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4,409 stories · 31 in 30 days · Updated Sep 28, 2026

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01 / EXPLORE THROUGH TIME

Timeline

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2026353 stories
Rails World 2026 Opening Keynote [video]↗ youtube.com · HN · 503 comments · 440 points · Sep 23, 2026
Running Gemma 4 locally with LM Studio's new headless CLI and Claude Code↗ ai.georgeliu.com · HN · 103 comments · 407 points · Apr 05, 2026
Google releases Gemma 4 open models↗ deepmind.google · HN · 474 comments · 1812 points · Apr 02, 2026
Returning to Rails in 2026↗ markround.com · HN · 235 comments · 373 points · Mar 12, 2026
An Update on Heroku↗ heroku.com · HN · 352 comments · 525 points · Feb 06, 2026
2025740 stories
Ruby 4.0.0↗ ruby-lang.org · HN · 191 comments · 758 points · Dec 25, 2025
Ruby core team takes ownership of RubyGems and Bundler↗ ruby-lang.org · HN · 378 comments · 667 points · Oct 17, 2025
Shopify, pulling strings at Ruby Central, forces Bundler and RubyGems takeover↗ joel.drapper.me · HN · 430 comments · 597 points · Sep 23, 2025
Ruby Central's Attack on RubyGems [pdf]↗ pup-e.com · HN · 249 comments · 710 points · Sep 19, 2025
Why Ruby on Rails still matters↗ contraption.co · HN · 458 comments · 524 points · Feb 21, 2025
2024788 stories
Ruby 3.4.0↗ ruby-lang.org · HN · 274 comments · 418 points · Dec 25, 2024
Rails is better low code than low code↗ radanskoric.com · HN · 242 comments · 496 points · Nov 27, 2024
What's New in Ruby on Rails 8↗ blog.appsignal.com · HN · 281 comments · 545 points · Oct 07, 2024
Transformers for Ruby↗ github.com · HN · 52 comments · 366 points · Aug 20, 2024
Gemma: New Open Models↗ blog.google · HN · 509 comments · 1129 points · Feb 21, 2024
2023801 stories
Ruby 3.3↗ ruby-lang.org · HN · 266 comments · 605 points · Dec 25, 2023
Unveiling the big leap in Ruby 3.3's IRB↗ railsatscale.com · HN · 77 comments · 210 points · Dec 24, 2023
Rails 7.1 Released↗ github.com · HN · 22 comments · 59 points · Oct 06, 2023
Rewriting the Ruby Parser↗ railsatscale.com · HN · 10 comments · 47 points · Jun 13, 2023
Ruby 3.2’s YJIT is Production-Ready↗ shopify.engineering · HN · 8 comments · 61 points · Jan 17, 2023
2022540 stories
Not Your Grandfather’s Perl↗ stackoverflow.blog · HN · 243 comments · 321 points · Sep 08, 2022
Ruby Shield: Shopify donates $1M to stewards of rubygems, bundler↗ rubycentral.org · HN · 93 comments · 411 points · Jul 06, 2022
Show HN: Avo – Build Ruby on Rails apps faster↗ avohq.io · HN · 167 comments · 306 points · Jun 21, 2022
Appeal to Ruby Community from Kharkiv Rubyist↗ zverok.space · HN · 102 comments · 417 points · Mar 10, 2022
An Ode to Ruby↗ blog.yboulkaid.com · HN · 199 comments · 274 points · Jan 10, 2022
2021574 stories
Ruby 3.1↗ ruby-lang.org · HN · 70 comments · 501 points · Dec 25, 2021
From Node to Ruby on Rails↗ nikodunk.com · HN · 639 comments · 941 points · Dec 16, 2021
Rails 7 Released↗ rubyonrails.org · HN · 131 comments · 437 points · Dec 16, 2021
Async Ruby↗ brunosutic.com · HN · 160 comments · 305 points · Oct 30, 2021
Rhizome – A pedagogical example of a JIT for Ruby, implemented in Ruby↗ github.com · HN · 43 comments · 300 points · Jun 21, 2021
2020613 stories
Ruby 3.0↗ ruby-lang.org · HN · 281 comments · 779 points · Dec 25, 2020
Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby (2004)↗ poignant.guide · HN · 201 comments · 440 points · Nov 10, 2020
Ruby on Rails in a week↗ simplethread.com · HN · 171 comments · 497 points · Oct 29, 2020
Ruby 3.0 Preview 1↗ ruby-lang.org · HN · 202 comments · 622 points · Sep 25, 2020
RBS, Ruby’s new type signature language↗ developer.squareup.com · HN · 334 comments · 511 points · Jul 29, 2020
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02 / CATCH UP

The conversation now

Popular stories, with attention fading over roughly two weeks.

Rails World 2026 Opening Keynote [video]↗ youtube.com · HN · 503 comments · 440 points · Sep 23, 2026
What About Rails?↗ jardo.dev · HN · 234 comments · 331 points · Sep 25, 2026
Rails World 2026 Closing Keynote – Aaron Patterson [video]↗ youtube.com · HN · 7 comments · 12 points · Sep 28, 2026
Rails 8 Guide: Features, Requirements and Upgrade Path (2026)↗ blog.appsignal.com · HN · 5 comments · 29 points · Sep 09, 2026
Rails and AI↗ rubyonrails.org · HN · 2 comments · 10 points · Sep 24, 2026

03 / GO DEEPER

Follow your curiosity

Find a particular story, revisit a year, or see what resonated.

Highest rated · the last 30 days

Rails World 2026 Opening Keynote [video]↗ youtube.com · HN · 503 comments · 440 points · Sep 23, 2026
What About Rails?↗ jardo.dev · HN · 234 comments · 331 points · Sep 25, 2026
Rails 8 Guide: Features, Requirements and Upgrade Path (2026)↗ blog.appsignal.com · HN · 5 comments · 29 points · Sep 09, 2026
One decision put Ruby into a downward spiral. It's not too late to fix it↗ rubyai.beehiiv.com · HN · 5 comments · 15 points · Sep 08, 2026
Rails World 2026 Closing Keynote – Aaron Patterson [video]↗ youtube.com · HN · 7 comments · 12 points · Sep 28, 2026
Rails and AI↗ rubyonrails.org · HN · 2 comments · 10 points · Sep 24, 2026
Rails World 2026 Opening Keynote [video]↗ youtube.com · HN · 1 comments · 10 points · Sep 24, 2026
One decision put Ruby into a downward spiral. It's not too late to fix it↗ rubyai.beehiiv.com · HN · 4 comments · 10 points · Sep 09, 2026
Show HN: Rails Baseline – a Rails SaaS starter with agent-readable architecture↗ railsbaseline.com · HN · 0 comments · 5 points · Sep 01, 2026
Ruby on Rails Lost Its Superpower↗ mroczek.dev · HN · 0 comments · 4 points · Sep 14, 2026

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