Simplify, Ship, Repeat

Thoughts, projects, books, and reference notes by Josh Saint Jacque

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Awesome Ruby

A curated map of Ruby articles, gems, projects, tools, talks, and community updates that make a Ruby developer's day a little more fun.

Ruby Rails Hotwire

May 12, 2026

Blog Post

Code Got Cheaper. Our Rituals Didn’t Notice.

Software used to be hard to change, so we built rituals around deciding before building. But what happens when code becomes the fast part?

Software Engineering Project Management Agile

May 7, 2026

Book

The Courage to Be Disliked

Freedom requires accepting that other people may disapprove of you.

Psychology Philosophy Self-Help

May 5, 2026

Cheat Sheet

Clean Code

A concise reference to Clean Code’s core principles: readable code, meaningful names, small functions, tests, SOLID design, refactoring habits, and common code smells.

Clean Code Refactoring Software Engineering

May 5, 2026

Book

Clean Code

Code is written once but read and changed constantly, so optimize for clarity, intent, and safe modification.

Software Engineering Code Quality Refactoring

May 4, 2026

Project

Globe

A globe representing the places I've lived and visited. Fun experiment in Three.js.

Ruby Rails Three-js Stimulus Tailwind SQLite

Apr 27, 2026

Blog Post

On Orchestration

Why software engineering is shifting from writing syntax to orchestrating context, constraints, and review.

AI Software Engineering Orchestration

Feb 28, 2026

Blog Post

Maintaining Code Quality on Remote Teams

Practical tips for keeping your codebase clean and maintainable.

Remote Work Code Quality

Oct 7, 2024

Project

Voom (by Airbus)

Built customer and partner-facing applications for Voom, Airbus’s urban air mobility service. Shipped Rails APIs, React web clients, and React Native mobile features for flight booking, operations, and partner workflows.

Rails React React Native

May 1, 2019

Blog Post

How Switching to TypeScript Transformed Our Frontend

From fewer bugs to easier refactors, the impact of TypeScript on our codebase.

TypeScript Refactoring

Jan 1, 2019

Project

T-Mobile DIGITS

Helped launch the T-Mobile DIGITS web client, a large-scale communications app serving T-Mobile customers. Built React, TypeScript, and Electron features for messaging, calling, and WebRTC-powered voice, video, and screen sharing.

React TypeScript Electron WebRTC

Apr 1, 2018

Project

Shepherd Practice Management Software

Delivered full-stack features for a Practice Management Software platform used by veterinary clinics and hospitals. Designed Rails and PostgreSQL APIs and built responsive React, Redux, and TypeScript interfaces for clinical and operational workflows.

Rails PostgreSQL React Redux TypeScript

Sep 1, 2017

Project

Ritani Engagement Ring Platform

Worked on Ritani’s Rails and Spree-based ecommerce platform for designing and purchasing custom diamond engagement rings. Built customer-facing shopping flows, dynamic product interfaces, API integrations, and backend features across MySQL, Redis, and Elasticsearch.

Rails Spree jQuery MySQL

Jan 1, 2017