Jeremy Smith has worked as a fractional Rails developer for 13 years, and he says 2026 is the hardest year he's seen to start. We get into why companies are holding their wallets, what "good code" and good tests even mean when nobody writes code by hand anymore, and why running three agents at once leaves all of us fried by mid-afternoon. Then Jeremy makes his case for where consulting goes from here.
LINKS
- Jeremy's Rails World 2026 Talk: Practical Hotwire
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