Ruby on Rails engineer at Podia, co-host of Remote Ruby, and based in Arizona.
I spend my time on the parts of Rails that compound — fast CI and test suites, developer tooling, and the workflow details that make a team quicker. Most of what I learn shipping software for a living ends up written down here.
You'll find my writing, open source, and talks and podcasts here. Mostly so I can find them again later.
What I'm actively working on right now.
A few things I'm proud of and point people to most often.
Many developers feel like observers of the Ruby community rather than participants in it. This talk reframes what community actually means, breaks down the invisible barriers that make people feel like they don't belong, and shows practical ways anyone can participate right away. The goal is to show that the Ruby community isn't something you join, it's something you help create.
Chris returns from Greece and catches up with Andrew and David on travel, conferences, movies, and the latest developments in the Rails community. They dig into the newly announ…