Posts

All the articles I've posted.

• Rails Makes LLMs Boring (And That's Good): A Service Layer Implementation

  Posted on:February 26, 2025 |  at 04:44 PM

  Rails service patterns provide an elegant solution for LLM integration without specialized frameworks or microservices. Our D&D character generator demonstrates how standard Rails conventions can handle complex AI capabilities, proving that "boring" technology delivers powerful results with superior maintainability and development speed.

• Rails Makes Its Wisdom Save: Why ‘Boring’ Technology is Winning the AI Campaign

  Posted on:January 30, 2025 |  at 05:17 PM

  Boring technology might be the future of AI applications. Starting a series building a D&D character generator that challenges our industry's obsession with complexity. Rails - with its predictable conventions, server-rendered HTML, and focus on simplicity - is an excellent match for the generative AI era. Rails' established patterns align well with the needs of generative AI applications. The framework's steady evolution and focus on simplicity offer some interesting advantages for LLM integration. Part 1 examines how Rails' approach to web development might be particularly relevant in the AI era. While our industry often equates innovation with complexity, there's value in examining proven patterns through this new lens.

• Move Over SPAs, Rails is Broadcasting AI Straight to Your DOM

  Posted on:January 23, 2025 |  at 02:46 PM

  Rails is sliding into your DMs with WebSocket features and AI integration, making promises about real-time updates that it actually intends to keep.