[LRUG] Connecting with other rubyists over chat

Thu Mar 27 05:44:57 PDT 2025

I like https://ruby.social/ on mastodon, but it's not real-time chat.

On Thu, 27 Mar 2025 at 12:33, James Riley via Chat <chat at lists.lrug.org>
wrote:

>
> Hello all, I would *love* to be able to connect more easily with other
> Rubyists in London (and beyond). Feels like we're a relatively tiny group
> when compared to the likes of Python. I'm eager to swap notes, share war
> stories and benefit from more of a connection with my peers. Let's get
> something going here.
>
> kind regards,
> James
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> On Thu, 27 Mar 2025 at 12:17, James Smith via Chat <chat at lists.lrug.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I couldn’t find a Ruby community on Matrix, surprisingly - perhaps one
>> should be set up, in the spirit of moving away from US-operated services?
>>
>> cheers,
>> James
>>
>> On 27 Mar 2025, at 11:35, Ian Moss via Chat <chat at lists.lrug.org> wrote:
>>
>> Apologies. Great to see some chat on the chat list, but it wasn't my
>> intention.
>>
>> On a tangential note, perhaps we can identify where we consider good
>> places for interaction in real-time with other awesome rubyists.
>>
>> Do you have a list of Discords/Slacks/Discourses?
>>
>> In Málaga we tend to just use a whatsapp group for simplicity, but would
>> love to connect with the wider community in real-time more often.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Ian.
>>
>> ----- Original message -----
>> From: "lrug.flaring659--- via Chat" <chat at lists.lrug.org>
>> To: London Ruby Users Group <chat at lists.lrug.org>
>> Cc: lrug.flaring659 at simplelogin.com
>> Subject: Re: [LRUG] [JOBS] Rails contractor for ad-hoc daily support
>> Date: Thursday, 27 March 2025 11:59
>>
>> Me too 😄
>>
>> On 27 Mar 2025, at 10:22, Toby Benedyk via Chat - chat at lists.lrug.org<
>> chat_at_lists_lrug_org_sxxkmvwj at simplelogin.co> wrote:
>>
>> I certainly enjoy reading them.
>>
>> On Thu, 27 Mar 2025, 10:15 Ben Lovell via Chat, <chat at lists.lrug.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Does everyone appreciate that their replies are visible to the whole list
>> here?
>>
>> On Thu, 27 Mar 2025 at 09:41, Ian Moss via Chat <chat at lists.lrug.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Chris,
>>
>> Cherry pick sounds like a great website, and aligned with my mission of
>> getting involved in projects that do good.
>> I founded a train travel startup, to help promote low-carbon travel, so
>> part-time work would be great.
>>
>> I've over 10 years of Ruby experience.
>> Before founding the travel startup I contracted for Product Agencies in
>> Berlin.
>> Extensively worked for a small ruby-based software house in Manchester
>> before that - we did some work for LRUG members there.
>> Currently run the Málaga ruby meetup, which has evolved into a weekly
>> collaboration to produce a live event translator.
>>
>> Could you tell me a little about which version of Rails you are on?
>> And generally, test suites are not perfect, but do you feel like you have
>> reasonable test coverage? This definitely makes it easier to be able to
>> dive in, and make small changes.
>> How long did it take you last to go from git clone to being able to do a
>> deploy last time you did it?
>>
>> My standard rate is £600 per 7.5 hour day. For your case, we'd look at
>> what that means though. Sounds like you'd expect 2 days per month ie. £1200
>> retainer?
>>
>> Whilst there would some flexibility, I can see it being a successful
>> arrangement if there's a particular time of the day for me to focus on
>> Cherrypick. Maybe it also possible to continue my existing arrangement on
>> Wednesday, and depending on the time on Friday too. i.e. focus on 3 days
>> out of 5 typically, but be contactable (you'll get my whatsapp too).
>>
>> Hope this sounds interesting and worth a chat either tomorrow or next
>> week. Feel free to arrange here, or I have a calendly in the signature,
>> which saves time and adds to both our calender :)
>>
>> Cheers, and wishing you a lovely day.
>>
>> Ian.
>>
>> --
>> Ian Moss
>> alter.is | ruby & product consultancy services.
>> Arrange a meeting? https://calendly.com/howcanihelpyoutoday/
>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/alteris
>>
>> ----- Original message -----
>> From: Chris Parsons via Chat <chat at lists.lrug.org>
>>
>> Hey everyone,
>>
>> We’re looking for a part-time Rails contractor to support our team at
>> Cherrypick.
>>
>> It’s a low-key, ongoing 2nd-line support role: we’re imagining about 2
>> days a month, perhaps 30-60 mins a day. We won’t need you every day, but
>> would love you to be around in case we do need you most weekdays at some
>> point (we can organise cover as needed). All fully remote and mostly
>> asynchronous via Slack + Meet as needed.
>>
>> It’s mostly small tweaks, minor investigations, fixing data for
>> customers, and occasional package/security upgrades. Think "pop in, unblock
>> the customer support teams, and carry on with your day”. We might throw a
>> few extra bits of work your way now and then if time allows.
>>
>> The app is a pretty classic Rails build, around 4 years old, and powers
>> almost all of our systems. It’s backed by a Go service that pulls in
>> supermarket data.
>>
>> In case you’ve not come across us: Cherrypick is an all-in-one meal
>> planning and grocery app that helps users plan recipes, shop at supermarket
>> prices, and get everything delivered. We’ve got tens of thousands of
>> monthly actives, and we’re trying to make it easier (and cheaper) for
>> people to eat well.
>>
>> This won’t be your first Rails gig - looking for someone experienced who
>> can drop in without much setup.
>>
>> We’re happy to pay competitive rates, and we’d ideally love someone to
>> start early next month.
>>
>> If that sounds like your thing, drop me a line with your details and an
>> idea of rate.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Chris
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