Ok, a thought: we need a better catalogue of companies building with Rails. The one that includes not a few cool examples, but, say 50-80% of all notable businesses.
Why?
— Hiring. To boost chances of efficient and successful hiring on both sides, @RubyOnRemote is doing a great job but the problem is still here. I’m talking about indexng Ruby job posting across platforms and using that datato create a catalogue. It the company didn’t hire Ruby engineers in 3(?) years, it is archived.
— Connections. It’s crucial for local Ruby communities: Ruby meetups can be super useful for and be supported by the local Ruby companies. The should be a better way for local Ruby community leaders to find and contact local Ruby employers.
— Success stories. The more people learn about cool companies like @limebike and @Chime and @figma and @flexcar, and @whop and @ycombinator itself, and more and more, building with Ruby, the more people and companies are going to be vocal about building with Ruby too, and it is needed!
The skepticism of the broader tech community is real, and we should work to balance it with the real success stories and the power of the Ruby community.
@andycroll I was meaning to DM you this but then I thought why not tweet it. wdyt?