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Maikhel’s Blog
I’m a Ruby developer with over a decade of experience building and maintaining production Rails systems.
Over time, my focus shifted from writing code alone to thinking about ownership and responsibility. I help lead teams, plan feature releases and adapt to the new era of AI development.
This site is where I write, collect talks, and share ideas I keep returning to.
Selected Writing
Informative e-ink display with Raspberry Pi - Part 1
Build a small desk dashboard with a Waveshare e-ink display and a Raspberry Pi: hardware setup, drivers, and a clock running as a systemd service.
Easy introduction to Connection Pool in ruby
Ruby connection pooling guide - learn how to improve performance with ConnectionPool gem for RabbitMQ and other external services with practical examples.
Selected Talks
More Ruby, Less Rails: Rediscover the Beauty of Ruby
A reminder of how expressive and elegant Ruby can be beyond Rails. This talk revisits core language features, lesser-known topics like refinements and gives insights about the Ruby Certification Exam.
Shit Happens: Handling Mistakes 101
Let’s face it: programmers make mistakes. I present different strategies how recognize them, handle them effectively and how to shape your team culture to treat them as learning opportunities. The talk combines software engineering with psychology.
Business Archetypes Patterns with Rails
Exploring recurring patterns and archetypes in software architecture that help us recognize common problems. Deep dive into Party, PartyRelationship and Product business archetyps. A complex theory explained with various Rails examples and practical recipes.
Selected Books
Getting Things Done - David Allen
A system I've used for over a decade to manage both professional and personal work.
Domain-Driven Design - Eric Evans
A classic on modeling complexity. It permanently changed how I think about software structure and domain language.
Black Box Thinking - Matthew Syed
A book that changed my perception of errors - and how we learn from them.