About this episode

The episode features Robby Russell discussing Oh My Zsh and the future of Rails development.

Show DescriptionWe've got Robby Russell, maintainer of Oh My Zsh, on the show to talk about why Chris has it installed, what makes a good Zsh plugin, Oh My Zsh plugins Robby recommends, what it's like working in Rails in 2026, dealing with project dependancies, and how Rails apps make use of frameworks? Listen on WebsiteWatch on YouTubeGuestsRobby RussellGuest's Main URL • Guest's SocialCEO and Partner at Planet Argon Links Oh My Zsh - a delightful & open source framework for Zsh Robby Russell - CEO, Partner Planet Argon On Rails Podcast Maintainable Software Podcast ohmyzsh/plugins/autojump shadcn/ui SponsorsSanityThe back-end built for AI content operations. Power web, mobile, and agentic applications at scale. Start building with an extended 60-day trial.

People in this episode

Hosts: Chris Coyier, Dave Rupert

Guest: Robby Russell

Topics covered

• Oh My Zsh
• Zsh plugins
• Rails in 2026
• project dependencies
• frameworks

Keywords

• Oh My Zsh
• Zsh plugin
• Rails
• 2026
• project dependencies
• frameworks
• Robby Russell

Sponsors

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Oh My Zsh, Planet Argon, Rails, On Rails Podcast, Maintainable Software Podcast

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