As Ruby Inside has picked up traction, sponsors have become interested in engaging with the blog’s audience. Primarily this is for branding purposes and general exposure, but I also feel it’s important to thank the sponsors for the support they’re giving to Ruby Inside. They provide yet another reason to maintain high standards and to keep delivering the best news and links to the Ruby community. As well as the audience, it’s also thanks to them that Ruby Inside is what it is.

Note: The blurbs below are written by me and are my own opinions, not necessarily those of the sponsors. Read More

When I founded Ruby Inside in mid 2006, I decided to settle on a simple format. I post several times a week about the most interesting things that appear or happen in the Ruby community with just enough editorial that the news has a curated, experience-backed feel, as opposed to a fire-hydrant “wall of news.” The keystone to this technique is to post several times a week so that you don’t get either bored or fatigued (I unsubscribed from TechCrunch when they began to post more than a couple of times each day). This format has clearly worked well, with over 13000 subscribers now reading Ruby Inside on a daily basis, but times are changing. Read More