Hello Ruby friends!

Sure been a lot happening in Ruby-land lately, and I'm talking about the good stuff. 😎 As I mentioned in the previous issue of Fullstack Ruby, the Bridgetown 2 framework is here and not only that, we've already landed the first beta of Bridgetown 2.1! In addition, we brought Felipe Vogel onboard as a new core team member and he's already been making waves. 🌊

In other news, Hanami 2.3 was released as expected, and with it a host of improvements and a lot of DX niceties. Seems like a lot of folks are giving Hanami a serious look now and pitching in to sand off rough edges as they look to migrate away from a certain track-themed framework. 😏 You love to see it.

There's also the annual Christmastime release of a new Ruby version fast approaching, and guess what? It's going to be version 4 in honor of the 30th anniversary of Ruby. (Er, not the 40th anniversary? 🤔) In spite of the major number bump, it's not an action-packed release…mostly under-the-hood improvements. (But some of those are really nice.)

And now, bringing you up to speed on the latest from the Fullstack Ruby blog (apologies, it's been a while since the last newsletter!):

🔗 Little Content Tricks for Your Bridgetown Website

Embeds for video links, lazy images, and other enhancements are only a small builder away.

🔗 Buckle Up, There’s a New Gem Server in Town: gem.coop

New modern Ruby infrastructure coming online by the folks who were unceremoniously kicked out of Ruby Central. (psst: I've been using gem.coop on a bunch of projects lately, and it rocks!)

🔗 Don’t Make Me Think Principle, Testing, and Intuitive Expectations

A new extension to Minitest Expectations by yours truly is the perfect illustration for this philosophy of programming.

And finally…

🔗 The “rv” Tool is Making Swift Progress, Becoming a Must-Have for Rubyists

Contributors are brushing up on their Rust and launching new, fast tools. I’m excited to see where that leads the Ruby ecosystem.

Thanks for reading! ✌️ Share with a friend, enjoy the holidays, and I'll see you back here in January! 🥳
–Jared

🤔🌩️ Things that make you think: 💡😃

My advice to the juniors of 2025 is plain and simple: Show, Don’t Tell.

Show me what you can do, rather than giving me a list of tools. A Luthier and I both know how to use a saw, but only one of us knows how to make a guitar. The proof is in the doing, not the telling.

–Ryan Bigg