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Can AI rebuild a Rails page in Next.js? We tried it

A recap of our live stream experiment where we used Cursor to rebuild a Rails page in Next.js.
Jimmy Thigpen
June 12, 2025
- Experiments
- AI
- NextJS
- Ruby On Rails
Building a Rails Feature with AI and Active Job

Exploring how structured function calls to an LLM can replace a dedicated CRM enrichment service in thoughtbot’s internal Rails app.
Chad Pytel and Kate Young
June 9, 2025
- AI
- Rails
- TDD
- Language Models
- Llm
- Large Language Models
AI-led or Human-led Coding? We have to choose.

It is time we take a closer look about how we code with AI and the ramifications on our industry.
Sami Birnbaum
May 15, 2025
Developing a voice AI app in Rails for drive-through ordering

In this post we will explore the code for an AI assistant in our application.
Jose Blanco
May 6, 2025
- Artificial Intelligence
- Rails
- Openai
- Action Cable
- Websocket
- Realtime
- AI
AI in Focus: Connecting DeepSeek to Rails

Experimenting with a locally running version of the DeepSeek R1 LLM model in a real Rails app using Ollama and ruby-openai.
Chad Pytel and Kate Young
April 24, 2025
- AI
- Ethics
- Product
- Language Models
- Ollama
- Rails
- Llm
- Large Language Models
Comparing development AI tools

Cursor, GitHub Copilot and Windsurf. Are all of them the same?
Jose Blanco
April 18, 2025
Going beyond AI prototyping: Lessons from SXSW

Learn how to turn AI prototypes into real product value. Insights from SXSW 2025 on managing AI tools, solving the last-mile problem, and building scalable AI features.
Lindsey Christensen
April 8, 2025
Designing better organizations enabled by AI: Lessons from SXSW

SXSW 2025 was all about real-world AI implementations. Here are some examples and insights around team collaboration, feedback systems, and open source governance.
Lindsey Christensen
April 6, 2025
- AI
- Artificial Intelligence
How to use ngrok and Ollama to access a local LLM remotely

Use ngrok to securely expose your local Ollama instance to the internet, making it accessible from anywhere.
Jose Blanco
March 11, 2025
- Artificial Intelligence
- Ollama
- Ngrok
- Llm
- AI
- Development
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