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24 alternatives to Drifting Ruby

Ruby screencasts for web developers

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Drifting Ruby launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1RT
   RubyMotion-Tutorials.com▲62

   2012 · rubymotion-tutorials.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   GoRails▲119

   Ruby on Rails screencasts for Web Developers

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3PS
   Program Synthesis for Ruby▲82

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Awesome Ruby▲146

   The essential Ruby to build modern Apps and Web Apps

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Changelog #202: 23 Years of Ruby with Matz (Yukihiro Matsumoto)▲79

   The origins of the Ruby programming language

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Blitz.js▲270

   Rails-like framework for React apps, built on Next.js

   2020 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Metaprogramming Ruby 2: Program Like the Ruby Pros▲72

   Write powerful Ruby code that is easy to maintain and change

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Rails API Video Series▲84

   Learn to build APIs with Ruby on Rails

   2018 · its alternatives →

9. 9IU
   Io_uring for Ruby▲115

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10TD
    Test Drive The RubyMotion Console From Your Browser▲84

    2012 · pieceable.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    RubyTips▲77

    A random Ruby tip generator

    2019 · its alternatives →

12. 12OA
    Omniref - a better search site for Ruby documentation▲110

    2013 · omniref.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Codebeat▲97

    Automated code review for Ruby and Go applications

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    RoRvsWild▲84

    Performances and errors monitoring for Ruby on Rails apps.

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15CR
    Compile Ruby to C▲153

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16RR
    RubyPilot – Ruby/Rails resources aggregator▲26

    2024 · rubypilot.com · its alternatives →

17. 17AB
    A backend agnostic Ruby framework for building reactive desktop apps▲92

    For a year or two I've been building a UI library with the aim of making desktop applications fun and easy to write. It is currently written in C/Ruby and uses a custom tree sitter grammar to describe templates. Features include: composable UI components, template directives, event and prop handling, slots, styles and automation capabilities baked in. One of the goals of the project is privileging easy to write custom components via a drawing API over providing a fixed set of components. At the time of this writing it should install on Windows, Mac, and Linux, but sometimes it is hard…

    2025 · codeberg.org · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Master Ruby Web APIs▲64

    Learn everything about building web APIs with Ruby.

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19BR
    BestRuby – Ruby Tricks, Idioms, Refactorings and Best Practices▲92

    2015 · best-ruby.com · its alternatives →

20. 20VD
    Visual debugger for Rails system tests▲131

    Hey all, I've been working on this side project to get a Cypress.io-like experience, but for Ruby developers. It's plug-n-play with Capybara system tests, with the following features: - visualize assertions/commands as they happen - view all API requests, errors, and logs in the timeline - pause/continue on any step - rewind through history with a recorded video This is brand new, so looking for people to start trying it out and leave feedback.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Pull Review▲75

    Automated Code Review for Ruby in GitHub

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22CA
    Cot: a Rust web framework for lazy developers▲113

    2025 · mackow.ski · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Ruby Tapas▲17

    Short Screencasts of Gourmet Ruby

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Dependabot▲96

    Automated dependency updates for Ruby and JavaScript

    2017 · its alternatives →

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