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Dave Thomas

@pragdave

Programmer turned publisher (but mostly programmer)

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The last day of $350 tickets is TODAY. Grab yours!


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"Code reuse is a myth, and most abstractions rot faster than they’re shared." from an upcoming book on Functional Programming in Elixir


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Only a few days left to get $350 tix for SF Ruby Conf!!

Thinking of joining us at #SFRuby Conf? 👀 We are only selling general admission tix until Oct 22nd! That means you only have SIX DAYS to get your ticket for just $350! Afterward, tickets will increase to $450. 🐦 Get yours now & share with your team: luma.com/sfrubyconf2025



4k of ram from a 1970s IBM 370. I had a party time job as an operator as a student.

pragdave's tweet image. 4k of ram from a 1970s IBM 370. I had a party time job as an operator as a student.

Here's the post on premature optimization that lewd to the "dumbdave" coupon last week: open.substack.com/pub/pragdave/p…


Just came across this while packing up. From my very first programming class.

pragdave's tweet image. Just came across this while packing up. From my very first programming class.

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We want more companies to choose Ruby and Rails for new products and grow into big stories of success. That's why we are hosting the San Francisco Ruby Conference on November 19-21. We have a lot to celebrate, to learn, and to build! Join at sfruby.com Tickets at…

inazarova's tweet image. We want more companies to choose Ruby and Rails for new products and grow into big stories of success. That's why we are hosting the San Francisco Ruby Conference on November 19-21. We have a lot to celebrate, to learn, and to build! Join at sfruby.com
Tickets at…

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It's a PragPicks Weekend! This week's titles ALL back on sale; 40% off with code PragPicks Both Ebook and Audio Versions included This week's Titles: The Stress Equation (Including Audio Book) Build a Binary Clock with Elixir and Nerves Rust Brain Teasers From Objects to…


This is so true. I've been doing it for years, and never once regretted it.

🧹 Old Rails migrations add noise, not value. They rarely run, often break, and only make your codebase harder to navigate. Time to tidy up. #Rails blog.julik.nl/2025/10/delete…



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Migrating my Existing Elixir App to Ash Framework by Matt Savoia buff.ly/yJOsm38

ElixirTip's tweet image. Migrating my Existing Elixir App to Ash Framework by Matt Savoia buff.ly/yJOsm38

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A great opportunity to get the 2nd edition of Your Code as a Crime Scene with a 40% discount.

Pragmatic Picks Code PragPicks saves you 40% 🧵 for 🔗 📙 Designing Data Governance from the Ground Up 🎧 Designing Data Governance from the Ground Up AudioBook 📗 Practical A/B Testing 📘 Your Code as a Crime Scene, Second Edition 📕 Advanced Functional Programming with Elixir



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🔥 “Agile is dead,” says @pragdave. In our latest #GOTOPodcast, he tells Thoughtworks’ @sarahtarap why agile lost its soul & how devs can reclaim simplicity with his Orient–Step–Learn framework. 🎧 Listen now: gotopia.tech/podcast

GOTOcon's tweet image. 🔥 “Agile is dead,” says @pragdave.

In our latest #GOTOPodcast, he tells Thoughtworks’ @sarahtarap  why agile lost its soul & how devs can reclaim simplicity with his Orient–Step–Learn framework.

🎧 Listen now: gotopia.tech/podcast

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We pushed the price down (thank you to our sponsors including @intercom, @temporalio, @Cisco and @omadahealth !) to $350, which means you get the ticket for $300 till October 6! Friends, spread the word, join us in SF and let’s build the future in Ruby together! See you at…

And here are my thoughts while being at @ycombinator yesterday! With all the sponsor support we could now lower the price a bit and with the coupon SEP29OCT6 you can get a ticket for $350 for a few more days! sfruby.com



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"I want to give you an idea of the power and beauty of this programming model. I want to inspire you to get involved, and then point to the online resources that will fill in the gaps. But mostly, I want you to have fun." -- @pragdave Link below

pragprog's tweet image. "I want to give you an idea of the power and beauty of this programming model. I want to inspire you to get involved, and then point to the online resources that will fill in the gaps. But mostly, I want you to have fun." -- @pragdave 

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