In 2023 I very nearly walked away from Ruby. But after time to think and reflect, I arrived at a plan to make working on Bridgetown “fun” again. Now a new day dawns, and the ecosystem is poised to enter the next stage of this journey.

In 2023 I very nearly walked away from Ruby. But after time to think and reflect, I arrived at a plan to make working on Bridgetown “fun” again. Now a new day dawns, and the ecosystem is poised to enter the next stage of this journey.

TL;DR: Bridgetown 2.0 is now under active development! We have a new Community discussion site (you’re here!), based on Lemmy! Stay tuned for additional announcements coming soon of what’s next for the ecosystem! And now, on with the post…

  • @fpsvogelEnglish
    2•3 months ago

    👏

    Really great work. I don’t think you should feel bad about having slowed down for a few months. You needed time to process all that’s happened and mull over a way forward, so I’d say it was time well spent.

    Also, as unpleasant as the recent drama has been, it’s forcing a clearer separation between Ruby and Rails, which might be a good thing for Ruby. The community is split in two, but on one side at least projects that are outside the orbit of Rails will have a better chance at having a platform and being heard. That’s my hope, anyway.

    • Jared WhiteOPMEnglish
      2•3 months ago

      I appreciate hearing that Felipe. I agree taking time off can be very helpful as well as therapeutic, but it’s hard to keep the guilty feelings at bay when it’s stuff other folks are depending on.

      At any rate, yes, it’ll be interesting to see how the Ruby community evolves from here…some days it feels like a niche within an niche, but that can be a good breeding ground for innovation too.