with #rails has been different than theirs. So, I wrote about it in haiku... Ruby is pure joy Long after the fail whale bailed We still use Rails

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Alan Ridlehoover @alan.codegardener.com · 15/11/2024

Can’t wait!

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Ruby Central @rubycentral.org · 14/11/2024

This morning's opening keynote is going to be EPIC. 😱 Don't miss @drbragg.dev 's "Who Wants to be a Ruby Engineer?" More just than a talk, this keynote is a game show with some unexpected twists (and prizes!). Join us at 10am and put your Ruby knowledge to the test. 😎

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Ruby Central @rubycentral.org · 05/11/2024

🚨 Ruby Central is now on Bluesky! 🦋 We're excited to connect with our #RubyFriends here and share updates on our OSS program, #RubyConf, and more. Any suggestions on who we should start following? 👀

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