Remote Ruby Chris Is Back, Ruby Drama, Projects, and Parenthood
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Oct 19, 2025 Chris shares his journey into fatherhood, balancing a newborn with work responsibilities. The hosts delve into the tricky world of OpenSSL 3.6 issues and their creative workarounds. They discuss the ongoing controversies in the Ruby community, stressing the need for unity. Nostalgia strikes as they reminisce about childhood toys like Legos. TV recommendations, including some psychological thrillers, round out the conversation, alongside thoughts on refining Action Push features and making Ruby libraries more modular.
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Back From Paternity Leave
- Chris returned after paternity leave and described his son being four weeks old and catching up on community drama.
- He expressed a desire for things to return to normal and away from public conflict.
OpenSSL 3.6 Broke Local Dev
- Andrew chased a production-blocking OpenSSL 3.6 issue that broke uploads and feature flag syncing.
- He paired with Diogo, discovered 3.6 was the culprit, and downgraded to 3.5 as a workaround.
Downgrade As A Practical Workaround
- Temporarily downgrade OpenSSL to 3.5 if 3.6 causes certificate verify errors.
- Revisit the Ruby OpenSSL gem fix later instead of relying on fragile workarounds.