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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 23/09/2026

"What are your favorite Rails-related blogs and newsletters?" The Rails Survey results are in- here's what you said! Full survey results coming soon!

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 22/09/2026

Rails World was the top conference choice in the Ruby on Rails Community Survey this year. We hope you all get to go! And we'll see you there! ✈️ 🥳 (Full results will be live SOON!) ⏳️

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 21/09/2026

The Rails Survey is almost ready to share. In the meantime, if you're looking for great books to read, here are the top 10 Rails-related books the community recommends. How many have you read? 📚️

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 27/08/2026

We asked the Ruby on Rails community about their favorite Rails-related technical podcasts. Remote Ruby takes the top spot, but we found a familiar voice at #2 and #4. :) Full survey results coming soon!

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 30/07/2026

Vault episode with a practical idea worth stealing: a TECHNICAL_DEBT.md file in your git repo. Carlos Blé shares why naming technical debt explicitly rather than letting it hide changes how your whole team relates to it 🎧 maintainable.fm/episodes/car...

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 29/07/2026

Give your Rails app the second act it deserves. > maintainablerails.com

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 30/06/2026

📊 Only a few days left to participate in the 2026 Ruby on Rails Community Survey. Give your input and share it with your team! railsdeveloper.com/survey/

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 21/04/2026

Stay sharp. Skip the noise. Join the Maintainable Podcast newsletter. One email when a new episode drops. That's it. maintainable.fm/newsletter/

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 10/04/2026

Our teammates Evaldo Klock and Jaison Coelho are having a blast at Tropical on Rails in Brazil this week!

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 17/03/2026

What starts as simple reporting can quietly become the slowest part of a Rails app. Join our 30-minute Planet Argon LIVE webinar with Sergiu Truta next week to learn how to build efficient, maintainable reports with Rails. bit.ly/4bgqAzP

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 04/03/2026

Some software can’t be paused. When your system is in daily use, t The work has to happen while everything keeps moving. With Walkenhorst’s, we helped prepare their Rails app for its next chapter without slowing down operations or disrupting everyday users. www.planetargon.com/work/walkenh...

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 11/12/2025

We’ve met teams who love their app but dread touching certain parts of it. You deserve to feel the opposite: That your app is sturdy, understood, and ready for what’s next. Our favorite moment is when a team looks at their codebase with pride again.

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 08/12/2025

Every mature Rails app leaves clues about where it wants to evolve. Slow spots. Old dependencies. Tests that flinch when touched. The end of the year is the perfect moment to listen. Improvement rarely starts with a rewrite; it starts with paying attention.

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 01/12/2025

A good Rails app isn’t fragile. It’s layered. If your app feels unwieldy at the end of the year, that doesn’t mean it's broken. It means it has history. It has context AI can’t guess. The opportunity in 2026 isn’t to start over... It’s to make the next layer smarter than the last.

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 26/11/2025

🎁 Holiday shopping for a developer? Commit Goods (by Planet Argon) has official merch from Ghostty, Redux, fzf, Vue.js, and Oh My Zsh. Everything is 15% off with COMMITGOODSLAUNCH. commitgoods.com

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 24/11/2025

This is the time of year when teams ask, “Do we need to just rebuild this thing next year?” Usually, the answer is no. Good software deserves a fresh plan, a few key upgrades, and renewed clarity to carry it forward without burning it down.

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 21/11/2025

Something new is coming from the Planet Argon team. Introducing Commit Goods, official merch that gives back to open source projects. Stay tuned for Black Friday sales! commitgoods.com

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 19/11/2025

You can’t catch someone up on 10 years of decisions in one meeting. And you shouldn’t have to. The right partner doesn’t rush into solutions. They spend time learning the rhythms, the patterns, the history. Because every system has a legacy worth understanding.

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 23/10/2025

Another year is wrapping up. And somewhere, someone on your team is asking if it’s time to rewrite the app. It’s a familiar question. The clean slate always sounds appealing. But it also means starting over, relearning what you already know, and hoping it goes faster this time.

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 22/10/2025

🎤 Productions Plus had a big idea: a custom tool to track the impact of face-to-face brand experiences—without invading anyone’s privacy. We designed it, built it, and launched it together.

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 30/09/2025

What’s better than shipping a project on time? Shipping on time AND leaving your team stronger than before. That’s what LabArchives discovered after working with us. ⭐

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 24/09/2025

🎨 When Gnomon Workshop’s dev partner closed shop, they needed someone who could step in—fast—without breaking anything. We inherited their Rails app, sorted out the legacy handoff, and kept the creative flow going.

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 05/09/2025

We're looking forward to hearing Robby Russell moderate a panel with Rails & Ruby Core members at Rails World 2025 today!

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 26/08/2025

It started as a simple solution to a very personal problem" 16 years later, Oh My Zsh has millions of users. Hear @robbyrussell on the power of open source & community.

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 20/08/2025

West Dermatology’s site had a few "blemishes"—broken features, tech debt, and high-stakes enhancements. We cleaned things up, smoothed it out, and launched new features right on schedule.

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 11/08/2025

Not sure if your Rails asset pipeline is a time bomb or just quirky? You’re not alone. We unpack the messy middle so you don’t have to: Sprockets → Propshaft → Webpacker → ??? Give it a good read: blog.planetargon.com/blog/entries...

