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Announcing Shoulda Matchers 8.0: validate multiple attributes in one line

The latest Shoulda Matchers cuts repetitive validation specs down to a single line, runs on Ruby 4, and keeps up with the newest Rails.
Matheus Sales
June 23, 2026
- News
- Ruby
- Ruby On Rails
- Testing
- Open Source
- Shoulda
Meet thoughtbot at Brighton Ruby 2026

Brighton Ruby 2026 will take place in two weeks, thoughtbot will be attending and speaking, let’s meet!
Rémy Hannequin
June 18, 2026
Why Duck Typer?

Some say interface tests are fragile and shouldn’t be written. I disagree. Here’s why I think they’re worth writing.
Thiago Araújo Silva
May 26, 2026
- Ruby
- Testing
- Open Source
- Design
Why thoughtbot is joining the Ruby Alliance

thoughtbot is joining the Ruby Alliance, a coalition of companies investing in the long-term sustainability of Ruby infrastructure and the broader ecosystem. Here’s why we believe shared stewardship matters for Ruby’s future.
Chad Pytel and Ran Craycraft
May 20, 2026
- News
- Ruby
- Ruby On Rails
- Open Source
- Community
Let's enable MFA for all Ruby gems

Supply chain attacks are getting more common. RubyGems might be next. Here’s how to help the ecosystem be safer.
Matheus Richard
April 21, 2026
- Ruby
- Security
PII filtering for RubyLLM with Top Secret

Automatically filter sensitive information from your RubyLLM conversations before it reaches third-party providers.
Steve Polito
April 17, 2026
Attending and speaking at Haggis Ruby

thoughtbot is heading to Haggis Ruby in Glasgow on April 23-24. Come find us.
Rob Whittaker
March 31, 2026
- Events
- Ruby
Meet Duck Typer: your new duck typing friend

Keep the beauty of duck typing with no annotations while still catching missing methods, mismatched signatures, and accidental drift across classes.
Thiago Araújo Silva
March 23, 2026
- RSpec
- Minitest
- Testing
- Ruby
- OOP
- Development
A JavaScript developer's guide to Rails: Authorization with Pundit

Learn how Pundit authorization actually works in Rails, from request flow to policy scopes, with practical examples for JavaScript developers.
Will Larry
February 18, 2026
- Rails
- Authorization
- Pundit
- Ruby
- Policies
props_template 1.0: A high performance, more opinionated jbuilder replacement

props_template 1.0: A high performance, more opinionated jbuilder replacement
Johny Ho
February 13, 2026
- Rails
- Performance
- Development
- Ruby
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