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Your Security Scanner Is Reading Gemspecs Wrong
How dependency declaration syntax in Ruby gemspecs produces false positive vulnerability reports — and what to check before you panic. (Also check out my Ruby Gems Analyzer that covers the CVEs and Bundled/Default Gems in each Ruby version, as compiled directly from pristine installs of Ruby on clean images) If you run a Ruby application…
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Ruby Exception Handling Practice: Be As Specific As Possible
Avdi Grimm covers Ruby exception handling in way more detail in Exceptional Ruby (not an affiliate link!) and you should check it out Ruby Exception Handling In Ruby, you should already be aware that catching Exception is a blunt instrument that captures error states that generally should not be handled by your code. This is…
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The Ruby Ecosystem in 2025
A realistic assessment of Ruby tools and frameworks that stood the test of time Twenty years after Ruby on Rails burst onto the scene with David Heinemeier Hansson’s famous “Build a blog in 15 minutes” screencast, the Ruby ecosystem has matured, consolidated, and—contrary to the perennial “Ruby is dead” proclamations—quietly thrived in its particular niches.…