Yes, You Can Work on Rails and Any Other Gem

Learn practical tools and techniques for navigating and contributing to the Rails source code and other Ruby gems in this 29-minute conference talk from RailsConf 2025. Discover how to overcome the intimidation factor of diving into complex codebases and develop skills that apply to both open-source gems and your daily development work. Watch live demonstrations that engage with real code from Rails and various gems, while building your ability to quickly sight-read code and identify patterns. Master techniques to refine your learning process for compounding results that will enhance your capabilities as both a developer and team member, making complex codebases more approachable and manageable.