~rubyweekly | Issue 716 - Thoughts about static typing in Ruby (13)

Transformers.rb: State-of-the-Art Transformers for Ruby — Put down that Python – great things are continuing to happen for ML aficionados in Ruby. Andrew, now widely known for his work on pgvector, has shipped a way to use Torch.rb to use transformer models from Hugging Face directly from Ruby.

The Rails Router Handbook — A free online book all about the Rails router that covers all the hits, including resources, nested routes, segment constraints, routing concerns, and more.

Streamline Postgres with Crunchy Bridge — Honeybadger moved from self-hosted Postgres to Crunchy Bridge, gaining expert support, saving time on routine maintenance, and simplifying compliance. Discover how Crunchy Bridge can take the burden off your team and let you focus on growth.

What About Static Typing in Ruby? — Noel works through his thoughts and feelings about static typing and its limitations and costs. There’s no strong conclusion, other than this stuff is complicated to weigh up but worthy of thought nonetheless.

A List of Forthcoming Ruby Conferences — If you want to see what Ruby events are coming up, this great resource continues to be maintained, and even has iCal feeds for both event and CFP dates.

Should private Work on Constants Too? — Lucian goes back to a proposal rejected by Matz and argues for why it’s worth another look.

Building a Better bin/dev Script for Rails — run-pty offers a few advantages over Foreman, such as the ability to switch between pseudo-terminals for each running process.

🎵  Sonic Pi: Ruby as a Composition Tool? — If you’ve ever argued coding is more art than science, here’s a chance to drive that home by creating music with Sonic Pi’s Ruby-adjacent DSL. Sean (a music major turned Rubyist) walks through some examples.

sqlite-vec: A Vector Search Extension for SQLite — If using a dedicated vector storage database is beyond your immediate requirements, you can now use SQLite for the task. While this is an SQLite extension, it’s easy to use with numerous languages, including Ruby.

Chartkick 5.1: Attractive JavaScript Charts in One Line of Ruby — A long standing library that saves you from fighting with charting libraries. GitHub repo.

Free eBook: Indexing Postgres - Create The Best Index For Your Queries — Learn how to make effective index choices for your Rails application. A deep dive into index types, operators, and more.

ActualDbSchema: Keep a Rails DB Schema Consistent When Switching Branches — Migrations can get messy if you’re switching branches in a Rails app. The job of this project is to clean up that mess. Now includes a Web UI to look at and manage the migrations.

RubyGateway: Embed Ruby in Swift — Load gems, run Ruby scripts, and invoke APIs seamlessly in both directions.