[LRUG] Connecting with other rubyists over chat

Thu Mar 27 07:46:54 PDT 2025

I am currently on 3 discord servers - Ruby, Ruby Europe and Ruby Learning
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On Thu, Mar 27, 2025 at 12:48 PM Chris Lowis via Chat <chat at lists.lrug.org>
wrote:

> 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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 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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