Ernesto Tagwerker - OmbuLabs on AI
After more than two years, Ernesto Tagwerker returns to IndieRails to chat about the changing industry landscape and running an agency in the age of AI. Ernesto is the founder of OmbuLabs, makers of FastRuby.io, and maintainers of many open source projects in Ruby and Rails. We talk about upgrading Rails apps with the help of LLMs, their fixed-cost maintenance service Bonsai, new AI-related offerings (from assessments to greenfield buildouts), and championing DX (developer experience).
Mentioned in the Episode
Stanford research on dev productivity w/ AI tooling (video)
The Automated Roadmap
Bonsai Service
A Tech Debt Fighting Champion For Developers
Get DX
Philly.rb
Canopy
Mentioned in the Episode
Stanford research on dev productivity w/ AI tooling (video)
The Automated Roadmap
Bonsai Service
A Tech Debt Fighting Champion For Developers
Get DX
Philly.rb
Canopy
Creators and Guests
Host
Jeremy Smith
Designer & Rails dev • Co-organizing: https://t.co/q8XwVUrgxU • Studio: https://t.co/ZrmGeEnhcI • Side project: https://t.co/X0kD85uiQf • Newsletter: https://t.co/IaoJVazkkr
Host
Jess Brown
Indie rails dev since 08, currently building CSePub & TRACT. Co-host https://t.co/TpDORNDqZV. Family of 4, also interested in faith, crossfit, cycling, RV'ing, finance
Guest
Ernesto Tagwerker
Proud Father. Loving Husband. Founder at @OmbuLabs , @fastrubyio , and @JSUpgrade . Open Soruce Maintainer. Pronouns: He/him — follow me on mastodon!