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 04/08/2025

🧠 Think your Rails app is “fine”? A code audit shows you where “fine” turns into fragile. Clarity > assumptions. (Especially when your roadmap depends on it.) Take a look at @robbyonrails.com post for our blog: blog.planetargon.com/blog/entries...

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 31/07/2025

Day 1 as a dev shouldn’t feel like decoding a puzzle. No more “Can someone add me to this?” Check out this blog post about password managers. blog.planetargon.com/blog/entries...

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 24/07/2025

Maintaining a legacy app isn’t just about fixing bugs—it’s about creating a sustainable foundation for future growth. Join our forever-free email course and learn practical tips from experts who’ve been in your shoes. 👉 maintainablerails.com

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 17/07/2025

💎 Rails isn’t going anywhere—except up. #3 most loved language in the 2025 Pragmatic Engineer survey. Take a look at what else the dev community had to say: newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/the-pragma...

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 15/07/2025

Not every app diagram should need a legend, a compass, and divine intervention... We keep it clean so clients and teams actually get it. Check Micharl Kurt's blog on the subject: blog.planetargon.com/blog/entries...

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 09/07/2025

RPG Maker made game dev feel possible. We do the same for teams stuck in complex Ruby on Rails apps. At Planet Argon, we turn legacy into leverage.🎮➡️💼

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 08/07/2025

Handing off your app without a proper demo is like tossing someone your car keys and yelling “good luck with the clutch.” This guide = your metaphorical glovebox manual. 🔗 blog.planetargon.com/blog/entries...

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 07/07/2025

Will you be in Philadelphia for the final #RailsConf2025 this week? Our CEO, @robbyrussell, will be speaking tomorrow on: "The Rails Features We Loved, Lost, and Laughed At." If you’re attending, be sure to say hi—he’ll have Oh My Zsh and On Rails stickers with him!

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 02/07/2025

Excited to welcome our Summer Digital Marketing Intern, Filipe Castro, to the Planet Argon team! 🚀 He’s joining us from Brazil and will be supporting content, social media, and research projects. Glad to have you aboard, Filipe! 🙌

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 26/06/2025

Join the [free] Maintainable Rails e-course for real-world Rails advice. We’ll send you one tip, tutorial, or insight every email. No more. No less. maintainablerails.com

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 23/06/2025

🎉 We’re honored to be recognized on the 2025 @Inc 's Best Workplaces list for the third year in a row! This award reflects the incredible team we get to work with every day: curious, kind, talented, and always ready for a little remote team fun along the way. 🚀💚 blog.planetargon.com/blog/entries...

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 18/06/2025

RYNO Strategic Solutions needed support and help with their internal tools. We stepped in to help them with their Ruby project, taking into account each of the evolving requirements as their needs grew. 🦏

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 16/06/2025

"It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." -Sherlock Holmes blog.planetargon.com/blog/entries...

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 13/06/2025

One of the applications we work on serves a large marketing firm, helping with their day-to-day operations. Behind the scenes, we push security patches and small upgrades and respond to any monitoring events. We can help your Rails app run smoothly, too! buff.ly/2Q7SaVA

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 12/06/2025

Onboarding a new dev team to your project? Don’t just click around your app—tell its story. ✅ Explain your users + business goals ✅ Share key technical details + setup quirks ✅ Outline recent changes + upcoming work ✅ Prep for emergencies 👉 bit.ly/3SP1T3A

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 21/05/2025

Newspaper Club called us in for help, and now their system runs smoother than a fresh print run. 😁

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 16/04/2025

A client needed a team to quickly ramp up, understand their systems, & start making meaningful improvements—fast. ✅ We dove into their codebase ✅ Got up to speed quickly ✅ Began delivering real results within weeks Need a fresh set of eyes on your legacy app? Let’s chat.

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 03/04/2025

Fellow Argonauts Jaison Coelho and Evaldo Klock are on the scene at Tropical on Rails! Be sure to say olá if you're at the event!

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 02/04/2025

Docker running a little slow? Here's a quick reference guide with easy troubleshooting tips to get you back on track!

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 24/02/2025

💡 Keeping Your Rails App Fast & Maintainable: Our new blog post by Jaison Coelho breaks down: ✅ How Hotwire works ✅ Why it's a game-changer for Rails devs ✅ When (and when not) to use it buff.ly/4keQJ4l

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 06/02/2025

It’s 4:59 PM. You’re logging off… then—ping!—urgent Slack from a client. 😱 Before the panic sets in, here’s how to handle it like a pro: Quick responses, clear troubleshooting, zero drama. ✍️

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 05/02/2025

✍️ Quick tips on managing Docker Desktop versions, troubleshooting common container issues, and exploring lightweight alternatives: buff.ly/40FcMZe

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 31/01/2025

We had a looong history with Hubspot, and it could do a lot of "stuff." Why did we migrate away from such a powerful CRM? buff.ly/3CV1RT4

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Planet Argon @planetargon.com · 15/01/2025

🔥 Disasters are inevitable. Losing your data doesn’t have to be. Server/site crashes can potentially cause massive problems for your organization- especially if your site receives a high influx of data changes. Backups are your safety net! Do you have a plan in place?

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