Arun Agrawal
@arunagw
Ruby Developer, Rails Core Contributor.
Last week’s This Week in Rails newsletter was a long one thanks to updates from 29 contributors, including: Cassia Scheffer (cassiascheffer) @rafaelfranca @mr0grog @_byroot @yahonda @alexcoomans @bensheldon Fabio Sangiovanni (callmesangio) Francesco Loreti (francesco-loreti)…
21 years ago today, after months of work, @dhh released Rails v0.5.0 to the world with the note: “this piece will grow in public.” He wasn’t wrong. Since then, Rails has powered countless companies, grew with the support of thousands of contributors, and has kept true to its core…
Snagged a signed copy of High Performance PostgreSQL for Rails by @andatki at #RailsConf! Pumped to dive in and level up! 🚀📚

We announced something extra special at #RailsConf this morning... 👀 In case you missed it 👉 RubyGemsPodcast.com
Arrived in Philly for #RailsConf excited to meet lot of people this week.
Excited to share that I'll be attending #RailsConf in Philly next week! Looking forward to reconnecting with Ruby friends and sharing insights from years of working with Ruby on Rails. 🚀 #RailsConf #RubyCommunity
We are THRILLED to announce that Aaron Patterson (@tenderlove) of @Shopify will deliver the FINAL KEYNOTE at the last RailsConf ever. 🤩 Don’t miss this legendary sendoff... 🗓 July 8–10 | Philadelphia 🎟 Tickets still available: buff.ly/DbZEmBG
For the final #RailsConf, it’s all coming full circle... @DHH, the creator of Rails, will be joining us for a special fireside chat moderated by Elise Shaffer of Shopify. 🔥 July 8–10 in Philadelphia, PA – we can’t wait to see you there: buff.ly/DbZEmBG
I just registered for RailsConf 2025 Hope to see you there! ti.to/railsconf/2025
Early bird tickets for the FINAL #RailsConf are now LIVE! 🙌 🤩 Only 100 available. Join us July 8-10 in Philly for 3 days of talks, workshops, and a celebration of Rails and RailsConf. Early bird AND general tickets are limited, secure yours now. 👇 buff.ly/jbbO5gq
It's kinda ridonkulous each month there's a Ruby meetup in SF with as many attendees as most really great annual Ruby/Rails conferences I see folks organizing around the world. Thanks to @inazarova for organizing these! 🙏 lu.ma/npghoigs?tk=US…
Time to say goodbye again to Sweden! It was nice meeting with old friends. Hope to see you again very soon.
Rails Version 8.0.2 has been released! rubyonrails.org/2025/3/12/Rail…
Back in Stockholm – the crisp air, stunning views. Time to enjoy this Nordic gem!
Start drafting your talks: the #RailsWorld CFP is now live! The CFP will remain open until April 10th, and we will inform all applicants before ticket sales launch in April or early May. Good luck to all applicants! rubyonrails.org/2025/3/7/apply…
Planning to attend #RailsConf this year. Hope to see many friends at the conference. It will be great to connect again.